I lost my dad to cancer 20 years ago and the line “son,grab your things I’ve come to take you home” makes me tear up,every single time-that’s the power of a great line
@Braden C McClure British pop group wo did a lot of dance and electric music. They're actually very popular. Here's a couple of links Solisbury Hill ua-cam.com/video/yNwD2X3kjlk/v-deo.html Respect ua-cam.com/video/x34icYC8zA0/v-deo.html Sometimes ua-cam.com/video/S1a8QABKNo0/v-deo.html
Peter had left Genesis and was nervous about it, so he wrote this song to work it out within himself, and to give himself a bit of a pep talk that he was doing the right thing by going solo. I'll bet you'd dig his song "Shock The Monkey" if you haven't heard it yet.
Having been a fan already, this song helped me out a lot. I had to leave home and go out on my own due to family tragedy/drama...a friend of mine told me this song was part of my story when I left.
Jamal, I've been going through a rough time lately, and I just wanted to drop a line to say that your warm and generous spirit has brought me some joy and kept me going. I appreciate you.
This is without a doubt my favorite song of all time. When my dad would pick me up from high school he’d say “grab your things I’ve come to take you home” at least once a month. We’d sing this song on the way home constantly. I graduated last year in May, and now with online college the two of us don’t have our alone in the car music time.
The song is literally about him leaving Genesis. The first verse was when he came to the realization that he needed to leave. The 2nd verse is about him telling the band but staying to finish the tour and keeping quiet about leaving until after the tour, and the final verse refers to the last photos he took as part of the band at the Savoy Hotel where he's smiling and waving to the camera and the rest of the band weren't smiling.
This was my late husband's favourite song. He would sing it and I will always remember the emotions he would show as he we sang along. And yes, it was a song I shared at his celebration.
I saw Peter Gabriel on the solisbury hill tour back in the day in Germany and it was a life changing experience. Peter Gabriel is one of the most influential and creative artists of the decade
Steven I absolutely love the old Genesis when Peter Gabriel with the lead singer and Phil Collins was a drummer and I agree Lamb Lies Down and carpet crawlers are two of my favorite
Also, "Lay Your Hands on Me", and without a doubt, "Biko". Then for a lot of graphic imagery and Symbolism regarding weddings, "Family and the Fishing Net"
This song evoked a sense of nostalgia even when it was first released. One of his most beautiful songs is “Mercy Street.” I hope you’ll check it out. 💙
@@richardgoddard37 Mine too.....Decades ago, I was in a bar and wanted to hear Solsbury Hill, but punched the wrong key on the jukebox and heard Mercy Street for the very first time.....I never went to that bar again without playing that tune. Love his live performance of the tune from Athens.....ua-cam.com/video/ssytPGW481A/v-deo.html
You’re absolutely right... it is an ode to the poet Anne Sexton who battled depression & mental issues prior to her taking her own life. It’s not just a song - it’s a portrait in words and melody.
Admittedly, l was worried when he left Genesis that l'd never hear from him again. He did say he wanted to spend time with family and decompress. I needn't have worried. His first solo albums were like nothing ever heard before. Absolutely stunning music!
The whole thing around him leaving, I learned about later from my parents - who introduced me to it from putting on the last album Peter Gabriel did with Genesis: "The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway". A concept album, which was - as they told me - a great amount of the impetus which put Peter on the path out of Genesis. They were going two different directions, and he had stress in his life which was a problem... ... luckily, Genesis survived. Peter survived. They both went on to great things. Things like that split destroy other bands.
@@itgetter9 That’s an interesting interpretation, I can see that...you know it’s a great and thought provoking song when it holds many different meanings for people. This song meant a lot to me when I was going through a major life upheaval, it still does but has taken on other meanings now that I’m older and in a different place.
@@itgetter9 That’s the beauty of art and music, it’s all open for interpretation and our interpretations tell a lot about who we are individually and how we think and feel :)
This is my very favorite song ever, and has been for decades. The lyrical imagery, the unconventional rhythm (7/4 !), the percussion... ! It just transports me.
I don't find it sad at all, the last line redeems it all. "You can keep my things they've come to take me home. " I'm shedding my baggage and moving on."
@Billy White Jr. maybe he doesn't know what time signature is? Don't have to be an ass about it. Explain signature to him and why this song is different in said way. Or go about the rest of your life being a miserable prick.
