I've listened to this for years, and cried every time I did. Dad passed earlier today, so I knew I'd have to play this again. So evocative, so heartbreaking. So beautiful. Thank you Peter.
Thank you Christi. My father was 93 and in decent health right up to the end. He died in his sleep with his family near, we are grateful he didn't suffer. But...nothing can prepare you for it. It hurts.
I lost my dad last monday because of multiple myeloma: a sneaky bloody cancer that took him away from us in 8 weeks. I miss him so much, he was such a good man: positive, emphatetic and positive with every human being he met. He loved Genesis and, above all, Peter Gabriel. I always listened to this song, thinking to him. And now I dedicate this masterpiece to you. Thank you for dad, for being such a good father to me and for making me the man I am today. Thank you for the love and for this life. I love you. See you someday down the road. You're always with me.
This is the last song i ever shared with my dad. I spent a week with him, took off the work. He was dying from alcoholism. I laid with him and tried my best to get him through the meds. He refused. I sat with him in the living room, we listened to music , our catalyst for connection. I played sledgehammer, he didnt know i like gabriel, but of course he knew of him having grown up through it all. I played "i grieve". At this point my emotions are uncontrollable and im looking at my dying dad through tear filled eyes. He loves the song. I played this, 15 times in a row at his request. until he fall asleep. THe next day my mom, his ex wife arrived to take over, he passed the next day. My last interaction with my father was over this song. A devastating memory , tied eternally to this song. Its lyrical content and the context it holds in my memories have turned this song into a sort of still frame of one of the hardest moments of my life. What have i learned? Hold onto your dad, Because nothing in life has come close to the loss ive felt in these 2 years without him. Hold your fucking dad close.
What a deep, profound and meaningful recant of your personal experience. Well done. Your short few paragraphs will literally change lives and relationships, for the better. You're a brave soul. My sincerest condolences on your loss.
For me too. I lost my beloved dad last April. I was very lucky to have had such a lovely man as my dad. He was a teacher who touched many people's lives throughout his career.We will always have wonderful memories of our parents.😊☺️🙂
I am 60 YO, never knew my father, nor did I ever have a stepdad or a male mentor. For me, this is the saddest song I have ever heard. I had to wait until the next day to write this because I had a really good cry. I will always feel empty to never have known my dad, but I have God.
Two years after you wrote this message but it deeply touched me what you wrote. I’m sorry you were missing a father figure in your life. I don’t know you but I wish you the very best in life and hope you are loved
I just lost my father hours ago this day. Thank You Peter for bringing this song to us. I relate to this song so much, I always have, and I just knew I needed to listen to it right now!
Lost my father this year.. what a blessing it would have been to have truly connected the way Peter apparently was able to connect with his father. My father came from an area and era where discussing feelings was just not done. "He too is dreaming of his father's love." This is a mistake I will not make as a father. Some traditions do not need to continue.
I first heard this wonderful song when you played it live back in 2003 at the Wembley Arena, and I fell in love with it immediately. My father passed away yesterday and this song is now too strong for my wounded heart. It will be sometime until I can listen to it again. Thank you for expressing your feelings in such a beautiful manner, and sharing it with all of us. It makes all the difference. It is art like yours that makes life worth living.
Father, son Locked as one In this empty room Spine against spine Yours against mine Till the warmth comes through Remember the breakwaters down by the waves I first found my courage Knowing daddy could save I could hold back the tide With my dad by my side Dogs, plows and bows We move through each pose Struggling in our seperate ways Mantras and hymns Unfolding limbs Looking for release through the pain And the yogi's eyes are open Looking up above He too is dreaming of his daddy's love With his dad by his side Got his dad by his side Can you recall How you took me to school We couldn't talk much at all It's been so many years And now these tears Guess I'm still your child Out on the moors We take a pause See how far we have come You're moving quite slow How far can we go Father and son With my dad by my side With my dad by my side Got my dad by my side With me...
I lost my dad when I was 11 I'm 13 now, this was his favorite song. I listen to it everyday makes me cry every time. I've moved past his death but this song still makes me feel like a part of him is still here. I know the lyrics word for word, I will get over him but I will never stop loving him.
Keep looking forward with your chin up and you'll reach your goals! The best part is, your father will always be in your thoughts and you must remember that you'll always be his greatest achievement in life! Cheers kid ;)
Your father will always be with you and always a part of you. The grief is normal. I know you have given its just place in your life. Your comment has given your dad homage. God bless you in your journey in life.
Our fathers are never really gone. They live on in our thoughts and our memories, but more importantly who they were travel on in our mannerisms and our personalities. I see my father every day in the things I do and say. The last thing I'd said to my father before he passed away was "I'll see you later" and I will.
And even though been over 10 years I lost my dad young I felt, randomly something my son will say or I will say will suddenly make me think of him and not bad way, just nostalgic and happy-sad If there’s a name for that fleeting feeling.
What you said resonates with me in a way I can’t express with words. My Grandfather recently passed away after his second bout with cancer. I’m sitting here crying like a baby with this song playing in the background trying to express how much that man meant to me. My last words to him were the same thing. “I’ll see you later.” I left that day feeling that was the last time I’d see him, and it was.
