Mojique thinks of days before Americans came
He sees(serves) the foreigners in growing numbers
He sees the foreigners in fancy houses
He dreams of days that he can still remember...now.
Mojique holds a package in his quivering hands
Mojique sends the package to the American man
Softly he glides along the streets and alleys
Up comes the wind that makes them run for cover
He feels the time is surely now or never...more.
The wind in my heart
The wind in my heart
The dust in my head
The dust in my head
The wind in my heart
Tu sei sgangheraaa........AT THIS POINT
(Come to) Drive them away
Drive them away.
Mojique buys equipment in the market place
Mojique plants devices through the free trade zone
He feels the wind is lifting up his people
He calls the wind to guide him on his mission
He knows his friend the wind is always standing...by.
Mojique smells the wind that comes from far away
Mojique waits for news in a quiet place
He feels the presence of the wind beside(around) him
He feels the power of the past behind him
He has the knowledge of the wind to guide him...on.
Peter Brian Gabriel (born 13 February 1950) is an English singer, songwriter and human rights activist. He was the original lead singer of the progressive rock band Genesis. After leaving the band in 1975, he launched a solo career with "Solsbury Hill" as his first single. His fifth studio album, So (1986), is his best-selling release and is certified triple platinum in the UK and five times platinum in the US. The album's most successful single, "Sledgehammer", won a record nine MTV Awards at the 1987 MTV Video Music Awards and, according to a report in 2011, it was MTV's most played music video of all time.
Gabriel has been a champion of world music for much of his career. He co-founded the WOMAD festival in 1982. He has continued to focus on producing and promoting world music through his Real World Records label. He has pioneered digital distribution methods for music, co-founding OD2, one of the first online music download services. Gabriel has also been involved in numerous humanitarian efforts. In 1980, he released the anti-apartheid single "Biko". He has participated in several human-rights benefit concerts, including Amnesty International's Human Rights Now! tour in 1988, and co-founded the Witness human rights organisation in 1992. Gabriel developed The Elders with Richard Branson, which was launched by Nelson Mandela in 2007.
Gabriel has won three Brit Awards—winning Best British Male in 1987, six Grammy Awards, thirteen MTV Video Music Awards, the first Pioneer Award at the BT Digital Music Awards, the Q magazine Lifetime Achievement, the Ivor Novello Award for Lifetime Achievement, and the Polar Music Prize. He was made a BMI Icon at the 57th annual BMI London Awards for his "influence on generations of music makers". In recognition of his many years of human rights activism, he received the Man of Peace award from the Nobel Peace Prize laureates in 2006, and Time magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2008. AllMusic described Gabriel as "one of rock's most ambitious, innovative musicians, as well as one of its most political". He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Genesis in 2010, and as a solo artist in 2014. In March 2015, he was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of South Australia in recognition of his achievements in music.
Why all the hate?
I personally have no problem with polite, thoughtful, and insightful comments even when I disagree with them. But juvenile, vulgar attacks indicate a lack of tolerance (not to mention basic intelligence) just as much as saying STFU.
My feelings exactly.
Great fan of both TH and PG. I think PG nails this song and, a rarity, improves what already was a very good TH piece. IMHO, his production and instrumentation intensifies the chilling lyrics. "Listening Wind" could easily be mistaken for one of PG's own original works.
I like PG but David Byrne's original version has an ironic edge, which this song needs and, I imagine, was intended, an edge that PG's mellow voice can't match. Also, an American singing this give it added strength.
I would agree. PG seems to simply want to re-hash his old glory tunes and doesn't have anything else in him. I had him at "God-like" when his "SO" album came out, then elevated him even more with his "US" album, esp when I saw him in concert. Canadian Robert LePage had directed his concert, which was amazingly artistic and moving. And then..... fshhhhhhhhhhh..... slowly the balloon of creativity faltered and then nothing. For years. So sad.
I suggest you read the Wiki>>>>
While he may not have made music personally that you've been impressed with, he hardly has been re-hashing his old glory tunes. The same year that he put out Us, he founded Witness. That's more than most people achieve in a lifetime, and it was most certainly a creative act. If you take a look, you'll see he's hardly been standing still since Us.
but Listening Wind is for me only 5
Um, good for you?
Band: Xutos & Pontapés
Song: Remar Remar
Geoffrey Oryema (on Peter Gabriel's label) has an excellent cover of Listening Wind, as well.
I like PG but David Byrne's original version has an ironic edge, which this song needs and, I imagine, was intended, an edge that PG's mellow voice can't match. Also, an American singing this give it added strength.
I agree, but listening to this, slightly weary version, gives it a 'new' slant to me ...
I have noticed that none of the most *snarky* critics have ever shared their music to be judged! Just saying ...
That's just one way to look at it