Annie Lennox shows how it's done at last night Grammy's.

[trumad]

Auto tunes and a stage full of dancers....Hell no!

Oh and and props to Hozier as well.

[HappyMe]

1. She is still amazing.

A classy person and a fabulous voice.

[hlthe2b]

2. She's great... interesting pairing...

Thanks for posting. I missed the Grammy's, but that was a performance worth seeing.

[Raster]

3. Ohhhh Baybee! Ms. Lennox can still rock with the best of them!

She put a spell on me!

[gregcrawford]

4. She is amazing

I think one of the most magnificent pieces she ever sang was "Into the West" at the end of "Lord of the Rings-Return of the King." I'm a cynical old bastard, but that song gives me goosebumps every time I hear it. And, yes, I am an LOTR fanatic! Peter Jackson RULES!

[mcar]

14. Oh I loved that

My kids would watch those DVDs over and over and I would just wait to hear that at the end. Just haunting and beautiful.

[Pacifist Patriot]

5. Wow!!!!

[rtracey]

6. now that.....

Now all you gen x and y ers.......is how to sing........Annie Lennox has been doing that for years and still has the shit.....wow......she can rock...

[lbrtbell]

11. We Gen X'ers made Annie Lennox famous

If you'll recall your music history, Eurythmics' heyday was during the entire 1980's. Their New Wave period was during the early 1980's, and they progressed to a more traditional rock sound in the late 1980's. That's when we Gen X'ers were the teens/twentysomethings buying their albums.

During that time, you boomers were still clinging to your Beatles records and telling us that New Wave was garbage.

And before you trash the millennials, there are plenty of wonderful vocalists in current pop music. If you haven't heard them, it's because you're not trying to find them.

So please refrain from spewing ageist bigotry. Every generation has incredible talent.

[HappyMe]

12. lol!

Oh please. I have been a fan of the Eurythmics for years. No, I wasn't clinging to the Beatles. Hell, I don't even listen to the Beatles now. I was a big new wave fan, and then a fan of punk. I was 22 in 1980 and am not considered part of Gen X.

[randr]

13. There is no particular music group of genre that belongs to any one group or generation

That is the one of the most important gifts of the art itself. It transcends differences between peoples in order to show us that we are one.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

19. "..you boomers.."

Not this one.



"So please refrain from spewing ageist bigotry. Every generation has incredible talent."

[Jackpine Radical]

20. Aw, c'mon. Ya gotta

leave us geezers a few illusions to cling to. God knows we got little else.

[rtracey]

25. grasp on to something dude

you gen x'ers need to learn how to lighten up. and the Beatles? was that the band after the Wings?.......does EVERY fucking thing on here need a sarcasm sign...I remember Annie Lennox, and all the late 50's 60, 70, 80, .....

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

26. Just for that

you don't get a heart from me!

[Gidney N Cloyd]

32. This boomer was just out of college in the 80's and finally had money to buy albums with.

I loved Annie Lennox. Then and now.

[vankuria]

34. I'm not a gen x'er

neither were my friends, we were all in our mid 20's back in early 80's and we loved Annie Lennox. That was the beginning of MTV and a whole new music scene was on the horizon that transcended generations. Music that was also becoming part of the soundtracks of TV, movies, commercials, you couldn't escape it. So while my generations may have still loved the Beatles, we were heavy into the current music trends.

[ProfessorGAC]

44. Huh?

I'm 58 so a boomer. I played new wave music in bands because some needed a jangly guitar and lots other songs NEEDED keyboards.

A singing, guitar playing keyboard player with synthesizers could write his own ticket if you did new wave. So, i never said anything bad about New Wave.

And, there's nothing wrong with clinging onto Beatles albuims. Sine qua non.

[BubbaFett]

48. Boomers were still "sorta" young

in the 80s. That was the last gasp of hip for many of that generation.

[jeff47]

15. Should we vacate your lawn as quickly as possible?

Btw, the Eurythmics sold the vast majority of their albums to GenX.

[Betty88]

17. This Xer still loves this album, the sweetest of dreams

[BlancheSplanchnik]

22. and so does this "boomer".

Yeesh....age bashing. In the DU community.

Friendly ribbing, we all love that, but come ON....Annie Lennox's talent is legendary. Legends aren't "owned" by any "Team Gen"

[Johnyawl]

23. This boomer has been in love with Annie Lennox since 1983...

...when Sweet Dreams hit the charts and I became aware of the Eurythmics. That woman has an amazing set of pipes, and knows how to deliver a song.

