Peter Gabriel - Mercy Street

[@LitttleJane]

My music teacher showed us this song in fifth grade, and I fell in love with it instantly. At that time in my life, everything was so good, with nothing to worry about besides homework, yet I still related to the sadness of this song. I'm 27 years old now, and for the past five years, my mom has been battling cancer. Mercy Street pops into my head whenever we hear bad news, or when I'm waiting for hours in a cold hospital room, while they run countless test on her. No other song relates with my sadness. This song is beautiful, and agonizing at the same time, and in a way, so is my pain.

[@paulbahn4577]

'Here Comes the Flood' is another great Peter Gabriel song that you may enjoy and help in your coping.

[@selvamthiagarajan8152]

Bullshit story to score upvotes

[@allalukashuk9845]

Я эту композицию вспомнила 30 лет спустя, 4 октября 2021 года, когда мой отец был на грани вечности и я молилась Коронку к Божьему Милосердию, дабы священник успел его исповедовать. Я стояла на лестничной клетке 5 этажа хирургического отделения в ожидании, брезжил рассвет, и фоном к моему состоянию была эта композиция. Когда рассвело мой отец был уже готов к пути к Небесной Отчизне. Аминь!

[@glenholmgren1218]

@@selvamthiagarajan8152 ??? Confession thru Projection - ???

[@johnharrison1122]

Whether you have true words, or not, there's no judgment on this plane, the man's a legend.

[@mikemartin8088]

This song is based on the book of poems of the same name by Anne Sexton. An American mental patient, she wrote as a form of therapy. Gabriel was impressed that she wrote entirely for herself rather than an audience. Sexton made five suicide attempts, the fifth being successful: She died of carbon monoxide poisoning in 1974. The title came from Anne Sexton's 1969 play Mercy Street. She was also working on a poem similarly titled "45 Mercy Street" at the time of her death. Gabriel could relate to Sexton as a deep thinker with a troubling depression who searches for meaning through her art. He used the image of darkness on Mercy Street to signal her depression. The end of this song was very intense when Gabriel performed it during live shows, where he used a high-pitched wail to simulate Sexton's death.

[@michaelh8782]

Thank you for sharing this.

[@shawnnerenberg661]

Was she the one that wrote Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams?

[@mikemartin8088]

@@shawnnerenberg661 Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams/Author Sylvia Plath. In 1963, Plath died by suicide at her London home. She sealed the room she was in with wet towels, turned the gas oven on and put her head inside the oven. She died because she was poisoned by carbon monoxide gas.

[@suzannemackenzie2625]

Very interesting. Thank you. But I don’t believe it. Peter was thinking about his own father I believe.

[@mikemartin8088]

@@suzannemackenzie2625 Try doing some research.

[@maikjonas7177]

This song saved my life countless times in the past 40 years of my life. Suffering from isolation and depression since I am 8 years old. Believe it or not. When the mercylessness of my days, my suffering gets too much. This song helps me, I always started to cry. It feels like a deep warm hug from somthing out there, that gives me love, mercy, grace. Some may call it „god“ or „unconditionl love“….but for years and decades it helps me. I am 50 years old today. Music CAN safe lifes. Thank you, Peter.

[@Mare-k3s]

I Love You. You Are Important To Us. You Can Heal Yourself As Long As You Realize This. Know Your Power MIGHTY Warrior❤

[@luigigiuseppetti8484]

Condivido pienamente 🙏🤝siamo tutti in cammino, grazie 🌲🌈🙏

[@lolahashem3599]

I know the feeling and music has saved my life many times as well. The only constant. You aren’t alone. 🖤

[@mariemarie3124]

Je t'embrasse fort et je te serre dans mes bras ❤

[@photo80sjeff84]

💯👌♥️

[@Tabbylover55]

This must be one of the most beautiful songs ever written

[@otaviofigueiredo3047]

The rythm is "Baião", a brasilian folk...

[@unofficial-rights2022]

😢

[@beverlyledbetter4906]

This man has made so many songs that I like, starting with Sledgehammer!

[@roskabarbaroska]

Couldn't agree more!

[@dmcnare]

Waaaay up there on my list of perfect songs.

[@suzannemackenzie2625]

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

[@malcolmcoco6458]

Its soothing but sad

[@malcolmcoco6458]

or maybe sad but soothing

[@robk3596]

It ventures into the dark recesses of the mind, with a laconic deeply haunting quality that perhaps only Peter could truly achieve. It beautifully reflects human frality with amazing warm heart felt sentiment. May we all eventually find out own Mercy Street!

[@guilhermemello553]

That super low bass line beats along the heart (if we have one)

[@bunnyboonot4u]

True

[@k_spats]

My dad passed away two years ago, today... 😢 "Where words fail, music speaks." 💜💫✌🏼🎵

[@michaeldenhartog465]

My Dad too socks miss the he'll out of him

[@PatrickCallahan-pw2up]

Thank you for sharing n his memory! My dad sep 16, I'm still in awe" I had no idea / peace to you!♀️❤🤝🌈🐍🐊🐊🦄🐴🐴🐴🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦓🐗🐽🐽🐷🐮🐲🫎🫎🦄🦕🐀🐀🐀🐕🐁🐁🐀🫏🫏🐎 Baby mice are under what it seems like is to much pressure. Let's look out because of that! Vegan#

[@masterninja9716]

@@PatrickCallahan-pw2up While I'm not a vegan, I will tell this story because it deals with mice. I worked in research labs for many years. We'd have to go down to the "mouse room" and snip off little bits of their tails to do PCR on the tissue to see which were genetically modified for our research. It was traumatizing for me- I can't imagine what it was like for the mice. Sometimes, if we didn't get DNA we'd have to snip more off the poor mouse. Then, once, we sedated a mouse in order to perfuse it. This is a process in which we insert a tube into its heart to replace its blood with a substance that permeates the brain so that we can cut ultra thin slices of it to see if our genetic modifications were making any changes in the structure of the brain. Well, once a mouse woke up mid-perfusion. I cannot imagine the pain it suffered. I ran from the room in tears and refused to ever work in labs that killed any animals again.

[@MrVb54]

@@masterninja9716 i'd rather have a cleaning job than do that

[@alexcorreia9476]

1991 - this song is awesome! 2020 - this song is awesome!

[@Squab1972]

@Brandon Moore The album is very personal to me

[@jd-bl3gf]

1986 awesome 2020 awesome

[@Squab1972]

@@jd-bl3gf 2020 a very beautiful song by Peter Gabriel

[@Squab1972]

@Brandon Moore it was an album I always borrowed off my late uncle until I bought my own copy of Peter Gabriel So

[@brunoprimas1483]

I remember riding my bike down to our Radio Shack and buying, "So", on cassette when I was 15. This was my favorite song on it after the 1st listen. Still is.

[@sugarsoul3272]

This song is a masterpiece.

[@SimoneBendix-q7e]

❤

[@vinimoreira2011]

Thats true

[@masterninja9716]

It is. Been listening to it for decades. He’s a genius.

[@joeldt1520]

🤘🏼

[@petercarvello3993]

My dad was an intensive care for a week. We had the minister come, before we disconnected him from life support. To all our surprise, the next morning.He was alive and he spoke for the first time in a week. The last words he spoke, were, " Peter you are my son and I love you." I NEVER HEARD HIM SPEAK THOSE WORDS. He lived for 1 more week in palliative care. While I held his hand I whispered in his ear, " Dad don't be afraid the lord wants you." He took his last breath. I played this song mercy street at least twenty times a day for those two weeks as he was in the hospital. Thank you mister Gabriel

[@dogdonut3]

I'm so sorry for your loss

[@Story-Voracious66]

@petercarvello3993 Oh bless you Peter C. I came here for the same reason. To remember my Dad. My experience was so very similar to yours. I held my Dan in my arms as he left and told him not to be scared, God would protect him. I haven't really cried until now. I hope that you are OK.

[@gd6349]

Peter Carnell , this brought tears to my eyes 😢 I have probably listened to Mercy Street a thousand times in the past last 8 or 9 years , I Truely feel that God certainly has his hand on musicians at certain times , because this song just has such a peacefulness to it , the music is Genius and the words are very poetic and thought provoking . I am so glad you got that time with your dad before he passed , and that you blessed him with your words “ it’s ok dad , the Lord wants you “ Truely touching and selfless ! God bless you . I’m coming up on my dad’s third Heavenly anniversary this August the 8th , and though I miss him dearly , I know that the Lord said it was time for to come home 🙏❤️ Blessings to you and your family Peter 🙏

[@IanSane]

What I love about this song is how quiet it is. It's like a whisper. It's difficult to incorporate silence effectively into a song since sound is all you have to work with but Peter pulls it off. The director must have picked up on this because the video has a similar feel. The visuals are minimal, without colour, and often out of focus. It uses darkness similarly to how silence is used in the song itself. It's perfect.

[@Iissafaith]

What a beautiful way to put it, like a whisper.

[@cherylmcewan8836]

Beautiful Soulful Voice 34yrs Loved Him

[@LifeAsDanielleTracy]

Excellent observation yes

[@emiliaszabo1722]

So great words

[@spoton7683]

Word... 🙏🏼

[@bettierusso5410]

I was flying to see my Daddy in Oklahoma. It was the last time as the Cancer had ravaged his body and it was time to say the long goodbye. Listening to this song on the plane, looking out at the sunset in the clouds, feeling the hot tears fall on my face & dreaming of mercy in my Daddy's arms again. 9/11/2001, his funeral on a day of National Mourning. I cry every time I hear this, and dream of my Daddy's arms again. My heart is torn and will not heal until I meet him again. Until then I must listen to this song, cry and grieve.

[@adnansaeed4079]

Bettie Russo I am so sorry for your loss , I lost my dad few years ago I felt the same way - God Bless

[@cv507]

Fellövv mämmelz this is a söng ´4 vvättevvähr maybe. but it i$ öFF thöse whö struggL€D in the 1st pLäyce -: - use yör illüZiön??

[@jayneelisabet1159]

❤

[@JohnWWarrenGuitar]

One of the most beautiful songs ever written.

[@Arianna-sl2hv]

Truly

[@clairegordon8765]

Indeed

[@davidlateur3897]

❤ je suis d'accord

[@korubellydancer6072]

Peter Gabriel's voice gets in your soul. Love his music.

[@mikegardner5859]

@Peter Gabriel Beware! Sad parasites claiming to be Peter Gabriel

[@Ceeby]

I agree! 🎶🎶

[@anja9303]

@@Ceeby He was not wrong to leave Genesis. Great career.

[@nuntana2]

He has a tendency to get 'out there' but Mercy Street is something else... 3:40 is insanely good: Pulling out the papers from the drawers that slide

[@HealingOil]

Yes!!! It's so Unique and Authentic🎶💗🎵💗🎶💗

[@michaelguernsey9685]

This Song Was Used In The Miami Vice Television Series. An Episode Called Killshot. This Is A Great Song.

[@jeffconley6698]

There are only a handful of people who are taken back to the place & time this song takes me… 1969, night time, Vietnam, across a dirt road from rice paddies where the Vietcong were attacking from under cover of darkness. We got air support from a AC130 gunship - dropping parachute flares which created a very eerie light over the rice paddies. These gunships were armed with “mini guns” that poured out an incredible number of machine gun rounds with red tracer rounds - it really did resemble “red rain”. So glad I was on the other side of the road.

[@dc79music98]

Beautiful Jeff, Thanks for sharing that. Love to you brother

[@ЮлийИван-н5л]

Война это ужасно

[@saralouazo8928]

“All of the buildings, all of the cars, were once just a dream in somebody’s head” This line made me realize my own power to manifest my thoughts in the matter.

[@shelleykbooker8781]

THIS

[@michaelrawlings6533]

Along the same lines, he said all the ideas he had for the Secret World tour ended up needing about 5 or 6 huge trucks to transport the staging equipment etc!

[@carlosm.devasconcelllos3939]

So true. Very true the stuff you said.

