Classical Composer Reacts to In Your Eyes - Live (Peter Gabriel) | The Daily Doug (Episode 509)

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In this episode of #thedailydoug, I'm listening to one of my favorite songs from the '80s...In Your Eyes by Peter Gabriel. The catch is that I've never heard this particular live version of the song. So, join me for a first reaction (of sorts) as we enjoy Peter performing in the round with musicians from around thte world back in 1993. I hope you enjoy!
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[@mikekarena]

I watch this version whenever I am low. It is difficult to stay down after watching this celebration of music. The world would be a darker place without Peter and the musicians he pulls together.

[@podchauffe]

Thanks god, this incredible band and Peter will hit the road soon

[@Zebula77]

I know what you mean. It's just pure positivity in musical form. :)

[@sianpodmore4988]

I was feeling a little glum this morning, this is just the lift I needed and you can boogie along to it. Haven't heard it before(!), lovely, Thanks Doug

[@ntodd4110]

You're so right.

[@tammiec4937]

One word Incredible!! 😊

[@rjhunter1873]

Peter Gabriel has one of..if not THE most unique singing voice I have ever heard. There is literally NOTHING and no one like him.

[@Blaize24]

This has been one of my favorite of his songs for almost four decades. This live version is wonderful. The entire concert album/video is some of the best live recording and performance I have ever seen.

[@dav264]

Great video Doug. If you want another example of Paula Cole's amazing voice listen to, from the same concert video, "Don't give Up". What a voice!

[@rebeccadove7621]

once you get this DVD (a must) you will discover it is a grand spectacle of a concert on 2 linked stages. Manu Katché is an amazing drummer, so much rhythm and holding the beat without having to over hit the drums. This is one of the best concert videos ever!

[@ralphskyperion1699]

This has to be the most uplifting and one of the most amazing live performances I know. I have watched this recording so many times. Peter and the rest of his ensemble are just at the top of their game. It’s one big amazing celebration of life.

[@pablovi77]

That tour when it came to Mexico, it was Sinead O’Connor singing vocals, instead of Paula Cole. It was an amazing tour here!

[@eulogiorobles5516]

That tour included Santiago, Chile. They were dating at that time, and in Santiago, Sinnead had a tantrum and flew back home. Of course their relationship ended right there.

[@belugahead]

I loved how you commented this... actually my favourite song as well. I experienced this concert twice in Germany... it was the best what I had ever attended and enjoyed... he is the absolute best artist❤

[@scifimonkey3]

So joyful , celebration is the right word with everyone from the band to every audience member clearly sucked into a happy vibe.

[@mrmusic248]

People, if you haven't seen the "Secret World Live" DVD yet, do yourselves a favor. I saw this entire concert, promoting the CD "So", and as the musical portion was flawless, the staging was also flawless. But, you have to watch the entire DVD to fully realize what I'm saying.

[@stpnwlf9]

This is what you get when you find the magic formula for transforming pure joy into music!

[@dave30076]

The percussion is so unusual in this song. It's like the beat is sometimes an eighth or a sixteenth off from where you expect. But it works perfectly!

[@rx7dude2006]

I bought this on DVD and it is one of my favorite all time concerts.

[@Plantagenet1956]

Something I have missed! What a fabulous song! ❤

[@TheFilwud]

This concert DVD is certainly one of the best out there, along with Stop Making Sense, just fantastic!

[@suedehead23]

Doug, if you get the chance and want to see mindblowing stagemanship, watch Downside Up from Growing Up Live.. check out the lyrics, but DON'T read anything about the performance, or see the thumbnail from the video, let someone else put it on for you. Guarantee you'll be amazed by what they do, and it's not just a gimmick but really has beautiful meaning when looking at the lyrics for the song.

[@tomicz89]

A band you should check is Los Jaivas, from Chile. They were and are South america's answer to Pink Floyd, with concept albums, mixing folk music with rock, blues and jazz. Aside from their history (going into exile escaping the dictatorship, which could be avideo of its own), its Chile's best known band and one of southamericas greatest alongside Soda Stereo. Altura de Machu Pichu its their most well known album, which, as the name says, was inspired by Machu Picchu and they actually recorded a concert there. It could be very interesting and cool to see you analize their music, since it adapts classical folk music from here and neighbouring countries, creating something really unique.

