Eurythmics

Released: June 2, 1986

Songwriter: Annie Lennox David A. Stewart

Producer: David A. Stewart

If I could find a way
To soothe your troubled mind
Then I would erase your fears
And help you to unwind
I would ease the burden
That you carry everyday
Oh - don't you know I'd find a cure
And take your pain away

Take your pain away
Take your pain away...

And even though you're far from here
Don't forget I'm always near
Find comfort in these words I send
In this cold world

Take your pain away
Take your pain away...

For every aching heart
For every broken soul...

So give up your worries
They'll only do you harm
There is no need to be concerned
It's just a false alarm

Take your pain away
Take your pain away...

While working as a waitress at a health food restaurant in London, Annie Lennox met Dave Stewart, with whom she formed the band Catch with singer-songwriter Peet Coombes. Catch released one single before adding two more members and changing their name to The Tourists. Under that name, the band scored five UK hits before Coombes' substance abuse broke the band apart.

Lennox and Stewart continued writing together – with Stewart moving from guitar to synthesizer and Lennox adopting an androgynous look – and formed Eurythmics. Within a few years, the duo was propelled into international stardom when “Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)”, a single from their second album, became a top ten hit in nine countries.

Over the decade, the duo moved away from their dark new wave sound and S&M imagery, evolving into a more mainstream synthpop band. In that time, they scored twenty-one UK top 40’s (ten of which were also US top 40 hits). In 1990, Eurythmics quietly disbanded and Lennox took a break from music to have her first child.

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