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Who sang 2000 Miles?

Pretenders released the song 2000 Miles. Date of release: 11/1983.

Release date: 11/1983
Duration: 03:40
Writer(s): Chrissie Hynde
Producer(s): Chris Thomas
The story of the song ' 2000 Miles '

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The meaning of the song '2000 Miles ', based on the lyrics
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🎶 2000 Miles song analysis

- The singer tells that his loved one is 3,000 km away and that he misses him.

- He says that the snow is falling and it is getting colder.

- The children sing and he thinks that his loved one will be back at Christmas.

- He says that sometimes he sees his loved one in his dreams and they are outside under a purple sky with diamonds in the snow glittering.

- Our hearts were singing and it felt like Christmas.

- I hear people singing and it must be Christmas.

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This explanation is based on the lyrics of ‘2000 Miles’. The meaning is of course subject to interpretation.
The meaning of the song lyrics, in a few words...
The singer tells how much he misses his loved one, who is 3,000 km away, and how he sometimes sees him in his dreams under a purple sky where diamonds sparkle in the snow.
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- The song "2000 Miles" is by the Anglo-American rock band The Pretenders.

- It was written by the band's lead singer, Chrissie Hynde, and produced by Chris Thomas.

- The song was released on November 18, 1983 as the second single from the band's third studio album, Learning to Crawl.
It was very popular in the United Kingdom, where it reached number 15 on the UK Singles Chart in December 1983.

- In the United States, it was released as the B-side to the remix of the 7-inch single and the 12-inch single from the band's hit "Middle of the Road".

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