Annie Lennox surprises Sting at the Polar Music Prize 2017

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  • Опубликовано: 14 июн 2017
  • Annie Lennox made a surprise appearance at the Polar Music Prize Banquet 2017.
    Sting and Wayne Shorter received the Polar Music Prize on June 15, 2017 at a ceremony at Konserthuset Stockholm in Sweden.
    Several artists honored the Laureates together with the The Royal Stockholm Philarmonic Orchestra, led by maestro Hans Ek. One exceptional highlight of the evening was Annie Lennox surprising Sting by attending the evening. To honour him, Lennox performed Sting's ”Fragile”.
    José Feliciano also read the citation for Sting ( • Sting receives the Pol... ):
    "The 2017 Polar Music Prize is awarded to the singer, musician and composer Sting, real name Gordon Sumner, from Wallsend in Northumberland. Sting grew up in a shipyard town in northeastern England. As a child his thoughts and dreams roamed as far as the ships that sailed from his town. Internal and external travel has also characterised his music. As a member of the trio The Police, and later as a solo artist, Sting has never sat back and rested on his laurels; he has put down his anchor in more musical harbours than perhaps any other artist of his generation. As a composer, Sting has combined classic pop with virtuoso musicianship and an openness to all genres and sounds from around the world. Sting is a true citizen of the world, who has also been indefatigable in using his position as an arena-filling artist to promote human rights."
    The Polar Music Prize was founded in 1989 by the late Stig ”Stikkan” Anderson, one of the true greats in the history of popular music. As the publisher, lyricist and manager of ABBA, he played a key role in their enormous success. Its name stems from Anderson’s legendary record label, Polar Music.
    The Polar Music Prize is one of the most prestigious and unique music prizes in the world, crossing over musical boundaries and awarded to individuals, groups and institutions in recognition of exceptional achievements.
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  • @ivandesantis858
    @ivandesantis858 11 месяцев назад +891

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

    • @wrayewenigmann3696
      @wrayewenigmann3696 9 месяцев назад +8

      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 8 месяцев назад +11

      She loves his music more than him😂

    • @ca5218
      @ca5218 6 месяцев назад +4

      ​@wrayewenigmann3696
      A true Artist❤

    • @markamarka2050
      @markamarka2050 18 дней назад

      A true lady along being a wonderful artist…

  • @MiserereMD
    @MiserereMD 4 года назад +2994

    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 3 года назад +24

      Hear hear. So so so so true.

    • @ryeencoke
      @ryeencoke 3 года назад +16

      That is so true...well said.

    • @garsm2290
      @garsm2290 3 года назад +14

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

    • @corradoloto
      @corradoloto 3 года назад +27

      I think that sting thought the same thing

    • @mumpygumboo8554
      @mumpygumboo8554 2 года назад +9

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

  • @tristantupaz
    @tristantupaz 4 месяца назад +166

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

    • @patrickstoute4085
      @patrickstoute4085 3 месяца назад +7

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

    • @AccidentalMancunian
      @AccidentalMancunian 3 месяца назад +7

      And me 😢

    • @jazzladz5950
      @jazzladz5950 2 месяца назад +3

      me too

    • @ianrgros
      @ianrgros 2 месяца назад +2

      @@patrickstoute4085😢

    • @annasandler4280
      @annasandler4280 2 месяца назад +2

      And me

  • @Cv227a
    @Cv227a 3 месяца назад +55

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

  • @pioterr
    @pioterr 3 года назад +807

    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 +18

      @@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 ?

  • @diamonddog4708
    @diamonddog4708 Год назад +189

    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.

  • @24maperti
    @24maperti 22 дня назад +7

    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. ❤

  • @marcboozman
    @marcboozman 8 месяцев назад +238

    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.

    • @Bleischaf
      @Bleischaf 7 месяцев назад +4

      *Freddie
      but yes, you are so right!