[@koma7252]

the thing is, acting on that "dream" and pursuing it and actually being smart is what makes it into reality, you on the other hand probably have some delusional ideas of "manifesting your unhinged make-a-wish thoughts" which is not exactly the point.

[@Tom-ud8js]

@@koma7252 haha THANK you finally someone says it

[@BartAlder]

Never tire of this song. _So_ was one of the best albums ever produced.

[@phillylifer]

I was just marveling at that. When the intro becomes the rhythm, I’ve never heard anything so magical.

[@Squab1972]

No argument from me, it happens to be my favourite Peter Gabriel album

[@Ceeby]

I agree! 🎶🎶

[@emiliaszabo1722]

Ever

[@otaviofigueiredo3047]

Which álbum?

[@suzannemackenzie2625]

One of the most bizarre songs…. It’s not popular. But it is perhaps my favourite songs. It nestles within the soul.

[@anaricca3495]

❤❤❤

[@markharper6974]

i'm a total writer at heart. "nestles with My Soul!!!" love it!!

[@PSBradio1]

Its famous here in Brazil. A soap opera theme.

[@fannyleytonarenas4860]

Esta canción es un abrazo al alma 🙏🏻, quien 2024 tiene el placer de escucharla? Peter Gabriel un icono de la música ❤

[@bernardmurphy8925]

Bonito comentario para un tema tan merecedor... 23.4.24

[@fannyleytonarenas4860]

@@bernardmurphy8925 siii, es un tema hermoso musicalmente y en su letra, una joyita vintage , gracias x tu comentario.

[@bernardmurphy8925]

@@fannyleytonarenas4860 un placer. ¿Conoces 'Vienna' de Ultravox? Otra superjoya! Te recomiendo buscar el video oficial, vintage supremo ;)

[@davidlateur3897]

Je suis d'accord car en cette année 2024 je n'ai plus l'impression que l'humain excite encore dommage ont a tellement a découvrir des un et des autres et notre planète qui est superbe 👍🏾🤩❤

[@nathalielegoubey5324]

❤❤❤🌷🙂😢

[@joaobadaro8038]

Olha o nordeste aí....zabumba,triângulo

[@joaobadaro8038]

Bem lembrado

[@Sergiolrs2008]

É Peter Gabriel com alma de baião

[@EdmixOfficial]

Esta musica é baseada no ritmo de FORRÓ sim, que o Peter Gabriel gravou (a parte rítmica) no Brasil. Gabriel encontrou com o percussionista brasileiro chamado Djalma Correa, que gravou uma série de pistas de percussão no estilo forró.

[@EdmixOfficial]

The song is based around the forró drum rhythm, which Gabriel recorded in Brazil. Gabriel met with a percussionist named Djalma Correa, who recorded a series of percussion tracks around the forró.

[@c.a.savage5689]

For me, the song is about the innocence of young lives, barely lived. A nostalgia for that time of purity and peace, to be safe "in your daddy's arms again". But life has been lived. Mistakes have been made. And so we dream of receiving mercy / Mercy Street. Where mistakes are forgiven, where hurting, grieving souls are treated with compassion and kindness. the song is a blessing, really.

[@SimoneBendix-q7e]

❤❤❤

[@williampaul8556]

We all long for it. If we are awake. A little shelter from the storm. Or sometimes a lot of shelter. The wave get high at times.

[@zsoltniedermayer4627]

Peter Gabriel is Peter Gabriel.He is a phenomenon.

[@paulcarfantan6688]

Rael agrees with you.

[@kovalfetterer2218]

I listened to this song and cried to it when Zooey my dog passed away. RIP Zooey

[@ЛарисаГурьева-е6б]

Брат, как я понимаю тебя....❤❤❤ ...у меня тоже было так, мою собаку звали Алиса.... я плачу, когда вспоминаю мою любимую Алису ... наши умные и добрые собаки смотрят на нас с радуги ....❤❤

[@allalukashuk9845]

Світ потребує Милосердя Світ потребує примирення і прощення, навернення. Господи, почуй нас. Просимо миру для України та цілого світу. Амінь.

[@Ravazzani77]

Eu digo não a religião e ao fascismo!

[@cristianamuz9208]

Misericordia ya tenemos cuando murio jesus! Necesitamos volvernos todos al señor y el sanara la tierra Despierten busquemoles de todo corazon y el se dejara encontrar❤

[@vintage349]

🙏🏻

[@PamB95]

I first heard this song when I was stuck in traffic & had this cassette tape in my car's tape player (it was the early 90's). It was a dreary, rainy weekday evening, and it hit me like a bolt of lightning. My dad used to rent a rowboat and take me & my 2 brothers fishing. He passed in March 1989, after meeting my then 3-month-old son at Christmas. I have a photo of him with my son on my lap. This song still makes me cry...

[@petergabriel7032]

I am humbled by your public appreciation for my work. Kindly message me now on hangout. [e-mail]

[@mikegardner5859]

@@petergabriel7032 Predator Alert Pamela !!!

[@petergabriel7032]

@@mikegardner5859 thank you for your concern, but I want you to know that I am reaching out to few of my fans

[@mikegardner5859]

@@petergabriel7032 Why reach out with an account that only has 4 subscribers, when the real Peter Gabriel has nearly half a million?

[@tomjopling5665]

No one died in my family and I am not recovering from a horrible bought of cancer or other disease. I just like this song because it takes my mind on a nice, peaceful journey. And for that reason, I listen to it time and time again because I, like everyone else, just needs a bit of a getaway without drugs or alcohol getting in the way.

[@vrossi2596]

Yes well said 👍

[@giulialisboa7045]

I cant hear this song without crying.. knowing that my mom is now gone.. That was one of the songs she showed to my dad when they were starting to date and he showed it to me... I miss her...

[@luigigiuseppetti8484]

😔😔😔😔... ricordati che: è meglio che le lacrime le piangano i nostri occhi... prima che le piangano i nostri organi...🙏🌈sia buono il tuo cammino...🌲

[@giulialisboa7045]

@@luigigiuseppetti8484 Grazie amico mio.. Spero davvero che tu abbia ragione..

