WHO IS PETER GABRIEL 🤔? AN MTV LEGEND! First Time Hearing Peter Gabriel-In Your Eyes (Live) Reaction 

Peter Gabriel was the lead singer of Genesis & Phil Collins was the drummer. Peter left the band in the mid 70’s to start a solo career & Phil took over as lead singer.

The live version of this from the "Secret World" tour in the 90's is the best version. Actually, pick anything from "Secret World" tour and your in for a treat.

The live version with Paula Cole is a mind-blowing tear-jerker. It always makes me cry and this version doesn't.

As is the opinion of others commenting here, i was hoping this was going to be the SECRET WORLD live version. This was wonderful, but i guess i'm just partial to the earlier performance. I would be willing to wager that your viewers would be happy to hear/see the younger rendition of this beautiful world music song. Thanks for reacting to Peter Gabriel -

I recommend checking out the "Secret World" live version with Paula Cole. Amazing performance and stage dance. This song was featured in a popular scene in the movie "Just Say Anything" with John Cusack.

Peter Gabriel very much trail blazed what became known as 'world music'. In the early 1970s, he used to invite great performers of diverse musical traditions (Afrca, Asia, etc.) to his large house and grounds and jam until the diverse traditions seemed to fuse into something creative and new. Thanks for your reaction.

Peter was a legend, long before MTV was thought about.

Peter Gabriel is a legend on MTV because of his video for song Sledgehammer. Ground- breaking for the time period. Good one to react to.

That guy with the deep voice is legendary bassist Tony Levin. He’s been with Gabriel for decades and also King Crimson. I saw this tour about 9 day ago in Dallas. Amazing! 3rd row, right in front of Peter.

"When I want to run away, I drive off in my car" Peter nailed it. There's nothing like rolling down the windows, turning on some great music & driving down a scenic road with no destination. 💕

Games without frontiers, shock the monkey, solisbury hill among others are his solo songs that are really good.

Peter Gabriel was the original singer of Genesis up until "The Lamb lies down on Broadway". Peter left the band after that for a solo career, and Phil Collins, who was their drummer, became the new lead singer. I saw Peter once live back in 1984 i think in Bremen Germany.

this is an extraordinary performance, I think you guys will like..but you should hear the studio version as well, great show guys

Heard this song a million times but never seen this…. Awesome!!

For The Gabriel era Genesis (when Phil Collins’ just’ played drums and did backing vocals) I highly recommend the song ‘Firth of Fifth’

I love this performance and I never get tired of listening to the studio version of In Your Eyes. Peter Gabriel has won 6 Grammy's and has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice, with Genesis, and as a Solo Artist. Besides being a vocalist, he can play at least 7 different musical instruments.

Salisbury Hill live is a great song if you liked this one. Great reaction guys!

As someone commented below . The Secret World Tour was fantastic. It is on RU-vid . He is not just a one genre type musician. So this is a very "tip of the iceberg" introduction.

this was in a movie called "Say anything" With John Cusack. He was trying to get back together with his girl and he was in the rain under her window playing this song on his boom box . Pretty good movie.

The girl on stage singing back up is Melanie his daughter. This is the concert where they walk upside down on the ceiling and sing together. Song called downside up

The back up vocals change to the countries singers he performs with and the local performers he hires put their own flavor to it!

This live version is terrific and I enjoyed it immensely. But, for me, the live version on "The Secret World" tour live version is better, for one particular reason. Peter was a lot younger on "TheSecret World" live version and he is much more energetic, along with all his partners on stage... a lot more dancing around on the circular stage. you should really check out the "The Secret World" version who also features U.S..female vocalist Paula Cole throughout the entire album/cd. Her performance of "Don't Give Up" rivals the Kate Bush version...and that's saying something. Peter has many "African" derived singles...check out the song " Bico" about the murder of a young African doctor. I saw Peter Gabriel with Genesis live in Santa Barbara during the "Lamb Lies Down" tour. What you should know is that Genesis, with Peter Gabriel, was probably the most "theatrical" rock bands live going, along with Yes and Floyd. Peter used to dress in outragious costumes. He always pushed the envelope and , eventually, caused the Genesis band asked him to leave. For the both of you, if you really want to know what early, prog Genesis was all about, listen to the "Foxtrot"album.

