News
13 October 2026 – Chrissie Hynde Joins Yttling Jazz for a Delightfully Unexpected People Are Strange Cover
By Editorial Team - October 13, 2026
Summary
Pretenders legend Chrissie Hynde reunites with Björn Yttling for an imaginative, jazz-inflected reimagining of The Doors' classic People Are Strange.
Key Facts
- Chrissie Hynde collaborates with Swedish musician Björn Yttling on jazz cover of People Are Strange.
- Performance premiered on Swedish TV program På Spåret where Yttling Jazz serve as house band.
- Marks first collaboration between Hynde and Yttling since her 2014 solo album Stockholm.
- Entities: Chrissie Hynde, Björn Yttling, Yttling Jazz, The Doors, People Are Strange, På Spåret, The Pretenders, Peter Bjorn and John
- Tags: chrissie-hynde, yttling-jazz, bjorn-yttling, the-doors, people-are-strange, the-pretenders, peter-bjorn-and-john, jazz
The Pretenders frontwoman Chrissie Hynde has reunited with Swedish musician Björn Yttling for a new interpretation of The Doors' classic "People Are Strange". The collaboration brings together two musicians who previously worked on Hynde's 2014 solo album Stockholm, which Yttling helped write and produce. Their latest recording approaches the familiar 1967 composition through a jazz-oriented arrangement rather than attempting to recreate its original psychedelic-rock atmosphere.
The performance debuted on Swedish television programme På Spåret on October 9, where Yttling Jazz are serving as the house band for several episodes. A studio version has also been released through streaming services, with the collaboration receiving fresh international coverage on October 12 and 13. Yttling is best known to many indie listeners as a member of Swedish trio Peter Bjorn and John, although his career extends considerably further into production, composition and experimental music.
Hynde remains one of rock music's most recognisable vocalists, and her distinctive delivery provides an intriguing foundation for reinterpreting a song already familiar to several generations of listeners. Cover versions are often treated as convenient additions to an artist's catalogue, but the most interesting examples reveal something different about both the original composition and the musicians performing it. "People Are Strange" offers precisely that opportunity.
The collaboration also demonstrates that musical partnerships do not necessarily expire simply because twelve years have passed since the previous recording session. Sometimes the right arrangement is worth waiting for, as showcased in our jazz section and indie news hub.