Chrissie Hynde's Duets Special: A Low-Key Joy
Chrissie Hynde, the Pretenders frontwoman, is deeply in love with her record collection, and covering songs she holds dear has been a significant part of her career.
She has recorded covers of songs like The Kinks' Stop Your Sobbing with The Pretenders and Sonny & Cher's I Got You Babe with UB40, as well as her 2019 solo covers album Valve Bone Woe.
She's wrapped other people's stories in her velvety, incorruptibly cool voice over the years and made them her own.
Author's summary: Chrissie Hynde's duets are a joy to behold.