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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

Shaking the tree from this concert is well worth a watch

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.

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.

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

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

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

Perfect live performance

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.

This is the best version, of his best song.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

Since you mentioned "Say Anything"and the ionic boombox scene from that amazing movie...there's a video here on RU-vid 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.

RIP Jeff Beck

This is my favorite version of in your eyes. The instruments as usual are sososo beautiful! I got to see this tour as a teenager!! I miss it and i watch this one alot. Peter doesn't rush albums, as u may or may not know. He has a new album out, all new songs. He is a genius musician!!!

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!

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.

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.

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

Italy is a special place for Peter Gabriel.. they love him so much

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.

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

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

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.

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!!!!!!

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

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.

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

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!

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!

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!

The Concert DVD is brilliant

I saw Peter Gabriel on this tour and it was the best overall concert I ever went to and trust me I've seen my share of pop/rock icons. The songs, the arrangements and most of all such an incredible band, featuring Manu Katche, Tony Levin, etc. Paula's and Peter's voice are absolutely magical. I honestly find it difficult to listen to any other version of this song. You should definitely get the DVD or blu ray of this concert. Doug wait until you hear/see 'Blood of Eden' and 'Don't Give Up' and 'Come Talk to Me'.

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❤

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 👍👍👍

Psyched you are so taken with this Doug. So magnificent. And he’s still doing it, unbelievably. Just epic.

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.

Peter Gabriel is the man! Love him. Thanks for sharing!

Gabriel is still one of the best performers I’ve ever seen and I’ve been lucky enough to catch him on PG4, So, Us and Up tours amongst others. He makes it feel like he’s singing to you in a 20,000 seat venue. So excited to have just booked a ticket to see him in London in June- can’t believe it’s 30 years since I saw this tour!

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

The best version of one of the best songs ever written. It never fails to give me goosebumps.

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..

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

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

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.

I was fortunate to see this tour in Miami, FL three weeks before I gave birth to my son. At the show I saw, In Your Eyes was the first encore. The show closer was Biko, which, because of my actions, got me in a little trouble with security. Being 9 months pregnant definitely helped me out of what could have been a long night otherwise, but they took pity on me and allowed us to go home. The show is still among my favorites I ever attended.

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.

He has such a wonderful sense of drama. Always has. Magnificent piece. Magnificent performance.

This all concert is just a must ❤❤

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!!

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

This is just so moving. I tear up everytime...

I saw them on the So concert tour with Youssou. Such a great live song.

You absolutely must watch the entire Secret World concert. It is a wonderful journey which I watch at least a couple of times every year.

Wonderful, Wonderful, Wonderful

I enjoy all styles of music, and I am always brought to tears listening to this version of this song. In my top 3 all time favourites songs ever!! What a feeling it must have been to see this live ?!?!

My Dad and I wore out the VHS we had of this back in the 90's. We literally broke the thing. It was a good day when it was released on DVD so we could replace the VHS. One of the best, if not the best concert video ever.

My second fave version of this song with Savara singing Paula's part. I love this and how free she is.

Can't get enough of Paula Cole. Fabulous.

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

Perhaps my favorite song of all time!

you will love the DVD Doug its absolutely wonderful

Get the DVD. The entire concert is like this. Probably my wife and my favorite concert to watch of all time!!!

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!

Celebration of Life ! I love Peter's World music

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

I was lucky enough to see this live in ‘93 at The Omni in Atlanta - easily in my Top 5 live shows.

I can't believe you haven't seen this!!! Excited. You will LOVE it.

Growing up is unbelievable!

I caught this show at Earl's Court in London, what a show, who else would start a show in a phone box?

One of the things that strikes me about this performance is the universality of it evidenced in the mirroring of movement. The earliest human instinct is to mirror, and until our dying days it brings us joy to move in concert. That "choreography" as such brings such great depth to the lyrics. Thank you, Doug for breathing new breath into an old favorite.

Peter has one of those voices that sounds as full and thick as if he was double tracked in the studio. You realize when seeing him live that his voice is just that good - all - the - time!

He has another live DVD from his album Up which is just as good 😊

Amazing reaction doug and this music is so beautiful i really love it with all my soul.

Something I have missed! What a fabulous song! ❤

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

Hands down, my favorite song. I get emotional almost every time I watch and hear this version. Absolute musical perfection.

This is my all time favorite DVD!!!! It's a must buy!

Doug .. absolutely go get this DVD. This was one of the most powerful live events I've ever been to (I saw the tour in L.A.). The show is anything but stripped down, but they do end that way. . From the opener to the end, it's a great performance of great tunes. Other stand-out tunes are Come Talk to Me (the opener), Steam, Digging in the Dirt, and Blood of Eden . seriously .. dig in!!

This was the first concert I ever went to - Peter's Secret World Live. I went in really liking Peter Gabriel and I left a lifelong diehard fan. I have a good friend to thank for asking me if I wanted the extra ticket. I love watching this concert because it not only takes me back to the phenomenal performance I enjoyed and the memories around that time, but also because it's just so very good. There is also a live album for the concert that sounds amazing. Thanks for reacting to it - I really enjoyed it!

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

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 full realize what I'm saying.

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...

I was at this concert. Wonderful experience

This is by a country mile my favourite recorded performance. I never tire of watching and listening to this whole concert, from Talk to me, to In your Eyes. brilliant stuff.

Wow great track and I loved your enjoyment Doug ❤

Such a classic concert.

Watching this version of In Your Eyes always bring me tears.. Wonderful song, amazing version..

Doug, you are immediately likable. I want all the success you crave to come to fruition. 👍

I needed this this morning. Thanks!

Secret World Live is my favorite live show ever. I was lucky to watch it live, and then I bought the double audio CD, the VHS tape, the DVD and the Blu Ray, and I'll buy whatever other format it's published under (except for vinyl, thank you very much 😛). It's a magical experience. ❤