The Inspiration Behind "In Your Eyes"

Peter Gabriel on the music that inspired the most watched music video in history. For more, click here:abcnews.go.com/nightline

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  • @Zooropa527
    @Zooropa5279 жыл бұрын

    This video didn't talk about where he found the inspiration to write "In your Eyes". This is just a video about his musical influences. Misleading titles is kinda old

  • @genesisforever4146

    @genesisforever4146

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Javier Martinez  ''In your eyes'' was about the love triangle of his then wife Jill and Roseanna,From 1982 to 1987 he went back and forth he wanted them both but Jill would not have it.and they split up. So sad i think Jill and Peter looked beautyful together but sometimes it doesn't work out. He then lived with Roseanna and that was a bad rebound they had alot  of fights real fights.Know he is with Meabh a freindship relationship sexaully not a good looking woman i think she has a body of a 12 year old boy, and NOT very PRETTY.SO SAD :'(

  • @daniellindberg4919

    @daniellindberg4919

    5 жыл бұрын

    A waste of 6 minutes

  • @muzicaempathica6479

    @muzicaempathica6479

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@daniellindberg4919 4:29 for me... Then again, I watched this twice, forgetting that it doesn't tell the inspiration behind the song, so actually I've got 8:58 lost on this bullshit~Lol 😕😑🙄

  • @johnnicol4438

    @johnnicol4438

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@genesisforever4146 thank you for illuminating

  • @zj5818

    @zj5818

    4 жыл бұрын

    When I hear this song I think about my kids.

  • @awwwyeaboyeeee
    @awwwyeaboyeeee3 жыл бұрын

    Well, I’m so happy to finally know the inspiration behind this song.

  • @Shaun.Stephens

    @Shaun.Stephens

    9 ай бұрын

    ikr?

  • @Laurieis1
    @Laurieis13 жыл бұрын

    You Peter will always be in my heart from the very first time I heard you sing In your eyes I was pregnant with my daughter me and my husband at the time was going to a pumpkin show. I will never ever forget the way that song made me feel. It’s extremely emotional and it is very near to my heart ❤️. Thank you for all your songs . Don’t give up has helped me out a lot throughout my journey and it has saved me many times from committing suicide. So thank you very much.

  • @honkeyness9427
    @honkeyness94279 ай бұрын

    The best interpretation of In Your Eyes is a man connecting with his younger self

  • @LouieNeira
    @LouieNeira6 жыл бұрын

    what's so difficult about labelling a video correctly? I bet you didn't even watch, just uploaded it.

  • @VigilanceFilms

    @VigilanceFilms

    6 жыл бұрын

    Total clickbait

  • @joebochek2300

    @joebochek2300

    5 жыл бұрын

    Video has been reported for misleading text.

  • @cahillgreg

    @cahillgreg

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@joebochek2300 No, no it hasn't Joe.

  • @cahillgreg

    @cahillgreg

    2 жыл бұрын

    Boo hoo hoo - Woe is Louie

  • @bobbyroot6140
    @bobbyroot61406 ай бұрын

    …without a single mention of the inspiration for the song ‘In Your Eyes’.

  • @jamietemple381
    @jamietemple3813 жыл бұрын

    He does not keep music simple. Creates real thought in lyrics, instruments, performance. This is music. Deep ❤️ Interesting I listen to a lot of Mitchell still. I play by ear. This identifies the greatness in the artists when I sit at my piano and grew playing

  • @2KMMC2
    @2KMMC2 Жыл бұрын

    Oh man he said it right about the songs when you’re growing up and no matter what good or bad song gets locked in on that

  • @denicewilliams9907
    @denicewilliams99074 жыл бұрын

    OK, did I miss something? He did not discuss his inspiration for In Your Eyes. What's the reason for clickbait?

  • @lindsay644
    @lindsay6443 ай бұрын

    LOVE Peter Gabriel...what a genius artist. I absolutley loved this playlist of his. Some of my favorites as well.

  • @ThefightingCelt
    @ThefightingCelt4 жыл бұрын

    Songs are like memory stamps . Great quote .

  • @jamietemple381
    @jamietemple3813 жыл бұрын

    Amazing artist ! What I was say is a very intelligent writer and performer. You get it all with Gabriel..

  • @tammytruthout8465
    @tammytruthout84654 жыл бұрын

    I have 4 Peter Gabriel albums! I love everything he does!

  • @cahillgreg

    @cahillgreg

    2 жыл бұрын

    Well done Tammy - we commend you.

  • @susanevans9180
    @susanevans9180 Жыл бұрын

    Thankyou for the music 💖 Sydney Australia 💚

  • @kentborges5114
    @kentborges51145 жыл бұрын

    Certainly a MASTER OF HIS CRAFT.

  • @cahillgreg

    @cahillgreg

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for taking the time to comment Kent.

  • @renechenell3082
    @renechenell30825 жыл бұрын

    I've loved P.G. since the very first time I saw his "Sledgehammer" video. 1986-77... He's a music legend and an icon in his very own right. Thank you, Peter Gabriel.

  • @caramason56
    @caramason563 жыл бұрын

    Awesome interview with an awesome music artist ❤️

  • @jessedax7333
    @jessedax73332 жыл бұрын

    Memory stamps.... absolutely!

  • @dfangirl72
    @dfangirl724 жыл бұрын

    no matter the title i will watch anything about peter gabriel.........he's unlike some multitalented and gorgeous!

  • @rosecarrer
    @rosecarrer4 жыл бұрын

    Love you Peter...you are the best

  • @aloisiomenezes
    @aloisiomenezes5 жыл бұрын

    still waiting for in your eyes inspiration

  • @hoowster

    @hoowster

    5 жыл бұрын

    Rossana Arquette ;-)

  • @marieh7861

    @marieh7861

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@hoowster Wrong Not so!!

  • @marieh7861

    @marieh7861

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@hoowster Just like she and another fought and argued over the song Rosana It was written for a girl in high school that the writer knew His last name is Paige 🤦🏻‍♀️ Autocorrect won’t let me spell it right!!? Yes she dated another member of the band But the WRITER did not write it about her!!

  • @hoowster

    @hoowster

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@marieh7861 purpleclover.littlethings.com/entertainment/3218-15-beautiful-women-who-inspired-classic-love-songs/item/7-rosanna-arquette-getty

  • @hoowster

    @hoowster

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@marieh7861 .......The song was used twice in the 1989 US Cameron Crowe film Say Anything..., as well as its trailer. An iconic scene from the film occurs when broken-hearted Lloyd Dobler serenades his ex-girlfriend, Diane Court, outside her bedroom window by holding a boombox up above his head and playing the song for her. Repopularized by its usage in the film, the song reentered the US charts but narrowly failed to crack the top 40 in its second run, reaching as high as No. 41. Crowe says that it is about Rosanna Arquette, who is believed to be the inspiration for the song,

  • @GamerToday
    @GamerToday11 ай бұрын

    Loved hearing his takes on black artists it's such a nice take to see someone who values all works of music in an intriguing and articulate way. And gets more of it than your average listener

  • @ashpollen65
    @ashpollen652 жыл бұрын

    Spoiler:- Rosanna Arquette was the inspiration for In Your Eyes. Not a single mention of that in here. Spare yourselves....

