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"Why" is the debut solo single of Scottish singer-songwriter Annie Lennox, released on 16 March 1992. It was taken from her debut solo album, Diva (1992), and reached number five in the United Kingdom. In the United States, "Why" peaked at number 34 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number six on the Adult Contemporary chart. It was also a big hit ...
The album was released with a DVD which included interviews and acoustic versions of songs by Lennox. [46] In 2004, Lennox won the Academy Award for Best Song for "Into the West" from the film The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, [47] which she co-wrote with screenwriter Fran Walsh and composer Howard Shore.
With Annie Lennox appearing with orange cropped hair and wearing a man's business suit in the music video, the BBC stated Lennox's "powerful androgynous look" was the music video that "broke the mold for female pop stars“. [6] Rolling Stone called the song "a synth-pop masterpiece that made Lennox and Dave Stewart MTV superstars". [7]
Annie Lennox: It's a really mixed bag, really eclectic, different groups of people coming from different genres of music. So, that's really interesting. So, that's really interesting.
[3] Mick Williams of the Lennox Herald gave the song a 9.5 out of 10 rating and commented: "If there ever was any doubt that Annie Lennox's voice was a gift from heaven, "Don't Ask Me Why" confirms it." [4] A reviewer from Music & Media felt its appeal stemmed from the "poignant contrast between [the] enchanting harmonies and sad lyrics". [5]
"I Saved The World Today" was the first thing we did. I put together a beat and some ideas, Annie recorded some piano, we put down a guide vocal, Dave came up with a great Rickenbacker 12-string guitar part, and the song just started to emerge." [1] In an interview with Sain magazine, Lennox summarized the general premise of the song:
The song features slightly altered lyrics from the original version and added background vocals that can be heard around the 2:50 mark of the song. Lennox's version was a commercial success, topping the singles charts of Canada, Italy and Spain, reaching number two on the UK Singles Chart, and
Not much of the song makes much sense in the modern age, but knowing the rich history behind the elaborate song (which ends up totaling 364 gifts, by the way) puts the seemingly odd lyrics in ...