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Fun Music Information -> Peter Gabriel

Album cover parody of Big Blue Ball by Peter Gabriel
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Possible Misspelled Names:

These are the alternate spellings of the performer's name we've had to correct in submissions to amIright.

Peter Gabrial

Quotes:

“I don’t think we can change the world as directly as many people thought was once possible,” he told Spin magazine. “What we can do is provide information and then let people make up their minds.” - PETER GABRIEL in an interview discussing his landmark album 'SO'.
Submitted by: Sledgehammer Man
 

Jokes:

We know about how when a TV program bored or pissed off Elvis Presley he'd shoot the TV with a pistol. SO - Q: what does Peter Gabriel do when the BBC airs some rubbish that he don't like? A: he smashes the telly with a sledgehammer! Ha!
Submitted by: This Time You Gone Too Far!
Why couldn't the classical composer pay for his dinner bill? Because he was Baroque
Submitted by: JC
There are additional music jokes available.

New Band Names:

New Name
Why It's Better
Submitter Name
Peter GabenAlso called Lord Peter Gaben or Peter GabeMuhammad Firza

New Song Names:

Original Song Name
New Song Name
Submitter Name
"All your Lies""In Your Eyes"Robert D. Arndt Jr.
"Games With Out Front Ears""Games Without Frontiers"Regina Haniger
"Games Without Back Ears""Games Without Frontiers"Regina Haniger
"Games Without Middle Ears""Games Without Frontiers"Regina Haniger
"Games Without Any Ears""Games Without Frontiers"Regina Haniger

There are additional new song names available.

Literally Impossible Song Titles:

Song/Performer
Comment
Submitter Name
"Red Rain,"Rain is never red.Marcia Todd
"Big Time,"You must have had a big watch, eh?FiFi

Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:

Song & Band Name
Song & Band Name
"Weapon Of Choice," Fatboy Slim"Sledgehammer," Peter Gabriel
"Waterfalls," TLC"Here Comes The Flood," Peter Gabriel
"Here Comes The Rain Again," Eurythmics"Here Comes The Flood," Peter Gabriel
"Electricity," Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark"Shock The Monkey," Peter Gabriel
There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available.

Remove a Letter From a Song Title:

"Blood Of Den" originally "Blood Of Eden"
Priscilla Gadsden
"In Your Yes" originally "In Your Eyes"
Candy Welty
"Bio" originally "Biko"
Russ
"In Our Eyes" originally "In Your Eyes"
Candy Welty
"Waiting For The Big On" originally "Waiting For The Big One"
As compared to the small off?
Peter

There are additional song titles with a letter removed available.

Add a Letter to a Song Title:

"There Comes The Flood" originally "Here Comes The Flood"
Jean Goodsprings
"Where Comes The Flood" originally "Here Comes The Flood"
Jean Goodsprings
"Win Your Eyes" originally "In Your Eyes"
Candy Welty
"Ink Your Eyes" originally "In Your Eyes"
Candy Welty
"Big Timer" originally "Big Time"
Candy Welty

There are additional song titles with a letter added available.

Change a Letter:

"Blood Of Even" originally "Blood Of Eden"
Priscilla Gadsden
"Brood Of Eden" originally "Blood Of Eden"
Priscilla Gadsden
"Flood Of Eden" originally "Blood Of Eden"
Priscilla Gadsden
"Here Comes Thy Flood" originally "Here Comes The Flood"
Gene Goodsprings
"Here Comes The Floor" originally "Here Comes The Flood"
Candy Welty

There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.

Song Parody Lyrics:

Original Song Name
Parody Song Name
Parody Author
"Olive Tree""Bigger Lake"Duc4AmIRight
"Playing for Time""Playing for Gifts"Duc4AmIRight
"Road to Joy""Road to Gifts"Duc4AmIRight
"In Your Eyes""In His Eyes"eel deal
"Biko""RICO"eel deal
"Solsbury Hill""Salisbury Steak"EWOP
"Sledgehammer""Sledgehammer (Wagner Group)"Hu’s On First
"Sledge Hammer""Slight Leakage"Rick Duncan
"In Your Eyes""In Your Lies"John Foley
"Shock the Monkey""Stop the Turkey"Darius Whitehead

There are additional song parodies available.