    • @wwn1970
      @wwn1970 5 месяцев назад +6

      Beautiful comment - thank you

    • @lizg.8626
      @lizg.8626 5 месяцев назад +8

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

    • @lisae6725
      @lisae6725 4 месяца назад +3

      That was very beautifully stated.😊

    • @colettespencer3357
      @colettespencer3357 4 месяца назад +2

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

  • @petrus666love
    @petrus666love 3 года назад +1212

    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 🙏

  • @TheJellymonty
    @TheJellymonty 3 года назад +904

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

    • @emiliaszabo1722
      @emiliaszabo1722 2 года назад +2

      Love

    • @neopopper4144
      @neopopper4144 2 года назад +4

      Deep in the suol

    • @bigmike2464
      @bigmike2464 Год назад +18

      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 +15

      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

  • @jimipalmer5041
    @jimipalmer5041 6 месяцев назад +83

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

    • @gammal586
      @gammal586 3 месяца назад +6

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

    • @mogadon7
      @mogadon7 2 месяца назад

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

    • @synthof
      @synthof Месяц назад +2

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

    • @jimipalmer5041
      @jimipalmer5041 Месяц назад +2

      @@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.

  • @gammal586
    @gammal586 7 дней назад +3

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

  • @natalijasmirnova7589
    @natalijasmirnova7589 2 года назад +856

    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 +39

      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 Год назад +26

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

    • @kevinmcgiffin10
      @kevinmcgiffin10 Год назад +17

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

    • @CFH1962
      @CFH1962 Год назад +16

      Pure emotions in there....

    • @milanporopat1157
      @milanporopat1157 Год назад +10

      I agree with you 100% my fair lady!

  • @dalymc
    @dalymc 4 года назад +417

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

    • @F1release
      @F1release 4 года назад +2

      Fake artist are good actors

    • @MalakianM2S
      @MalakianM2S 4 года 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 +11

      he cried cause she destroyed a classic

  • @karendavis8649
    @karendavis8649 Год назад +269

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

    • @willritter4076
      @willritter4076 3 месяца 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.

    • @mogadon7
      @mogadon7 2 месяца назад

      A spray-can of 'Vocal Recovery' needed...desperately !

  • @miroslavblagojevic2402
    @miroslavblagojevic2402 Год назад +75

    Sting's surprise was so genuine.❤

  • @missyjohnson6944
    @missyjohnson6944 11 месяцев назад +66

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

    • @jahazshine4587
      @jahazshine4587 3 месяца назад

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

  • @madeleine8977
    @madeleine8977 4 года назад +352

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

    • @willritter4076
      @willritter4076 4 года 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 4 года 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.

  • @Ticonderous1
    @Ticonderous1 4 месяца назад +39

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

  • @_kmCarter
    @_kmCarter Год назад +400

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

    • @KimLacy
      @KimLacy 9 месяцев назад +5

      Yes, a whole different level

    • @nbco55
      @nbco55 9 месяцев назад +4

      Wow, exactly how I felt it!

    • @evayaaasantewaa448
      @evayaaasantewaa448 8 месяцев назад +6

      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 7 месяцев назад

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

    • @theoldanarchist
      @theoldanarchist 5 месяцев назад +1

      It really is chilling.

  • @charlienovember4604
    @charlienovember4604 6 лет назад +183

    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 2 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 +6

      @@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.

    • @annlennox
      @annlennox Год назад +2

      Thank you so much Charlie. You are an amazing person and special too

    • @YahushasDisciple
      @YahushasDisciple Год назад

      @@annlennox 😂😂😂 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

  • @babyhandgrenade4004
    @babyhandgrenade4004 2 года назад +439

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

    • @annlennox
      @annlennox Год назад +3

      Thank you so much Baby hand Grenade, for the love and passion

    • @Therobramdotcom
      @Therobramdotcom Год назад

      Same.

    • @hartze4946
      @hartze4946 Год назад +2

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

    • @annlennox
      @annlennox 11 месяцев назад +2

      @@hartze4946 Thank you so much Hartze, for your love and passion.

