August 12 - Here Comes The Rain Again

When Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart were Eurythmics, they ruled the charts. Although - before I get accused of revisionist history here, I should say that they only had one #1 single in the US (Sweet Dreams Are Made of This) and one #1 single in the UK (There Must Be An Angel). That being said, you couldn't escape them in the mid 80s, and for good reason. Annie Lennox' voice is strong and powerful - and in Dave Stewart she had a great musical collaborator. Their music was often teetering on the edge of darkness in the earlier stages of their career, although it started give way to much brighter pop in the later parts of the 80s. While I like both phases, I have to admit to be more drawn to the darker aspects of their music (which shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone reading this). Today's song represents one of the finer aspects of this side: Here Comes the Rain Again from the album Touch (1984).