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  • Ternyata Peter Gabriel memang vocalnya jauh kelasnya dibanding Anggun. Bahkan Anggun yang sebetulnya punya power dan vocal yang bagus terasa sangat jelek bersanding dengan Peter Gabriel.

  • Tony Levin I miss you!

  • i love this song, but man i HATE the chorus. its so annoying. if i cud jus get the verses and jus hav the music play during the chorus i'd be striaght.

  • wah..vocalnya anggun jomplang sekali euy...:(

  • Anggun does fine, I dont really like any of the other female vocalists they do not do justice to this song, now if you want a voice Ann Wilson of heart or Gretchen Wilson who sounds like Ann would do this song great justice, but this is just my opinion. everyone has their own taste in singers.

  • manu katche grosooooooooo!!!!

  • Peter Gabriel didn't ask a singer of that caliber to be on stage with him for window dressing.

    She was asked to sing and sing she did.

  • Peter still sounds awesome singing this but Yes Kate bush is definatly the best out of the duets Ive seen him with. Ane brune was good as well but Cole and Angun didnt do it justice sadly. Good voices for different songs for sure but just not this one.

  • maybe she doesn't understand the words of this song

  • I can't believe I've never heard this before, but I don't feel like I've missed out. I always go back and forth between Kate and Paula, wrestling with which is better...this version does NOT make my decision more difficult! LOL!

  • i just found this post. it's very surprising me to find a singer from my country duet with international singer like peter gabriel with his wonderful song. i agree that anggun doesn't fit for this song, specially for her body language. i love her voice but i prefer kate bush version. might be better if we just listening-not watching the klip :) anyway, thanks a lot for posting!

  • agree, anggun has a good voice, i love all her songs, but not this one. she lost the pitch in this song and it sounds really terrible. Allez Anggun, tu dois pratiquer plus!!

  • she sings the song...w/ passion...w/ firmness...and i think she does just fine....its not the wispyness of Paula or kate...but she brings such a deep soul to the moment....maybe....its her body language....

    but, i think she sings it like a young woman would...sing it to her ailing lover....who is depressed....and her voice is excellent....

    i think perhaps, too many, are wanting both Peter and Paula to be young again...no doubt...the originals are classic...but this is no mean rendition...

  • I have to agree Angun is not doing well in this song. She tries hard and it's obvious she doesn't feel comfortable. Too bad because the song is beautiful.

  • I LOVE LOVE LOVE Peter.... and I have liked Anggun for a while, but she is not right for this classic!

  • Peter is a friend of mine, take care my Brother,Kenny

  • the problem is she is trying to SING. not console... its all supposed to be part of the performance... but then again, on the same token, P.G should be wearing a red flannel shirt and jeans, a la lumberjack stylie.

  • Paula, Paula ... where have you gone? Kate where are you now?

  • I LOVE ANGGUN!!!! BUT EXCEPT THIS SONG!!!!!

    SHE DOESNT FIT!!!

  • she done well here, nice timbre (voice), and handmoving, she has strong voice actually not suit for this song,, even peter himself not really gud in here 3:31.

    and i love her more than beyonce,, anggun's voice nicer.. u juz dont knw her yet.

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  • She's terrible and has no lowliness for the music.

    I'm tottally messed up because of her handmoving and behavior.

    It looks like "don't give up Pete... or whatever.... now I'm on the stage so I'll show for everyone I can sing (moving hand) like Beyonce..."

    She totally raped this beautiful song.

  • She didn't get the sense of the song. PG sings about suicide, she's trying to be sexy and charm him. Well, she might get him of that bridge and into her bed... but next day he will jump anyway...

  • She is amazing lady ,even she most known more abroad  than her native country Indonesia!!!

  • her voice just isnt right for this but as for kate bush you cant you beat that version

  • sry but no1 comes close to kate. in looks or singing. but nice anyway.

  • jeanette rincione capasso

  • Legendary song and Peter Gabriel is staple for those who know music of whatever genre. Anggun is simply the most beautiful woman alive.

  • @curranchris definetly, she is

  • @Calatafimi

    lol funny chap

  • Den muß man live gesehen haben. DER HAMMER!

  • I don't really like this version of this song, the one with Kate Bush is my favorite! Angun's voice is nice, but not for this one

  • woah she has the be the most beautiful girl i have ever seen. and gabriel rocks.

  • @Stbuster31 Too bad she sounds like a deaf person singing...

  • His voice has gotten stronger I feel. Anngun is just wrong for this it looks like she wants to make out instead of pulling him back from the brink.

  • dude that's the point. scoring with anggun would make anyone reconsider ending it all

  • wow, that percussionist keeps 3/4 over the entire 4/4 song.

    well until the end...

  • probably you mean the rhythm section... bass and drums... the original version was entirely supported in the incredible bass playing of Tony Levin.

    In this version is a bit weak and in some moments the congas sound a bit out of the emotion, I would said off-tempo.

    For a female singer is very difficult to reach the level of Kate Bush... probably Paula Cole was the one who do this better.

  • He certainly got better with age

  • Wunderbar echt schön, aber es "nur" gesungen von zwei tollen Sängern.

    Die Version mit Kate Bush ist mehr, wenn ihr versteht was ich meine. Für mit die beste Version des Songs.

  • co za zasrana idiotka śpiewa jakby chciała a nie mogła, pff a Pan Peter cudo :)

  • He looks so much different than the "SO" days.Yes, I know, its been 23 years. His voice sounds good for 23 years later, but I do think its diminished a little. He still sounds great though don't get me wrong.

  • I wonder if there is any chance of seeing a Gabriel and Bush duet of this song again?

  • I am a big fan of Anggun, being 1/4 Javanese myself & I do agree that she's not right for this song. She's got a great voice but great voices can't sing everything either. Kate Bush might not have her octave range but her voice was richer. Anggun can pull a high note but sometimes a song just doesn't require that.

  • KB has the vocal range of a slide whistle... Anggun is good, but she's too busy sounding sultry here, and definitely doesn't have the range.

  • Anggun has a great voice but is totally wrong for this song. Someone listening to this song in a dark room who was contemplating suicide would have changed their mind if listening to Kate Bush or Paula Cole but not Anggun. Anggun does not sound serious enough to be imploring you not to give up.

  • PG makes a face as if he just wants to escape. haha..... . This girl is just embarassing - very hard to watch and hear this.

  • ANGGUN is the best lah

  • I liked this song but I thought Peter Gabriel tried way to hard to be sexy.

    lmao.. just kidding. I don't think Anggun tried to be sexy I think she was just being herself. It just so happens that she is sexy.

    I also think it was just two artists enjoying their craft. We don't see that enough anymore.

  • ♥ ♥ ♥ GREAT ♥ ♥ ♥

    i love this song sooo much

    Thank you - and be blessed

    best regards from austria

  • i like anggun but i think she overdo it here.

    She tried too hard to impress with her sensuality. Poor girl.

    This song carries a big message but she failed to put it across. Sorry!

  • video no studio é facil, no palco, ao vivo...envolve toda a arte,expressão, fica bem mais dificil.

  • hmmm.. i like angun and she really does have a good voice but for this song, i still prefer the original...

  • First of all the best version of this is the original. No one will ever be able to touch Peter and Kate Bush. Peter was in his prime and his voice was best then . and Kate's voice was AMAZING., perfect for this song. Any other version pales in comparison. Second of all if you know anything about Angun you know she just exudes sensuality, a huge talent in her own right ,but very different in style to Kate Bush. I like that she sings it her way, and doesn't try to be someone else.

  • Quite agree with that...Anggun voice is slightly too strong for this song, it kills the emotion a bit.

  • Not that it was bad or so..but I think she performed this way too eroticly. I mean..it's far from being a sexy song, so it seems a little uncalled-for. I also think she looks exactly like the singer from The Pussycat Dolls....anyone agree???

  • Me!!!!!

  • I agree with you Gehirnstrudel. Seems like she missunderstood the message of the song... Her voice might be good, but I the perfomance.. no way! Sorry. I also prefer the original with kate and the secret world version with paula!

  • Callenla!!! q alguien la calle!!!...y que es lo que hace con la mano esa mujer?? alguien le aviso que esta cantando con PG??...Tiene idea esa mujer a quien tiene al lado? Ridiculo...sin palabras.

  • jajajaja, bien dicho !!! Una ejecucion terible de Anggun!!

  • PETER IS THE MAN! PETER IS THE MUSIC!

  • the two best versions of this song is sinead with sting and sarah brightman with the gregorians

  • she killed my chipmunk,,we listened then he was dead,,WTF

  • oh really!! she is good i think.. !!! watch the other her video clips and see how talented she is!!

    love frm germany

  • WTF.........This woman is terrible.......She sign a beautiful song and make it like a Las Vegas song...She is very BAD! She sucks..........Shame on her! WTF is that with her hands.........Kate Bush would kick your ass.......You are terrible!

