Annie Lennox surprises Sting at the Polar Music Prize 2017

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  • @cactushuggah
    @cactushuggah 8 месяцев назад +91

    This song is one of the most beautiful songs Sting ever wrote, and I couldn't be happier to hear Annie's voice singing it.

  • @24maperti
    @24maperti 7 месяцев назад +474

    This is not just a superstar singing her rendition of another superstar 's song. This is a friend giving a priceless gift to another friend...and that's even more valuable. ❤

    • @yagmurs7113
      @yagmurs7113 5 месяцев назад +12

      Oh that's so true and seeing I am not the only one coming back to this is really good as well.

    • @Lincolnshire-Paranormal
      @Lincolnshire-Paranormal 4 месяца назад

      So Nina Simone doesn't matter ... ? ruclips.net/video/Bn6DKuEleUg/видео.html

    • @photist100
      @photist100 2 месяца назад +1

      Yes exactly so, totally agree...

  • @ivandesantis858
    @ivandesantis858 Год назад +1120

    The talent of Annie Lennox is only eclipsed by how gracious she has always carried herself. Great tribute for Sting

    • @wrayewenigmann3696
      @wrayewenigmann3696 Год назад +20

      My late partner worked with her for a short while. He said she is lovely, with a great sense of humour but she has really bad stage fright, even now!

    • @veganpotterthevegan
      @veganpotterthevegan Год назад +17

      She loves his music more than him😂

    • @ca5218
      @ca5218 Год назад +7

      ​@wrayewenigmann3696
      A true Artist❤

    • @markamarka2050
      @markamarka2050 7 месяцев назад +4

      A true lady along being a wonderful artist…

    • @barbarachieppo9603
      @barbarachieppo9603 5 месяцев назад +2

  • @shaneschuller2513
    @shaneschuller2513 7 месяцев назад +15

    She is so powerful here wow ❤

  • @lynnecollins5422
    @lynnecollins5422 7 месяцев назад +49

    When Annie sings, the world stops in awe!

  • @tristantupaz
    @tristantupaz 10 месяцев назад +469

    I suddenly broke out in tears....and it is already 2024...OMG

    • @patrickstoute4085
      @patrickstoute4085 10 месяцев назад +8

      The feeling... So straight to the heart .. 😓... Annie .... Deep respect, she made me emotional again .. aarghh

    • @AJ-SuriaYoga
      @AJ-SuriaYoga 9 месяцев назад +9

      And me 😢

    • @jazzladz5950
      @jazzladz5950 9 месяцев назад +5

      me too

    • @ianrgros
      @ianrgros 8 месяцев назад +2

      @@patrickstoute4085😢

    • @annasandler4280
      @annasandler4280 8 месяцев назад +4

      And me

  • @popoff7808
    @popoff7808 2 года назад +85

    When the history books are written 500 years from now. It will be writ that Annie Lennox was THE queen.

    • @photist100
      @photist100 2 месяца назад +2

      She is, and was the queen dear, and I totally agree.

    • @OntarioAndrews415
      @OntarioAndrews415 2 месяца назад +1

      Ummmm ...Queen of what exactly? I really like Annie Lennox, but I wouldn't consider her the Queen out of all the female singers current and past.

    • @MrLuis85698
      @MrLuis85698 Месяц назад +3

      @@OntarioAndrews415 The Queen of the unknown mysteries of the human voice .. every time she sings she takes you to a void realm ...

    • @OntarioAndrews415
      @OntarioAndrews415 Месяц назад

      @@MrLuis85698 Ah-huh.

    • @NGCS-ej4lz
      @NGCS-ej4lz 16 дней назад

      @@OntarioAndrews415 So not surprised you're "Canadian" and from Ontario of all places 🤣

  • @diamonddog4708
    @diamonddog4708 2 года назад +393

    The Eurythmics and The Police were the music of my youth, this is making me sad.
    I'm so grateful and glad to have been in my 20's in the 80's.

  • @solarflare2199
    @solarflare2199 Год назад +85

    omg....this is a devastating performance.... the drama Annie Lennox put in music is UNIQUE

  • @marcboozman
    @marcboozman Год назад +375

    Annie Lennox has a genius IQ and the voice of a Siren. I would shipwreck myself to see her in concert again. Wrapped in what looked like leopard skin, feral and fearless, she tore the roof off the Orpheum. She's right up there with Paul Rodgers and Freddie, a rock goddess, born from original sin. She redeems us every time she sings a note. I hope she lives forever.

    • @elektrogurkenmensch
      @elektrogurkenmensch Год назад +7

      *Freddie
      but yes, you are so right!

    • @wwn1970
      @wwn1970 11 месяцев назад +9

      Beautiful comment - thank you

    • @lizg.8626
      @lizg.8626 11 месяцев назад +12

      You are an amazing writer! I could visualize everything.🥰

    • @lisae6725
      @lisae6725 11 месяцев назад +6

      That was very beautifully stated.😊

    • @colettespencer3357
      @colettespencer3357 11 месяцев назад +4

      Oh my God. I knew she was a force but this was unreal

  • @jimipalmer5041
    @jimipalmer5041 Год назад +186

    She says, " I tried " ...I love everything about Annie Lennox. 🕊💖🎹

    • @gammal586
      @gammal586 10 месяцев назад +14

      I love that. Humility is the greatest virtue. This was a masterful performance.

    • @mogadon7
      @mogadon7 8 месяцев назад

      HUMILITY/ANNIE LENNOX - 2 words that dont belong in the same room. They are all up their own ass.

    • @synthof
      @synthof 8 месяцев назад +5

      yepp too humble for a legend,, both Sting and Annie Lennox are big talents

    • @jimipalmer5041
      @jimipalmer5041 8 месяцев назад +4

      @@synthof Yep...I have seen Sting three times and enjoyed every minute, hopefully I'll get to see Annie or the Eurythmics some day too.

    • @Lincolnshire-Paranormal
      @Lincolnshire-Paranormal 4 месяца назад

      ruclips.net/video/Bn6DKuEleUg/видео.html

  • @jongreen6422
    @jongreen6422 6 месяцев назад +97

    Sting trying to fight the tears, and what a privilege to have Annie Lennox honor your music

  • @TheJellymonty
    @TheJellymonty 4 года назад +989

    Sting's face was the best part of this entire performance. His genuine emotion got me. Anne nailed it perfectly.

    • @emiliaszabo1722
      @emiliaszabo1722 3 года назад +4

      Love

    • @neopopper4144
      @neopopper4144 2 года назад +4

      Deep in the suol

    • @bigmike2464
      @bigmike2464 2 года назад +19

      The look on his face when he heard her name . I bet STing rarely gets star stuck or emotional like Annnie just did to him

    • @haliaeetus8221
      @haliaeetus8221 Год назад +17

      Annie was almost overwhelmed with emotion so she wasn't in full control of her voice.
      She took big pressure to perform for Sting and the king and the rest.

    • @cdeweijer12
      @cdeweijer12 Год назад +1

      You’re absolutely right. The same tought did cross my mind

  • @Miserereion
    @Miserereion 5 лет назад +3366

    The privilege is not only Annie's, it's Sting's also. Doesn't matter how big you are, if Annie Lennox is performing your song it's such a huge privilege.

    • @haroldmachroli7038
      @haroldmachroli7038 4 года назад +33

      Hear hear. So so so so true.

    • @ryeencoke
      @ryeencoke 4 года назад +20

      That is so true...well said.

    • @garsm2290
      @garsm2290 4 года назад +20

      Did you hear Gregory Porter nail It's Probably Me?

    • @corradoloto
      @corradoloto 3 года назад +32

      I think that sting thought the same thing

    • @mumpygumboo8554
      @mumpygumboo8554 3 года назад +11

      She sounded sincere in her introduction.... if not, it would've been condescending and smarmy.

  • @Ticonderous1
    @Ticonderous1 11 месяцев назад +92

    I feel blessed to have lived i a world where Sting gave us his amazing talents...

  • @gregzoller9003
    @gregzoller9003 2 месяца назад +43

    Even the biggest stars can be star-struck in the presence of greatness.

  • @ilovey1979
    @ilovey1979 4 года назад +32

    You said you tried but you conquered. Magnificent

  • @miroslavblagojevic2402
    @miroslavblagojevic2402 Год назад +130

    Sting's surprise was so genuine.❤

  • @petrus666love
    @petrus666love 3 года назад +1257

    No matter what is going in our lives , no matter how ugly it gets , music like this will always transport us to a very beautiful place 🙏

  • @pioterr
    @pioterr 3 года назад +893

    Holy f*****g shit. She just came out of nowhere, sat by the piano, played it like Chopin while singing one of the most touching songs in history with such a deeply sad and emotional voice, absolutely nailing it, making Sting cry, just minutes after he said "WOW" when she entered the stage - this just has to be the definition of pure art. Annie You ROCK!!!

    • @stucruise1
      @stucruise1 3 года назад +6

      you must be under 40 years old

    • @pioterr
      @pioterr 3 года назад +20

      @@stucruise1 Yeah, I'm 33 but I do know who Annie is plus I'm a big fan of both Sting and Her :)

    • @williamheslop9244
      @williamheslop9244 3 года назад +3

      Agreed !

    • @nellofalchi5486
      @nellofalchi5486 3 года назад +8

      Yet there are people who do not believe in extraterrestrials, they are among us

    • @WookieLove1
      @WookieLove1 3 года назад +1

      @@nellofalchi5486 you think Annie fingers from ?

  • @missyjohnson6944
    @missyjohnson6944 Год назад +107

    Imagine being that one person who can bring a tear to Sting’s eye and renders him speechless.

    • @jahazshine4587
      @jahazshine4587 9 месяцев назад +2

      You must not see him with Stevie and how he got choked up. But this was very special

  • @karendavis8649
    @karendavis8649 Год назад +281

    Speechless -not only her voice and interpretation of Sting's song but also her incredible piano playing - such a compelling performance.

    • @willritter4076
      @willritter4076 9 месяцев назад

      I'd be honored if some Sting fans would give a quick listen to my acoustic piano & vocal YT performances of IF I EVER LOSE MY FAITH IN YOU and WHY SHOULD I CRY FOR YOU in tribute to his 2 great albums from the early 90s. Live acoustic with no autotune. Peace & stay safe.

  • @neonwilliams5300
    @neonwilliams5300 5 лет назад +150

    Sting looked genuinely moved, and blessed by her appearance/performance, and that is really nice to see.

    • @babyhandgrenade4004
      @babyhandgrenade4004 3 года назад +2

      Yep, you can tell that they were very close friends. I like how they appreciate each other's music. It's not tit-for-tat, who's more famous than the other person, it's just a mutual respect and I love that.

  • @Cv227a
    @Cv227a 9 месяцев назад +168

    Kids...this is what true talent and class is all about.

  • @meak911
    @meak911 3 года назад +174

    She is very incredible. The realness of her voice. Her piano playing. Her humanity. She is so wonderful.

  • @sersastark
    @sersastark 4 года назад +163

    Sting and Annie are of my generation. Artists celebrating and being fans of the works of other artists. I love it.

  • @eliseable1510
    @eliseable1510 24 дня назад +4

    perfection. Brings me to tears. No auto tune, no fixing. Just classic perfection. Our younger generations may never experience this beauty

  • @aybee63
    @aybee63 5 лет назад +290

    Her version has taken the original to a whole new level of emotional sophistication and depth! Bravo!

    • @robertrodriguez7131
      @robertrodriguez7131 4 года назад +4

      Hauntingly beautiful. Mesmerising indeed!

    • @michaelhughes3302
      @michaelhughes3302 3 года назад

      @@a-spaceman yes, we believe that Angel had her moment. Yes she showed us the way to Ferrari heaven

  • @charlotte.nuytkens
    @charlotte.nuytkens 6 лет назад +193

    I love how she's like " i tried" in the end! she's a very popular artist herself and still she's so modest and still looks up to other artists! i love her so much!

    • @djmips
      @djmips 3 года назад +15

      She's aware of age, her voice is not the same as it once was. This song was so personal for her. Her performance wasn't perfect but in the end it was. How fragile we are.

    • @AlyssMa7rin
      @AlyssMa7rin 2 года назад +7

      @@djmips This is so true. The imperfections in Annie's delivery make the message of the song so much more emotionally resonant.
      Rather like watching Elton John sing 'England's Rose' at Diana's funeral.

    • @YahushasDisciple
      @YahushasDisciple Год назад

      @Ann Lennox 😂😂😂 fraud.

    • @jasonbarrett6810
      @jasonbarrett6810 Год назад +2

      @@djmips well said. correct it was not pitch perfect but that does not take away from the brilliance and emotion. Both legends

    • @ZiddersRooFurry
      @ZiddersRooFurry Год назад

      @@YahushasDisciple Jerk

  • @mattsaunders8448
    @mattsaunders8448 Месяц назад +10

    I met AL a few years ago on a photography job. She lit up the room like nobody else ever has. She is an incredible person before she even opens her mouth. Light beamed from her. Hard to explain but meet her and you'll really understand.

  • @natalijasmirnova7589
    @natalijasmirnova7589 3 года назад +1046

    when someone like a Voice judge tells a contestant - you don't connect to the song, I always go back to this video. Annie at one point started to sound like she is pushing back tears, knowing she needs to go on with the performance. To all you haters - this is what pure raw emotion sounds like and if you don't like it - please go back to your autotuned world, take your dislikes and hateful comments with you and let us enjoy the pure talent that is Annie Lennox.

    • @eddionrodanronnie
      @eddionrodanronnie 2 года назад +47

      My God you have a great way with words
      Especially when you say she’s pushing back her tears, I’m a songwriter & if you don’t mind I’m going to steel that line
      Nice one

    • @milanporopat1157
      @milanporopat1157 2 года назад +28

      Annie and sting the best that the 80's have to offer

    • @kevinmcgiffin10
      @kevinmcgiffin10 2 года назад +18

      Nobody could have done a finer job then Annie Lennox.💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖

    • @CFH1962
      @CFH1962 2 года назад +18

      Pure emotions in there....

    • @milanporopat1157
      @milanporopat1157 2 года назад +10

      I agree with you 100% my fair lady!

  • @babyhandgrenade4004
    @babyhandgrenade4004 3 года назад +444

    She moves me to tears with her hauntingly beautiful voice. She gives me goosebumps. I love you Annie Lennox.

    • @robram2025
      @robram2025 Год назад

      Same.

    • @hartze4946
      @hartze4946 Год назад +2

      WoW!!Annie Lennox sang in the style of Nina Simone a Sting song.

    • @hartze4946
      @hartze4946 Год назад

      @Ann Lennox ❤️

    • @Bikewithlove
      @Bikewithlove Год назад +1

      I don’t get it - I’m not drawn to her in the same way I’m drawn to most of the music I like to listen to, but now and then I have to listen to her - and when I do, it hurts.

  • @mikeporemba4801
    @mikeporemba4801 2 месяца назад +45

    When Titans honor each other, it is incredible to witness.

  • @dalymc
    @dalymc 5 лет назад +429

    She made him cry, I think that shows how good this version was.

    • @f1release
      @f1release 5 лет назад +2

      Fake artist are good actors

    • @MalakianM2S
      @MalakianM2S 5 лет назад +10

      @@f1release Genuine douche canoes in the other hand...

    • @joanfoxholes8962
      @joanfoxholes8962 4 года назад +8

      I usually like Annie Lennox but after listening to this I have changed my mind& come to this conclusion. She cannot sing.

    • @jb101abn
      @jb101abn 4 года назад +6

      EMOTIONAL

    • @saringaclose
      @saringaclose 4 года назад +12

      he cried cause she destroyed a classic

  • @gammal586
    @gammal586 6 месяцев назад +35

    I don't think I've ever seen Sting so thoroughly moved. And I'm in tears.

  • @robertversluis5744
    @robertversluis5744 Год назад +30

    She makes the world a much better place. What a gifted angel from above.

  • @michellej.4872
    @michellej.4872 3 года назад +31

    Sting with tears in his eyes. Very special moment and special performance.

  • @lorimangold2890
    @lorimangold2890 3 года назад +45

    That was Such a Moving performance, Annie Lennox has such a Graceful, Vulnerable, and Honest Presence

  • @georgesimunovic2624
    @georgesimunovic2624 Год назад +41

    Annie has left me speechless many a time. This is definitely one of those times. ❤

  • @maxpaniitaliano572
    @maxpaniitaliano572 2 года назад +118

    I'm not ashamed, I cried!
    Thanks Annie, thanks Sting.

  • @mariemarquez2480
    @mariemarquez2480 3 года назад +15

    Holy Christ!!!! Can someone please get this huge lump out of my throat. Annie you amaze me thank you so much for tributing this beautiful song for Sting. ❤️💯👏👍😘

  • @PolyCube71
    @PolyCube71 Год назад +36

    Even i had tears in my eyes. 30 years have passed like a warm summer breeze on your front porch that sweeps away the first fallen leafs of the comming fall. Thank you Sting! Thank you Annie! You both are perfect companions whose music is moving feelings of millions of people around the world through various kinds of episodes of our lives.

    • @willcatch
      @willcatch 6 месяцев назад

      Pretentious moi?

  • @truthseekerhill4262
    @truthseekerhill4262 4 года назад +26

    So glad RUclips sent this to me. I sit here in Covid lock down listening to Annie’s rendition of fragile, almost weeping thinking about the thousands that have died, and the impact on the world this plague has imposed. Never has there been a time like this. We truly are fragile. Hug your children and loved ones. 🌹😥🌹

    • @danielkokal8819
      @danielkokal8819 4 года назад

      under lockdown here in D.C.
      not that different than hunkering down in an extended weather emergency. but at least you can see
      weather. not knowing what thing you touch will send you to the hospital. thats scary.

    • @truthseekerhill4262
      @truthseekerhill4262 4 года назад

      Daniel. At this point I think I’ll take the weather. I’m hear in Florida and all we need is a bad hurricane season to top this whole thing off. I truly am praying we get a “buy” on the hurricane stuff. Take care, stay well. ☮️

  • @paulrandig
    @paulrandig Год назад +122

    This is pure skill. Have you noticed that she uses all of Stings' characteristic little pitch changes, his whole vocal expression, even the exact way he forms his voice and even the way of his breath. But she does not simply copy it. She takes all of what makes her voice great and lives his voice and his whole expression with it.

