COVER TIME: 2000 MILES

This could've been one of the longest posts on the blog; there are A LOT of 2000 Miles versions. Kylie Minogue recorded one (here). Mighty Mighy Bosstones (here). Coldplay did one. Train did one. A California band called Mustangs of the West that sound exactly as you expect.
Futureheads recorded a version on their latest Christmas album (here). And Sharon van Etten did a loud dreampop version for the Oh. What. Fun.-soundtrack:

That got me thinking: instead of a long list of varied versions, why not keep it reverb-y? Dreampop, shoegaze, fuzz, and tinsel, what a combo. Combined with real emotions, for that is the element that the original from 1983 by Pretenders really makes it such a special song. 2000 Miles is a tribute to Pretenders-guitarist James Honeyman-Scott, who died in 1982 from a drug overdose. 'I miss you', Chrissie Hynde sings, and that's the truth.

And that's what makes this version special too. It's a tribute to a deceased fan, and the result is heartbreakingly beautiful by Night Flowers:


When you turn up the reverb full blast:


Slow and lots of echo:


With beats and things:


Dreampop with an odd gallop-beat:


FX by DJ Downfall, recording in an aluminium shack:


Dreampop, but with a more electronic side, with those deep marching band drums:


Slow and reverb-y enough for this list, lovely voice too:


Wish they had mastered it louder, it's a bit timid, and laidback (but still good):


More versions, including a cool live one by Pretenders, in this Spotify playlist.