[@jirikrajnak9047]

Gabriel's music is pretty chill. One of the very few pop artists who doesn't have it out for my surviving brain cells.

[@petethegardener1968]

You alll gonna have fun again You'll erm

[@peterdellos8824]

Just came across your page and watched this. Amazing authentic musician perspective and reaction! New subscriber right here! More PG and maybe Kate Bush?

[@parkitplo3575]

Drummer face getting better.

[@JariSchroderus]

Secret World is a brilliant concert film. I like the songs from Us even beter on it than the studio version.

[@marcofranchin7312]

masterpiece

[@Tacko14]

A central circular, circulating stage, it’s just the best. They started off on a normal front stage and moved to the centre after a few songs, and I was completely sold. Just from the blueray, mind you, I wasn’t there. U2 and the Foo Fighters have done centre stage too, and Roger Waters in a way. Who else? It’s just brilliant

[@cobbycaputo3332]

Yes did it throughout the late 70's and into the 80's. I saw them "in the round" in 1979 and 1980.

[@hughcdavies]

I caught this tour early in 93 at the NEC, brilliant, However I have to say the Athens performance here of this song is the one for me kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3m1hoyFipt3fNE

[@antonisarvanitidis4397]

Manowar:"Heart of steel" or "The crown and the ring" (with orchestra or not)

[@JB_Shryke]

You really need to watch and review Michael Crawford sing The Music of Night, All I ask of You and The Phantom of the Opera from the titular production.

[@marcanglin7127]

The "Secret World" tour that I saw in 1993 is STILL the finest concert performance I have ever attended. The second encore after this was "Biko"; a truly religious experience.

[@sianpodmore4988]

Biko is so powerful, especially if you were around in the 70's when the events it portray's happened. I hope Doug critiques it one day.

[@steevyboy1]

Biko...? Now there's an excellent tune.

[@arnehauer3687]

I absolutely second that!

[@DocLibertos]

Agree !

[@truthseeker7649]

Absolutely agree!!!

[@salsalzman2325]

This entire concert album is brilliant - this might be the most upbeat and positive piece, the entire performance is as good as an ensemble gets.

[@MarcHudgins]

^this -it's just a gem

[@harvey66616]

I'm a massive Kate Bush fan, and of course her duet with Gabriel on "Don't Give Up" is a masterpiece. But... When I heard Paula Cole sing that song with Gabriel instead of Bush, my whole world turned upside down. That performance has become _the_ "original" for me, and the album version with Bush is just the cover. The way Cole sings it, it's like that song was written just for her to deliver to us. You've _got_ to check it out, if you haven't already (someone else already posted the link in a different comment here).

[@pedroV2003]

@@harvey66616 ditto. That song saved my life and got me thru the most painful time of my life. I saw the Secret World tour and it was the best overall concert experience I've had and trust me when I say that I have seen more than a few rock icons in my 67 years.

[@seelenwinter6662]

best singing voice in the whole music business...

[@salsalzman2325]

@@seelenwinter6662 Might be my favorite living musician.

[@egyptology22]

If only the kids today could see this............... they'd realise the shit that's popular today is not music... i feel this mentally, physically, and the perfection of every musician on stage! It's pure joy. I shed tears and think of my favourite people every time i hear it. This is what music is meant to be!

[@tommonk7651]

Fantastic song! Manu Katche is a badass drummer!! I have loved this song since I first heard it. I would definitely consider it world music.

[@68404]

Something I have never been able to work out. Tears For Fears did Woman in Chains with Manu as the drummer. For some reason they wanted Phil Collins to take over drumming for the last quarter of that song.. As if Manu couldn't do everything (and more) they requested him to do. Insanity.

[@toyfreaks]

This performance was transformative for me. Paula Cole's solo is haunting and perfect!

[@bodihs]

Peter has a way to redefine every one of his songs when he performs them on stage. This whole concert DVD is exceptional, as well as his concert, Growing Up.

