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A fallen angel, with your wings set alight
When you hit the ground
Everything turns to blue
I can't get through the smoke
That's surrounding you
'Cause when you're falling
I can't tell which way is down
And when you're screaming
Somehow I don't hear a sound
And when you're seeing things
Then your feet don't touch the ground
'Cause when you're falling
I can't tell which way is down
I can see through the clouds
I can walk right through the walls
Hang me off the ceiling
But I can't take the fall
Should I cross the river
When I may get swept away
Out there on the water
You can still see me wave
'Cause when you're falling
I can't tell which way is down
When you're falling
I can't tell which way is down
I can see all those things
My feet don't touch the ground..
'Cause when you're falling
I can't tell which way is down
And when you're screaming
Somehow I don't hear a sound
And when you're seeing things
Then your feet don't touch the ground
'Cause when you're falling
Somehow I can't hear a sound
Somehow I don't hear a sound
Falling...


Yes, me too, because I like doing harmonies and BG vocals. Sounds like "simidi sidimiden", but I haven't been able to find anything about it.

I know , right?
Hope no one is watching.
Please, anybody could tell me how must I do to have the same voice?

Always loved Peter Gabriel...

Roy Orbison's voice...Gonna cost you tho'...
Tony in NJ
W.A.S.T.E.

Meh.
Except it's not a PG song. This song was written by Simon Emmerson, James McNally, Iarla O'Lionaird, and Martin Russell.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvJYgkBbCbs
*bump*
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvJYgkBbCbs
*bump*
TOTALLY agree on both points!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvJYgkBbCbs
me too! Secret World Live! one of the best shows ever - & I've seen a ton
I liked my misunderstanding better. :(
Meh.
oldsaxon wrote:
really? this is fast and a bit odd. how?
The phrasing, meter, and melody of the verses are very similar. You could sing the lyrics to "Biko" over much of this song. I imagine it's intentional - it's not very likely that Mr. Gabriel would've forgotten about one of his best-known songs.
really? this is fast and a bit odd. how?


We be dancing in the pews now... hope you are having a marvelous time right this minute... love this song...
Everybody screamed at me to turn up the volume, so I did... we be dancing in the streets...
Everybody screamed at me to turn up the volume, so I did... we be dancing in the streets...
It's the cat's meow! The bee's knees, baby! The shiznit! I guess it's pretty cool!
Everybody kicked off their shoes and started dancing here... love it...
The volume just went wayyyy up, and everybody in my hotel room be dancing right this minute... love it...
Everybody in my hotel room loves this song...
I like it, but I'm tired of it.
I still love it... I could listen to this great song 43,829 more times before I got tired of it... everybody in my hotel room is dancing...
Interesting trick that.
Love this song... we be dancing...
I like it, but I'm tired of it.
Love this song... we be dancing...
I feel like I'm getting a free lesson in the "King's English" when Fred responds.
Oh, I very much doubt the aristocracy would speak like that. What you're getting is a bit of working-class dialect and slang.
Please, anybody could tell me how must I do to have the same voice?

Always loved Peter Gabriel...

"Queen's English." England/UK ain't got no king at the moment
"I'll just get me coat ..." <——— fredriley PS: An American equivalent of "dog's bollocks," please?
Kiss them for me, Pete
The volume of Genesis' hits is in direct inverse proportion to the quality of their music. Popular success does not always equal quality. Genesis were, and IMO still are, execrable producers of naff pomprock, and Collins is a grade one tit, albeit a very rich tit. Gabriel has improved by an order of magnitude since leaving Genesis, and the stuff of his that's been played on here is the dog's bollocks. Genesis are the dog's breakfast.
I also have a very soft spot for him for being the midwife in the birth of the highly innovative Afro Celt Sound System, which are some of the most prized CDs in my collection. Saying that, I don't think this particular number plays to either's strengths and is a bit dull compared to other Gabriel and ACSS work, Still worth a 6 from the Nottingham jury, though.
I feel like I'm getting a free lesson in the "King's English" when Fred responds.
The volume of Genesis' hits is in direct inverse proportion to the quality of their music. Popular success does not always equal quality. Genesis were, and IMO still are, execrable producers of naff pomprock, and Collins is a grade one tit, albeit a very rich tit. Gabriel has improved by an order of magnitude since leaving Genesis, and the stuff of his that's been played on here is the dog's bollocks. Genesis are the dog's breakfast.
I also have a very soft spot for him for being the midwife in the birth of the highly innovative Afro Celt Sound System, which are some of the most prized CDs in my collection. Saying that, I don't think this particular number plays to either's strengths and is a bit dull compared to other Gabriel and ACSS work, Still worth a 6 from the Nottingham jury, though.
Hey Fred, I'm right with you also. Both for Peter Gabriel and Afro Celt Sound System.
Thank you for leaving Genesis Mr. P. Gabriel. No doubt had you stayed, Genesis would have sputtered into obscurity. This works, as this way you get a hit about every 8 - 10 years, while Phil and crew went on without you to be quite prolific.... and made a dozen + gold albums. Don't get me wrong Peter, I like your tunes but absence makes the heart grow fonder...
You're right SOB...I never thought of it like that. Come to think of it, he never worked with Britney Spears or Mylie Cyrus either, and look how many hits they made. How incredibly perceptive of you.
The volume of Genesis' hits is in direct inverse proportion to the quality of their music. Popular success does not always equal quality. Genesis were, and IMO still are, execrable producers of naff pomprock, and Collins is a grade one tit, albeit a very rich tit. Gabriel has improved by an order of magnitude since leaving Genesis, and the stuff of his that's been played on here is the dog's bollocks. Genesis are the dog's breakfast.
I also have a very soft spot for him for being the midwife in the birth of the highly innovative Afro Celt Sound System, which are some of the most prized CDs in my collection. Saying that, I don't think this particular number plays to either's strengths and is a bit dull compared to other Gabriel and ACSS work, Still worth a 6 from the Nottingham jury, though.
Well said Fred. I'm 100% with you.
The volume of Genesis' hits is in direct inverse proportion to the quality of their music. Popular success does not always equal quality. Genesis were, and IMO still are, execrable producers of naff pomprock, and Collins is a grade one tit, albeit a very rich tit. Gabriel has improved by an order of magnitude since leaving Genesis, and the stuff of his that's been played on here is the dog's bollocks. Genesis are the dog's breakfast.
I also have a very soft spot for him for being the midwife in the birth of the highly innovative Afro Celt Sound System, which are some of the most prized CDs in my collection. Saying that, I don't think this particular number plays to either's strengths and is a bit dull compared to other Gabriel and ACSS work, Still worth a 6 from the Nottingham jury, though.
This song always puts me in a good mood, and I need it now...
ME TOO!!!
This song always puts me in a good mood, and I need it now...
Two of my favorites collaborating on a pretty good tune.
Sounds like a sped up Biko in places.
cochlear wrote:
Romey has a limited repertoire. But ya gotta love the guy.

