21 thoughts on “SNARK WEEK: Annie Lennox “Walking on Broken Glass” Video

  1. Brilliant! I’m not so good with off-the-cuff cleverness, all throughout reading this (as soon as I saw it was Hugh Laurie) I wanted to think of snappy way to bring in “enormous trousers!” but failed. And I have to admit, when this first came out I loved the dresses in it (I was 14/15 so I think that should be allowed).

    1. I think it’s totally allowed to love the dresses in the video! After all, like, 90% of them are from Dangerous Liaisons. That’s about as good as it gets in movie costuming. :)

  2. I was 9 when this came out and remember running into the living room whenever it came on because costumes! Alas it does not stand up to the test of time.

  3. OH GOODNESS.
    I am saving all those judging faces to my computer. They are going make for very interesting commentary additions.
    Also, poor Annie Lennox. She tried to make the towel happen. But it never did.
    (But really, Annie Lennox, as the Sassy Gay Friend would say, WHAT WHAT ARE YOU DOING?)

      1. I correct myself: Annie Lennox’s styling team totally tried to make the towel thing happen. And they didn’t need the Sassy Gay Friend. They needed Regina George.

    1. I have a vague memory of reading that Annie didn’t like the wigs and thought the towel was a good substitute. I HAVE NO IDEA.

  4. You can do as I did (I am planning to have a bad wig 18th Century party this summer- you will get extra Point if you also come in panne velvet or poly satin) and watch Falco’s “Rock Me Amadeus” Before “Walking On Broken Glass”. Suddenly the wigs aren’t all that bad… ;)

    1. I love “Rock Me Amadeus” just because it is 100% pure shlocky goodness. And young Falco is hot.

      So, after writing this post I kind of went off the deep end on Annie Lennox videos and I’m starting to think she’s just got this really cheesy sense of humor that I must have never noticed before now. Almost all of her videos pretty much make me ask “is she serious/not serious?” at one point or another. And now I really want to hang out with her even more than I did before. :P

  5. ahahahahaha!!!! Oh, how I LOVE this video for all its gothic angsty campiness. But only having just recently seen Blackadder (I know, I know), I suddenly understand Prince George now! I never could figure out what was going on with Hugh Laurie in this video, but now it all becomes clear…

    … and I’m going to have “Walking on Broken Glass” stuck in my head for the next three days …

    … and I feel like we might need an 18thC music video costume party or something, just so that I can wear a towel and orange eyeshadow.

    1. Welcome to the Annie Lennox earworm club. I’ve been sick the last few days and have been dreaming “Walking on Broken Glass” every time I close my eyes. It’s definitely made for some surreal dreams!

      And we plan on doing more music videos, too. Nothing is safe from us! If it’s on film/video, it’s up for grabs!

      And DEFINITELY on board for the 18th century video costume party. I feel like it needs to happen at Costume College to really reap the benefits… hehe

  6. I just watched the video after reading this and noticed that John Malkovich looks very bored or put-upon to have to be there at the bottom of the stairs at the end of the music video.

    “Go home, Annie, you’re drunk. I’m carrying you to a taxi cab.”

  7. I heard this song playing in a store, and when I got home, I typed in “broken glass song” on youtube and found out it’s Annie Lennox singing this song! I found this write up on the music video by chance when googling “Hugh Laurie and Annie Lennox”. I LOVE how you wrote this…so hilarious, I was laughing and laughing! You have a great sense of humor; thanks for adding some fun to my day!

  8. Why am I so incredibly attracted to John Malcovich? His voice and there’s an look about him..that makes me drool…and I don’t know why!!

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