Peter Gabriel - Solsbury Hill

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Peter Gabriel

Peter Gabriel

12 жыл бұрын

The official Solsbury Hill video. Directed by Graham Dean.
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Having left Genesis the previous summer, Peter’s first solo album arrived in February 1977. He was 26. With legendary producer Bob Ezrin taking charge the intention was to make something more direct and tougher than what had come before. Solsbury Hill was the first single to be taken from the album, though the video you see here was created much later "just messing around at Real World with a painter friend of mine Graham Dean." says Peter.
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Climbing up on Solsbury Hill
I could see the city light
Wind was blowing, time stood still
Eagle flew out of the night
He was something to observe
Came in close, I heard a voice
Standing stretching every nerve
Had to listen, had no choice
I did not believe the information
I just had to trust imagination
My heart going boom boom boom
"Son," he said
"Grab your things, I've come to take you home"
To keep in silence I resigned
My friends would think I was a nut
Turning water into wine
Open doors would soon be shut
So I went from day to day
Though my life was in a rut
'Til I thought of what I'd say
Which connection I should cut
I was feeling part of the scenery
I walked right out of the machinery
My heart going boom boom boom
"Hey," he said
"Grab your things, I've come to take you home"
back home
When illusion spin her net
I'm never where I want to be
And liberty she pirouette
When I think that I am free
Watched by empty silhouettes
Who close their eyes but still can see
No one taught them etiquette
I will show another me
Today I don't need a replacement
I'll tell them what the smile on my face meant
My heart going boom boom boom
"Hey" I said
"You can keep my things, they've come to take me home"
Climbing up on Solsbury Hill
I could see the city light
Wind was blowing, time stood still
Eagle flew out of the night
He was something to observe
Came in close, I heard a voice
Standing stretching every nerve
Had to listen, had no choice
I did not believe the information
I just had to trust imagination
My heart going boom boom boom
"Son," he said
"Grab your things, I've come to take you home"
To keep in silence I resigned
My friends would think I was a nut
Turning water into wine
Open doors would soon be shut
So I went from day to day
Though my life was in a rut
'Til I thought of what I'd say
Which connection I should cut
#MusicVideo

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@shootist23
@shootist23 10 жыл бұрын
The line "Son," he said, "grab your things, I've come to take you home," reminds me of being 12 years old and my grandfather coming to take me to live with him. He saved me from a really bad situation. That was 33 years ago.
@aristotleasparaguspodcast1129
@aristotleasparaguspodcast1129 4 жыл бұрын
I know this comment was made 6 years ago but your grandpa seems/seemed like a great guy
@blizzardofozz99
@blizzardofozz99 4 жыл бұрын
I sure wish my grampa woulda,your grampa was a great man
@dimitritsat1
@dimitritsat1 4 жыл бұрын
Yes that line is powerful. Home that beautiful word, home which should mean love, family, unity and being safe. For those who had it, have it, cherish it because many had little of it or none at all in the sense of the word ‘home’.
@angelaland359
@angelaland359 4 жыл бұрын
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
@dreamsunclesfeet
@dreamsunclesfeet 4 жыл бұрын
one day ill take my son home
@leachristine5264
@leachristine5264 4 жыл бұрын
As a teenager every friday my dad and I would sit on youtube and hed show me music he liked. I remember when he showed me Peter Gabriel music. This and Red Rain. I became such a huge fan. A few years ago Peter toured with Sting and my Dad (who had been to so many concerts that he saw Zepplin as an OPENING act) was begging begging begging me to go with him. He never saw Peter live and "needed too" with me :) it was the best concert ever. My dad died suddenly a few weeks ago and I'm very depressed but all our music doesnt make me sad. It makes me happy. I know my dad is in heaven listening to all these songs with me.
@StevenBur
@StevenBur 4 жыл бұрын
Sad... Sorry for your loss!
@theelijah299
@theelijah299 4 жыл бұрын
(HUGS)
@katsmith4423
@katsmith4423 3 жыл бұрын
So sorry about you loss. Thanks for sharing. Music is magical!
@1diamondK
@1diamondK 3 жыл бұрын
That's such a beautiful note thank you for sharing it! You're blessed that your dad gave you these treasured memories that you will have forever. And know that your dad is looking at you down from heaven ❤️
@christineburk1813
@christineburk1813 3 жыл бұрын
Sorry for your loss - "Enjoy the little things in life because one day they will be the BIG thing" (anon)
@sandeedoss
@sandeedoss 4 ай бұрын
When I woke up on my 21st birthday I said to myself “the song playing on the radio will set the path for the rest of my life”. This was the song playing. I’m 51 now and I’ve never forgotten.
@PiglipsMaximus
@PiglipsMaximus 3 ай бұрын
I did the same but it was Gangnam Style that came on. It's been a rough life
@LOVEHAS1JOYRAINS2
@LOVEHAS1JOYRAINS2 3 ай бұрын
Hello Mother Father of all creation 😄 our creators r here in physical flesh !!
@chrissansone3012
@chrissansone3012 2 ай бұрын
What a beautiful thing that is!
@fizzgigmalmy2567
@fizzgigmalmy2567 2 ай бұрын
That's special....this is a truly spiritual song... anyway u take it
@AlexDepp-qn3kp
@AlexDepp-qn3kp 2 ай бұрын
Its a good thing it wasn't "I touch myself" by the Divinyls.
@pigfish99
@pigfish99 Жыл бұрын
Never fails to make me cry. It was my mom's favorite song by him. Brain cancer claimed her in 2020. She told me to keep her things, they're coming to take her home.
@brandonmoore7497
@brandonmoore7497 Жыл бұрын
@pigfish99 Heartfelt Condolences
@markrobinson8410
@markrobinson8410 Жыл бұрын
Sorry for your loss
@sheawines5327
@sheawines5327 Жыл бұрын
I shed a tear for you right then pig. Condolences.
@TheBertieW
@TheBertieW Жыл бұрын
I shed a tear for you and your mom right now. Sorry for this loss.
@jeanbade4974
@jeanbade4974 11 ай бұрын
So sorry for your loss I find this song impossible to listen to without crying and I have no idea why x
@pilotalan
@pilotalan Жыл бұрын
This song is the definition of timeless. Remember, this was released 44 years ago, yet sounds like it could have been written yesterday. Masterworks are not effected by age.
@peachdog1193
@peachdog1193 Жыл бұрын
It was written yesterday...
@readyorknot2344
@readyorknot2344 Жыл бұрын
Thing is it doesn't sound like it was written yesterday if it was it would be crap like the rest of music today
@ntytwe
@ntytwe Жыл бұрын
If this is released today, it'll probably be trending in tiktok
@robertsteffes5487
@robertsteffes5487 Жыл бұрын
You ought to see him in concert riding the bicycle Alan. 🙂
@SargeantPrepper
@SargeantPrepper Жыл бұрын
@@ntytwe for like a second and then it would've been forgotten, fortunately this was made 44 years ago, but alot of the people that were alive when this came out are still alive which helps its timelessness.
@ssnobrakesable
@ssnobrakesable 2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful song.........Reminds me when my son was born. It was an emergency c section for my wife. We all knew he was " not right" from birth and we have loved him with all our heart and soul. He is now 27 years old with severe disabilities and the most beautiful Boy in the world. Life is a challenge for all of us, especially my son.......He is my hero.
@lisacox552
@lisacox552 2 жыл бұрын
🥰🥰
@hahamorehaha6869
@hahamorehaha6869 2 жыл бұрын
Amen. My son passed in 2019 at the age of 26 from cancer. Since he could walk he was my hero, my champ. God bless and may you many good years.
@davidpratschner254
@davidpratschner254 2 жыл бұрын
I have three healthy kids and I thank God everyday for them. I always marvel when I see parents like you. Bless you.
@mcmaximon1
@mcmaximon1 2 жыл бұрын
Look in the mirror.... YOU are too God bless
@hyperactivesurvival4939
@hyperactivesurvival4939 2 жыл бұрын
I love comments like these.
@bettywood4927
@bettywood4927 7 ай бұрын
Just saw Peter perform this song in Columbus last month. He was skipping around stage singing “we’re going home”!!! Absolutely a marvel at 72. His last words to the audience was “ what happens next is up to you!” What a remarkable human being. Thank you, Peter.
@mariosierraiii9913
@mariosierraiii9913 7 ай бұрын
Brilliance!