    • @hartze4946
      @hartze4946 11 месяцев назад

      @@annlennox ❤️

  • @jongreen6422
    @jongreen6422 8 дней назад +1

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

  • @maxpaniitaliano572
    @maxpaniitaliano572 Год назад +116

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

  • @neonwilliams5300
    @neonwilliams5300 4 года назад +138

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

    • @babyhandgrenade4004
      @babyhandgrenade4004 2 года назад +1

      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.

  • @aybee63
    @aybee63 4 года назад +286

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

    • @robertrodriguez7131
      @robertrodriguez7131 3 года назад +4

      Hauntingly beautiful. Mesmerising indeed!

    • @michaelhughes3302
      @michaelhughes3302 2 года назад

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

  • @robertversluis5744
    @robertversluis5744 7 месяцев назад +17

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

  • @paulrandig
    @paulrandig Год назад +115

    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 +5

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

    • @matiascollado9926
      @matiascollado9926 2 месяца назад

      Skill? Nah

  • @meak911
    @meak911 2 года назад +160

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

  • @davorp8248
    @davorp8248 6 лет назад +2588

    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 6 лет назад

      Joan Baez bi ko

    • @marypruitt2519
      @marypruitt2519 6 лет назад +38

      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 6 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 6 лет назад +37

      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 6 лет назад +2

      Davor P i

  • @solarflare2199
    @solarflare2199 Год назад +13

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

  • @georgesimunovic2624
    @georgesimunovic2624 8 месяцев назад +34

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

  • @sersastark
    @sersastark 4 года назад +156

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

  • @livb6945
    @livb6945 6 лет назад +378

    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 4 года назад

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

    • @parrislabeur1725
      @parrislabeur1725 4 года назад +4

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

  • @cactushuggah
    @cactushuggah Месяц назад +3

    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.

  • @Tav57
    @Tav57 24 дня назад +3

    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.

  • @valentinosantiago8017
    @valentinosantiago8017 3 года назад +58

    To be born in the times of lennox and sting.....the universal lottery

    • @sbrechegno
      @sbrechegno 2 года назад

      Definitively they are a lucky number forever and as long as music will exist

  • @TheCaptainKim
    @TheCaptainKim 4 года назад +460

    Bowie once called her The Divine Miss Annie. So true.

  • @catherinewallace8207
    @catherinewallace8207 11 месяцев назад +116

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

    • @garywhitt98
      @garywhitt98 11 месяцев назад +2

      Well said Catherine.

    • @TRICK-OR-TREAT236
      @TRICK-OR-TREAT236 11 месяцев назад

      WHAT DO YOU THINK MADE THIS PERFORMANCE AUTHENIC ?

  • @popoff7808
    @popoff7808 Год назад +7

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

  • @wokemyarse4133
    @wokemyarse4133 4 года назад +51

    The fragility of the performance is incredible.

  • @ilovey1979
    @ilovey1979 4 года назад +8

    You said you tried but you conquered. Magnificent

  • @donnaleduc828
    @donnaleduc828 11 месяцев назад +107

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

  • @AB-C1
    @AB-C1 Год назад +25

    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! 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧

  • @datskanaris
    @datskanaris 4 года назад +208

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

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      @compfox 4 года назад

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  • @diamonddog4708
    @diamonddog4708 Год назад +91

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

  • @tazzatamania
    @tazzatamania Год назад +209

    That voice never gets old, loved Annie's singing since the Eurythmics.

    • @nznhf-gr8xw
      @nznhf-gr8xw 11 месяцев назад +3

      So you missed on earlier stuff like Windsong and The Tourists. She was great even back then.

    • @tazzatamania
      @tazzatamania 11 месяцев назад

      @@nznhf-gr8xw no but I've always loved the Eurythmics

    • @mohdasrisulong4617
      @mohdasrisulong4617 6 месяцев назад

      Really, I never thought that she still has it, after all these years ...
      Awesome ...

  • @lynnecollins5422
    @lynnecollins5422 Месяц назад +4

    When Annie sings, the world stops in awe!

