I remember HATING this song when it came out. I don't know why I did. It's a great song.
It was their first single in the United States, and it made it to #1 on the Billboard pop charts. In the UK, it was the FOURTH single off their SECOND album. Annie Lennox and David Stewart - the band and songwriters - recorded the song in their attic with Stewart producing - which, for a pop hit at the time, was unheard of.
But here's something you didn't know: the song almost didn't get a US release because RCA did not like that the song didn't have a chorus. Did you even notice the lack of a chorus? No, because people don't care. They just like interesting, catchy music.
And this song is interesting and catchy.
When performing the song live, the band, and later Annie Lennox solo, performed the song in a higher key and with a lot less monotone.
When inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2022, they were back to the original key, but still with a lot of emotion and inflection.
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