  • @black_sheep_nation
    @black_sheep_nation Жыл бұрын

    In Your Eyes was NOT written about Roseanna Arquette. Ppl don't do the math. It was about me. She walked in the flat I shared with Peter, carrying groceries and I was there. I'd just flown from NY. That was in 1987. SO came out in 1986. We were together for 2 and half years. Until that day. My jaw dropped. "Uh-Oh", she said. "I'll give you a few minutes" and she dropped the groceries, and walked out. My heart was pounding in my ears. The jet lag was hitting me, I wanted to sleep so badly, but adrenalin kept me from doing so. I left that minute. He obviously wasn't there when this occurred. Cell phones weren't a thing yet. We didn't speak again for a decade. Roseanna has no idea, BTW, who Anne Sexton is. At the time, I was obsessed with her poetry and life. Most importantly, two people lived that time together, which created SO. And that cannot be taken away. I remain anonymous in the public's eye unless I out myself. In such a narcissistic world, I'm sure it seems unthinkable. Especially when someone else takes credit for being the muse.

  • @SpotWorksLNC
    @SpotWorksLNC4 жыл бұрын

    Click bait with the title... but I clicked and still enjoyed it. No regrets.

  • @bloodsling
    @bloodsling4 жыл бұрын

    so The Beatles,Otis Redding,Jimi Hendrix,Joni Mitchell and Randy Newman are his influences for a song not mentioned once in the clip? How'd you figure that?

  • @mitchie2267
    @mitchie22673 жыл бұрын

    Completely right about songs being time stamps

  • @nlight101
    @nlight1013 жыл бұрын

    Yup.. Its inspiring

  • @pixieaeschliman1641
    @pixieaeschliman16415 жыл бұрын

    -Songs -Smells -Feels, ALL distinctively take you back, in the flesh it seems, right back to that EXACT person, place, or thing and makes it tangible, be it good or not so...

  • @ricklove6388
    @ricklove63886 жыл бұрын

    Brilliant stories Peter, but I still don't know the story behind the 1986 classic "In Your Eyes?" C'mon ABC!

  • @donna25871

    @donna25871

    Жыл бұрын

    It was written for Rosanna Arquette who Peter was dating at that time.

  • @Fritha71

    @Fritha71

    5 ай бұрын

    No, Peter was not dating her at that time, he was still married to his wife in 1985-86! But he had certainly met Rosanna for the first time in 1982 and he and his wife were living separately for two years between 1982-1984. So who knows, he must have been at least thinking about Rosanna at the time, even though he tried to save his marriage by getting together again with Jill for two more years... But as soon as he got divorced in 1987, Rosanna - who had gotten married in 1986 - also got divorced after only a year and they did start a relationship @5871

  • @VG-hl1fl

    @VG-hl1fl

    4 ай бұрын

    ​@donna25871 , evidently that is not true. Read the comment above by black_sheep.

  • @briang70
    @briang702 жыл бұрын

    The video (not the artist being interviewed) gets a big ole thumbs down for its misleading title. Not cool.

  • @georgiarose1576
    @georgiarose15764 жыл бұрын

    In Your Eyes was written about Rosanna Arquette, which is not mentioned here.

  • @black_sheep_nation

    @black_sheep_nation

    Жыл бұрын

    No, it wasn't see my comment above

  • @zelly8163
    @zelly81636 жыл бұрын

    Love Pete

  • @familyjenkins965
    @familyjenkins9654 жыл бұрын

    Please, Please Me is not on With The Beatles Peter. It is on the album Please Please Me their very first album. 😬

  • @antblake1030
    @antblake10302 жыл бұрын

    In Your Eyes holds such a significant importance to me in my heart. I have a girl I only have seen in dreams (as of now, I know she is real, I shall elaborate on her another time). Our song is In Your Eyes by Peter Gabriel. Her name, Eliana Delmyna Rubio and she is a short haired Latina goddess who loves play fighting and cries at movies and music (including In Your Eyes). Every time I hear the song, I can feel her delicate breath upon my neck and smell her mid end designer perfume. If I could ever Meet Mr. Gabriel in person, I'd like to thank him for fostering hope in my weary soul, a hope for romance and a peaceful happily ever after.

  • @JJONNYREPP

    @JJONNYREPP

    Жыл бұрын

    The Inspiration Behind "In Your Eyes" 1148am 10.8.23 i have been enjoying the wild man of prog, brian. and the brief cameo by his nibs the meister was a kow-tow moment in musical history - old PG showing he aint he too big for his boots or his zimmer or whatever those things are called they scoot about on... not much to say about Bri, really. he is what he is, a thing in himself... a phenomenon in his own lunch time, even. the last word should always go to him, to Bri, else you just lose the magic and the jest... intentionally or no. p.s sadly, though, not one mention of the title of the song which started all this: Supper's Ready. whether black white yellow or off piste - you all need a bit of Supper.... in your life. n.b the resurgence of young havers over there, without the slightest twinkle or inking of bemusement, has been refreshing.... and he should do more comedy... cheers!! and, no doubt, more burds...

  • @nudldreiundvierzig518
    @nudldreiundvierzig5185 жыл бұрын

    goose bumps all over! love it! love him!!!

  • @jbr2991

    @jbr2991

    3 жыл бұрын

    Peter is the only singer who can give me goosebumps: Supper’s Ready, The Musical Box, and many, many more. A true genius AND an amazing voice’

  • @cahillgreg

    @cahillgreg

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@jbr2991 Mum diddley washing - get out of here you absolute clown

  • @caramason56
    @caramason563 жыл бұрын

    I believe the inspiration for In Your Eyes was when he said songs are like memory stamps. The music artists and songs they sung influenced him. I think he was basically talking about their eyes and how their songs influenced him. I could be wrong but that’s my take from it ❤️

  • @honkeyness9427
    @honkeyness94279 ай бұрын

    Did I miss him talking about In Your Eyes?

  • @rickrisi
    @rickrisi5 жыл бұрын

    so what about The Inspiration Behind "In Your Eyes" ???

  • @hoowster

    @hoowster

    5 жыл бұрын

    Rossana Arquette ;-)

  • @black_sheep_nation

    @black_sheep_nation

    Жыл бұрын

    Wrong. She takes claim for it.

  • @jrjubach
    @jrjubach5 жыл бұрын

    Poorly titled video. Cmon guys.

  • @Totalavulsion
    @Totalavulsion5 жыл бұрын

    Just a pint of Bailey’s for our Peter

  • @cahillgreg

    @cahillgreg

    2 жыл бұрын

    it's actually a soup made from simmering Rossana Arquette's kecks over a low heat and then feeding the broth through a strainer and serving in a tumbler - Quim n' dung on ice - yum

  • @djtforever1414
    @djtforever14143 жыл бұрын

    1:04 he mentions buying With The Beatles - Please Please Me is not on that album.

  • @rosiemcniff9465
    @rosiemcniff94652 жыл бұрын

    Other than the title of the clip, my other question is: what the hell is he drinking? If it's a magic coolness/song writing potion then where do I get one?

  • @davidcamelot4908
    @davidcamelot490810 ай бұрын

    Well the inspiration for a song is not other songs , those are not inspirations but influences, inspiration arises from the germ of an idea or story or ? , the song is trying to express or convey, although I suppose that’s an old fashioned notion, saying and meaning what is meant

  • @defan2105
    @defan21055 жыл бұрын

    Click Bait. come on with this. Interesting but not why I clicked on it.

  • @diggy75
    @diggy754 жыл бұрын

    Talk about a misleading title.

  • @davidcamelot4908
    @davidcamelot490810 ай бұрын

    Well aside from there not being any reference to what “in your eyes” song might have been saying , a decent modern interview. Sighs , click , bait, click , click sighs , well I suppose I would have paid a bit but now? we’ll it’s doubtful that one would pay for a dud and false advert , but there was nothing in the shinny box.

  • @davidcamelot4908

    @davidcamelot4908

    10 ай бұрын

    Window shopping media

  • @germdisco
    @germdisco4 жыл бұрын

    In Your Eyes barely mentioned. Thank goodness Peter Gabriel makes albums I can listen to so I don’t have to watch this “news”

  • @MrsLeslieO108
    @MrsLeslieO1084 жыл бұрын

    I’m giving it a thumbs down because ge didn’t say a single word about In Your Eyes😡 Its the title of the video for goodness sake! 😫

  • @David-fp3qg
    @David-fp3qg Жыл бұрын

    there was never a mention of in your eyes lol

  • @marty9660
    @marty96604 жыл бұрын

    Didn't mention one word about "In Your Eyes" 1000 churches and no God?

  • @craigmaffet5558

    @craigmaffet5558

    4 жыл бұрын

    marty one good point, a million churches are worthless without God Almighty.

  • @MrUndersolo

    @MrUndersolo

    4 жыл бұрын

    All those fruitless searches...

  • @georgelewis1664
    @georgelewis16644 жыл бұрын

    Javier is right ; this is totally misleading ( although nice to hear about some of those who influenced Peter ) . Why do you folks do this ? You don’t help your brand by misleading us viewers . Shape up !

  • @irisgonzalez-caulder9352

    @irisgonzalez-caulder9352

    3 жыл бұрын

    George Lewizard of oz I ask this question you know and influenced or know someone that influenced Raul Brunley or Dr Samuel ? I ask you this bcz you wrote " gus viewers " I guess what you think is comical I don't think is comical or what you think is a laughing matter I don't I don't like 40 foot snake behind the scene misleading a Dr of medicine Gus Plasencia

  • @rmanpojo8485
    @rmanpojo84854 жыл бұрын

    Clickbait

  • @terryspak5763
    @terryspak57632 жыл бұрын

    Re-title this video ya gerks.

  • @Shaun.Stephens
    @Shaun.Stephens9 ай бұрын

    Interesting interview but down-voted for misleading title.

  • @UHFStation1
    @UHFStation15 жыл бұрын

    Also flute playing. Lol.

  • @Czechbound
    @CzechboundАй бұрын

    SPAM ! AVOID ! And for those who want to know, he wrote the song about his girlfriend Rosana Arquette

  • @theelevennineteen1222
    @theelevennineteen12226 жыл бұрын

    It had to do with his affair with Rosanna Arquette.

  • @gcv1123
    @gcv11232 жыл бұрын

    Is he still alive?

  • @gcv1123

    @gcv1123

    2 жыл бұрын

    Seems he doesn't done much in several decades.

  • @gcv1123

    @gcv1123

    2 жыл бұрын

    Shoot, he commented on Randy Newman? Thanx @abc 😂

  • @peterk656
    @peterk6563 жыл бұрын

    pachelbel canon in d

  • @jasoncastrostreetteamespan7167
    @jasoncastrostreetteamespan71674 жыл бұрын

    jubyphonic

  • @samme1024
    @samme10243 жыл бұрын

    This tells Peter Gabriel's general musical influences, but says nothing about his inspiration for writing "In your Eyes". Disappointing. I want my 5 minutes back.

  • @valco7981
    @valco79812 жыл бұрын

    Clickbait at its finest!

  • @shawnhorton2000
    @shawnhorton2000 Жыл бұрын

    Click bait

  • @WinstonGuitar
    @WinstonGuitar5 жыл бұрын

    Very poorly-edited video, clearly someone spent no more than 10 minutes on putting this turkey together. It is a testament to the work that most music editors put into their KZread product that this video stands out as being particularly and uniquely bad.

  • @theredheadsaidNYC

    @theredheadsaidNYC

    5 жыл бұрын

    less than that.

  • @sghutner
    @sghutner8 ай бұрын

    Im happy with gabriels musical opinion, but wtf. Whats is the infuence. Why did abc label it a such. More false info from the "news" . appaling editing is the reason for this botch job on a grèat artist

  • @revdope1
    @revdope12 жыл бұрын

    What a waste of an interview.

  • @MaritzaLord
    @MaritzaLord3 жыл бұрын

    LIARS

  • @BrakRulesAll
    @BrakRulesAll3 жыл бұрын

    fake news