  • @shanegoodman4796
    @shanegoodman4796 4 года назад +406

    Amazing.. Annie's rendition has a Nina Simone quality which is never a bad thing ♥️♥️♥️

    • @a.j.lacourse1512
      @a.j.lacourse1512 3 года назад +7

      Spot on Shane

    • @hildetoepoel812
      @hildetoepoel812 3 года назад +6

      Indeed, that was the first thing that came to my mind when she started, although I find her voice a bit fragile, but very beautiful.

    • @jimleane7578
      @jimleane7578 3 года назад +6

      To quote NS. "Don't push it. It will go up on its own." Annie struggled with nailing notes but the immensity of emotion .... wow.

    • @shanegoodman4796
      @shanegoodman4796 3 года назад +8

      @@jimleane7578 And that is what makes these two artists stand head and shoulders above so many.. Miss Simone herself may not have had a great vocal range but the soul that she put into her delivery outweighs any technical shortcomings.

    • @troyleisinger2327
      @troyleisinger2327 2 года назад +2

      Perfectly said.

  • @thoukisth
    @thoukisth 5 лет назад +226

    What a beautiful woman, wrinkles and all in these days of horrible plastic hearts faces ... and what a great soulful voice ... a true original singer

    • @Capitalstationauto
      @Capitalstationauto 4 года назад +8

      Thoukis Thoukis wrinkles. What are you talking about. That’s beauty in every line. She is truly amazing 😉. It’s the Scottish bloodline. I should know. I was blessed with a Scottish bride. They are a class act.

    • @5d512
      @5d512 4 года назад +8

      I agree, she's gorgeous. Stunning. Authentic.

  • @PolyCube71
    @PolyCube71 8 месяцев назад +33

    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.

  • @vladimircools6967
    @vladimircools6967 Год назад +16

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

  • @mariemarquez2480
    @mariemarquez2480 2 года назад +14

    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. ❤️💯👏👍😘

  • @michellej.4872
    @michellej.4872 2 года назад +17

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

  • @scottshaker5287
    @scottshaker5287 Год назад +25

    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 11 месяцев 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 11 месяцев назад

      It is gone!

  • @hazeldavis3176
    @hazeldavis3176 8 месяцев 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.

  • @lorimangold2890
    @lorimangold2890 3 года назад +40

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

  • @RadCenter
    @RadCenter 3 года назад +41

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

  • @kimaglioti7775
    @kimaglioti7775 Год назад +47

    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.

  • @solitary1110
    @solitary1110 Месяц назад +1

    WOW. Annie Lennox, and Sting, and a gorgeous venue--how magical! 🥺🥰

  • @shmuelhirsch2069
    @shmuelhirsch2069 3 года назад +79

    I love her original chord arrangements. A true musician.

    • @annlennox
      @annlennox Год назад +7

      Thank you so much Shmuel. I love you too

  • @misskd9302
    @misskd9302 2 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.

  • @angelamiller2895
    @angelamiller2895 Год назад +24

    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.

  • @truijs65
    @truijs65 11 месяцев назад +16

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

  • @ivonnevermeer3600
    @ivonnevermeer3600 2 года назад +20

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

  • @williamheslop9244
    @williamheslop9244 3 года назад +27

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

  • @donna_di_picches3114
    @donna_di_picches3114 Год назад +9

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

  • @kathleen7849
    @kathleen7849 4 года назад +199

    She could sing the phone book and make it sound like Shakespeare. She is pure heart and soul and her voice is something else.

    • @Aramanth
      @Aramanth 4 года назад +4

      *Agreed!*
      She could sing my old VCR manuals and turn them into epics LOL!!
      It amazes me that when I first got into the Eurythmics, Annie was seen
      a gender bending image maker and the press didn't give her long in success.
      How so wrong they were. She is a true Legend.
      Her voice is better now than it was then... so rich and so pure.

