This is astonishingly good. Peter Gabriel has had some great backing vocalists in his time--the best, I think, was probably Paula Cole--but none sounds more like him than his daughter, Melanie, which makes sense when you think about it. Here she is from her father's Growing Up Tour, where they do a "Downside Up"/"OVO" medley with a really neat stage stunt:
Peter Gabriel - Downside Up - Live 2003
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Melanie Gabriel's solo stuff doesn't sound anything like her father's--it's acoustic guitar love songs--and in some ways I think that's a shame. Selfishly, because I know it must be frustrating to live in a parent's shadow like that, but I'd personally be thrilled if she did an album of her father's old stuff. I can almost hear her version of "Mercy Street," and it sends chills down my spine.
And for that matter, Genesis still needs a new lead vocalist...
Okay, enough fantasy album production. Here's some more Peter Gabriel. Performing John Lennon's "Imagine" at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino. Trivia: He had the flu at the time. Other trivia: I have the flu right now, too, which is why I'm sitting here watching Peter Gabriel videos on YouTube instead of working:
Oh, and here's "In Your Eyes" (with the awesome, and vastly underrated, Youssou N'Dour) from 20 years ago:
Some folks say "In Your Eyes" is the best love song Gabriel ever recorded. It may be, but I'm partial to "Secret World":
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