Song #8: “Mercy Street”

I got into peter gabriel (lower case peter gabriel) from my brother. My brother got into peter gabriel through early Genesis, which I never caught onto. Then Peter Gabriel put out So and became a big time pop star with songs like “Sledgehammer” and “Big Time.” But on the same album was a song called “Mercy Street (for Anne Sexton).”

Peter Gabriel could really dig deep into these soundscape songs. (Curtains is another one.) Great with headphones in the middle of the night. I’ve lost interest in most of what he does these days, but if I have to listen to non-blues-influenced pop music, PG’s the man.

• peter gabriel – “Mercy Street” video
• Peter Gabriel On Vinyl
• Peter Gabriel From 1976 to 1986
• This Is Peter Gabriel’s Road
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