[@gratefulpitnicker]

@BODIH Absolutely! Peter is an amazing artist like no other. The fact you mentioned Growing Up is what prompted my reply; an album which was a break from his, "normal" sound, but with some of his greatest songwriting on display. Growing Up Live is astounding!!

[@dwimmor]

There will never be another Peter Gabriel. The man is a genius, a wonderful performer, and an all round fantastic human being. He's brought me 50 years of joy and I can never thank him enough.

[@craigchalloner153]

Dude, you need to explore some of the other tracks on this concert. Come Talk to Me, Blood of Eden, Secret World, Shaking the Tree - all stunningly performed.

[@ianmorrison554]

Blood Of Eden is incredible on here ❤

[@chris.fitzgerald]

I saw Peter Gabriel on this tour in 1993, the last show in the US in Orlando. It was the most uplifting and spiritual show I had ever seen, or have seen since. Interesting note, that the day before some of PG's tour staff were involved in an accident coming back from a day trip. Before the show PG came on stage to thank those that stopped to help as well as the first responders, and had them at the sound board area on the side stage.

[@hipdogdsv]

The entire album and this particular video is THE best version of it....ever!

[@parachutejjs]

Since you mentioned "Say Anything"and the ionic boombox scene from that amazing movie...there's a video here on KZbin where Gabriel and the band performed In Your Eyes at the Hollywood Bowl. Cusack walked out on stage as the song was starting and gave Peter a big giant boombox. Gabriel held it up over his head for the crowd and acknowledged Cusack. It's brilliant.

[@Jacksonbuildingsupply]

Red Rain!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! From the same album. Bass and percussion. Mind blowing! All time STAY LIST!

[@honeypie784]

One of the Best. Concert. DVDs. Ever. Along with Growing Up Live. Worth it, for sure.

[@belugahead]

You are right growing up was a great ongoing and similar mindblowing...

[@manualboyca]

One of the best concert videos I’ve ever seen - watch the whole thing! Cheers!

[@antoniocarlin5026]

"Come Talk To Me" is the Gem from this show... right now I got the dvd on my hands....

[@salsalzman2325]

Peter had a long history with set and costume design (for himself and others) I'm sure he designed the set/props for that. It's perfection.

[@antoniocarlin5026]

@@salsalzman2325 I saw Peter on 2009 here in my city, Monterrey, México...only he and his band, no more set and costume design ni lasers and vissual effects....

[@codemonkey2k5]

Doug, you owe it to yourself to watch this whole concert. It is absolutely amazing. Paula Cole is flawless as well.

[@cainealexander-mccord2805]

When Gabriel hits it, he really hits it out. Timeless.

[@morsedregs9239]

RIP Jeff Beck

[@kierstenridgway4634]

I'm right there with you. Idk how I've missed this until today. It is an amazing, wonderful performance.

[@Steppeponytail]

Gabriel knows how to add a special touch of theatre to his performances. I still recall being somewhat awestruck at the closing of his ‘Secret World’ performance in 1993 at the skydome in Toronto. As the final song drew to a close the entire band disappeared into a suitcase in the middle of the stage. Peter Gabriel concerts have a habit of making you as a listener, strangely moved.

[@kylekerwin4993]

I’m surprised you didn’t mention how high or note level Paula hit and held then took it even higher note. This version is by far my favorite one. Truly tremendous masterpiece and Live to boot. Extremely talented set of musicians and Peter is genius top shelf level of his own right.

[@chrisklecker]

Gabriel was in such incredible shape for this tour. Everything: voice, body, mind. This is definitely the best live concert for Gabriel and might be in the top ten of concerts in general. He was in just utterly perfect for this show.

[@robordm]

I must have watched this performance over a hundred times. Every single time I end up grinning from ear to ear. What a masterful composition and performance.

[@donkensler]

There are songs that have changed my life as soon as I've heard them - "The Real Me", "Brain Damage", and "Eclipse" are examples. Gabriel has written several of them: "Solsbury Hill", "Biko", and "In Your Eyes". The man is brilliant. And this version is as brilliant as, or more brilliant than, the album cut.

