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Eurythmics in Concert: Hard-Driving Charisma
Some observers have dismissed the Eurythmics as a lightweight, one-dimensional techno-pop band. Such assertions were convincingly refuted at the Warner Theatre last night as the Eurythmics proved themselves an important rock 'n' roll band--with songs of real substance, a hot blues guitarist, a top-notch soul singer and a live show full of chances and charisma. The British duo of Dave Stewart and Annie Lennox--complemented by three singers, a three-man rhythm section and two horn players--attacked their songs with the incautious ferocity that underlies the best rock.
Lennox sang better than she ever has on record, exploiting all her immense range and stretching the songs with improvised phrasing and a laser-beam intensity. This brought out the real content of the Eurythmics' songs: how desires and disappointments pressure lovers. When Lennox wailed the lament of "Here Comes the Rain Again," she sounded much more like Gladys Knight than David Bowie, and Stewart nailed that feeling down with a biting, Claptonesque guitar solo. The climactic version of "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" was buoyed by waves of synthesizer, along with Stewart's marching guitar riff and Lennox's siren vocal.
Real Life, a formula synth-pop quartet from Australia, opened the show. The group returns with the Eurythmics to the Warner Theatre tonight.
Nashville Then: Eurythmics' 1984 concert at Vanderbilt
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Eurythmics on the 1984 Grammy Awards
A legendary performance is born – February 28, 1984:
It is 1984 and the world-wide music scene is enjoying what the Rock and Roll press dubs “the second British invasion” (referring to the original British invasion of the 1960s which saw the rise of such supergroups as the Who, the Rolling Stones and the Beatles).
Enjoying round-the-clock exposure on the then-new medium of MTV, as well as significant support from U.S. radio programmers, bands such as Eurythmics, Duran Duran and Culture Club spearheaded the musical invasion from the U.K. Not only known for great songwriting, singing and playing, these new bands possessed a facile gift to use visual media to get their ideas across. The video clips from these bands were ground-breaking and highly influential.
Eurythmics are enjoying immense popularity in the U.S. after the #1 success of their single “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)”. The eye-catching video (as well as their other video “Who’s That Girl?”) quickly led the press to dub the band as “gender benders” because of Annie Lennox’s various looks. While not quite the whole story, Eurythmics did perform a slyly tongue-in-cheek response to all this by doing “Sweet Dreams” live on the 1984 Grammy Awards with Annie decked out in male drag (or dressed as the alter-ego known as “Earl”, as Eurythmics referred to “him” in subsequent interviews). The performance would become legendary amongst fans and music lovers.
The first thing one had to ask when the performance started was “Where’s Annie?” You heard the rich, soulful voice singing “Sweet dreams are made of this” and saw Dave Stewart, resplendent in the coolest shimmering jacket ever worn, but who is that guy with the suit, tie, black hair and sideburns? It dawns on the audience like an electric bolt – it’s Annie! – and immediately the performance becomes transcendent. Strutting and slyly playing for the camera, Annie does a masterful job in her disguise. An audience of millions is watching this brilliantly subversive commentary juxtaposed with a musical performance, and the sheer impact of it all led the Grammys to include it in their video series of Grammy’s Greatest Moments.
It should be pointed out that this was February 1984, before the advent of performers like Madonna, and audiences were not accustomed to having sexual hot buttons pushed and challenged this way by “pop stars”.
Reportedly, the stunned and slightly confused audience didn’t quite know what to do when the performance ended, leading bemused show host (the late John Denver) to comment that he could have sworn there was a girl there during rehearsals.
At the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards, Lady Gaga performed as a male alter-ego named Jo Calderone, an appearance which drew comparisons in the press between her character and Annie Lennox’s character from the 1984 Grammys. When Lennox did it in 1984, it provoked amusement, bewilderment and some outrage. When Lady Gaga did it in 2011, it was perceived as just another of her over-the-top disguises. While Lady Gaga has not commented on this similarity publicly, Annie Lennox was quoted at the time as saying she felt it was an homage on Lady Gaga’s part.
