Je ne sais pourquoi cette chanson m'a toujours donné du courage... Cette chanson est le premier tube de la carrière solo de Peter Gabriel, elle m'évoque une gigue... Me donne envie de danser, moi qui ne danse jamais... Elle est à la fois source de joie et de nostalgie... Elle fait naître un spleen gai et un sourire grave... Une joyeuse mélancolie d'une époque rêvé dans laquelle je me serai senti mieux... Je me serai senti bien... Elle n'existe pas, cette époque, certainement, c'est juste le fruit de mon imagination, je sais, mais bon... Voilà pourquoi "Solsbury Hill".
"Climbing up on Solsbury Hill - I could see the city light - Wind was blowing, time stood still - Eagle flew out of the night - He was something to observe - Came in close, I heard a voice - Standing stretching every nerve - Had to listen had no choice - I did not believe the information - I just had to trust imagination - My heart going boom boom boom - "Son, " he said "Grab your things, - I've come to take you home." - To keepin' silence I resigned - My friends would think I was a nut - Turning water into wine - Open doors would soon be shut - So I went from day to day - Tho' my life was in a rut - "Till I thought of what I'd say - Which connection I should cut - I was feeling part of the scenery - I walked right out of the machinery - My heart going boom boom boom - "Hey" he said "Grab your things - I've come to take you home." - Back home. - When illusion spin her net - I'm never where I want to be - And liberty she pirouette - When I think that I am free - Watched by empty silhouettes - Who close their eyes but still can see - No on taught them etiquette - I will show another me - Today I don't need a replacement - I'll tell them what the smile on my face meant - My heart going boom boom boom - "Hey" I said "You can keep my things, - They've come to take me home."
Peter Gabriel - "Solsbury Hill" - 1977 - album : PG1 / "Solsbury Hill", une autre version - 2004 - dvd : Growing Up Tour / "Solsbury Hill", l'ultime version pour moi - 1994 - album : Secret World Live /
Il existe aussi une version sur le Live : Play Live Highlights
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