[@luigigiuseppetti8484]

🙏🙏🙏🌲sii grata a tua mamma, e per questo che sei qui...per poter imparare ad imparare ad ascoltarti 🌈sia lieve il tuo passaggio sulla terra... grazie 🙏 buona vita SANA 🌈

[@Arthur-bb2zf]

I lost my mom too it’s a little over 2 years now. Still tough to think about even though it was a mercy for her to die due to Parkinson’s. I am glad she doesn’t have to suffer anymore.

[@giulialisboa7045]

@@Arthur-bb2zf Hey man.. I'm so sorry to hear that your mom had Parkinson's. I understand that feeling pretty well.. my mom was diagnosed with colon cancer around almost a year back and she never told me but I think it was in a high stage of the cancer when she found out. She died back in February this year and until now.. I'm glad she is not suffering anymore but I just wished she was still here.. Again, I'm sorry to hear about that, man.. do you want to talk about it?

[@daimon00000]

This brazilian rythm its call "baião". The percussionist of this track is Djalma Correa. The flute is similar to the Pifano, original of Northest of Brazil.

[@jasondieterle5985]

thank you for the insight... such an amazing song and the rhythm is the key

[@renatodantasdesousa7761]

Foi trilha sonora de uma série chamada o Sorriso do Lagarto...ambientada no nordeste Brasileiro!

[@daimon00000]

@@renatodantasdesousa7761 massa!

[@EdmixOfficial]

Yes, the song is based around the Baião or Forró (drum rhythm), which Gabriel recorded in Brazil. Gabriel met with a percussionist named Djalma Correa, who recorded a series of percussion tracks around the forró.

[@EdmixOfficial]

Sim, esta musica é baseada no ritmo brasileiro de Baião (ou Forró), que o Peter Gabriel gravou (a parte rítmica) no Brasil, no Rio de Janeiro. Gabriel se encontrou com o percussionista brasileiro chamado Djalma Correa, que gravou um monte de percussões neste estilo Baião.

[@elainemeyer5062]

💞 Very beautiful song, although some of the lyrics are so sad 😥 imo. I’m 70ish and wish I STILL had my ‘daddy’ to hold me in his arms!

[@timmytwotone65]

I think ‘SO’ is an incredibly good album, but there are some ‘dark’ songs on it.

[@richardsteele8161]

Humanity, at its own peril, cannot forget this: There is always mercy.

[@tanyathompson2396]

I used to go with my dad down to the Yampa River in Colorado where me and my other two sisters where raised and fish for Bass and Northern Pike. He had a Jon boat we’d float down in on the river all day long. Some of the most peaceful times in my life.

[@petergabriel7032]

I want to say a special thank you for being a special fan, kindly message me on my hangout indicating your name Hangout: [e-mail]

[@tanyathompson2396]

@@petergabriel7032 , do you actually think I’m dumb? Go get a life dude.

[@mikegardner5859]

@@tanyathompson2396 Nice one! Send the predator packing

[@felinefriend6101]

The commentary here is as healing as the song itself. clearly when i encounter sadness i am not alone. i wish i could meet these souls who travel a similar path

[@bunnyboonot4u]

🙂👍 you're not alone ❤

[@JamesConnelly-om9no]

You could. I am a writer of poetry with six cats

[@ajaypalsinghbhatti8901]

B strong like the rock

[@mattymatty3124]

This song is kind of magically dramatic, or dramatically magical, take it as you want. It touches you in the deepest of the soul and goes along with the rhythm of your heartbeat and connects you to life and death at the same time. Such an eternal character, I could listen to it many times in a row.

[@crissouza167]

💖💖💖

[@loureed3015]

U sound some kid

[@amandasanthos449]

mágica completamente mágica.

[@fatalerror3018]

Intellectual

[@dlibby4979]

I have always listened to this song since I was 16. Im almost 50 now. The lyrics speak to individuals as they need it .

[@JeffBoen]

The same. The same age. That winter 85 rolling into summer 86 will always feel the same, even as it slips farther away. Still looking...

[@TheMatveev]

I was 16 too (1990),when i had listen this song for the first Time.

[@chrisstandfield536]

62 this year. Gradually learning. Looking back I see that I didn't know or understand very much at all, at the time. Try to take a step back, whenever you can. See yourself from the stalls, not as an actor on the stage. Music has been a thread that has permeated all through my life, giving meaning. Often years later. Give love to all living things. Value truth, honesty, and friendship. Above all, be humble. Turn your back on wealth, power, and false praise. Do not submit to base desire and the temptations of the ego. Fear nought, for there is nought to fear, but fear itself. Nothing can harm you, but the fear of harm can hold you back. We are blessed Souls; beyond harm, following each other home. This is only a spontaneous comment. I simply offer what little I have learned. There are many paths to wisdom. Find your path and follow it. May you meet and be supported by many kind fellow travellers on your journey. Arrive at your destination safely. May you find peace and love.

[@NorceCodine]

Same here. And this video is actually OK.

[@SimoneBendix-q7e]

❤

[@macandmefoley3037]

Very few artists hit a nerve like Peter Gabriel. Genius 😍

[@petergabriel7032]

I want to say a special thank you for being a special fan, kindly message me on my hangout indicating your name Hangout: [e-mail]

[@SimoneBendix-q7e]

❤

[@vsander09]

Hidden behind the big hits, this is the underrated gem of this album! Right there with Don’t Give Up in beauty and quiet depth. Sounds perfect on vinyl too.

[@weeardguy]

To be honest, I consider him to be an underrated artist in whole. At least, in the Netherlands you hardly hear anything other than Sledgehammer. Since I got a new needle for my record player and I could finally play So that I bought years ago as a second hand, he has significantly risen on my ladder of very good artists.