My dad never was one to show affection. When he was in the hospital suffering with lung cancer I caressed his grey hair like he was a small child and told him that I loved him. Teary eyed, he said the same. He's gone now but I still love and miss him. Thanks for this.
I can feel my dad speaking, I can really feel the connection through this song...He loved Peter's songs, and his favourite was "Mercy street"...It's almost 4 years now, since he's been gone...but I can feel him each and every time I play this song...Thank you mr.Gabriel for making this little portal to our lost loved ones... :)
I played this song for my beloved father just a few days before he died. When Peter Gabriel walks out the door and closes it behind him ... I held my beloved father's hand as he walked out that door!
My dad died in my arms today. This was his favorite song now everytime I listen to it I cry I feel like he's still here. I wish he was here. :'''''''''''''"""""""""C
I was sitting just a few feet away from my Dad when he flew out of here ... I am a lifelong career musician, actor and writer ... my Dad was old school and it took him a long time to be able to recognize the talent in his first born Son ... but one day he and my Mother made the trip to Hollywood to see me perform at a Record Company Showcase ... after the Show the Dressing Room was crowded with the usual excitement ... people were stopping me to shake my hand and congratulate me on the performance and all this time I could feel eyes on me ... finally I glanced over and saw tears in my Dad's eyes ... I walked over and he pulled me to his chest and whispered to me in a quivering voice, " Son ... how could I ever give you back all the years of not being there for you ..." ... of course I was in tears at that moment, as all of my familia was too ... I told him what counts is that he's here now with me and he got to see a crown jewel of an event in my lifetime ... " he said, Son ... I'm sorry ... I ... I ... I never knew how talented you really are ..." ... it was the breakthrough that I had suffered for years of my life to arrive at ... so when he was diagnosed with "c" my relationship was on the rocks and I decided to be the one of the 3 siblings to move home and take care of him ... it was the best 2 years of my whole life with my Dad ... on the snowy night of the 30th of November in 2011, we had a conversation that began at 5:35 in the evening ... he wanted to make sure that I forgave him for not supporting my music endeavors ... I asked him to please forgive me allowing a career criminal renter that eluded the background check somehow, to move into a family property we invested in over in AZ and they took the place over and robbed me and made off with over $27,000.00 in antiques, musical instruments and priceless sentimental items that can never be replaced ... and we/I Lost the home ... my Sons inheritance ... his reply, " Son ... the house is a material thing, the love of a Father for his Son is an entirely different perspective going out of here, than it was coming in and watching him grow from a little boy to man you've become ... I can see now that when you play, people are hearing and feeling every word that you sing ... I'm so very proud of you ... " I said he was the best Father that any Soul could have ever hoped to have in this life ... to kinda' lighten it up, I said, "Dad ... I'm thirsty ... would you like something to drink?" ... he just smiled and said, "I'm really going to miss you Son" ... I said, "well ... there will be time to talk more about that ..." I stood up, leaned over the hospital bed in our Living Room and hugged him ... kissed him on the cheek ... walked into the kitchen at 5:57 ... poured myself a glass of water and muffled my tears ... walked back into the Living Room at 6:01 and he was gone ... the word "grateful" has a new meaning for me ... because I got to not only be with my Father for 2 years before he flew away, but I received the most divine gift in being able to have that conversation that all children want to have with their Daddys before they depart ... nothing will ever fill that void in our heart for our Fathers ... nothing ...
I was first introduced to this song during his Growing Up tour. Last song of the night, I believe. When he sang you could hear a pin drop. Everyone in the stadium was in tears. I know I was and still am when I hear this. Grateful my Dad is still here.
Oh man I saw Peter Gabriel live with the New Blood Orchestra with my old man and when he played this song I totally broke down in tears, so did my father, my father pulled me into great musitian like Peter Gabriel since I was a little kid and being able to invite him and share that concert was one of those experiences that live within you forever, thank you dad and thank you Peter, thank you both for that amazing time.
I can not tell you how beautiful this video is! I hope this helps people to understand what a blessing and honor it is to care for one's parents. My mother lived with us and I had the privilege of taking care of her (with a lot of help from my brothers and sisters!). She went to be with The Lord on June 7, 2013. How I wish she were still here and to still be caring for her!!
Peter's dad died I believe it was last year, 2016 maybe 2015,.. he was 100 years old. Amazing. Pete played this song at his funeral. Not a dry eye in the house.
@UCqkioXxvxVIFtOlYpIkP4-Q Thanks GL, from your post it inspired a search and found the day to be Friday 9th of November, 2012. It's on Peter's Facebook page, and other places, if anyone wants to check it out. I've been a big fan of Gabriel since the first album he did with Genesis. Every show he performed close to me, during his solo years, I made a point to be there. 2003 was my last show to see. Concerts these days are just not the same as back in my early days of the 70's. Weaker and weaker until I stopped going to any of them. Also I tend to like Pete's earlier stuff too. Never got a chance to see him live, with Genesis. That's too bad. Trick of the Tale tour was fantastic even without him but it also was downhill from there. There was plenty of good music thereafter though. From the band, and from Pete. Magical years they are!!! BIG TIME.
