The Pretenders -- 2000 Miles (Studio, TOTP)

[C815richard]

i love this song the 80's had its good moments.

[trancehi]

It's still that good! I wanted to listen to it. It's a very awesome tune regardless time of year.

[JoeyDPro2009]

chrissie looks very pretty :)

[codecougar]

lip synching

[studionous]

Return @ Christmas time?

[RosUNwell]

Long distance relationships are so difficult, you become a shadow of a memory very real but not really there.

[MrBreeze505]

I hope you have a great Christmas...Better than mines 

[corfunction]

crying for chrissie. i miss you...



[connormcj25]

i get mixed up between this and the proclaimers 500 miles

[JoeSingsBadly]

I done made a cover of this for the Christmas season. If you don't go watch it and thumb it up and generally give me validation then three ghosts shall visit you in the night or something like that...

[marktrib]

She lip sync's about as well as Ashley Simpson...love the song though!

[MrMediadump]

Thank you Chrissie Hynde. :ox

[marktrib]

Soooooo much better than coldplay..and I like coldplay

[faborocks]

Coldplay version>this

[redderfreak]

So cool

[notunderage1000]

This song has been one of my all time favorites ever since it was released. It's so sad and so hopeful all at the same time, just like my heart.

[md2606]

Ik ga es eens even wat alternatieve kerstnummertjes spammen op Facebook

[MrsXiempie]

...OMG

[balmashannerking]

i love chrissie hynde

[Goingbeach]

I love this song and the Pretenders!

[MarilynY1635]

Merry Christmas everyone! Peace on earth and good will to all!

[criesser]

What a voice, + she's an OHIO Chick! Merry Christmas everyone, get to spend this one with my Granddaughter!! :)

[bballfanism]

This song is so beautiful. I hear it every day when I work at Wal-mart and kept trying to figure out who sings it so I could You Tube it. I finally found this song, so I can listen to it more than just once a day.

[etad987]

Merry Chrissiemas y'all

[59joost1]

een mooi begin van de kerst 2011.

[mapple432]

Chrissie Hynde could sing the phonebook and break our hearts! Singular and genius.

[55tallon]

love this Christmas song!!

[thereeldeel07]

the one Christmas song you never get bored of hearing <3

[Zippy994]

A couple years ago, I called a local radio station programmer here in LA that plays X-Mas music 24/7 starting a month before the big day and begged him to just play this song once. ONCE!!! And see what the response is. I even emailed him the song just in case he hadn't ever heard it. Still haven't ever heard it on the radio. Such a shame. Beautiful song. Love them Pretenders!!!

[LOVEanneLOVE]

December the 1st, merry Christmas everyone!!

[wmcguyer]

a classic...love this song...

[andyldr1]

Another forgotten festive song- love this!

[LBart218]

This is THE version. Period.

[AlaeddinMohd]

Rol dbzey

Ntfhhxjk

[N00bSa1b0tMK]

Christmas in a nutshell.

[lanroze]

veritable douceur

[Tokyoflower2011]

My 2000 miles video is better .Please watch it.

[aconner64]

looking forward to the holidays

[ladyyy97]

Music like this should be played on the radio.. doesn't matter it isn't christmas

[TheFlyersfan67]

love love LOVE this song

[lanroze]

happy christmas

[Prometheus1st]

I was 15 when this was performed. It's ironic how many times this song had a bearing on my life after I joined the army 3 years later. I spent 21 years in...and I often thought of this song.

[deniseguzzardo]

its very far ;)

[gadgetman007]

For anyone who has spent Christmas away from family, this song is magical.

[mikemedeiros]

Chrissie looks like she hates lip syncing as much as I hate watching her do it.

[viking1au]

Extreme talent, and beauty too. In a class of her own. Quite exceptional.

[lanroze]

quel talent

[lanroze]

pretty chrissie

[chollis54]

@lanroze ............DIRTY chrissie LOL

[flatsfishingonline]

Some of the mersey sound...love her voice, smirk, skin.....again

[coindude69]

This song is just Phenomenal!!! Her voice is amazing! One of My top ten favorite groups of the 80's! 1983 is probably my favorite year for music!!!

[LBart218]

@coindude69 1983 was truly a great year for music. I agree with you there! :)

[flatsfishingonline]

great voice, great skin....;)

[Cypher791]

ok is she singing about santa? >_>

[tecumseh22]

one of my fave christmas songs! Chrissie is incredible!

[SharkCa11er]

Oh how I love the 80s!