Agreed. I'm not a physically demonstrative guy. I don't do the wave at football games and such, but both times I saw Gabriel back in the day, by the time he got to Biko, I was standing up, pumping my fist into the air with all the rest. Very few shows get to me in that way.
We become so programmed to accept that we should suck it up and keep on plugging away that we can forget we can and should walk away sometimes. I've had to drop everything and reinvent myself, despite well-meant advice, and no song calls it up like this one. Thanks for this Jamel! I agree with other comments that "Biko" is a Gabriel song you'd enjoy.
Boy did I dance when saw and heard him sing this live!!! My most fave song of his and he has many greats. This song means so much to me in a more personal way as I am sure it does to many xxx🦅
There's no words for how much I love this song. I can close my eyes & see every image he describes. The lyrics are amazing. Solsbury Hill is a real place in Bath, England & he used to jog by it. If he had never left Genesis we would never have the iconic song "In Your Eyes".
This song! This song . . . I loved it from the first play on the radio way back then. I loved it so much that I never wanted, nor did I find out, the full meaning of it. It makes me cry anyway.
GREAT album as a whole. Peter is a talent and legend of his time. The "So" album is a must and should be in everyone's music library. Seriously, one of the best albums of music ever.
John Prine, John Prine and I can't stress this enough, John Prine. Witty, profound, a national treasure we lost last year to covid. Live from sessions at West 54th, "Lake Marie", "Hello in There", "Souvenirs" or just for fun, "In Spite of Ourselves".
Peter Gabriel is truly one of the most heartfelt and spiritual artist i've ever heard. I love the songs 'In the Blood of Eden, Mercy Street, Red Rain and so many others. One of the very best of all time!
This song will always be my favorite by him, it's so special, you have to be a genius to create a song like this. Once you hear it, you'll never forget, at least, not me!
The World Wide Live version of this song really emphasizes the "boom boom boom" part. It also truly embodies the whimsical vibe of the song. Sure you lose all the cool panning effects of the guitars and vocal improvisations at the end.
This song has always meant to me, you can escape a life that isn't working for you, not making you happy, not fulfilling you. Make a change and fly to your best life. Peter Gabriel is awesome!
Literally, the song that probably meant the most to me in my lifetime. At every major change and decision I've made in my life, this song was there for me. Just follow your heart, it won't turn out wrong.
The song that made me a Peter Gabriel fan for life! If you like more heartfelt music by him, I suggest checking out "Here Comes the Flood", but NOT the version from his first solo album, but from Robert Fripp's solo album Exposure or from any of Gabriel's live performances in late 1970s or early 1980s.
Yeah Peter Gabriel's first album that was probably the best example of somebody re-defining themselves. or Reinventing themselves this whole album was absolutely transformative it really was a big departure from what Genesis was doing I mean it took him a long time to get a solo album out because the last time he had done with Genesis was in 1974 and this first solo album came out in 77 that's where you two probably do a reaction to every song on that first album and you wouldn't be disappointed there's even a blue song on there can you believe that s***? But of course it's totally unconventional it has some twists and turns you've never heard in a blues song anywhere it's a song called waiting for the big one all right my man well there's that one song moribund. And the Burgermeister
This is another great song brother. You should check the song "Biko" by Peter Gabriel, it is written for the anti-apartheid activist Steven Biko and it helped to spread the word regarding the situation in South Africa during the apartheid.
top tune.... was living in chile for 5 years.. when i decided to come home i heard this song.. the line son grab your things am going to take you home ..made me weep.. i was 52
This song reminds me of all the times I was there for my son as he battled his opioid addiction. Sadly he relapsed and died last February after almost six years clean and going back to college to earn two masters degrees in teaching and leaving an 11 year old daughter. I took him home more times than I can count but in the end it was one to few! I miss him so much!
One of my high school classmates, Steve The Deacon Hunter, is playing the acoustic guitar (solos too) on this recording. I think of him every time I hear this song.
@TheSanityInspector--I know what you mean. We used to go to the UK every year for about a decade, and before I'd been there I'm not sure if I completely understood the 'feel' of this song. (I liked it, but i didn't have a 'sense' of it somehow.) But road trips across England and Scotland, the rolling stretches of beautifully manicured but open green... It's exactly how I finally came to appreciate the bagpipes too, honestly. And I guess parts of Appalachian music carry a bit of this feel, but the 'environment'/setting/space feel integral to this track, and it's a very 'Celtic' feeling, I guess. America has a little more 'twang' in its melting pot for this style. This is pure and 'windy'... almost like an 'archaeological' or 'classic literary/romantic narrative' sound.
