Annie Lennox on Idol Gives Back – MANY RIVERS TO CROSS – A meanspeed conjecture shows speed of ceremony during ritual, visited by the President of the U.S.

“Many Rivers To Cross” is the title to a song written by Jimmy Cliff.  On April 16, 2008, Annie Lennox performed the song live on FOX-TV’s ‘Idol Gives Back’ using vocal, piano and minimal backup.  She wore an HIV-POSITIVE t-shirt on and she was her typically composed self and performed so well that iTunes has done very well with downloads of this song.

The above meanspeed conjecture chart was designed by Hunter Newman.  The lyrics were written as hear on the purchased download.
Meanspeed-Carlton Summary, supervised by James C.C. Manning
beats calibrated=150
mean speed=66.7 beats per minute
mean emotion according to the meanspeed conjecture=ceremony
event=Idol Gives back, FOX-TV, April 16, 2008



MANY RIVERS TO CROSS - lyrics as heard by Ian Andrew Schneider

MANY RIVERS TO CROSS - lyrics as heard by Ian Andrew Schneider

Annie Lennox - Mamy Rivers To Cross - spreadsheet 1

Annie Lennox - Mamy Rivers To Cross - spreadsheet 1

Annie Lennox – Mamy Rivers To Cross – spreadsheet 1