First Time Hearing Eurythmics, Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart - Sweet Dreams (Reaction!) 

Annie is a woman and hers is the only voice you hear on the song. Both the low and high parts. She just has a somewhat androgynous look. She also has one of the most beautiful and powerful voices of her generation.

Hey Everyone I am sorry! I did not know that was a woman, I did not mean to disrespect the artist! Hope you guys enjoy the vid, the song is great!

THERE IS NOTHING LIKE THE GREAT ANNIE LENNOX!!!!!!!!..SHON, ANNIE IS SINGING THE ENTIRE SONG!!!!!!!..EVEN THE BACKGROUND YOU LIKE SO MUCH....FYI:The MCS Drum Computer provided drum sounds, and also triggered sequences on a Roland SH-101 synthesizer, used for the synth bass line. To fill out the complement of instruments, Lennox played a borrowed Oberheim OB-X for sustained string sounds.

"That guy" is Annie Lennox and she has the most beautiful and powerful voice... 🤩 I would love to see you react to more Eurythmics... 🥰 Dave Stewart is playing the instruments, but if you want to hear him sing, you should listen to "Heart of Stone"...

Annie Lennox has a very powerful voice. The Eurythmics had a lot of great hits in the 80's-90's such as "Who's That Girl?", "Right By Your Side", "Here Comes The Rain Again", "Would I Lie To You?", "It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back)", "Love Is A Stranger", "Missionary Man" etc. Annie has had a great solo career too with many hits.

Produced by Dave Stewart, the fabulous Annie Lennox singing EVERYTHING. Dave's well known for his techno-rock sounds. Thanks for your reaction.

She is a true force of nature…bold, smart, interesting and sweet!

Her androgyny was her thing. Fooled your ass! hahahahaha...Love your reviews, Shon. Very perceptive, very bright. Thanks for giving hope to us dinosaurs.

Annie Lennox is the singer. Dave Stewart did all (most) of the music. Together, they are the band The Eurythmics.

You just landed on one of the greatest voices and most creative groups in Pop music history. Annie Lennox's voice is filled with soul and intrigue. Eurythmics is one of my favorite groups of all time. I would list other great songs from Eurhythmics and Annie Lennox but the list would be long long long, any song you hit will be incredible.

Um, that’s a she. Annie Lennox. She’s singing it all. And that’s a synth. Videos in the 80s were often weird! 😂

☮️💙💙💙Androgyny at its best!

"Missionary Man" is another great song

I worked with Annie and she is just a beautiful voice and person. Watched them rehearse Sweet dreams in there studio The Church. One of the best days ever!

'Love is a stranger' is a must!

When this song came out, with the video, it gave me the courage to get a really short haircut. Luckily, it looked good on me, and haven't had long hair in almost 40 years. Her voice gives me chills. It's also fun to try singing the harmony parts in the chorus. Thanks for the reaction! Edit: It's most, if not all, synth. Even drums had drum machines back then. Anything that sounds like strings or horns, it's most probably a synth (or several).

One of the best female vocalists to come out of Scotland.

That's she not he. Annie Lennox with the short red hair is doing all the vocals in this song. I just love her!

I heard Her First on the Radio, I watched Her on MTV & VH-1. Man That was Good Times!!!✌

Annie Lennox is incredible. You have to hear some of her other music. I have seen Eurythmics in concert and her on her own. Most amazing concerts ever!

I appreciate seeing younger people listen to songs like this. I’ll just tell you now, this track was absolute fire in 1983, and still is today if you ask me.

The synth is a Brass-like patch. Synths could be designed to recreate a string, woodwind, or any type of instrument. This was peak 80s, synthesizers were the new craze.

Hahaha Annie is the singer 😂😂 best female vocalist ever!!

Eurythmics is a rabbit hole to jump down. So many absolutely banging tunes. You’ll not be disappointed

Annie is a force of nature. Check out her duet with Aretha, Sisters Are Doin' For Themselves. She and Dave made a lot of great music as The Eurythmics, and she has a great solo catalogue, too. Would I Lie To You?

One of the best songs ever. Also sampled alot in the house industry. Legends...

Annie is a DIVA!

Yep, it's a beautiful song. I've always loved the melodies and use of the synthesiser.

HER voice !!!!

I'm glad all the different races in the world can enjoy and appreciate each other's music ... Music has no color ! I'll be 62 in a couple weeks , I have more rap and hip-hop albums then I can count ! And I'm a classic rocker threw and threw !

Shon, every expressions, body movements, seated dancing, nuances of your facial features, laughter, words spoken is so real & genuine. I can see, feel & hear what you’re reacting to & it’s positively fun to watch. Your vibe is so positive & energetic that it carries with me through the day😊

Growing up in the 80s obviously the Eurythmics was everything! I remember growing up watching her on MTV with her short red hair and her big, beautiful blue eyes and I was like obsessed with her. I thought that she was so amazing.

Listen to Annie Lennox with 'There Must Be An Angel'. I like it. Greetings from Germany.

Another great reaction you can’t go wrong with Annie all of her songs are amazing.Thanks for this one.

Watch Annie and Dave in the group before the Eurthymics, the Tourists So good to be back home.

One of the most powerful songs ever heard is Annie Lennox version of I Put A Spell On You fro Fifty Shades soundtrack. Teally shows her range of power even 35 years after this song

Loved your reaction! Thanks for keeping great music alive!

Eurythmics is an AMAZING rabbit hole to go down. SO many good ones - my own favorites are two that show off two very different vocal styles for Annie Lennox …… “I Need A Man” and “There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart)” & Stevie Wonder does harmonica on the 2nd one. I also recommend some of their solo works. For Annie, “Walking on Broken Glass” (with John Malkovich in the video) and “Why” ….. for Dave, check out his work with Tom Petty on “Don’t Come Around Here No More” (and the video is mind-blowing!) and with Candy Dulfer on “Lily Was Here” (instrumental, she’s a saxophonist).

Annie is the person with the red crew cut and she is singing it all baby!

It is a synth. Specifically a Roland SH-101. They had just got it and this is the first song they wrote using it. The group was failing, she was very depressed at the time and this was a way for her to say "Is this what I have been working so hard for? "

If you would like to see Annie portrayed as a stunningly gorgeous woman, check out their video to the song, "Love is a Stranger" it's also a bit on the bizarro side ( almost nightmarish, actually ).

I waa never a huge techno fan but I love Annie Lennox' voice.

annie is a killer singer and more she is a magic person , too many lines a real diva in the music

Check out other early 80s hits of theirs which broke the band internationally: “Who’s That Girl” and “Here Comes the Rain (Again)”. Bear in mind these videos were shot in the very early days of music videos, so to a certain extent people had low budgets, no computer effects and frankly, they didnt know what they were doing, but it all made the whole thing original. The instrument was a synth, probably a Yamaha DX7 as everyone was using that in the early/mid 80s.

The bowed instrument is a cello--- The sound is either electrically "filtered" or simply overdubbed with the Synthesizer.

It's crazy that this song is literally just a chorus repeated a handful of times, but somehow it's fricking amazing.

He? The singer is the phenomenal female vocal artist. Anne Lennox.

Several people have already mentioned that the person singing is Annie Lennox throughout - in fact there were bans on their music in some parts of the US because of her gender-bending looks - people thought 'he' was transgender.

Another great group from my younger years. 💜😊

The he you keep referring to is Annie Lennox is a beautiful woman with an amazing voice. She's the lead singer of the Eurythmics. They made a lot of beautiful music. She's singing it all.

Here comes the rain again is another great song.

My favourite song of all time!

Also her song, No More I Love You's.

All the singing (both the low and the high) is Annie layered. Dave is on the synth.

You are now my favourite. Never ever feel embarrassed to have gotten it wrong who's singing. You are pure. Wish I could send my cosplay I did at 9y old to this song. Hugs from Sweden.

The 80's had a lot of synthesizers, drum machines and saxophones. Iggy Pop's Real Wild Child (Wild One) is another good sinth song of the same era.

“She” lol ❤❤❤

Annie is the orange haired singer,She rocked that orange buzz cut for several years.She still wears her hair short but has let it go back to tis natural color(or at least it was the last thing I saw her in)Dave is the guy on the synthesizers.The cellos are the stringes instruments Annie and Dave are playing.

I’m so glad I found your channel. I hadn’t been interested in any of the reaction videos from anybody until I saw yours. I watched several and you were the most entertaining and well spoken. You remind me of someone I grew up with here in Oklahoma ,who passed away at the age of 27. Anyway, I will keep watching because you literally put a smile on my face for a few minutes each day. I mean I smile all day because I’m usually a happy person in general, you just give me a good break! Thanks for being so cool! 😊😊😊

Synths were big in the 80s. If you like synths, you might like the group “Simple Minds” though the y were more mellow

Annie Lennox is amazing beyond words. I recommend Missionary Man, Why, and her collaboration with Aretha Franklin, Sisters Are Doin' It For Themselves. Or literally anything she sings 😅 Great reaction!

That sound is the 80s' baby.

Cows in video is typical random oddity that 1980's music videos introduced

this was a jam in 1984 i had this record

It's all Annie except I think she was married to the keyboardist. You need to hear the master keyboardist- Greg Hawkes! He was in the group "The Cars" I love his skills in "Let's Go", "Drive" and "You Might Think" to mention a few. As far as Annie- Here Comes The Rain Again is "FIRE"!

Written by the Eurythmics. Great 👍 song from 40 years ago. Recorded in London, UK 🇬🇧. Coincidentally, in another area of London, a similar song 🎵 was recorded and released in the same year! 😳 Corey Hart of Montreal, Canada 🇨🇦 is the singer and songwriter. Suggested videos 📹: 1 Corey Hart sings Sunglasses 🕶 at Night 2 The Eurythmics perform Who's That Girl?👧

80's banger

That's the great Annie Lennox, and SHE sang all parts of this song herself.

Before Miki Manosh, or Lady gaga, there was Madonna. Vogue every club in America was vogueing. Eroticca MTV sensors had a stroke over this video. Take a Bow, as well.

Love that reaction on the synth coming back in 😅 80s pop music was VERY synth-heavy for a good majority of songs. If you want to check out more Annie Lennox, check out "Walking on broken glass", or for something later in her career, she sang "Into The West" from the Lord of the Rings: Return of the King movie in 2003.

Please check out the guitarists, Dave Stewart's work with Dave Spiritual Cowboys! Dave has an EPIC voice, but he met Annie Lenox and realized he should let her doing the singing. Jack Talking is his big hit.

General levy incredible

Her husband was in charge of the synthesizer. They were magic together.

You should check out Eurythmics song “Who’s that girl”

I think the instrument you're talking about is the Roland SH-101 synthesizer.

You should listen to walking on broken glass , by her ! ❤

Love this! Love you! Love from England!

I hear you about the video. We listened to radio and taped em off the radio. Running off from the parents to go some mexican weed out in the woods. 150 bucks a quarter pound. Good times

