SWEET DREAMS ARE MADE OF THIS: Annie Lennox was among the more prominent names in the Queen's New Year's Honours list issued today in the UK. The former Eurythmics lead singer (and one-time music partner with Ringo Starr buddy Dave Stewart) was named an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for her work with charities battling AIDS and poverty in Africa. We think her music work is tremendous, too. Congrats, Annie! Also honored was record producer Trevor Horn, a one-time member of the Buggles ("Video Killed the Radio Star") and one of the co-producers and players on Paul McCartney's "Flowers in the Dirt" album, as CBE (Commander of the British Empire) and Richard Thompson of Fairport Convention, also an OBE.
MORECAMBE AND WISE PREQUEL: A new TV movie to air tonight in the UK will look at the early lives of British comics Morecombe and Wise, reports the UK Telegraph. The two comics were one of the guests on the Feb. 23, 1964 "Ed Sullivan Show" when the Beatles made their third consecutive appearance. They did a memorable comedy skit on their own TV show with the Fabs singing "Moonlight Bay." (See video at left.) In 1994, Paul McCartney called the group's appearance on "The Morecambe and Wise Show" his favorite of all the group's TV appearances, according to Mark Lewisohn's liner notes for "The Beatles Anthology 1" CD.
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Annie's OBE is richly deserved.
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