[@SimoneBendix-q7e]

❤

[@Luis-mg5kc]

My dad passed away 1 month ago and this song means so much more to me now like so many other Peter Gabriel songs, his songs have healing powers and comfort me

[@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, in this song. The video was directed by Matt Mahurin. It's very dark...like a tribute for Anne. FYI: The song is listed on "10 Most Depressing Songs Ever"....from NME

[@mossgore9919]

its so sad how people die great people.my dad recommended a book of her poems and then gave me the link to this song after this i started writing more thanks for the information on her.

[@mossgore9919]

sadly i am much younger only 11 but i found her book in a abandon library wich i found a interest in. You are right about artists feeling more than others as i know a few who i can relate to this song is one of the songs i can relate to and im in love with it thanks for commenting.

[@hellerup75]

"Listed on 10 Most depressing Songs Ever." I think I can see why, but I have always found a sense of hope in this. So solemn and filled with dark hauting images, but still delivered so beautifully that I cannot but hope.

[@DaveSCameron]

Beautiful beautiful Annie... X

[@staceking6907]

It's always be a daunting beautiful song... one I have always craved........ SO!!!!

[@MikeFletcher-Fletch]

I used to go up to 'Boston Castle' in Rotherham, sit in my car looking down on the scenic view after my father died listening to this track.

[@ljlangston7474]

UGH. I've read through these posts and I am saddened that for such a beautiful song there is, also, much hateful, ugly, dissent. This song helped me get through a really shitty marriage; many years passed. It has, since, helped me through chemotherapy of my second wife; who is now dearly departed. I guess I have no room for dissent and angst. Pray for mercy and peace of mind. "In the arms of the father."

[@angiedallas7908]

beautiful thoughts

[@sandrapapuni416]

+LJ Langston It seems the song gives the idea that mercy is obtainable from a specific place. Michael Nuccitellli (above) got the idea that the author of this message is one that respects isolation in times of spiritual grief or trial. Michael disagrees with our desires to want isolation during struggle times. But our Father God wills for us to separate ourselves from the norm and general flow of people in our lives, to bow before Him in prayer, to present ourselves before Him in our most humblest state, repentant and sincerely looking to Him for mercy. We need mercy every day of our lives, because we were all conceived in sin, inherited from the time of Eden, "For as by the one man’s disobedience the many were made sinners, so by the one man’s obedience the many will be made righteous." Romans 5:19 So we need that time of isolation to be with the Father and the Son, through the Spirit. Without His mercy, we're dead in spirit.

[@Shioumenato]

+Sandra Papuni Nah, Peter got inspiration after reading poems from Anne Saxton. She was a mental ward patient who attempted suicide 5 times, and would always picture herself in differente places, in different realities. But, a song is good when you can take many interpretations out of it.

[@lit.4527]

+Sandra Papuni Well said.

[@Debbiesnc]

hi, I found the quote above to share critiques of her play, "Mercy Street", by several people , Peter wrote his song based on her life -it clearly touched him

[@simonnicholson2746]

Even though my dad has passed every I listen to this I know he's right by my side

[@klauskaufmann5745]

Manchmal scheint es mir, daß KZbin wie eine Mutter mit unendlicher Geduld ist

[@alexdibrov4405]

Надо быть англичанином, чтобы сочинить такую песню. В том смысле, что вырасти в стране, которой милосердие даже не снится. Приезжай к нам, в Россию, и все увидишь. А музыка чудесная.❤

[@I.Mikado]

Весь мир уже видел ваше роzzийское "милосердие", в Буче и Изюме. Всё, что вы умеете лучше всех в мире, это постоянно врать не краснея.

[@rodrigolima4161]

Rússia? Quanto mais longe melhor.

[@louise95248]

Looking down on empty streets All she can see Are the dreams all made solid Are the dreams made real All of the buildings All of the cars Were once just a dream In somebody's head She pictures the broken glass Pictures the steam She pictures a soul With no leak at the seam Let's take the boat out Wait until darkness Let's take the boat out Wait until darkness comes Nowhere in the corridors Of pale green and gray Nowhere in the suburbs In the cold light of day There in the midst of it So alive and alone Words support like bone Dreaming of Mercy Street Wear you're inside out Dreaming of mercy In your daddy's arms again Dreaming of Mercy Street I 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 shocks Dreaming of the tenderness The tremble in the hips Of kissing Mary's lips Dreaming of Mercy Street Wear you're inside out Dreaming of mercy In your daddy's arms again Dreaming of Mercy Street I swear they moved that sign Looking for mercy In your daddy's arms Mercy, mercy Looking for Mercy Street Looking for mercy Mercy Looking for mercy Looking for mercy Looking for mercy Oh, looking for mercy Looking for mercy Anne, with her father Is out in the boat Riding the water Riding the waves on the sea

[@robingruling5560]

The first time I heard this song, I was 25 years old and was transfixed by it. I’m now 62 and am being affected in the exact same way. Everything about this song is otherworldly.

[@SimoneBendix-q7e]

❤❤❤

[@SimoneBendix-q7e]

[@дмитросіденко-р9б]

Im sorry for my English,first time it was in 1987-88 year -I was amazed and discouraged,then followed (in my Soviet childhood)-Dont give up. I thanklessly thanks Peter, Kate and my father for this opportunity.

[@angelajasmine2281]

My Dad died a few days ago. I've been listening to this and shed a few tears. But it's helping....one day I'll be in MY Daddy's arms again.

[@keblakev]

Sorry to hear that Angela. All the best in the coming future. Stay strong and have all my support.

[@pvtrichter88]

my condolences on your loss I know you'll be together once again in spirit but until then I'm sure he would want you to live and live well STAY STRONG LUV!!

[@TheGiantsWillWake]

It is always difficult when the ones we love leave this world. But, in essence, that's all it really is. Your father may not be here in the flesh any longer, but the soul of him is still very much alive. The love you still feel in your heart for him is the very proof of it. No one ever really dies; we simply go home, back to where we originally came from, back to the Source of all things. Your father is ever with you. Take comfort in knowing that you will see him again, in time. Namaste

[@richardmartin2911]

I feel your pain . it will never pass but you will become strong enough to go on.

