Annie Lennox - Many Rivers To Cross @ Idol Gives Back 2008

Other than Jimmy Cliff's original, this is the only version that does his song justice. Big hearted, big souled woman who has felt and known pain.

thank you

what a lovely way to put it

Annie Lennox is not an ordinary person at all...she's duble, she's triple!!! She has ten hearts that beat together inside her to make an orchastra, 20 hands to play the piano with and 1000 voices!!! Her eyes aren't normal...there is such a strange look but this stangeness makes her so unique...a true artist...

This was the single most impressive presentation by any artist there that night. Crazy good, Annie! Whoo.

I´ve seen most of the other singers performing this song,but haven´t heard such a beautiful performance like this one. Cried my eyes out after I saw her visit to Africa,and thereafter singing this one on stage. Beautiful is all I can say !!

i dont like this rendition the best rendition is oleta adams big up to jimmy cliff for writing this song.i hope she is giving jimmy cliff royalties

LEGEND!!! Again, thank you Ms. Lennox!

The song...the singer...the piano...pure perfection...pure talent...pure genius!

does anyone know where I might find this version as an mp3? The wikipedia page for the song says it can be purchased on the iTunes site under an "Idol Gives Back" name, but my searches have resulted in nothing thus far.

i get chills every time I listen to her, especially her live performances

Its great but u shud listen out for this song by kushal unfortunately its not out on the internet

best version of song

does that woman get better with every performace or what!?
she puts the newer generalionl of so called singers to shame...in fairness!! she can make any song sound beautiful, and make it here own..long may she continue to birghten our lives...

Annie Lennox was never really one of my favorites, but after listening to this - OMG! absolutely breathtaking!

This performance proves that you don't always have to have perfect pitch and technique and all that, just singing from your heart and soul makes any song perfect and pure - and this is it!

I'm now a fan!

My favorite version of this song, ever.

I loved it the first time I saw it on American idol and just had to find it here on youtube...I am so happy to be able to watch it again. Annie Lennox truly rocks. She is a true pro.

One of the best live performance I've heard in the last 10 years !

her voice is so pure and beautiful.
flawless.

que mujer maravillosa.. diosa lennox

wow....very good voice i've ever heared in my whole life......i really love your voice...i hope we've meet each other soon.....

wow....very good voice i've ever heared in my whole life......i really love your voice...i hope we've meet each other soon.....

Annie Lennox is perhaps the most talented and versatile female singer in modern music, and this is one of her most captivating performances. There are only a handful in the same league: Mary J Blige, Sarah McLachlan and Eva Cassidy come to mind.

AMazing!

Thanks for posting!! Annie is the best...she brings the message home!!