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Narara Music Festival : Eurythmics were one of 4 international bands appearing along with Talking Heads, Simple Minds and The Pretenders. A bootleg of this concert was made on vinyl. 26th Annual Grammy Awards : Eurythmics performed Sweet Dreams at the 1984 Grammys where Annie Lennox famously appeared dressed as her character Earl, causing a lot ...
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Eurythmics. Western Springs Stadium. New Zealand. Dec 09, 2019. The Rainforest Fund 30th Anniversary Concert. Bruce Springsteen / John Mellencamp / The Eurythmics / Adrienne Warren / Sting / Ricky Martin / James Taylor / Darryl "DMC" McDaniels / Debbie Harry / Zucchero / Bob Geldof / Shaggy / Robert Downey Jr. with MJ Rodriguez.
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1984 (For the Love of Big Brother) is a soundtrack album by the British pop duo Eurythmics.Released on 12 November 1984 by Virgin Records, it was the duo's fourth album overall and contains music recorded by Eurythmics for the film Nineteen Eighty-Four, based on George Orwell's dystopian novel of the same name.Virgin Films produced the film for release in its namesake year, and commissioned ...
-Avantgarde from the UK-Setlist below!For fans of details: recorded at the 27.03.84 at The Ritz.Setlist:I. The First Cut ( 00:00 - 03:57 )II. Nevr Gonna Cry ...
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Eurythmics in Concert: Hard-Driving Charisma. By Geoffrey Himes. March 20, 1984 at 7:00 p.m. EST. Some observers have dismissed the Eurythmics as a lightweight, one-dimensional techno-pop band ...
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Eurythmics lead singer Annie Lennox starts the Vanderbilt University concert off with the blood-pounding beat of "The First Cut" before the packed house at Memorial Gym April 11, 1984.
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Track Listing:01 @0:00 - Winston and His Diary02 @2:03 - Dead Insects03 @3:54 - I Hate Her04 @5:09 - Who Is She?05 @6:20 - It's a Dream06 @7:33 - Julia and W...
Eurythmics were a British pop duo formed in 1980, consisting of Scottish vocalist Annie Lennox and English musician and producer Dave Stewart.They were both previously in the Tourists, a band that broke up in 1980.They released their first studio album, In the Garden, in 1981 to little success, but achieved global acclaim with their second album, Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) (1983).
24th November - Album "1984 (For The Love Of Big Brother)" enters the UK Top 40 Official Albums Chart at number 27 / Single "Sexcrime" climbs to number 7 in its second week in the UK Top 40 Official Singles Chart. 1985. 1st January Video Music Awards - Eurythmics win Best Concert Performance 1985 "Would I Lie To You"
While not quite the whole story, Eurythmics did perform a slyly tongue-in-cheek response to all this by doing "Sweet Dreams" live on the 1984 Grammy Awards with Annie decked out in male drag (or dressed as the alter-ego known as "Earl", as Eurythmics referred to "him" in subsequent interviews). The performance would become legendary ...
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Get the Eurythmics Setlist of the concert at University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA on April 20, 1984 from the Touch Tour and other Eurythmics Setlists for free on setlist.fm!
17. "Was there Ever A Time" — Eurythmics. It's the 30th anniversary of the release of Eurythmics often ignored album soundtrack for the film 1984 (For The Love of Big Brother). Several fans have been asking about how and where Eurythmics music was used throughout the film, and I'm really pleased to bring the following audio to you.….
Track Listing: 01 @0:00 - Winston and His Diary 02 @2:03 - Dead Insects 03 @3:54 - I Hate Her 04 @5:09 - Who Is She? 05 @6:20 - It's a Dream 06 @7:33 - Juli...
Slane Festival : Eurythmics appeared alongside U2, Simple Minds and Big Country in a 9 hour 1 day festival. Annie Lennox also joined U2 on stage for their final song 40. Razzmatazz : 1983 : Exact Date Unknown. Eurythmics perform Love Is A Stranger and Whos That Girl on Razzmatazz.