Eurythmics • The Video Album (DVD Review)
I was at a church book sale on Sunday and I picked up The Eurythmics DVD called "Sweet Dreams: The Video Album." The album was released in 1983 on VHS tape and the DVD was released in 1998. The band, The Eurythmics, was comprised of two giant talents from the New Wave era, Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart. After the Eurythmics broke up, both artists went on to successful solo careers and collaborations with other rock legends. I was eager to watch it and at 62 minutes running time it went by fast. It is a great time capsule of the early 1980s and was a lot of fun to watch so I decided to write this review for Steemit. The following images (with the exception of photos I shot of the DVD case) are screen grabs I took from the video and are for review purposes only.
The video begins with a kitschy meta-cinema live action scene of their manager discussing this project with a mysterious man who reveals two small dolls of Dave and Annie. The dolls come to life in a stop animation scene that introduces the band as they perform "This Is The House." The live performances were shot specifically for the project. After a nice set of songs the animated characters reappear to introduce music videos. The first one, "Love Is A Stranger," shows Annie as an incredible chameleon taking on both male and female personas in a convincing fashion. In "Whose That Girl," Annie faces herself dressed as a man and a woman and through some early video trickery kisses herself. Annie is a cultural icon and in the era of the big hair she wore a buzz cut. If you see a film still of the stage below you can see the big hair of the three backup singers and even Dave Stewart with his big hair, while Annie is completely streamlined.
In conclusion, if you remember the 1980s and want to relive some of its glory then this film is for you. If you weren't around in the 1980s but are curious about what it was like then this film is for you too!
The DVD is available at Amazon.com.