@Fosochi
@Fosochi 5 ай бұрын
His one liners are so golden
@QINGCHARLES
@QINGCHARLES 5 ай бұрын
Used to work for PG. He's a nice guy. I remember going to a secret rehearsal of one of his tours, in an aircraft hangar. It was the one where he rolled around the stage in a Zorb ball. He managed to knock over an entire stack of keyboards and equipment. That's what rehearsals are for😂
@julitoferro7936
@julitoferro7936 5 ай бұрын
Este tipo es un fenómeno. Esta obra maestra indica que, claramente, los caminos de Génesis y de Gabriel podían haber seguido de la mano, sin perjuicio del aporte del resto. Qué hubiese pasado, ya es contrafáctico, pero, al mismo tiempo sale Y al final quedaron tres.....
@mattyb4280
@mattyb4280 4 ай бұрын
Yes, We (Humanity) is going home very soon. This will shock the World!
@ChloeAnon
@ChloeAnon 7 ай бұрын
My childhood friend died from a drug overdose in 2003. As I left the funeral service and got back on the highway to go home, this song came on. I think of him every time I hear it.
@kimberlyanncrafting
@kimberlyanncrafting 7 ай бұрын
I just came home from my best friend’s funeral tonight. This song was played at the service. He passed from an overdose too. My heart is with you, this song will carry our friend’s memory on forever ❤
@an-alternative-contrarian5047
@an-alternative-contrarian5047 5 ай бұрын
The lyrics make me think of my own drug addiction. I survived but I know all about shutting open doors as I was only sixteen and fresh out of school when I became addicted.
@CatsandDogs00764
@CatsandDogs00764 3 ай бұрын
💙 So sorry you lost your friend and what a beautiful track to hear the day you parted in this realm to remember them with until you meet in the next realm 💙
@LOVEHAS1JOYRAINS2
@LOVEHAS1JOYRAINS2 3 ай бұрын
Hello Mother Father of all creation 😄 our creators r here in physical flesh !!
@matrimcauthon7937
@matrimcauthon7937 4 жыл бұрын
Got back from Vietnam in 71, my dad was waiting for me at LA airport. He said almost those exact words and I have never felt a warmer feeling.
@kellydeanbishopatgmaildotc9774
@kellydeanbishopatgmaildotc9774 4 жыл бұрын
Last night we had a 16 piece Jazz band, dance and dinner at our Legion. First time in a long time to have such a stellar performance; veterans dressed in suits and their wives in their best; a great time was had by all! Thank you sir, for your service!
@kellydeanbishopatgmaildotc9774
@kellydeanbishopatgmaildotc9774 4 жыл бұрын
If you're not to far away from K.C., we can let you know when the next jazz bad event is schedules.
@matrimcauthon7937
@matrimcauthon7937 4 жыл бұрын
@@kellydeanbishopatgmaildotc9774 Thanks for the heads up, but I live in Arkansas.
@kellydeanbishopatgmaildotc9774
@kellydeanbishopatgmaildotc9774 4 жыл бұрын
@@matrimcauthon7937 Well, that would be a little far for you to go to K.C. for the next jazz band night that we have!
@deanhalbohn4845
@deanhalbohn4845 4 жыл бұрын
A belated thank you for your service
@dorothyparker4394
@dorothyparker4394 8 жыл бұрын
I am 55 years old and this has been my all-time favorite song since I was 16.
@wahtever6126
@wahtever6126 8 жыл бұрын
Yup, a big fave of mine too, I twas but a wee lad when I first 'heard this voice'. Boom boom boom..
@irunebasterretxeaaranda7097
@irunebasterretxeaaranda7097 8 жыл бұрын
Absolutly
@pgfreak4ever
@pgfreak4ever 8 жыл бұрын
Me too (just subtract two years ... 53 and 14) ... life changing song/album/singer!!!
@cutta1966
@cutta1966 8 жыл бұрын
I hear you sister... my heart going boom, boom, boom.
@gregstringer3790
@gregstringer3790 8 жыл бұрын
Hi Dorothy. I'm a fraction younger. A school friend told me to listen out for it and I was captivated. I'd never heard anything so singular and catchy. The same friend had tickets to see PG in Manchester in 1977 and I was mesmerised by him. Glory days!
@traceyhughes4636
@traceyhughes4636 Жыл бұрын
My son was taking the wrong path in life, after going on the missing list for a while, I marched stoically into his world and asked him if he was coming home with me, he came home!!!!
@monicacarmon4969
@monicacarmon4969 2 ай бұрын
My brothers body will be released to go with where his soul already went last night. I will always believe this was what my brothers journey was like. Rest in peace Adam Carmon Sr... Never will you ever be forgotten. I love you tough man.
@bhdctn
@bhdctn Жыл бұрын
This song was written in 76 and put out March of 77 and sounds fresher and more progressive than 90percent of music today. Amazing
@5nowChain5
@5nowChain5 Жыл бұрын
76 was a really really bad year for me, aged 9. i still have PTSD from it.
@robertsteffes5487
@robertsteffes5487 Жыл бұрын
That is because today the band members are employees of all of these youngsters rather than owners or partners in the band. Some youngsters use all studio musicians so as to not get too close to regular band members and they then might feel compelled to pay them properly. 😂
@rebeccawilliamson5361
@rebeccawilliamson5361 Жыл бұрын
Thank you , I never knew that & that's when I was born , this is one of my favorite songs 🎵 03/22/1977 DOB
@ataylor2112
@ataylor2112 Жыл бұрын
It really is perfect- music still hasn’t caught up to it….
@anelladambrosio2513
@anelladambrosio2513 Жыл бұрын
​@@ataylor2112ciao amico!🙋😊😍😘💘🍀
@Missjunebugfreak
@Missjunebugfreak 3 жыл бұрын
This is one of the most beautiful songs ever written.
@gilliancooper7160
@gilliancooper7160 2 жыл бұрын
Son grab your things, I’ve come to take you home - tears me up, save me. X
@michaelmajak1289
@michaelmajak1289 2 жыл бұрын
Agreed.
@michaelmajak1289
@michaelmajak1289 2 жыл бұрын
Agreed.
@chrisslone3105
@chrisslone3105 2 жыл бұрын
Yes
@chrismorse7604
@chrismorse7604 2 жыл бұрын
Yes...a founding member of Genesis!!!
@jenniferenglish9664
@jenniferenglish9664 3 ай бұрын
The first love of my lifetime died before he even hit 50. This was one of his favourite songs played at his funeral. Think about him and his family very often, thankful we were in touch after 30 years before his passing. ❤
@stevemcelmy9354
@stevemcelmy9354 Ай бұрын
The genius of Peter Gabriel.
@redsquirrel1086
@redsquirrel1086 2 жыл бұрын
I visited Solsbury Hill when I was in England because of this song. It's beautiful and I listened to this track while I was stood there. It was a wonderful, calming experience.
@fabulousnewt770
@fabulousnewt770 Жыл бұрын
I loved this song a o e all others and was so thrilled to go to Bath Academy of Art and find out Solsbury Hill overlooked the city. Spent many days and nights up there on the old iron age fort. I liketo believe a shoe of mine that got sucked into the mud one bonfire night is still up there.
@johncoleman5388
@johncoleman5388 Жыл бұрын
That sounds like quite the experience! Memorable, heartfelt, and once in a lifetime!
@kevinjamesparr552
@kevinjamesparr552 Жыл бұрын
Salisbury HILL IS England never heard of Solsbury hill ?
@abeycee7427
@abeycee7427 Жыл бұрын
@@kevinjamesparr552 Wait what?
@Frostheimer
@Frostheimer Жыл бұрын
I was there last week. Lovely view for such an easy hike. Didn’t see any city lights (it was late morning) and no eagle flew out of the night (again, it was daytime), but I saw a couple of sparrows, I think, and perhaps a crow. The wind was blowing and time stood still, though.
@mikestanley9176
@mikestanley9176 2 жыл бұрын
I don't always listen to Peter Gabriel, but when I do so do the neighbors.
@mikearchibald744
@mikearchibald744 2 жыл бұрын
LOL That took me a minute!
@jamessanneman5620
@jamessanneman5620 2 жыл бұрын
Damn, thought you were The Michael Stanley for a second...
@ellefitzpatrick6339
@ellefitzpatrick6339 2 жыл бұрын
Right on dude!
@johnhopkins2411
@johnhopkins2411 Жыл бұрын
That's funny as chyt !!!!!!!! < just a laughing here >
@dougchance8891
@dougchance8891 Жыл бұрын
Mike 3 doors down the street???
@TonkMixes999
@TonkMixes999 8 ай бұрын
Lost my dad to cancer, played this at his funeral. Beautiful song thank you Mr Peter Gabriel for the tears of joy you brought to us.
