| This is an exquisitely filmed Victorian period piece video, reminiscent of the film "Dangerous Liaisons". Annie Lennox plays a woman scorned, and while attending a party with a paramour she has no interest in (Hugh Laurie of the U.S. TV series"House"), she runs into the former object of her affection (John Malkovich - star of "Dangerous Liaisons" and many other films). What follows is an amusing romp as Annie downs a few glasses of wine and proceeds to make quite a scene. Finally fleeing the party in anger, Annie makes her way down a long, winding staircase, only to jump into the arms of her former lover, who seemingly has returned to her. Directed by Sophie Muller |
Why - 1992
| "Why", the first video from DIVA, captures an artist at a turning point in career: a little older, a little wiser, and with a number of years of experience behind her. The protagonist of the video is a troubled, world-weary performer who goes through the motions of applying make-up and faded costume, resulting in the appearance of a "diva"-like performer. The idea of this video seems to be about the artifice of performance and what actually lurks behind the mask of the performer - in this case a troubled soul who, even when glammed up in the all the trappings of the artist, still cannot escape her inner turmoil. But the show will go on, and as the character goes through the spoken rant at the end of the video, you get just that impression. Directed by Sophie Muller |
| Walking On Broken Glass - 1992 |
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| Cold - 1992 |
| Little Bird - 1993 |
| Diva |
| Precious - 1992 |
| "Cold" is an intense video with Annie in full costume, up close and personal, acting out the feelings and lyrics of this emotional, blues-y ballad. This is a tour-de-force performance, and when Annie rips off her hat during the bridge of the song, the frenetic camera work adequately captures the mood of the music perfectly. "Cold" has become one of Annie's signature songs and a true classic. Directed by Sophie Muller |
| Darkness and light, and that which is lost and found is the theme of this video, which takes a cue from Wim Wenders film "Wings of Desire". Written as a love song to her first child, Annie sings of being lost and tormented by her own demons, until her salvation and transformation. The juxtaposition between Annie's lost and wandering angel and her angel of light is some of the most powerful imagery in all of her videos. Directed by Sophie Muller |
| Annie's look in this video is a sort of cross between "Cabaret" and "A Clockwork Orange". Annie is joined by many of her former video personas, and the point seems to be that behind all the costumes and masks, there is a real person. To drive this point home, these personas soon overwhelm both Annie and the stage. An outraged Annie must regain control of all them - a pointed comment on how image and persona can actually overshadow the true nature of artistic expression. Directed by Sophie Muller |