Behind The Song Episode 56: The Pretenders "2000 Miles"
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ก.ย. 2024
- In the new episode of the Behind The Song podcast, host Janda Lane takes a closer look at the history behind "2000 Miles" by The Pretenders. A wistful song that's heard every year during the holiday season, it has a deeply personal meaning for its writer, Pretenders front woman Chrissie Hynde.
Music: Christian Lane
Video Director: Michael Collier
About Janda:
Behind The Song podcast host and creator Janda Lane is a radio DJ at WDRV-FM in Chicago, the city she now calls home with her husband and podcast partner, Christian Lane, and their two cats, Ollie and Liam. She is a transplant from Los Angeles, where she was a video director at Fender, Executive Producer at Yahoo Music, playlist curator for ITunes, worked in rock management with artists like the Foo Fighters and Beck, was on the radio at KCRW, and she was a DJ at online radio pioneer site Soundbreak. She has not worked a day in her life.
Follow Janda on Facebook and Instagram @jandalaneradio and on Twitter @jandalane.
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Love Chrissie Hynde’s voice … one of the best underrated of rock!
where is she underrated?
My favourite Xmas Song. 🦋⭐️
I worked at sea and missed many Christmas at home, so I could have summer off. I always identified with the loss, pain and joy in this song all at the same time. Christmas, in a word. The song is deeply personal for Ms. Hynde and Mr. Chambers. Thank you for a touching summery. But it's also about Santa Claus who is ALWAYS gone from home on Christmas and has to travel a long way to get back home. I've never heard a song so sympathetic to the work Santa Claus has to get through delivering his goods. As a professional merchant seafarer, I identified with that, and this song on many levels. Santa Claus creates Christmas through his own personal loss. Missing Christmas at home. Santa Claus is infinitely brave and Ms. Hynde showed me that. If Santa Claus does not leave for Christmas, there will be no Christmas for the rest of us and it's always a long long way through the snow, the end of the trip is uncertain, but Santa always leaves. For the rest of us mortals, Santa will be back at Christmas Time and he will bring the memories of all we miss. For which we are grateful.
Ya, it sucks for me for sure, thanks for the kind words.
I can't imagine the emotional pain of losing so many close to me. She is a strong and powerful soul. Her music touches me.
That was very cool. Janda. The song is a classic, as are you. I look forward to to hearing more of behind the song.
Thanks Gerry! I appreciate you listening to the episodes, and I'm glad you're enjoying them!
@@behindthesongpodcast you’re welcome. Janda
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Thank you, Pretenders video on MTV is ...... a lifesaver, what a great sound.
I had no idea that this song was about that. Thanks for the great synopsis.
You’re welcome!
James Honeyman-Scott’s loss really shook the band. I wasn’t aware of Farndon being fired. I always thought “Learning to Crawl” was symbolic of trying to get over Honeyman-Scott’s death. Thank you. I’ve read her bio and I must’ve missed that.
Wonderful commentary
Thanks so much!
Had to go straight to that “Chain Gang.”
I just again realize, again- that this is the fist Christmas without my brother- he died in May…
Hell YES!
I thought that the story about Honeyman-Scott applied to Back on the Chain Gang. Maybe both?
Sheryl Crow sang it on an NBC Christmas special. I cannot find it.
It was only 'Pretenders', the 'The' came after the death and replacement of two founding members.
Hear, hear!
Snow is also cocaine that is important too
Indeed . The metaphor is strong.
I thought she was English
Akron native!