{"id":97812,"date":"2025-10-24T03:27:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T03:27:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/97812\/"},"modified":"2025-10-24T03:27:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T03:27:13","slug":"annie-lennox-recalls-one-of-her-most-thrilling-onstage-moments-her-duet-with-david-bowie-at-a-1992-freddie-mercury-tribute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/97812\/","title":{"rendered":"Annie Lennox Recalls One of Her Most Thrilling Onstage Moments, Her Duet With David Bowie at a 1992 Freddie Mercury Tribute"},"content":{"rendered":"

Founding Eurythmics frontwoman Annie Lennox<\/a> recently published her first official book, Annie Lennox: Retrospective. Described as a \u201cvisual memoir,\u201d the book presents a chronological journey through Lennon\u2019s life and long music career.<\/p>\n

Retrospective features more than 200 images, including Polaroids from her personal archives, famous photographs, stills from music videos, album covers, and more.<\/p>\n

[RELATED: Twitter in Tears Over Annie Lennox\u2019s Emotional Tribute to Sinead O\u2019Connor at 2024 GRAMMYs]<\/a><\/p>\n

To promote Retrospective, Lennox was interviewed by CBS Mornings\u2019 Anthony Mason<\/a>. During the conversation, she discussed what she considered one of the most thrilling experiences she\u2019d ever had performing onstage. The performance in question was the duet she did with David Bowie<\/a> at the all-star tribute concert for late Queen frontman Freddie Mercury, which took place in April 1992 at Wembley Stadium in London.<\/p>\n

Lennox and Bowie delivered an intense and theatrical rendition of David\u2019s classic 1981 collaboration with Queen, \u201cUnder Pressure.\u201d The two singers were backed by Queen\u2019s surviving members\u2014guitarist Brian May, drummer Roger Taylor, and bassist John Deacon.<\/p>\n

For the performance, Lennox wore a striking dress that featured a metallic silver top and a flowing black skirt. She also donned black makeup applied to look like a mask across her eyes.<\/p>\n

During part of the performance, Lennox sang with her face up against Bowie\u2019s as she wrapped one arm around his neck.<\/p>\n

Reflecting in the performance, Annie told Mason, \u201cI still honestly, genuinely can\u2019t believe that we did this.\u201d<\/p>\n

About the Makeup and Outfit Lennox Wore for Her Duet with Bowie<\/p>\n

Lennon then told the story about how she wound up putting together her look for the concert.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had one rehearsal,\u201d she recalled. \u201cAnd [David] said to me, \u2018What are you wearing?\u2019 after we had done the rehearsal. Just as I\u2019m leaving, he said, \u2018Oh, by the way, what are you wearing?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Lennox admitted to Bowie she hadn\u2019t thought about what to wear, and asked him what he thought. Bowie suggested that wear a dress, and that she have British fashion designer Antony Price to make it for her.<\/p>\n

Annie was hesitant because Price was expensive, and she\u2019d \u201cnever done anything like that,\u201d but she went ahead and had the designer create the dress.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had the idea as to what it was I wanted,\u201d Annie shared. \u201cSo I told Antony, \u2018I want it to look like this, and I want an enormous skirt. I want it to be, like, so spreading out.\u2019 And he made this phenomenal outfit for me. I wanted [the top part] to look like a kind of armor, you know, like the silver \u2026 It looks like metal.\u201d<\/p>\n

As for the eye makeup, Lennox said the idea came to her while she was getting ready for the performance.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs I\u2019m sitting backstage in the dressing room, I did my own makeup there,\u201d she recalled. \u201cAnd I just decided, \u2018Oops, I think I know what\u2019s gonna finish this off.\u2019 So I did this kind of Blade Runner-ish band or this [look that resembled] the Lone Ranger, whatever way you want to interpret it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Annie added, \u201cAnd when I came on stage \u2026 [Bowie] kind of did a double take. Oh, it was just fantastic, honestly.\u201d<\/p>\n

More About the Performance with Bowie<\/p>\n

Lennox also talked about a particularly exciting aspect of her performance with Bowie, which she explained was her decision to interact with him so closely onstage.<\/p>\n

\u201cDaring to put my hand around his neck, and bring him in [was a thrill,]\u201d she noted. \u201cWe didn\u2019t plan that. And the great thing was, I\u2019m kind of looking at him out the side of my eye, and he just stood there. \u2026 He knew exactly what to do, \u2019cause he was so consummate. He just let me kind of slither around. And it was thrilling.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lennox added that her performance with Bowie was \u201ctotally\u201d spontaneous.<\/p>\n

\u201cI do a lot of things in a very spontaneous way,\u201d she then admitted with a laugh. \u201cI\u2019m so glad it worked. I mean, can you imagine if it hadn\u2019t? A lot of egg on my face!\u201d<\/p>\n

Annie Lennox: Retrospective is available now. You can find out more details about the book at RizzoliUSA.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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