Home News Composers Projects Licensing FAQ Contact 26 Jun 2010 Listening Wind and I Don't Remember Today sees the sixth of the double a-side reciprocal releases on iTunes in the 'Scratch My Back' and 'I'll Scratch Yours' series. David Byrne has recorded a fantastic version of 'I Don't Remember' in return of Peter's version of 'Listening Wind'. Peter, Bob Ezrin and John Metcalfe talk about the recording of 'Listening Wind' in our video. Unfortunatly we didn't manage to get David Byrne in-front of a camera, although he did send us some thoughts: Why did you choose to cover Don't Remember? "I didn't. Peter suggested it. I was aiming for something more obscure, or a lesser known song that I could make unrecognizable or radically rework. That song is a favorite I'm sure, so a lot of fans will be somewhat attached to the original arrangement. But I did have an angle, an approach, and I guess that intrigued Peter." How did you approach the cover - musically, technically etc etc? "I realized that the tempo, the groove and the catchy chorus might be perfect for an uplifting clubby treatment- which would give a nice spin on the lyrics. In the original the vibe is quite dark, paranoid even....I thought the falsetto vocal and club groove would make the alienation and amnesia subject pleasant- almost desirable. I thought my version might imply a willing sublime surrender to memory loss." Do you have any thoughts or response to Peter Gabriel's cover of Listening Wind? "It's lovely- it brings out the incantation in the song. What a choice at this time politically though! One could get waterboarded for singing that song in the wrong place!" all the best David Midtown Buy from iTunes Latest Headlines Listening Wind and I Don't Remember Listen to 'Scratch My Back' in full Peter Gabriel introduces Real World Records for Winter 2009/10 Featured Artists The Footnote United Kingdom Adrian Sherwood United Kingdom The Black Swan Effect United Kingdom, United Kingdom Featured Projects Tristan And Isolde Film Supertanker Television Bandit Queen Film © 2014 Real World Music Ltd. Real World Music Mill Lane, Box, Wiltshire, SN13 8PL, England.

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