@roxykilfoyle1028
@roxykilfoyle1028 8 ай бұрын
So sorry for your loss 💔💔💔
@TonkMixes999
@TonkMixes999 8 ай бұрын
@@roxykilfoyle1028 Thank you I appreciate that alot.
@paulspradbery9732
@paulspradbery9732 10 ай бұрын
Whoever writes a song in 7/4 time? This bloke. Genius. Thank you, Peter.
@LOVEHAS1JOYRAINS2
@LOVEHAS1JOYRAINS2 3 ай бұрын
Hello Mother Father of all creation 😄 our creators r here in physical flesh !!
@rileyb316
@rileyb316 Жыл бұрын
Heard this in a detox and truly had a spiritual awakening, this song has helped me find truth, love and my higher power. It’s helped me let go of my past, my crippling fear of the future. God loves you. This is a masterpiece.
@kevinb3812
@kevinb3812 Жыл бұрын
I'm glad you're on your path!
@jksngtrs90
@jksngtrs90 Жыл бұрын
Im currently almost 3 weeks off a decade long opiate addiction. I listen to this every couple days and just cry
@michaelweber5372
@michaelweber5372 Жыл бұрын
Guess what?? It's get better, so much It's nearly a dream. Riley B you are loved 😍
@josphellihsilak4588
@josphellihsilak4588 Жыл бұрын
@jksngtrs90 keep it up brother.
@sexilexi1461
@sexilexi1461 Жыл бұрын
Keep it up, y’all. I’m hoping I make 12 years on Halloween 2023. I went to the e r in liver failure with bleeding varices. I wasn’t expected to live, and it took 5 years before I could return to work. 12 years later, I don’t recognize that person. Jesus came to my bed every day and told me not to be afraid, and that I would be coming with Him to our home. Keep your faith in Him. I played this song after lunch for my 2nd grade students, who decided that home is Heaven. They cited evidence in the lyrics. Life is a wonderful gift, and even on our worst days, miracles happen. 🙏🙏🙏I’m keeping you all in my prayers.
@raulmiranda7419
@raulmiranda7419 2 жыл бұрын
My friend and me argue about what is better, sledgehammer or this. He wrongly says sledgehammer. We can all be wrong sometimes.
@rebeccawilliamson5361
@rebeccawilliamson5361 Жыл бұрын
It's this song not sledgehammer lol 😆
@unseelie63
@unseelie63 Жыл бұрын
I love Sledgehammer but I think this is the better song.
@DiggerEvans
@DiggerEvans Жыл бұрын
Your friend is wrong
@Simon-fr4ts
@Simon-fr4ts Жыл бұрын
I was born in 71 and I loved Sledgehammer, but this is on another level.
@unseelie63
@unseelie63 Жыл бұрын
I think,in the end,that it's also a matter of personal taste.Sledgehammer and it's video are fun,engaging,it's very suggestive without being being crude.That could be why some think it's a better song.
@domhowe2885
@domhowe2885 2 ай бұрын
In my opinion this is one of the greatest songs ever written... Still takes breath away all these years later
@helix-phase
@helix-phase 25 күн бұрын
I agree it is one of the greatest songs ever written, achieves something very unusual. not sure how to describe it
@domhowe2885
@domhowe2885 24 күн бұрын
I think it's very emotional
@parlyprinsen
@parlyprinsen 23 күн бұрын
Truly a masterpiece❤
@Kiddo005
@Kiddo005 4 жыл бұрын
This is not only "a song". This is a timeless anthem. Beauty turned into music!!!!
@deborahguillory4786
@deborahguillory4786 4 жыл бұрын
You are right.
@badder27com
@badder27com 4 жыл бұрын
I agree
@lorilynn4950
@lorilynn4950 4 жыл бұрын
100%
@ferdinandklein6677
@ferdinandklein6677 4 жыл бұрын
100 percent pal
@anthonydavis9662
@anthonydavis9662 4 жыл бұрын
@Alexander Steiner It is indeed a masterpiece, a legend. But what a crying shame that such a meaningless, horrid video profanes it so. I'd like to punch Mr Graham Dean right in the face for this wreck of a production.
@qfmarsh64
@qfmarsh64 3 жыл бұрын
I've listened to this song 46,000 times and just now noticed something: The first verse's rhyme scheme is ABABCDCD. The second is ABABCBCB. The third is ABABABAB. The rhyme structure is becoming more orderly as the narrative voice gains clarity about his situation and future. Awesome.
@dansmith7106
@dansmith7106 3 жыл бұрын
Nice dude
@YuNo232
@YuNo232 3 жыл бұрын
@@dansmith7106 Imagine it would have been ABACAB :D
@chartwel
@chartwel 3 жыл бұрын
This is one of my favorite comments ever on youtube. And it's correct, mirroring his clarity... I wonder if he wrote it that way?
@qfmarsh64
@qfmarsh64 3 жыл бұрын
@@chartwel I was going to thank you for your outstanding compliment, but then I remembered what most KZfaq comments are and realized I cleared a pretty low bar. I'd answer your question by saying that Peter Gabriel seems pretty meticulous in his musical and creative vision. He doesn't do anything slapdash.
@jeanetteasmyself442
@jeanetteasmyself442 3 жыл бұрын
@@qfmarsh64 Just enjoy the beauty of this song. Jeeze.
@luchboxer
@luchboxer 2 ай бұрын
never fails to make me cry. I don't really know why, something about this song warms your heart and makes you feel everything is going to be alright.
@joannebrebes2962
@joannebrebes2962 Жыл бұрын
I am a teacher in Los Angeles, currently teaching 2nd grade. I played it when I taught 4th grade and today i played it after lunch . Music is a powerful tool for teaching lessons across the curriculum. My soon to be 3rd graders decided very quickly that it was about angels taking the singer to Heaven. They cited evidence in the lyrics.
@jtartt
@jtartt Жыл бұрын
Anybody who knows Peter Gabriel knows that he is never quite literal with anything which means many of his songs have a personal meaning to him just like they may have a completely different personal meaning to you. So Solsbury Hill could essentially be about anything you want it to be about. But to Peter Gabriel it is about his decision to leave Genesis. He has made this quite clear. You could go line by line and it all makes perfect sense considering the situation he was in at the time. He was fed up with the industry and life as a rock star in general. He was being thrust out as the star of a group whose works had actually been evenly divided between the 5 members. Because he and his costumes were the focal point of live shows, everyone assumed Peter wrote all the music, all the lyrics, set up the stage, and that the rest of the band were just his backing band. This was far from the truth and Gabriel hated the attention. But as much as he hated the attention at first, he was beginning to enjoy it, which was taking him away from his audience. He no longer got the butterflies before shows. The music didn't touch him the way it used to. He felt as though he was just going through the motions. He didn't like what he was becoming. "To keep in silence, I resigned." Besides all these internal things, Genesis was getting on his nerves as well. He refers to Genesis as "the machinery." It was a constant cycle of write, record, tour, write, record, tour. etc... They would schedule gigs non-stop with hardly any breaks. There was no room for freedom. Gabriel hated knowing exactly where he was going to be in 18 months, as he did with Genesis. He said Genesis was like the army. You had to turn up to the studio every morning at 9am and you were either 100% committed or you weren't at all. "I walked right out of the machinery." On top of that, the band had decided to write a concept album - The Lamb. Gabriel wanted to give this album a little bit of "balls", as he puts it, and no one else in the band was going to deliver that. He also felt that a concept album, AKA a story, should be written by one person. It needs one clear and coherent direction, which their democratic system of writing could not accomplish. This pissed off the other band members. Gabriel was beginning to realize that he could not last for long being "tied down to the old hierarchy." His creative ambitions were exceeding those of the rest of the band. The tipping point came during the writing for "The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway." Gabriel's wife was going through a horrible pregnancy and they didn't think his daughter was going to survive. So Peter was making these long trips back and forth between London and where the band were writing and recording out in the middle of nowhere England. This meant that he was absent during much of the writing. The band were writing music in one room while Peter was writing lyrics to what was already there in another room or wasn't there at all to attend to his wife. No one else in the band had been married or had kids at this point (besides Phil Collins) and so they didn't understand. They were mad because Peter was gone all the time. Peter was mad because to him there was no question what his priorities were. It was a matter of life and death for him. His family was far more important than writing an album. The band could not understand this and that really pissed Peter off. "So I went from day to day, though my life was in a rut. Til' I thought of what I'd say, which connection I should cut." "No one taught them etiquette." After leaving Genesis, Gabriel felt a sense of jealousy. He wasn't sure what he was going to do with his life at the time (he didn't begin his solo career right away, not until 1977). He wanted out of the music industry as a whole. His pride got the best of him when he saw Genesis having greater success without him and decided to get back in, but this time on his own terms, doing his own thing. And the rest is history.....
