Elsewhere, lou reed takes the openended brief and pretty much obscures solsbury hill in a hurricane of snarly guitars, elbow deliver a. Lou reed, arcade fire, radiohead, regina spektor, and neil young. It stars master ren guang yi, lous longtime tai chi teacher, and features a cameo appearance by and the music of lou. Lou reed to appear posthumously on new peter gabriel album. A multipleexposure polaroid photograph of lou reed circa 1970 in the rock n rollers heyday. The album consists of orchestral rerecordings of various tracks from throughout gabriels career. In 2010 peter gabriel released his eighth work scratch my back, produced by bob ezrin again.
A few chose to radically reinterpret the original material, in the process leaving it barely recognisable lou reeds snarling solsbury hill or the frighteningly futuristic version of mother of violence by brian eno, cowriter of david bowies heroes covered by gabriel on scratch my back. Unfortunately we didnt manage to get lou reed in front of a camera, but he did explain how he approached the song and his response to peters version of his composition. Stephan berwick, friend and tai chi brother of lou, has launched a kickstarter campaign to fund a featurelength version of final weapon. There are also some great images being uploaded by full moon club members who went to the new blood shows. Final weapon was originally released in 2010 as a short film. He was the guitarist, vocalist, and principal songwriter of the velvet underground, and his subsequent solo career spanned five decades.
Sheet music arranged for pianovocalguitar, and singer pro in d major. Peter gabriels favorite artists remake his music from. Climbing up on solsbury hill i could see the city light wind was blowing, time stood still eagle flew out of the night he was something to observe came in close, i heard a voice standing stretching every nerve had to listen had no choice i did not believe the information i just had to trust imagination my heart going boom boom boom. Weve just had these shots of lou reed at radio city sent over by lous photographer amybeth mcneely.
Download lou reed songs, singles and albums on mp3. Rather than make a traditional covers record, i thought it would be much more fun to create a new type of project in which artists communicated with each other and swapped a song for a song, i. This time the musician decided to give music fans a treat with cover versions of songs by famous bands and artists, like david bowie, lou reed, neil young, randy newman, radiohead, talking. Nov 11, 20 we havent heard the last of lou reed yet. Download peter gabriel mp3 songs and albums music downloads. Solsbury hill is a song by english musician peter gabriel. Its been a firm live favourite ever since, as this video shows. Scratch my back and ill scratch yours deluxe edition peter. Especially while a member of the the velvet underground in the 1960s, reed broke new ground for the rock genre in several. He wrote the song about a spiritual experience atop little solsbury hill in somerset, england, citation needed. Solsbury hill lou reed by peter gabriel, released 22 september 20.
Mar 02, 2017 solsbury hill was peters fist solo single and features on his debut, selftitled album, that was originally released in 1977. Learn to play guitar by chord tabs using chord diagrams, transpose the key, watch video lessons and much more. The song solsbury hill was written by peter gabriel and was first released by peter gabriel in 1977. I tried to keep an open mind for this wonderful song i wanted to own it and redo its essence. The late lou reed sounds positively buoyant taking on solsbury hill, with. Feb, 2014 we have an official solsbury hill tab made by ug professional guitarists. Solsbury hill lou reed by peter gabriel, released 22 september 20 jul 22, 2017 lyrics for solsbury hill by lou reed. And ill scratch yours was intended as a companion piece to 2010s scratch my back, in which gabriel approached various musicians work david bowies heroes, radioheads street. Sep 23, 20 check out solsbury hill by lou reed on amazon music. The power of the heart lou reed release info allmusic. Lou reed born march 2, 1942 in brooklyn, new york, usa died october 27, 20, southampton, new york, usa was an american rock musician, songwriter and photographer. Stephan berwick, friend and tai chi brother of lou, has launched a kickstarter campaign to fund a featurelength version of final weapon final weapon was originally released in 2010 as a short film.
