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Annie Lennox is a shapeshifter kinda like David Bowie was. Always evolving, always different and ALWAYS exquisitely artistic and dramatic. She's still doing it, too. Also, 40 years later and this song is just so timeless it's insane. Still sounds fresh in some ways.

I've never met anyone who dislikes this song. An all-time great synth riff layered with sublime vocals. Absolute banger.

Her solo "walking on broken glass" was always my favorite

Listen to: Here comes the rain again, Would I lie to you, This city never sleeps Annie's voice NEVER disappoints & Dave is superb 💯

I'm a dyed in the wool metal head. And have been since the early 80's. But I love this song. I always have since the day it dropped. Good damn song.

Her duet of Queen’s Under Pressure with David Bowie at the Freddie Mercury tribute concert is iconic!

Annie Lennox's live performance of "Why” from 2000 is one of my favorite live vocal performances of all time. Worth checking out, it's breathtaking.

Love this song and Annie Lenox. She is a powerhouse vocalist. Thanks so much guys for reacting to this one!

No one will ever hear another voice like this one. Annie Lennox is just unique. I love the "darkness" of this song. It's totally "London Underground" emo punk much like The Smiths, Depeche Mode and The Cure. So good!

This was my high school years. The video of her with a short red haired doo and that voice. When female singers were all about looking “sexy, feminine, rocker chic she blew the doors off the norm and introduced us to a whole new genre. Her solo career deserves as many accolades!! ❤

Annie's the pride of Aberdeen! She sang the song in the third Lord of the Rings movie too - beautiful stuff

AYE ARE WE GOING OLD POP NOW, You gotta do some Depeche Mode. Man. Policy of Truth, Never Let Me Down Again, World in My Eyes, Personal Jesus, Sacred, etc.

Eurythmics were awesome, so many good songs: Who's That Girl?, Missionary Man, Here Comes the Rain Again, Would I Lie to You?, Sexcrime, There Must Be an Angel, Thorn in My Side, etc, etc 🤘

Give "Why" a listen. It is a hauntingly beautiful song by Annie. Vocal range is exquisite.

Alanis Morissette was in grade school when this song came out. Lol. You picked up on the old school R&B influences, which was very deliberate on their part. Their whole artistic vision was to meld American soul and R&B with the icy, electronic aesthetic of British New Wave/synth pop. It was their winning formula.

This song is an 80’s anthem!! A big song for runway modeling back in 84. I miss the 80’s!! 🖤

The story of how this song was made, it's iconic keyboard/synth hook, is good too. Annie and Dave dated off and on, but remained friends. They were on tour and ran out of money and things were looking like their dreams were ending. They ended the tour early and went their own ways. Annie and Dave stayed in touch and were experimenting with synths and keyboards. Annie showed Dave one part of the hook and Dave immediately came up with the synth bass line to go along with it. It was basically magic at a time when they weren't sure they were ever going to make it.

Annie’s voice is legend. Darkness is just part of life but her voice makes it smooth

"Would I lie to you" is a banger and Annie's voice is spectacular

You need to check out the video too. It was just as iconic as the song. This was when videos on MTV were a bit more produced. Annie's look int he video was unforgettable.

Annie Lennox has been one of my favorite artists since I was a kid, she’s the definition of the word Fabulous ✨

I’m in love with the tone of Annie’s voice. This song is mesmerizing.

One of the biggest songs in the history of the world. In 200 years they will call this classic 20th century music. It will keep coming back in style until the sun burns out.

... and that is all Annie Lennox's singing BTW! She has a phenomenal voice. The lead and the backing is all her.

You guys need to review Pet Shop Boys - West end girls. Its one of the most 80s sounding songs ever.

This song is great on its own, but with boosted bass and a good subwoofer, it becomes an incomparable killer.

Would I Lie To You is a great growly venue for Annie's ethereal voice. She's mad. It's glorious.

Annie Lennox is one of the greats, up there with Grace Jones, Sade, Grace Slick, Siouxsie Sioux.. and Sweet Dreams only gives the listener a taste of how great of a vocalist she is and I think it's just the right amount for this track. Lost in Vegas fans.. can we make a reaction to Sade's "Soldier of Love" a reality?

