How far are you willing to Xmas?
The Winter Failure may be exaggerating when bemoaning the alt rock “Thousands of Lightyears” distance during the holidays. Straining friendship from outer space.
Bethany Bates fells like she’s the only ones in over 2000 miles… when you smile in “Festive You,” a hard banging girl rocker. Heart’s on the sleeve here.
Leona Lewis’s “Mr. Right” is overloud pop about how 2000 miles away this house don’t feel like a home. Kudos for trying.
I sit next to you thousands of miles away, cries A Choired Taste in “Thousands of Miles Away.” While gnarly ’70s style rock, this so-called Christmas carol is just a heartbroken standard.
LA/81 ramps up the chorale for “Our Christmas Nights.” He’s lonely, listening to ‘2000 Miles.’ While it’s fine soul with gospel overtones, we feel the right to call out the appropriation of another song. Wait, that IS a thing. DJing. Sampling. ‘Kay.
THAT song, “2000 Miles” from The Pretenders, spells out how 2000 miles is very far. Whether a long distance relationship or a requiem, the sadness of loss is punched up with those Christmas carolers pushing joy onto the current misery. Classic pop. Coldplay lightens the irony.