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Are there any fans of this singer? I'm not just talking about liking the song, "In Your Eyes." Everyone likes that song. But does anyone here celebrate the guy's complete catalog?
The first song I heard from him was "Shock the Monkey". I never understood what it was about. I mean, I knew it was a metaphor. But if you gave me a million years to analyze the lyrics, I would never have figured it out. I finally found out, and it's sort of amusing to think that people actually believed it was about animals. They aren't really that stupid are they? I mean, I was a kid when I first heard it and I never thought it, and I'm not that bright, really. Anyway, here is the Interpretation on Wikipedia: "Due to its title and the content of the video, the song is frequently assumed to be either an animal rights song or a reference to the famous experiments by Stanley Milgram described in his book Obedience to Authority. It is neither, although another Gabriel song, "We Do What We're Told (Milgram's 37)", from his 1986 album So, does deal directly with Milgram. Gabriel himself has described "Shock the Monkey" as "a love song" that examines how jealousy can release one's baser instincts; the monkey is not a literal monkey, but a metaphor for one's feelings of jealousy."
He's kind of similar to Phil Collins. They both were members of Genesis. Both singers, songwriters, and multi-instrumentalists. Except people seemed to like Phil Collins a lot more. He sold a few million units for every one that Peter Gabriel sold.
YouTube - Peter Gabriel - Shock the Monkey (HQ music video)
The first song I heard from him was "Shock the Monkey". I never understood what it was about. I mean, I knew it was a metaphor. But if you gave me a million years to analyze the lyrics, I would never have figured it out. I finally found out, and it's sort of amusing to think that people actually believed it was about animals. They aren't really that stupid are they? I mean, I was a kid when I first heard it and I never thought it, and I'm not that bright, really. Anyway, here is the Interpretation on Wikipedia: "Due to its title and the content of the video, the song is frequently assumed to be either an animal rights song or a reference to the famous experiments by Stanley Milgram described in his book Obedience to Authority. It is neither, although another Gabriel song, "We Do What We're Told (Milgram's 37)", from his 1986 album So, does deal directly with Milgram. Gabriel himself has described "Shock the Monkey" as "a love song" that examines how jealousy can release one's baser instincts; the monkey is not a literal monkey, but a metaphor for one's feelings of jealousy."
He's kind of similar to Phil Collins. They both were members of Genesis. Both singers, songwriters, and multi-instrumentalists. Except people seemed to like Phil Collins a lot more. He sold a few million units for every one that Peter Gabriel sold.
YouTube - Peter Gabriel - Shock the Monkey (HQ music video)