@anastaciaacosta2138
@anastaciaacosta2138 Жыл бұрын
I think the same thing I would play this song and was thinking it was Jesus taking me home
@Maximus5775
@Maximus5775 Жыл бұрын
@@jtarttthanks for the history lesson man appreciate it i was born in 05 so i had no clue what the song was about
@JJONNYREPP
@JJONNYREPP 11 ай бұрын
Peter Gabriel - Solsbury Hill 1248pm 11.7.23 everyone is either a tedious junkie or delving into the death of someone... their sevels, even. which is cool. never let it be said i stifled your freedom of expression or speech.... safe to say that i am thinking: he's tripping atop the tor and delving into the musings he has had been receiving... also covered by kraftwerk with one of their ditties. uh!?
@tomref4001
@tomref4001 11 ай бұрын
It means what it means to me/you/yours/them-we all have our personal ideas, all unique. Mine too, no-one would guess! Thats the joy, heightened by world class musician (some universal language)!-you keep teaching this way Miss LA, they'll love you and the music forever for so enriching their lives. 😘
@edwardshapiro5167
@edwardshapiro5167 2 жыл бұрын
😢 My late wife loved this song when I first met her. Wish she was still here.
@lennyhuhn4732
@lennyhuhn4732 Жыл бұрын
Sir, she is.
@neilmarnane1714
@neilmarnane1714 Ай бұрын
God bless you
@toddstrasburger7678
@toddstrasburger7678 2 жыл бұрын
15 years ago, my son was 10 and his mother was moving out of state, trying to take him with her. I always imaged the last line of the song was him making his choice to stay with me. Years later, he & I heard this song while driving - neither of us said a word, but both started choking up every time the 'grab your things' line came around. I get emotional every time I hear this song.
@jamessanneman5620
@jamessanneman5620 2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful.
@jamesjackson3648
@jamesjackson3648 2 жыл бұрын
❤️
@Rumpleskin
@Rumpleskin Жыл бұрын
I belive someone you were close to comes for you when it's your time. My dad said as he was dying that he would come for me...I tear up listening too
@jasmineparker253
@jasmineparker253 Жыл бұрын
I'm 35 and I do too even though I have the best memories of dancing to this with my younger sister Dana in our childhood living room three decades ago now
@deanneadams8833
@deanneadams8833 Жыл бұрын
lost my 18 yr old son 5 yrs ago. this song reminds me of him
@peterjohnptak-The-HumblePoet1
@peterjohnptak-The-HumblePoet1 25 күн бұрын
Ive seen Peter with Genesis live Lamb lies down on Broadway Wembley london then when he split with Genesis at the victoria theatre . he had just released Peter Gabriel 1 and Solsbury Hill as a single . I will never forget that concert as Peter walked about The Theatre shaking all the fans hands as he had a cordless mike. It was the 1st time id seen an artist with a cordless mike . the concert blew my mind . He was great . seen him many times thereafter . The guy is magic live . Best Wishes THE HUMBLE POET
@KingsCounsel
@KingsCounsel 5 ай бұрын
*A message for future generations... Do not let this masterpiece slip away* ❤
@LOVEHAS1JOYRAINS2
@LOVEHAS1JOYRAINS2 3 ай бұрын
Hello Mother Father of all creation 😄 our creators r here in physical flesh !!
@williamtennent6882
@williamtennent6882 Ай бұрын
With you bro.Absolute classic.Best wishes from Australia.Keep Rockin
@bradley8361
@bradley8361 4 жыл бұрын
Home is a place you grow up wanting to leave and grow old wanting to return to
@tomcatyyz
@tomcatyyz 4 жыл бұрын
Wow...this comment brought me to tears because it's so honest and true. Thank you for making me think...❤
@brettbaxter4860
@brettbaxter4860 4 жыл бұрын
And it's worse, knowing you can never go back. Not to the place you remember, anyway.
@zwitter689
@zwitter689 4 жыл бұрын
Great - thought provoking and sad.
@leroymorris3318
@leroymorris3318 4 жыл бұрын
Could've never said it better. So true
@wakingthewitch457
@wakingthewitch457 4 жыл бұрын
Well, the FIRST part is true...
@maryallr
@maryallr Жыл бұрын
Isn't it amazing how a song can touch so many people in so many different ways?
@melvinice5727
@melvinice5727 Жыл бұрын
Beautiful music is how you want to imagine it should be no matter what the original intent I think of it as a message personally.
@glennosmond4306
@glennosmond4306 Жыл бұрын
It takes you someplace and in our places we each find something awesome!
@ant8834
@ant8834 Жыл бұрын
​@tim sharrett on you mums doll.
@thefrogking481
@thefrogking481 Жыл бұрын
When it reaches across genres and appeals to differnt ages after so many years, it speaks volumes to the work.
@barneybarnes7796
@barneybarnes7796 9 ай бұрын
The power of Music. A single song can mean so many different things to so many different people.
@alexcarratu5554
@alexcarratu5554 4 ай бұрын
Poetic genius this song, still stands up after 47 years. Always will. Great work, Mr Gabriel. Your music will continue to stand the test of time.
@LOVEHAS1JOYRAINS2
@LOVEHAS1JOYRAINS2 3 ай бұрын
Hello Mother Father of all creation 😄 our creators r here in physical flesh !!
@holdenzimmerle
@holdenzimmerle 3 ай бұрын
This song will always resonate deeply with me. Although I’m only 28 years old I have an unexplainable love for this song. I was 18 years old and in September of 2013 I unfortunately suffered a stroke due to a medical malpractice accident gone wrong in the ER. I remember my mom singing this song because it came on the radio on our way home from the inpatient therapy that I was in for roughly 5 months. Music just does that sometimes…..
@LOVEHAS1JOYRAINS2
@LOVEHAS1JOYRAINS2 3 ай бұрын
Hello Mother Father of all creation 😄 our creators r here in physical flesh !!
@GonzoDuke
@GonzoDuke 7 жыл бұрын
This is the best Peter Gabriel song hands down.
@melvinharris2404
@melvinharris2404 Ай бұрын
Listen to him sing with Kate bush ( don’t give up ) two amazing voices
@SecretAgentRandyBeans111
@SecretAgentRandyBeans111 2 жыл бұрын
This is one of the most deceptively complex, deep songs ever written. I've never heard such an irregular time signature worked so smoothly into a song, complete with time changes too. The symbolism in the rhyme scheme is also excellent.
@davidhaley3032
@davidhaley3032 2 жыл бұрын
Yes, because Peter always had this odd sense of tribal and delicate sound that helped pioneer progressive rock.
@psyche5893
@psyche5893 2 жыл бұрын
I never understood how complex this song was until I started studying music theory. Such an amazing song.
@robkrause6653
@robkrause6653 2 жыл бұрын
I love this song, it has heart,
@jamesonlucky7360
@jamesonlucky7360 2 жыл бұрын
My 7th grade English teacher was kinda a badass guy. For “homework” he’d have us listen to a song and the next the day he’d sit back and hear out our horrible perceptions. The thing is though most times he wouldn’t tell us what the song meant and just told us to keep listening or read about it. This song though wouldn’t let him spit it out, I remember whatever it was he had to say it was on the tip of his tongue but looked like he struggled to put an idea into a digestible explanation. I don’t think I’ll ever read into this song, just listen and try to find out what my teacher was thinking. After a few years of listening I like to think it’s what you like to think.
@docholiday13
@docholiday13 Жыл бұрын
Everything Peter Gabriel did was alternative. Just listen to the content he did with the band Genesis. Just absolutely absurd time frames and changes yet everything seemlessly stayed together and flowed. Musical Genius... The beauty of this is not just with it's composition. This is a superbly written song with entendre and some positive lessons embedded. Total package.
@johnperlow640
@johnperlow640 Ай бұрын
My Heart Goes Boom, Boom,Boom When I Hear This!
@y.r._
@y.r._ Жыл бұрын
Notice the change in lyrics from verse to verse. In Verse 1, we have ABABCDCD. In Verse 2, we have ABABCBCB, and in Verse 3, we finally have ABABABAB. This, combined with the rhythm change from 7/8 to 4/4 at the end of the verses, represents how the mind of the narrator continuously becomes clearer. One does not consciously notice it at first, but it leaves a subconscious impression that makes the finale of this song all the more triumphant and satisfying. Absolute masterclass in songwriting.
