Peter Gabriel is touring Scratch My Back and in line with the pared-down recording of the album, the New Blood Tour is Peter Gabriel, orchestra, no drums, no guitars.
Society of Sound is proud to be able to offer a pair of tickets to see Peter Gabriel perform at Radio City, New York on 3rd May and a pair for the Hollywood Bowl gig on the 7th May.
The album has received stunning reveiws and if you can’t make it to any of the shows, don’t forget that if you join Society of Sound you can get an exclusive 24-bit FLAC download of Scratch My Back which means you have a studio-quality version and can hear the album as it was intended to be heard.
All you have to do is tell us here which song you wish Peter had covered.
“Like Spinning Plates” by Radiohead.
Posted: Wednesday, 14 April 2010The Beatles – “Long Long Long”
Posted: Wednesday, 14 April 2010I would vote for Bittersweet Symphony by the Verve
Posted: Wednesday, 14 April 2010Syd Straw’s “Future Forty” would be fun.
Posted: Wednesday, 14 April 2010You and Whose Army by Radiohead
Posted: Wednesday, 14 April 2010I was going to say something by King Crimson (like One Time), but was beaten to the punch, so instead:
Joan Osborne’s – St. Teresa
Posted: Wednesday, 14 April 2010how about Talk Talks Lifes what you make it
Posted: Wednesday, 14 April 2010Crossing Muddy Waters, by John Hiatt
Posted: Wednesday, 14 April 2010“Our Lady of the Well” by Jackson Browne
Posted: Wednesday, 14 April 2010The Boxer – Simon and Garfunkel
Posted: Wednesday, 14 April 2010“Cowboys and Angels” by George Michael
Posted: Wednesday, 14 April 2010I would have liked to seen him cover ‘Giving up the gun’ by Vampire Weekend. Vampire Weekend is such a complementary band to Gabriel’s sound.
Posted: Wednesday, 14 April 2010Welcome to the Jungle by Guns and Roses…… Just kidding how about Heart of Gold by Neil Young?
Posted: Wednesday, 14 April 2010Heres two:
Certain People I Know – Morrissey
New Mistake – Jellyfish
Posted: Wednesday, 14 April 2010Nothing Sacred – Jonatha Brooke
…and would love to hear the reciprocol Jonatha might do in keeping with the spirit of Scratch My Back and I’ll Scratch Yours.
Posted: Wednesday, 14 April 2010Guns Are The Tongues by Richard Thompson
Posted: Wednesday, 14 April 2010Joni Mitchells Pork Pie Hat
Posted: Wednesday, 14 April 2010Cocoon by Bjork
Posted: Wednesday, 14 April 2010Reconsider Me – Warren Zevon
Posted: Wednesday, 14 April 2010Two Worlds Collide by Inspiral Carpets
Posted: Wednesday, 14 April 2010Little Earthquakes by Tori Amos
Posted: Wednesday, 14 April 2010Fight Test by The Flaming Lips.
Posted: Wednesday, 14 April 2010St Elmo’s Fire- Eno
Posted: Wednesday, 14 April 2010Jethro Tull – Aqualung
Posted: Wednesday, 14 April 2010Elliott Smith – Between the Bars
Emiliana Torrini – Nothing Brings Me Down
Posted: Wednesday, 14 April 2010I would love to hear PG cover a b-side that Prince wrote. “Another Lonely Christmas”. If that ever happened, I’m sure the already touching song would evoke actual tears.
Posted: Wednesday, 14 April 2010I would have to vote for “Love and Happiness” by Al Green.
Posted: Wednesday, 14 April 2010How about Patti Smith’s Elegie
Posted: Wednesday, 14 April 2010Tunng – Bullets
Posted: Wednesday, 14 April 2010“Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)” by Kate Bush
Posted: Thursday, 15 April 2010Another vote for something by Leonard Cohen, maybe ‘Everybody Knows’ (although Johnette Napolitano’s covers are near-definitive, I would still love to hear what Peter could bring to it).
Posted: Thursday, 15 April 2010“We used to know” by Jethro Tull, IMHO one of their finest and I would love to hear Ian Anderson scratch his back!
Posted: Thursday, 15 April 2010Paul Kelly – To her Door; Any Paul Kelly song really would seem like a miracle.
Posted: Thursday, 15 April 2010Rain The Beatles
Posted: Thursday, 15 April 2010“Ego Tripping at the Gates of Hell” by The Flaming Lips
Posted: Thursday, 15 April 2010I would love to hear Peter cover “A Thousand Kisses Deep” by Leonard Cohen. One powerful, unique voice covering another powerful, unique voice. It would be fascinating to hear.
Posted: Thursday, 15 April 2010This is a tough call, because it seems the ideal pick would be a song with a great lyric whose original performance somehow didn’t fully highlight the emotion inherent in the lyric, or captured a different slice of what’s available – like “The Boy in the Bubble.” The catch is, all the songs that jump to mind were marvelously effective the first time around. That’s why they jump to mind. Since no deadline is posted, rather than sift through lyrics looking for a sleeper, I’m going to go with one of those that worked the first time.
Roger Waters is one of the great lyricists of our time, up there with Dylan. Most of his songs crackle with emotion in a way that would make them great for PG. I’m going to go with “Perfect Sense” from “Amused to Death.” I’m sure Peter would be on board with it’s politics, and it’s one of those songs where every word and every note was deliberate. To hear the same words with Peter’s voice and emotion, and different, but equally thought out music would be incredible – and by the same token I’d love to hear Roger cover “Mother of Violence.”
On the other hand I could also go with the “Soon oh Soon” section of Gates of Delirium by Yes. It’s the opposite in a way, because instead of the deep pain of desperation and anger over needless war, it is full of hope – a beautiful prayer for peace. But both songs are of full of emotional impact.
On the other hand, I’d be happy to hear many of the other fine suggestions here, especially Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, Nick Drake, and Richard Thompson. Kudos to you if you win – what a treat that would be. Peter’s not coming to my neck of the woods this time, and this tour promises to be stunning.
Posted: Thursday, 15 April 2010How about “I Want You (She’s So Heavy) By The Beatles?
Posted: Thursday, 15 April 2010How about Dire Straits Romeo and Juliet- sad and mysterious.
Posted: Thursday, 15 April 2010David Byrne on Thievery Corporation’s Abductions & Reconstructions – “Dance On Vaseline”
Posted: Thursday, 15 April 2010