Peter Gabriel - Mercy Street (Growing Up Live)

[@ThePrabutube]

I didn't know the real meaning of this song in my twenties when I just started listening to Peter Gabriel. But the song somehow comforted me.. Time went by, I faced my battles with depression, loss of self worth, self destructive thoughts.. Thanks to internet, i learnt about Annie Sexton and the 45 mercy Street... Now into my fifties, I relate this to this song a lot more... These days I wake up from haunting dreams, full of scenes from my childhood and the image of my deceased father standing, staring at me. I never had a great relationship with him and had huge differences in my twenties, lost him early to a heart failure, ten years back, when the bridges started to built back between us and had I started understanding who he was and his real love for his children. I think I understand why this song comforted me then and why it haunts now. I think I understand what it means "looking for mercy"

[@LibbyRal]

No comfort for me. My father wasn't a sexual predator like Sexton's but he was abusive and terrifying. This song breaks my heart, turns my stomach, for a man who deserves no mercy. I had to come to turns that I wasn't to blame and his behavior had no defense.

[@pablo.romero]

This song is based on Anne Sexton's death. She was a poet with a sad life and a sad relationship with her father. Her poem that shocked PG was "45 Mercy Street". Anne Sexton committed suicide, her fifth attempt, in 1974 (she threw down a glass of vodka and went into the garage, shut all the doors, started up the car, and died of carbon monoxide inhalation). She was 46. Anne Sexton's work is very dark. The song uses a brazilian northest rhythm, according with Djalma Corrêa, the brazilian percusionist.

[@brendabrown1520]

🙁

[@pingugz]

This ist a sad information, thank you for posting it !

[@ricardocunha9085]

The song seems our brazilian rhythm

[@joseanemaria4250]

Agora descobri de onde a banda conseguiu entroduzir o triangulo eu sou do Nordeste brasileiro e conheço esse instrumento musical ficou incrivel adoto essa canção desde a minha adolescência hoje quem curte comigo ê minha filha

[@josuegentilcunhaneto780]

​@@joseanemaria4250foi gravada inicialmente no Brasil, após Peter Gabriel tomar um susto num avião. Gravou com instrumentos de forró a demo. Depois, manteve o triângulo na versão final.

[@axxeman2002]

And when people like Peter Gabriel are long gone, where are the pretenders who will step up and fill their huge shoes? Personally, I cannot see anyone waiting in the wings. We'll all just be here on KZbin lamenting their passing and giving silent thanks that we were fortunate enough to be around when they were here ...

[@kyachdistent1301]

Sweetheart, when ALL the talent of the 70s and 80s is gone (and the extremely few from later stages are gone) there IS nothing because NOTHING is all there is left. And bullshit which is the same thing.

[@thomasmartin7524]

time goes by, and so people. There will be new stars on the same old dark sky.

[@rachelzmusicofficial]

We and many others are waiting

[@davidsuttie4192]

I used to get my daughter to sleep with her head over my shoulder listening to this song... In your daddy's arms again.. Gets me every time... She still remembers it.. A bond that will never be broken

[@indioparaguayo1910]

You're a very blessed guy!

[@stephenward9340]

💕 Lovely.

[@enzovinciarelli9605]

Pppp

[@enzovinciarelli9605]

Ppp

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[@scottgenereau1512]

This song means so much to me. I have a hard time listening to it now. Back when this dvd concert came out I bought it and was a fresh Peter Gabriel fan. I was not prepared as to what would transpire soon. I was not prepared for the emotion that overtook me. It was in a healing way though. Great art always (most always) is. In a few weeks my father had passed away unexpectedly from congestive heart failure. I was completely naive and had no idea what this meant when the doctor told my mom of his condition. Maybe I was in denial, however as the days went by after his passing I kept listening to the growing up concert/dvd. It amazes me because my father used to take me out in his boat with him and his fishing buddies. I never realized how much that meant to me until after he passed away. His grandfather used to take him out fishing as well. It's amazing how meaningful these small details can be for us. Anyways, Peter Gabriel, I hope you read this comment and know how much Mercy Street means to me.