Annie Lennox did a cover not that long ago of "I Put a Spell On You." Absolute fire.

There's a few songs that when they were released hit the scene like a bomb. I would say this song ranks up there with Donna Summer I Feel Love and and Nirvana Smells Like Teen Spirit in terms of completely changing pop music.

Annie was hugely influenced by American RnB soul singers, Aretha, Cooke, Smokey and Ray Charles.

Some Of The Greatest Lyrics In A Pop Song Ever Written. It Feels Intimate, Worldly, Dangerous. And Annie Looked WILD With That Orange, Shaved Hairdo In The Video.

You guys have no idea what kind of a mind trip it was on that first riff when that song came out ... Mind blown...

I saw the Eurythmics at the Paramount Theater in Seattle. It was INCREDIBLE. I was broken hearted when Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart ended their collaboration. Fortunately Lennox went on to create some great music. She's such a compelling performer.

The video of Annie singing this is iconic.

Back in the early (awesome) days of MTV, the Eurythmics releasing a video was a BIG F'ING DEAL. To this day their music brings back vivid memories from decades ago. Also, check out some of Annie's solo work, it is quite good.

Annie's look is so striking in this video, I think it helped push the initial interest in this song.

A lot of early British electronica was very very soul influenced, Tainted Love is literally a cover of a soul song that was popular in the Northern Soul scene, see also Yazoo (Don't Go is an absolute banger).

“Here Comes the Rain Again”, “Would I Lie to You”, Missionary Man” are other songs from them to check out.

Great reaction to a classic megahit! Here Comes The Rain Again is another Eurythmics must hear! Annie Lennox has an amazing soulful voice, her solo song COLD is a MUST HEAR, It Is FIRE!

There must be an angel is there most iconic song. Beautiful.

When this song came out, it crossed over to all music listener's ,

Annie. Incomparable combination of exquisite class, pitch perfect, tone, funky and punky, bluesy, dark, new age and more. And she is still delivering to this day.

Wow, what a treat - I wake up on a Saturday morning and get a new reaction video from you guys in my KZfaq feed. Great start to the weekend ! Yeah, we've got a crazy little island for musical talent. Even as a Brit living here, it blows my mind how much really good music comes out of our small band of countries. You're right, this is dope AND a weird sounding song, in C# minor, dark and Orwellian, both the music and the lyrics. All the more so for the time it was released, a year before 1984. Ominous. That (sequenced?) bass synth line just kicks in and grabs your attention from the opening bar, lurking under the heavenly but cautionary words. Listen to this through a good sound system, the sub bass is SO low! Nothing remotely like this had been heard, before it came out. Everything about this track was alien, but recognisable and good. Cold hard synths mixed with amazing vocals - Annie's one hell of a singer. And her pronunciation is a little odd to English acclimatised ears, as she's Scottish by birth, hence the this/these similarity. 40 years on, this song still sends a chill down my spine. Just awesome !! Thanks for another great reaction video guys, you had me cracking up with you in the middle section ! Keep up the great work. Love from Britain to Vegas ! 😀

I was a little girl when this came out in 83 I was like 13 and I swear I had like a mini boombox and I would carry it with me just so I would make sure I would miss this song they played it so much on the radio and MTV and I’m just so lucky to have grown up listening to this

Such a great song...electrifying!!! Her voice is so gorgeous

They were established in London but very proud that Annie's from the same places as me up in the North East of Scotland. Her mum was friends with my grandmother. We don't have many famous people from my area so I will tell everyone I can!!

Annie has one of the BEST voices ever !

Annie Lennox's solo stuff is great too. The video for "No More 'I Love You's" is so great. "Why" and "Walking on Broken Glass" are great too

Annie Lennox has also won an Oscar for the song INTO THE WEST, from the LORD OF THE RINGS soundtrack. She was one of the three people who participated in writing it, and her performance of it is haunting and beautiful.