[@harrywesterink]

Angela Jasmine let’s hope so ❤️

[@rachael3019]

My dad once drunkenly uttered to me that this song made him think of me because of the words 'in your daddy's arms again'. Been an emotional wreck on hearing it ever since

[@DavidLee-vb7po]

I believe your Father, as any good man would do, would be holding you in pure support of his loving daughter.

[@Jammies944]

I think it means father as in our father in heaven. Riding the waves of the sea related to life. The ocean has always been represented as life.

[@louislynch1590]

Sorry…😢

[@louislynch1590]

In this song…trust US…are “Forever” and “Infinity” Angels Must Fly! For The Earth is far too heavy for their souls

[@malcolmcoco6458]

I think that's true for me too and everyone else who is or had a daddy❤

[@innertubez]

My condolences go out to all the people posting here about losing their fathers. All I can say is that Peter Gabriel has always made music I can listen to when I am sad, so it is heartening to me that others feel the same way. He has an almost magical ability to evoke music that is truly spiritual, like he's tapped into something beyond this life. I am very grateful to him for that even though I have never met him.

[@lfcforever67]

Listen to the album called us it's a masterpiece, I met Peter in Liverpool 1983 in the empire theatre he is superb as a musician 👌

[@carlosm.devasconcelllos3939]

It was almost 35 years, and much of it suffering from deep depression and suicidal thoughts, just like poor Anne... I almost lost myself...

[@mightywhite1]

I’m in that place now. I hope u are doing better

[@SimoneBendix-q7e]

❤❤❤❤

[@paulparkinson2597]

nobody goes as deep as peter gabriel. this is my favourite song

[@urusoimi]

ummm. Peter Murphy did, in fact, quite 'Deep'. Still, this is one of Peter's best!

[@henriquedallavanunes319]

Just listen to all 90s Paradise Lost albums, very deep music

[@pvcrouter]

Robert smith in the cure goes pretty deep in the seventeen seconds and faith records

[@lubosholicka3291]

we did, together with Peter

[@govansquared4759]

you forget the boney m 's rime of the white hot magma submariner . i think it was one of Keats'

[@galidornelkenmeer]

I can't stop the tears listening to this song as my son and daughter grow up. The children that they are will soon be gone forever. Then they will be away in their own lives and I may only see them rarely.

[@vitosockogurino8811]

Mercy Street. In the 80s I was homeless! This song got me thru it! Thank you Peter Gabriel! You saved my life. Your a genius!!

[@mersenneprime2874]

I was homeless in 1986, too. I would around the Royal Victoria Park in Bath at night with the album 'So' playing on my Sony Walkman. I ended being homeless on four other occasions over a twenty eight year period. This album certainly got me through some tough times.

[@gigioolanomoleros6409]

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[@tinamacs79]

Im homeless now...started 01.May.2019.

[@adamturner1563]

How did you manage to listen to this whilst being homeless in the 80's? ... glad you found peace guys . Sending love from in wales !!

[@charliemadsen6719]

“I’m lost. And it’s my own fault. It’s about time I figured out that I can’t ask people to keep me found.” Anne Sexton

[@headpump]

That is simply profound..

[@mikefox3939]

Human tragedy has a way of generating great art

[@gregorydarrellswain8844]

Darrell Swain carbonear, nl, Canada. I have suffered my whole life with severe painful chronic disease. This CD and concert footage and videos have changed me and made me better. But these past 3 years I have gotten much sicker. Almost all my dreams r lost to me because of illness. Ì will find my way and perhaps find something or someone worth the struggle.

[@untildusk376]

@@gregorydarrellswain8844 Are you alone? Asking about family ... and, maybe, close friends?

[@mikefox3939]

@@gregorydarrellswain8844 hey, check out Joe Dispenza, his content is helping me immensely

[@GILBERTOBARRERA-b1g]

the song was dedicated to Anne Sexton and inspired by her poem 45 Mercy Street. Anne Sexton suffered from Depression, Bi Polar, etc. She took her own life in 1974 by carbon monoxide poisioning.

[@prodbyfvnn]

My father played this at his mothers funeral. This song Hits me hard.

[@דוידגורכוהל]

אין כמו אימא בעולם!!!!!!!!

[@ghalemdekar1778]

Salut tout le monde ça me fait rappeler le bon vieux temps

[@AnabelaHLanca]

Masterpiece! Thank you Peter Gabriel, I started to follow you when I turned 12 years old. I'm 60 now and I still admire you and your work. Bless you!

[@cytherians]

It's a deeply sad song, yet, somehow heart warming as well. There's an incredible mood that is cast by the music cradling Peter Gabriel's voice. You have to listen to this with earphones to truly capture the feeling of it. It's a therapy in its own right.

[@renenowicki]

Listening with dual subwoofers. I need to feel the music of Peter Gabriel. But yes, headphones have an intimacy. Peace.

[@amandasanthos449]

Nossa,é muito isso.

[@kenaleggett8960]

Truly a deep song . Hits your soul!!!

[@amishpuritan9770]

I certainly need God's mercy in my life, daily. God is good.

[@edsonnavarrus7379]

Perhaps there is no other such beautiful song dedicated to a poetess, it is like a micromovie of the highest quality

[@stanislav.mitrovic]

It’s a masterpiece! With love from Russia

[@paolo7688]

Get out of Ukraine.

[@JohnSmith-gn7od]

Russian people need to rise up against Putin end him end the war.

[@aleksandarmakedonskiodsolu8229]

Can u talk about stg else?Till yesterday u didn'tcare about Ukraine now u r all interested.

[@josephlucas8000]

Mercy and truth. May the peace of our Savior Jesus Christ be with you all untill the end.

[@paolo7688]

@@aleksandarmakedonskiodsolu8229 That's because prior to that date Russia hadn't invaded Ukraine and started killing indiscriminately defenceless civilians including children. Shame on them.

[@peterhess2610]

I’m 70 years old and have a beautiful daughter, 26. That line brings tears to my eyes every time I hear it but I can’t stop listening to it.

