Peter Gabriel - Lay Your Hands On Me

[@bandfromtheband9445]

This is one of his most outstanding songs on this outstanding album. I was so lucky to see him at Roseland in NYC on this tour. The opening of "Rhythm of the Heat" as he walked through the crowd with all of his musicians following him and playing percussion was too much to bear! You can see photographs of this show on the inside sleeves of the CD reissue of "Security." I was looking down from the front row balcony at that very show. He dove backward and had the crowd carry him back to the stage that night, during "Lay Your Hands On Me." Unforgettable! I was 23 years old. What a show!

[@wilsoncrosby7451]

The opening act for this tour was Electric Guitars. See also the back sleeve of the 2-LP set "Plays Live" for a photo of Peter being carried by the crowd while performing this song.

[@Cyberhog1959]

At UIC Pavilion in Chicago. One of the greatest concerts I ever witnessed. So physically engaging. Peter was at the height of his powers.

[@zaakart4556]

what can i say? 40 years later and still amazed by this song! genius is a much used term but this surely is out there with the best of them!

[@AllanGoodall]

My favorite Gabriel song from one of my favorite albums of all time.

[@jimsutherland8273]

I don't know how I managed to miss this, but tonight is the first time I listened to this song with an excellent set of headphones.... I've heard Lay Your Hands On Me over a hundred times and tonight I really heard it for the first time... Oh. My. Goodness. The depth, layers, and nuance of this song is phenomenal... I knew it was good but I never knew it was THAT good....

[@nickireda]

Such a fantastic song. Security is a legendary album to say the least.

[@georgemathie8123]

Yes I have to totally agree with you security is Peter's solo masterpiece this track, family and the fishing net and so much more makes this album a legend

[@gerryruddt3449]

If totally agree that its legend

[@kumbukumbu961]

Agreeeeee

[@dizzlegrizzle1919]

100%

[@ricardooliva4034]

His best.

[@dallaire3345]

This record is 40 years old. Unbelievable.

[@manco828]

IKR? Sounds better than 99% of what comes out today.

[@kenneth6731]

@@manco828 No truer words have ever been spoken.

[@williamremington1545]

Not having the talent to play an instrument I realized how amazing music was for our being once I was introduced to PG first year of college 1982. Listen to the drums in this song! Peter's lyrics, beats, sonic palette are genius personified. Listening to all of his music has enriched my life. Meeting him is a bucket list wish. I'm so thankful he has continued his craft and enriched the musical universe. Thank you Peter Gabriel!!!

[@free322001]

Jerry Marotta, drums.

[@WhyTheHorseface]

I love The Americans, and i was happily surprised to hear this song last week. Matches the tone of the show so perfectly.

[@briancarpenter6413]

same

[@patgaristo8932]

Just watched it..a little behind! But yeah matches up nicely.

[@asammler]

For "The Dead Hand" they used "We Do What We're Told". Definite Gabriel fans.

[@MarijnRoorda]

@@asammler For the 13th episode of season 1 they used "Games without Frontiers". The whole series has a habit of reminding me of 80's songs i'd forgotten.

[@christophercarrigg3775]

That's what brought me here

[@robbienewporter9281]

Seen this tour in the Boston. Been a fan since the beginning of Genesis in the 60's. Peter Gabriel is an amazing musician PERIOD. Absolutely love his SOLO CAREER. Peter was so far ahead of the pack.

[@Jelly-wo3so]

think he was one of the first musicians to trust the crowd and fall into the audience and all were laying their hands on him. and pushing him through the crowd like he was floating....was so cool to see him do that ..saw him 3 times, always a great show, brings back great memories..I'm old now :-(

[@howedelamitri]

"I walk away from light and sound; down (pathways ) leading underground" The shamanic journey

[@DayByDay48]

After all these years...still gives me chills. Much love, Peter. 😘

[@zaakart4556]

such a powerful song. I grew up in a family/christian cult environment with family members trying to convert me. i resonate with this song.

[@NedBouhalassaVideos]

Such a simple, yet rich arrangement. Full of drama, emotion, incredible ambiance, like the best scores. A great nostalgia floods me in listening to this, tears flow easily, happily. Thank you for writing this!!!

[@stereoroid]

Tony Levin called this "Lay Your Glands On Me", because Peter would go crowdsurfing at the end of this song, leaving the band to sing "Lay Your Hands On Me" over and over until their throats were raw ..!

