The duo have won an MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist in 1984, the Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal in 1987, the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music in 1999, and in 2005 were inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame. The Eurythmics have sold an estimated 75 million records worldwide. In 2017, the group was nominated for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and were nominated again in 2018.
Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurythmics
Studio albums
In the Garden (1981)
Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) (1983)
Touch (1983)
1984 (For the Love of Big Brother) (1984, soundtrack)
Be Yourself Tonight (1985)
Revenge (1986)
Savage (1987)
We Too Are One (1989)
Peace (1999)
You Have Placed a Chill in My Heart
Eurythmics Lyrics
Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴
Where there's got to be
A whole heap of nothing
For you and me
Take me to the desert
Take me to the sand
Show me the colour of your right hand.
Love is a shrine
Buy some love at the five and dime
A little bit of love
From the counter store
Get it on credit if you need some more.
I'll the figure of your disgrace
A criss cross pattern upon your face
A woman's just too tired to think
About the dirty old dishes in the kitchen sink.
I wish I was invisible
So I could climb through the telephone
When it hurts my ear
And it hurts my brain
And it makes me feel too much
Too much too much too much.
Don't cut me down
When I'm talking to you
'Cause I'm much too tall
To feel that small.
Love is a temple
Love is a shrine
Love is pure
And love is blind
Love is a religious sign
I'm gonna leave this love behind.
Love is hot and love is cold
I've been bought and I've been sold
Love is rock and love is roll
I just want someone to hold.
In "You Have Placed a Chill in My Heart," Eurythmics' Annie Lennox pleads to be taken to the desert, as it represents an escape from the trials of modern life in a city that has grown too crowded, loud, and distracting. She wants to escape to a place where there is nothing but the sand, the wind, and her lover. Lennox removes love from the traditional temple and shrine imagery, instead characterizing the emotion as a product that can be purchased from a five-and-dime store played strictly for profit. She asserts a desire for love that is genuine, a love that doesn't require credit and can never be truly owned, as she sings, "I just want someone to hold." Lennox also touches on feelings of powerlessness, murmuring, "I wish I was invisible / So I could climb through the telephone / When it hurts my ear / And it hurts my brain / And it makes me feel too much / Too much too much too much" – highlighting the idea that sometimes, detachment from the world around us is necessary to cope with the constant noise and high-emotion stimuli that we encounter on a daily basis.
Line by Line Meaning
Take me to the desert
I want to go to a place of emptiness with you
Where there's got to be
A place with nothing but sand and rocks
A whole heap of nothing
There's absolutely nothing for miles around
For you and me
Just the two of us alone together
Take me to the sand
I want to experience the desert with you
Show me the colour of your right hand.
I want to know your true intentions
Love is a temple
Love is a sacred place that must be cherished
Love is a shrine
In this place, love is revered and given great respect
Buy some love at the five and dime
Love can be purchased for cheap, but it won't be genuine
A little bit of love
Even a small amount of love can make a big difference
From the counter store
But genuine love cannot be bought from a store
Get it on credit if you need some more.
Even if you don't have it, you can still obtain love by putting it on hold and earning it over time
I'll the figure of your disgrace
I will hold you accountable for what you have done wrong
A criss cross pattern upon your face
I want to see the evidence of your pain and heartache
A woman's just too tired to think
Sometimes women, especially those who have been hurt, can become exhausted to the point of not being able to think
About the dirty old dishes in the kitchen sink.
Trivial things like dirty dishes are the least of her worries
I wish I was invisible
Sometimes I wish I could disappear
So I could climb through the telephone
I want to be able to communicate better with you
When it hurts my ear
Sometimes the things you say hurt me deeply
And it hurts my brain
These hurtful things can affect me mentally as well as emotionally
And it makes me feel too much
My emotions become too intense for me to handle
Too much too much too much.
I can't take it anymore
Don't cut me down
Don't try to make me feel inferior
When I'm talking to you
Especially when I'm trying to express my feelings
'Cause I'm much too tall
I have too much confidence and self-respect
To feel that small.
To be made to feel inferior or insecure
Love is pure
True love is innocent and free from deceit
And love is blind
Love can cause us to overlook the flaws and negative qualities of the object of our affections
Love is a religious sign
Love can be compared to a symbol of faith or belief
I'm gonna leave this love behind.
I'm going to abandon this love and move on
Love is hot and love is cold
Love can bring both passion and betrayal
I've been bought and I've been sold
I've been manipulated and deceived in the name of love
Love is rock and love is roll
Love can be hard and unpredictable
I just want someone to hold.
Ultimately, all I really want is to be loved and held by someone who cares for me
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: ANNIE LENNOX, DAVID ALLAN STEWART
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@bobsalomone2505
Me and my wife of 40 years who just passed away. We seen every time they came to Philly since 1985. But this song means so much to me now then ever before cause still to this day even know she's gone still places a chill in my heart. I love her very much. I thank he gave me my my true love. I miss her everyday. God Bless everyone who is in love. It's hard to find but I was very blessed with 40 years with my love 💓.
@mortuaryartist4390
I read this today. ❤️
@bleeckerable
After the turbulence of the sea she is there waiting...its all real be strong sir love from Scotland
@frankjansen3479
Yes you....
@frankjansen3479
Yes you.....
@bleeckerable
@Frank Jansen for sure
@FreddieFreethinking
One Of The Greatest Songs By Eurythmics. Period!
@sensibledriver933
Best of British!
@jmack8767
My favourite one? Ugh. Saying that about Eurythmics songs! I would end up saying it on almost every one of their videos.
@THyperon
It was after Eurythmics period, when Annie started her solo career in 1992.