@timbettcher724
@timbettcher724 6 ай бұрын
woa, deep
@tiagorabelo7396
@tiagorabelo7396 3 ай бұрын
And then Genesis did ABACAB
@y.r._
@y.r._ 3 ай бұрын
@@tiagorabelo7396 Huh?
@cherrypepsi2815
@cherrypepsi2815 2 ай бұрын
7/4, a single bar of 8 or 2 bars of 4/4, just a weird shift to fit the transition I assume
@y.r._
@y.r._ 2 ай бұрын
@@cherrypepsi2815 Nah man, this was expertly crafted to symbolize how the narrators mind becomes clearer and how he achieves insight.
@timmyteaching
@timmyteaching 3 жыл бұрын
this song is genius. had to listen, had no choice.
@IN-gx9oq
@IN-gx9oq 3 жыл бұрын
Yes. This song is great
@DNYaw
@DNYaw 3 жыл бұрын
Tim. You are a little bit of a poet. I have the same emotion by the way. I'm home.
@kathysemrau2301
@kathysemrau2301 3 жыл бұрын
Peter Gabreil is such a great person, as well as musician. I have always loved this song. 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜
@kathysemrau2301
@kathysemrau2301 3 жыл бұрын
Cabbage wedding dress is just precious, and the way it all ends up is so sweet. In a way we are married to the Earth for our survival. Thank you for highlighting my comment. Blessings to everyone. 💛💙❤🐔💛💙❤🐔💛💙❤🐔💛💙❤🐔💛💙❤🐔💛💙❤🐔💛💙❤🐔💛💙❤🐔💛💙❤🐔💛💙❤🐔💛💙❤🐔💛💙❤🐔💛💙❤🐔💛💙❤🐔💛💙❤🐔💛💙❤🐔💛💙❤🐔💛💙❤🐔💛💙❤
@davidforshaw4810
@davidforshaw4810 3 жыл бұрын
👍🎶🗝☯️
@jojogrrl2756
@jojogrrl2756 Жыл бұрын
This song reminds me of a beautiful friend who I’ve known since 1991. He passed on 24/12/22. Fly high, one day we will meet again xxx
@johnkollman3900
@johnkollman3900 Жыл бұрын
Sorry for the friend You lost. Nothing compares to someone leaving this world ...... Godspeed..
@jojogrrl2756
@jojogrrl2756 Жыл бұрын
@@johnkollman3900 Thank you for your reply. It’s my 6th friend since high school and music keeps me connected to them. Music is the thread that sews my life together.
@johnkollman3900
@johnkollman3900 Жыл бұрын
@@jojogrrl2756 I had a really good friend die in April was totally unprepared for it kinds rocked my world. Do me a favor tell the one's you love just that became You never know..
@LOVEHAS1JOYRAINS2
@LOVEHAS1JOYRAINS2 3 ай бұрын
Hello Mother Father of all creation 😄 our creators r here in physical flesh !!
@brinehound
@brinehound 3 ай бұрын
I often think of my dad passing and I think of this song. I truly believe that he’d be proud of the love I’ve found
@acceleratedanalytics
@acceleratedanalytics Жыл бұрын
Loved this in 1978ish... then in 1983 my father died and then later that year while on a drive through southern England, this played out on my car stereo, I have never felt so close to my father after his death as when I listened to Solsbury Hill during that drive. I'm sure he was there with with me, I hope one day he will come to take me home.
@LOVEHAS1JOYRAINS2
@LOVEHAS1JOYRAINS2 3 ай бұрын
Hello Mother Father of all creation 😄 our creators r here in physical flesh !!
@hankmurphy3882
@hankmurphy3882 8 жыл бұрын
Shining - a romantic movie for the whole family, featuring the music of Peter Gabriel
@titovalasques
@titovalasques 8 жыл бұрын
+Hank Murphy I had totally forgotten about that. Thanks for reminding me! :D
@sootycharlie
@sootycharlie 8 жыл бұрын
+Hank Murphy i would say, the fantastic, music of the mighty Peter Gabriel.,
@calliepearson
@calliepearson 8 жыл бұрын
+j mcmann WW2 when in the UK they evacuated children out of London and put them in various safe ports around the country, like Brighton
@sandya418
@sandya418 8 жыл бұрын
+Hank Murphy I can't find it. It keeps coming up "The Shining" how do I look it up?
@doctor_wise8770
@doctor_wise8770 8 жыл бұрын
+PCthesecond same!
@mikeking3507
@mikeking3507 3 жыл бұрын
its funny how a single song can touch 10,000 people differently and yet we all know the words... this song every time makes my eyes tear up and my spirit wants to soar... love this and thank you Peter for such a beautiful piece of music
@rossedmonds1828
@rossedmonds1828 3 жыл бұрын
Totally agree
@thomashamilton8125
@thomashamilton8125 3 жыл бұрын
Masterpiece...
@jwattfaqir
@jwattfaqir 3 жыл бұрын
I hear the opening notes of this song, one of my two favorite songs ever, and I tear up.
@mikeking3507
@mikeking3507 3 жыл бұрын
@@jwattfaqir I'm right there with you
@mickhobbs901
@mickhobbs901 3 жыл бұрын
Spot on , it’s a absolute classic !!
@mattayres5238
@mattayres5238 4 ай бұрын
This tune is 47 years old!! 2024-1977. 😮 Still a bloody awesome tune!! 😍😍👍👍
@dk18141
@dk18141 24 күн бұрын
Thats a beautiful memory! You will see him again some day, till then keep his memory close and sorry for your loss!!
@johnbutler7403
@johnbutler7403 5 жыл бұрын
"Son, grab your things, I've come to take you home." My dad, while I was holding his hand at his bedside, suddenly came out of his delirium and said this with perfect clarity. Christmas Eve, 1980 - will never forget it. Hopefully when I am getting ready to go, dad will be there to take me home.
@DeborahLandau-gp2fo
@DeborahLandau-gp2fo 5 жыл бұрын
Beautiful memory for you-I just lost my my mom to vascular dementia-hold it in your heart
@WembleyGaming
@WembleyGaming 5 жыл бұрын
John Butler all the best buddy.
@davidhorsley8461
@davidhorsley8461 5 жыл бұрын
gave me chills rest in peace sir
@johnbutler7403
@johnbutler7403 5 жыл бұрын
@Barrett Haynes Nope, dad'll do fine.
@jeremyshewell2445
@jeremyshewell2445 5 жыл бұрын
ThAts Beautiful My friend
@fransmars1645
@fransmars1645 5 жыл бұрын
I don't have a poignant story. I just like this song.
@Michael-mv3bi
@Michael-mv3bi 5 жыл бұрын
i also have no deal, just love this song. brilliant lyricist.
@kikoarmani
@kikoarmani 4 жыл бұрын
Same here, heard this many years ago just found it today playing at BLOOMINGDALES lol
@richardstokes3625
@richardstokes3625 4 жыл бұрын
Frans Mars Same here
@erichenderson6056
@erichenderson6056 4 жыл бұрын
The melody just reminds me of playing outside with my two younger brothers in the late '70's and early '80's.
@vladww
@vladww 4 жыл бұрын
A poignant story? just make one up it's ok
@NicholasValentini-nb8vp
@NicholasValentini-nb8vp 19 сағат бұрын
There are many songs that will never be played loud enough. This is one of those.
@kateballam6942
@kateballam6942 Жыл бұрын
Greatest song ever written. Period. Saw Peter Gabriel perform this song live at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas 2014. Awesome. Untouchable. A master songwriter. Unique. Authentic. His album "So" is one of the greatest albums of all time. What a guy!
@jackpage2588
@jackpage2588 11 ай бұрын
It’s alright I guess.
@craven5328
@craven5328 8 ай бұрын
I just saw him live a few weeks ago, and was really impressed! His voice is still great / so unique.
@r.p.mcmurphy6623
@r.p.mcmurphy6623 6 ай бұрын
Settle down Kate..great, great song...but far from the greatest song ever written... 😁
@ButtersCCookie
@ButtersCCookie 6 ай бұрын
You're so lucky. Didn't think there were Planet Hollywood's that late. I remember there being a McDonald's being next to it in Chicago it was so expensive. I always heard people say go see him in concert. I woke up I was old. And broke.
@timbettcher724
@timbettcher724 4 ай бұрын
that would be tough to determine the greatest song ever written cause there is many
@fede77
@fede77 2 жыл бұрын
"It's about being prepared to lose what you have for what you might get ... It's about letting go." Such an amazing composition.