Listen to lou reed soundcloud is an audio platform that lets you listen to what you love and share the sounds you create 161 tracks. September 12, 2016 cover performance of a song by peter gabriel. Climbing up on solsbury hill i could see the city light wind was blowing, time stood still eagle flew out of the night he was something to. Lewis allan lou reed born march 2, 1942 is an american rock musician, songwriter, and photographer. Lou reeds version of solsbury hill released the power of the heart solsbury hill fourth itunes single released. In 2010, lou reed released a version of the song, as part of the project scratch my back where peter gabriel did cover versions of. Rip lou solsbury hill live at radio city music hall new york, ny may 3, 2010 filmed during the scratch my back tour. Peter gabriels debut solo single solsbury hill is a partly enigmatic, partly autobiographical personal statement that stands as one of the most immaculate poprock songs of the late 70s. He is best known as guitarist, vocalist, and principal songwriter of the velvet underground, and for his solo career, which has spanned several decades. Scratch my back was originally released in 2010 and now makes a second coming, this time accompanied by and ill scratch yours, the concluding part of a series of song exchanges in which peter and other leading artists reinterpret each others songs. Over one million legal mp3 tracks available at juno download.
Both sides of peters songswap project now available in one place, as was originally conceived. Gabriel wrote the song after his departure from the progressive rock band genesis, of which he had been the lead. Gabriel the song is in the key of b, but the capo should be on the fourth fret rather than the second. Features david byrne, randy newman, lou reed, elbow and arcade fire and more. Climbing up on solsbury hill i could see the city light wind was blowing, time stood still eagle flew out of the night he was something to observe came in close, i. Peter gabriels favorite artists remake his music from scratch on the 2010 album scratch my back, gabriel covered songs by the musicians he loves. The frontman for the velvet underground, who passed away on october 27, will appear on the coming peter gabriel album and ill scratch yours due out on. It was covered by the gardeners, almaz yebio, berti barbera nicu patoi, gandalfs project and other artists. Print and download i remember you sheet music by lou reed. It stars master ren guang yi, lous longtime tai chi teacher, and.
The fourth song is the power of the heart the original song by lou reed is rather unknown and hard to get, but peter gabriels version convinced. Peter gabriel musician music database radio swiss pop. The single was a top 20 hit in the uk, peaking at number, and reached. Lou reed and the raven april 6, 2003 over the past few decades, iconic musician lou reed has worked with a gallery of talented visual and performing artists andy warhol, the velvet. Includes unlimited streaming via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality download in mp3, flac and more. Lou reed march 2, 1942 october 27, 20 was an american rock artist originally from brooklyn, new york, usa. He wrote the song about a spiritual experience atop little solsbury hill in somerset, england, citation needed after his departure from the progressive rock band genesis, of which he had been the lead singer since its inception. Cover versions of solsbury hill written by peter gabriel. We have an official solsbury hill tab made by ug professional guitarists. Gabriel, peter scratch my back and ill scratch yours.
The album consists of orchestral rerecordings of various tracks. Stream tracks and playlists from lou reed on your desktop or mobile device. Solsbury hill, gabriels debut single as a solo artist, recorded in 1976 and. Yet for me, the records most moving song is a radical reimagining of solsbury hill, by the late lou reed. Check out solsbury hill by lou reed on amazon music. New blood is the ninth studio album by the english rock musician peter gabriel, released on 10 october 2011. Peter gabriel solsbury hill tab ultimate guitar archive. Solsbury hill is a song written by the british musician peter gabriel, about a spiritual experience atop solsbury hill in somerset, england. Gabriel wrote the song after his departure from the progressive rock band genesis, of which he had been the lead singer since its inception, explaining the reasons behind his departure.
He was the guitarist, vocalist, and principal songwriter of the velvet. A few chose to radically reinterpret the original material, in the process leaving it barely recognisable lou reeds snarling solsbury hill or the frighteningly futuristic version of mother of violence by brian eno, cowriter of david bowies heroes covered by gabriel. A new book describes his physical and emotional excesses. Peter gabriel scratch my back and ill scratch yours. Climbing up on solsbury hill i could see the city light wind was blowing, time stood still.
Lou reed i remember you sheet music in d major download. Solsbury hill was peters fist solo single and features on his debut, selftitled album, that was originally released in 1977. To help craft his recording of the album s eclectic array of cult favorites and classic tracks, gabriel enlisted former durutti column member john metcalfe, composer, arranger and the expertise of producer bob ezrin pink floyd s the wall, lou reed s berlin and engineer, mixer and producer tchad blake suzanne vega, sheryl crow, tom waits. Peter gabriels favorite artists remake his music from scratch. The moon is full again and the time has therefore come for the next itunes single from scratch my back. Especially while a member of the the velvet underground in the 1960s, reed broke new ground for the rock genre in several important dimensions, introducing more mature and intellectual themes to what was then considered a largely simplistic genre of music.
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