The Ocho-riffic Song of the Day, A La Peter Gabriel

At one time I made a pretty good run of posting an Upbeat hit of the day on Myspace. Myspace seems so vintage now.  I still log on once every week or two ... and honestly, still prefer the format of myspace where creative tweaks such as page design and music are concerned...but everyone's on the doggone FB now ... so I spend most of my social networking time there.

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::Todays Ocho-riffic Song o' the Day::

Solsbury Hill - Peter Gabriel
This was Gabriel's first solo release (1977) after leaving Genesis in 1975

::LYRICS::

Climbing up on Solsbury Hill

I could see the city light

Wind was blowing, time stood still

Eagle flew out of the night

 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

Oh, 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'd walk right out of the machinery

My heart going boom-boom-boom

Son, he said, grab your things I've come to take you home

When illusion spin her net

I'm never where I want to be

And liberty, she'd pirhouette

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

 

    The performance below is abso-smurfin'-lutely my favorite performance of the song, EVAH and I can easily get misty-eyed

watching it.  The imagery of a shimmery headed, distinguished fellow riding a bicycle around a stadium while tens of thousands of fans fill the air with their love for him ... as he sings a song about his overwhelming need to venture on to a new path...it gives me goose bumps on my goose bumps... 

Many of us grumble about our job on a daily basis and follow it up with things like, "Well I've got a lot of years in here...." or "Gosh, the benefits are good...."  I can't imagine having to ponder, "Weeeeell, it IS Genesis...."  I'm a fan of Genesis, but a much larger fan of Peter Gabriel as a solo artist.

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