[@pedrosuarez2349]

Brian T yes i do remember hearing that!!!amazing trust for the crowd!!!

[@beardocuba]

I saw him do that during the PG 3 tour - but I don't recall which song.

[@m1t2a1]

Did that in Toronto way back when. I got Peter Gabriel sweat on me.

[@TheReaperMan275]

@@m1t2a1 That sweat might be worth something on EBay. Did you save a sample? :)

[@paultaylor9507]

as well as Gabriel's obvious talent, his immense charisma always does it for me. continously shines through ☉

[@Ravedaze.]

Awesome sound and oh gosh that voice!!!👍😃

[@Lyteofsaturn493]

love this man and his music..and its poetry essence.

[@TheDaragh]

Peter, thank you for ALL you music, from Genesis to introducing to new musicians. SO helped me live through 1986.

[@thenavajoknow]

I bought this album in '83, at age 16, after hearing Rhythm of the Heat and San Jacinto on a niche radio program. I can safely say it completely changed my outlook on music (and life). It was also my avenue to discover Peter Hammil, who sings backing vocals on this song, a genius in his own right.

[@rumbalala]

Grew up with this album, and all of Peter's music. Genius.

[@melaniestokely7129]

Love Love Love!!! Thank you for sharing your musical gifts. You make my heart & ears SMILE SMILE SMILE! Your music touches my soul.

[@dizzlegrizzle1919]

this song and album are beautiful

[@earlbravard2416]

Love it! Thank you, Mr. Gabriel!

[@CalebMilne-eu5ht]

This song is another level So sublime Its right out there This guy went there

[@tttm99]

Fantastic! A brooding favourite from Security.

[@xavierterri3014]

Sat in the corner of the Garden Grill With plastic flowers on the windowsill No more miracles, loaves and fishes Been so busy with the washing of the dishes Reaction level's much too high I can do without the stimuli I'm living way beyond my ways and means Living in the zone of the in-betweens I can see the flashes on the frozen ocean Static charge of the cold emotion Watched on by the distant eyes Watched on by the silent hidden spies But still the warmth flows through me And I sense you know me well No luck, no golden chances No mitigating circumstances now It's only common sense There are no accidents 'round here I am willing, lay your hands on me I am ready, lay your hands on me I believe, lay your hands on me Over me Working in gardens, thorn-less roses Fat men play with their garden hoses Poolside laughter has a cynical bite Sausage speared by the cocktail satellite I walk away from light and sound Down stairways leading underground But still the warmth flows through me And I sense you know me well It's only common sense There are no accidents around here I am willing, lay your hands on me I am ready, lay your hands on me I believe, lay your hands on me Over me Over me Lay your hands on me Lay your hands on me Lay your hands on me Over me Lay your hands on me Lay your hands on me Lay your hands on me Lay your hands on me Over me Lay your hands on me Over me Lay your hands on me Over me Lay your hands on me Over me Lay your hands on me Over me Lay your hands on me Over me Lay your hands on me Over me Lay your hands on me

[@JJF10101957]

Straight up BRILLIANT!!

[@Sussieq23]

pure sounds Mr.!!! I can feel it in my ears, skin and bones . . .

[@Cimbarius]

this is how you define "Peter Gabriel-Music" - just listen. . .

[@RoadWarrior-lo9vt]

Simply AWESOME!

[@fenham]

Always been a favourite PG track

[@Kimbruundk]

Brilliant drums on this track as well - showing the path to the next albums that followed...

[@mikereiss4216]

Jerry Marotta I think.

[@ncapone87]

​​@@mikereiss4216LinnDrum too

[@georgemathie8123]

Just breathtaking and moving

[@alexandersimonoff3894]

Sensitivity, creativity 🌿🌿🌿

[@gustavojatar5179]

Peter, tu musica siempre me hace transportar a otra dimension... Genio

[@solanaceae2069]

Bueno.

[@chrismatthews7550]

Even the LP cover is scary... Brilliant Artist

[@FerranK68]

Great backing vocals by Mr. Peter Hammill!

[@mikereiss4216]

Can you really hear him though? Apparently he's on the family and the fishing net and shock the monkey also(pretty sure he's the one who goes "shock" on that song).

[@Cpayne30]

Mike Reiss - I can spot him here, but just barely. I’m fairly sure that he does the “Shocks” on STM.