[@joseadolfo7928]

+Simon Ellis its for me the best song of peter, you are no alone, Genesis, since The Nife, we love the music. From Spain

[@RandyInCT]

+Scott Genereau Thank you for sharing. Similar experience here with this song.

[@theboxingicons8429]

Feel you buddy, Hes an inspirational genius, i love his music, dont get music like this now a days, it hits me so hard! So emotional with peter gabriel! Love it, i began hearing this when i was a young boy about 7/8 years old!

🤗🥰

[@Elena-mx7uf]

❤️❤️❤️

[@halbedejong7963]

Lay on your back and look at the stars and listen and feel this song

[@Hicks-g1m]

Mercy Street is a beautiful song Peter Gabriel created a masterpiece

[@k_spats]

"Where words fail, music speaks."

[@gabrielemmanuellivramento3896]

I Love Peter Gabriel until l die❤.

[@stockbridgeworks]

Played this at my father's funeral. So devastatingly beautiful.

[@jenryan9259]

remember that people don't die their bodies do

[@stockbridgeworks]

@@jenryan9259 We are not this body. We never were.

[@jenryan9259]

@@stockbridgeworks 10000% agree with you

[@stockbridgeworks]

@@jenryan9259 I follow the Vedic philosophy. "The soul is eternal, ever existing, and primeval. It is not slain when the body is slain" Krishna, speaking to Arjuna. (Bhagavad Gita)

[@RandomActs58]

This song brings me to tears and an aching I can't even explain to myself. I find it moving, cathartic and soothing.

[@onetrickpony2236]

Same here. I first listened to it when I was about 13 having the exact same feeling of sadness and melancholy. With the difference that at that time I didn't understand a single word of the lyrics.

[@strings53notlob50]

The story behind the song is even sadder.

[@henryb.little3399]

It stirs something deep within.

[@mattymatty3124]

Peter Gabriel is a magician when it comes to making music that touches the heart!

[@edwalmsley7956]

Such a timeless song, and makes me think today of the Ukraine people, with a prayer that they find mercy . ‘Thank you for such a wonderful song’.

[@CapitanoA320]

This song, together with Don't give up, saved my life.

[@stockbridgeworks]

Mine too brother.

[@stevenabercromby8769]

Respect brothers, stay above that water and dont tug at that dark anymore....🙏🏽💚

[@jenryan9259]

you r a warrior

[@FayeGreen-k3b]

Love Love Love This Song. My Favorite Of All.❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🤩💖💞💞🧡🧡💘💘💋😘😍😍😍😍😍💙💙💙🤎🤎🤍🤍🥰❤️🔥🔥💝💗💗💗💝💝💝🔥🔥🔥🔥❤️❤️🥰🤍🤍🤍🤎💜 Florida Girl FAYE GREEN.

[@Mishbizhoo]

I listened first to that song standing alone on the bow of a 3 mast sailingship at night, going north to Iceland while the northerlights played in the sky...

[@thiagotecnico]

A mix of Brazilian melody with keyboard pads, Tony Levin from LTE, nostalgia from 90's. Mystic.

[@jackbrown8181]

Good music is supposed to move the soul of the listener....no matter the genre.....for certain Peter Gabriel has mastered that skill.....as have the musicians that play with him...my wife doesn't understand how I get emotional listening to and talking about a particular song or artist.....but that is quite possibly a function of our difference in age as I am 68 and she is "only" 49.....

[@larrykean5686]

I want this song at my funeral. It’s a very melancholy and ethereal song. Must be related to my personality

[@josteinv.jordet257]

This is my neighbor's favorite song, whether they like it or not

[@mr.christopher5071]

"Let's take the boat out...wait until darkness", One of the best lyrics ever written and sung.

[@SethACampbellMusic]

Between the a cappella intro, Richard Evans's haunting whistle, and the visual staging, I believe this is the best version of this song ever released.

[@jplenhard1]

Thank you Mr. Gabriel for all you have done to make this world a better place, through your music and your kindness, generosity and caring for those who were in need.

[@jenryan9259]

10000%

[@janpiet4740]

Holy smoke . . This is a great song.

[@janpiet4740]

Tin flute . . .stroke of genius

[@SandraSilva-eu5dp]

É fechar os olhos (se conseguir!) e saltar nessas águas ...