I lost my daddy 15 years ago now... He was just 50... Way too early. Heck of a man, though. I will always heave my dad by my side, though!! Thanks for producing this beautiful and awesome piece of music, Peter. "Death Don't Have no Mercy," but "You Never Lose the One You love, if you Always Love the One You Lose."
I played this song just a short time before my dad died. I miss him! Peter's beautiful song is a reminder of our connection to our parents. My dad loved it! And I love it!
I never had the experience of having a father but man when my son was born it filled a giant hole in my heart. We both love this song. We share a love for music and cars. Fathers please be there for your kids it means the world to a kid to be able to talk about his dad, i know the feeling of not being able to be apart of those conversations growing up.
The lines, "it's been so many years, now these tears. I guess I'm still your child. My dad passed 3 years ago and I miss him a lot. In fact, he's the only thing I want to talk about.
Stupendo. Ho sempre invidiato gli artisti per la possibilità di scrivere e offrire qualcosa (un libro, una canzone, una poesia) a chi ti è caro: il padre, la madre, la moglie e i figli. Questo è un brano che avrei volto scrivere io al mio caro papà, ora morto, e che mi manca. Grazie Peter.
Oh I wish that this song was true to my experience, instead it is an inversion of it. I lost my son, aged just 35, last year. He was a talented musician and just a warm, supportive individual. He left a beautiful widow and 2 gorgeous children. The pain will always be with me and nothing will ever be the same again. But we carry on, just loving as best we can. I love you, Bob. X
I've loved this song since I first heard it (back in 2000). Obviously, it's for the fact that his father has passed. But it works on so many levels - it frequently brings me to tears thinking of my Dad (who is still very much alive) and how my own son views me as he grows up. The line "Got by Dad my side...with me." just breaks me every time as it is a universal human sentiment: Got the guy with me who's gonna make everything ok.
Am I the only one, who always understood "Peter is dreaming of his daddy's love", until I read the lyrics? /Thank you for this song, Mr Peter Gabriel. I have never had a dad, and it is wonderful to listen to your words. Your dad must have been proud of you.
Still... still I remember the last time I saw my father before he died 11 years ago. But I also remember what he did in my childhood to me. And me? Now aged 47 I here this song and it goes right through me. I don't have forgiveness for the pain and his blows, but I still wish to love him and I wish there would have been his love. And then the feelings about myself that I am not a father. This song makes me on the one hand sad, that I am not a father. On the other hand: What would be if I were like my father? I know: Peter Gabriel never will read this (he has other and better things to do), but I am thankful for this song, because it gave me the guts, finally to talk and write about my father and my longing for being a father and at the same time my fears of imagining my failure. I still sometimes wish that there would have been... Yes, this is a good song. A very necessary song. And though not intended it helps to heal wounds.
I am so sorry for your loss Peter. This song reminds me of how my father and i were and are. My dad has dementia and i feel i am grieving not only for my dad but my best friend and he is still with us. Your song touches on numerous parts of our life together, it is beautiful. I hope your pain eases, god bless.
My father is 87 has Parkinson’s he’s losing his mind can’t walk he’s weak has to go to a nursing home however this song gives his 54 year old son with tears in his eyes trying to type, thanks for this comfort song Peter 🥲
I met Irene, Peter's mother in one concert in Montreal. Peter was at the time, 52 years old. We talked for 2 minutes and when this song started at the hands of his son, she left. She blessed me before going inside again. She was a big soul, a rogue soul. God take care of herself, wherever she is now. I will always remember those two minutes...
Peter's dad, Ralph Gabriel, was an electrical engineer, and was the main force that turned him onto technology, and helped make him a pioneer in the music industry in that regard. Very beautiful performance
I've loved this song since first hearing it live in 2002 or 2003. Sorry for you and your family's loss. I can only hope we all get to lead such a long and full life. Namaste.
I lost my dad June 4th last year suddenly due to a blood clot in his heart. I was always very close to him and he was my rock for 24 years, I'm 25 now and I still miss him. The song makes me think of all the great times I had with him growing up...
You sent your condolences to my Father in March 2009. It was one of the most amazing things that him and I could have ever experienced. You are a truly amazing man, Peter. Thank you.
Caro Peter tu sei un genio della musica , hai dato tanto e continui a dare. Il tuo stile inconfondibile ha sempre trionfato nella musica. La tua musica l'hai fatta sempre conquistando il mondo
Merci encore. Magnifique chanson. Une vidéo que je partage avec amour chaque année pour la fête des pères . C'est vrai nous n'avons peut-être pas besoin de ça pour nous rappeler tous les bons souvenirs mais c'est un hommage particulier à la hauteur de notre amour pour ceux qui nous manquent tant.
Your father is always with you doesn't matter if they have moved on their spirit is inside you and can never be taken away. Wished I had more time with the old man. I now have become the old man and will make sure my son has the time he deserves before I move on.