[@toriwoods9800]

Nothing but love for this ❤❤❤

[@SalvatorePonzio-py6fs]

Mercy street that good song!! How many memories.......Thank's to you Super Gabriel....A Genesis Man

[@jasminamarkovic5889]

I cried a million times listening to this song . Eternal Love !!

[@marcolesch7998]

Today I am 48 year old German. I heard this song in the late of 80 's. It's brilliant. And he sing it in German too. In 70/80s. But I love this English voice of an great man and artist and....

[@SpecialSP]

I went to high school with Anne's daughters. She did a poetry reading at school and I had to leave the assembly. That was unheard of in the 60s and I caught hell for it. The words she spoke were like knives cutting into my flesh, so sharp and morbid! It was an awakening for me & not a pleasant one. I had been raped by my father from 5 years old & up. I didn't understand the ramifications that this would have on my entire life. I put those memories into the back of my mind, totally forgotten, until I was in my 40s, when I met a little 4 year old who had the same thing done to her. I had never understood how "suppressed" memories could be a real thing. I was *wrong!* I wanted to find Anne's daughter, who was a year younger than me, to ask how her Mother's mental illness had affected her. My life had been a nightmare. Linda had written an autobiography. She had a horrific life, due to Anne's illnesses, an unspeakable life. I was grateful for my miserable life in comparison & that my daughter's life had only been touched in small ways. Ways that still come up in discussions to this day! Mental illness is something very real. Most people are only harmful to themselves. But, if severe enough, there is much harm done to everyone in the orbit. I am 69, now, and am finally free of the guilt *I had for what happened to me!* That is a long lifetime of sadness.

[@janpiet4740]

Wow. I feell sorry for you and for what has happened to you. It is no fault of yours. You don't have to blame yourself for not a thing. I hope Peter's music workshop therapeutically. From Holland with love. Robert.

[@janpiet4740]

Works

[@Gunsandjewels]

Dear. I know what you are talking about. I was not physically raped but my parents were alcoholics And when my mother got drunk she became extremely sadistic verbally. I remember her near my bed, when I was 6. She was like a black cloud, silent and dark for some moments. And then came the storm. Her eyes were mad , she begun to cast my toys with rage and her words to me, spitted out and full of extreme, adult hate. I m 46 and I still remember the dates when my father got his salary twice a month. And these days I was dizzy at school and had nuisea cos I knew what awaited me in the evening. Hours of psychic torture, when I was forbidden to go to bed. I had to sit on a hard stool in the little kitchen and hear terrible things...as if I was her worst enemy. She was out of her mind, conscious less but awake. My heart went in high rate in hours from terror and pain. My father was full but he slept...and he didnt care. Next morning she could not remember much. My brother killed himself... I felt nothing when my parents died. I never visited their graves. my life went wry. Abusive men. Hard work. Invalidity. Things, which people just have and never think about , take them for granted like sleep, family , warmth, protection, home... I have a little home and cats, some money and freedom now. But Ill never be where I have to be.

[@jawoody9745]

Your story is so amazing and I totally reacted to your words. I don't know what to say about the unspeakable horror that you went through, except to say that I feel your pain, as well.

[@cory5510]

I am sorry that happened to both of you, absolutely horrible. I believe in Jesus Christ and that he died for our sins. We were given free will and because of that we live in a fallen world and the Lord is going to end it soon because it has become too evil. I know justice will fall on those who have done you harm. MATTHEW 18:6 and 7

[@tomahzo]

Is it possible that "So" by Peter Gabriel might be the best musical album ever written? Holy mother of god, not a single weak track on that record...

[@kallekaviar5710]

I agree, it's up there

[@marcotumiatti3536]

Hipnotic❤😊

[@lynngreene1993]

Never tire of Mr Gabriel ♡

[@sergiob924]

Always and forever Peter ...

[@aliciamariecampanella4233]

Peter, this song, this video is enigmatic. For those of us who have loved you and your music for many years, this is a gift. Thank You.

[@petergabriel7032]

I want to say a special thank you for being a special fan, kindly message me on my hangout indicating your name Hangout: [e-mail]

[@viniciusvieirapascinedemou9131]

She is lake The Wind

[@DaveSimmons-iw5lp]

Sorry for all of your pain all of you. Life is tough but we are all together and all have bad times. But be strong and move forward. ❤❤

[@maximumestates-eu]

I'm in love with this piece since 7th grade. The voice so goes into your heart ❤️ thank you Peter Gabriel 💕

[@SimoneBendix-q7e]

❤

[@jpcodnia9133]

Peter reached his pinnacle with this masterpiece

[@jwhitehead5390]

only Peter Gabriel could have put flesh on these beautiful bones. so Anne sexton will never be forgotten.

[@stevedelmonte5408]

Amen he us a genius

[@aardvarkmcgillicuddy]

She isn't. She just has to be read by a new generation.

[@lazyriver5204]

I like how you said that.

[@jawoody9745]

God forbid that Anne will ever be forgotten! Peter wrote this incredible song for Anne.

[@daveroberts4086]

Yes.

[@marcosaureliocarvalhodossa5249]

Peter Gabriel, nessa linda música, com certeza se inspirou na música do Nordeste brasileiro....xote....xaxado... baião....sinta a batida.....ótima fusão....👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@marc7391]

Dreaming of mercy in my daddy's arms today, Father's Day 2020, miss you Dad!

[@alloyd759]

One HELL of a song!!!!!!!! ❤️😍❤️!!! Hits your soul SO deeply!!!!!! GENIUS ❤️

[@SimoneBendix-q7e]

❤

[@Reploid_Z_Jackson]

Nice Song To Listen To After A Tiring Day Of Worrying And Finally Coming Home on a saturday Afternoon..

[@louislynch1590]

“We do what we’re told” -is another great song of Peter’s. His music, for years, has made me laugh and cry and has made me feel both young and old and wise at the same damned time. Incredible!

[@TheGtracer1994]

Peter Gabriel’s So is an absolute masterpiece. It has deep, emotional songs like Don’t Give Up and Mercy Street along with feel good bops like Sledgehammer and Big Time, but it all blends so well and not out of place.