I don't know. With the internet, you can get Count Basie, Mozart, Peter here, Pere Ubu, Throbbing Gristle, Zep, Sabbath, and Tull, Killing Joke, Pretty Girls Make Graves, Metric, or Dinosaur Pile-Up at a moments notice.
He's my favorite artist. I've seen him in concert 4 times. The stage productions are always fabulous! Lots of live versions of this song. All of them are amazing!
This is the song my husband and I played for my son after a year long stint in a rehab after many bad decisions as a young adult. Praise God this year changed him for the better and he is now an expectant daddy with a loving wife. I will always love this song and remember it was such fond memories.
My personal favorite will always be "Carpet Crawlers" by him, and then this one. Then "Games without Frontiers" these songs just blow my mind. So good!
If you ever spent time in an orphanage… and your dad comes back for you… like mine did… this song just hits different
I lost my dad to cancer 20 years ago and the line “son,grab your things I’ve come to take you home” makes me tear up,every single time-that’s the power of a great line
I've always thought of the movie "Meet Joe Black" when ... _I've come to take you home_
me too...
I’m glad pops still here bro 🙏🏾
My most sincere condolences...
Got in the car with my dog, rolled down the window, and left town forever.... played this as I got on the expressway. One of the best days of my life.
How’s it going
Please send picture of dog
CLASSIC .... I was born in 1950 and feel so blessed to grow up through the 50s 60s 70s and 80s ...... Just a GREAT TIME FOR MUSIC ❤
"I was feeling part of the scenery, I walked right out of the machinery" Amazing lyrics!
Yea he meant when he left the group.
@@jamalford6995 but the beauty of it is that it could mean something else. And mean something personal to someone else.
@@jamalford6995 don't take everything so literally.
Walking between the field, some can see through the Matrix........
kind regards
deep knowledge of the realm there man......
kindred regards alls
Absolutely timeless song and not his only one either. One of those artists that truly belong in the legendary category.
Erasure did a good cover of it.
He sabotaged his own fame though.
"I'd rather trust a country man, than a town man"
@Braden C McClure British pop group wo did a lot of dance and electric music. They're actually very popular. Here's a couple of links
Solisbury Hill ua-cam.com/video/yNwD2X3kjlk/v-deo.html
Respect ua-cam.com/video/x34icYC8zA0/v-deo.html
Sometimes ua-cam.com/video/S1a8QABKNo0/v-deo.html
Amen well put my friend
One of the many things I adore about PG is the fact his diction is so clear. You hear every word of the lyrics. No wonder his music connects with us.
Peter had left Genesis and was nervous about it, so he wrote this song to work it out within himself, and to give himself a bit of a pep talk that he was doing the right thing by going solo. I'll bet you'd dig his song "Shock The Monkey" if you haven't heard it yet.
“If I haven’t heard it” pphhttt, it’s my ringtone
Peter Gabriel is describing an actual experience he had in addition to what you say above
@@marilyntenenbaum4865 Peter Gabriel has experienced and gave an actual true performance of who he is .. And to what he can be ..
Having been a fan already, this song helped me out a lot. I had to leave home and go out on my own due to family tragedy/drama...a friend of mine told me this song was part of my story when I left.
Biko❤
Always loved this song. Now when I hear it reminds me of my Father who passed from cancer in 2016. RIP Dad. Come take me home when it's my time.
"Red Rain" by Peter Gabriel is a must-listen!
I love that song!
Oh I love Red Rain too. It’s amazing .
It's my hi fi test track! First thing I play with any change or new kit. 😁😎🤠🏴🎱👾🐉
Agreed!
The entire 'So' album is great. 3 big radio hits - Sledgehammer, In Your Eyes, and Big Time - but the rest of the songs are just as good.
“I walked right out of the machinery”.....the song I will sing the day I quit my corporate America job.....
On March 26, I will retire - my heart will sing this song.
@@thechomiji I will sing along for you that day!
Y'all just made my day with these two comments. I am rooting for both of you to find your day of LIBERATION from the machinery!!
Pink Floyd , Welcome To The Machine .
You gotta watch "Halt&catch fire". It's this very scene.
I always thought this song sounded like a spiritual awakening
Oh it definitely is. Many artists and actors have these experiences due to the spiritual nature of their work.
that *EXACTLY* what this is. his story of when he became a born again CHRISTian.
