![]() Originally released in 1983, this heartfelt. Elvis Costello and The Attractions - Everyday I Wr. (UK) On December 15 Chrissie Hynde will release a brand new version of The Pretenders festive hit 2000 Miles.It was not played much back in the day and remains a somewhat rare video to this day. It was not released as a single in the U.S., although it was the B side of "Middle of the Road." Learning to Crawl ended up being the most successful Pretenders album in the U.S. In ''My City Was Gone,'' the singer visits her Ohio. Most of the songs on ''Learning to Crawl'' are about making peace with the past and moving on. "2000 Miles" was a hit in the UK when it was released, hitting #15 in December 1983. Still, revenge isn't Miss Hynde's main concern. The song also gets the nob for being "the single most depressing Christmas standard of all time" according to Allmusic. In any event, the result is a wonderful, haunting song, and one of our holiday favorites. Subsequently, Chrissie Hynde has stated that the song is a tribute to her friend and former bandmate, James Honeyman-Scott, who died the previous year. The Pretenders, single, song 35K views, 1. While the song does reference Christmastime, it is not a traditional Christmas song, and in fact was initially thought to be an anti-war song (in the aftermath of the Falklands war). C D I hear people singing, C D G It must be. ![]() C D I can hear people singing, C D G C D It must be Christmas time. G C D G The snows falling down, C D G It's colder day by day. G C D G He's gone, C D G 2000 miles, C D G C D Is very far. ![]() "2000 Miles" came out in late 1983, just before the Learning to Crawl LP, which was released in January, 1984. C D G Is very far through the snow C D G I'll think of you C D C D Wherever you go. ![]()
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