[@paulkcormier]

i know when angels are singing

[@adrianobonelli1625]

3:08 One of the best moments in all Peter Gabriel's live shows. Richard Evans is awesome, this moment gives me chills. Thanks Peter for all your amazing music, and thanks to all the awesome musicians that played with him through the years.

[@AttyWmBurke]

Peter Gabriel combines great song-writing with a perfect singing voice.

[@HansFriedrichWaschulewsk-qc3yr]

Ich bekomme immer wieder Tränen in den Augen wenn ich diesen Song höre.

[@milanlettrich3010]

Hi máš text?? napiš,TNX...

[@gingerfella2011]

Without doubt.......one of the best songs ever written...... ever.

[@OdesaFilmStudio]

Without words...

[@yevvgor]

Хорошо бы Одесса с двумя "с" писать.

[@taggr921]

Talk about how music can set the mood. Peter has a true talent for it.

[@jmuhjacat7559]

Pretty much a lifelong Peter Gabriel fan. This song always disturbed me deeply and when I found out the background, I understood why. An otherworldly voice and a unique, frighteningly powerful artist.

[@michelegerevini415]

Probably, One of the best live exhibition in the history of music. A perfect and honiric atmosphere

[@amarokingtelly]

One of my favourite PG songs ever!

[@P.DuncanMonk]

Peters voice gets better with age. He is such a rare and fantastic artist.

[@VMX1.]

"It’s a song that rests deep within the chest and the soul. Only those who know true sadness love this song" Suzanne Mackenzie

[@connieliscio5593]

This song means so much to me. When my dad passed away this song is what hit me hard and realized how much i missed hugging and talking to him! Peter Gabriel i do love your music so much!

[@jenryan9259]

Philadelphia PA is a great place to work and to live. But so many of us struggle and how this song helps us all Peter will never know. #purebliss

[@ninaholz34]

Gensehaut pur deine Stimme

[@TeddyMcCready]

I am so drivin' by this man and what he has musically to offer the world.

[@anthonymcbeth6672]

This song uplifts me and occasionally brings me to tears - from the genius songwriter and one of my favourite singers ever - it's both uplifting and sad ........ love this ❤💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚

[@kablundell]

this is one of my favourite songs of all time. Thank you, Peter!

[@petergabriel7032]

It's indeed a great pleasure for me to have a supportive fan like you. Message me on my hangout email Hangout: [e-mail]

[@gingerfella2011]

Still.... And will always be.... One of my most favorite songs.

[@lilomarquardt622]

Was für ein wunderschönes Lied ich liebe diesen Mann Peter du bist der Beste Musiker und Künstler der Welt ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@kevinstott296]

Extraordinary! The atmosphere of this song just draws you into another place.

[@DVDAMAT-UA]

На blu-ray дуже гарно як зображення та звук. 🔥🔥🔥❤❤❤🇺🇦❤

[@rachelzmusicofficial]

We are here representing great music…Peter Is one of the greats and all Of us who worked with him…we continue in his footsteps with honor and inspiration.❤

[@pennyheinzmann77]

What a brilliant version and performance, of a most brilliant piece of music. Peter, I have followed you since Genesis. I still listen to the years you were with them, and beyond. You are a giant of depth missing in 99.9% of whats produced today

[@elainemeyer5062]

👍 Me too - and agree about most of today’s current music/artists being 👎. I’m 70ish now, but also have been listening to Genesis since I was much younger. THIS is, imo, a 🌟 performance from a 21 y.o. concert! I admit I never realized 🫡 Peter was originally a member till now, as I knew Phil Collins had been (and frequently listen to him - MORE now than in the past).

[@cambucicity]

On of the most beautiful songs that I've heard in my life.

[@offen9295]

[@hollywood25000]

This song made me pull the gun out of my mouth

[@paradoxward2533]

you're not alone is that regard

[@Rowantu]

Mercy is everything. Sending you love, Jeff.

[@GustavoGilo]

From Brazil! Thank you for the Music.

[@ThomasCollectables]

I wish he did this live in his most recent tour. Such a fantastic song.