[@charity4ever]

yes mate

[@haleyschreiter9746]

Incredible that the vocals stay so strong and clear in the middle of an aerobic workout!

[@raygunsforronnie847]

What you hear in the released video may not represent a contemporaneous vocal performance. He and his studio crew spend a lot of time working on the live tracks to meet the Gabriel standard for performance quality.

[@nicoladolby2154]

Thank you for playing this. There are very few musicians I would genuinely call the word ‘genius’. Peter is one of those people. I’d really recommend you check out Games Without Frontiers from his Athens concert & Signal To Noise from the Growing Up Live DVD. They’re spellbinding 👍👍👍

[@larsscholz3762]

This hole concert is a celebration of music, joy, fun and life. I ripped the audio of the DVD back then and listened to it all the time. I never experienced a more uplifting and positive concert, ever.

[@raybishop1130]

This could be the most joyous performance of any piece of music.

[@pilotgav3975]

This entire concert is an incredible journey into light and heat! And I am in love with Paula :D

[@KDeCesare]

This entire concert is absolutely incredible! If you haven't done so already, do yourself a favor and check it out...

[@Frankincensedjb123]

1994 Secret World, live from Italy. Yes, the DVD is WONDERFUL. I've watched it so many times, I've lost track. It is truly a religious experience, so enlivening and cathartic. One of my all-time favorite live concerts. Bellissimo!

[@lbaccarini]

actually was at PG’s concert in Milan the day before the Modena concert so I experienced this same perfromance, it was unforgettable, I was in the front row of the center stage. He actually closed with Here comes the flood I think. Then I saw him again some decades later and he started with Here comes the flood, and said “let’s start where we left off”. Epic

[@jamiemcadams7816]

One of the greatest concert moments captured. It literally makes me have such joyful tears when I watch it:. I’d give anything to have been there, but I’ll take the video.

[@podchauffe]

The same goes for me Jamie. After seeing this on VHS for the first time back in 1994 I had this bittersweet feeling of bliss and loss at the same time. I had not been there! So I promised myself that I wouldn’t miss the next tour. And I didn’t. Took time, but in 2003 I saw him live. And in 2004 again. And once more in 2013. Absolutely no regrets!

[@StLProgressive]

Me too, I cry every time. It’s so moving.

[@minty_Joe]

2 other songs on this live performance you have to check out are "Come Talk to Me" and "Don't Give Up". Just breathtaking performances!!

[@grahamhowes6904]

Completely - especially Paula Cole’s solo on DON’T GIVE UP which brings tears to the eyes every time. The presence of Tony Levin always lets you know you are in with the greatest musicians. His work in King Crimson is also magnificent - another great musician. And nobody grooves like Manu Katche!

[@minty_Joe]

@@grahamhowes6904 Peter just released a new single off his new album. ( kzbin.info/www/bejne/gXqnpmmXbqiCo8k ) It has Tony Levin, David Rhodes, Manu Katche and Brian Eno! It's freakin' awesome!

[@fibrown444]

Also 'Shaking the Tree' from that concert I'd add.

[@homecookinmusicAZ]

@@fibrown444 Absolutely

[@charity4ever]

@@fibrown444 thanks.

[@McLeod2022]

This might be my fav into to a react ever. /// with all that I've done and said... this performance is strapped to me forever. I come to it when I am happy and when I am broken. .. ☮☮💜💜 i appreciate this, especially now when l am looking for the sunshine. This song reminds me to "break bread" with all I can... 8 B people on this gorgeous dirty rock spinning about. Every person has a story that is unique.

[@tomliebold4732]

One of the best concerts of the hundred I have seen. I owned this concert recording on VHS, DVD, CD, and now Blue Ray. Great Show!

[@jesperpedersen8982]

Out on Vinyl too now

[@MartinCliffe]

Always moves me to tears. So great. The version from the Growing Up Live tour is also well worth a watch - the vocals from the amazing Sevara Nazarkhan in particular

[@thedukeofbork3147]

I think that version eclipses this one. Sevara's voice and movement lift it even higher.

