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Rage: Will you share a few songs that really meant something to you in your lifetime so far? AL: Hmmm… that is one of my favorite songs. It has such a dynamic range, and
AL: How they made me feel? Well… I used to listen to the radio when I was it’s so incredibly powerful. Obviously as an artist there may be songs that you like
younger. It was Radio 1 in Scotland, the typical top-hits at the time. There was more or less than others. I can’t explain it. The imagery is beautiful: “Winter has
some great stuff happening musically back then. Artists such as Dionne Warwick, frozen us, let love take hold of us.” I love singing those lyrics. I think I did okay… for
Marvin Gaye and Aretha Franklin were all at the top of my list of favorites. Pretty me the imagery was spot on. I wanted to describe the exquisite quality of the glint
much, anything coming from Motown. It was all fabulous. of ice, the sheen of frost and the sensibility and the internal feeling of longing and
I do remember that “Whiter Shade of Pale” was one of the first records I ever putting it together with the coldness of ice.
bought. I could never stop playing it. That was when I was 14.
Rage: As you chose which songs would make up this collection, did you ever find yourself
Rage: What is your typical process for composing a song? reflecting on your career at the same time?
AL: I love words. They intrigue me. When you are writing, that combination of AL: Honestly, songwriting has never come easy to me. There were many mo-
certain letters and words all make a unique sound. That is one of the most exciting ments and stories that go with each song however. There are so many memories
parts of creating a song. It’s like writing poetry in a way. Writing is something that it’s hard for me to zero in on just one. I’m looking forward to starting a new musical
I felt was always inside me, to be able to express myself through words. I think all chapter in my life now that I’m out of my contract.
my really good songwriting started when I was with Eurythmics.
Rage: Thank you and I look forward to hearing your two new songs on the collection also.
Rage: I have to say one of my very favorites from your collection is “Cold.” AL: Oh yes! No problem. Take care.
Annie Lennox Luminescence
As Annie will release her very first collection of great-
est hits on February24, it seems fitting to look back on
her 16-year long solo career. Here are a few musical
highlights.
THREE FOR THE ROAD
Diva (1992)
The chameleon of song… a must-have recording. A
“little bird” told me.
Medusa (1995)
Lennox goes for cover songs
Definitely “Something So Right”
Bare (2003)
Brilliant collection with “Bitter Pill”
Going down as a pop-music standout.
BITS AND PIECES
(1991) Records Cole Porter’s “Every Time We Say
Goodbye” for Red, Hot and Blue soundtrack.
(1992) “Love Song for a Vampire appears on Bram
Stoker’s Dracula soundtrack.
(2004) Lennox wins Academy Award for Best Song
with “Into the West” from Lord of the Rings: The
Return of the King.
VISUAL LENNOX
Annie Lennox – Totally Diva (2000)
Nine stunning videos showcasing the interwoven
themes of Diva.
Annie Lennox- Live in Central Park (2000)
Recorded live at Central Park, Summerstage, New
York City, September 8, 1995.
Eurythmics Greatest Hits (2000)
A 21-video salute to the very best from Annie Lennox
and Dave Stewart.
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