[@mikereiss4216]

@@Cpayne30 Yep, Hammill does the shock part and maybe backing part of "shock the monkey to life" but that's about it.

[@mikereiss4216]

Yeah, I can hear him(I think)in the "lay your hands on me" part on here too.

[@Cpayne30]

Mike Reiss - You would think that his voice was cut through more here, but it doesn’t. He should’ve gone full-on “Arrow” mode. Then we could hear him!

[@mbrindley]

one of PGs best IMHO. it's the kind of track he would have contributed to invisible touch if he was still with Genesis

[@yossyzalaca9334]

I love this song I love the drum... the baso... the organs... and just adore the sing song Peter has never made a bad song... but sometimes he makes something out of this world

[@TheRealForrestGeorge]

Sat in the corner of the Garden Grill, with plastic flowers on the window sill No more miracles, loaves and fishes, been so busy with the washing of the dishes Reaction level's much too high - I can do without the stimuli I'm living way beyond my ways and means, living in the zone of the inbetweens I can see the flashes on the frozen ocean, static charge of the cold emotion Watched on by the distant eyes - watched on by the silent hidden spies But still the warmth flows through me And I sense you know me well No luck, no golden chances No mitigating circumstances now It's only common sense There are no accidents around here I am willing - lay your hands on me I am ready - lay your hands on me I believe - lay your hands on me, over me Working in gardens, thornless roses, fat men play with their garden hoses Poolside laughter has a cynical bite, sausage speared by the cocktail satellite I walk away from from light and sound, down stairways leading underground But still the warmth flows through me And I sense you know me well It's only common sense There are no accidents around here I am willing - lay your hands on me I am ready - lay your hands on me I believe - lay your hands on me, over me over me Lay your hands on me Lay your hands on me Lay your hands on me, over me

[@GhostFish57]

Thank you.

[@soundchaser1097]

Love Love Love this track!

[@TheRealForrestGeorge]

Nice to see comments are not blocked. They are on many youTube uploads now.

[@omarmartinez3377]

Heart and mind and... good taste.

[@briancarpenter6413]

The Americans! Great show and great song!

[@JessanDunnOtis]

Yes, indeed! Thank you, as always and for a long time, Peter. :)

[@omarmartinez3377]

Great Teacher, Gran Maestro. Gracias. What else?

[@Bgtfw]

love his music it's so amazing

[@randyscott3386]

Pure Genius .

[@joaquimscbr]

Lay your hands on me!

[@dee2140]

Love the song & the music. Great drums 😀

[@agricola39]

Denise Gregory, by Phil Collins?

[@paulbuschman8318]

Jerry Marotta - drums

[@FrancoSantangelo]

Fantastic!!!!

[@ohsheila7355]

Wish you had sung this song last week when we saw you Peter!! Best drums ever!!

[@jurajfilo1068]

Perfect

[@johnholland1987]

I could imagine this on a MGS trailer. well done peter, you never fail to amaze me. Blicking Hall 2007 I was there, amazing! its been 10 years, I need to see you live again!

[@rmi9345]

fantastic song... love all the 80s vibes that are going on here...

[@pat55ry]

Love this song

[@mattslater4605]

A song to bend the walls to. Not possible to play it too loud.

[@MrVigocelta]

Una obra de arte, de las mejores de Gabriel y eso es mucho decir

[@alrobvy]

yes!a fantastic song!❤🖤❤🖤❤

[@paulotamassia3549]

Peter gabriel um dos maiores do rock de todos os tempos junto com John Anderson, David Byron, Robert Plant, greg Lake etc

[@noeldan2890]

concordo plenamente com o seu comentário Paulo the best

[@solanaceae2069]

Tao verdade

[@free322001]

No luck, no golden chances No mitigating circumstances now It's only common sense There are no accidents around here I am willing - lay your hands on me I am ready - lay your hands on me I believe - lay your hands on me,

[@JohnSims-su8tn]

This piece transports me 😢.

[@louisehenault817]

Verry special song❤❤❤

[@karentroyer9688]

He can 'lay his hands' on me, anytime!!!!😊

[@dennydarrington7792]

very good ...

[@neilcartwright6462]

this is best

[@alexandersimonoff3894]

Good job

[@LeNaInLoVe]

hmmm. constantly rediscovering your creations.

