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 Gabriel, Peter
| 'My parties all have big names, and I greet them with the widest smile.' What song would you find these lyrics in? | Peter Gabriel Music
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'Big Time'. From the album 'So'.
| Which Peter Gabriel song deals with the inner thoughts of an assassin's mind? | Peter Gabriel Music
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'Family Snapshot'. Interesting song ... sounds an awful lot like a description of the JFK assassination.
| Which Peter Gabriel song is dedicated to noted poet Anne Sexton, who committed suicide? | Peter Gabriel Music
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'Mercy Street'. Anne Sexton's first book of poetry, 'To Bedlam and Part Way Back' (1960), examines her mental breakdowns and recoveries.
| Which of Peter Gabriel's songs deals with the pressures of an unemployed man trying to find a job and support his family? | Peter Gabriel Music
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'Don't Give Up'. Peter Gabriel sang this song as a duet with Kate Bush.
| 'Empty my mind -- I find it hard to cope, Listen to my heart -- don't need no stethoscope.' Which Peter Gabriel song do these lyrics come from? | Peter Gabriel Music
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'Humdrum'. From the album 'Peter Gabriel'.
| Which of Peter Gabriel's songs gives a dim view toward the social behavior of creating cliques? | Peter Gabriel Music
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'Not One of Us'. 'There's safety in numbers, When you learn to divide, How can we be in, If there is no outside.' Great lyrics, huh?
| What Peter Gabriel song features a video with a train coming out of Pete's mouth? | Peter Gabriel Music
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'Sledgehammer'. During the lyrics, 'You could have a steam train if you'd just lay down your tracks'.
| Youssou N'Dour provided back-up vocals on which song on Peter Gabriel's album 'So'? | Peter Gabriel Music
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'In Your Eyes'. His vocals come out best at the end of the song.
| Which Peter Gabriel album listed below does NOT feature a head shot of Pete? | Peter Gabriel Music
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'Secret World Live'. 'Secret World Live' features a hand holding a telephone receiver.
| Peter Gabriel's first four albums are simply named after him. Each of the first four albums has another word associated with the album title. Which word listed below is NOT one of them? | Peter Gabriel Music
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Dog. Peter Gabriel 1 - Car. Peter Gabriel 2 - Scratch. Peter Gabriel 3 - Melt. Peter Gabriel 4 - Security.
1967. The band Genesis was founded while Peter was still a student at Charterhouse School. The name came from another alumunus, Jonathan King, who produced thier first album, "From Genesis To Revelation".
Peter Gabriel. Peter's first three solo albums were all titled "Peter Gabriel". However, they are usually differentiated by number in order of release, or sleeve design, I, II and III being referred to as "Car", "Scratch" and "Melt" respectively, in reference to their cover artwork.
| In 1987, one of Peter's video's won numerous awards at MTV's Music Video Awards. This video set a new standard for art in the music industry. Can you name this video/song? | The Music Of Peter Gabriel
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Sledgehammer. "Sledgehammer" peaked at number one in Canada for four weeks on July 21, 1986, number one in the U.S. on July 26, 1986, and number four in the UK singles chart. In 1987, it won nine MTV Video Music Awards. MTV later announced that "Sledgehammer" is the most played music video in the history of the station. "Sledgehammer" has also been declared to be MTV's number one animated video of all time.
| In 1994, Peter appeared at a concert/festival in New York State. It was the weekend of August 14, 15, 16, 1994. He was the closing act after three days of great rock and roll music. What was this concert? | The Music Of Peter Gabriel
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Woodstock 94. I attended Woodstock 94. My main intention was to see Peter Gabriel. It was the first time I had seen him perform live and what a fantastic show. He was the last performer to take the stage late Sunday night and it was well worth the wait. Candles were handed out and lit during the song "Biko". And no one rioted or started any fires.
| "In your eyes, the light the heat ,in your eyes, I am complete, in your eyes, I see the doorway ,in your eyes ,---------------------". Can you pick the correct next line for this song? | The Music Of Peter Gabriel
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to a thousand churches. This song first appeared on the 1986 multi-platinum hit album "So".
Peter's lyrics slowly abandoned the journey through the dark side in favor of reaching out with awareness-lifting sentiment. That transition helped expand Peter's audience significantly.
| One of Peter's song's is official theme song of World Wrestling Entertainment's "WrestleMania 22". Do you know which one it is?
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Big Time. "WrestleMania 22" took place on April 2,2006. The tagline for "WrestleMania 22" was "Big Time". The theme song for the event was "Big Time" by Peter Gabriel. More than 17,155 people from 16 countries and 43 states attended, with millions more watching in more than 90 countries.
| Peter's bass and stick player has appeared with him on every studio album and tour since 1976. Who is this dedicated man? | The Music Of Peter Gabriel
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Tony Levin. Tony has played with many greats including King Crimson, Yes, Pink Floyd, John Lennon, Dire Straits, Alice Cooper, Seal, David BowieCarly Simon, Sarah McLachlan and Paul Simon, among many others.
| In 1998, Peter appeared on a soundtrack, not as a composer, but as a singer of a song written by Randy Newman. Can you name the movie that soundtrack appeared on? | The Music Of Peter Gabriel
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Babe:Pig in the City. The song, "That'll Do", was nominated for an Academy Award, and Gabriel and Newman performed it at the following year's Oscar telecast. Many who saw him on that broadcast didn't recognize him, since his hair had greyed and thinned since his most recent tour several years earlier.
| In December 2006, one of Peter's song's was used as a promotional video for a new FX show starring Courteney Cox. Do you know which song it is? | The Music Of Peter Gabriel
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Diggin In The Dirt. This is a show called "Dirt", about a gossip newspaper. "Diggin In The Dirt" is a very cool video with Peter wearing a head cam during parts of the song.
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