The Peak, 2/13/09: Happy 59th Birthday, Peter Gabriel!

[Gazoo]

10 from PG, who shares a birthday with Peter Tork, Robbie Williams, and Henry Rollins.  Who I'm sure would have a lot to talk about if they were all ever gathered in a room together.

[RGMike]

Henry Rollins. 

I know what I like in *his* wardrobe!

[RGMike]

well, I suppose it was inevitable we'd be climbing up on Solsbury Hill.

[Gazoo]

well, I suppose it was inevitable we'd be climbing up on Solsbury Hill.

I'd call everything in this set "inevitable."  Not that it's a bad catalog!  But would love to get one live track or surprise.

[Gazoo]

Henry Rollins. 

I know what I like in *his* wardrobe!

When I was working for RadioSpy in 1999-2000, my colleague Sean went to his house to interview him.  He answered the door in his underwear.

[Gazoo]

Re "Sledgehammer," for years I mondegreed "Chauffeur me / I will chauffeur you" as "Show for me / I will show for you."

[Gazoo]

BOS to "Down to Earth," from Wall-E, which was NTM.  Thanks, Rob!

[RGMike]

Re "Sledgehammer," for years I mondegreed "Chauffeur me / I will chauffeur you" as "Show for me / I will show for you."

Yes! So did I! (It makes perfect sense to me, in context)

[mshray]

Re "Sledgehammer," for years I mondegreed "Chauffeur me / I will chauffeur you" as "Show for me / I will show for you."

Yes! So did I! (It makes perfect sense to me, in context)

And here I always thought *I* was mondegreening it by singing it as 'chauffeur', all the while assuming the correct lyric was 'show for'.

[RGMike]

Re "Sledgehammer," for years I mondegreed "Chauffeur me / I will chauffeur you" as "Show for me / I will show for you."

Yes! So did I! (It makes perfect sense to me, in context)

And here I always thought *I* was mondegreening it by singing it as 'chauffeur', all the while assuming the correct lyric was 'show for'.

oops, wait a minute -- Gaz confused me.  I also thought "chauffeur", but most lyric sites say it is "show for".  And I really do think "chauffeur" makes more sense.

[RGMike]

BOS to "Down to Earth," from Wall-E, which was NTM.  Thanks, Rob!

And PG has withdrawn from performing the song at the Oscars next week -- he says he was being offered only "65 seconds" to perform a snipptet of it as part of a medley with the other 2 nominees.

http://www.deadlinehollywooddaily.com/peter-gabriel-pissed-at-oscar-producers-and-pulls-out-of-performing-at-academy-awards/