Songs for Commercials, That Haven't Been Done Yet:

Song Name
Product
Submittor
Out OutCoverage of England game (World Cup 2010)pickle
Shock The MonkeyAnimal Help HotlineRachel
In Your EyesLensCraftersTina
D.I.YD.I.Y shops open on Bank Holidayspickle*
I Have The TouchContact Cold RemedySteven Mariash
There are additional commercials that haven't been done yet available.

Bad Choices for On Hold Music:

Song Name
Company/Organization
Submittor
Shock The MonkeyAutism SpeaksMitzi Mozzarella
Big TimeWeight WatchersEan
Here Comes The FloodBBC Weather Centrepickle
Shock The MonkeyAnimal Liberation Frontfrozen_frogurt
Shock The MonkeySan Diego ZooEd
There are additional on hold music ideas available.

Songs for Duets, That Haven't Been Done Yet:

First Band/Song Name
Second Band/Song Name
New Song Name
Submittor
Maxwell's Silver Hammer
   The Beatles
Sledgehammer
   Peter Gabriel
Maxwell's Silver Sledgehammer
O.J. Chamberlain
Rockin' Robin
   Bobby Day
Diggin' In The Dirt
   Peter Gabriel
Rockin' Robin Diggin' In The Dirt
Robins do dig in the dirt -- for earthworms.
Ashley Michelle McGowan
Digging Your Scene
   The Blow Monkeys
Digging In The Dirt
   Peter Gabriel
Digging Your Scene In The Dirt
Joe
Wicked Games
   Weeknd
Games Without Frontiers
   Peter Gabriel
Wicked Games Without Frontiers
Alicia Sturdivant
There are additional duets that haven't been done yet available.

If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be:

Peter Parker or Angel Gabriel
Ashley Parker Angel combined with Peter Gabriel
Submitted By: This Kid
Peter Gabriel, Paul, and Mary
Peter Gabriel combined with Peter, Paul, and Mary
Submitted By: Brit Boxx
Peter Gabriel Frampton
Peter Gabriel combined with Peter Frampton
Submitted By: Sutch
Peter Gabriel And The Angels
Peter Gabriel combined with Gabriel And The Angels
Submitted By: Candy Welty

Misheard Lyrics:

"Coming Down To Earth"
Misheard Lyrics:
You've got a light on your chest...
Original Lyrics:
You've got a lot on your chest...
"Biko"
Misheard Lyrics:
Bac-O’s
Original Lyrics:
Biko
"Shock the Monkey"
Misheard Lyrics:
Stop, I’m okay!
Original Lyrics:
Shock the monkey
"In Your Eyes"
Misheard Lyrics:
Evil eyes
or
Eagle eyes
or
Eager eyes
or
Indian eyes
or
Idiot eyes
Original Lyrics:
in your eyes
There are additional misheard lyrics available.

Misheard Lyrics Stories:

"Games Without Frontiers"
Misheard Lyrics:
She's so funky, yeah.
Original Lyrics:
Jeux sans frontiers.

Story about this misheard lyric by: Andrew Brown

I genuinely thought that's what the lyrics were despite being fluent in French. They do fit the song. It wasn't until several years later that I discovered I was wrong when I saw the lyrics written down somewhere, but I can still only hear "She's so funky, yeah" even now.

There are additional misheard stories available.

Song Parody Fragments:

"Big Time"
Better Lyrics:
My paw is getting bigger

My head is getting bigger

My heart is getting bigger

And my back

My face is getting bigger

And my thing ain't gonna count

Look at my legs in my stance

And my big tail...