So I've recently moved out of my parents house, living on my own. My father and I have the same taste in music, melodramatic, humble, fascinating heart throbbing music. He has a hard time understanding UA-cam so whenever I come across a song that I like I usually put it into my favorites and wait to show him when I visit. Thanks you so much stranger things for introducing me to Peter Gabriel! Such an amazing artist with an amazing voice! I now have a new song and new artist to introduce my father to when I visit soon!
I've always wanted to see Peter with his Dad. My Dad, like Ralph Gabriel, was an electrical engineer and inventor. But he was also a kind, warm, understanding man, and a great listener. He's been gone 21 years now and I truly miss him every day. Thank you for this beautiful tribute in song, Mr. Gabriel.
Truly BEAUTIFUL TRIBUTE........... My Dad had 4 sons and me, the only girl. he lost his man child son 38 years ago, well be 36 to him, but he had dementia in his last year, but he was the only son he remembered. I was his "lost" son............ My Pa taught me how to hunt,fish,nugget my boots, drive. He even encouraged me to buy the V8 car I own... I was his his "wing-man" as he was mine. And he taught me respect and honor, and values of all things, no matter how small.... I miss my Pa the finest gentleman and best friend I have ever had so I can relate so much to this song and what Peter felt and went through............May his Dad be at peace with mine and both smile down upon us both.......... Thanks Peter for such a beautiful heartfelt song..........
With my Dad by my side, I cold hold back the tide. If you were blessed like me to have had an amazing man as a father this 50 year old gets shiny eyed every time I hear this line. I hope you were too.
A STRONG MAN STANDS UP FOR HIMSELF
A STRONGER MAN STANDS FOR OTHERS
A strong man stands up for himself
A stronger man stands up for others
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Beautiful
Thank you for this
Ben, you were a good cow
:'(
I'm getting that as a tattoo
Coming back to this BRILLIANT song is priceless. Recently lost my Father. Thank you Peter !
I've listened to this for years, and cried every time I did. Dad passed earlier today, so I knew I'd have to play this again. So evocative, so heartbreaking. So beautiful. Thank you Peter.
I'm so sorry for the loss of your father. I hope this song still gives you comfort when you need it.
Thank you Christi. My father was 93 and in decent health right up to the end. He died in his sleep with his family near, we are grateful he didn't suffer. But...nothing can prepare you for it. It hurts.
I'm so sorry
I lost my dad last monday because of multiple myeloma: a sneaky bloody cancer that took him away from us in 8 weeks. I miss him so much, he was such a good man: positive, emphatetic and positive with every human being he met. He loved Genesis and, above all, Peter Gabriel. I always listened to this song, thinking to him. And now I dedicate this masterpiece to you. Thank you for dad, for being such a good father to me and for making me the man I am today. Thank you for the love and for this life. I love you. See you someday down the road. You're always with me.
This is the last song i ever shared with my dad.
I spent a week with him, took off the work. He was dying from alcoholism.
I laid with him and tried my best to get him through the meds.
He refused. I sat with him in the living room, we listened to music , our catalyst for connection.
I played sledgehammer, he didnt know i like gabriel, but of course he knew of him having grown up through it all.
I played "i grieve". At this point my emotions are uncontrollable and im looking at my dying dad through tear filled eyes.
He loves the song.
I played this, 15 times in a row at his request. until he fall asleep.
THe next day my mom, his ex wife arrived to take over, he passed the next day.
My last interaction with my father was over this song. A devastating memory , tied eternally to this song.
Its lyrical content and the context it holds in my memories have turned this song into a sort of still frame of one of the hardest moments of my life.
What have i learned? Hold onto your dad, Because nothing in life has come close to the loss ive felt in these 2 years without him. Hold your fucking dad close.
Ariel, what a beautiful and painful memory to share. Thank you and thank you for reminding us that our dad's don't last forever.
I'm sorry for your loss and thanks for sharing your story. It must be difficult. carry on.
What a deep, profound and meaningful recant of your personal experience. Well done. Your short few paragraphs will literally change lives and relationships, for the better. You're a brave soul. My sincerest condolences on your loss.
Made me cry aswell as this song
Ariel. You should go back in time and save your dad’s life
Mother is the shield. Father is the sword. We need both to be victorious in all of life's battles.
if you don't shed a tear to this song your heart is made of stone
I just lost my dad two weeks ago. This song is a great testimony to the life my dad lived. I miss you, Dad. I love you, now and always.
Sorry for your loss, I lost my daddy 2/15. God bless our fathers.
I’m so sorry for your loss
Coming up to a year for my dad too, they'll always be with us peace and love dude to you and yours ✌🏾
For me too.
I lost my beloved dad last April.
I was very lucky to have had such a lovely man as my dad.
He was a teacher who touched many people's lives throughout his career.We will always have wonderful memories of our parents.😊☺️🙂
I am 60 YO, never knew my father, nor did I ever have a stepdad or a male mentor. For me, this is the saddest song I have ever heard. I had to wait until the next day to write this because I had a really good cry. I will always feel empty to never have known my dad, but I have God.
Two years after you wrote this message but it deeply touched me what you wrote. I’m sorry you were missing a father figure in your life. I don’t know you but I wish you the very best in life and hope you are loved
The most emotive song ever written. Magnificent.
@John Sleight This song was written by Anna Gabriel Peter Gabriel's daughter
I just lost my father hours ago this day. Thank You Peter for bringing this song to us. I relate to this song so much, I always have, and I just knew I needed to listen to it right now!
Lost my father this year.. what a blessing it would have been to have truly connected the way Peter apparently was able to connect with his father. My father came from an area and era where discussing feelings was just not done. "He too is dreaming of his father's love."
This is a mistake I will not make as a father. Some traditions do not need to continue.
I first heard this wonderful song when you played it live back in 2003 at the Wembley Arena, and I fell in love with it immediately. My father passed away yesterday and this song is now too strong for my wounded heart. It will be sometime until I can listen to it again. Thank you for expressing your feelings in such a beautiful manner, and sharing it with all of us. It makes all the difference. It is art like yours that makes life worth living.
Father, son
Locked as one
In this empty room
Spine against spine
Yours against mine
Till the warmth comes through
Remember the breakwaters down by the waves
I first found my courage
Knowing daddy could save
I could hold back the tide
With my dad by my side
Dogs, plows and bows
We move through each pose
Struggling in our seperate ways
Mantras and hymns
Unfolding limbs
Looking for release through the pain
And the yogi's eyes are open
Looking up above
He too is dreaming of his daddy's love
With his dad by his side
Got his dad by his side
Can you recall
How you took me to school
We couldn't talk much at all
It's been so many years
And now these tears
Guess I'm still your child
Out on the moors
We take a pause
See how far we have come
You're moving quite slow
How far can we go
Father and son
With my dad by my side
With my dad by my side
Got my dad by my side
With me...
I lost my dad when I was 11 I'm 13 now, this was his favorite song. I listen to it everyday makes me cry every time. I've moved past his death but this song still makes me feel like a part of him is still here. I know the lyrics word for word, I will get over him but I will never stop loving him.
Amazing comment. I'm sorry for your pain and suffering xx.
Keep strong! :) xx
Keep looking forward with your chin up and you'll reach your goals! The best part is, your father will always be in your thoughts and you must remember that you'll always be his greatest achievement in life!
Cheers kid ;)
Your father will always be with you and always a part of you. The grief is normal. I know you have given its just place in your life. Your comment has given your dad homage. God bless you in your journey in life.
Don't you just love how music can bring someone lost back to life if only just for a moment? It is wonderful.
One of the most moving songs I've ever heard, the hymn- like quality, the brass arrangement, all work perfectly. What a beautiful tribute.
oh, God...I´m crying...Thank you, Peter
I love so much of Peter's music, but this is the one song that touches my heart the most, especially on this Father's Day. Thank you Peter!
Beautiful!...Give justice to the weak and the fatherless; maintain the right of the afflicted and the destitute.
Psalms 82:3
Our fathers are never really gone. They live on in our thoughts and our memories, but more importantly who they were travel on in our mannerisms and our personalities. I see my father every day in the things I do and say. The last thing I'd said to my father before he passed away was "I'll see you later" and I will.
And even though been over 10 years I lost my dad young I felt, randomly something my son will say or I will say will suddenly make me think of him and not bad way, just nostalgic and happy-sad If there’s a name for that fleeting feeling.
@@wolfslynx8118 melancholy is the word you're looking for. 👍
@@madscott9314 thanks Matt yes that’s perfect connotation.
"I'll see you later" :(
What you said resonates with me in a way I can’t express with words. My Grandfather recently passed away after his second bout with cancer. I’m sitting here crying like a baby with this song playing in the background trying to express how much that man meant to me. My last words to him were the same thing. “I’ll see you later.” I left that day feeling that was the last time I’d see him, and it was.
My dad never was one to show affection. When he was in the hospital suffering with lung cancer I caressed his grey hair like he was a small child and told him that I loved him. Teary eyed, he said the same. He's gone now but I still love and miss him. Thanks for this.
I can feel my dad speaking, I can really feel the connection through this song...He loved Peter's songs, and his favourite was "Mercy street"...It's almost 4 years now, since he's been gone...but I can feel him each and every time I play this song...Thank you mr.Gabriel for making this little portal to our lost loved ones... :)
This song can help to learn crying again.
Peter Gabriel Father Son is one of my favorite song written by his daughter Anna Gabriel! Great job Anna Gabriel!
Dad passed on Wed 5/22, had to come listen to this. RIP Dad.
I played this song for my beloved father just a few days before he died. When Peter Gabriel walks out the door and closes it behind him ... I held my beloved father's hand as he walked out that door!
I miss my Dad every day.
GenericHero05 me, too, and I lost mine 21 years ago.
@@Hoops-Senior It never gets better. It only gets bearable. Be safe!
One of the saddest songs i have ever heard.... Thankfully I still have my father. This song already makes me cry
The most touching song ever written. I balled like a baby. Thanks for sharing, Peter.