Glad you reacted to this! I actually saw Peter Gabriel perform "In Your Eyes" live in concert last week here in Austin!! He played at the Moody Center at The University of Texas on Feb. 18!! I was also excited to see his core band members who have been with him for 30-40 years, Tony Levin, David Rhodes, Manu Katche!!! I HIGHLY RECOMMEND checking out "Downside Up" from this same Growing Up tour, and "Don't Give Up" from his 1993 Secret World tour!!! Unbelievable performances!!!!

great peter gabriel ,peace and love for the world

Fantastic song. He's much more than a singer, he puts so much creativity into his music and performances. This is captivating.

Peter Gabriel is Unique. Interesting. Humane. Gets your attention.

When Peter was the lead vocalist of Genesis the band was a progressive style band.After he left Phil who was the drummer and did backing vocals that harmonized well with Peter he took over almost by default and a star is born. The Secret World live version is as good a performance as you will ever see or hear Peter did a song called Sledgehammer which was a weird and spectacular video that MTV played forever and drew much attention from the public and critics alike! You might want to react to his tune Solisbury Hill as well his earlier works with Genesis like The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway!

this entire gig is out of this world. stage show not to be matched

Another Peter Gabriel song that’s great is Shock the Monkey

Peter LOVES World Music! I love that he brings his beautiful song & this inspiring, inclusive performance to us. It is exceptional! 🫶

"That guys vocal " is session musician and bassist Tony Levin. 👍

The better version was the Secret World Tour with Paula Cole.

Another song from me to my dear departed to heaven, wife❤️❤️❤️🔥🔥

Shakin the tree (A Womans Day) has even more choreography

Peter Gabriel was iconic because of the innovative way he made his videos

This is what pure beauty sounds like.

Gabriel is EPIC

Been a fan of Gabriel since his Genesis days. Genesis being one of the legendary prog rock bands of the 60s, 70s along with Floyd and Yes. His solo career has been remarkable. Solsbury Hill from his first album was a massive hit. He had been quite the performance artist on stage with Genesis and this translated into amazing and innovative music videos just as MTV launched. I'm sure the answer to your question is Sledgehammer. My favorite vid is Don't Give Up, a duet with Kate Bush. Those two collaborated a great deal together. And of course, In Your Eyes is the song playing during the enigmatic Boombox Serenade scene from Say Anything, a great love story of a film.

If that performance doesn't lift you up nothing ever will. His bank and their instruments from Africa, the Mediterranean and Middle East. Incredible live performance. Thanks for sharing.

Adding on to the pile 🙂… the SECRET WORLD concert version is the best. It’s one of the greatest concert dvd’s I’ve ever owned, every song is amazing and Paula Cole sings incredibly as well.

Peter Gabriel is a legend! Can't go wrong with any of his work. Influences changed over the years so it's great to listen to him from start to finish. Please, please do a lot from him!!!

I see the doorway (in your eyes) To a thousand churches (in your eyes). Just seen him a few weeks ago. Still touring and a great show!! Great reaction!! Thanks!!

Peter Gabriel is an English musical genius. Check out by him,Steam. You won’t be able to keep still.

Anything off Gabriel’s “So” album is worth a listen. Red Rain is pretty good. For a Kate Bush duet listen to Don’t Give Up. It helped me get thru some tough times. Older Gabriel includes Shock the Monkey, Salisbury Hill, Games without Frontiers.

Beautiful song. Mercy Streets my favorite.

I love the opening of Secret World Live..."Come Talk to Me". A must-see concert.

Peter has ALWAYS had epic percussion in his songs and his voice is unique. Legend.

Well Done guys! "Who is Peter Gabriel"? Another musical genius. Highly recommend "The Musical Box- Genesis, The Midnight Special 1974". You guys are loose and really feeling the music these days, great to see! Music really opens up the Dopamine in your brain, very healthy! Peter Gabriel left the band and Phil Collins moved to Drums/Lead Vocal.

Omigosh, nonono…y’all gotta do the Secret World Tour live version!!!! That performance is on another level! (This a great performance however, Peter is such a terrific musician & has a catalog of fantastic songs. You got it, it is very spiritual…Peter said in an interview it was about relating to God)😊

should have done the one with Paula Cole - now that was a classic

- You don't know who Genesis is .. ? ⛔ - HAVE YOU BEEN LIVING UNDER A ROCK .. ? ⛔

Peter has his recording studio just a few miles away from my home and one of his biggest hits is Solsbury Hill which is also near me . Climbed the hill recently , it looks out over the city of Bath England 😊

his sledgehammer video on mtv was legendary.. he is one of my favorites. best concert i have seennis him and sting. So the album is one of best full albums.. he has always brought music from world to his songs.