[cordelia]

28. This. This right here.

[ScreamingMeemie]

29. Annie Lennox and the Eurythmics was the one sound my dad (a Baby Boomer)

and I (a Gen Xer) could agree on. Fond memories of rocking out in the car with him on the way to Drivers Ed.

[Overseas]

7. K&R.

[SmittynMo]

8. That was the performance of the night.

It was awesome with surround sound.

[Lochloosa]

9. Hozier took us to chruch and Annie brought the rafters down...

Damn

[azmom]

10. I wish they would have let

Hozier sing the whole song though, and not paired him with Lennox she tore it up and he paled in comparison. Huge fan of both.

[HappyMe]

16. OT - This fool is at it again.

http://www.thewrap.com/kanye-slams-grammy-winner-beck-in-backstage-beyonce-rant-video/

[brett_jv]

18. Lame ... Morning Phase is a freaking AWESOME album ...

I highly recommend everyone check it out if you like late 60's-70's rock ... in fact, it sounds VERY much like The Byrds and Pink Floyd (I should stipulate it's more the style of the older David Gilmour-sung Pink Floyd, rather than later Roger Waters-sung/dominated Pink Floyd).

It doesn't have the epic sprawl of some Floyd tracks, nor Waters' bile, but if an album of tunes along the lines of Breathe, Us and Them, Wish You Were Here, and Goodbye Blue Sky appeals to you at all ... you should love Morning Phase. For ONCE, (arguably) the best Rock Album of the Year actually WON the Grammy for 'Best Rock Album'.

Well, TBH I'd probably have given it to War on Drugs or Spoon, myself, but I can't complain at all about MP winning. Still among my 3 faves from last year.

Edit: now that I read the details of his comments post-awards, I'm becoming pretty convinced that his rants are a roundabout way of saying ... the brother's and sister's in the industry be gettin' sick and TIRED ... of whitey winning all the damn Grammy's ... and they'll soon be boycotting if they don't start getting their due.

[glinda]

21. Amazing.

She is one of the few female singers that actually sings "properly" also coming from the right places in her stomach and chest. What power. Wow.

[m-lekktor]

24. I didn't watch the grammys but everybody on my facebook agrees with you

based on the comments coming through my facebook newsfeed last night. I will have to watch this perfomance you posted out of curiosity.

[Sissyk]

27. Annie Lennox STILL has it.

That was pretty awesome.

[blm]

30. My 14yo (formerly known as baby blm) said it was her favorite performance.

Plans on binge-watching Annie Lennox videos after school.

; )

[KamaAina]

31. What's with the long hair?

[Spitfire of ATJ]

33. So this is what they meant on "Fresh Air" when they said white people singing black music.

[Mojorabbit]

35. Amazing performance!! nt

[Bonobo]

36. She was good but in general that was a sad and miserable mockery of blues. nt

[trumad]

37. Mockery?

Snarf...

[Bonobo]

38. Did I stutter?

Yes, it was crap. If you know blues, that is. And her fake harmonica thing was what bugged me actually. It wasn't good.

[trumad]

39. Lived in San Fran during the eighties and saw plenty of Blues...

Mr. Hooker of course was my favorite.

I'd say 99.9 percent in this thread thought it was great---the .1 who did not is you.

I'll go with the 99.9.

[Bonobo]

40. I lived in Chicago and grew up watching Buddy Guy

I'm pretty sure that trumps San francisco for blues, Truman. Lol

[kwassa]

41. Screamin' Jay Hawkins did the original.

and scream he did. Over the top, off the wall..

I like Nina Simone's version

Another performance of the song.

Joss Stone and Jeff Beck.

[trumad]

42. John Lee Hooker....

You serious?

[Bonobo]

46. Oh, Johnny Lee is great, no doubt.

I was just amused by the comparison of Chicago and San Fran re blues.

[trumad]

47. wasn't really comparing...

Shit..let's throw in Memphis...or KC.

It's all good. ..we both love the blues...

Agree to disagree on Annie.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

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[smirkymonkey]

45. Annie Lennox is an amazing talent!

She is a treasure.

[bigwillq]

49. She has been, and always will be, amazing.

She rocked it! One of the night's best.