[@Ninjersey1]

Americans brought me here ❤️

[@crismignone7]

"Peter Genius Gabriel"

[@kennethanderson8827]

This, in my opinion, is the Greatest Christian Pop(?huh?) rock (?what? are you sure about that genre?) song ever. I know things, because I’m old/young (57) and have not only been listening to this song since age 15, I had the Privilege of seeing it performed in 1983, at the Greek Theater, in 1983. I guess I Am a lucky little ducky, but I do need to get back to Thucydides, I’m only through Book 5 ✝️

[@fernandogois846]

muito bom o peter; como sempre ,surpreendendo,pois é muito criativo

[@alrobvy]

If a friend asks me. "who is Peter Gabriel?" MayB,I would answer.... ........................................ "Listen to THAT SONG !!!"

[@_fig.8]

a world unto itself

[@michaelreaper666]

Always good matey .. :)

[@MadMan731]

So that's what this song is called. Great track.

[@JR-vt1pn]

GHEALS

[@TheHasenbock]

...anyone knowin Peter can playin _drums very well? makes perfect Sence to me. he allways know what he/supportin Musician needed to be satisfied till produktion of his albums and if it takes a 1000 tries and years to evolve. Manu Catch and Tony Levin as Partners, was perfect pickin/meetin the right Ones u need by ure Side on Stage and in Studio

[@SusanFawcett-q2f]

Thos album was so weird and spooky it stirred me up all the songs are classic

[@cristobalmelendezmartin6914]

The Americans!!!

[@juncalmendezibargoyen8012]

❤️

[@madahad9]

This was the first Peter Gabriel album I ever bought. I imagine that it was inspired by Shock the Monkey but the creepy cover certainly caught my eye. I had yet to discover his years with Genesis.

[@charliebadger]

Can not get Brian Pern out of my head :))

[@TheIronicTea]

put your stuff on spotify peter!

[@LarsBjerregaard]

Honest question: Why not?

[@therealcaliphbaghdad1357]

I know right my playlist is incomplete without red rain and the rest.

[@zutexin]

wish completed

[@derrickbudd5662]

water is Life ✌️.. Up and Up👍

[@lenr7137]

The drumming on this track sounds a lot like Phil Collins' playing on No Self Control from Peter's 3rd album. Same big tribal sound on both tracks courtesy of the gated reverb technique.

[@manco828]

Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins and Hugh Padgham are all credited with having invented the gated reverb sound.

[@LisaHale1]

Ok honorable Peter receive thee the Holy Spirit in the name of Jesus.

[@ofelia829]

[@billyjackoff]

New mix?

[@arnaudfauchere1769]

SUBLIME !!!!!!!!!!!!

[@SoundsofDecay]

No mitigating circumstances now

[@manco828]

Fat men play with their garden hoses.

[@siricortana9550]

David Copperfield's 15 Years of Magic sent me here!

[@alphamuffin412]

Yes!!!!! Same here 😊

[@klauskaufmann5745]

Mit der Müdigkeit vergrößert die Faulheit

[@Vex_J]

Is it just me, did they use the last drum circle bit in a lot of movie trailers in the 90s?

[@seanfree3821]

Sounds a lot like Jan Hammer. Great btw

[@treize99999]

Preface: I like this song. BUT it pisses me off. For 6 minutes it feels like this song builds and builds and then when you're waiting for the BAM and it drops amazingly, it ends. It would be like "In the Air Tonight" abruptly ending after the drums.

[@manco828]

Disagree.

[@synapsomorphy]

G HEALS BOIS

[@Crow-gg5se]

You may not be aware but loaves and fishes are a good thing. The simple miracles are the most important.

[@ncapone87]

Rick Sanchez I'm pretty sure he knows

[@louisplante5199]

Marotta on drums

[@manco828]

Phil

[@skyguy1988]

i think phil did the drumming for this song, i read in a documentary thing. phil and peter routinely did things together

[@thenavajoknow]

Jerry Marotta. Phil did work on III, e.g. Intruder which is classic Collins drumming.

[@TYRANO]

Quien le da dislike? phil collins? jajajaja Broma, los admiro a ambos pero posta no entiendo como le pueden dar dislike a este genio

[@TheTraceyhampton]

I'm definitely living in the zone of the inbetweens, but I sense you know me well. Just kidding, I'm difficult and unique 💋