Annie Lennox RIVER DEEP, MOUNTAIN HIGH (live 07/03/92)

[dasweeney62]

It is amazing that with SOME songs it doesn't matter who the singer, or how much better they may or may not be, but nothing beats the original - and this is one of those songs. The same can be said of Annie's song Why - no one will do it better than she.

[Reddogbn]

WOOOOOOOW ANNIE can blow any song out of the water.

[goodtogonow3]

Very good. She approaches but of course does not equal Tina

[Mil1ion]

And then again Celine's version in her Vegas show 'Brand New Day' is simply 'The Best and sexiest of them all"

[Gwhitebeard]

Darlene Love is astounding, Annie is Fantastic, and Tina is Stellar!!!! Let's leave it at that.

[coolmamac]

Good cover. 

[yesIamafan]

woooooooooow

[minervajayne]

Silly, silly Darlene Love fans. Tina is the ultimate.

[MrScotmac]

a real singer with a real song a pleasure

[connecticutyankee1]

I agree. Although Tina laid the groundwork, Darlene nailed it on Leno Thursday night with a superior arrangement, too. Darlene owns this song!!

[53Topanga]

I don't think this is a song for Annie Lennox' voice................Tina Turner was good, BUT Darlene Love owns this song, and no one does it better than Darlene!!

[IWDWSWLM]

@53Topanga I find it interesting that Darlene fans are going into every Tina video trying to convince people that Darlene's version is superior.

I think the endurance, scope, and longevity of Tina's success speaks volumes.

There is a reason Darlene was relegated to being mostly a background singer her entire career. She has a pretty voice but she lacks that extra something Tina has.

Darlene's version is simply a vocal showboat, but Tina actually tells a story with everything she sings.

[ibizafreak17]

@53Topanga Tina Turner was good but Darlene owns this song?????? - mate you are sooooo wrong its funny!

[markovchaney1950]

@53Topanga

Silly. Ike and Tina via Phil Spector own this song. Darlene Love's version is good, but it's simply not better than Tina and it's ridiculous to suggest anything of the kind.

Lennox does a very respectable job, doesn't try to emulate anyone else.

[jhallenworld]

Good job not an easy song to do.

[sirsobse]

great, great, only great

[sirsobse]

great, great, only great

[jasrogg]

this song was not a hit tina turner tried to kill herself and writer phil spector became a recluse

[IWDWSWLM]

@jasrogg I think you know that Tina's suicide attempt was in no way connected to the failure of River Deep. for you to make that connection is quite silly. In fact, it was River Deep that made Ike and Tina crossover into Europe thus making their success more broad.

[sam74]

WOW...that was quite impressive! That's a difficult song to cover.

[coolmamac]

Wow, her version is great. A plus.

[longbeachboy57]

Lennox is the greatest female singer of all times. She will be remembered for thousands of years.

[glenn3rd2004]

This song sounds WEAK without Phil Spector's ever-present Wall of Sound.  Annie Lennox has a great voice but the song still needs Phil Spector's Wall of Sound for proper 'effect'.

[Liozeris]

@glenn3rd2004 -- but his (Spector's) gun went off in Lana's mouth.

Jailhouse is where he landed.

[linardp3]

she did sooo well

[54taqiyya]

annie can sing! always knew that! 

[aammirr]

...sorry Lauper's version is way better.

[tim4seven]

shes doing a bloody good job of it, dont know what shes worrying about.

[Turnerlover7]

Way to go Annie! Yes Tina sings the definite version. But both women have to have that one of a like voice & raw talent! I like ur version Annie :))

[bbagginz]

Superb. Let it rip Annie. Girl's got soul...

[comodisc]

A great rendition of a great song.

[venusboymarc]

great attempt ! Annie is great, Tina is the best of course.

[nothinghumanlovesfor]

Tina loves annie

[elizabel77]

annie lennox has a singular voice thank god.

[HolidayInGuantanamo]

What happened at 2:44 - it's like somebody put fire ants in the piano player's pants and he just starts playing faster faster faster! kinda spoiled it a bit for me.

I think all the Tina comparisons are quite unfair - how can anyone's version compare to that? Just listen to this on its own terms.

[fcs16948]

No apologies needed, Annie. Tina is one of your biggest fans, and you are one of the world's best singers.

[orgorg7]

My Lord!, is anything she can't do. Wonderful!

[MrTre5670]

@orgorg7 WHAT IS THIS A MESSY PERFORMANCE!

[DirOfTheObv]

There SHE is!!

[rmvscg]

Amazing!

I simply love Annie and loved her version... but Tina's original will always be my favourite.

[MrTre5670]

@rmvscg I LOVE DARLENE'S LOVE VERSION WHEN SHE PERFORMED IT ON THE DAVID LETTERMAN SHOW

[iowa61]

@rmvscg It was supposed to be Darlene Love. Who does a better version than either of them...

[clownpenisfart]

@iowa61 The correct answer is no one. No one does it better Darlene Love. (I wistfully wonder how Dusty Springfield or Janis Joplin would have done though).

[mfmazurek]

Well done. Gave props to Tina and nailed the performance. Someone needs to clue Celine to mail her apologies to both Tina and Annie.