The hit that wouldn´t quit. If you´re 25-75 and grew up in the "western" half of human civilisation then you´ve heard this one. I bought two of their records in the 80s, but came back decades later and started appreciating the cool art-rock of the first three albums. So much more than a pop duo.. and their soundtrack to 1984 the movie is one of the best original soundtracks ever done by a "pop band".

Aw love Annie’s voice classic from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 ✌️

So many great bands from the UK that I don’t think ever broke in America - in no particular order - Madness, Pulp, Squeeze, Stone Roses, Blur, The Jam, The Cure, New Model Army, Oasis. Just some that spring to mind - so many more…..

Can't go wrong with Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart, two top tier musicians. And that voice, God what a voice she has❤.

Annie has an amazing voice. She did a great live duet with Bowie covering Freddy Mercury's part for "Under Pressure".

Annie Lennox is a definite treasure, and Dave Stewart was such an excellent background for her. I will always remember the Eurythmics fondly.

Crazy I been rocking this last few days . This joint forever goes nuts ! Definitely here for 80s Rock /Pop series .

You need to also check out Alison Moyet/Yazoo. All cried out is a amazing song. Another woman with a incredible voice like Annie.

Annie Lennox owns a voice like few others. A vocal chameleon.

Her performance of I Put A Spell On You at the Grammy's a few years back was absolutely Awesome 👌 go check it out everyone if you haven't 😀

Annie did a song with Aretha. "Sisters are doing it for themselves"

Annie Lennox has a voice. She's someone that always sneaks up on me. She'll fall off my radar, I'll hear her or Eurythmics (like right now) and binge her for a while --- Give Annie Lennox "No More 'I Love You's" a listen.

"Who's that girl" is her best song along w Here Comes the Rain Again

Love this song, and it's way up there on my favourite songs ever list.

It's the tone of the song that leaves you feeling a bit guarded. She has a fantastic voice.

I would just like to point out that you cannot overstate the greatness of Annie Lennox's voice. Her vocals are otherworldly.

I think you guys should do a whole bunch of ‘80’s “New Wave” classics

Annie Lennox can sang her face off! She is amazing! ❤

Anne Lennox has such an iconic voice!

The video was stunning....she was gorgeous and gender bending. I was 10 yrs old when this came out and I didn't know what Annie Lennox was, but she was slaying the vocals and and then she was freaking fabulous with the red hair and the suit!

The record company didn't want to release this song because it was so dark. Annie wrote the lyric when she thought the Eurythmics were finished. And then 3 other songs from that album started to get some play on MTV, only for American advertisers to freak out, claiming that Annie was a tranny because she dressed in men's suits. She had to produce a f*cking birth certificate to prove she was actually a woman before her music was allowed to be promoted in the Land of the Free. And, yes, you are spot on about the Motown vibe--it's Annie's jam for life.

My favorite part of this reaction is that the "keyboard" break they dig is actually a violin. LOL That's Dave Stewart playing through a distorted chorus effect pedal. Super sound! Hopefully you guys will dig into some other Eurythmics. A very VERY under-rated bands by a lot of people.

Would I lie to you. Love this song! Annie is incredible!

this song is so powerful. again, i was never a synth fan but this song is so great. best synth song ever. the darkness is so heavy in this too. remember, this was cold war era rock too.

'Little Bird' by Annie Lennox would be a great reaction/review. Doesn't get much airtime and similarly haunting as 'Sweet Dreams' but a bit more uplifting as it progresses. Great tune.

Eurythmics was/is a great Techno Pop/Rock duo that incorporated various elements of Blues and Soul music into their songs, along with daring provocative themes in their lyrics. Their music videos were cutting-edge and futuristic for its time, and were often thought-provoking. Some hit Eurythmics songs/music videos that both of you might want to react to, are “Love Is A Stranger”, “Here Comes The Rain Again”, “Who’s That Girl?” (not the same song that Madonna recorded), “Sexcrime (Nineteen Eighty-Four)”, “Julia”, “Would I Lie To You?”, “It’s Alright (Baby’s Coming Back)”, “Missionary Man”, “When Tomorrow Comes”, “Thorn In My Side”, “The Miracle Of Love”, ”Beethoven (I Love To Listen To)”, “I Need A Man”, “You Have Placed A Chill In My Heart”, “King And Queen Of America”, “Revival”, “Angel”, “17 Again”, “I Saved The World Today”, and “I’ve Got A Life”. There is a special performance of their song “This City Never Sleeps” that was on a home video compilation in 1983 that the both of you really need to react to. The song was performed “unplugged”, with Dave Stewart playing slide guitar on a Dobro guitar, and an African-British gospel choir singing along. That performance is available for viewing here on KZfaq.

