![]() ![]() With this in mind, for Christmas this year we have recorded a cover of The Pretenders 1983 seasonal banger ‘2000 Miles’, which we would like to dedicate to Sonny’s memory. We’re just a small band – we don’t have many tools at our disposal but what we do have is our love and our music. No words will ever describe our loss, we just wish Sonny was around today to tell us how he was feeling.’ He had a pure love for music and was able to speak openly and passionately about it. ‘Sonny always listened and helped others but like so many of us, rarely talked about himself. We would like to extend our huge sympathies and thoughts to Sonny’s family and friends and thank his brother Jat for getting in touch and for these words – We met Sonny in Coventry when he and a friend came out to see us and we had a great chat with him about music and life. We were extremely saddened recently to hear of the passing of Sandeep ‘Sonny’ Heer – a music lover, Night Flowers fan and all round lovely bloke. Below, listen to Night Flowers’ lovely and faithful cover, watch the video for the Pretenders’ original, and read what Night Flowers have to say about it. The proceeds from the Bandcamp single will benefit CALM, the Campaign Against Living Miserably. Night Flowers write that the cover is a tribute to Sandeep “Sonny” Heer, a fan and friend of the band who recently passed away. Night Flowers, who released their Wild Notion album earlier this year, have recorded “2000 Miles” in the same spirit that Hynde wrote it. And now the London dream-poppers Night Flowers have offered up their own take on it. ![]() Over the years, a ton of artists, including Coldplay, Kylie Minogue, Natalie Imbruglia, and the Mighty Mighty Bosstones, have covered the song. Hynde wrote the song for original Pretenders guitarist James Honeyman-Scott, who died of cocaine-induced heart failure the previous year. With these 26 songs interspersed with all those well-known songs, you'll get into the true spirit of Christmas, whether you love or hate it.The Pretenders’ 1983 single “2000 Miles” is one of the all-time great new-wave Christmas songs, and it gets even better once you realize the depth of feeling that Chrissie Hynde put into it. The perfect Christmas has some highs and lows, and a little bit in between. You've got to make sure there's songs for everyone, including those of us who are just plain Grinches about the whole holiday season. The perfect holiday playlist shouldn't all be upbeat or focused on love. All around, they prove that with the right imagination, you can inject a harder-rocking spirit into Christmas music-mall holiday playlists be damned. Meanwhile, other rockers have just gotten, well, a little weird with things, whether it’s peak Weird Al taking the piss, the Pretenders getting new wave, or Fall Out Boy shutting down any chance of mistletoe romance. (Sometimes it is better to leave things to Crosby and the other classic crooners, after all.) But from Chuck Berry and Bob Dylan to Bruce Springsteen, guitar gods have successfully livened up the otherwise straight-laced proceedings, or at least given the tunes more personality. Many rock icons have tried their hand at Christmastime staples, with mixed results. ![]() Thankfully, there are plenty of rocking Christmas gems out there that tend to fall under the radar. It's Christmas time, but we all know you can only play so much Bing Crosby and Mariah Carey before you'll go mad. ![]()
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