  • Peter was trying hard, but his voice was croaky. She was an effrontery

  • I love him, but her performance was ridiculous. She ruined the song!!!!

  • man song no good anggun bery nice voice

  • Wow, she has a great voice and she's absolutely gorgeous. Great choice Peter

  • hahhaha.. funny guys... peter gabriel wont sing wit her if shes not a gud singer...

    try to look forward for anggun clip in here(youtube).. u will c how talented she is.. n great voice,,

    but yeah i know, we all have our own fav singer,, :)

    love from germany.

  • She's just singing using one mix within indonesian "Dandugt" and pop... Nice. Gabriel as a fan of World Music appreciate it...

  • Where is Paula Cole and WHY isnt she doing this song??!! She was awesome, even better then Kate Bush really! This womens voice just doesnt fit with this song, Im sorry.

  • she ruined the great song and her performance is all about seducing peter. i'd rather be turned off if my song is sang by someone like that. btw, what's wrong with her hand? noticed its all wrong.

  • way to kill a song who is this shemale he's singing with?, check out jeff martin and tina arenas version it blows this one away!!!!!!!!!

  • lmao

  • That shemale, as you call, is Anggun. Talk with respect, she's one of the best. Maybe she doesn't fit for this song, but her songs are really great.

  • get used to visit her website every single day since then.. she is fabulous, incredibly sexy, and everything else one man can describe... how could I live untill now having no idea about her existance? Alex, 40 yrs old, Brazil...

  • yes alex,, i agree wit u,, she so nice,, i juz love her voice,, i hope she will be more famous,,, her new album also nice,,

    mirco,,, germany

  • I get used to visit her website every single day since then.. she is fabulous, incredibly sexy, and everything else one man can describe... how could I leave untill now having no idea about her existance? Alex, 40 yrs old, Brazil...

  • Maybe she is not the most most accurate voice for it, specially for those like myself, whom was learned to love this song since kate's times... but telling you the truth.. this was my very first time in contact with this woman... yes, throught this video, started looking after her, visiting her website, etc... to make the whole history short,

  • Peter gabriel is thinking "you are ruining my song I can't stand to listen to your voice or look at your weird twitching mariah carey wannabe body.

  • She is so fake, why is she acting black and she sings and looks like an ugly goat if a goat was a whore. Ha!

  • omg is this indonesia's anggun?

  • The song is beautiful, but her voice is not the accurate for it. I mean, it's a very delicate, sweet and fragile song, and she is singing like Celine Dion. I'm not saying she's bad; it's just that this song is not for her.

  • Honestly, I think Anguun is getting it all wrong. This is a song about a man i despair, and his wife supporting him. She is too occupied with showing of.

  • Totally agree with you.She's turned this song into something glamourous.Kate Bush carried out emotion,simplicity and sincerity...

  • Angun.. Whatever her name is fits the bill for a Kate Bush/Paula Cole fill in, but really, can there be a fill in?! Those two absolutely killed it on this song especially Paula Cole. I thought she was better then Kate honestly, she was AWESOME! Her voice is like an angels.

  • wow speachless

  • god this girl is so stuningly sexy. her voice is kind of husky specially when she goes to the higher range. nice version ,i prefer kates but still enjoyed this one. kates was more motherley. think im guna shsve my ed like pete.also jus say d words are magnificent. this songs all about hope faith humanwill and solidarity between people. dont give up u still av friends, dont give up ur not beaten yet. thats beutiful

  • I love Kate ..she's my Angel..this is such a beautiful song..and I adore Paula...Anggun broke my heart too..it's all wonderful...beautiful and wonderful to share this magic

  • I agree the video with paula cole is much better

  • I am a HUGE Anggun fan, and she did a good job here, but Kate Bush made this duet work for Peter. Two legends got together and made this song wonderful and the video beautiful. Nice job by Anggun, though.

  • this song is suck..

    but i juz wanna give a bit commment abt this video

    ..

    1. its diff between sex and art and beauty.. and "anggun" is the art and the beauty and also unique

    2. if u wanna know how great and taleted one singer is,, go n c the singer live concert.. to prove it..

    love from germany..

  • I bet Peter got a hard on when she was singing so close to him while being so weirdly seductive - I would :)

  • I like Paula. She is a talent.

  • i prefer Paula Cole than Kate Bush!! :D Kate Bush sounds unique though..Not really Anggun's type of song..

  • yes it is beautiful to hear, but we all have our opinions don't we?

