That part where after singing very dejectedly, and after the Kate Bush interludes, he majestically and resolutely proclaims: "Got to walk out of here I can't take any more Going to stand on that bridge Keep my eyes down below Whatever may come And whatever may go That river's flowing That river's flowing"

I love that song. I really love the starkness, after the carefully layered sound of the rest of the song, of the end of Mercy Street: Anne, with her father, is out in the boat. Riding the water. Riding the waves of the sea.

Yeah, I love Mercy Street too...especially the line when he says, "Dreaming of the tenderness The tremble in the hips, of kissing Mary's lips" And the way he enunciates the word shocks: "Confessing all the secret things in the warm velvet box to the priest He's the doctor He can handle the shocks..."

Peter Gabriel has one of the most emotinal voices in rock. I find it Ironic that he used to front Genesis, when they were actually great. Last Temptation of Christ is an amazing piece of music as well.

Yeah, I'd have to say my favorite of all time of Peter Gabriel is Solsbury Hill, well-cranked, where you actually "feel your heart going boom boom boom." Right now, I've got Avalon by Roxy Music going through my head. Nice tune, but I wish it would go away.

Hmm. I have different Gabriel needs at different times, but I think maybe the tightest two for my tastes are: I Have the Touch and Lay Your Hands On Me. If I had to pick one of 'em, I'd go for I have the touch. But, y'know, I'm awfully susceptible to the seduction of turning out the lights and laying on the couch and listening to the whole "The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway" album when I'm very occasionally home alone. I Have the Touch The time I like is the rush hour, cos I like the rush The pushing of the people - I like it all so much Such a mass of motion - do not know where it goes I move with the movement and ... I have the touch I'm waiting for ignition, I'm looking for a spark Any chance collision and I light up in the dark There you stand before me, all that fur and all that hair Oh, do I dare ... I have the touch Wanting contact I'm wanting contact I'm wanting contact with you Shake those hands, shake those hands Give me the thing I understand Shake those hands, shake those hands Shake those hands, shake those hands Any social occasion, it's hello, how do you do All those introductions, I never miss my cue So before a question, so before a doubt My hand moves out and ... I have the touch Wanting contact I'm wanting contact I'm wanting contact with you Shake those hands, shake those hands Give me the thing I understand Shake those hands, shake those hands Lay Your Hands on Me Sat in the corner of the Garden Grill, with plastic flowers on the window sil No more miracles, loaves and fished, been so busy with the washing of the dishes Reaction level's much too high - I can do without the stimuli I'm living way beyong my ways and means, living in the zone of the inbetweens I can see the flashes on the frozen ocean, static charge of the cold emotion Watched on by the distant eyes - watched on by the silent hidden spies But still the warmth flows through me And I sense you know me well No luck, no golden chances No mitigating circumstances now It's only common sense There are no accidents around here I am willing - lay your hands on me I am ready - lay your hands on me I believe - lay your hands on me, over me Working in gardens, thornless roses, fat men play with their garden hoses Poolside laughter has a cynical bite, sausage speared by the cocktail satellite I walk away from from light and sound, down stairways leading underground But still the warmth flows through me And I sense you know me well It's only common sense There are no accidents around here I am willing - lay your hands on me I am ready - lay your hands on me I believe - lay your hands on me, over me over me Lay your hands on me Lay your hands on me Lay your hands on me, over me

i'm having a bit of a fit over gabriel's first solo record lately. i took the old track; don't get me wrong; i ride tandem with the random; i'm waiting for the big one; i-will-find-out; modern love can be a strain; i want to be alone; i don't need a replacement; you guys are crazy!

the version of "here comes the flood" off fripp's erasure is the fucking shit, meng.

haha erasure. e x p o s u r e

Howdi jack,click on this http://piv.pivpiv.dk/

right you are, jack. by the way, daryl hall's "sacred songs" is also pretty damned good - although not all of the pieces work.

I am probably risking the wrath of everyone here, but.... have any of you heard the cover of "Don't Give Up," by Willie Nelson and Sinead O'Connor? It's pretty damned awesome in my humblest of opinions.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nfLRwSsAXw

Ok my dial-up won't let me watch that at home so I'll watch it at work tomorrow. Not the video I've seen before so I'll be anxious to see it.

there's another video? it's mostly about the song. the video is, i don't know, it's ok. fuck kinky. willie should run for governor of texas.

and dude. dial up? come on now.

yeah, the original video is very campy and begins with Willie sitting next to Burt Reynolds (I Swear this is true) who is directing the video and you see dancing cowboys with tight jeans and tighter butts. It's great fun. The link you posted looks more seriuos but that's what is great about the song. GOVERNOR? Let Kinky have it. We need Willie as President -- someone who clearly inhales. :) And, yes dial-up. I know. It's on my list. I have to. My nearly 90-year old Grandmother even has high-speed. *hangs head*

My 90 year old Grandmother...I love you Jimbabe!

Right back atcha Danilicious! :)