[@Jamison42166]

Paula Cole always gives me goosebumps.. plus she is adorable too. Check out Shaking the Tree from the same concert.

[@kevinbrookes5760]

Fantastic and uplifting song. Thank you Doug for another classic reaction to my favourite artists. Your channel really makes me listen to my type of music with more clarity. Check out the version of In Your Eyes on the 2018 Back To Front Tour bluray at the 02 London some great audience reactions! PG plays the whole of 'So' in order. Wonderful

[@kevingunning7569]

Hi Doug. Marillion and Nightwish fan from England here. I saw this tour back in 1993 when Sinead O'Connor was reprising her album appearance (replaced here by Paula Cole). Interestingly, Peter has released new material just this week which you may like to take a look at? Kindest regards, Kevin

[@PaulCatterson]

Probably my favorite live concert performance ever. Visually, musically, and emotionally perfect in every way!

[@stevem6095]

This is still THE best concert I have ever been to. The performances of everyone totally on point and at the time cutting edge effects. Fast forward to 2023 - and will he perform this on his live shows this year - beyond excited!!!!!!

[@nebhoteproville]

I'm so impatient to see him live in Paris on May! :D I plan to find a jacket and a white shirt like he had in 1994, go to the barber and ask to have the same haircut and the same beard :p Then, i'll entertain the others people in the waiting queue in the arena, trying to imitate him! :D It will be fun! ^^

[@dympm9884]

I was blown away by his concert, it moved me !

[@stevem6095]

@@dympm9884 totally agree, his new songs were just mezmorising

[@porgy29]

This recording understandably gets a lot of attention as it is phenomenal. However, I really recommend you look at the version of Secret World from this concert. The version off the album is okay but not one of my top Gabriel tracks but, his live rendition is one of my favorites. (Although warning for flashing lights if you are watching the video).

[@markcompton6750]

Paula or Youssou, it’s one of the greatest live songs 👍

[@daveelliott7216]

Shaking the tree from this concert is well worth a watch

[@juanignacioquesada]

This entire concert along with Growing Up are excellent. Check out Ovo from Growing Up if you can

[@CoolCoyote]

just brilliant when you see a proper well rehearsed bit, cos they come out relaxed and just end up performing superbly and its more natural, they are not straining just enjoying themselves.

[@michaelthornton4789]

The composer has it dead right. No special effects just artists performing and create euphoric transcendence

[@yelnikigwawa1845]

I had the pleasure of seeing this tour in the US. It was one of the best concerts I've ever seen, and I've seen Pink Floyd twice. No concussion mortars, no lasers, just dancing and singing and exceptional creativity on display. IIRC, at one end of the venue was the round stage, with a square one at the other end, and a runway between them. At one point the round stage was empty, and a British call box rises up out of the stage. Peter emerges from it, and slowly walks down the runway to the other end. He's trailing something behind him, which turns out to be a rubber band-like tether, which then drags him slowly back to the call box ~ backwards. Just a spectacularly creative night. Excellent choice for a reaction.

[@jvictor77]

The version done in Milan about 10 years after this I think is even better. Even more ethnic sounding! Check it out: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fIPSioaOfKuAhMk

[@js6752]

Note to self - no more reaction videos from composers or vocal coaches. I appreciate the sincere passion, but it’s non-stop talking through the whole video - reading the lyrics to us while they’re being sung and we could clearly hear them with some momentary silence from the reviewer. Just do a cover of the song if you really want us to hear you sing instead of Paula Cole 😂

[@Desincarne]

Mate, you've got to get the DVD/blu-ray/whatever. The whole film is this good. One of the few absolutely perfect full-length performance videos.

[@igortrajkov2791]

I think I've listened to this version more than 100 times and honestly I like it more than the original. Beautiful, amazing performance!

[@58steve]

If you like Paula Cole in this you should watch her in Peters live version of don't give up

[@rodneygriffin7666]

This song brings me to tears. It's so beautiful.

[@ElizabethRMNS]

This is one of the songs you’d listen to on a big screen tv so you’d feel as if you’re there. I love it.

