{"id":2031419,"date":"2025-09-18T11:34:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T11:34:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2031419"},"modified":"2025-09-18T11:34:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T11:34:11","slug":"watch-annie-lennoxs-new-version-of-why-recorded-for-together-for-palestine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/watch-annie-lennoxs-new-version-of-why-recorded-for-together-for-palestine\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch Annie Lennox&#8217;s new version of &#8216;Why?&#8217; recorded for &#8216;Together For Palestine&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/annie-lennox\">Annie Lennox<\/a> has shared a reimagined version of her song \u2018Why?\u2019, which she recorded to benefit \u2018<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/heres-what-went-down-at-together-for-palestine-with-damon-albarn-brian-eno-richard-gere-florence-pugh-and-more-3893355\">Together For Palestine<\/a>\u2018. Check it out below.<\/p>\n<p>The original track was first shared back in 1992 as part of Lennox\u2019s debut solo album \u2018Diva\u2019, and remains one of her biggest hits. For the new version of the song, she has reimagined the classic track for \u2018Together For Palestine\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>For the latest rendition, Lennox replaced the ending of the song with some powerful new lyrics \u2013 using the track to raise awareness for the people in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThis is the book I never read \/ These are the words I never said \/ This is the path I\u2019ll never tread \/ These are the dreams I\u2019ll dream instead \/ This is the joy that\u2019s seldom spread \/ These are the tears we shed,\u201d <\/em>she usually sings. <em>\u201cThis is the fear, this is the dread \/ These are the contents of my head \/ And these are the years that we have spent \/ And this is what they represent.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For the new version, these have been reimagined as: \u201c<em>This is the sound of drones and guns, watch the people run run run. Shoot to kill them just for fun \/ Bodies falling one by one.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Check it out below.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Annie Lennox - &quot;Why? - For Gaza&quot;  Live -  Together For Palestine\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/l1RkUE8YG5Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>The latest version of the hit song was made and shared in support of the \u2018Together For Palestine\u2019 efforts and pre-recorded in time for <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/brian-eno-announces-together-for-palestine-london-wembley-gig-gathering-artists-musicians-and-people-3881926\">last night\u2019s (September 17) concert at the OVO Arena Wembley<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Organised by <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/brian-eno\">Brian Eno<\/a>, the show saw over 150 artists and cultural figures united to show solidarity and raise funds for the people of Gaza. It was also <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/together-for-palestine-announce-livestream-details-final-names-huge-wembley-gig-3892729\">available as a livestream<\/a>, and raised just under \u00a31.5million for the \u2018Together For Palestine Fund\u2019. This will be distributed to Palestinian-led organisations such as <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.taawon.org\/en\">Taawon<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.almustafatrust.org\/appeals\/emergency\/palestine\/?gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=1884280477&amp;gbraid=0AAAAADPk4caq1copr_CfDd9kdMNsm-wov&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQjw267GBhCSARIsAOjVJ4EOQC5Hacfmoo1wCB_7cWEmW26bgdhDtPm8k5VvxOaF6SGe69X4IecaAgBzEALw_wcB\">Palestine Children\u2019s Relief Fund<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pmrs.ps\/\">Palestine Medical Relief Service<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The night saw huge performances from <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/damon-albarn\">Damon Albarn<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/paul-weller\">Paul Weller<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/cat-burns\">Cat Burns<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/rachel-chinouriri\">Rachel Chinouriri<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/yasiin-bey\">Yasiin Bey<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/bastille\">Bastille<\/a>\u2019s Dan Smith and more, and saw presenters including Eric Cantona, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/pink-pantheress\">PinkPantheress<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/richard-gere\">Richard Gere<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/benedict-cumberbatch\">Benedict Cumberbatch<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/florence-pugh\">Florence Pugh<\/a>, and Nicola Coughlan speak our over the conflict.<\/p>\n<p>Gere took to the stage to celebrate the doctors working in Gaza and encourage people to \u201cspeak the truth with generosity and love\u201d, while <em>Bridgerton<\/em> star Nicola Coughlan pushed for other artists to speak up, and Florence Pugh gave a short but powerful speech declaring that \u201csilence in the face of such suffering is not neutrality\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_3893363\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3893363\" style=\"width: 2000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3893363\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brian Eno at \u2018Together For Palestine\u2019 show. CREDIT: Luke Dyson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p>Holocaust survivor Stephen Kapos was also involved, and made a moving speech, saying: \u201cAs someone who survived the darker chapter of our shared history, I know what it means to be stripped of dignity, of land, of hope.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat is why I remain steadfast in my commitment to the Palestinian people. Their struggle for freedom, justice, and return is not separate from mine, it is a part of the same cry for humanity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Check out more about what went down at the \u2018Together For Palestine\u2019 show <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/heres-what-went-down-at-together-for-palestine-with-damon-albarn-brian-eno-richard-gere-florence-pugh-and-more-3893355\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Annie Lennox has made multiple efforts to raise awareness and support for the people in Palestine. Last month she joined\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/dua-lipa\">Dua Lipa<\/a>,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/riz-ahmed\">Riz Ahmed<\/a>,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/primal-scream\">Primal Scream<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/benedict-cumberbatch\">Benedict Cumberbatch<\/a> in <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/choose-love-and-celebrities-including-dua-lipa-and-riz-ahmed-hit-back-at-keir-starmers-response-to-call-to-end-uk-complicity-in-gaza-we-need-action-not-words-3882116\">hitting back at Prime Minister Keir Starmer\u2019s response<\/a> to their open letter, which they wrote with Choose Love to<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-family: Verdana, BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/dua-lipa-massive-attack-gary-lineker-primal-scream-and-benedict-cumberbatch-lead-more-than-300-figures-urging-keir-starmer-to-end-uk-complicity-in-gaza-3865812\"> a request to \u201cend UK complicity\u201d in Gaza.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Last October <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/annie-lennox-calls-for-ceasefire-on-first-anniversary-of-the-israel-palestine-conflict-we-humans-are-capable-of-indescribable-atrocities-3800623\">she also called for a ceasefire<\/a>, writing of how humans are \u201ccapable of tremendous achievements and indescribable atrocities\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n  fbq('consent', 'revoke');\n  fbq('init', '370979561341328');\n  fbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.nme.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Annie Lennox has shared a reimagined version of her song \u2018Why?\u2019, which she recorded to benefit \u2018Together For Palestine\u2018. 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