h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

I agree with Santra on both frames and lenses - but Eurythmics never made it for me (though I agree they are/were very skilled and talented)

I loved the Eurythmics' soundtrack for 1984.

I rate it "Plus good, double plus good."

I'm going to guess that Santra's Eurythmics favourite is 'Sweet Dreams'. I know *I crank up the volume every time I hear it.

Picked up my new glasses today - it's the first time I've felt *shorter with new glasses. Every time before, I've felt taller, because everything looked a little bit smaller.

These are the frames I got - click on the picture to see them from the side:

http://www.synsam.se/bagar/vara-bagar/maxmara-mm-1163-57a.aspx

I just watched a Eurythmics video I haven't seen before (Beethoven) and found it creepy in a kind of 'Stepford wives' way. Dr Demento also comes to mind.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbuMXyzouJQ

And one for BG: '1984 George Orwell Movie Trailer':

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPcl4Ojl3IQ

Sweat Dreams is good. And deserves to be cranked up, sure. But no.

When Tomorrow Comes: http://youtu.be/RWzRKxhpPA0

Eurythmics is the band (excluding local artists) I've seen live most times - three, all in Copenhagen. Which beats Pink Floyd, Springsteen and Diana Krall by one.

And while the two lasts gigs sure were fab, the lineup in the first one - also in the video above - was ultimately good. Joniece Jameson, a sould and gospel singer in her own right, added very high class backing vocals. And Jimmy Z Zavala on harp and sax.... Mmmmmmmm!

An anecdote from the last show, the Peace tour: We were there with a very good friend who sings a lot of choir music and knows a lot about singing, also technically. Halfway through the concert she was just amazed over Annie Lennox' singing. "But - there's absolutely nothing she can't do with her voice!"

And another thing in their skill-set that has pleased me - I've heard them do "Who's That Girl" in the original, electronic, style; as acoustic guitar and vocal only (and, excuse me once more, that voice...) and as a blaring three-guitar rock version. And the song carries all of it well. That, in my mind, is song-writing and musical skill on a rare level.