Hi, Shon! Excellent reaction. :) I'm pretty sure it was an Oberheim OB-X (a classic analog synthesizer, for anyone wondering) playing the cello line, too. It was an extraordinarily popular synth when it came out, between 1980-193. It was used live and on recordings by artists as popular as Prince and Madonna and across tons of genres during those early years. Synthpop (OMD, Japan, Eurythmics, Ultravox), Soft Rock (Olivia Newton-John, Ambrosia, Kim Carnes), Funk (Kool & the Gang, Rick James, Chaka Khan), Art Rock (Roxy Music, Queen), New Age (Mike Oldfield, Tangerine Dream, Jean-Michel Jarre), Progressive Rock (Rus, Styxh), SmoothJazz (David Sanborn, Shakatak, Dave Grusin, Yellowjackets), Industrial Music (Killing Joke, Liaisons Dangereuses), and even John Lennon on his final album with Yoko Ono before he was assissinated in late 1980. The reason you haven't heard it very much is because even though the OB-X is considered one of the all-time classic analog synthesizers (easily in the Top20 for most players), digital synthesizers largely replaced analog synthesizers by 1983. Digital synthesizers were better at certain things, one of which was replicating "real" sounds far better than analog synths. So, almost overnight, the spacey, robot-like, bleepy, bloopy, buzzy sounds of synthesizers took a backseat to digitally recreated bells, mallets, pianos, electric pianos, organs, strings, brass, electric bass, guitars (which sounded terrible), and all sorts of then-new textures previously out of reach. Analog synths came back in style after a while, as did the spacey and robotic sounds they were responsible for. Nowadays an OB-X would probably cost you over $5 thousand American dollars. But if you are an electronic musician, there are actually very good (and FREE) VST versions of the OB-X (and other analog synths, Oberheims, and digital synths) available online for anyone. . And as everyone has already pointed out, Annie is a woman. you definitely aren't the first person to make the mistake. She's not trans or in drag, but she's definitely fucking with the perception of her gender. It was famously called gender-bending at the time and the clinical term is androgyny. It's not gender identity or anything like that. It's just a way of performing or presenting oneself with no clear gender or with questions about the person's gender. It goes back centuries, if not longer. Many artists in different movements and genres (Jazz, 50s Rock'n'Roll, 70s UK Glam, Funk, Disco, Synthpop, Goth, Industrial, Hair Metal, Indie, Grunge, Britpop, Electronic music, Emo) play with gender in their presentation and sometimes their lyrics. Annie Lennox was one of many artists in the early-to-mid-80s who were famous for "gender bending" (including Boy George, Prince, Grace Jones, Duran Duran, Depeche Mode, Joan Jett), but the tradition in Pop/Rock is probably most cleanly attributed to Little Richard who performed in full makeup, wigs, false eyelashes and sometimes even women's clothes, early-on in the mid-1950s - 70 years ago!! Even elvis wore eyeliner. Trends changed so fast in the 1960s that almost all young people seemed androgynous to older generations at the time. By the 1970s, most young people had long hair, whether it was worn down to their butts or as a natural/afro. The artists of the 1960s and 70s blurred gender lines in ways that are harder to see in retrospect, but were definitely written and spoken about extensively at the time and afterwards. The early 1970s is when it went crazy, though. Especially, in the UK, where Glam Rock became the big teen sensation. UK Glam lasted form about 1970-75. It helped propel artists like Elton John, Queen, Sparks, Roxy Music, and David Bowie to much wider stardom, even though all of those artists evolved into other genres and presentations over the years. Other artist pretty much peaked during Glam, like T. Rex, Slade, Sweet, Suzi Quatro, Gary Glitter, Wizzard, Rubettes, Mott the Hoople and tons of others who sneaked in a hit or twelve before disappearing into the ether. These acts were famous for dressing in platform heels, makeup, satins, feathers, and gold lame, then rocking out. They would sometimes wear elaborate costumes. Some had signature looks (the band Sailor dressed as sailors, naturally, LOL). In the 1980s, this movement was referenced by the New Romantics of the UK music scene Eurythmics was a part of, but also the US Hair Metal explosion of the decade. Glam and its androgyny was also the touchstone of Goth Music (The Cure, Love & Rockets, Siouxsie & The Banshees, Sisters of Mercy). Anyway, dipping your toe into the music of the last 60+ years for this channel, someone like Annie Lennox might appear to be a true outlier. But really, she's part of a long-running tradition in popular music. She *is* one of the most famously androgynous artists in the canon, though. Largely because of this video. Also, because most androgynes are/were men taking on feminine characteristics, like with Prince or early David Bowie. Being such a beautiful woman with such strikingly masculine appearance made her easy camera fodder. Once you see more of the Eurythmics videos (in the US alone, they had ten Top40 hits in the 80s) and Annie's solo hits (she had several bangers in the early-to-mid-90s) you'll see how androgyny was just one of the ways she uses gender to communicate and only one of many costumes.

Well, for obvious reasons, that reaction was a hoot! The Eurythmics are a deep rabbit hole...and don't neglect Annie Lennox' solo albums in the future. I'd love to see you react to Concrete Blonde. "God Is A Bullet", "Joey". "Caroline", "Tomorrow, Wendy", "Ghost Of A Texas Ladies' Man", "Someday", "Mexican Moon", "Heal It Up", "Take Me Home", "Jenny, I Read".....are all great possibilities!! The lead singer, Johnette Napolitano is one of rock n' rolls best!!

I’d love to see a reaction to more videos with cello. Listen to Yo-Yo Ma. He’s an exceptional cellist. Truly unmatched. You won’t be sorry.

Annie Lennox is in the top 3 of my personal list of the greatest vocalists ever. I only wish she could have been persuaded to really show it a little more often. There are moments when you get to hear the greatness to be sure, but I've always felt like we were only ever really getting about 60% of what she was actually capable of.

Great reaction. This song is really good. I love her voice! Since you like instruments you may like listening to The Good The Bad and The Ugly theme by the Danish Symphony Orchestra. It is really great and you get to see a lot of really cool instruments.

Even though Annie Lennox has very short hair, she is all woman, with one of the greatest voices of her generation. In the video, they show Dave Stewart and Annie dancing around with Cellos, it is all syth work by Mr. Stewart. This video almost broke MTV when it was released, sooo many requests for it to be played.

The Redhead is Annie. She is singing all of the parts. Dave is the instrumentalist.

Her voice. Annie Lennox.

That is Annie doing the singing on this whole song. She has her different looks. Sometimes androgynous and others she’s stunningly feminine. No matter how she looks at any time, she has a stellar voice.

Annie is singing by I need help it bro!! That Annie with the red hair!!

The only person singing is Annie Lennox. She’s the red head in the suit, as well as the woman throughout the video. Dave is the man with the beard who plays the instruments. The instruments are a cello & a synthesizer. Dave is the guy with the beard playing the cello. Cello is an amazing instrument. My favorite. If you listen to Eurythmics “Here Comes the Rain Again”, there’s much more cello in that one.

Check out Annie Lenox s song, Why. And the Eurythmics, Missionary Man

Here's a recommendation on Annie Lennox, but ONLY if you've watched the Lord of the Rings (extended versions): at the very end of the last movie, as you're sitting in your seat with your mind swirling and your heart wide open, trying to grapple with what you've just watched, this unearthly song comes on. It's called "Into the West". It was written and performed by Annie Lennox...and it won the Oscar for Best Original Song that year. It's a very slow song, and it's perfectly placed - like a lifeline to hold onto for a few minutes while you transition between worlds. And: What a set of pipes!! BTW, if you haven't watched the LOR films, they may be the best cinema I've ever seen. Not asking you to react to them; just treat yourself.

Fire is " thin line between love and hate" by Annie Lenox. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥💥💥💥💥💥

Isuggest Walking on Broken Glass. Just Annie Lennox. One of the few videos she is not androgynous. Everyone dressed in British Regency/Victorian outfits. Plus you get John Malkocich and Hugh Laurie acting in the video

Janet Jackson - What have you done for me lately. Circa 1986. Great song and video!!!

Thank you for the reaction. Please check out Annie Lennox singing Into The West. (The song played during the final credits of Return of the King movie.)

Another ‘80s synth band you might enjoy: Talk Talk. Check out the song “It’s My Life.” Keep up the good work.

Not sure, but I think The Eurythmics used a Roland and a Fairlight, the OG of the synthesizer.

That was actually Annie that sang the whole song. Stay healthy ✌️

omg! i never heard anyone call annie lennox he/his before! at the beginning you read the names of the two members then called annie dave and assumed annie only did the backing vocals cause what it was a higher range? did you think she was a femine looking crossdresser? if annie was dave that would make dave annie?😂 this is the synth pop of the early 80's.synth was new and creative. women did go for the androgynous look then it was a fashion style. you'll see her style change. i think the instrament is the one you saw on the video.a chello a member of the string family and smaller than a double base. this was recorded when lots of real instraments were used and recorded live in the studio and then mixed into the song rather than now when they don't use as many and just get a sample off a recording from the pc. she has a wonderful voice please do more. there must be an angel playing with my heart thorn in my side here comes the rain again who's that girl missionary man also annie went solo why? walking on broken glass no more i love you's love song for a vampire

The sound you worried about is a synth, yes, imitating a string section. You're so humble that you worth a song by Annie 😉 Annie Lennox as a solo artist has incredible song according to her incredible voice: - Why? - No More "I Love You's" - Walking On Broken Glass - Little Bird - Sing She owns a beautiful and supportive soul too: Nelson Mandela Foundation, Treatment Action Campaign (HIV victims), women rights and more.