  • god, why do i look at these amateur comments...if you owned any artistry you would see it's beauty

  • I like Anggun, but surprisingly she does little for this song?

    She shows no range at all, way too breathy...as if she is struggling with the song?

    ...huh, I guess it's still owned by Kate Bush.

  • Ok, as much as I love Angun, she is too over the top and sexual in this song. Best version of this song is the one with Sarah Brightman and the Gregorian Masters of Chant

  • well it's normal some people has own characters..and people who doesn't have one would just interupt another character..

  • fuck off chez what you watching this shit for you bum boy :)

  • ewe why is that chick all over peter haha his face is like wtf r u doing . its not a sex song lady.

  • Gabriel is campaigning against diseases and is doing humanitarian work. See? You too can be like him.

  • She oversang the song

  • its really suprise! ok lah kau anggun, thanks for the video

  • I love both PG and KB, and Anggun comes from my country (she's a bit too 'hot' for the spirit of the song though), anyway, it's still a surprising performance of my favorite song. Terima kasih for posting:)

  • i bag you meant "she's too spicy for the ambiances"

  • Angun, sorry no good. Kate Bush is the best, but i do have to say Paula Cole does a good job also.

  • has everyone forgotten kate bush? original is usually best

  • Angun has a fantanstic voice. So sexy!!

  • Paula Cole is the ultimate preformer of this wonderful song, yes thats my opinion.

  • anggun is excellent performer..love her so mush she's an authentic asian star icon

  • I agree with KMatteKudasaiC...

    that's Anggun and that hand's thing is her style of singing... she have a lovely voice that match to this song and Peter Gabriel... Go Peter Gabriel And Anggun... love your voice... hehe"...

  • I love how every1 is dissing angun because they have no idea about music in the slightest bit and if something sounds unconventional its considered" bad" ahha peter has a pretty unconventional voice and i don't see him being bashed. If she sucked so bad why wood the man himself want her to sing with him? HMMM!

  • love ANGGUN...GO GIRL...

  • she is awful...please! who is this woman? Worst version ever...Sorry Kate Bush and Paula Cole!

  • i just searched paula cole. anggun's voice is much better. more powerfull

  • and you are???

  • God,This is perfect colaboration... Anggun is better sing this beautiful song than Kate Bush ^_^

  • Of all the versions I've seen, this is definitely the worst. Who is that Cher wanna be?

  • omg...she's much prettier than cher

  • well another great live performance by anggun and peter gabriel. she has an adorable sensuous voice without being sultry, and his voice just match the song. Peter as the despair ones, and anggun as the motivator.

    I also like her performance with duo Italian on video posted at youtube by named Anggun C:)

    what a high voice, magnificent!

  • 6:05 = 6:10

  • 6:00 = 6:05 is defenitely the "Pimp Peter Gabriel" :D

  • Pete's falsetto at 3:32 is fucking perfect..it's like he's crying before he jumps..So much emotion in it.

  • What the hell was that sound she made at 3:00 haha

  • What's with the Burl Ives look, Pete?

  • compared with anggun, peter is nothing..

  • esta cancion es un clasico y PETER GABRIEL UN MAESTRO

  • cant stand her lil hand things she does while performing ....that gets very annoying

  • I've never heard of Anggun, and I believe it when people are saying that she's a great singer, but her singing just didn't sound good in this song at all.

  • Being a good singer and being mariah carey are diffetrent things buddeh :P technique means shit..her voice is original

  • LOVE ANGUN Y PETER MASTER

  • Anggun has been so special, a very talented singer, search her on google and she did very good cover version for Life On Mars and she has done the best with Peter, only narrow minded people will think she acts annoying, she performed with her genuine style and authentic vocal.

    American Idol?? cannot be compared with her, she is too good and knows well how to sing. Love her much.

  • Anggun is doing really well! nothing wrong with her voice, she has disctinctive and has her own performance. Her soundtrack for transporter is excellent! I'm musician, i know which one is good and bad! When Anggun duo with Nadiya, Nadiya voice is terrible, Nadiya has high pitch also, but she doesn't have style and after while you listen to her voice, you will get bored.

  • you right roseandkisses i got bored with Nadiya voice neither her voice hasn't any character like you said,i always listen to anggun voice from Luminescence Album when i feel angry and tired and it always cheer and calm me down,i love anggun as well Peter Gabriel,anggun take care the baby in your little tummy ,kiss from me

  • Anguun fa proprio pietà a confronto con Peter...è pure poco intonata. Bleah.