Thank you for leaving Genesis Mr. P. Gabriel. No doubt had you stayed, Genesis would have sputtered into obscurity. This works, as this way you get a hit about every 8 - 10 years, while Phil and crew went on without you to be quite prolific.... and made a dozen + gold albums. Don't get me wrong Peter, I like your tunes but absence makes the heart grow fonder...
Romeotuma called, he says this is good for his ears. I say it's good for my soul. PG is my hero!

You be correct... this song is soooo good for the ears, and the soul...
Romeotuma called, he says this is good for his ears. I say it's good for my soul. PG is my hero!

romeotuma wrote:
This great song is soooo good for the ears...
Romey has a limited repertoire. But ya gotta love the guy.

Hear, hear!
Peter Gabriel is known to most as the guy who did Sledgehammer (which is a great tune), but has such a vast, amazing and unfortunately to most, little known catalogue of musical genius. He truly is one of the modern masters and I believe that he will be remembered, respected and studied along with the likes of Mozart.
I would have to disagree with that; I think that all of the early Genesis work as well as all of his subsequent solo releases have gotten plenty of airlplay much to mine and others who do not like him's chagrin!

romeotuma wrote:
This great song is soooo good for the ears...
Not a Gabriel fan, but I have always like this song.
gjeeg wrote:
A bunch of X Heads were dancing in the sky on airboards in free fall - skydancing at 150 mph with cameras up close and rolling. Gabriel singing away. A moment!
Very tripped out.
In fact, maybe nobody else... He is unique in the world.
So true! He is the only live act I care to see before we're both too old....never managed to see him in concert, thus far.
This great song is soooo good for the ears...
In fact, maybe nobody else... He is unique in the world.
Hear, hear!
Peter Gabriel is known to most as the guy who did Sledgehammer (which is a great tune), but has such a vast, amazing and unfortunately to most, little known catalogue of musical genius. He truly is one of the modern masters and I believe that he will be remembered, respected and studied along with the likes of Mozart.
rolland69 wrote:
LOVE IT!
LOVE IT!
This is a great song that is good for the ears...
This years winner of the Polar Music Prize: https://www.polarmusicprize.org/ Finally!

In fact, maybe nobody else... He is unique in the world.
yes yes yes... it's one 'o clock and time for lunch

dum di dum di deee


I'd agree with that. Until RP Peter Gabriel was always associated in my mind with the accursed, execrable, putrid, baroque and overblown crime against popular music that was Genesis. Unlike the pillock Phil Collins, Gabriel has actually improved by orders of magnitude since escaping from that 'group'. Unfortunately, this number shows none of the strengths of Gabriel and the ACSS (which I'm a big, big fan of), and IMO is the weakest record on the CD. Still, he did act as midwife to ACSS so big cred to him for that.

Yes! How about somthing from Selling England By the Pound!
yes yes yes... it's one 'o clock and time for lunch

1:10 pm | Peter Gabriel Shaking The Tree (w/ Youssou N'Dour) | ![]() ![]() |
1:58 pm | Afro Celt Sound System When You're Falling (w/ Peter Gabriel) | ![]() ![]() |
What's next? Some early Genesis?
Yes! How about somthing from Selling England By the Pound!
1:10 pm | Peter Gabriel Shaking The Tree (w/ Youssou N'Dour) | ![]() ![]() |
1:58 pm | Afro Celt Sound System When You're Falling (w/ Peter Gabriel) | ![]() ![]() |
What's next? Some early Genesis?
If Pete and David Byrne ever do a duet LP, Bill will have an org*sm and RP will feature it (the music) wall-to-wall.






So-So ?