Big big big big big big big
Original Lyrics:
My car is getting bigger

My house is getting bigger

My eyes are getting bigger

And my bath

My belly is getting bigger

And my bank account

Look at my circumstance

And the bulge in my big big big big big big big
Submitted by: Colin Slater
"Solsbury Hill"
Better Lyrics:
Zorbing down on Solsbury Hill
I could feel my stomach rise
Ball was rolling, time stood swirly
If I had hair, it'd be curly...
Original Lyrics:
Climbing up on Solsbury Hill
I could see the city light
Wind was blowing, time stood still
An eagle flew out of the night
Submitted by: C. Mountain

Funniest Song Lyrics:

"I Don't Remember"
The Funny Lyrics:
I don't remember, I don't recall
I got no memory of anything at all
Why They're Funny:
If he can't remember anything, how can he be singing this song?
Submitted by: Ihave Noname
 

Repetitive Song Lyrics:

"Exposure"
The Repetitive Lyrics:
Exposure, exposure, exposure, exposure...
Why They're Repetitive:
My least favourite song on Peter Gabriel's second album.
Submitted by: pickle*
"In Your Eyes"
The Repetitive Lyrics:
In your eyes, in your eyes,
in your eyes...etc etc etc
Why They're Repetitive:
Dear god...how many times is it possible to repeat this?
Submitted by: Maddie

Nonsensical Song Lyrics:

"Sledgehammer"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
Why don't you call my name?
You better call me 'Sledge Hammer'!
Why They're Nonsensical:
That's funny, I thought your name was Peter.
Submitted by: Chuma Pantzov
"In Your Eyes"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
I look to the time with you, to keep me awake and alive
Why They're Nonsensical:
So if he isn't awake, that means he isn't alive? How does that make any sense?
Submitted by: Mel
There are additional nonsensical lyrics available.

Dirty Song Lyrics:

"Blood of Eden"
The Dirty Lyrics:
At my request, you take me in
In that tenderness, I am floating away
No certainty, nothing to rely on
Holding still for a moment
What a moment this is
Oh for a moment of forgetting, a moment of bliss
Heyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
I can hear the distant thunder
Of a million unheard souls
Of a million unheard souls
Watch each one reach for creature comfort
For the filling of their holes
Why They're Dirty:
Well, is it or is it not? It could mean anything, but it also pretty much could mean ... you know what ;o)
Submitted by: Claus
"Sledgehammer"
The Dirty Lyrics:
1.)You could have a steam train,
if you just laid down your tracks
2.) Open up your fruit cage,
cause I will be your honey bee,
open up your fruit cage,
where the fruit there is as sweet as can be
Why They're Dirty:
Not until about 2 years after initially hearing it. The first lyric is a long list of different types of lovers the woman can have. The second lyric is an obvious plee for him to perform oral sex.
Submitted by: Ed
There are additional dirty lyrics available.

Song Lyrics That Name Check Celebrities:

"San Jacinto"
The Lyrics:
Follow dry river bed - watch Scouts and Guides make po-wow signs
Past Geronimo's disco - Sit 'n' Bull steakhouse - white men dream
Who They Mention:
Geronimo
Submitted by: Tania WYEP
"Biko"
The Lyrics:
Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko Yihla Moja, Yihla Moja -The man is dead
Who They Mention:
Steven Biko, slain South African anit-apartheid activist
Submitted by: Mark Silverman

Songs That Open With Their Titles:

"Father, Son"
Opening Lines:
Father, son, locked as one.
Comments:
Submitted by: Brian Kelly
"Solsbury Hill"
Opening Lines:
Climbing up on Solsbury Hill.
Comments:
Submitted by: Brian Kelly
There are additional spelling lyrics available.

Song Title Space Change:

"Sin My Eye" originally "In My Eyes"
Submitted by: Peter
"No Tone Of Us" originally "Not One Of Us"
Explains Peter Gabriel's music?
Submitted by: George Straitjacket
"Big Tim E." originally "Big Time"
Submitted by: George Straitjacket
"Shock The Monk, Ey?" originally "Shock The Monkey"
Submitted by: Rocky
"Shock Them On Key" originally "Shock The Monkey"
Submitted by: Natasha Bly

Band Name Anagrams:

Beg Pert Ariel Submitted by: Priscilla Gadsden
A Terrible Peg Submitted by: Fresh Prince Charles Bronson Pinchot
Barge Tile Rep Submitted by: Amanda Svenson
Might see you tiles for your barge?
Reptile Barge Submitted by: hamburger456
Piglet Bearer Submitted by: hamburger456

There are additional Band Name Anagrams available.