DAMN YOU, PETER GABRIEL... Damn you. You enter my ears, penetrate my brain, and subdue my heart.
I love your music... much thanks.
LJ Langston yes he is powerful. The visuals are excellent. The 3 generations there. The closing of the door on darkness and stepping into the light.
My dad died in my arms today. This was his favorite song now everytime I listen to it I cry I feel like he's still here. I wish he was here. :'''''''''''''"""""""""C
tears streaming down my face ... thank you for sharing ...
I was sitting just a few feet away from my Dad when he flew out of here ... I am a lifelong career musician, actor and writer ... my Dad was old school and it took him a long time to be able to recognize the talent in his first born Son ... but one day he and my Mother made the trip to Hollywood to see me perform at a Record Company Showcase ... after the Show the Dressing Room was crowded with the usual excitement ... people were stopping me to shake my hand and congratulate me on the performance and all this time I could feel eyes on me ... finally I glanced over and saw tears in my Dad's eyes ... I walked over and he pulled me to his chest and whispered to me in a quivering voice, " Son ... how could I ever give you back all the years of not being there for you ..." ... of course I was in tears at that moment, as all of my familia was too ... I told him what counts is that he's here now with me and he got to see a crown jewel of an event in my lifetime ... " he said, Son ... I'm sorry ... I ... I ... I never knew how talented you really are ..." ... it was the breakthrough that I had suffered for years of my life to arrive at ... so when he was diagnosed with "c" my relationship was on the rocks and I decided to be the one of the 3 siblings to move home and take care of him ... it was the best 2 years of my whole life with my Dad ... on the snowy night of the 30th of November in 2011, we had a conversation that began at 5:35 in the evening ... he wanted to make sure that I forgave him for not supporting my music endeavors ... I asked him to please forgive me allowing a career criminal renter that eluded the background check somehow, to move into a family property we invested in over in AZ and they took the place over and robbed me and made off with over $27,000.00 in antiques, musical instruments and priceless sentimental items that can never be replaced ... and we/I Lost the home ... my Sons inheritance ... his reply, " Son ... the house is a material thing, the love of a Father for his Son is an entirely different perspective going out of here, than it was coming in and watching him grow from a little boy to man you've become ... I can see now that when you play, people are hearing and feeling every word that you sing ... I'm so very proud of you ... " I said he was the best Father that any Soul could have ever hoped to have in this life ... to kinda' lighten it up, I said, "Dad ... I'm thirsty ... would you like something to drink?" ... he just smiled and said, "I'm really going to miss you Son" ... I said, "well ... there will be time to talk more about that ..." I stood up, leaned over the hospital bed in our Living Room and hugged him ... kissed him on the cheek ... walked into the kitchen at 5:57 ... poured myself a glass of water and muffled my tears ... walked back into the Living Room at 6:01 and he was gone ... the word "grateful" has a new meaning for me ... because I got to not only be with my Father for 2 years before he flew away, but I received the most divine gift in being able to have that conversation that all children want to have with their Daddys before they depart ... nothing will ever fill that void in our heart for our Fathers ... nothing ...
He is.
sorry Christian my heart is with you!
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I was first introduced to this song during his Growing Up tour. Last song of the night, I believe. When he sang you could hear a pin drop. Everyone in the stadium was in tears. I know I was and still am when I hear this. Grateful my Dad is still here.
I miss my dad so much.
what a beautiful way to show the love from a son to his father. Makes me cry!
Thank you Mr. P. Gabriel
Now that my Dad's journey is coming to an end, this song has a special place in my heart. Thank you Mr. Gabriel.
God bless you and your Dad!
❤
I understand you.. But with my grandfather :((
I hope your Father is well, my dad is 83 years old and I tell him every day that I love him, hopefully you can do the same. :)
Wish you both the best, have a really good day.
A strong man stands up for himself, a stronger man stands up for others
I cry every time, many cried at this song at the concert.... Beautiful ❤️
Your not human if this song doesn't strike a chord inside you
What??...don.t like, it´s a sad sickly-sweet..rain of tears....
Oh man I saw Peter Gabriel live with the New Blood Orchestra with my old man and when he played this song I totally broke down in tears, so did my father, my father pulled me into great musitian like Peter Gabriel since I was a little kid and being able to invite him and share that concert was one of those experiences that live within you forever, thank you dad and thank you Peter, thank you both for that amazing time.
my dad passed away exactly a year ago, after a long illness, thanks peter for putting into music all my emotions ❤
I can not tell you how beautiful this video is! I hope this helps people to understand what a blessing and honor it is to care for one's parents. My mother lived with us and I had the privilege of taking care of her (with a lot of help from my brothers and sisters!). She went to be with The Lord on June 7, 2013. How I wish she were still here and to still be caring for her!!
Peter's dad died I believe it was last year, 2016 maybe 2015,.. he was 100 years old. Amazing. Pete played this song at his funeral. Not a dry eye in the house.
Where did you get this information?