[singingindark12]

wow.. this was recorded exactly three days after i was born. :-) gotta be my birth song..

[SGDeGalvez]

crissy hynde, alanis morissette, karen carpenter.  voice of angels

[singingindark12]

@SGDeGalvez

and Celine Dion. :-) I highly agree with Karen Carpenter. I love her voice... very much.

[smartwertyu]

this song is for James Honeyman-Scott. one of the founding members of the pretenders

[1963cobo]

@smartwertyu Yes, and never write as a christmas song.

[Kpd222]

My favorite Christmas song. If you're a distance away from loved ones for Christmas it stings so beautifully. It's a nice song regardless....oh...and that voice. wow

[LBart218]

This is rapidly becoming one of my favorite Christmas songs of all-time. Really beautiful :)

[JHallia]

She is the best. Wonderful voice, song. thanks.

[Freddyhino]

ENVIA ESTO 10 veces O TU MAMA MORIRA

[lewisner]

She is so freaking cool.

[MirzetK]

coldplay has better version =)

[davechels1]

@MirzetK coldplay has a better version of nothing... they embarrass everyone in england ... if you lot wanna like , fair enogh

[Santor6]

@davechels1

[Santor6]

@davechels1 I lissened coldplay.... It is cold. They just worked out this song. If yoy liked that ok, no comment . But never, NEVER piss on original.

[davechels1]

@Santor6 wha??

[8825able]

This is great song by the pretenders, however KT Tunstall sings it much better.

[TheKickasses]

I DO NOT LIKE XMAS , IT MAKES ME SAD, I THINK I WILL HAVE TO LIKE IT WHEN I HAVE KIDS, JUST FOR THEM, RIGHT NOW THE ONLY THING GOOD ABOUT XMAS IS THE BONUS AND THE SHUTDOWN, BUT I LIKE THIS SONG, I THINK JUST BECAUSE IT MAKES ME SADDER HI HIHI HIHI

[bmacphee1]

@TheKickasses Jesus Christ, douchebag -- get this -- you still won't like Christmas when you have kids. You know why?  Because you're a douchebag, that's why.

AND STOP YELLING.

And don't have kids. Seriously.

[TheKickasses]

@bmacphee1 EMMM HOW DO I SAY THIS ? GRRR HMMM..... GET A LIFE? DON'T GET THAT ANGRY AT A COMMENT? DON'T STAY A LOT OF TIME IN FRONT OF THE PC? SOME HORMONES? ANYTHING BUT DO NOT BE RUDE IF YES UR AN IGNORANT WITH REALLY BIG LETTERS, HIHIHIHIHIHIH IHI LA LA LA LA LA I'M LOVIN IT HIHIHIHIHIHI

[Eowyn1021]

I still love Chrissie Hynde after all these years! ;o)

[danNYx86]

she was the former Jim kerr's wife, it's right?

[teerjerk]

@danNYx86

She's Chrissie Hynde! Who cares who's f-ing WIFE she is?

[Waterfall714]

merry christmas

[divasfever]

My god i love this song.................

[memyselfandhereiam]

He's gone, more then 2000 miles. I miss you.

[XxPestilencexX]

One of my all time favorites, Chrissie is amazing. Also check out "Another Christmas Song " by Jethro Tull, also a great modern song for the Holidays.

[mouthybitch88]

one of my fav xmas songs beautiful

[johnnyoutpost]

Love and Peace to Chrissy Hynde!

[ButtersMcFly]

merry christmas, everyone.

[lavawax]

Hand in Pocket.. NEVER FORGET. 9/11

[vic1161]

Looking for more modern RR Christmas music to enjoy with the family on Xmas day. This definately fits the bill. Everyone here obviously has good taste too. Sick of Bing, Frank and Elvis. Anyone with more ideas, please reply. Thanks and Happy Holidays.

[telecom1776]

@vic1161 For modern Christmas music here are some ideas that you can find here on Youtube

Trans-Siberian Orchestra - Wizards in Winter

Jars of Clay - Love Came Down At Christmas (check out the live one shot in black & white). They also do a pretty good Little Drummer Boy on here.

Bob Seger did it real well in the 80s but I havent been able to find a version live or studio here.

Third Day- Do You Hear What I Hear- at about 1:30 they really turn it up a notch.

[telecom1776]

@vic1161 Also on the softer side Mariah Carey wrote a great song in the 90's called "Jesus, Born on this Day". I can only find the studio version here with just a picture of her CD cover.