@sergiob924
@sergiob924 2 жыл бұрын
I agree...
@quixotic4233
@quixotic4233 2 жыл бұрын
It takes a lot of bravery to do that.
@davidashcroft3227
@davidashcroft3227 2 жыл бұрын
Its cutting ties and chains to the mortal realm and going home.
@stanettiels7367
@stanettiels7367 2 жыл бұрын
Who are you quoting? Is that a Gabriel quote ??
@fede77
@fede77 2 жыл бұрын
@@stanettiels7367 yes. From wikipedia: "Gabriel has said of the song's meaning, 《 It's about being prepared to lose what you have for what you might get ... It's about letting go. 》 His former bandmate Tony Banks acknowledges that the song reflects Gabriel's decision to break ties with Genesis, but it can also be applied in a broader sense to situations of letting go in general."
@LorraineAshby
@LorraineAshby 9 жыл бұрын
Spiritual experience atop Solsbury Hill in Somserset, England. Gabriel wrote this after his departure from Genesis...."It's about being prepared to lose what you have for what you might get...it's about letting go."
@kaydeealexander9205
@kaydeealexander9205 13 күн бұрын
One of my favorite growing up as a kid. Also a favorite of my sweet daughters who passed away at 21 years old. Absolute proof of a great song that is generational.
@lobstermania4025
@lobstermania4025 3 күн бұрын
Great song. So glad you shared it with your daughter. Sorry for your loss. I hope this finds you having a wonderful blessed day. 😊
@sierrasix2003
@sierrasix2003 5 ай бұрын
This song has stayed with me for more than 40 years. There is not a week that goes by where I don't listen to this song. It always lifts my spirit. It is indeed timeless and will remain relevant.
@LOVEHAS1JOYRAINS2
@LOVEHAS1JOYRAINS2 3 ай бұрын
Hello Mother Father of all creation 😄 our creators r here in physical flesh !!
@abbyclark318
@abbyclark318 Жыл бұрын
For me, its the boom boom boom. Shortly after my daughter had her second open heart surgery, she said she can now feel her heart going boom boom boom... it chokes me up to this day... I do believe it has a special meaning to all who listen to the lyrics. Only Peter can make this song what it is.... ❤❤❤
@Jkay765
@Jkay765 3 жыл бұрын
For my best mate taken too soon, This was his favorite song, Now mine.
@dylanmcshane9976
@dylanmcshane9976 3 жыл бұрын
Was he a God fearing man? How did he pass? (if you dont mind my asking)
@Jkay765
@Jkay765 3 жыл бұрын
@@dylanmcshane9976 Yes he was, He died of an aneurysm.
@PatrickTouma
@PatrickTouma 3 жыл бұрын
so sorry for your loss. May he live within this song forever!
@UnderScoredd
@UnderScoredd 3 жыл бұрын
@@dylanmcshane9976 none of your business f**** nosey intrusive a*******. RIP
@mariamjehn7071
@mariamjehn7071 3 жыл бұрын
Love this song!! Xxoo bless your Mate!!
@PookysPlace
@PookysPlace 15 күн бұрын
May 24 2024..We should all still be listening. Great song to wake up to. Manchester New Hampshire
@brandonmoore7497
@brandonmoore7497 7 күн бұрын
I’m listening to Peter Gabriel Solsbury Hill May 31st 2024 0:27
@user-or9js7jq2u
@user-or9js7jq2u Ай бұрын
Notice all the comments on all his work.. Thankyou Mr Gabriel.
@jaybaker1716
@jaybaker1716 4 жыл бұрын
Just lost my uncle who was my best friend. Crying at his bedside over his body this song played in the background. I took the words down cause it felt like a sign.. In my car found this song and cried all the way home. This song means so much. Love you Bob.
@RobinEdgar
@RobinEdgar 4 жыл бұрын
Sounds like a classic case of synchronicity to me. . . And I just had a quite significant synchronicity involving this video.
@maxwellsmart6487
@maxwellsmart6487 3 жыл бұрын
Jay Baker. You are sensitive and honest and are making your uncle proud. Bless you and yours
@hplovehandle
@hplovehandle 3 жыл бұрын
Sorry to hear that.
@blondelebanese9922
@blondelebanese9922 3 жыл бұрын
Lost my husband if 47 years three years ago. Oh the hurt....but music has helped me through the loss. Keep listening. It never goes away, that feeling of loss but it does get easier. I promise ❤️
@mr.majestic2667
@mr.majestic2667 3 жыл бұрын
Wish I could say that about my 82 yr old uncle but all my life he has gave me the stiff arm
@samplermike
@samplermike 7 жыл бұрын
One of the best songs ever.
@frankgoodall6885
@frankgoodall6885 7 жыл бұрын
Agree entirely with you..X :)
@Kashmir1907
@Kashmir1907 7 жыл бұрын
Very best Song ever!
@myg2257
@myg2257 7 жыл бұрын
agree
@paulinedraper980
@paulinedraper980 7 жыл бұрын
SO TRUE!
@johnlarson8806
@johnlarson8806 7 жыл бұрын
Mike L who needs the help? you you you do
@PhilTaylor1
@PhilTaylor1 8 ай бұрын
This song goes beyond music for me and is totally soul-cleansing. Absolutely beautiful.
@LOVEHAS1JOYRAINS2
@LOVEHAS1JOYRAINS2 3 ай бұрын
Hello Mother Father of all creation 😄 our creators r here in physical flesh !!
@r.bishop1127
@r.bishop1127 Жыл бұрын
Idk entirely why but this song always makes me think of my nephew that passed away. But in a way that brings me peace over losing him.
@davidg.9932
@davidg.9932 3 жыл бұрын
Happy 71st Birthday Peter Brian Gabriel 02/13/1950. You are a progressive rock Icon. Your fans love you. Thanks Mate.
@elvyfoster7455
@elvyfoster7455 3 жыл бұрын
First time I heard this on the radio, I had to pull off onto the side of the road. This was a transcendent and religious( for lack of a better word) experience . Thank you so much for this song that has helped me keep rolling along on this rock called Earth. Without music such as this I would have long ago put the barrel to my temple and ended my pain. Music such as this gives me hope and strength to persevere.
@elvyfoster7455
@elvyfoster7455 3 жыл бұрын
@@marctozie1092 Thank you.
@alistermcmillan1039
@alistermcmillan1039 3 жыл бұрын
thats so cool, i done the same with eminence front by the who,
@omegalgo297
@omegalgo297 3 жыл бұрын
Love U!
@trixie8009
@trixie8009 3 жыл бұрын
I feel the same
@christinerombouts2414
@christinerombouts2414 3 жыл бұрын
Hang in there Elvy. The human experience is difficult but things are always changing and there is beauty in the world (like this song, as you said). I'm sending you virtual hugs and kisses XOXO
@CandyCinema
@CandyCinema 4 ай бұрын
This weekend, we kept my father's thing because they came to take him home. My prayers and love goes out to everyone who has friends, family, and especially fathers who are climbing up Solsbury Hill.
@julieobrien8252
@julieobrien8252 3 ай бұрын
Thank you
@LOVEHAS1JOYRAINS2
@LOVEHAS1JOYRAINS2 3 ай бұрын
Hello Mother Father of all creation 😄 our creators r here in physical flesh !!
@michealecranston4201
@michealecranston4201 Ай бұрын
This song was chosen by my dad while he knew he was terminal with testicular cancer. At the time I couldn't understand.... almost 18 years later I do fully get it.
@leannpeterson8212
@leannpeterson8212 3 ай бұрын
Who’s listening in 2024?
@erinwalter132
@erinwalter132 3 ай бұрын
Everyone. They are in 2026. Where have you been?
@brandonmoore7497
@brandonmoore7497 Ай бұрын
I’m listening to Peter Gabriel Solsbury Hill mid April 2024 2:17
@KathiGore
@KathiGore Ай бұрын
One of my most favorite songs to listen too. Calms me.
@williamtennent6882
@williamtennent6882 Ай бұрын
I am.What a classic.Peace to you.
@dennisramke8103
@dennisramke8103 Ай бұрын
Me
@virginiwoolf
@virginiwoolf Жыл бұрын
Just came home from my shift. It' s 23:11, found this fine song, put on the headphones 🎧 , closed my eyes and said " thank God for music"🙏
@kevinb3812
@kevinb3812 Жыл бұрын
I was listening to it at 1:40 on a cold night, back to the fireplace and it moves me .
@lmm1447
@lmm1447 7 ай бұрын
11:11
@virginiwoolf
@virginiwoolf 7 ай бұрын
@@lmm1447 😁
@Alan-lv9rw
@Alan-lv9rw 5 жыл бұрын
As fresh today as 40 years ago. Quality never goes out of style.
