Keane's Tom Chaplin so chuffed to gift a song to Annie Lennox

Oct 5 2008 Edited By Billy Sloan And Mickey Mcmonagle

KEANE'S Tom Chaplin has revealed pop star pal Annie Lennox is set to have a smash hit - with a song he scrapped because it wasn't good enough.

Tom gave the track, Pattern Of My Life, to the Eurythmics legend after she fell in love with it. He wrote it on tour with Travis after being inspired by singer Fran Healy.

But he decided not to include it on Keane's 2004 debut album, Hopes And Fears.

Now Annie has covered Pattern Of My Life for her new 'best of' compilation CD, The Collection.

Tom said: "I wrote Pattern Of My Life nearly 10 years ago.

"It's a sweet song which was considered for Hopes And Fears.

"But it didn't fit with the rest of the album and in the end just didn't make it.

"It was written when Travis released The Man Who because I was inspired by that great record.

"Pattern Of My Life has always had a special place in my heart.

"It was a case of finding the right person to have a go at it - and Annie Lennox is a legend. I'm chuffed she's covered it."

Keane - singer Tom, piano player Tim Rice-Oxley and drummer Richard Hughes - release their third studio album, Perfect Symmetry, on October 13.

It features great new single The Lovers Are Losing.

It follows No.1 album Under The Iron Sea and is the trio's first release since Tom went into rehab in 2006 with drug and alcohol problems.

But Keane claim they're firing on all cylinders again after fears the band might split up.

Tom said: "The slate was wiped clean after the success of our previous albums.

"We felt fresh and enthused coming into this record and any sense of pressure slipped away."

Drummer Richard added: "The chemistry within the band is back on course.

"You can't fake that stuff.

You can hear how much fun we had making this record."

Tom plays guitar on the album which gives Keane a harder edge.

He said: "A lot of the songs needed guitar parts so it was a natural progression.

"People have a perception of Keane as a piano band. But it isn't like that. In our early days we had a fairly standard guitar set-up before our guitarist left.

"I don't want to be seen as the band who just do piano ballads."

Keane will play the SECC on January 29 and can't wait to gig in Scotland again.

Tom said: "Scotland is the place to play live music. Every band say that but it's true.

"It's a different spirit and passion to anywhere else in the world so, of course, we're looking forward to it.

"The first time we played the SECC was when we opened for Travis in 2004.

"We thought, 'Maybe one day we'll get to headline ourselves' so it's a privilege to go back there."