Here Comes The Flood

 "Drink up, dreamers, you're running dry"

Peter Gabriel performing Here Comes The Flood, from his first solo album.  Far superior to the album because it is stripped of the bombastic overproduction.  From a 1979 Christmas TV show by the incredibly irritating Kate Bush (admittedly, so can Gabriel at times).  This link takes you to it.

Modern Love

Well, not that modern.  Song is from the late 70s, after all.  Early in Peter Gabriel's solo career.  Wacky lyrics. But perhaps still timely!

I trusted my Venus was untouched in her shell
But the pearls in her oyster were as tacky as hell
For Lady Godiva I came incognito
But her driver had stolen her red hot magneto
Ooh the pain, modern love can be a strain

 

 

 

 

Solsbury Hill

Peter Gabriel's first single (1977) after leaving Genesis.  Solsbury Hill is a 625 foot high summit near Bath, in England's West Country.  It's one of the possible sites of the Battle of Badon, which likely took place in 490 AD, a victory for the British against the Anglo Saxon invaders, stalling their westward advance for almost a century, a battle also associated with the legend of King Arthur.

What will you do when your eagle flies out of the night?

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
Just had to trust imagination
My heart going boom, boom, boom
"Son", he said, "grab your things, I've come to take you home"