[clarese76]

Annie's modesty and respect for the original performer is refreshing, however, she nails the song. Her version, not Tina's, and of all who have covered this, she does the best job on it. No one will have the natural raw emotion that Tina has for this song.

[cwbutler]

yup - she can sing this :)

[contentina]

And she is apologizing!! lol

Only she can be apologetic for being fantastic...

This is my favorite version of this song ever :)

[TheBeen88]

this is one woman with a shit load of soul!!

[jellenaas]

She is the best....

[MrTre5670]

@jellenaas DARLENE LOVE IS THE BEST

[yellowcabbage]

you nailed it annie,as your own not tinas,weil done

[pseudonym1964]

Brilliant as always.

Nothing else to say.

[margaretjackson6671]

Annie has a good voice - needed better back up...still not as good as TINA sorry

[Gwhitebeard]

Thank you for posting... She Sings this song, it has to be felt in the heart for the performance to work. This is not racist comment but Annie's version is the best white version I have heard. Celine Dion sounds like a cat with it's tail in a blender compared to Annie....

[billyfisherboy]

i never thought annie could manage this song bot OH MAN I WAS WRONG TOTALLY BRILL ANNIE

[fcs16948]

Tina has always been a huge fan of Annie's, and they've mutual respect for each other. Annie did a great job with this classic.

[TomLumForest]

No apologies needed. Aside from Tina's unbeatable 1966 version, this is the best. Tina herself can't do it this well anymore. Of course, Tina IS 69 years old. Bless Tina for still getting after it, and bless Annie for giving it a most excellent go!

[54spiritedwill54]

awesome!

[newyorkjamaican]

well, I came into this with the intention of ..well i really didn't know what to expect cause after all she is annie lennox but hey she showed me that there ias a reason that she is famous!!!It is what it is. When you got it you just got it. This was spectacular! This was damn good..this shit was fuckin fantastic. it is a hard song to sing. alot of soul artists would have had trouble keeping the spirit up because the song calls for strong highs and thats what we the listeners are waiting for.

[nursenat9]

I concur. I wish I could tell Annie Lennox that there was no need to apologize. It was damn good!

[ufirst07]

Windofthespirit wrote:

"This suits me alot better than Celine's version. Her voice isn't rough enough. I mean granted, it's she's NOT Tina... she set the bar WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY HIGH.... but Annie did a WONDERFUL job doing this!!!!!"

exactly my thoughts.

Listen to "Cold" by Annie Lennox, now thats her "River High" to me. It's very moving.

[windofthespirit]

This suits me alot better than Celine's version. Her voice isn't rough enough. I mean granted, it's she's NOT Tina... she set the bar WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY HIGH.... but Annie did a WONDERFUL job doing this!!!!!

[joematx]

Never heard Celine Dion, Annie Lennox, I love all your music, and Tina Turner is the grestest, but Ladies and Gents, have you heard Darlene Love's version of this song, It will blow you away. She's done it on the Dave Letterman show.

[bodomar47]

She's definitely much better than the squeaky voice of Celine Dion but only Tina Turner can satisfy me "river deep" with this song!

[alexanderninomiya]

Yeah, nobody can sing it like Tina Turner, but Annie did a great job... certainly it's one of the most wonderful covers of River Deep...much better than Celine ones.

[roberturner]

totally agree ....... i love tina soo much....

my respect for the great Annie Lennox

[top37ccs]

Wonderful cover, of course it´s not Tina Turner, in the same way that Tina would never sing Why the way Annie does, they have different styles and both are great performers

[11thDawn]

I thought this was lovely, Not Tina Turner but then the lady admitted that in the intro. Annie is beautiful and did the song justice.

[s13deb]

She sings it lovely. Very hard song to sing. Well done Annie. xx

[Alexaty5]

ok shes right, im a tina fan but i also love annie, and i think she did it wonderful, she has a beautiful voice and she did it in her style

theyre both wonderful

[MikeJohnstonguitar]

she probably should not have tackled this particular song...she is a bit out of tune in parts (flat)...in comparison,shows how gr8 Tina Turner is.

[Johnboysings]

Of course, nobody does this song like Tina; still, I like this version. In contrast to Celine Dion's, this is tasteful and honest. And is that an accordion playing in the background? Seems slightly ridiculous, but it fits in perfectly!

[ncrane29]

What a treat! I've never seen her perform that song before... she gave me chills!

[orgorg7]

Dear Annie, you are amazing!

[fiftyonepaca]

je decouvre cette version! bravo Annie, pas facile la chanson, mais belle interpretation.

[blackski112]

1:20-1:30 she looks a little scary...but i geuss shes just into the song...

[buttdagger]

Annie is so talented she does a great job with this song.

[ianstb1964]

I think she does this song justice! She put her heart and soul into every song she sings, that is why she is sooooo good.

[annabelletje2]

when she said this is my version she is ashamed how cute whahaha

[katerina41704]

ok, no one is better than tina, but I like this version, I think mainly because of the humbleness with which she performs - to serve the song, non to do a show. and here we come to what I hate most about the dion's version - all the cheap show and dance without really living the song.

[nuncio59]

excenlent

[beyoncetyratina]

i like tina turners one more better and i agree with basicrobee.. tina sang this song first ppl duh lolo heads!

[swingeranne]

Gorgous woman! Perfection

[izvestia03]

awesome