Avalon does a very good live cover of the song on here.

[Wallop222]

@vic1161 you could try the pogues - fairytale of new york, but you are probably familiar with that song, great christmas song it is.

[runrunawaynow]

My favorite X-mas song ッ

[RATTER53]

Beautiful Christmas song..Merry Christmas to everyone out there.

[trickykid73]

Best christmas song ever !!!.........merry christmas to all !!

[TopDiCapo]

I Love this song, it gives me that warm Christmas feeling:)

[Kijkbuiskinderen]

My favourite christmass song. Amazing voice and melody

[everton1690]

Still brilliant after all this time xx

[cupcake50224]

i know its the best song ever [CHRISTMAS]

[JAMIELEEMARBELLA]

the only xmas tune, that is worth a w.nk.. period!

[writerNB]

Atmospheric, well-paced - Chrissie at her best. (Just wish I could play it properly). On original sheet music, time signature is 6/8... hmm? For pretenders fans out there, this song was released in 1983 as a single. Highest UK chart placing: 15. (Dec 1983)

-Merry Xmas -

[TheThevolkov]

I want her... sexiest woman ever especially when she says " I missss youuuuu"... great voice and song...my favourit

[snapshotgirl14]

sometimes in a dream you appear...outside under the purple skies...diamonds in the snow sparkle.......................­.i miss you .........xo

[sargentwrecker]

Chrissie has a way of getting in ur hearts with this song, this song is great and really brings out the christmas spirt, the things we think about every day and the things we do we take music 4 granit, and we get older and then we truly listen and we hear it the things we missed before and it all makes so much sence to us Beautiful song!

[ralucagymnast]

@sargentwrecker One of the best comments I have ever read; you sum it all up perfectly. This is such a moving, haunting song. Really does have that Christmas feeling thats impossible to put into words:)

[therealist111]

the number of xmas songs released in the last 40 years that I like, I think I can count on one hand. but this is definitely one of them. classic.

[youngbozo438]

BBC?

[deuce2443]

I need one bullet!

[turtlepye]

love this song

[pluto8866]

1 queer is 2000 miles away 4rm reality

[oldie1959]

Coldplay you are 2000 Miles behind The Pretenders!!!!

[AuntPearlsGlorybox]

Got to see this one to get inspired to hang those lights!

[trinityshb2010]

This has always been a great Christmas Song!

[TheTinman47]

This riff must have been invented for the Telecaster! Twang twang and merry Christmas.

[pippinrocks]

One of the few Christmas songs I still like at the end of the holiday music season!

[athull08]

I agree with Steve Wright - this is the best Christmas hit ever!

And it makes a change to see a band actually making an effort to mime convincingly on TOTP! Usually the fake performances were completely obvious, but here, you'd almost beleive they were really performing it! Almost.

[JimsDrumStudio]

a christmas classic, inspired us to write: florinstreet(dot)com

[dwars9786]

her voice is so amazing!!!!!

i love it<3

and this song is my favourite christmas song 2 mastermaestro (:

[nomadsoulxyz]

thank u :) for this xxxxxxxxx from Cyprus

[jgthetest12]

mine 2 mastermaestro

[mastermaestro]

This is my favourite Christmas song.

[nebolting]

@mastermaestro mine too. dosn't get played on the radio enough. usually it's maria carey or pogues

[darkness21i]

i love the way this songs keeps its place in our heart. even though it was sang so many years ago, it pops in my mind each christmas and I love it the same way I loved it so many years ago when I first heard it.

pretenders rocked, chrissie hyndie is a pure talent, end of story. <3

[newwavepop]

i would give anything to be half the songwriter chrissie is, then theres that amazing voice.

[DudeAragorn]

Probably the most under-rated band around... in the mean time we are bombarded with J Bieber and other crap!

[CWMovies2010]

@DudeAragorn I agree.

[MaceMn]

@DudeAragorn Amen to that!

[Jamie131970]

The Amazing voice of Chrissie Hynde !! This is so good!!! Best Christmas song ever!



[jgthetest12]

i agree

[Raichu84]

Happy early Xmas everyone :D

[janellc122]

Does anyone really have a sexier voice than Chrissie?

[ICFQ]

One of the most feel-good songs of all time.

[budsmoker4201120]

im in love!

[stringoflies]

Do you have the original live audio track?

[loesvn]

I want her hat! <3

[sheilaohsheila]

je t'aime buster xxx

[sheilaohsheila]

je t'aime buster