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      • Eurythmics’ innovative sound and boundary-pushing approach had a profound impact on the music industry. They paved the way for future synth pop and electronic artists, influencing a generation of musicians.
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  2. Nov 16, 2021 · As I've grown up, certain aspects of Eurythmics' music intensify – the elegance and eloquence of the delivery; the subversive humour; the feminist force; the powerful vulnerability.

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    The Tourists weren't the only ones to break up on that fateful Aussie tour in late 1980. On the flight back to the UK, Lennox and Stewart also ended their romantic relationship in admirably amicable fashion. "I remember our conversation," Stewart told the Sound On Sound website in 2018 . Lennox moved out of their flat, but the pair's creative partn...

    It was while figuring out how to get the drum computer to work that Stewart stumbled upon the now iconic beat and bassline for Sweet Dreams. "Annie sort of leapt off the floor and was like, 'what is that?'," Stewart told Sound On Sound. Lennox grabbed another synthesiser and "played that riff on top of what I was playing". "The two synthesisers tog...

    Oddly, the track wasn't the first single from Eurythmics' second album, also titled Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) — it was the fourth single, with the previous three all failing to crack the top 50 in the UK. Their record label RCA was hesitant to release the song as a single at all because it lacked a chorus — it has what XTC songwriter Andy Par...

    Sweet Dreams was a great song that captured the new electronic aesthetic, but part of its success was also its film clip, which came out at a time when film clips were still a new but developing art form. Starring Lennox in a man's suit and cropped orange hair, the clip was intended as a surreal stab at the music industry featuring a herd of cows. ...

    Sweet Dreams kicked off Eurythmics' incredible career — the band had seven top 10 studio albums in the UK, and an incredible 24 top 30 singles there. Its success also helped pave the way for other acts to self-produce albums away from the studio system. The song has lived on through various covers too — a version by controversial artist Marilyn Man...

  3. Jan 21, 2023 · Sweet Dreams” did indeed become a foundation for Eurythmics’ future career success. “Love Is a Stranger” was re-released in the UK, where it became a Top 10 hit.

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  4. Nov 5, 2022 · Redferns. Eurythmics are a duo who exceeded everyone’s expectations — perhaps even their own. Dave Stewart and Annie Lennox took their first shot at musical fame with a band called the Tourists...

  5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › EurythmicsEurythmics - Wikipedia

    Eurythmics were a British pop duo formed in 1980, consisting of Scottish vocalist Annie Lennox and English musician and producer Dave Stewart. They were both previously in the Tourists, a band that broke up in 1980.

  6. Nov 20, 2017 · Success came in 1982 with the irresistible synth riff of Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This), setting the band up for a decade-long run of avant-garde pop hits. "We were shocked when it took off -...

  7. Dec 27, 2023 · Planet Radio greatest hits entertainment music. Everything you need to know about Eurythmics 🎶. Sweet dreams are made of this! Author: Natalie Rees Published 27th Dec 2023. Consisting of Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart, Eurythmics were a chart-topping British pop duo.