Up late last night - as usual. A song came on that I had never heard before. It was a little song called "Walking On Broken Glass." Wow. Musically the song blew my mind. And the vocals and lyrics were like icing on top of a perfect cake. I was never someone who was much into Annie Lennox or her music, I respected her as an artist, but just never discovered her solo stuff.

Something tells me the next album I buy just might be Diva. Does the album live
up to the song, "Walking On Broken Glass?" Because, I heart that song!

Would love to people who have the album, or LOVE this song, to either
show props to this AWESOME song or tell me what are some other Lennox gems
I have missed along the way.

Back to my music...

"You were the sweetest thing that I ever knew
But I dont care for sugar honey if I cant have you
Since youve abandoned me
My whole life has crushed
Wont you pick the pieces up
cause it feels just like Im walking on broken glass
Walking on walking on broken glass....."

you JUST heard that song?
wow.

definately buy "Diva" and immediately play the track "Why".

thank me later.

Of all the singles from that album, this was my least favorite. The dance mixes were okay.

I second what BP just said - listen to Why. One of the best relationship ending songs.

You just heart it?

Okay, buy Diva immediately.

Little Bird and Money Can't Buy It are my favorites on Diva.

welcome to the early 90s!

Diva is the shit! But I say...get Medusa too!

Bare and that other mess - we'll discuss later.

Were you even born in 1992?

"No more I love you's"--"Why"-- are also two of my favorites...They def. appeal to my other side of why I wonder us men can be so cruel sometimes in love...I can imagine Prince writing a song like these just as he did with "Open Book" 4 Martika...

Nick715 said:

The Org makes me feel so old sometimes.

ButterscotchPimp said:

Co-Sign!!!!!

Walking on Broken Glass is definitely one of the filler tracks on the album.
Need to check out her CD Medusa also.

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How many times do I have to try to tell you
That I'm sorry for the things I've done
But when I start to try to tell you
That's when you have to tell me
Hey, this kind of trouble's only just begun
I tell myself too many times
Why don't you ever learn to keep your big mouth shut
That's why it hurts so bad to hear the words
That keep on falling from your mouth
Falling from your mouth
Falling from your mouth
Tell me...
Why
Why
I may be mad
I may be blind
I may be viciously unkind
But I can still read what you're thinking
And I've heard it said too many times
That you'd be better off
Besides...
Why can't you see this boat is sinking
Let's go down to the water's edge
And we can cast away those doubts
Some things are better left unsaid

But they still turn me inside out
Turning inside out turning inside out
Tell me...
Why
Tell me...
Why
This is the book I never read
These are the words I never said
This is the path I'll never tread
These are the dreams I'll dream instead
This is the joy that's seldom spread
These are the tears...
The tears we shed
This is the fear
This is the dread
These are the contents of my head
And these are the years that we have spent
And this is what they represent
And this is how I feel
Do you know how I feel?
'Cause I don't think you know how I feel
I don't think you know what I feel
I don't think you know what I feel
You don't know what I feel

I was 8 in 1992 and just then starting to be introduced to...MJ.

I hadn't even heard of Prince, so Annie Lennox certainly wasn't on my radar.

young people creep me out.

I just listened to Missionary Man in the car and it's still my favorite Annie song.

Diva is a graceful, elegant classic of an album. Every song is well performed and essential. The album was released as a DVD as well, so here are most of the song:

The heart-breaking "Why"

Groove-worthy "Precious"

Dramatic "Cold"

Funk-filled "Little Bird"

Gradually building "Money Can't Buy It"

Striking "Legend in My Living Room"

Other-worldly "The Gift"

Sacred "Primitive"

Also, check out the chilling B-side "Love Song for a Vampire", which would almost be my favorite on the album if included!

Vanilli said:

You heard it for the first time....I think I heard it for the 1000th today while flipping through the radio and sitting in my car during my break. God, what a great produced song and what an awesome vocal performance. I still don't own "Diva", though. That goes on list of albums to look for on my next vinyl/plastic dig (not sure what material CDs are made out of but I'll probably get the CD of that).

Diva is one of those records...that is just a pure and simple classic. I put it up there with all the great female singer/songwriter albums of the past few decades, it belongs with Mama's Gun, Relish, Miseducation, When the Pawn, Jagged Little Pill, Sheryl Crow's self titled one, etc.

My fave, I think, is "Money Can't Buy It." Or "Cold." She didn't do a ton of Diva stuff last time I saw her; luckily in 2003 I had the chance to see her at a very small venue at UCLA where she did almost all the classic songs from Diva plus all her Eurythmics hits, solo.

And who can forget "Precious?" An underrated gem - should have been a single.

badujunkie said:

"Precious" was a single in the UK!

to me, "diva" is annie's one and only bullseye album as a solo artist. i think she has an impressive, high quality catalog of solo work but "diva" just knocks it out of the park. it's true, every song on there is a classic.

Anxiety said:

I actually like Bare more, but Diva is a total home run.

[hums "All The Gay Guys In The Line For The Annie Thread"]

And Moonbeam, of course. honorary gay person.

HamsterHuey said:

I've got gay ears.

Moonbeam said:

Awwww. That is sweet.

But I love Annie. Even though she became somewhat of a mental patient, it seems; I saw an appareance of her at a gala and she was talking alot of mushy stuff.

wishuhvn said:

So what's the story here? Why didn't Martika record it?

SUPRMAN said:

She seems to have recorded it, but her version never hit the underground. Prince's version did, though, which is the version I prefer over Jevetta Steele's version.

Vanilli said:

but surely in the 16 intervening years you heard the song. it's a light rock radio staple

Anxiety said:

the creepiest part to me is always when i can vividly recall the year that someone tells me they were born.

errant said:

especially when it's 1984. "oh, that's when purple rain came out!"

oh wait

errant said:

As a sports fan, imagine how I feel watching guys play who weren't even born when I was watching their fathers play . . . .
And yes, talking to someone born in the 80's or shockingly the '90's (!) and remembering what I was doing . .