@TonyEnglandUK
@TonyEnglandUK 5 жыл бұрын
Move each of the letters of HAL one letter to the right, so that A becomes B, B becomes C, etc.
@joshuamourning9506
@joshuamourning9506 5 жыл бұрын
Absolutely
@RobertLocksley385
@RobertLocksley385 4 жыл бұрын
This pops up occasionally on our local radio station here in Folkestone, Kent. I remember it well as a boy, and my pal at work knows it from my love of the song because I always turn the volume up a bit when it comes on. We sit and each have a moment of personal introspective enjoyment when it comes on. No telephones answered, no deliveries received, no customers served. It's Peter and Solsbury Hill, and that's that for four and a half minutes. Bugger everything and everyone, and suddenly the working day isn't as troublesome as it was five minutes ago.
@lisaspann2793
@lisaspann2793 4 жыл бұрын
It sure doesn't!!!
@dawnebrown8873
@dawnebrown8873 Ай бұрын
still playing this, loved this man
@Archived__Videos
@Archived__Videos 6 ай бұрын
My mother loved this song, she picked me up when I was a little boy and danced me around the room!
@blizzardofozz99
@blizzardofozz99 4 жыл бұрын
And here we all sit in isolation from a virus trying to kill us all,listening to the sweetest sounds,music will always be the answer to all our troubles,love all of you,be safe
@TheAmh1973
@TheAmh1973 4 жыл бұрын
Music..ignites and empowers us back...into what wins everything over...and thats simply by living, smiling and allowing all our enigmatic determination and spirit into every single atom of all which we are and do.This , music will win our day!
@MrANDYGEEZER
@MrANDYGEEZER 4 жыл бұрын
Very true my friend
@TheAmh1973
@TheAmh1973 4 жыл бұрын
@@MrANDYGEEZER thank you for people like your good self.. Keep smiling.. Keep safe!
@lindajones6695
@lindajones6695 4 жыл бұрын
Classic and forever x
@johnmacaroni7028
@johnmacaroni7028 4 жыл бұрын
andrew marsh > Yeah quality isn't.. Off-guardian.org
@belle9438
@belle9438 2 жыл бұрын
Peter Gabriel is a true musical genius. I was a teenager when he was in his prime. What a great time to be alive.
@concars1234
@concars1234 2 жыл бұрын
the 80s must have been fun
@belle9438
@belle9438 2 жыл бұрын
@@concars1234 Late 70's and early 80's were a fantastic time to be young.
@annepeterson1274
@annepeterson1274 Жыл бұрын
Late 70’s- sunbathing in the yard in Massachusetts and my brother back from nam being overhead while this song played.
@painkillerjones6232
@painkillerjones6232 Жыл бұрын
He may be a musical genius, but he needs to be questioned by a shrink before being allowed to make a video. That poor girl has "Just kill me" in her eyes...
@belle9438
@belle9438 Жыл бұрын
@@painkillerjones6232 😂😂😂
@NeighborhoodOfBlue
@NeighborhoodOfBlue Ай бұрын
This song understands a part of my soul I still don't quite understand. It implores me to listen to a voice I feel but can't quite hear.
@SysterEuropa
@SysterEuropa 9 ай бұрын
Reminds me of Army Ranger School. I heard this song playing from someones parked car at a great distance away across the night in Desert Phase, 1984. I so wanted that eagle to fly down and take me home. I played this song in my head and it gave me great strength to not give up and just keep going. Lost 38 lbs but I made it. Thank you Peter Gabriel.
@MISHRAIF
@MISHRAIF 4 жыл бұрын
Sounds like it was recorded yesterday, never feels outdated.
@elizabethsmith816
@elizabethsmith816 4 жыл бұрын
John Butler: from the bottom of my heart,I thank you for sharing your heart rending experience of your Dad's death. Love comes in all forms. .I am sure your Dad will be there for you.I have heard it said that God is Love.Your personal belief s are your own,as the Spirit leads.Please do not pay any mind to the Rude turkeys who enforce their beliefs on you.We are all on a special journey.I happen to be a believer,but know that my faith is a gift from my Creator.I will be praying for both of you.Stay strong dearheart.Elizabeth
@michaelmorales4381
@michaelmorales4381 4 жыл бұрын
A father's love for his children is unparralled.
@hurstshiftin9873
@hurstshiftin9873 4 жыл бұрын
Niether do you lady.
@stephenthornburrow3166
@stephenthornburrow3166 4 жыл бұрын
How many rubbish pieces of so called music of today will be remembered in 50 years time? Not many!
@johnvincent1823
@johnvincent1823 4 жыл бұрын
Lol what do you mean. If it was recorded yesterday it would have trap hi hats and mad autotune.
@jamesweston2714
@jamesweston2714 Жыл бұрын
One of the greatest songs ever written
@mikebasil4832
@mikebasil4832 4 ай бұрын
Hearing it on the Vanilla Sky soundtrack had refreshed my high regards for it.
@FredRedFrred
@FredRedFrred 9 ай бұрын
This is a masterpiece, and a treasured song to me. I hope Peter Gabriel is well and loved.
@peteralmquist2806
@peteralmquist2806 8 ай бұрын
He is well loved...I saw him live last night and he is still fantastic!
@yannick245
@yannick245 8 ай бұрын
​@@peteralmquist2806Where was he giving a concert?
@peteralmquist2806
@peteralmquist2806 8 ай бұрын
@@yannick245 Detroit
@yannick245
@yannick245 8 ай бұрын
@@peteralmquist2806 Inside of the Little Caesars Arena? As someone from Germany, if I think of Detroit, I rather think of hip hop/rap music, than Peter Gabriel.
@ramonaludwig6390
@ramonaludwig6390 Жыл бұрын
This song never fails to make me happy. It’s usually the first song I play after I wake up. Pure genius!
@redskies4530
@redskies4530 Жыл бұрын
Hi I Recommend an Indie song called 'The Bond Villain' by Robert Nix
@craven5328
@craven5328 8 ай бұрын
I actually just programmed this to be my new morning alarm!
@c.a.savage5689
@c.a.savage5689 7 жыл бұрын
Love this song. Makes me sad and happy at once. "He said, grab your things I've come to take you home." Isn't that what we all want ? Someone to come and take us home?
@VenusDoomInOurBlood
@VenusDoomInOurBlood 7 жыл бұрын
Cynthia Savage i take myself home hahah and i feel like this song is a personal, solitary endevour taking things from our past and going our own way
@blackberry-4137
@blackberry-4137 7 жыл бұрын
Cynthia Savage dd yup
@Ronbayne
@Ronbayne 7 жыл бұрын
Cynthia Savage yes we are all waiting to go home.
@johnny5cents281
@johnny5cents281 7 жыл бұрын
Yup. Every adventure feels incomplete if we don't wind up back home. The truest discoveries are rediscoveries.
@josephbennett4236
@josephbennett4236 6 жыл бұрын
Cynthia Savage This song is about (partially) Gabriel's sense of trepidation, but also relief and excitement, on his leaving Genesis the year before.
@paulsherwood5629
@paulsherwood5629 7 жыл бұрын
I lost my dad a few years ago and when I was little he used to have this on record vinyl and played it over and over at times back then I didn't know what the song meant, I do now I wish my dad was here to take me home
@VOrki-ew3cf
@VOrki-ew3cf Жыл бұрын
This song will be heard, recognized and loved in 100 years from now on. It's my favorite song. I love it so deeply and have no words for what it sets off in me.
@Colonel__Ingus69
@Colonel__Ingus69 Жыл бұрын
Reminds me of my dad. When my life was in a rutt he came and told me to "grab my things I've come to take you home."
@drewmurray1832
@drewmurray1832 2 жыл бұрын
For my son Ronnie, this was played on the radio on my way back from the hospital the night you were born and I had to leave you because of the Covid Guidelines. Daddy loves you always and forever 10.14pm 16/07/2021
@yourfav904
@yourfav904 2 жыл бұрын
awww I hope your son is ok I hope he's doing well
@kevdogrudi7260
@kevdogrudi7260 2 жыл бұрын
Love to you from Kentucky
@Geemoo
@Geemoo 2 жыл бұрын
You're a good man
@GailSandii
@GailSandii 2 жыл бұрын
That's sweet but SAD. HOPE YOU ALL FINE NOW AND TOGETHER. SON YOU'VE COME TO TAKE HIM HOME. LOVE IT X. X X
@silkysilk1578
@silkysilk1578 Жыл бұрын
Going through a very lonely and tough / bleak time at the moment. This song made me cry out my pain and yet at the same time has given me hope. The power of music. Wish me luck
@jeanmorgan1533
@jeanmorgan1533 Жыл бұрын
The universe loves you, Silky Silk! Our pain makes us strong if we give it time. Wishing you much luck, and determination. There is light beyond the bleak…it can take years, but I got there…not easy, but, oh the birds sound sweet each morning. 😊
@zarakikon6352
@zarakikon6352 Жыл бұрын
I wish you All the strength of the world dude. Hang in there and try to enjoy the little things.
