Solsbury hill
Climbing up on solsbury hill
I could see the city light
Wind was blowing, time stood still
Eagle flew out of the nightHe was something to observe
Came in close, I heard a voice
Standing stretching every nerve
I had to listen had no choiceI did not believe the information
Just had to trust imagination
My heart was going boom boom, boom
Son, he said, grab your things, Ive come to take you home.To keeping silence I resigned
My friends would think I was a nut
Turning water into wine
Open doors would soon be shutSo I went from day to day
Tho my life was in a rut
till I thought of what Id say
Which connection I should cutI was feeling part of the scenery
I walked right out of the machinery
My heart was going boom boom boom
Hey, he said, grab your things, Ive come to take you home.
Yeah back homeWhen illusion spin her net
Im never where I want to be
And liberty she pirouette
When I think that I am freeWatched by empty silhouettes
Who close their eyes, but still can see
No one taught them etiquette
I will show another meToday I dont need a replacement
Ill tell them what the smile on my face meant
My heart was going boom boom boom
Hey, I said, you can keep my things, theyve come to take me home.
Dagens (første?) musikalske indslag er med Peter Gabriel – inspireret af gårsdagens duet med Kate Bush. Peter Gabriel var den “gale” mand i Genesis i deres første år, og han er en ferm sangskriver, der kan diske op med sangtekster, der stikker et godt stykke op over gennemsnittet. En af mine favoritter fra Gabriels sangskat er sangen om Solsbury Hill om en spirituel oplevelse på det naturskønne sted i Somerset. Gabriel skrev den efter bruddet med Genesis og indlemmede den på albummet “Peter Gabriel” fra 1977 (på grund af navneligheden med flere følgende albums kaldet det også “Vol. 1” eller “The Car”…). Her er den i en ægte halvfjerdservideo:
Og det berømte gay-band Erasure lavede en noget anden coverversion af samme nummer i 2003 på deres album “Other People’s Songs”: