August 25,2006

Annie Lennox - Diva / Medusa

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1992年 Annie Lennox 單飛發展﹐推出了叫好又叫座的 Diva (1992/Arista) 專輯﹐當中推出了5張單曲﹐世界銷量達 8 白金。

Diva (1992/Arista) Track List:
01 Why [UK #5 / US #34]
02 Walking On Broken Glass [UK #8 / US #14]
03 Precious [UK #23]
04 Legend In My Living Room
05 Cold [UK #26]
06 Money Can't Buy It
07 Little Bird [UK #3 / US #49]
08 Primitive
09 Stay By Me
10 The Gift
11 Keep Young And Beautiful

但很奇怪當時筆者沒有購買此專輯﹐事後才在一些精選合輯得到 Why 一曲。此曲得到英國榜第5位﹐而美國則是第34位。

Why (1992/Arista)


Diva的5張單曲﹐筆者當時買了 Walking On Broken Glass﹐可是卻是為了那4首 MTV Unplugged Live Version 中的 Here Comes The Rain Again ﹐不過後來發現Walking On Broken Glass也是一首很棒的歌曲。

Walking On Broken Glass (1992/Arista) Track List:
01 Walking On Broken Glass (Single Version)
02 It’s Alright (Baby’s Comin’ Back) (1992 MTV Unplugged Live)
03 River Deep Mountain High (1992 MTV Unplugged Live)
04 Here Comes The Rain Again (1992 MTV Unplugged Live)
05 Walking On Broken Glass (1992 MTV Unplugged Live)

Walking On Broken Glass (1992/Arista)


1995 年 Annie Lennox 推出了一張 Cover Version 專輯 Medusa﹐專輯中聲明這不是甚麼概念專輯﹐選取的歌曲也只是過往曾吸引她而已。專輯世界性銷量達5白金。

Medusa (1995/Arista) Track List:
01 No More 'I Love You's (Original by The Lover Speaks in 1986) [UK #2 / US #23]
02 Take Me To The River (Original by Al Green in 1974)
03 A Whiter Shade of Pale (Original by Procol Harum in 1967) [UK #16 / US #101]
04 Don't Let It Bring You Down (Original by Neil Young in 1971)
05 Train in Vain (Original by The Clash in 1979)
06 I Can't Get Next to You (Original by The Temptations in 1969)
07 Downtown Lights (Original by The Blue Nile in 1989)
08 A Thin Line Between Love and Hate (Original by The Persuaders in 1971)
09 Waiting in Vain (Original by Bob Marley in 1977) [UK #31]
10 Something So Right (with Paul Simon in 1973) (Original by Paul Simon) [UK #44]

No More 'I Love You's (1995/Arista)


A Whiter Shade of Pale原為 Procol Harum的歌曲 (1967/Deram)﹐旋律改編自古典音樂 Bach的 Sleepers Awake﹐後期無數的翻唱版本﹐自己很欣賞 Annix Lennox外﹐也很喜歡 Sarah Brightman的版本 (2000/Angel)

A Whiter Shade of Pale (1995/Arista)


2003年 Annie Lennox 再度推出個人新作﹐專輯名為 Bare﹐但是筆者已沒多留意了。



Annie Lennox Official Web: http://annielennox.co.uk



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說到Diva這張專輯我ㄧ定要來獻一下寶
因為我買到的是限量版,有多送一張專訪的CD
而且封面羽毛的部份是真的羽毛

不過這張專輯我最推的是Little Bird這首歌
這首歌的video和Gloria Estefan的Everlasting Love概念相同
找了很多人扮演不同時期Annie Lennox的造型
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IO5vEPGecIc
不過這首歌的video我有兩個小問題想藉這邊問問看
1. 那個類似家庭主婦的造型是哪張專輯的造型?
2. 請問有人知道Little Bird的Video Edit何處買?
因為在2:50的birdge第二次出現時多了天使的合音
可是我的專輯版和單曲版都沒有這個合音
好可惜...
Posted by BOSS at August 26,2006 02:16
Dear BOSS,

我對你提及的兩個問題都沒有頭緒﹐看看其他朋友可否幫忙解答。
Posted by Muzikland at August 26,2006 12:06
Dear Boss,

1. 那個類似家庭主婦的造型是哪張專輯的造型?

不是專輯的造型,是《 you have placed a chill in my heart 》MV 內的造型之一,和夢露屬同一個MV。若有興趣,可以到官方網站www.eurythmics.com 觀賞。

2. 請問有人知道Little Bird的Video Edit何處買?因為在2:50的birdge第二次出現時多了天使的合音可是我的專輯版和單曲版都沒有這個合音 好可惜...

Eurythmics Ultimate Collection 有發行MV DVD,至於《Little Bird》單曲已經絕版將近14年了。至於你提到的天使合音, 應屬英國單曲版本《Little Bird》Single version,此版本也比專輯版本稍短,4:39, 專輯版本為4:52。
Posted by 王祚森 at September 4,2006 06:30
Dear 王祚森﹐

謝謝你的幫忙﹐你對 Eurythmics 真是瞭如指掌。Boss 這次能得到答案﹐一定會很高興。
歡近來 Muzikland 玩﹗
Posted by Muzikland at September 4,2006 13:19
80年代的音樂新浪潮是我生命中最重要的一環,當時的音樂真的是所謂的百花齊放!

本是Culture Club的首號歌迷,在83年於電視上初次看到Annie Lennox在葛萊美音樂頒獎典禮的表演,她扮貓王的造型演唱Sweet Dreams,看得我目瞪口呆………震撼到不行(@_@)

後來她發行DIVA專輯,對她更是瘋狂,除了專輯必買,連所有的單曲更是全數收集,幾乎是到世界各地都會到處尋覓,連Bootlegs都不放過……。

三年前發行的BARE專輯,發行的《A 1000 Beautiful things》及 《Wonderful》單曲目前更是難找……
Posted by 王祚森 at September 4,2006 19:13
Dear 王祚森﹐

怪不得﹐原來你是忠心粉絲﹗
當年我都想買Bare 專輯﹐可是後來不了了之。
Posted by Muzikland at September 5,2006 00:50
1990 - 1995 年的西洋女歌手专辑, 都很棒!
总觉得, 那时的气候, 大家都为了制作一张有气质的唱片.
很喜欢DIVA 也爱MEDUSA
奇怪, BARE 就没有买了.
口味换了...:)
Posted by 飞羊 at July 16,2007 15:57
Dear 飛羊﹐

我也一樣呢﹐連 Eurythmics 的新曲+精選﹐我也沒買了。
Posted by Muzikland at July 16,2007 19:45
Hello everyone,

I'm also a fan of Annie Lennox.

I recommend you should go to her live performance if you got chance. She is really amazing in live performance! It would not be the original copy of CD. She would re-create the images of her songs, That's so-called "Live", not just copy!

I've been to the Sting's tour "Sacred Love" with Annie Lennox on 2004(The main reason is for Annie :P) She was so fabulous!! Compares to her, Sting's performance is a little bit sleepy :P Not too many surprises.. I'm not saying Sting is bad. He did write lots of great songs. Just Annie is better than him in live performance ^_^

Regards,
Cyndi

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1. 那個類似家庭主婦的造型是哪張專輯的造型?
=> Although they both appeared in "You Have Placed a Chill in My Heart". But actually they are images of different singles in the same album.

The housewife is in "Beethoven (I Love To Listen To)" in the "Savage" album.

You could check it out in http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VkH9uLZuT8

The one looks like Monroe is first appeared in "I Need a Man" in "Savage" album
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XafZk1uym0E

My two cents ^_^
Posted by Cyndi at November 19,2007 22:11

Dear Cyndi,

我沒有很細緻去欣賞 Annie Lennox 的現場演唱﹐不過記憶中見過她在雜錦 SHOW (DVD/LD) 出現﹐她的演出也是非常精采﹐令人難忘的。

謝謝你的資料與分享。

歡迎常來Muzikland玩啊~
Posted by Muzikland at November 20,2007 13:13