The African language used in the song is Wolof which is one of the native languages of Senegal and Gambia.

@david-arthur8166

3 ай бұрын

Lingala is sang by Papa Wemba the congolese

This performance (ending song of the concert) of 'In Your Eyes' is taken from Peter Gabriel's 'Secret World Live' concert film and features the late, great Papa Wemba. Female voice belongs to amazing Paula Cole. This 1993 live show was filmed across two nights (16 & 17 November) at the Palasport Nuovo in Modena, Italy. The Secret World Live tour itself was in support of Peter’s sixth solo album, US. And guess what? Tomorrow night I'll attend Peter Gabriel's concert in Copenhagen, Denmark. Lucky me! 🙂

@jacksprat418-ju5qo

Жыл бұрын

Enjoy!

@poipu425

Жыл бұрын

yes, lucky you...i saw the secret live tour in orlando...best concert i've ever been too

@Fwhole

Жыл бұрын

Let us know how the CPH gig was! I couldn't make it. 😢

@andersostling4278

Жыл бұрын

@@Fwhole I will. Hyped already. My third PG concert.

@mistybenefield5796

Жыл бұрын

::gasp:: So lucky!!!

This is a perennial KZread reactor favourite, and rightly so. It speaks to a world we wish we inhabited rather than the one we find ourselves in.

@ianfortier6796

Жыл бұрын

VERY well said! Symbolic of what we COULD be as a people...

@johnjohn37371

Жыл бұрын

I second that...very well said.

@STW-News-Headlines

9 ай бұрын

It’s a love song about his wife. But it has a duel meaning. It was written that way on purpose. But the primary is about his wife.

This is my all-time favorite love song. The idea of someone saying "I see the doorway of a thousand churches, the resolution of all my fruitless searches in your eyes" I mean-- 🤯🥺😍 Does it get better than that?! PS, the movie scene featuring this song spawned a million teenage boys to hold boom boxes. 😉 IYKYK

@mrspaulb3889

11 ай бұрын

What woman wouldn’t love to hear her man say that to her? It just melts the heart and soul. ❤

The female singer is Paula Cole who had two big hits in the 90s, "I Don't Want To Wait" (which became the Dawson's Creek theme) and "Where Have All The Cowboys Gone". She still performs and also is on the faculty at Berklee College of Music in Boston. Senegalese singer Youssou N'Dour is the one singing in his home dialect near the end. And Papa Wemba and his band are featured. The hourglass-shaped instrument is called a talking drum. Several years after its release "In Your Eyes" became a hit again when it was featured in one of the most iconic film scenes of the 1990s in the movie Say Anything.

Paula Cole, the backing singer, is best known for singing "I Don't Want to Wait", which became the theme tune for Dawson's Creek. Her song "Feelin Love" is fantastic.

@loriq3529

Жыл бұрын

I liked Paula's "Where Have All The Cowboys Gone?" too.

@calipidgious

Жыл бұрын

Feelin Love is one of the raunchiest and most awesome songs!

@ToniMcGinty

Жыл бұрын

@@calipidgious It really, really is.

@gerstelb

Жыл бұрын

Her first album, “Harbinger,” is ridiculously underrated. And Peter Gabriel shows up on her song “Hush, Hush, Hush.”

@TheMudman2010

Жыл бұрын

Paula replaced Sinead O'Connor in the Secret World tour and lifted things to new heights in my opinion. I still get chills when she hits her top notes.

The third time Paula Cole performed in this show...one rehearsal and a tour stop in Germany. 4 days before she'd been sitting on her couch in San Francisco. God Touched this Night.

The Secret World Live tour was indeed 'magical.' He was delving into world music at that time and was masterful at it, and Paula was amazing, as well. Every song in this performance is super 🔥

I'm 65 years old and only now starting to appreciate Peter Gabriel's creativity and musical inventiveness. I'll been watching this music video, his live concerts and listening to the "So" album over and over. It's always fresh and never gets old. Thanks for reacting to this BrittReacts.

@Shuggles56

Жыл бұрын

hahahaha I'm 66 & also realizing what an incredible talent he is. I saw him live in 1983 with David Bowie and The Tubes, and did not appreciate what an incredible performance I was seeing. I was there for Bowie (Serious Moonlight Tour).

I’ve seen more than 30 reactions to this magical perfomance, and this reaction is up there among the very best. Love how you let yourself be immersed in the music, emotions and spirutual artistery! It’s in your eyes! ❤ The African language is wollof, spoken in Senegal. Home to Youssou N’Dour, who perfomed this song with Peter in the first tour after the So album release in 1986.

@jmpmusva

Жыл бұрын

You knew she was going to love it.

@ignatiuskhan

Жыл бұрын

Also Manu Katché's drums sound like Baaba Maal's talking drums

It really has that freedom vibe. Peter was the frontman in Genesis from 1969 to 1975 and even then he started doing theatrical things on stage. He left the band in 1975 to do his own material.

This might just be the best live performance ever given by an assemblage of human beings. It's that good. Magical.

There once was a girl in my life. When she laughed or smiled, her eyes would light up, and that moment always put me in such a happy place. Every time i hear or play this song, it takes me back to those happy moments.

You were thinking of Lionel Ritchie's song All Night Long. At the end it gets very upbeat and Jamaican. It might even be the same drum pattern as well. So good ear on ya.

That’s Paula Cole, who went on to release numerous albums. I got to see this tour in 93 and to this day it remains one of the best concerts I’ve seen.

@goodehands5388

7 ай бұрын

Peter brought this to the WOMAD festival that came to my town and did a set at the end of the show. I got to check off Peter on my bucket list. WOMAD brought so many great acts that you would never get to see on your own. Too many to list. Just incredible, the whole festival!!

The Secret World Tour was a spiritual gathering. Tony Levin as bassist and Manu Katche as your rhytmn section is immense. Amazing! Paula Cole, Papa Wemba all poured their soul's into this performance. It features Youssou N'Dour singing a part at the end of the song translated into his native Wolof. Gabriel's lyrics were inspired by an African tradition of ambiguity in song between romantic love and love of God.

@danduntz2539

3 ай бұрын

It would’ve been that much more amazing if Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan was still alive.

I have seen this concert, for the second time in this tour, the following day, in Southern France and it was as good as shown on this video (extracted from the "Secret World Live"). it was actually the very best concert of the many I have seen. There were 2 stages, one square and one round (masculinity and femininity). The scenography (by Robert Lepage and Peter Gabriel) was exceptional; a phone boot coming up from the ground, a treadmill on which Peter had loaded a giant suitcase containing the members of the band, a tree coming up from the ground and of course the dome,. The choreography is inspired by tribal dances of Western Africa. Papa Wemba and Molokai did the opening and came back for the first encore. PS. I had already seen a concert of Peter on the same tour 3-4 months earlier, in the Netherlands. The talented Joy Askew was on keyboards and backing vocals (so no Paula Cole and no Jean-Claude Naimro), and the supporting artist was Ayub Ogada.

Britt, I love watching your reactions. You are beautiful, intelligent, emotional and energetic. You actually get the lyrics of songs. This is one of my favorite videos. I’ve watched it maybe 100 times. Keep up the incredible work young lady. I’m an old lady now, lol, but have been a rock DJ since ‘80. Age is just a number. Our hearts and souls stay young through music. ☮️❤️🎧

I love the entire video of this concert. Still gives me goose bumps when Paula come in on this track. The way she holds that note and then goes up and off. Brilliant. Peter Gabriel always surrounds himself with master musicians. The music is sublime.

The world needs more of this.

Yes Britt,There is so much GOODNESS on this stage!😁❤

The song Solsbury Hill when he's singing while riding a bike around stage is a great performance...

@lesrolon40

Жыл бұрын

Yes, was thinking precisely about the Solsbury Hill performance where he's riding on the bike.

This song typifies Peters ability to blend many international influences. That piano riff, that reminded you of Lionel Ritchie "All Night Long", is commonly found in Afro-Cuban music. So there's a cross-pollination of influence there, Africa and the Caribbean. I can't recall which language they change to, but it is an African language. I want to say that it's the same language the guy with the really "cutting" voice was signing in, or at least from the same region. In fact that chant they were doing was the inspirational catalyst for this song, as i loosely translates to the connection that people feel when they see the light in the eyes of someone else.

What a production!! The flow and the movement of all was magical. The choreography alone was brilliant.

The girl hitting the high note at the beginning is Paula Cole, who has released several records of her own.

I knew you'd love this. If I ever don't feel right with the world, I watch this video, and just like you, I can't stop dancing in my chair, and the beat makes me tap on my desk with both hands, and in 10 minutes, the universe is beautiful and back in sync again. Love it!

@juliewhite7469

Жыл бұрын

💖💖💖💖💖

@mrspaulb3889

11 ай бұрын

I love that. 👏🏼

It's Paula Cole...she's a star in her own right.🎶💖🎶💖🎶💖

This entire concert is absolutely amazing. Thanks for the reaction.

Twenty years ago you would have your own radio show and it would be coast to coast. You're the best

Such an incredible rendition of this song.

Great song, it was such a cool performance and yes I love the rain. It's awesome!

In Your Eyes was the centerpiece in Cameron Crowe’s 1989 classic Say Anything. What a fun time to be alive.

Peter is a great artist

Lionel Ritchie - All night long. I got ya.

A perfect reaction to a perfect performance. Peter Gabriel was heavily influenced by African music and promoted many African Musicians. I defy anyone not to start moving to the rhythm!!

My favorite concert ever seen.

I envy everyone hearing this for the first time. It’s hypnotic and a piece of brilliance we don’t deserve.

The 80's was such a wonderful music evolution...

@aliciasaracino1233

Жыл бұрын

Never to be experienced again, it was a wonderful time to be young and fully immersed in the musical talent of this decade.

Gabriel is pretty eclectic, and I think it's great. He's always trying new things, exploring different types of music and sounds, and helps expose his fans to new things. He's got a unique quality to is voice, too. Funny talking about the facade. A lot of older folks reach a point where they don't bother with pretense any more. Sometimes it's funny, but I think that's part of what wisdom is - not wasting time pretending to be someone you're not. That Lionel Ritchie song you're thinking of is "All Night Long".

Peter Gabriel's shows were pretty spectacular. I Saw him 3 times in the 90s, including Woodstock 94.

Guurrrrl,you are in for a treat!Harmony and love in a sublime musical message!

It helps that, in Tony Levin & Manu Katche he put together one of the best rhythm sections you could possibly imagine.

Hey Brit, I was lucky enough to have witnessed this masterpiece of a show in London, Wembley and you’re right more than just a show more like an event, my absolute favourite from this show was when he performed SECRET WORLD and at the end all the band disappeared into a suitcase. The lady with the amazing voice is an artist in her own right her name is Paula Cole and best remembered for the theme song to Dawsons Creak a popular show in the 90s. Paula only toured with Peter for this year the role now is done by his own daughter Melanie.

One of my favorite recorded live performances EVER! Thanks for doing this one!

"In your eyes, I see the doorway to a thousand churches; the resolution of all the fruitless searches." That's heavy shit, right there.

Loved this song ever since it was first released - the original version is on Peter's album 'So' which is magnificent. It's grown over the years in live performances and this recording is wonderful. Enjoyed your reaction.

Peter Gabriel has long been a very inventive musician and performer, he was a founding member of Genesis in 1967 leaving after their album The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway in 1975, moving Phil Collins from drums and backup vocals to lead vocals and drums. Genesis is another band well worth exploring. Peter has a plethora of live performances, nearly all being some of the best performances and music you will ever experience, the live videos for Growing Up Live, Secret World, the duet Peter Gabriel with Paula Cole HD Don't Give Up, Peter Gabriel - HD Signal to Noise from Growing Up Live (sottotitoli italiano)- a pure wall of music, and his exploration of classical/orchestral music such as his the video for his cover of the David Bowie song Heroes (Live in Verona 2010) about the Berlin Wall -a truly phenomenal track are just a few.

So much thanks for this. Such great joy and presence are ephemeral. Witness am I to one of the greatest performances of all time.

This performance is just joy and love broadcasting to the universe.

And underneath it all, Manu Katche the drummer is absolutely killing it. I'm still shocked that Peter let him get away with playing like that on a "pop hit" lol. Bold

@G_Demolished

11 ай бұрын

Peter was a musician’s musician. He wasn’t about cookie cutter parts.

Paula Cole is the amazing female vocalist performing with Gabriel. She's a musician and vocalist he actually plucked from the Berkley School of Music to be part of his band. Paula had a successful solo career abd a big single with I Don't Want To Wat

🔴🔴🟠🟠🟡🟡⚪️⚪️ .. stellar song - stellar voice - wonderful video - exciting band .. .. great one here Britt , thank you ! ⚪️⚪️🟡🟡🟠🟠🔴🔴

This song was such an anthem of the 80s. Peter Gabriel is an icon.

When I'm feelin a little down I watch and listen to this. Always seems to give hope and cheer me up

Talent this good is not of this world. It is a gift to us. Makes you glad to be a human being. What a genuine and intelligent reaction you had to it.

Such an epic concert!

its about JOY. celebrating joy and love. it’s that simple, that pure. all those great thoughts and feelings you’re having? exactly why this tour is a legend. musicians from around the world, crafting and performing one of the most successful and beautiful fusions of western and African pop♥️ >> from same concert you must see Shaking the Tree you’ll love it equally.

Pure Joy!

Another artist you would enjoy with a similar vibe as this is Johnny Clegg. Great live performances, often with dancing.

@juliewhite7469

Жыл бұрын

💯%!!!!!

Britt, it's always an enjoyable experience to spend an enchanting few minutes sharing well loved music with you. Peter began his professional music path in 1965, this concert was part of his world tour in 1993/1994, All those decades later he is still producing new music and currently touring an, as yet unreleased, new album at the age of 73. Less energetic but no less charismatic, intelligent, searching, inclusive, inventive whilst remaining humble and often self-deprecating with dry humour. He has always known how to put on a spectacular show for the huge arenas, and mixed art, performance and music throughout his career.

One of my favorite music videos of all time! This tour has some great videos. Try Shaking the Tree, either live from this tour, you get more Paula Cole, or the album version.

Peter Gabriel is one of a kind, he was huge back in the day

He was singing in Wolof. Love learning stuff like this. Look it up.

Thanks for the memories. This was from the Secret World Tour , which I was fortunate to witness when he came to Los Angeles in 1992. This video was recorded in Italy. You loved it in video, just imagine see it live. He’s coming in October to Los Angeles again

Peter Gabriel is always a good show, he has a theatrical bent to all his performances... Even when he was part of Genesis. If you want to hear some of it go back and find Genesis album 'The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway'. He is really talented and creative. I am a big fan of your reactions, you are so animated and joyful. Those of us who grew up in the 60's and 70's were saturated with very talented bands and artists

I love watching you react to this music. I saw Peter first when he came to Seattle in the 70s, and followed him ever since. He has 3 Lps that are considered "World Music" and much is neuvo African that you and some of your fans may like. Many people have failed to find it here in America because they don't know where to look. They are all listed under the name "Afrocelt Soundsystem". My favorite of the 3 is #3. React and spread the joy. I'm impressed with your ability to be one with music and demonstrate your feelings. Keep up the great work and hold on to that friendliness...

@billrehberg9271

11 ай бұрын

Please let your folks continue to watch you grow our happiness. The world needs you right now.

My absolute favorite song by Peter Gabriel

The Secret World Tour travelled and performed in 1993 & 1994. I believe this video is from the concert at Modena, Italy in 1994. With Manu Katche on Drums, Jean Claude Naimro (in the Tux & Shorts), Papa Wemba (RIP - in the red hat), Malakai, Shankar (double electric violin), Tony Levin & David Rhodes (guitars), Paula Cole with the amazing voice, and others. The line up changed throughout the tour. This song was usually an encore along with his song Biko - You should listen to that too - Papa Wemba was Congolese so that was most likely the language he was singing in. Such an uplifting song: Love, I get so lost sometimes Days pass and this emptiness fills my heart When I want to run away, I drive off in my car But whichever way I go I come back to the place you are All my instincts, they return The grand façade, so soon will burn Without a noise, without my pride I reach out from the inside In your eyes The light, the heat (in your eyes) I am complete (in your eyes) I see the doorway (in your eyes) To a thousand churches (in your eyes) The resolution (in your eyes) Of all the fruitless searches (in your eyes) Oh, I see the light and the heat (in your eyes) Oh, I wanna be that complete (in your eyes) I wanna touch the light, the heat I see in your eyes Love, I don't like to see so much pain So much wasted and this moment keeps slipping away I get so tired working so hard for our survival I look to the time with you to keep me awake and alive And all my instincts they return And the grand façade, so soon will burn Without a noise, without my pride I reach out from the inside In your eyes (your eyes, your eyes) In your eyes In your eyes The light, the heat (in your eyes) I am complete (in your eyes) I see the doorway To a thousand churches (in your eyes) The resolution (in your eyes) Of all the fruitless searches Oh, I see the light and the heat (in your eyes) Oh, I wanna be that complete (in your eyes) I wanna touch the light, the heat I see in your eyes In your eyes In your eyes In your eyes Sa bet chi lamp, chi tangaay, sa bet maangi ci biir Sa bet chi lamp, chi tangaay, sa bet maangi ci biir Sa bet chi lamp, chi tangaay, sa bet maangi ci biir Sa bet chi lamp, chi tangaay, sa bet maangi ci biir Sa bet chi lamp, chi tangaay, sa bet maangi ci biir

"Shake the Tree' from the same concert is a quite wonderful performance! Take time time to enjoy the complete concert for yourself!!!

A great song and tremendous performance.

You’ll probably witnessing some of the most talented musicians on the planet

Such a great song. Such a great collaboration.

Oh my goodness, I had this concert on VHS when I was a teen. I must have watched it 100 times. I highly recommend the entire concert if you have the time some day.

The female vocalist is Paula Cole. She was fairly popular at the time of this concert. She faded from the limelight , not sure if she still makes music.

I am at home recovering from an mild stroke couple days ago great video awesome reaction thank you so much for sharing your video with us love it Britt.👍

@WojMoj

Жыл бұрын

Good Vibes for a full & speedy recovery, Dude! ✌🏽🖖🏽👍🏻

This complete concert is worth watching. Just beautifully awesome!

What a magnificent performance!! 😅

A very special song for me and my darling. This is a wonderful performance! Thanks for sharing your reaction and I'm glad you enjoyed it😂 She is on the other side of the country right now on business. But I think I will send the original version to her and hopefully bring a smile to her lovely face. There is nothing that compares to the way I feel in her eyes❤

The girl singing backup was Paula Cole. She got a start singing backup for Michael Jackson then with Peter Gabriel then went on to be a solo artist.

I wish we could put this video into a time capsule for space visitors so they think we might actually be a decent, loving society.

I love this performance so much! Back in the DAY day, my gf at the time put this song on a mix tape she made for me, (the studio version) and I thought it was the most amazing song ever, and that she felt that way about me? Swoon and a half.

One of my all time favorites!✌️😊🧿💙 yeah All Night Long by Lionel Richie.

i spent some time in Toronto, in the summer of '82. went to every concert that was in town. Peter Gabriel was one of them, the 'shock the monkey' tour.

My favorite male artist...his live shows are always great!!!!

You nailed it!!! Magical!!! This is my all time favorite video!!! I’ve watched it literally 100 times❤️

¡MAGICAL !!!!!!!!!

Young lady, This is the music of my youth and I still love it.

I’ve read numerous times that he wrote the song about his relationship with Rosanna Arquette. What a dedication! Loooove this song.❤

From the same concert I highly recommend the song that you don't hear much about but is amazing in my opinion. Check out Shaking the Tree! It just has a vibe! It's actually about women taking charge against the male establishment, from what I have learned. Also very tribal and African influence. The performance is also very entertaining with him and the whole band.

As you said, Peter Gabriel is an experience. Every member of his band are legends in theusic industry and have successfully careers of theur own, then they come together snd combine all of that on stage. When I heard he was touring again after all of these years I instantlt bought tickets and am counting the Days until he is in Dallas on Oct 19.

Your energy is infectious

Love your reaction! His live version of "Sky Blue" featuring the Blind Boys of Alabama will leave you with chills.

Random fact - Paula Cole got married later to one of the musicians she met during this tour, Hassan Hakmoun from Morocco. You can hear them both in "This Gift", a single from his 2002 album.

One of his many masterpieces

This song is magic. I call it a joyous celebration. I wrote that before you called it a jubilee. Pretty much the same impression...

His album "So" was sooo good. Great reaction, Britt!

Great live version

One of the best reactions I have seen to this amazing performance, everyone who has watched this, never stays still, and always leaves with a smile on their face. Great reaction keep up the great work. 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

The 1st Time I saw Peter on his own was at the Bottom Line in NYC, He came out with a totally shaved head, And had a Teddy Bear, Put it on the Piano, And Sang to All the people with Cancer, "Me and My Teddy Bear, We Got No Hair , But We Don"t Care".

This song just is a COMPLETE MOOD! I love it so much.