[@Ballardian]

I don't see Big Time as 'feel good' exactly - it's a biting satire of ego driven yuppie type mentality.

[@TacticalSupervisor2-wt1qi]

Yes l agree 100%

[@aeynosarturii8053]

There are many songs that make me feel deep emotions, but this song is at a whole other level. The sombre tone with Peter's mesmerizing vocals permeating the feel of the piece just lets it sink in real deep. Such a beautiful piece of music.

[@ΝίκοςΣτεφανόπουλος-ξ2υ]

Respect to a huge ARTIST.THANK YOU,,! Greetings form Greece

[@Heidi.B29878]

It's 2019 and I wish Peter Gabriel would still go on tour and I could see him live.

[@Squab1972]

Heidi B. Same it is on my bucket list

[@individualchoice9826]

That would be so great♥️

[@jenniferauter1367]

Ditto! I saw him & Sting together in 2016 & lost my shit.

[@thomasjohansson8048]

One of my favourite musician. It's just not fantastic music, it's pure art.

[@SimoneBendix-q7e]

[@richardmartin795]

Gabriel is a master. True artist. His songs hit every emotion. Thank you for this!

[@unvaxxedAF]

The black and white video is hauntingly beautiful and a feeling of lonliness

[@klauskaufmann5745]

Dieses Lied hält.sogar jenseits des Raumes und der Zeit aus

[@zedwulf]

Opened so many doors for me - Anne Sexton, Virginia Woolf, the struggle to say something from your true self even if it dooms you. Thank you Peter!

[@corentinmarseu536]

Virginia Woolf, Sylvia Plath, Anne Sexton: the Holy Trinity.

[@dollcefina]

​@@corentinmarseu536 Unfortunately, I recently found out that Anne Sexton was physically violent to her husband and two daughters, and sexually abused her elder daughter. Now I can't listen to this song anymore, I just feel so sickened. 😿 (To be fair, Peter Gabriel would not have known about these horrific revelations at the time of writing and releasing this song, as Diane Middlebrook's biography of Sexton, and the daughter Linda Gray Sexton's own autobiography, came out in the '90s.) Anne herself believed she had uncovered repressed memories of having been sexually abused as a child by her own father. The lyric "In your daddy's arms again" holds a much darker meaning for me now... Ugh - the poetry of tortured souls, indeed.

[@sharronedwards257]

Every part of this song is perfect. The vocals are incredible and so wonderfully arranged. The lyrics are great as well. That bass and the tinkering percussion are so simple but spot on.omg it's got a f'in pan pipe solo which is brilliant. I utterly love the last bit Peter sings. That deep note that he finish on 'on the sea'. it's a song that you don't just listen too, you experience it.

[@warnerbf]

This song reminds me of a good old family friend. She died from a stroke in Winnipeg, Canada on August 5, 1995. She was 25. Whenever I listen to this song it reminds me of her.

[@your_average_joe5781]

So young. Too young to die 😥

[@チョンブリーラームトルテ]

Not sure why I thought of this song today - I can't have heard it for 25 years at least. Suddenly it came to me and now I am back lying on my bed in the dark as a teenager listening on my walkman.

[@saoralba4236]

Masterpiece..

[@thefishgolder]

This song is actually really hard to listen to I actually can’t even if I’m feeling even a little sad or it just emotionally hits me to hard. Get chills every time I hear it the song has the power to silence a loud room as everyone is just drawn into it completely mesmerized by it’s incredible atmosphere, it’s lyrics are just vague enough that everyone can interpret it there own way but not to vague as to make no sense or confuse people. The instrumentals fit it perfectly and you really feel it within your soul. Never experienced anything like this song from any other artist and it truly boggles my mind every time I hear it

[@Squab1972]

This song is very deep and shows the darker side of Peter Gabriel, my late uncle had So on CD one I always borrowed until I bought my own copy. In a way it is very personal to me, and it is one I would like to have played at my funeral.

[@nuffzed2001]

this song is a journey, it starts off somewhat contemplative. then goes into a chamber somewhere in the second verse, and the bit at the end absolutely bites

[@your_average_joe5781]

I think people who have experienced extreme sadness have a connection to this song. 😢

[@snap403]

Several of Peter Gabriel’s songs are part of my 80’s life soundtrack. The ups and downs; break-ups, first dates, driving with friends and so on. Great musician, thank you so much for posting this amazing artist.

[@tomhood1846]

I always was curious about the meaning of this song, but never researched it. Didn't care to. This song has been with me since its onset. I have always found my own meanings. Peter's voice and the songs beautiful flow will always mesmerize me...I am blessed to have gone through most of my life being able to listen to it. Many hard times have come to most of us. This song seems to have helped me get through them....Not sure why.....Beautiful...

[@blehman18066]

+Tom Hood .... Perfect words!

[@trujon0310]

+Tom Hood It's based on the poems by Anne Sexton.

[@agnieszkarunowska-fiszer8951]

+Tom Hood I started listening to Peter when my son was small, I do not know why so late! Mercy Street comes back to me like a boomerang, often with tears in my eyes. I love this man for all creation. But that song in particular.

[@EphemeralProductions]

+Tom Hood It's about the poet Anne Sexton. It's pretty much Peter's biographical take on her and her life, referencing her poetry. She died in 74 from suicide but had a very amazing and prolific body of work, I found.

[@MamaroxImages]

+merch marine Sorry, it was written for the poet Anne Sexton, and named after her poem "45 Mercy Street". Anne Baxter was a popular actress in the 40s and 50s. If your album notes have Baxter, it's a mistake.

[@AnaLucia-lw6ch]

Peter Gabriel eternal.....phill collins is magistral....Genesis forever....

[@officephone1043]

absolute genius and a voice like no other .

[@fredhominal5029]

Peter Gabriel était un génie à l'époque . Son album so est exceptionnel . 🙏

[@nickdobb2555]

Était?!?

[@vladislavivanov1068]

Спасибо Вам большое, Питер! This song is something very special

[@johnpluck6126]

Thats not a slur on John's writing, just astonishment!! A poet he is.