[@lazerx1828]

Thank you SO much for this reaction! I love Peter Gabriel, one of his songs that always hits me in the feels is COME TALK TO ME. If you don't know the backstory: Years ago, when Peter was going through a painful divorce, his youngest daughter Melanie, just a child, was too young to deal with the painful emotions and reacted by shutting out Peter and refusing to speak to him. Unable to reason with her he wrote COME TALK TO ME to let her know that it wasn't her fault and that he loved her so much. Years later, after they reconciled, they perform the song together, live in concert: *COME TALK TO ME* (with subtitles) kzbin.info/www/bejne/anuUmIqDgceJbZI

[@annbarnidge2120]

Yes, you definitely need to see the whole concert, and it is available on KZbin. I have watched it in its entirety three times. Incredible!

[@davehall8584]

it don't get any more uplifting than this....incredible..wonderful to see Paula Cole..such an amazing singer....her solo albums are freaking fantastic..

[@marthav.2962]

Another song from this concert, Secret World, is perhaps my favorite song EVER. You must watch and listen!!!

[@matseriksson8177]

How a bout a Jeff Beck memorial episode?

[@javiervelasco3921]

This is so wonderful with this band, thanks for the reaction Doug! Remember Peter's Sky Blue is pending on your list 😉 There's a new album about to be released, and with Manu Katche back in the band, can't wait! He's already released a first song...

[@TheLlywelyn]

Sky Blue: consider doing the version from Growing Up Live. He tells the song's story and it sends shivers down the spine when the Blind Boys of Alabama cut in. Breathtaking version.

[@javiervelasco3921]

@@TheLlywelyn indeed!

[@scottsebben889]

New LP from PG coming! ...so excited!

[@piprist5099]

Can't get enough of Paula Cole. Fabulous.

[@gjmarr1]

Paula Cole was outstanding on that tour. How can you go wrong with David Rhodes and Tony Levin backing you up? Peter is another artist who surrounds himself with virtuoso magicians and gives them a place to shine (like Jeff Beck, may he rest in piece). Wonderful. I have both the CD and the DVD (they are slightly different if you listen close).

[@billyoung8118]

This is the best version, of his best song.

[@antoniokofoed7139]

This is the definitive version for me.

[@nickdonaldson7848]

The Concert DVD is brilliant

[@juansecar2]

Secret World must be the best live performance ever recorded, of any artist, of any genre...

[@kcrossleKMC]

I saw this concert live! You canmot rel8ve what we experienced, but you should watch amd delight 8n the DVD. The most stunning amalgamation of music, dance, drama i could ever imagine. PS i saw Henesis in the early days. This seems like the culmination of those artistic influences i witnessed when a masked man sang Watcher of the Skies.

[@SteveOostdyk]

This one is awesome. From the same DVD is another must listen, and that's "Shaking the Tree". Probably my fave.

[@FuzzbeeMorse]

Doug - Let me express my happiness in finding your channel. Your choice of songs/pieces is sublime. In Your Eyes, Inca Roads and Shine On, You Crazy Diamond? My god, man, you're being magnetized to, and uncovering the musicality behind, one masterpiece after another. I first saw your real time reaction to Inca Roads, which was thrilling. I was friends with Frank Zappa since I was 13 years old, jammed with him at 16, and saw the work behind the pieces of his you've illuminated. Hearing them again, through your ears, made me realize how unbelievably fortunate I was to get to know the guy and hear this music shortly after its inception. I'm also still friends with Peter, who I met when I was Lou Reed's guitarist on the Amnesty International tour in the 80s. We've stayed in touch and I've played his music a bunch. Big props to you for the beautifully curated music education. The fact that you grasp and follow the chordal/harmonic movement & time feel changes is endlessly entertaining, as Frank would say. Hope to meet you in real life one of these days, but thank you for this inspiring work you're doing. Your reactions bring me back to the moment I first heard this stuff. A priceless gift.

[@alansmith8195]

So happy you've done this, so glad to see Secret World behind you. Gabriel has given so much to myself and all of us. Please do more of his solo work.... And get tickets for his upcoming shows!