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Roland Schmidt

“Dolly turned it down - and I’m glad that she did because what Kate did on it is brilliant”: How Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush brought one of the most emotive songs of the 1980s to life

Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush.

RECORDING WEEK 2025: In a world of music which is often based in commerciality, it's nice to reflect on artists who have always taken a creatively-driven path, pushing the boundaries of songwriting and performance while also embracing new technologies designed to assist musicians.

Peter Gabriel is undoubtedly one of these artists; apart from being a performer of immense moral fibre, he has always embraced new music technology with a sense of wonderment and understanding, while imbuing into it an insatiable fascination for music and rhythms of the world.

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