Oh! Wow! I was at that same concert in Milan more years ago than I like to count! I promise that I started crying tears of pure joy when that same song (In your eyes) started. That song was the very first song I had broadcasted in radio and was by pure chance... and this is a very funny story I would like to share. It was may, just 2 days after my birthday. I had to meet with a friend at the radio station and, strangely enough, I was early and had some time to "kill" and some money in my young pockets. While lazily walking in the medieval streets of Perugia, I've seen a van stopping in front of my favourite record shop and starting to unload a Peter Gabriel's real life sized cardboard figure and some crates of vynils of "So" (yeah... not so many CD's at the time... I'm old :-P). "Oh! Wow! Peter just published something new! Let's check it out!"... I came out from the shop with my freshly printed copy of what I later discovered as an authentic masterpiece... and my time to meet my friend came and started rushing toward the radio station with my brand new, still sealed record. When I arrived there, my friend was truly panicking: he was supposed to start his broadcast and had the worst laringitis ever, his troath was so aching that he was totally unable of running the show for the full hour of his shift. Ouch! Luckily, I was at the time an accomplished musician, had some familiarity with the mixer and some knowledge with music, so he greeted me as his savior: "You will run the show on my behalf: just make this hour go!". I had no clue on how to run a radio broadcast, but I had my new record in my hands so, after a brief presentation by my DJ friend, I started introducing myself, explained why I was stealing the show and... opened my record proposing a "first listening" of it: "Being a bass player, I usually listen first the first track of the B side of an LP: this is the bass player song... in this song the bass is played by Tony Levin, that is an absolute genius and mos of you would recognize him because he is also the bass player of King Krimson, David Bowie, James Tailor, Yes and many more... the song is called "In your eyes" and it's the first time I listen to it myself."... placed the needle on the dead wax and... pure magic. Quoting Pat Metheny: "being a musician, you can't live without your copy of Peter Gabrie's "So" : you can tell there is a "Before SO" and an "After SO" gap in music". I' happy to see young persons (like I was at the time /nostalgia) discovering that record as it was fresh!

Please watch the Secret World version with Paula Cole. Such a Great performance.

Gabriel is fantastic vocalist, both early in his career in Genesis, with great prog rock, as after that. I loved his first single after Genesis, Solsbury Hill, but he made many more songs that you should listen to. At some times, his music is described as world music, he never held back exploring different influences from all over the world and incorporating that in his music. And he had a bunch of world class musicians joining him on that voyage. The bass player with the low voice is the legendary Tony Levin, who also can play the chapman stick, and that is impressive.

If I'm not mistaken, I was once, this is about, his girlfriend at the time he wrote it, Rosanna Arquette. She has another one written about her by Jeff Pocaro of Toto called "Rosanna".

Really!!! Peter G is a legend. Peter was, Phil was the drummer and when Peter left they couldnt find a lead singer so Phil went and didnt want too but was great.

I went to see Peter in London a few months ago. (In concert, I didn't pop round for tea.) What an experience. I've loved Sledgehammer for so long I thought that would be the highlight; but over the past few years I've grown to love this song, and I went for In Your Eyes. Wasn't disappointed.😊

There is a version of this featuring some vocals from Youssou N'Dour, a male vocalist from someplace in Africa, and it is positively beautiful.....very strong "world music" vibe ! He basically sings the part that this woman in the purple sings here. I think it has been removed from RU-vid though.

This was our wedding song. We just celebrated our 25th anniversary in May.

The live version from South Africa is legendary and a must listen to as well.

This song was originally used in the movie "Say Anything" staring John Cussak. The lyrics are easier to understand in that version. However, this version is beyond better.

he is such a great Humanitarian! i often tear up when listening to his lyrics because they seem so real to me!

'Secret World' concert film is well worth the effort....

Peter Gabriel was a hot on MTV due to his hit Shock the monkey absolutely splendid check it out!

he is playing what he calls world music saw him live, the openner was just a chineese violin player, digged it!

Peter Gabriel has long been a favorite musician of mine. He was the lead singer when I got into Genesis and followed him throughout his solo career. He came to embrace all kinds of music.

