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Annie Lennox - Little Bird

Music Video | 1992
ArtistAnnie Lennox
SongLittle Bird
AlbumDiva
DirectorSophie Muller
GenrePop
IntroNo
OutroNo
Sound MixStereo
Technical Specificationscolour - format unknown
Release date

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Synopsis

Annie Lennox appears as a cabaret-style ringmaster, introducing a troupe of eight performers who imitate the striking personas from her Eurythmics and solo videos. Costumed references include "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)," "There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)," and "Thorn in My Side." As the performance develops, the lookalikes compete for attention, gradually overwhelming the stage and even Lennox herself. The video plays as a theatrical farewell to the visual identities she had created over the previous decade.

Factoids & Trivia

  • The video was filmed while Lennox was in the third trimester of pregnancy with her daughter Tali. Her pregnancy became part of the concept rather than something hidden from view.
  • Because Lennox was heavily pregnant, a stand-in was used for much of the filming. The production turned this practical solution into its central visual idea by casting multiple Annie impersonators.
  • The eight lookalikes wear costumes associated with Lennox's earlier videos, effectively assembling a visual history of her Eurythmics and solo career in one staged performance.
  • The theatrical framing was inspired by Bob Fosse's film "Cabaret." Lennox's ringmaster styling also recalls the Master of Ceremonies, while giving her a deliberately self-aware role in the spectacle.
  • "Little Bird" was the final video released from Lennox's debut solo album, "Diva." It was issued in 1993 as a double A-side with "Love Song for a Vampire" in the United Kingdom and several European territories.
  • The video was not included on the original "Diva" music video album, although an instrumental version of the song plays over that release's end credits.

Lyrics

I look up to the little bird
That glides across the sky
He sings the clearest melody
It makes me want to cry
It makes me want to sit right down
and cry cry cry
I walk along the city streets
So dark with rage and fear
And I...
I wish that I could be that bird
And fly away from here
I wish I had the wings to fly away from here

...
© Annie Lennox - Little Bird. This is an excerpt, provided as citation under fair-use.
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