Peter Gabriel - And Still (Bright-Side Mix)
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And Still is the eleventh and penultimate track to be released from Peter Gabriel's album i/o. This is the Bright-Side Mix, by Mark 'Spike' Stent, released on the new moon, Monday 13 November 2023.
Listen to And Stil: lnk.to/PG21
Written and produced by Peter Gabriel, And Still is arguably one of the most skin-prickingly personal songs that Peter Gabriel has ever written. It is not just an elegy, it’s also an exploration of the nature of memory: how it tethers us, how it secures us.
‘I wrote a song for my dad a number of years back, which I was actually able to play him, which was ‘Father, Son’. When my mum died, I wanted to do something for her, but it's taken a while before I felt comfortable and distant enough to be able to write something.
‘I was trying also to write a little bit in the style of the music that my parents responded to, so I think there is some music from the 40s probably that had an influence on the song. In the middle I wanted to write my mum a beautiful melody. She loved classical music, so we have a beautiful cello playing there. It took a while to get that right, it can't be too emotional or too underplayed, but I think we got there in the end.’
And Still has been a stand-out moment in the recent i/o tour, with the cello part played by Ayanna Witter-Johnson, but in the studio recording the solo cello comes courtesy of the New Blood Orchestra’s Ian Burdge.
This October full moon release comes with artwork from the artist Megan Rooney and one of her trademark large-scale paintings ‘And Still (Time).’
‘The art this month is from one of my favourites, an artist called Megan Rooney.
I first came across her when she was doing these very fast faces. She'd do one a day and they had so much character, I fell in love with those. Megan was the first person that was approached about this project and she showed me some of the abstract work that she'd been doing, which I thought was beautiful.
There was one piece that I think we both thought felt right for the song, for the mood. Then, in fact, Megan said, "I really want to create something new for this," and she started it, but just like with my creative process she got to a point where she didn't think she had quite nailed it. I know from my own work that sometimes I have to leave it and come back to it to find the right path.
In the end Megan suggested "maybe we should use this existing one, instead," which is what we have done. I'm still hoping that we'll get to the end with the other one, but this is a beautiful piece.
Megan Rooney, adds:
‘First only working from the memory of Peter’s song so that I could find my way into the world he had created. And slowly, as I started to listen to sections of the song, a feeling of longing grasped hold of me and I was transported back to my mother’s garden. I typically paint in rapid, concentrated bursts and Peter’s song has a slow, undulating pace to it. The song really cradles you in its arms as much as it lets you soar, so I had to be patient to find a way to respond.’
And Still comes with differing mix approaches from Mark ‘Spike’ Stent (Bright-Side Mix) here, as well as from Tchad Blake (Dark-Side Mix) and Hans-Martin Buff’s Atmos mix (In-Side Mix).
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Hello Mr Gabriel, wishing you a happy 😁 day!.. with love, the little boy who slept in front of the Roxy in LA to see you, almost a half century ago..❤️
@user-mz6py1hg6f
7 ай бұрын
@Oso420 And if I had money, I would give it to you, to do it all over again. ❤ What you wrote makes me cry 😢
@begforrit7731
7 ай бұрын
What a fabulous memory to have. Thankyou for allowing us to share the memory with you. Best wishes from your brother in Scotland. ✌️😜
@Oso420
7 ай бұрын
@@user-mz6py1hg6f 😁❤️✌️🐻🌿
@Oso420
7 ай бұрын
@@begforrit7731 my sister took me, we got the front table next to the stage, Peter walked the tables, somehow negotiating all the drinks, he kinda stepped on my finger, I was 9 y.o..Wishing you a happy day my brother from Mt Lassen volcano Northern California 😁✌️❤️🐻🌿
@Oso420
7 ай бұрын
@@user-mz6py1hg6f wishing you a Happy day 😁
A beautiful song, soft and hearttouching. ❤ Thank you. Reminds me to a vision: the Lord showed me my mother who died in 1998. She is more beautiful than she was here on earth, timeless young and she is wearing a light blue dress. The Lord is always very mercyful to me. He showed me that he would take her home (by reading psalm 23) even before she was ill, he talked to me the moment she died by a bible vers (Luke 15, 9 📖⚘️) and later he showed me what she is looking like now. I am very thankful and comforted. I am waiting for my time to see her again. God bless 💛🙏
Beautiful song! Makes me think of my own Mum! Thank you Peter for sharing your incredible music and talent with the world! You are a blessing! 😘❤️
My beloved Mum passed away yesterday, it seems too early for me to listen to this fantastic song again, right now...
I lost my beautiful wife of 40 yrs in June. I/O and seeing Peter in concert in October have helped me begin to heal. This song is wonderful
@shawnxxxiv
6 ай бұрын
Sorry for your loss. Glad the healing has begun. 💙💚
When mother becomes memory and her love still guides and protects you. Your childhood house remains her temple. Go there shen you need her. Shes always with you.
You look great, Sir Gabriel. I hope to see you in the States soon, esp Dallas, TX. I love this ode to your Mum. Beautiful, for there is no one like Mom. Ever. ✌️ ❤😊
Thanks Peter for continuing to be an extraordinary artist. You still and always will be one of my favorite all time vocalist. I enjoyed this thoroughly.
EMOTIONS ......can't afford them anymore...but it's great when musicians express them in such accomplished manner as Peter Gabriel.The violin or cello is really beautiful....m u s i c h e a l s.
@amandagrant1982
7 ай бұрын
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God bless your mother...we are so grateful you were born❤❤❤
it is difficult for us who have had a painful relationship with our mothers. still, i appreciate his love for his mother. i hope everyone has a loving relationship with their mother.
My first listen to this. A beautiful dedication to your Mum ❤
Lovely and brilliant! Touched my heart and that's true music from a great artist such as you Mr. Gabriel! 💛🐝💛
I am really enjoying this song now. The emotional realm is hitting me. Nothing like the brain of the somewhere songwriter. In the mind. Emotions are beautiful inspiration for songs.
Peter: the power and beauty of this song...i cant tell. Thanks for everything
Grazie Peter nessun artista riesce a combinare in maniera così sublime intelligenza e sensibilità. Questa è la massima espressione "politica" della musica, se politica significa non accontentarsi dell'esistente ma pensare, senza nessuna pretesa ideologica come i tuoi testi sanno fare, la possibilità della trasformazione del presente grazie a un linguaggio musicale mai pago di sé.
_"still, your hands feel cold",_ even as life's _"warm winds"_ blow, you've got a permanent lodging in my soul, cemented there, smitten as a bee _sorrow_ turns to _cherished keepsakes,_ ain't that _touching_ 🤍
@melodicRaconteursDen
7 ай бұрын
_...kicked emotions open, as unlocked memory's box..._ Six years gone, dad's voice endures, _'What's still lovely?',_ sparked dinner moors. Languages, fruit peel, late hours, Your love, in heart, it lures. Football kicked high, shoulders raise, No superhero myth, he did wisely erase. 'Can't solve all, shield all fear', Taught me strength in reality's harsh gaze. Missing you, dad, in countless ways. _In all life's plays, everything else resolves._
@dandelionspray
7 ай бұрын
@@melodicRaconteursDen condolences, dear. He's still with you ❤
@aliciablanco5927
7 ай бұрын
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beautiful people never stop creating beautiful music regardless of our age, kudos to everyone involved in this, inc you peter, ya mum would be proud of you x
Beautiful. Thank you Peter.
Masterpiece ❤
ANOTHER AMAZING OFFERING FROM THE ONE AND ONLY, MR. PETER GABRIEL ! BRILLIANT !
Peter Gabriel heureusement que tu est la on t'aime depuis toujours tu nous a toujours fait rêver par ta musique et la personne que tu est
Absolutely stunning! My favorite rock voice along with Jon Anderson!
GENIUS
It broke my heart to miss your show in Los Angeles. Much gratitude. This year has been a transformation and your music has played a vital role.
@rodneybaer4324
7 ай бұрын
Yeah...I'm in Los Angeles as well.... and missing the concert broke my heart too. Sad thing is, I had all the time in the world... I just couldn't afford to price of a decent seat.
How beautiful! The whole album is nice.
I have to admit it took a while for this song to grow on me but I really dig it now. Reminds me of ‘My Head Sounds Like That’ mixed with a little Genesis.
una canzone che tocca le corde del cuore, e le suona magnificamente.... sentimento in musica. grazie Peter!
I would love to see PG on concert in Lisbon, Portugal!!!😜🤪😊
Man, your voice accompanied me since I was 15 and being 64 now, I still feel the same. Your work is always so personal and and original. You never cease to surprise and enchant. A big thank you!
Great music and amazing singer !
So beautiful, so poignant. I’ve enjoyed every track released so far so will definitely buy the album 👍
@jimmyboo1877
7 ай бұрын
I've been a fan of PG for decades but this album is dreadful and too self indulgent. The new songs on the last tour were dreadful and sucked the atmosphere out. He has lost it and needs to pack it in. I certainly won't be buying it and that makes me very sad to say.
Thank you.
Starting my day with new Gabriel, and ending it with a live concert from Hackett. Worlds of Genesis forever 😊
Génial et magnifique
Bonjour Peter Gabriel, le vrai et únique. C'est Magnifique!💜
@Egill2011
7 ай бұрын
Agree completely!
❤ always a great gift my magical Peter my heart is full of your music. Thanks to exist
Thank you Peter !
Dedicada todo el disco completo a la memoria de mis padres dep ❤❤❤
The best of the best musicians
Beautiful
Oh dear - will I ever get to the end (or even beyond the first chords) of this beautiful, evocative and stirring song without tears and emotion welling up? Can’t think of another musician ever who can stir the a whole range of emotions (from happy to sad) in me like Peter can.
Lindo. Que ternura... ❤
Wonderful song. Truly love everything you do ❤
Muy bonito, gracias
You still keep incredible, your music and voice are great! Greetings from Coquimbo, Chile 🇨🇱!!!!
Absolutly amazing. Buid memories up on memories brings us another prespective of reaity.
Amazing ♥️✌🏼
Having listening both this and the dark version, which is better??? It all depends on your mood! If your in painful times and continue to feel sad, the dark side will do! This bright version is like a bright days of reminder on a positive ways and having the best times with your ❤️ ones! As usual, the sound engineering did such a great job to make the melody difference! 🎵
"Hi. #itspetergabriel It's really good. I miss my parent's. They were very important, to me. You are too, my friend." Preserve all music cultures, ways to cope, do, express, grow, live, love, remember, etc... and all walks of life. #WorldMagicMusicMaker #Makers #Independent #MusicLoversBlockchain more than music. #LaughterIsBest #MusicIsParallel to laughter. #KindnessIsMagical #Magic Smart and wise.";) 😎🤘👍🌟🌐☮☝❤🔥🚀 #PreservationEarth 🙏🙂😜
Great Song Thank You Peter Gabriel.
Beautiful, Beautiful
E X C E L L E N T as always
Thank you for a song of grief built on love and memories that speak to so many.
Thanks for the early Christmas present
Master piece song Great Gabriel ❤❤❤❤❤💯👍👍👍
beautiful song
Pete...you are still the G.O.A.T...Keep on keeping on..x
Stupenda. Mi sembra di tornare indietro nel tempo al tuo primo disco.
What a guy superb
Fantastic music, Happy to hear it!
So Beautiful ✨ Already ! How time passes so quickly in your company PETER ! Thank You 🙏👏👏👏✨
Mi piace assai!!! 👏👏👏👏👏👏🙏🖖
Desde Argentina: Gracias 🎶 Excelente para estos tiempos!!
So Beautiful- I Love ❤️
Beautiful music and a beautiful painting!!
Many thanks.
❤
Хочеться пожити в цьому світі, де мир, де спокій, де мелодія переплелася з голосом, де нема сирен, вибухів, війни..
@Lyndanet
7 ай бұрын
That would be amazing.
Grazie Peter per la bella musica che ci regali. Sei un grande musicista. Questo pezzo é meraviglioso
it's a masterpiece! awesome song!
Having just lost my own Mother, this hits home in more ways than I can express. It is so very moving. Exquisitely done!
One day all albums will be released this way… Imagine being in a cave with a single box of matches for light; each match struck is seen for its individual beauty, and focused on for its innate qualities. Then it dies down and the collective consciousness waits for the next to be struck; only to marvel too at its own beauty.
@lizwilliamson8332
7 ай бұрын
That perfectly describes it! So well put 🙏
Wundervoll! Das Bild dazu inspiriert. Danke.
Over fifty years we've been together my dear friend, through thick and thin, through happy and sad. You are one of the finest human beings on this planet and like all your most devoted fans, I've always felt a personal relationship to you. I only wish I could have met you in person Peter, the closest I've been is the fourth row. Thanks again Peter. And may our heavenly father bless you with many more productive years to come.
Great as usual❤
yes touching my emotions... just beautiful...headphones will melt you...thank you Peter Gabriel and please continue with your creativity... such a gift
Totalmente hermosa cancion.Peter Gabriel por siempre💯💯💯💯❤️
🔥🔥🔥
,sounds fabulously
Such a beautiful repose. It aches all over like all humanity does sometimes. Thanks for this elegy to your dearly departed Mum. As we age, we remember love like a child.
All gone away All gone away I place my head against your skin As I did as a boy And still, your hands feel cold Those hands that brushed my hair I feel you everywhere And I'll carry you inside of me In every place that I will be And still, the warm winds will blow Still, all the rivers flow And still, the green grass will grow In every place I choose to go I wander 'round the house In which we lived Cupboards full of coats and hats Your presence everywhere And in every corner, memories form You warmed us like the sun And every morning, you'd be there Now you're gone You warmed me like the sun In your belly With your food In your love of family and friends and The dogs and the horses too In the life of the conversation Connecting one and all And your spirit would find Its place, its home Its face in the music Your eyes, so young, so old Still, your hands are cold I feel you everywhere And I'll carry you inside of me In every place that I can be And still, the warm winds will blow Still, all the rivers will flow And still, the green grass will grow In every place I choose to go I carry you inside of me
@valerieb914
5 ай бұрын
Stunningly beautiful
Beautiful as expected! Great arrangement, great master sound all round!
Love the patient tempo and the lift in the middle. ❤ Thank you for sharing the new musings!
My Mother passed away from Pancreatic Cancer 2 days after I heard this song for the first time at the Peter Gabriel Concert in September 2023. I cried as did many concert goers. I lived and took care of my Mother in our house until she quickly declined. I walk around here now without her with me. I do carry her spirit in my heart forever. I love you Mom. Forever you are with me!!!!!!
Love the string section! Nice addition Peter
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Brilliantly produced and performed!
Nie moge sie doczekać tego albumu .już zamowiony
@sergiob924
7 ай бұрын
Me too😊🇮🇪
Perfect ❤ thanks ❤
Powerful ! ❤
Really lovely!
just beautiful!
Thank YOU PG,again ❤, Karita.
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Beautiful,I love this picture too ❤️
Merci
Eerie and beautiful, very retro. I Love it. Especially that chromatic motion and the emotion. So different. Peter this is my favorite new song now. Truly different and a time capsule to another time. So Lovely.
Beautiful song. The first thing that came to my mind was walking barefoot on a bridge of light, and the sound of the violin and the piano, turning me into a free bird. THANK YOU.
a fascinating mix, though i still enjoy the first version because it allowed the duality of your front vocals to be audibly heard reconciling w/the unique counterpoints that the background vocals paired so intrinsically with.. thank you!