    • @nunya2954
      @nunya2954 4 года назад +2

      YOU MUST BE DEAF AS A DAYUM ROCK. THIS WAS A SHITTY PERFORMANCE AND SHE WAS OFF KEY AND OFF EVEN WITH TIMING AND SHE IS THE ONE PLAYING THE PIANO.

    • @katherinelambropoulos2600
      @katherinelambropoulos2600 4 года назад

      what a beautiful remark.......... so true

    • @jaywillette1081
      @jaywillette1081 3 года назад +1

      @@nunya2954 so, tell me, in what language does Nun Ya mean totally stupid!??

    • @alessandrocantoni2075
      @alessandrocantoni2075 3 года назад

      @@nunya2954 fucking right, keeping it real. Big thumbs up. Felt sorry for those 👂

  • @JustMatt01
    @JustMatt01 4 года назад +11

    Annie brought this brilliant song to an even higher level

  • @Gr8Buccaneer
    @Gr8Buccaneer Год назад +6

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

  • @bobcatbigpaws5597
    @bobcatbigpaws5597 Год назад +118

    I just came across this and can't believe I haven't seen it. Annie made this her own and it's brilliant. You can tell sting loves it by the look on his face. Makes me sad we don't have music like this anymore. 😢

    • @mostgrossdanger04
      @mostgrossdanger04 Год назад +8

      its all out there mate... you're listening in the wrong place.

    • @BillyGates1721
      @BillyGates1721 Год назад

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    • @bootburner4544
      @bootburner4544 Год назад

      Made her own is right. It was completely unrecognizable.

    • @MrSudeepdas
      @MrSudeepdas 11 месяцев назад

      Try this from a concert by The Warning, a sister trio, on 26 May 2018 - guitarist 18 yrs, keyboard/singer/drummer 16 yrs & bassist 13. Song written & composed by singer. Lyrics on screen.
      ruclips.net/video/eOMpbN8wx9Q/видео.html&ab_channel=OPUSKA

    • @glennhubbard5008
      @glennhubbard5008 11 месяцев назад +1

      I think he was contemplating mortality and the end of an incredible road.

  • @berlinsassin
    @berlinsassin 7 лет назад +305

    The one and only Annie Lennox....well said!

    • @ternitamas
      @ternitamas 6 лет назад +2

      bowie referred to her as the exquisite Annie Lennox which I prefer

    • @ducatelihii
      @ducatelihii 6 лет назад

      Toni Orchid p

  • @stephenraso5382
    @stephenraso5382 3 года назад +17

    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.

  • @quicksite
    @quicksite Год 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.

  • @elizabethniemeyer2642
    @elizabethniemeyer2642 20 дней назад +1

    I love Annie and Sting. ❤ Great performance Annie way to go!

  • @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.

  • @thecharlotteharvey
    @thecharlotteharvey 6 лет назад +356

    Yes she sounds like Nina. Annie is a "character" voice: its who she is: you either love her or not. I love her. She is authentic. That's rare.

    • @Capitalstationauto
      @Capitalstationauto 4 года назад +1

      charlotte harvey yes that’s what Scott’s will do to you.

    • @luthhenry3118
      @luthhenry3118 4 года назад +8

      I'm glad to see that I'm not the only who feels she sounds like Nina...

    • @blondie2998
      @blondie2998 4 года назад +2

      My first thought was also Nina

    • @guitmeister2767
      @guitmeister2767 4 года назад +1

      She is Eurythmic

    • @joshlorenz1510
      @joshlorenz1510 4 года назад

      yes, please welcome the new Nina Simone! in her shortcut white hair, love you, Annie!

  • @Neonlike0
    @Neonlike0 10 месяцев назад +12

    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.

  • @aaronjohnfoster
    @aaronjohnfoster 11 месяцев назад +15

    Wow, her piano accompaniment/arrangement is powerful, & a different interpretation! I didn't know which song it was until she started singing. I love Annie Lennox, as well as Sting!

  • @iftykhan180
    @iftykhan180 4 года назад +59

    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.

  • @tome57a
    @tome57a 3 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.

  • @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!