♥ also.... When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them because they were confused and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Matthew 9:36

Peter Gabriel Mike Rutherford & Tony Banks formed Genesis at School. They originally had no drummer. Phil Collins took over lead vocals after Peter Gabriel left. He’s also famous for founding WOMAD World of Music Arts & Dance Festival. Check out - Solsbury Hill, sledgehammer, Biko & Don’t Give Up -the wonderful duet with Kate Bush

My friend’s wedding song back in the day

Luved his 70s hit Salisbury hill - steam- games without frontiers- you haven’t listened to his back catalogue then you’ve got a goldmine of past U.K. hits - all pretty great.

Great reaction. Please check out Peter Gabriel who sang Don’t give up with Kate Bush… Long story short…haha Phil Collins replaced John Mayhew on drums in 1970. Peter Gabriel left the band in 1975 and Phil Collins took over on lead vocals.

I've said this before about Samantha, she is so beautiful.

All of us that was alive in early MTV years got the Sledgehammer part. Right in front of AHA s Take on me MTV vid😎🇧🇻😋

Nice reaction. He is old here he was much better as a younger performer.

You guys are right. I didn't realize Phil Collins out Peter Gabrieled Peter Gabriel 😳

Beautiful music you never cieze to amaze me have a great weekend and remember be safe you two 👍

I believe Mike Rutherford from Mike and the mechanics was also in genesis. Silent running is a great song you might like to check out

...Glad you guys appreciate the genius...I can't imagine hearing it for the fist time...been around since my teens, always regarded as brilliant

I was at that show...it was fantastic.

I would recommend watching Peter Gabriel perform "Biko" for Playing For Change. If you haven't seen any of the Playing For Change videos, you are in for a treat.

You need to settle in for a romantic evening and watch the entire Secret World concert video. This show was kinda a tribute to that tour.

Yes, other Viewers ave already explained that: Peter gabriel was genesis main vocalist (althugh Phil Collins had some short songs on his own) between 1968 and 1974 he left in 1975 and the band were looking for another vocallist but eventually decided that Phil Collins would be the best fit. Gabriel, meanwhile, pursued a solo career, but also is a proponent and supporter of World music, playing with or for exotic musicians from Asia, Africa, South America. There exists another version of this live performance where he sings, e.g. with Papa Wemba, one of the most prominent musicians of Congo. 🙂 And the guy with the deep bass voice t the beginning (who hppens to play bass ;- ) was Tony Levin, a session musician to a myriad of different performers but also the member of King Crimson. 🙂

This song was written because of the actress Rosanna Arquette.

Imagine having 2 big songs by 2 big artists written about you? (Rosanna Arquette) Peter Gabriel also has the Grammy Award winning album with the shortest name.

You should look into other live performances of this song. Gabriel has evolved this song on each performance to keep it fresh and relevant. Also check the original track. Each will impress

The other live version from the late 90s will make you cry.

Music, the universal language, can be wonderfully transcendent. May I suggest Joni Mitchell “Both Sides Now” at the Newport Jazz Festival 2022

FYI The background singer in the black dress is his daughter Melanie. He wrote the song COME TALK TO ME about her; when she was a little girl Peter got divorced and Melanie was confused and hurt so she stopped talking to him. Years later, after they reconciled, Melanie joined him onstage to sing the song together: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-4J1gWMLbV70.html

originally, Collins was just the drummer he moved up front when Gabriel quit to pursue a solo career. then they all started solo projects.

I have watched videos of two of Peter's concert performances of this song and enjoyed them so very much. I'm an old guy who remembers the birth of MTV and his videos then were mind blowing. This performance was designed for the concert so it is great to see and hear. For me, if I only have audio, like walking or driving, the original 1986 version is a must listen. My opinion only.

You should definitely check out In your eyes from the secret world. He had a lot of African musicians on the stage. PG has a record label that promotes music from all around the world, which also influenced Peter's music. The best next song might be "Secret World from the secret world tour

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Lots more from Peter Gabriel. Check out the Secret World concert.

Always really loved this song, brings back so many memories!❤ Never saw a live version, very nice!🔥👏👏 Awesome reaction!!👍👍👏👏

He is such a creative artist.

Watch the Genesis album when in Rome,,,,, lead singer, he was drummer and took over for Peter,,, one of the largest outdoor concerts ever,,,I am 65 years old and have been to many many concerts, with various types of music,,,,,, keep up the good work,,,,Celtic women or woman, righteous brothers, two to think about❓

🇨🇦 That guitar like instrument with a long neck, is an Sitar from India, although I feel like it is a mini version or mini Sitar ! The Beatles also wrote a track or two with a Sitar !

This is more world music than anything else, Gabriel is known for liking the beats and rhythms of world music.