Peter Gabriel (Chobham, Anglaterra, 13 de febrer de 1950)
Peter Gabriel va nàixer el 13 de febrer de 1950 a Chobham, a 15 quilòmetres de Londres (Anglaterra). Va liderar com a cantant el grup de rocksimfònic Genesis, amb el que va publicar discos tan importants com Selling England By The Pound (1973) i The Lamb Lies Down In Broadway (1974), fins que els va abandonar, essent més que dignament substituït pel fins aleshores bateria Phil Collins, per iniciar una carrera en solitari que encara perdura.
Els seus primers discos es coneixen pel nom en números romans, sent el disc anomenat III (1980), el que conté Games Without Frontiers i Biko, el més ben valorat per les seues i els seus incondicionals, tot i que va ser amb el cinquè disc, So (1986), amb el que va assolir la màxima popularitat, gràcies a temes com Red Rain, Stedgehammer i In Your Eyes, en el que es pot sentir la veu del seu amic i famós cantant senegalès Youssou N'Dour, o una de les seues cançons més conegudes, Don't give up, interpretada a duo amb Kate Bush. Amb els ingressos d'aquest supervendes va aprofundir en el seu interès per la world music, que ja havia experimentat als esmentats Biko i In Your Eyes, i es va permetre crear el segell discogràfic Real World, des del que va començar a promocionar la música ètnica d'arreu del món, al temps que es convertiria en el principal organitzador del festival WOMAD (World of Music, Arts and Dance).
A més a més de músic, Peter Gabriel s'ha significat tota la seua vida en la defensa dels drets humans, col·laborant desinteressadament amb Amnistia Internacional i altres ONGs, compromís que manté en l'actualitat.
DON'T GIVE UP
In this proud land we grew up strong
We were wanted all along
I was taught to fight
Taught to win
I never thought I could fail
No fight left or so it seems
I am a man whose dreams have all deserted
I've changed my face
I've changed my name
But no one wants you when you lose
Don't give up
'Cause you have friends
Don't give up
You're not beaten yet
Don't give up
I know you can make it good
Though I saw it all around
Never thought that I could be affected
Thought that we'd be the last to go
It is so strange the way things turn
Drove the night toward my home
The place that I was born, on the lakeside
As daylight broke, I saw the earth
The trees had burned down to the ground
Don't give up
You still have us
Don't give up
We don't need much of anything
Don't give up
'Cause somewhere there's a place where we belong
Rest your head
You worry too much
It's going to be alright
When times get rough
You can fall back on us
Don't give up
Please don't give up
Got to walk out of here
I can't take anymore
Going to stand on that bridge
Keep my eyes down below
Whatever may come
And whatever may go
That river's flowing
That river's flowing
Moved on to another town
Tried hard to settle down
For every job, so many men
So many men no-one needs
Don't give up
'Cause you have friends
Don't give up
You're not the only one
Don't give up
No reason to be ashamed
Don't give up
You still have us
Don't give up now
We're proud of who you are
Don't give up
You know it's never been easy
Don't give up
'Cause I believe there's a place
There's a place where we belong
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