[@novitzmann2579]

I m with my father..he s fighting the waves.. I soo miss my father...and now probably i will join him fighting putin war. what the world happend ...idk . But I hope Peter Gabriels of this planet would bring peace to everyone. Love guys. Love.

[@sergiob924]

Love, peace no war!!!

[@SF-ju9xv]

Just how good the harmony is at the beginning of this song. For me it's the best version of this song. Love it.

[@mozeb7978]

My father was a monster but I still love this song!

[@elainemeyer5062]

💞 Beautiful vocal/instrumental 👏 performance AND meaningful lyrics! Although I’m 70ish, each time hearing it, I cry 😢 - wishing I could go back to the days when my father DID hold me in his arms. He passed away suddenly @ age 87 (when I was 40) from a massive stroke 28 yrs ago as a previously ‘healthy’ person. I will always regret ALL the many things I never said, told/asked him when I HAD the chance. Lesson learned: Never put off what you CAN do today until tomorrow - there’s only ONE who knows when someone’s time is up!

[@eduardocruz2407]

con todo respeto, perdi a mi hermano en la Pandemia... kzbin.info/www/bejne/gIHTgZJtpKZjaKM

[@marziacipellicastagneri5726]

Adoro Peter Gabriel l'album So è un capolavoro,un'opera d'arte in ogni sua nota,parola e voce 💖

[@ricklangenberg6417]

Great video. Remember that song well during tour, especially the boat scene. Peter is amazing.

[@pernilla7740]

I saw this in Gothenburg, 1986, for the first time as a 17 year old and I was totally sold. I will never forget crying in front of the stage watching the amazing show, Peter's excellent performance and voice but also the stunning lights. It will stay with me for life. I will see Peter's show in Stockholm in May and I can't wait. You have left a huge impression in my heart. Thank you.

[@lydiabergmann4521]

'Mercy in your daddies arms' A beautiful song and amazing performance! Very comforting. Thank you ❤🙏.

[@KEVINKEVINKEVINWWW]

I find the lyrics masterful.

[@vie8894]

YOU ARE A GENIUS

[@marciofidellesk9557]

I liked this hier from Brasil 🇧🇷

This song is wonderfully indescribable. 😍😍😍

[@rodrigovalente8340]

Esta canção foi gravada pro álbum "So" (1986) aqui no Rio de Janeiro 🇧🇷.

[@nickavenoso7851]

What I love about this live video is that they’re not just showing Peter the whole time. They’re showing his band and backup singers and giving them a respectable amount of time on the camera. “So” is such a great album. A lot of great ones on it!

[@robrob122]

Peter ist einer von ganz wenigen. Diese Musik ist wie Medizin für meine Seele. Sie heilt mich , wenn nichts anderes heilt. Sie wärmt mich, wenn ich Eis bin. Es ist schwer zu beschreiben was in mir passiert. Ich glaube meine Emotionen werden überfordert, mit einer Wärme und Schönheit die man eigentlich nur träumen kann. Ich bin unendlich dankbar . Ich hoffe das ich meiner kleinen Tochter diese Musik mit auf den Weg durch ihr Leben kann.❤

[@offen9295]

[@ninaholz34]

Love deine Songs hammer 🔨 bis heute. ALLES GUTE dir.

[@gregdecola2919]

Living alone now, and when I need that alone time, it's Mr. Gabriel I tend to turn. Timeless music, so, so special.

[@emmanuelmanzi3367]

Cool music: This is a delicate and a clever English ballad composed by the genius Peter Gabriel. Here, Peter Gabriel is interpreting this title "Mercy Street" with his new great musicians. But what is the most important: Peter Gabriel is finishing his new album.

[@virginiaseybold]

Tell me the first forty -- fortyfive seconds of this aren't the most incredible vocal pieces ever.

[@shaneD7378]

This song has gone from meaning nothing to so much now how come I have only started appreciating Peter Gabriels music now

[@morjeneouali2644]

Un artiste ,un vrais ,l évasion dans un monde détruit, bravo a vous MONSIEUR Gabriel

[@annalisacasalino901]

Beautiful, haunting performance of a beautiful, haunting song.

[@pierrederrien5053]

I go in an another world when i listen peter Gabriel.

