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James Besanvalle
Aug 16, 2020
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Screenshot via TwinsthenewTrend / YouTube
YouTubers Tim and Fred Williams are at it again reacting to songs released decades ago and this time it’s Eurythmics, Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart’s song “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)” in their ears.
And it looks like Annie Lennox is absolutely loving it.
The YouTubers, known as "TwinsthenewTrend", posted the six-minute long video earlier this month, complete with a brief sing-along and some serious head bobbing.
At one point, they remarked:
Legendary chorus!
Lennox took to Twitter on Friday to show her love to the boys discovering her hit-song, saying “THAT’S where the true power of music lies”:
Oh my GOD!!! I saw this for the first time a couple of days ago... It’s amazing from my perspective, watching the… https://t.co/GhObpszhi5— Annie Lennox (@Annie Lennox) 1597424112
She then followed the tweet up with:
Sweet Dreams is a surrealistic futuristic dystopian mantra for the existential nature of our human dilemma!!!!! 🎶🎶🎶 😳🙄😬 Ya think?!!!!— Annie Lennox (@Annie Lennox) 1597424123
Lennox’s enthusiasm for the reaction video got people spreading the love themselves:
@AnnieLennox I love these boys! They bring new life to good music of all genre!— Dr Shola Mos-Shogbamimu (@Dr Shola Mos-Shogbamimu) 1597426633
@SholaMos1 @AnnieLennox They lift up my soul - pure positivity 🙏🏻— Katherine Dew (@Katherine Dew) 1597436945
Watch the full reaction video:
The YouTube pair made headlines earlier this week after their reaction video to Phil Collins’ “In The Air Tonight” went viral on social media.
The video was so popular that the song even entered the top 10 on US iTunes, peaking at number three.
At the time of writing, it has almost six million views on YouTube.