To paraphrase Oscar Wilde on the subject of orphans, to lose one band member is bad luck-to lose two, sheer carelessness. Technically Farndon was no longer a Pretender-Hynde fired him shortly before he died-but still. During the 2-year hiatus between 1981’s Pretenders II and 1983’s Learning to Crawl, Hynde saw two band mates, guitarist James Honeyman-Scott and bassist Pete Farndon, die drug-related deaths. Unfortunately, like Badfinger, The Pretenders are just as famous for their tragically high mortality rate as they are for their music. Chrissie Hynde is an excellent songwriter, and has one of the most distinctive voices in rock. I would not call The Pretenders a great band, per se. I could tell the poor puss was thinking, “What the devil is he doing?” So I cried, “Listening to The Pretenders, you hairy little fool! And dancing!” I dervished about the apartment all by myself, like a lunatic, with the cat looking on from the safety of the bed, wide-eyed with eminent peril. Ed.Ī couple of days ago, I found myself doing something I haven’t done (no exaggeration) in years: dancing. Please keep Sonny, his family and those others lost all too soon in your thoughts this Christmas, enjoy the track and donate what you can to a great cause.Celebrating Chrissie Hynde, born on this day in 1951. Any proceeds from the single will be going to CALM, as per his families wishes. 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. 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.
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