@squatchburger1580
@squatchburger1580 Жыл бұрын
❤💪👊
@guestinthisword.87yearsago35
@guestinthisword.87yearsago35 Жыл бұрын
Trust me we all feel ya 2023 yr is depressing 😢
@silkysilk1578
@silkysilk1578 Жыл бұрын
@@jeanmorgan1533 thank you Jean.
@Run69records
@Run69records Жыл бұрын
Dear Peter, you can't imagine how crucial it was in my life to know your music.. a long time ago...since the beginning... I still feel the taste and the smell of those wonderful years... the images scroll fast, I see the colors, I feel the beating of that dreamy heart... Thank you Pete, for all.
@macisback9059
@macisback9059 7 ай бұрын
One of those songs that gets better as you get older & it has so much more meaning as you get older.. Great song..
@MerkinMuffly
@MerkinMuffly 6 жыл бұрын
Only Gabriel could turn a 7/4 time signature song into one of the all time great pop hits.
@User31129
@User31129 6 жыл бұрын
Wish I knew what time signature was
@MerkinMuffly
@MerkinMuffly 6 жыл бұрын
Same here, I only know it's difficult one.
@lovetostitch
@lovetostitch 6 жыл бұрын
Well, there's also Pink Floyd's "Money". Also a great song with a totally different feel. I always enjoyed playing music with "alternate" time signatures. They really keep you on your toes--especially when sight-reading!
@Beefnhammer
@Beefnhammer 6 жыл бұрын
A time signature is the format in which the notes are valued and arranged. For a song to be coherent to most listeners, it needs to maintain a certain time signature, in this case it's 7/4. This means that one measure of the music contains 7 quarter notes. The best way to illustrate it is this: Start at the very beginning of the song and listen to the guitar melody but pay extra attention to the bass drum. Count along with it. You'll get to 7 and then the guitar melody will start over, signaling the end of the measure. One full pass of the guitar melody contains 7 bass drum notes. This is not a common time signature for music in this genre. The most common time signature by far is 4/4, which means a measure contains 4 quarter notes per measure, rather than 7. Obviously it's impossible to teach music in a detailed fashion through a youtube comment, but hopefully this helped a little bit.
@CaptQuirkBand
@CaptQuirkBand 6 жыл бұрын
In an article in Guitar Player magazine, the guitarist on the track, Steve Hunter, says the time signature is 7/4 with two different sub-divisions: 4-3 or 3-4. Here's how to count it: The guitar intro is 3-4 (count 1-2-3 1-2-3-4). When the synth and vocals come in, it's 4-3 alternating with 3-4 (count 1-2-3-4 1-2-3 then 1-2-3 1-2-3-4). And just to keep things interesting, the end of the verse ("Son," he said, "Grab your things I've come to take you home.") is two 4/4 bars (count 1-2-3-4 1-2-3-4). Confused yet?
@larryfetters6567
@larryfetters6567 3 жыл бұрын
I will be listening, I'm 50 and will listen to this song till the day I die.
@brandonmoore731
@brandonmoore731 2 жыл бұрын
I'm still listening to Peter Gabriel Solsbury Hill and 36 years old until I die
@scm0717
@scm0717 2 жыл бұрын
I'm 59 and still listening.
@PaulR387
@PaulR387 Жыл бұрын
One of the most outstanding acoustic guitar pieces ever, I mean what genius decided to write this in 7/4 time?? Now a song that gets played more and more on the radio and never gets boring, the master himself Peter Gabriel, one of the very few one-offs left..
@ChristiaanHartNibbrig
@ChristiaanHartNibbrig 11 ай бұрын
Another Peter Gabriel masterpiece. What an artist. Bravissimo!!!
@stefjames95
@stefjames95 8 жыл бұрын
After hearing this was written in 1977, I realize this was incredibly ahead of its time. Thank you Peter, you genius.
@wandydeoli5780
@wandydeoli5780 6 жыл бұрын
Awsome
@wandydeoli5780
@wandydeoli5780 6 жыл бұрын
macumus now the music is garbage and not ahead of that time.
@JoseAbell
@JoseAbell 2 жыл бұрын
"You can keep my things, they've come to take me home". I can't get through this line without breaking...
@rossedmonds1828
@rossedmonds1828 2 жыл бұрын
Me too.
@JohnSmith-qs5fg
@JohnSmith-qs5fg 2 жыл бұрын
The first rule of Fight Club is.... 😁
@Adamelkady
@Adamelkady Жыл бұрын
Ok I’m
@acgsmith5937
@acgsmith5937 Жыл бұрын
Breaking what?
@moppydavycoonsmith3034
@moppydavycoonsmith3034 Жыл бұрын
No U-Hauls On The Way In And To The Heavenly. Breaking In And To Blessed Eternity.
@chrishall8705
@chrishall8705 10 ай бұрын
Resonates as an exiled Englishman. One day I'm going home.
@Arthur-ej5xt
@Arthur-ej5xt Ай бұрын
why were you exiled 😭😭
@chrishall8705
@chrishall8705 Ай бұрын
@@Arthur-ej5xt Marriage. Now my daughter lives here.
@williamtennent6882
@williamtennent6882 Ай бұрын
Hope you make it Chris.Love from Australia.Songs a classic.
@michellehawkins2865
@michellehawkins2865 11 ай бұрын
My Local Radio Station Didn't Play This Song when I was growing up. Not Sure Why. But Other Radio Stations Did. Such An Amazing Song. Still Listening in Missouri. In 2023. ❤😊
@leadbelly5240
@leadbelly5240 2 жыл бұрын
This song is a masterpiece
@yvonnecardoso304
@yvonnecardoso304 Жыл бұрын
Climbing up on Solsbury Hill I could see the city light Wind was blowing, time stood still Eagle flew out of the night He was something to observe Came in close, I heard a voice Standing, stretching every nerve I had to listen, had no choice I did not believe the information Just had to trust imagination My heart going "Boom-boom-boom" "Son", he said "Grab your things, I've come to take you home" To keep in silence I resigned My friends would think I was a nut Turning water into wine Open doors would soon be shut So I went from day to day Though my life was in a rut 'Til I thought of what I'd say Which connection I should cut I was feeling part of the scenery I walked right out of the machinery My heart going "Boom-boom-boom" "Hey", he said "Grab your things, I've come to take you home" Hey, back home When illusion spin her net I'm never where I wanna be And liberty, she pirouette When I think that I am free Watched by empty silhouettes Who close their eyes but still can see No one taught them etiquette I will show another me Today I don't need a replacement I'll tell them what the smile on my face meant My heart going "Boom-boom-boom" "Hey", I said "You can keep my things, they've come to take me home"
@metakhayemba
@metakhayemba 10 ай бұрын
Thank You. God Bless ❤
@harri7416
@harri7416 10 ай бұрын
Saved me a job. Thank you.
@guillermofernandezboan2598
@guillermofernandezboan2598 9 ай бұрын
God bless Mr. Peter Gabriel ❤
@tinaclaramarie5947
@tinaclaramarie5947 6 ай бұрын
The lyrics ❤ Thank you!
@sunshinehhhdgff
@sunshinehhhdgff 6 ай бұрын
Wow. Never REALLY listened to these words..he's amazing
@strangetalkwithdoc3141
@strangetalkwithdoc3141 3 ай бұрын
I bet millions of people get this message, thank you, Peter!!
@michaelcole8761
@michaelcole8761 2 ай бұрын
All time classic March 2024
@brandonmoore7497
@brandonmoore7497 Ай бұрын
I’m listening to Peter Gabriel Solsbury Hill mid April 2024 0:05
@ohioguy215
@ohioguy215 3 күн бұрын
​@@brandonmoore7497 I'll listen to it in 3098.
@brandonmoore7497
@brandonmoore7497 3 күн бұрын
@@ohioguy215 getting way ahead of yourself
@ohioguy215
@ohioguy215 3 күн бұрын
​@brandonmoore7497 I know...wishful thinking.
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