  • come on people Kate Bush didn't really sing but it was more dramatic vocal and anggun is talented musician/singer with her own unique style otherwise Peter wont asked her to performed on stage and Peter expressed sad towards the song he sang

  • and one thing she was nervous there as she's a huge fan of Gabriel

  • Anggun has own unique way of singing and she's rocker..

  • q bella mujer y peter fenomenal como siempre

  • Damn that woman is horrible.... What is she doing there??? Trying to make a move on Peter?? I can't stand her voice.... Paulas or Sineds voice belongs in there!!

  • could you sing LukePetersen ??

  • No I never said that... I just compared Angun to the other women Peter sang that song with and they did an incredible job! Angun just didn't... sorry ;-)

  • Lighten up on Angun. I got her first album like 7 years ago and it was very good. She is extremely talented. Don't Give Up is very hard to "sing". It's more drama than vocal. Angun is pure class. Check her out on her own stuff. Snow on the Sahara is a good place to start - and her cover of Life ON Mars from Bowie.

  • i'm agree with you Jfhelwig

  • I guess its a matter of key : the original one, comfortable to mr. Peter, doesnt fit the lady

  • Lord this was awful! What is she doing, a strip tease for the audience? Is she suppose to be a singer, because I didn't hear her sing on key once.

  • are supposed to be a hate spreader nelbertwilson? fine i like Sinead but not Willie Nelson with his american accent,i hate it british are better

  • Magnifico !!

  • Sorry, this performance wasn't too good.

    I don't like the arrangements, it's not enough harmony. And the version with Kate Bush is 10 times better.

    Peter Gabriel is still good, but not his best performance. He is a bit off-pitch some times.

  • I think Peter Gabriel and Anggun did their part well. PG in sad mood and Anggun was uplifting mood like she usually did. Moving hand and body are Anggun's unique way in interpreting songs, maybe becoz she was also a traditional javanese dancer

  • my god she is so annoying. what is she doing with her hand before her face. my god. and does she understand the lyrics? she seems like she's trying to seduce him. jeez

  • i agree, she is terrible! :(

  • well compared to the version with sinead o'connor this is absolutely great. but every singer has his or her own style, no one can be like kate bush on the album version.

  • Kate Bush, not Sinead.

  • it's not the album version that I mean. I mean a live performance of this song (I think it was a concert in Ireland) where Sinead (I love her!) was appearing in this particular song. unfortunately she had a bad day, her contribution was a little bit poor and the audience booed. poor sinead.

    I also saw her in another concert with her band (the lion and the cobra-tour) and she was brilliant!!

  • i really like this song if PG sings with the right woman.anggun's great singer,but inthis prformance her voice dont really fit the song.plus she moves too much,this is the kinda song that can make you calm down..

  • Great!!

  • Anggun's voice is a delite but her performance on this great song is pretty bad.

  • There's a terrific version of her performing Bowie's 'Life on Mars?' here on youtube.

  • I LOVED IT

  • Anggun is originally from Indonesia. She is absolutley awesome. She is behaving on stage the way she always behaves on stage, she is just being herself not putting on any particular act for this song. I thought the song was more about hope and despair with Peter's lyrics describing the despair and hers the hope so I thought his looking sad and her encouraging smiles were consistent with the message. They are both stars.

  • Angun is an asian girl (as you see) who uses to sing in french, we know him pretty much on the french and quubec musical scene.

  • good live version of this song, Peter still very good voice in many moments and the female singer doing a good job. anything else.

  • these comments are not justified, Anggun is a great singer (Gabriel chose to sing with her, after all) and he does not look upset, he just displays feelings related to the song

  • At the risk of sounding like Emperor Joseph II in "Amadeus", Angun puts in "too many notes". A truly great singer can break your heart with one note - a mediocre one has to try to disguise their mediocrity with filigree (see: "American Idol")

    Besides that, her breathy, moaning take and writhing around, her version sounds like she's urging a lover not to climax too soon. There's a time and a place for that - just not during this song.

  • Look to me like a stripper in heat, what a disgrace!!

  • ¿Who is this Angun? Her performance is awful, it absolutelly killed the mood of the song. Even Mr. Gabriel looks upset at her apperance, it seems that somewhere she's a famous pop artist and doesn't has a clue about feeling. I remember this song being played by Kate Bush or Paula Cole, and when I look at this girl I wanna cry, hide and trow up.

  • I was there ! :D. Just a question : did Anggun know what the song was about ? it looked more a nuptial song to her than a song about unemployment and sadness :S.