  • @pianolo123
    @pianolo123 Год назад +7

    Omg, this woman…she is the defending of an artist. ❤

  • @henrikechers9995
    @henrikechers9995 6 лет назад +207

    I love that she made it personal and different. Not just a cover.

  • @dbrooks1904
    @dbrooks1904 3 года назад +30

    Love Annie Lennox. Saw her in concert opening for Sting...she literally brought the house down.

    • @xenacats
      @xenacats 2 года назад +2

      I saw that tour also, not sure if it was at Tanglewood or another semi-outdoor venue, but it was excellent. 🙂 They have know each other for decades.

    • @Zzyzzyx
      @Zzyzzyx 2 года назад

      LUCKY!!!

  • @farmerbill6855
    @farmerbill6855 Год назад +3

    Annie so humble here, and she invokes Secret Squirrel! I love her.

  • @robbsutube
    @robbsutube 11 месяцев назад +3

    At the end of it all -I feel she summoned the soul
    of Nina Simon - haunting - beautiful

  • @dattrax7
    @dattrax7 2 года назад +132

    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.

  • @billbernhard3582
    @billbernhard3582 5 лет назад +46

    "Nothing comes from violence, and nothing ever could" - This same incantation (of Sting's) from her work in the film A Private War. Ms Lennox is a treasure !

  • @bobb8276
    @bobb8276 2 месяца назад

    Just watching the look on stings face all the way through this clip say,s it all. A true work of art from Annie Lennox. BRAVO.

  • @rheacrawford3032
    @rheacrawford3032 Год назад +8

    Wow no words only tears, my fav female singer, Annie Lennox singing my fav male singer song. It can't get any better than this. No matter how many times i listen to this it still cry so so beautiful.💓

  • @cookaboorra
    @cookaboorra 4 года назад +13

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

  • @truthseekerhill4262
    @truthseekerhill4262 4 года назад +24

    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. ☮️

  • @kristinakarreno5722
    @kristinakarreno5722 7 месяцев назад +4

    She is eternal, elegant and classic...amazing tribute.

  • @madavies1952
    @madavies1952 11 месяцев назад +4

    ...he was obviously very moved....well done Annie ❤

  • @yor90
    @yor90 6 лет назад +164

    She added a haunting quality that isn't in the original- makes the lyrics gut-wrenching.

    • @danbev9313
      @danbev9313 5 лет назад +7

      Hauntingly brutal. My eyes bled listening to this

    • @10-4-goodbuddy
      @10-4-goodbuddy 5 лет назад +1

      Thaddeus Oggh 😂😩. She blew Stings mind with that version...he didn’t see that coming 😂😩😂

    • @nunya2954
      @nunya2954 4 года назад +1

      @@10-4-goodbuddy - Yes, she did, he cringed in horror.

    • @nunya2954
      @nunya2954 4 года назад +1

      @@danbev9313 - Again, people must be tone deaf or just settle for below mediocre.

  • @willon50
    @willon50 2 года назад +8

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

  • @stewartbeckman7909
    @stewartbeckman7909 8 месяцев назад +3

    Annie will always be one of the greatest!

  • @tracydoran3098
    @tracydoran3098 11 месяцев назад +6

    Beautiful voice she has .. I’ve forgotten just how many good songs Sting had

  • @tomteatom
    @tomteatom 4 года назад +45

    Interesting to hear how her voice has changed over the years and how she's adjusted her style to accomodate it. A very clever, haunting and delicate interpretation. Such a pleasure to hear.

    • @greyskyghost9164
      @greyskyghost9164 4 года назад

      Tom She was 63 then, let‘s see where we at/if at all. She amazes me every time

    • @tomteatom
      @tomteatom 4 года назад +2

      @Eurotrash on Tour After looking at your profile and what you think is good singing, I think it's fair to say you don't have enough experience of anything outside the mainstream media, to have the first clue about what you're listening to.

    • @uzz32carl
      @uzz32carl 3 года назад

      Eurotrash Drifter you’re a clueless, dickhead