No he died in 2012
@UCqkioXxvxVIFtOlYpIkP4-Q Thanks GL, from your post it inspired a search and found the day to be Friday 9th of November, 2012. It's on Peter's Facebook page, and other places, if anyone wants to check it out.
I've been a big fan of Gabriel since the first album he did with Genesis. Every show he performed close to me, during his solo years, I made a point to be there. 2003 was my last show to see. Concerts these days are just not the same as back in my early days of the 70's. Weaker and weaker until I stopped going to any of them. Also I tend to like Pete's earlier stuff too.
Never got a chance to see him live, with Genesis. That's too bad. Trick of the Tale tour was fantastic even without him but it also was downhill from there. There was plenty of good music thereafter though. From the band, and from Pete.
Magical years they are!!! BIG TIME.
Per Wikipedia, he died in 2012, and the rip old age of 100. What a remarkable life, no doubt, and clearly was much loved by his son.
I lost my daddy 15 years ago now... He was just 50... Way too early. Heck of a man, though. I will always heave my dad by my side, though!! Thanks for producing this beautiful and awesome piece of music, Peter. "Death Don't Have no Mercy," but "You Never Lose the One You love, if you Always Love the One You Lose."
Cherish your father, cherish your mother and sons and daughters. Don’t know how? Peter can tell you !
I played this song just a short time before my dad died. I miss him! Peter's beautiful song is a reminder of our connection to our parents. My dad loved it! And I love it!
I never had the experience of having a father but man when my son was born it filled a giant hole in my heart. We both love this song. We share a love for music and cars. Fathers please be there for your kids it means the world to a kid to be able to talk about his dad, i know the feeling of not being able to be apart of those conversations growing up.
The most beautiful "father and son " song !
Inside fathers heart and eye's, we remain baby size...thank you dad for the limitless strength and wisdom you still give me afterlife...
The lines, "it's been so many years, now these tears. I guess I'm still your child. My dad passed 3 years ago and I miss him a lot. In fact, he's the only thing I want to talk about.
Brilliant song with a brilliant vocal performance from Peter Brian Gabriel in my opinion.☺️
I wish my dad or mom were around for my life. I wonder how different it would have been having them here to show me the way.
beautiful song! I'm crying as I'm watching this, it's so touching, I love Peter Gabriel so much!
Stupendo. Ho sempre invidiato gli artisti per la possibilità di scrivere e offrire qualcosa (un libro, una canzone, una poesia) a chi ti è caro: il padre, la madre, la moglie e i figli. Questo è un brano che avrei volto scrivere io al mio caro papà, ora morto, e che mi manca. Grazie Peter.
As I approach 70, I wish I had my dad to embrace. He passed 40 years ago Dec 4th. All I have is my memories now.
This has to be the most beautiful thing Peter Gabriel has ever done.
Oh I wish that this song was true to my experience, instead it is an inversion of it. I lost my son, aged just 35, last year. He was a talented musician and just a warm, supportive individual. He left a beautiful widow and 2 gorgeous children.
The pain will always be with me and nothing will ever be the same again. But we carry on, just loving as best we can. I love you, Bob. X
I am so sorry for your loss. Your words are very touching.
This song makes me feel calm after my Dad passed away from sickness 😭
he's always watching over me.
My father passed suddenly on Feb 28th, 2013 at 68. This song speaks to me.
MAGIC!
My dad sadly passed to liver disease, RIP Dad, you're with our grandma and grandpa ❤️
I've loved this song since I first heard it (back in 2000). Obviously, it's for the fact that his father has passed. But it works on so many levels - it frequently brings me to tears thinking of my Dad (who is still very much alive) and how my own son views me as he grows up. The line "Got by Dad my side...with me." just breaks me every time as it is a universal human sentiment: Got the guy with me who's gonna make everything ok.
I gotta tell my father I love him an wish I had been a better son. 😔😢😩 You have been an incredible father! 💙🙌👍
Every single time I listen to this song I cry.... moves me deeply, thank you Peter!! :)
Am I the only one, who always understood "Peter is dreaming of his daddy's love", until I read the lyrics? /Thank you for this song, Mr Peter Gabriel. I have never had a dad, and it is wonderful to listen to your words. Your dad must have been proud of you.
Quelle chanson! Je l'écoute en boucle à chaque année en mémoire de mon père. ❤
Still... still I remember the last time I saw my father before he died 11 years ago. But I also remember what he did in my childhood to me. And me? Now aged 47 I here this song and it goes right through me. I don't have forgiveness for the pain and his blows, but I still wish to love him and I wish there would have been his love. And then the feelings about myself that I am not a father.
This song makes me on the one hand sad, that I am not a father. On the other hand: What would be if I were like my father?
I know: Peter Gabriel never will read this (he has other and better things to do), but I am thankful for this song, because it gave me the guts, finally to talk and write about my father and my longing for being a father and at the same time my fears of imagining my failure.
I still sometimes wish that there would have been...
Yes, this is a good song. A very necessary song.
And though not intended it helps to heal wounds.
Sending you compassion and a hug!