My first awareness of this song was as a small child riding in the car with my mom who was totally vanilla and not into this kind of music. This came on, and my mom said after that part you quoted "That's for sure..." with such a sense of world-weary exasperation that my young little mind can still rember it 40 years later. And as children do it perked up and listened cuz it understood there was something important about the human condition here. :p I'm glad you know this cuz Id have been like "how could you not have heard this?" Heh. :)

That song is about record companies. They got that beat by accident ... the machine was kind of doubling up on itself. Dave suggested the hold your head up bit to give a bit of hope.

Awesome video! This brings me back to being a freshman in high school and a big rock and metal listener and yet it was music like this that always stood out to me. This song is about the reality of the underbelly of humanity. How we can come to accept awful things in pursuit of our own dreams. A cautionary tale.

Annie Lennox has one hell of a voice!

Agree the globes are awesome and true works art. The art on those is truly stunning. Annie Lennox is awesome as well. Her solo work is phenomenal.

As much as I loved the Eurythmics, Annie Lennox's solo career was even better. She had a very bluesy sound in several of her solo songs

I am a metal head , and when I seen this video, blown the fuck away!

Such an iconic song!

RZA used their " here comes the rain again" sample on his song Tragedy 👽

Such class acts, love both Eurythimcs and Lost in Vegas.

The UK had a huge obsession with vintage soul in the 80s. Paul Young did a cover of I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down that is one of the coolest, funkiest things to ever come out of England.

Annie's voice is iconic. Cold is...ah...amazing.

Absolutely a warning, and a dark song. I feel like you guys almost need a separate channel where you analyse the videos too. I remember being absolutely in love with the fierce image of Annie Lennox as a young teen in the 80s!

Annie Lennox, along with Elton John, both studied music at the Royal Academy of music in Marylebone,London. I know this because I am a tour bus driver and enjoy playing that part of the commentary.

Watching ya’ll go down a wormhole with a song is likely one of the main things that keeps us coming back. Keep those up!

Yours is the first reaction I've watched where the reacters didn't watch the video. Every Eurythmics and Annie Lenox song has a not-to-be-missed video. They are all as artistically weird and wonderful as the songs.

Hands down one of the best songs from the '80s. Annie Lennox is a vocal powerhouse. I bet you guys would enjoy Pink's song "Get the Party Started (Sweet Dreams Remix)" featuring Redman. It samples this song.

Love this reaction and those 2 at the end were hilarious. Like you said, what great sports and the man really surprises at the end.

Nice to have you go over this guys.. My abiding memory of this is having it playing on the radio, in the background at different times.. at home whilst I was playing on my Atari VCS or ZX Spectrum, in the morning on the radio before I went to school, on UK music show Top of the Pops on a Thursday night.. then many years later as a muted appearance in the sequel TRON Legacy. I even got this album for the first time recently from a charity shop! Funny how things pop up like this. A fabulous and iconic song as you say!

That album is full of great songs. I love Eurythmics. Try Regrets. That has soooo much soul.

That video at the end cracked me up lmao Great voices too. The guy was awesome! lmao

You mentioned Aretha, she did a duet with her. Sisters are doing it for themselves. My favorites are Would I lie to you and Who's that girl. She went on to have a huge solo career with some great songs

Annie's vocals are incredible. Dive into her solo stuff. 👍🏽 I tuned into her over the pandemic and she played for us live, in her home, at her piano, with audience participation, absolutely fabulous!! When this song dropped... mind-blown!! Lol...Alanis was super young. 😂