    • @graybeard2569
      @graybeard2569 Год назад +6

      That was what struck me. It's so characteristically Sting, yet in Annie Lenox's voice. So beautiful.

    • @matiascollado9926
      @matiascollado9926 8 месяцев назад

      Skill? Nah

  • @angelamiller2895
    @angelamiller2895 Год назад +27

    All beauty, agony and ecstasy in this one clip; the music, the performance, the love of each other, the connection and the devastating lyrics. Reminds me that maybe it’s good to stop hiding once in a while and witness the depths that threaten to swallow us in order to really live.

  • @cookaboorra
    @cookaboorra 4 года назад +17

    This is HOW to sing emotionally for an audience. Thank you, both

  • @dattrax7
    @dattrax7 2 года назад +133

    Sensational. Her voice. Her presence. That performance. Their mutual respect. His appreciation. This video is a masterpiece of beauty. Art that moves us. I cry every time that I watch this. Thank you for posting this gem.

  • @Mcfisch67
    @Mcfisch67 Месяц назад +2

    I've seen this video about 100 times and every time I have tears in my eyes. Thanks Sting. Thank you Annie for this incredible piece of music history

  • @iftykhan180
    @iftykhan180 4 года назад +60

    I couldn't agree more that Annie Lennox has made this version her own. Very emotional and moving. Takes the song and lyrics up a level of immersiveness and imagination.

  • @davorp8248
    @davorp8248 7 лет назад +2634

    To all deaf haters, what is the point of making the same version as Sting did? She made her own version, she brought something new to the song. And she didn't lose her voice, it is called maturity. Still sounds gorgeous.

    • @jayboodhoo2384
      @jayboodhoo2384 7 лет назад

      Joan Baez bi ko

    • @marypruitt2519
      @marypruitt2519 7 лет назад +39

      I don’t know much about Annie Lennox, I am so glad that I picked this video...AMAZING VOICE AND PHENOMENAL stage presence! When introduced, the announcer said she has been performing for over 4 decades. I was amazed...she is beautiful and surely doesn’t look old enough for the 4 decades of performing.

    • @gaetanadipalermo6767
      @gaetanadipalermo6767 7 лет назад +38

      She's a great great singer and a fantastic musician... I always loved her voice and I still do... GORGEOUS! She moved me

    • @martinet1985
      @martinet1985 7 лет назад +39

      I REALLY couldn't care less if you call me a hater or not (my notifications are turned off so I never get to read what people write in response to my comments so please don't waste your time). People are ENTITLED to their opinion. Music (and other forms of art) are subject to OPINION. Just because YOU think a piece of music sounds gorgeous doesn't make it "ultimately true". To me, this particular performance was mediocre at best and I am FAR FROM BEING deaf (I have an amazing musical ear). Even she said "I tried" knowing that her rendition was sort of imperfect and left a lot to be desired. I'm not hating. I think Lennox is an amazing artist and a beautiful person but that particular performance was NOT good at all. Enjoy your life off the internet. OUT.

    • @peterhall1347
      @peterhall1347 7 лет назад +2

      Davor P i

  • @_kmCarter
    @_kmCarter Год назад +457

    Sting’s version is bittersweet, but Annie’s is bone-chilling and post-apocalyptic. Shattering. Beautiful.

    • @KimLacy
      @KimLacy Год назад +6

      Yes, a whole different level

    • @nbco55
      @nbco55 Год назад +4

      Wow, exactly how I felt it!

    • @evayaaasantewaa448
      @evayaaasantewaa448 Год назад +7

      Yes. The song approached in a mature way by someone who has lived a good number of years since its creation and has seem some shattering things in those years. As we all have. And this performance was in 2017. Things have only gotten worse since then, now that it's 2023. An even more heartbreaking song.

    • @alanparsonsfan
      @alanparsonsfan Год назад

      The song, in and of itself is haunting and memorable.

    • @theoldanarchist
      @theoldanarchist Год назад +1

      It really is chilling.

  • @williamheslop9244
    @williamheslop9244 3 года назад +30

    Annie’s Smile fills the room her tremendous talent floods it .

  • @willon50
    @willon50 3 года назад +17

    if Sting stands up for you, it's because he's a gentleman and because you did something good.

  • @WILLNOTCOMPLY72
    @WILLNOTCOMPLY72 2 месяца назад +3

    Annie Lennox is 1 the absolute best this world has produced in female voices. To hear her sing a song of one of the best male voices and writers to EVER do it in STING..... just absolutely made my night!!!❤❤❤

  • @livb6945
    @livb6945 7 лет назад +382

    Wow. Well done! Making 'Fragile' actually sound fragile. Brave Annie.

    • @mariannebrindbergs4981
      @mariannebrindbergs4981 6 лет назад +2

      Light Winters. Brave... she is scottish...

    • @jasonlefler3456
      @jasonlefler3456 5 лет назад

      I think Fragile is already quite fragile as it is.
      Nothing at all wrong with Annie’s version.
      She has a smokin’, timeless voice.
      I just find Sting’s to be the only version I need.

    • @sK3LeTvM1
      @sK3LeTvM1 5 лет назад

      Well done ? Are you deaf ? This is just bad singing !

    • @parrislabeur1725
      @parrislabeur1725 4 года назад +4

      So truly BEAUTIFUL......Wow!!

  • @catherinewallace8207
    @catherinewallace8207 Год назад +118

    What a beautiful & authentic performance. Love them both. We are blessed by them both.

  • @hazeldavis3176
    @hazeldavis3176 Год назад +75

    The kind of performance that rips away every barrier you have carefully constructed about yourself and leaves you bare and exposed. A masterpiece.

  • @kimaglioti7775
    @kimaglioti7775 Год назад +50

    Powerful. Annie sings with such raw emotion. She is an amazing artist in every sense. 'Why', 'There Must Be An Angel' and and and.

    • @yagmurs7113
      @yagmurs7113 Год назад +2

      Definitely, I have not in Stockholm that long but it gives me chills every time I watch this performance.

  • @johnmunro4952
    @johnmunro4952 5 лет назад +54

    god you can see how moved sting is by this. from an Artist to an artist, this was personal.

  • @madtownjeremy
    @madtownjeremy 17 дней назад +1

    They're so channeled into each other and the rest of the crowd just doesn't exist.
    It's perfect.

  • @madeleine8977
    @madeleine8977 5 лет назад +362

    Only one Annie Lennox. She delivers her songs like a gift to the listeners.

    • @willritter4076
      @willritter4076 5 лет назад +2

      I'd be honored if some Sting & Annie Lennox fans would take a listen to my acoustic piano & vocal interpretations of ENGLISHMAN IN NEW YORK and WHY SHOULD I CRY FOR YOU on my YT channel in tribute to the master of lyricism and composition. Live acoustic with no autotune or digital editing. Thanks and peace.

    • @davidlavalleur4426
      @davidlavalleur4426 5 лет назад +1

      Right on allway

    • @empimann
      @empimann 4 года назад +2

      Well put....

    • @bluefamily3937
      @bluefamily3937 3 года назад +2

      And what a beautiful gift she gives! Thank you Annie

    • @Aliceops
      @Aliceops 2 года назад +1

      Yes, it's not just the quality of her immense and tremendous voice, it's the depth of emotion, thoughtfulness behind it.

  • @misskd9302
    @misskd9302 3 года назад +62

    A standing ovation from a legend to a legend.. well done Annie 🎹👌🤗

    • @bootburner4544
      @bootburner4544 Год назад

      He stood out of respect for Annie, but his face tells you everything you need to know about what he thought of that performance.

  • @gordee5
    @gordee5 6 месяцев назад +95

    I miss the 80's. Good music and better people.

    • @MisterMudona
      @MisterMudona 5 месяцев назад +3

      So true

    • @chevaliermichel2219
      @chevaliermichel2219 4 месяца назад +4

      The words of someone who really missed the 80s 🙂

    • @stigmalmqvist781
      @stigmalmqvist781 2 месяца назад +6

      We were young, and had the luck to be so in a decade of the greatest music.

    • @jjooee121
      @jjooee121 День назад

      💯

  • @ivonnevermeer3600
    @ivonnevermeer3600 2 года назад +20

    How beautiful she sings .....this is what we need in 2022 🙏 greetings from the Netherlands 🥰

    • @plopzzzzzz
      @plopzzzzzz 5 месяцев назад

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  • @tanithschneider3051
    @tanithschneider3051 29 дней назад +5

    I was blessed to see her open for Sting years ago. She’s brilliant.

  • @josephduarte4807
    @josephduarte4807 2 месяца назад +3

    Annie Lennox what she shared with Sting, was Time, being in the moment, when time comes to almost a haul. Just for time its self doesn’t want you to miss a moment of it. Love of friendship given taken deep.

