Peter Gabriel - Mercy Street - Live in Athens 1987

[IBiancoNeve]

I was listening to this while my mom was dying in the hospital almost two years ago. I hoped she would survive. But my soul knew she wouldn't. I was already grieving secretly from myself. I couldn't listen to this painfully beautiful song after this. But now I can.

[AnnaE.]

Oh my goodness! So sad and at the same time so incredibly beautiful...

[PloppyMaster]

This song expresses depression with such beauty and humanity. Sooths the soul. Epic performance. Thank you Peter.

[BarrelShape]

No question - One of the best live performances that exists.

[rodanny]

The scream. Peter's signature. I love it! a masterpiece!

[robrob]

Das ist der Grund warum ich mit der heutigen Zeit nicht zurecht komme.
Mir fehlt diese Musik und die tiefgründige Bedeutung die sowas überhaupt erst entstehen lässt.
Es ist nicht, optimiert auf Verkauf, es versucht nicht zu gefallen....es berührt dich, weil es echt ist.
Heute berührt mich garnichts mehr und meine Seele verkümmert und meine Gedanken richten sich in die Vergangenheit

[cw]

This man lives his music. Breathtaking.

[TheZachjad]

His voice has such depth with that unique rasp

[frankopdeweegh]

this wil not be beaten in 1000 years so awsome

[Migisiepit]

I cried and had goosebumps...wow Peter!
So painfully beautiful

[douglasmcwilliams]

"Million dollar voice" my friend said.

[ggalcoforado]

wonderful song, wonderful performance, the sound of the triangle in the background is hypnotic, peaceful

[JL-rtmi]

People often don't appreciate how physically grueling it is to sing at all, let alone this well, while lying down or curled up in a ball. PG typically cleans up his live recordings after the fact, but I saw him two months before this performance, and he sounded FANTASTIC. Literally jaw-dropping for much of the audience.

[MuriloHRK]

he expresses all the suffering that the music conveys

[SticksForChicks]

Pete understood Anne Sexton’s pathos and this song and performance is nothing short of genius.

[TheDreamingJune]

His voice is on another level. This is a magnetic performance.

[charmelizabeth]

There is nothing like this in mainstream music today. This is exquisite and what a moving performance looks like.

[zeudliget]

This song can take you anywhere you want to be .
Magnificent.

[benrous]

There looked like some true catharsism going on here. Spellbinding performance. There is no artist or performer like Gabriel <3

[muzquizsebastian]

At his best with his unique style of expression and live performance. The best in my book.