I retired 18 months ago and the last day that I drove away from work, I had this song ready to play in the car.
Jamal, I've been going through a rough time lately, and I just wanted to drop a line to say that your warm and generous spirit has brought me some joy and kept me going. I appreciate you.
His voice is like warm buttercreme cookies on a brisk winter evening in front of a warm fire.
This is without a doubt my favorite song of all time. When my dad would pick me up from high school he’d say “grab your things I’ve come to take you home” at least once a month. We’d sing this song on the way home constantly. I graduated last year in May, and now with online college the two of us don’t have our alone in the car music time.
Try to get some...
Eventually...hopefully not for a long time... but eventually...you won't be able to...
"And liberty she pirouette.
When I think that I am free"
“You can keep my things, they’ve come to take me home”
"Solsbury Hill" is a touching song about spiritual awakening and finding oneself... and cabbages, apparently...
Obviously most of this video was done much later
It’s always about the cabbage!
My take on the cabbage is that it represents money.
The song is literally about him leaving Genesis. The first verse was when he came to the realization that he needed to leave. The 2nd verse is about him telling the band but staying to finish the tour and keeping quiet about leaving until after the tour, and the final verse refers to the last photos he took as part of the band at the Savoy Hotel where he's smiling and waving to the camera and the rest of the band weren't smiling.
This was my late husband's favourite song. He would sing it and I will always remember the emotions he would show as he we sang along.
And yes, it was a song I shared at his celebration.
Beautiful!
Love your story on this.
Thank you sharing your beautiful story.
Perfect choice for his celebration!💚
Gabriel has a one-of-a-kind voice. Combine that with deep-thought lyrics and it is winning, and has been for decades. Thanks for the reminder.
Have you listened to "Biki" yet? Amazing and so emotional!!
Biko
@@vickihigh5287 More than 100 times for sure.
This was Peter's first big solo hit and he didn't copy anyone. A real artist.
This song always makes me so happy. It sounds like flying.
Yea me too
I saw Peter Gabriel on the solisbury hill tour back in the day in Germany and it was a life changing experience. Peter Gabriel is one of the most influential and creative artists of the decade
peter gabriel has so many amazing songs it's exhausting. Most are not the singles.
💗💞💖💋Peter
Agreed!! US: Blood of Eden, Washing of the Water...
There are so many songs by many artists that I wish I could get people to react to, but they only do hits.
He’s a true genius
@@kraig7777 suggest a patron for them where a 5 dollar donation gets a song reaction of your choice
Biko...please do Biko. One of the most powerful songs ever written and performed.
I agree, love that song
Being re-mastered and issued by Gabriel
I was in a bad situation and this song reminds me of my call to my father who booked my ticket home. Thank god for good parents !
he is an amazing solo artist but when he was in Genesis it was also amazing with hits like The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway, and Carpet Crawlers
@Nightwatch SEBTP is awesome
@Nightwatch I was flabbergasted that Phil's take on the Carpet Crawlers is also superb. They were sure lucky he filled in so well.
Steven I absolutely love the old Genesis when Peter Gabriel with the lead singer and Phil Collins was a drummer and I agree Lamb Lies Down and carpet crawlers are two of my favorite
Such a Great Song....! Check out "Games Without Frontiers" it's Deep.
Also, "Lay Your Hands on Me", and without a doubt, "Biko". Then for a lot of graphic imagery and Symbolism regarding weddings, "Family and the Fishing Net"
Oh yes! Brilliant song
Remember GWF has a very young Kate Bush as backing singer .
Live version is amazing
@@caoimhinmacbradaigh5210 oh wow! I never knew that. Thanks 👍
This song evoked a sense of nostalgia even when it was first released. One of his most beautiful songs is “Mercy Street.” I hope you’ll check it out. 💙
My absolute favourite
@@richardgoddard37 Mine too.....Decades ago, I was in a bar and wanted to hear Solsbury Hill, but punched the wrong key on the jukebox and heard Mercy Street for the very first time.....I never went to that bar again without playing that tune. Love his live performance of the tune from Athens.....ua-cam.com/video/ssytPGW481A/v-deo.html
Amen
You’re absolutely right... it is an ode to the poet Anne Sexton who battled depression & mental issues prior to her taking her own life. It’s not just a song - it’s a portrait in words and melody.
Mercy St is a revelation.. beautiful song, one of my favorites
Admittedly, l was worried when he left Genesis that l'd never hear from him again. He did say he wanted to spend time with family and decompress. I needn't have worried. His first solo albums were like nothing ever heard before. Absolutely stunning music!
The whole thing around him leaving, I learned about later from my parents - who introduced me to it from putting on the last album Peter Gabriel did with Genesis: "The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway". A concept album, which was - as they told me - a great amount of the impetus which put Peter on the path out of Genesis. They were going two different directions, and he had stress in his life which was a problem...
... luckily, Genesis survived. Peter survived. They both went on to great things. Things like that split destroy other bands.
This song just gets better. In my 60s I appreciate it more than in my 20s.
Deep deep song, one that a lot of people can relate to in many different ways.
I always thought it was about someone who was about to commit suicide and was reached by a divine force at the last minute, and returned to living.
@@itgetter9 That’s an interesting interpretation, I can see that...you know it’s a great and thought provoking song when it holds many different meanings for people. This song meant a lot to me when I was going through a major life upheaval, it still does but has taken on other meanings now that I’m older and in a different place.
@@sixbladeknife44 I feel what you are saying. Yes.
@@sixbladeknife44 I hear you! Thanks for your comment. I love talking about all the different ways a song hits people.
@@itgetter9 That’s the beauty of art and music, it’s all open for interpretation and our interpretations tell a lot about who we are individually and how we think and feel :)
Some of the most well written lyrics in pop music history
This is my very favorite song. The lyrics are definitely part of it.
WELL so far no 80s kids have claimed this song from 1977 yet lol ,,, BUT give em time lol ,,
@@larryronkq586 You sound like a disgruntled Boomer
@@pulsarlights2825 you sound like an undisciplined numbskull
Ain't she a beaute! A production masterpiece; It starts so simply and builds to a symphony !
At the end “You can keep my things, they’ve come to take me home,” is awesome!
Solsbury Hill and Biko have always been two of my favorites from Gabriel. Both are just fantastic songs.
This is my very favorite song ever, and has been for decades. The lyrical imagery, the unconventional rhythm (7/4 !), the percussion... ! It just transports me.
Always liked this song. I used to live near Solsbury Hill. It's a real place.
Where is solsbury hill?
@@Lolilillisjdjdhddj it's an iron age hill fort in Somerset, England
@@Lolilillisjdjdhddj Just outside Bath in Southwest England.
Wonderful
I loved this song so much when I went to England I made a friend take me to Solsbury hill lol
My favorite Peter Gabriel song. ❤️
This song was in every commercial in the early 2000s. Such an inspiring but sad song. It is a very unique song.
I don't find it sad at all, the last line redeems it all. "You can keep my things they've come to take me home. " I'm shedding my baggage and moving on."
It's difficult to write a song with an odd time signature that feels like a standard 4/4 beat. This is one of the best.
Do you care to explain more?
The song is in 7/4.
@Billy White Jr. maybe he doesn't know what time signature is? Don't have to be an ass about it. Explain signature to him and why this song is different in said way. Or go about the rest of your life being a miserable prick.
@Billy White Jr. it obviously wasn't obvious since he asked. And how about you stop telling people what to do? Sound good? Ok.
That’s one of my favorites. Peter Gabriel is fantastic live.
Agreed. I'm not a physically demonstrative guy. I don't do the wave at football games and such, but both times I saw Gabriel back in the day, by the time he got to Biko, I was standing up, pumping my fist into the air with all the rest. Very few shows get to me in that way.
Haven’t heard that song in years. Forgot how good it was!
We become so programmed to accept that we should suck it up and keep on plugging away that we can forget we can and should walk away sometimes. I've had to drop everything and reinvent myself, despite well-meant advice, and no song calls it up like this one. Thanks for this Jamel! I agree with other comments that "Biko" is a Gabriel song you'd enjoy.
Of all the songs Peter Gabriel has done the one I always think about is Sledgehammer, probably because the video is so iconic.
One of my all time favourite songs. It's perfectly brilliant!
Boy did I dance when saw and heard him sing this live!!! My most fave song of his and he has many greats. This song means so much to me in a more personal way as I am sure it does to many xxx🦅
There's no words for how much I love this song. I can close my eyes & see every image he describes. The lyrics are amazing. Solsbury Hill is a real place in Bath, England & he used to jog by it. If he had never left Genesis we would never have the iconic song "In Your Eyes".
This song! This song . . . I loved it from the first play on the radio way back then. I loved it so much that I never wanted, nor did I find out, the full meaning of it. It makes me cry anyway.
That song always makes me feel warm in my chest every time he sings this "grab your things, son, I´m going to take you home"
Peter Gabriel wrote songs for the heart, the feet and the mind.
This is one me favorite songs, and the last line, "Hey" I said, "You can keep my things, They`ve come to take me home".
best part!!!
one of my fave tunes of all time, blessings
GREAT album as a whole. Peter is a talent and legend of his time. The "So" album is a must and should be in everyone's music library. Seriously, one of the best albums of music ever.
John Prine, John Prine and I can't stress this enough, John Prine. Witty, profound, a national treasure we lost last year to covid. Live from sessions at West 54th, "Lake Marie", "Hello in There", "Souvenirs" or just for fun, "In Spite of Ourselves".
Yes, John Prine was a gem, unique and of the highest quality.
Peter Gabriel is truly one of the most heartfelt and spiritual artist i've ever heard. I love the songs 'In the Blood of Eden, Mercy Street, Red Rain and so many others. One of the very best of all time!
This song will always be my favorite by him, it's so special, you have to be a genius to create a song like this. Once you hear it, you'll never forget, at least, not me!
The World Wide Live version of this song really emphasizes the "boom boom boom" part. It also truly embodies the whimsical vibe of the song. Sure you lose all the cool panning effects of the guitars and vocal improvisations at the end.
The accoustic guitar / flute combo just makes me happy inside. Every. Single. Time.
This song has always meant to me, you can escape a life that isn't working for you, not making you happy, not fulfilling you. Make a change and fly to your best life. Peter Gabriel is awesome!
Literally, the song that probably meant the most to me in my lifetime. At every major change and decision I've made in my life, this song was there for me. Just follow your heart, it won't turn out wrong.
Love him. Biko will knock you out. Thank you!
One of the most beautiful songs ever written. Pure perfection.
A parent saying, "I have come to take you home." So powerful;
The song that made me a Peter Gabriel fan for life! If you like more heartfelt music by him, I suggest checking out "Here Comes the Flood", but NOT the version from his first solo album, but from Robert Fripp's solo album Exposure or from any of Gabriel's live performances in late 1970s or early 1980s.
Peter solo on piano is an amazing version.
Jamel react also to these others super hits from him : "Shock the monkey" , "Biko" , "Here comes the flood" , "Games without frontiers" & "Red Rain"
Biko is an absolutely amazing song. One of the first I ever heard of his.
Peter Gabriel is a phenomenal talent whose musical compositions are well worth exploring.
Yeah Peter Gabriel's first album that was probably the best example of somebody re-defining themselves. or Reinventing themselves this whole album was absolutely transformative it really was a big departure from what Genesis was doing I mean it took him a long time to get a solo album out because the last time he had done with Genesis was in 1974 and this first solo album came out in 77 that's where you two probably do a reaction to every song on that first album and you wouldn't be disappointed there's even a blue song on there can you believe that s***? But of course it's totally unconventional it has some twists and turns you've never heard in a blues song anywhere it's a song called waiting for the big one all right my man well there's that one song moribund. And the Burgermeister
"Once I was the credit of my credit card, spend what I haven't got, wasn't hard" love that line, think I was there at that time...lol
Please react to Mona Lisa’s and mad hatters by Elton John and tangerine by Led Zeppelin.
Tangerine followed by That's The Way. Zeppelin III one of my go to faves
@@Pink_Freud_Obscured_By_Crowds that’s the way is another one of my favorites
I second this and it reminds me, some of the movie reactors need to watch Almost Famous!
Please do Gabriel's "Shock The Monkey" next. It is awesome!!!
This is another great song brother. You should check the song "Biko" by Peter Gabriel, it is written for the anti-apartheid activist Steven Biko and it helped to spread the word regarding the situation in South Africa during the apartheid.
It gives me goosebumps every time I hear it, sometime brings a tear after all these years, his best IMO.
Amazing song
A timeless classic...gives me chills every time!
Listen to this one live from "Peter Gabriel Plays Live" with Manu Katche on drums. You really feel the BOOMBOOMBOOM.
One of my favorite and to me most interesting artist!
Still to this day, over 40 years later, gives me Goosebumps!
Hey man I bet you'd like his song Red Rain. I'd also highly recommend Mama by Genesis, it's one of Phil Collins' best vocals.
That whole Genesis album is awesome. That’s All, Just a Job to Do, Home By the Sea. But Mama is the best
Red Rain, for sure!
Love "MAMA"! That laugh!
My absolute favorite song of his. The music is creative and fun and the message about spreading your wings is inspiring.
I love this song. I think it was his first hit after leaving Genesis. Wonderful and warm!
top tune.... was living in chile for 5 years.. when i decided to come home i heard this song.. the line son grab your things am going to take you home ..made me weep.. i was 52
This song reminds me of all the times I was there for my son as he battled his opioid addiction. Sadly he relapsed and died last February after almost six years clean and going back to college to earn two masters degrees in teaching and leaving an 11 year old daughter. I took him home more times than I can count but in the end it was one to few! I miss him so much!
One of my high school classmates, Steve The Deacon Hunter, is playing the acoustic guitar (solos too) on this recording. I think of him every time I hear this song.
YEEEESSSSSSS, I love me some Peter Gabriel!!!!!!! This song gives me all the feels.
My favorite Peter Gabriel song ❤
Absolutely love this tune❤️🎤🇬🇧
If you think this song is good, wait until you hear games without frontiers or Biko
"OMG" this is so true. Sweet, sweet music!
Oh please, do Games Without Frontiers, War Without Tears.
Yes to Games Without Frontiers.
Yes...Biko. Check you his version with Playing for Change.
Biko is kind of heavy. On the lighter side 20 years ago my sister named one of her Shelties Biko.
This is such an "English" song; I can't imagine an American band coming up with anything like it.
Deep roots in English pastoral folk
American folk music is a lot like it ,probably the indigenous peoples of the US sing about landmarks?!Pete Seger is in that category
@@acavell6184 plus American folk music had influence from English folk.
@TheSanityInspector--I know what you mean. We used to go to the UK every year for about a decade, and before I'd been there I'm not sure if I completely understood the 'feel' of this song. (I liked it, but i didn't have a 'sense' of it somehow.) But road trips across England and Scotland, the rolling stretches of beautifully manicured but open green... It's exactly how I finally came to appreciate the bagpipes too, honestly.
And I guess parts of Appalachian music carry a bit of this feel, but the 'environment'/setting/space feel integral to this track, and it's a very 'Celtic' feeling, I guess. America has a little more 'twang' in its melting pot for this style. This is pure and 'windy'... almost like an 'archaeological' or 'classic literary/romantic narrative' sound.
@@ingridfong-daley5899 Celtic perfectly describes how his music strikes me. I’ve been searching for the word.
Peter gabriel....IN YOUR EYES......one of my all time.favs
My favorite song, by any artist. Beautiful. Peaceful. Inspiring. Means so much to so many.
I need a time machine to get back to the days of real music and musicianship.
There is still great music being made it just takes a little digging. KCRW plays some great stuff but, it depends on the a d.j. you like.
@@racafritz people are too used to being handed great art. You're right, though. Great music is still all around.
I don't know. With the internet, you can get Count Basie, Mozart, Peter here, Pere Ubu, Throbbing Gristle, Zep, Sabbath, and Tull, Killing Joke, Pretty Girls Make Graves, Metric, or Dinosaur Pile-Up at a moments notice.
Let me add again that you should check out his song Biko, very powerful song. A live version is best.
The Playing For Change version is just incredible.
This song makes me cry. Many a person have waited their whole lives to hear someone say "grab your things, I've come to take you home." Me too.
One of my best friends died in 2003 and as I drove home from the funeral, I turned the radio on and this song had just came on. It still makes me cry.
This is my favorite song by him, hands down.
He's my favorite artist. I've seen him in concert 4 times. The stage productions are always fabulous! Lots of live versions of this song. All of them are amazing!
This is the song my husband and I played for my son after a year long stint in a rehab after many bad decisions as a young adult. Praise God this year changed him for the better and he is now an expectant daddy with a loving wife. I will always love this song and remember it was such fond memories.
All time favorites, will bring you to tears!
His funkiest song is Shock the Monkey. Try the music video version.
My personal favorite will always be "Carpet Crawlers" by him, and then this one. Then "Games without Frontiers" these songs just blow my mind. So good!
Definitely, Games Without Frontiers is awesome!
You can keep my things they come to take me home! This song will always have a special place in my heart and always brings a tear to my eye.
Can’t pick up the guitar and not play this. Classic.