The Power of the Heart / Solsbury Hill - Single
Peter Gabriel & Lou Reed
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| Name | Artist | Time | Price | ||
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The Power of The Heart | Peter Gabriel | 5:53 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Solsbury Hill | Lou Reed | 5:24 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 2 Songs |
Customer Reviews
Vocals?
Lou, I love ya, but even for you, the vocals on this tune are pretty awful.
Best track on Peter's new album / Lou Reed does it right
"The Power of the Heart" was a heartfelt -- but little known -- Lou Reed original. Here, Peter Gabriel turns it into a gorgeous standard. If there's any justice, this version will convince the rest of the music-loving world that Lou Reed has a heart... and an ear for balladry. As for Lou's version of "Solsbury Hill", it's dark, fuzzy and sly -- straight out of a David Lynch film. Take, for example, his witty reworking of the lyric "My friends would think I was a nut". Hint: his friends already think he's a nut. Lou's problem isn't insanity. It's... Well, listen to the song. And if you're the type to knock Lou for his vocals on this track, then you're picking a hell of a time to start. His spoken-word delivery has always sounded like a diary reading from a drunken art student. Drink it up.
A balanced score.
I give it 3 stars because PG's "Power of the Heart" is the best song off the SMB album, but good God, Lou Reed literally made the song unlistenable - by far, it's the worst cover of a PG song. Thus, average 5 stars for PG, 1 star for Lou - 3 average.
Biography
Born: March 02, 1942 in Brooklyn, NY
Genre: Rock
Years Active: '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s, '00s, '10s
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