DJ Earworm posted the MP3 audio of his new mashup, as well as an accompanying embedded youtube video to his website, djearworm.com.
With this posting,we got a first glimpse of the official "cover art" of this new mashup (shown above), which is a fantastic mashup itself of various versions of Annie Lennox's face overlapping in two concentric spirals, ending in the center with two "Backwards / Forwards" arrows.
This visual mashup is a whimsical bit of fan art - my conceptualization of "album art" for the new audio and video mashup from DJ Earworm.
My old friend Jordan ("DJ Earworm") was recruited by Annie Lennox to create a pop music mashup of her solo work, with an accompanying video.
From the official Annie Lennox website:
The mashup celebrates the release of The Annie Lennox Collection with both a visual and audio remixing of classic Annie tracks including Little Bird, SING, Why, No More I Love You's, Shinging Light, Walking on Broken Glass and many more.
Annie Lennox is one of my all time favorite musicians - one of the first performers I really loved. Jordan is also a big fan of hers, and it shows in his wonderful mashup, which you can watch and listen to on YouTube: Backwards/Forwards - The Official Video on YouTube
You can learn more about these two brilliant artists at their official websites:
"Backwards/Forwards" - the amazing DJ Earworm mashup of Annie Lennox's solo work. You can watch the video here. The assembled lyrics are below.
What follows is my first attempt to capture the assembled lyrics of this amazing mashup. (You can help me improve the accuracy and completeness of these lyrics by leaving a comment below.)
Backwards / Forwards Annie Lennox Mashup by DJ Earworm
(I don't think you know what I feel) (You are a shining light)
Do be do be do do do, oh - oh
It's a dark room But to me you're a shining light Whoo - oo boy, whoo - oo boy, You are a shining light
Do be do be do do do, oh - oh
I used to be lunatic But to me you're a shining light
Do be do be do do do, oh - oh
I used to be woebegone Yeah you light of my life
Now every one of us is made to suffer Cry, cry. (I don't think you know what I feel.) Every one of us is made to grieve: Tears in my eyes burn (I don't think you know how I feel)
So take me from the wreckage. (Something goes wrong.) Save me from the blast (Something goes right.) Won't you pick the pieces up Cause it feels just like I'm walking on broken glass
(Do be do be do do do, oh - oh) Walking on, walking on broken glass (Do be do be do do do, oh - oh) Walking on, walking on broken glass
I look up to the shining light and I've got a wall around me You are a shining light
I used to have demons But to me you're a shining light So many monsters Yeah, you light up life
You don't know I may be mad I may be blind You don't know I may be viciously unkind You don't know
Keep on walking on broken glass
Walking on, walking on broken glass (Do be do be do do do, oh - oh) Walking on, walking on broken glass (Do be do be do do do, oh - oh)
Turn a whiter Dont wanna, don't wanna, don't wanna (Momma!) Shade of pale Dont wanna, don't wanna, don't wanna (Do be do be do do do, oh - oh)
(Momma!) No more I Love You's But to me you're a shining light (Do be do be do do do, oh - oh)
(Momma!) Changes are shifting outside the world (Do be do be do do do, oh - oh) Yoiu are a shining light
(You don't know.) This is the book i never read (You don't know.) these are the words i never said (You don't know.) This is path I'll never tread (You don't know.) These are the dreams I'll dream instead. (You don't know.) This is the joy that's seldom spread. (You don't know.) These are the tears, the tears we shed. (You don't know.) This is fear, this is the dread, (You don't know.) These are the contents of my head. (You don't know.) This is the years that we have spent (You don't know.) And this is what they represent. (Keep on) This is how I feel. Keep on walking on broken glass. (Do be do be do do do, oh - oh)
Walking on, walking on broken glass. Do you know, do you know how I feel?
Walking on, walking on broken glass. Do you know, do you know how I feel?
Walking on, walking on broken glass. Do you know, do you know how I feel?
Shining light.
(Do be do be do do do, oh - oh) Walking on, walking on broken glass.
You light up my life.
Feel free to leave any comments, suggestions, etc. I'm especially happy to hear about any corrections or refinements you may find!
