SONG OF THE DAY
“Don’t Give Up” by Peter Gabriel Feat. Kate Bush (So, Geffen-U.S./
Charisma-U.K./ Virgin-South and North America, 1986). Written by Peter Gabriel.
INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia)
– So is the fifth studio album (and seventh album overall) by British rock musician Peter Gabriel.
– It ranked at number #14 on Rolling Stone Magazine’s Top 100 Albums of the Eighties.
– The single version spent eleven weeks in the UK Top 75 chart in 1986, peaking at #9.
– The song was included in Peter Gabriel’s Secret World Live tour featuring singer Paula Cole. The DVD release of a performance in Italy in 1993 (released in 1994) included the duet.
– Tracy Chapman and Peter Gabriel performed the song live at “Nelson Mandela, an international tribute for a free South Africa” at Wembley, GB, 16 April 1990.