Song Title Anagrams:

"Hammer Ledges" originally "Sledgehammer"
Submitted by: Kimberly Townsend
"Hammers Ledge" originally "Sledgehammer"
Submitted by: Kimberly Townsend
"I Beg Tim" originally "Big Time"
Submitted by: Alexis
"Darren I" originally "Red Rain"
The first in line of people named Darren
Submitted by: Alexis
"Darrin E." originally "Red Rain"
Submitted by: Alexis

There are additional Song Title Anagrams available.

Song Title Spoonerisms:

"Bud Love Eden" originally "Blood Of Eden"
Submitted by: Regina Haniger
"Bud Of Leadin'" originally "Blood Of Eden"
Submitted by: Regina Haniger
"Waiting For The Wig Bun" originally "Waiting For The Big One"
Submitted by: Regina Haniger
"Waiting Wore The Fig Bun" originally "Waiting For The Big One"
Submitted by: Regina Haniger
"Baiting For The Wig One" originally "Waiting For The Big One"
Submitted by: Regina Haniger

There are additional Song Title Spoonerisms available.

Foreign Language in English Songs:

"Schock den Affen"
The Lyrics:
Fasse mich wenn ich brenn Fasse mich wenn ich renn schuettel die Baeume im Regenwald von oben faellt ein Tier Fasse mich jetzt und hier offen - offen - uh - uh Ja, due weisst: das schockt den Affen Fuchs den Fuchs Deck den Dachs Herz das Herz keiner merkt's Lass die Haeute heute springen Schluss jetzt! Schluss! Fasse mich - fasse mich offen - offen - uh - uh Ja, du weisst: das schockt den Affen Alles geht weiter haengt an der Leiter ich weiss, ich lerne SCHOCK! - Das tut dem Affen weh SCHOCK! - Das tut dem Affen weh Fasse mich wenn ich schlaf Fasse mich wenn ich wach Wirfst deine Perlen vor die Sau treibst den Affen in den Bau Fasse mich jetzt und hier offen - offen - uh - uh Ja, due weisst: das schockt den Affen Viel zuviel in Frage unsicher alle Tage und jetzt auch noch dies: SCHOCK! - Das tut dem Affen weh SCHOCK! - Das tut dem Affen weh Schock den Affen im Schlaf
Why:
When I was a teenager I was listening one night to a rock radio station and the lady DJ played this song. She said that us listeners were not halluncinating, that a German friend of hers had sent her a German language copy of Peter Gabriel's hit "Shock the Monkey". It was absolutely amazing. It stoked some conversations around the locker door halls in school the next day.
Submitted by: Hamburger Dude
"Games Without Frontiers"
The Lyrics:
Jeux sans frontieres
Why:
It means "games without frontiers" in French.
Submitted by: Angry Johnny

Onomatopoeia in Lyrics:

"Solsbury Hill"
The Lyrics:
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Why:
Sound of gunfire.
Submitted by: hamburger456
 

Performers with Handicaps:

"Bipolar Disorder"
Submitted by: TBuck

What A Band is Best Known For (aside from their music):

"Scariest music video ever"
The music video for Peter's hit song "Sledgehammer" has given many people horrifying nightmares.
Submitted by: GlamRockNinjaLord
"Deusches Album"
In 1982 Peter Gabriel released his 4th solo album. It was untitled just like the previous three but in the US it was titled "Security". Early in 1983 a German language of this album was released under the title "Deusches Album". Some of the tracks were played on US radio. All of Peter's subsequent albums have titles.
Submitted by: Der Kommisahr

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