  • @eddionrodanronnie
    @eddionrodanronnie 2 года назад +52

    This is probably the most beautiful song ever written & what a great performance by Annie, her own take on this is amazing
    Sting is such an amazing songwriter & musician of equal gains

  • @donna_di_picches3114
    @donna_di_picches3114 Год назад +12

    I’ve always thought that it’s just beautiful Sting’s song. But Annie’s performance made me cry 😢

  • @Justicefordadmom
    @Justicefordadmom 2 месяца назад +4

    ❤❤❤ HOW SWEET- TWO MASTER MUSICIANS RESPECTING ONE ANOTHER. I TEARED UP ALSO. I GREW UP WITH THEIR MUSIC. " FRAGILE" IS A TIMELESS MASTERPIECE. EVEN MY MOM WITH DEMENTIA FOR 21 YEARS @ 80, DAD AT 85 AT THE SAME TIME LOVED STING. ❤❤❤❤

  • @tome57a
    @tome57a 4 года назад +132

    It feels so good to see Annie Lennox again, in any setting. For her to sing "Fragile" in honour of Sting is almost too much for the heart to bear.

  • @mypartmercury1265
    @mypartmercury1265 3 года назад +14

    It’s a huge honor to be listener of this incredible, amazing and awesome performance, even if you listen it not in live. Too many thanks to RUclips for existing and chances to people who have no possibilities for such a great live performances like this🙏

  • @rcelski3891
    @rcelski3891 5 месяцев назад +21

    Her voice is like a warm towel fresh from the dryer after a shower in the dead of winter. Love them both

  • @neocollective
    @neocollective 4 года назад +16

    LOL...only a perfectionist like her says " I tried " after delivering such a wonderful performance; the little technical fails actually add layers of expressiveness and meaning to this song. Sting was clearly moved and admired of how she took that song to the depth and emotional complexity he always intended for it.

    • @swedmiroswedmiro1352
      @swedmiroswedmiro1352 4 года назад +1

      Her naked voice sets the song alight, dares to be vulnerable, dares to be weak. That is the strength of Annie Lennox.

    • @neocollective
      @neocollective 4 года назад

      @Eurotrash on Tour You must have spent your young life listening to plastic auto tune pop stars

  • @RadCenter
    @RadCenter 4 года назад +41

    Aside from the gorgeous vocal performance, that was some excellent piano playing!

  • @Neonlike0
    @Neonlike0 Год назад +13

    I remember hearing her voice for the first time as a young child and was instantly transfixed. She has a unique and beautiful instrument - it is lovely to see she has taken great care of it.

  • @Gr8Buccaneer
    @Gr8Buccaneer Год назад +10

    you know you have done something right,when superstars sing YOUR song :)

  • @glennp2741
    @glennp2741 4 года назад +13

    That must be a great compliment; to write a song with such personal meaning, and then to have another artist like Annie Lennox show such an appreciation for it.

  • @SYNAPTIKMETAL
    @SYNAPTIKMETAL 2 месяца назад +5

    Im not crying you're crying.
    Ok. Im crying.
    Beautiful 😍

  • @WeLuv9x5
    @WeLuv9x5 3 года назад +12

    I was a teen in the early 80s and have the distinct pleasure of seeing Annie and Dave perform, as with Police/Sting and countless often during the British Invasion II.
    Kids today have no idea what it was like being a teen in the 80s and surviving the Grunge movement... what a ride it was!

  • @sofianoiti
    @sofianoiti 7 лет назад +196

    Chills.... i started crying from the first words of the song, and at the same time I saw Sting having tears on his face.... Incredible interpretation! She sings the truth.
    The audience shows...

    • @felixxavier28
      @felixxavier28 6 лет назад +2

      exactly this!

    • @MaxxGraf
      @MaxxGraf 5 лет назад

      Well..

    • @nunya2954
      @nunya2954 5 лет назад +1

      Are you really serious? Sting was fucking horrified. She BUTCHERED this song. She was off key, and couldn't even keep up with her timing and she is the one playing the dayum piano, you tone deaf idiot

    • @VeronicaGorositoMusic
      @VeronicaGorositoMusic 4 года назад

      @@nunya2954 You didn't understand the meaning of the lyrics and this performance itself.

  • @donnaleduc828
    @donnaleduc828 Год назад +109

    Annie Lennox's voice still rings like a clarion. Just beautiful

  • @tomw.4255
    @tomw.4255 Год назад +9

    Like a block of cement, as soon as this song started, it immediately stopped Sting in his tracks and literally took him back to every single memory he has of this song. You can see it in his face..
    Only a few in the World that can do that and Annie Lennox is most certainly one of them. Wow!

  • @AB-C1
    @AB-C1 Год назад +29

    No autotuning there! Raw talent, just her Voice and Piano and transfixing.. not many could sing and perform that! One of the Great artists of the 80s! 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧

    • @ashleycromar113
      @ashleycromar113 10 месяцев назад +2

      She’s Scottish 🙃

    • @Jan_Mac
      @Jan_Mac 5 месяцев назад

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  • @truijs65
    @truijs65 Год назад +15

    Beautiful to see she moved Sting to tears, amazing performance!

  • @alistairdrew3241
    @alistairdrew3241 4 года назад +7

    Sting , I, like hundreds of millions of others have had my life enriched by the beauty of your music and your persona.
    I thank you most sincerely for the incredible gift of your such varied music .
    I remember a gloomy wet day at Gateshead stadium when the police were supported by U2
    It was so windy all the dry ice blew out the back of the stage .!!!!!
    We didn't care about having no sun . You were the shining light that put such warmth and joy into our
    hearts . A million thankyous . Your music will go on forever .

  • @stephenraso5382
    @stephenraso5382 3 года назад +18

    Annie Lennox is amazing and Sting clearly appreciated her performance and ultimately her tribute.

    • @wwonka52
      @wwonka52 3 года назад

      Always enjoyed her and Sting as well. Check out her singing "September in the Rain" on youtube. Fabulous!! Saw Sting in Connecticut in late 80's.

  • @schoi604
    @schoi604 2 месяца назад +9

    Fragile… what a beautiful piece of music!!

  • @aumshanti2514
    @aumshanti2514 5 лет назад +43

    This is called talent!! This is real music, with a storyline, a message and emotion that move you. So-called musicians today have no clue!

  • @diamonddog4708
    @diamonddog4708 2 года назад +92

    Annie Lennox' voice still sounds great at 63. That's a real achievement

  • @GadsdenGal
    @GadsdenGal Год назад +9

    Many years ago, I had the privilege of seeing Sting in concert and Annie opened for him. In fairness to Annie, she could’ve been the headliner. But it was an incredible show, all the way around, and they did a duet at the end. Both stellar performers!

  • @raykay72
    @raykay72 4 года назад +59

    Amazing performance and singing but then both of them are amazing artists. So happy to see Annie singing and performing! The notes at the end as she goes high...man!

  • @vivipeach2745
    @vivipeach2745 3 года назад +28

    I can feel the connection between the two. One great singing his feelings and then he gets to hear the sorrow felt from another great, maybe even incomparable until that moment

  • @larswillsen
    @larswillsen 3 дня назад +1

    First I was like .. hmm interesting, then I realized what exactly I was witnessing .. goosebumps - Only Annie could translate like she did .. amazing :-)

  • @datskanaris
    @datskanaris 5 лет назад +208

    Oh my God...what i have just seen and heard! Ladies and Gentlemen this is ART.

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      @grantbennett333 5 лет назад

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    • @compfox
      @compfox 5 лет назад

      COUld,T have saiD it beTTer, Grant.

    • @giggs821
      @giggs821 4 года назад

      👍

  • @vladimircools6967
    @vladimircools6967 Год назад +21

    It's 2023, 6 years later and this describes where we are. They are both amazing.

  • @CrisLifeCoach
    @CrisLifeCoach Месяц назад +4

    Ladies and Gentleman… You’ve just witnessed pure genius live ❤

  • @lisaq8118
    @lisaq8118 4 года назад +19

    I cried. This is my favourite son of his, but Annie's powerful and intense rendition moved me

  • @scottshaker5287
    @scottshaker5287 Год назад +28

    Annie opened for Sting on tour, we saw them at The Palace of Auburn Hills. She was shy at first and enchantingly powerful. We enjoyed Sting but our night was made by Annie Lennox.

    • @iisajardine9389
      @iisajardine9389 Год назад +1

      Wow wish I'd seen and heard that, must of been an out of this world experience 😮

    • @billyidol2115
      @billyidol2115 Год назад

      I can't imagine the Palace of Auburn Hills is gone? We saw so many concerts and basketball games there. I lived only a half hour north. Did they tear it down or did they make it into some type of office space? Man that was crazy that they closed that arena barely 40 years Into its existence.
      I guess the Little Caesars Arena had something to do with it. They probably saw what was coming and there's no way without the Pistons that they were going to keep that place operating

    • @scottshaker5287
      @scottshaker5287 Год назад

      It is gone!

  • @Tav57
    @Tav57 7 месяцев назад +5

    Such a stunning performance. So incredibly emotive and so powerfully beautiful. Brought me to tears. Annie Lennox is such a gift to the world. As is Sting.

  • @quicksite
    @quicksite 2 года назад +31

    I can see where she'd have thought Sting would instantly guess which song she chose - the most powerful voice singing about the delicacy of being fragile. She's such a beautiful person in and out.