[@randyjohnson2936]

One of the best songs ever written" 😊

[@FayeGreen-k3b]

Bless Beautiful.❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@marcosevaldomachado]

Gabriel, my son has this name. I discovered this voice at Genesis some time later on Mercy Street. It was a unique experience to discover your albums and the excellent works of all your band. Thank you Peter, for the stories, for the melodies...

[@franciscaoliveiramorelli2166]

Conheci essa linda música na série Sorriso do lagarto nunca mais parei de ouvir 😢

[@79dyer]

Who in their right mind thumbs this down? This is legendary!

[@dreamer5468]

Your musik makes spirit wide !!

[@larrybeaudoin6262]

Love Peter Gabriel❤. He touch your heart in an amazing way.

[@taffyjones281]

The imagination and ingenuity involved in presenting this tour was off the scale. This is a reminder of a magical evening. Fabulous 👌

[@TheYannou22]

qu'elle émotion absolument superbe

[@BabyCatherine2011]

His voice is so haunting and mesmerizing. Just touches the soul. Incredible song.

[@haroldgardner9463]

That whistle sounds beautiful!

[@luandalu5296]

Fechar os olhos e deixa a emoção entrar em seu coração!

[@JeanMariano-z2p]

Emoção e algo passageiro, mais a fe jorra para toda elernidade en outro plano!

[@wolframbittner492]

Thank you Peter for your wonderful music!

[@vhayashi7369]

I didn't even know I was hurting inside until I listened to this... Powerful, where are all the fathers? I never got held , dad wasn't really around and my son and daughter growing up without a dad. 💔

[@TheGoldAltar]

Fantastic!

[@CleomarRibeiroXX]

... sacred song!!!...

[@larsrunkvist8161]

Peter Gabriel at his very best performance. Sincerely

[@RedBaronlives]

Not a dry eye in the place Peter thanks!!!! "looking for mercy street, swear they moved that sign".....

[@juliegasper3891]

Mercy Street by Peter Gabriel Looking down on empty streets, all she can see Are the dreams all made solid Are the dreams all made realAll of the buildings, all of those cars Were once just a dream In somebody’s headShe pictures the broken glass, she pictures the steam She pictures a soul With no leak at the seamLets take the boat out Wait until darkness Let’s take the boat out Wait until darkness comesNowhere in the corridors of pale green and grey Nowhere in the suburbs In the cold light of dayThere in the midst of it so alive and alone Words support like boneDreaming of mercy st. Wear your inside out Dreaming of mercy In your daddy(‘s arms again Dreaming of mercy st. ‘swear they moved that sign Dreaming of mercy In your daddy’s arms Pulling out the papers from the drawers that slide smooth Tugging at the darkness, word upon word Confessing all the secret things in the warm velvet box To the priest-he’s the doctor He can handle the shocksDreaming of the tenderness-the tremble in the hips Of kissing Mary’s lipsDreaming of mercy st. Wear your insides out Dreaming of mercy In your daddy’s arms again Dreaming of mercy st. ‘swear they moved that sign Looking for mercy In your daddy’s armsMercy, mercy, looking for mercy Mercy, mercy, looking for mercyAnne, with her father is out in the boat Riding the water Riding the waves on the sea

[@djebalimay7955]

✨✨✨😅 Il est le SEUL que je connaisse qui, déjà merveilleux dans sa jeunesse l'est encore BIEN PLUS en prenant de l'âge et en Live.... ✨✨✨✨🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟❤️💕🎉

[@ariacurva]

Tra quelle che più amo!

[@nullnullsieben3051]

I saw Peter 1974 first with the Lamb lies down on Broadway Tour in Düsseldorf/Germany , and after all the time he stayed her by us.... great song .. great performance I love it

[@charlieconnelly5514]

Beautiful

[@RLP69guitar]

It’s such a wonderful song brings you back on the ground of your soul.

[@albino0wl]

I was lucky enough to see him perform his first live UK gig in 10 years when in 2003 I saw him perform the Growing UP concert in Manchester. This is the best gig I have ever witnessed! Alas a lot more impressive than his current tour. The sound,lighting and stage show along with the class and talent of all artists involved has burnt into my memory cells! Thanks PG and all involved,life changing experience. Life is returning,the sun is rising.