Annie Flummox

Is it just me, or is this bloody horrible? I'm so disappointed. It ruined my Saturday morning of laying in bed watching iplayer and Lost catch-ups. It has to be said, Annie Lennox is something of a Goddess. She must surely be about 85 by now but she doesn't look a day over 65. She has written many kickass tunes, bitched out her ex-husband by the power of song, is a clever lady who speaks no crap, she has... integrity? Well. At least I thought she did until this gross MOR cover of Shining light wearing a Britney-style fedora and and a waistcoat which was clearly stolen from a dozing Pearly King.

Wtf is going on with that atrocious band she is singing with? And that nasty little guitar solo that she dances to? Ugh. I like this song, it's a beloved drunken anthem of my not-so-wild youth. I'd happily listen to it. I just don't get why, if she will insist on covering Shining Light, (and let's face it, it wasn't the most original choice of cover song), she didn't do a synthy, electropop version of it. It's what she is great at ffs, it would have been awesome! And if she is trying to be all bang on-trend and down with the kids, (as her dodgy attire suggests), then a cool keyboard and bleep driven interpretation could have easily thrown her into the realm of trendy folktronica. (And would have done an awful lot more for her integrity than that suspicious red blousoon did).

If you want a great cover of Shining Light, check out the Duke Special version. It is flippin' lovely. In fact, the Duke is flippin' lovely. Unfortunately, there is not footage of the cover on YouTube, (but I have the mp3 - email me and I'll send it you). Instead, have some other Duke Special niceness: