Peter Gabriel Covers Talking Heads’ Remain in Light

Today I came across a fantastic article on one of my favorite music blogs, Slicing Up Eyeballs. The piece tipped me to release of the sixth double A-side single from Peter Gabriel‘s album of minimalist orchestral covers, Scratch My Back. The tune, a rendition of Talking Heads‘ “Don’t Remember” is incredibly well done. It really blows my mind how well Gabriel and his team were able to translate the song. See for yourself by clicking the below image. Doing so will take you to the original article from which you can easily watch a video clip about the creative process behind the recordings and listen to the finished product itself.

Hope you enjoy this as much as I did!

-Mason

P.S. If you liked this post, you might want to check out a piece I wrote in January about this project which I feel I appropriately titled “The Genius of Peter Gabriel”

The Genius of Peter Gabriel

Yesterday I came across a fantastic article by Amrit Singh on Stereogum about Peter Gabriel’s [official, Myspace] new project. For those of you that don’t know, I’m a huge fan of Gabriel’s work both on and offstage. His song, “Here Comes The Flood“, is one of my all-time favorites and each of his records is truly a work of art. I’m also a big fan of The Arcade Fire [Official, Myspace] and their song “My Body is a Cage” was definitely one of my top tracks of ’07; so Imagine my joy when I saw this pearly piece of goodness:

Peter Gabriel Covers Arcade Fire (Stereogum Premiere)

The concept behind Peter Gabriel’s forthcoming indie rock covers project is an intriguing one: it’s a song swap, Peter singing over orchestral reinterpretations of songs from a staggering list of artists — Bon Iver, Lou Reed, the Mag Fields, Radiohead, Bowie, Talking Heads, etc. — with the intention of creating “a dialogue with the writers,” paving the way for a companion piece in which a string of artists would return the favor. The first installment is Scratch My Back, which Peter put together with Bob Ezrin and John Metcalfe. Our first full listen is this take on Arcade Fire’s “My Body Is A Cage,” and unsurprisingly, its gothic bombast is a fine foil for Metcalfe’s symphonic arrangement. It’s the only song from the collection to feature a choir. Gabriel spoke in depth about the cover in this podcast, calling Arcade Fire a “self-contained” universe, and explaining both his take on the song and intention in reworking it.

To read the rest of Amrit’s post please visit Stereogum.com

Check out Peter Gabriel’s cover below. What do you think? Do you prefer his version or the original? Drop us a line!

Hope this finds you feeling healthy!

-Mason