I am so sorry for your loss Peter. This song reminds me of how my father and i were and are. My dad has dementia and i feel i am grieving not only for my dad but my best friend and he is still with us. Your song touches on numerous parts of our life together, it is beautiful. I hope your pain eases, god bless.
So beautiful God bless your love and music Dear Peter
My father is 87 has Parkinson’s he’s losing his mind can’t walk he’s weak has to go to a nursing home however this song gives his 54 year old son with tears in his eyes trying to type, thanks for this comfort song Peter 🥲
I met Irene, Peter's mother in one concert in Montreal. Peter was at the time, 52 years old. We talked for 2 minutes and when this song started at the hands of his son, she left. She blessed me before going inside again. She was a big soul, a rogue soul. God take care of herself, wherever she is now. I will always remember those two minutes...
Peter's dad, Ralph Gabriel, was an electrical engineer, and was the main force that turned him onto technology, and helped make him a pioneer in the music industry in that regard. Very beautiful performance
This song makes me cry every time I hear it.
I've loved this song since first hearing it live in 2002 or 2003. Sorry for you and your family's loss. I can only hope we all get to lead such a long and full life. Namaste.
This song is filled with precious feelings about me and my father. Thank you.
this is a heartbreaking song, one of his best and one of his least well known
Simply beautiful Peter !!!!!!!!!
I lost my dad June 4th last year suddenly due to a blood clot in his heart. I was always very close to him and he was my rock for 24 years, I'm 25 now and I still miss him. The song makes me think of all the great times I had with him growing up...
Recuerdo imágenes parecidas con my father ❤ Love you this song. Lloro cada vez...no importa el tiempo que pase. Gracias PGabriel. Un grande de verdad.
You sent your condolences to my Father in March 2009. It was one of the most amazing things that him and I could have ever experienced. You are a truly amazing man, Peter. Thank you.
I loved my dad more than ever and I don't want to lose him because I love him so much
Caro Peter tu sei un genio della musica , hai dato tanto e continui a dare. Il tuo stile inconfondibile ha sempre trionfato nella musica.
La tua musica l'hai fatta sempre conquistando il mondo
I don't like this kind of music, but you made me cry, and nobody ever did it with a song... THANkS GABRIEL ~3
Merci encore. Magnifique chanson. Une vidéo que je partage avec amour chaque année pour la fête des pères . C'est vrai nous n'avons peut-être pas besoin de ça pour nous rappeler tous les bons souvenirs mais c'est un hommage particulier à la hauteur de notre amour pour ceux qui nous manquent tant.
If I become a better son, I become a better father. A lovely song tyvm.
I wish I could sing this with my dad before his passing.
Never knew my dad so in my head i replace the word "father" with "mother" in this song.
With my Dad by my side right now… “comfort care” in hospital
Peter gabriel will always be a favorite of mine
Your father is always with you doesn't matter if they have moved on their spirit is inside you and can never be taken away. Wished I had more time with the old man. I now have become the old man and will make sure my son has the time he deserves before I move on.
R.I.P Ralph Gabriel.
my condolence to anyone lost a friend or family member
Your father had a kind face, Peter. I share your loss.
I haven't seen my father for 11 years now I do miss him I hope the day is soon so I can see him and bring back the relationship I miss luv u dad
So I've recently moved out of my parents house, living on my own. My father and I have the same taste in music, melodramatic, humble, fascinating heart throbbing music. He has a hard time understanding UA-cam so whenever I come across a song that I like I usually put it into my favorites and wait to show him when I visit. Thanks you so much stranger things for introducing me to Peter Gabriel! Such an amazing artist with an amazing voice! I now have a new song and new artist to introduce my father to when I visit soon!
episode 3 closing song...
that was my song for my wedding 1st dance 2 years ago. Couldn't believe it when it came up in Stranger Things. so moving
I've always wanted to see Peter with his Dad. My Dad, like Ralph Gabriel, was an electrical engineer and inventor. But he was also a kind, warm, understanding man, and a great listener. He's been gone 21 years now and I truly miss him every day. Thank you for this beautiful tribute in song, Mr. Gabriel.
JUST DISCOVERED, A BEAUTIFUL SONG 😊😊😊
Truly BEAUTIFUL TRIBUTE........... My Dad had 4 sons and me, the only girl. he lost his man child son 38 years ago, well be 36 to him, but he had dementia in his last year, but he was the only son he remembered. I was his "lost" son............ My Pa taught me how to hunt,fish,nugget my boots, drive. He even encouraged me to buy the V8 car I own... I was his his "wing-man" as he was mine. And he taught me respect and honor, and values of all things, no matter how small.... I miss my Pa the finest gentleman and best friend I have ever had so I can relate so much to this song and what Peter felt and went through............May his Dad be at peace with mine and both smile down upon us both.......... Thanks Peter for such a beautiful heartfelt song..........
tears in my eyes
nAN_sc hope you’re ok
With my Dad by my side, I cold hold back the tide.
If you were blessed like me to have had an amazing man as a father this 50 year old gets shiny eyed every time I hear this line. I hope you were too.