Peter Gabriel & Youssou Ndour - Shakin' The Tree

[SarahofBorg]

Pure nostalgia. LOVED this song as a kid.

[tillysilly058]

This is my fav song i knew how to sing when i was 3 we would sit in the car and listen to it and i would just sing the hole thing without any mistakes good job peter!!!! You r awesome!

[NatIonality999]

this is most definitely the best gabriel song, so incredible :)

[Taranau]

originally, this was the song used for the finale of Witchblade's first season. When the series was released on DVD, the producers replaced the song with something else. I was sorely disappointed in them for that.

[saanzacs]

Featuring the great Manu Katche on drums

[M32Mirach]

Why is Peter's voice so mellow and quiet here? On the album he is singing full power.

[nogoodusernames667]

@M32Mirach Yeah give me the FULL POWER of that voice.

[1Bertwo]

I hope Youssou Ndour wins the presidential election.

[TheNellamaria]

Cool...

[Kalkaph]

the anthem of global female empower. WORD!!!

[yakkit]

Australian advertising ruined this for me

[TheSkirmishes]

how can i get the version the one in Jungle 2 Jungle

[youfailedtoamuseme]

????????????????

[margothackett]

I agree with toinou!1985, a very happy Womens Day!

[margothackett]

I watch this video every time I feel a bit down. Makes me feel so happy and beyond it all!

[Clarissa0403]

Peter Gabriel & Youssou Ndour together?? Is better than having sex, sleep and eat at the same time!!!!

[ahbrando]

Anyone remember Jungle 2 Jungle?

[CanesFan680]

23 people don't know how to shake a tree...smh.

[SBAnimaniacs]

Like the song but wish I could find the CD version on YouTube. 

[soupin78]

this video makes me so happy! <3 it

[soupin78]

it video makes me happy :) love it

[peter21509]

lol.........ha ha ha you better love the dancing moves in this music video.



[DogginatorOne]

great pictures. great words. no more comment.

[SingItGrl]

How absolutely WONDERFUL!!!

[Hipfan01]

Perfection



[Dunja0712]

My vocabulary is not rich enough to express how beautiful this song is and how happy and relaxed it makes me feel. <3

[soulous1]

@Dunja0712 All I want to say is don't ever let your inability to express yourself stop you from expressing yourself... Write every word that you feel down on paper.... It's the purest beauty

[adamtzsch]

21 people can pee on me.

[tantissimacacca]

Let's fucking dance on this awesome masterpiece!!

[MegaPoone]

my feet can't keep still...

[jellyfishstampede]

746 people have good taste and 21 have a right to their misguided opinion

[papesy87]

21 people don't know what is music

[Chouchouplume]

Awesome loved it

[bitie123]

I love this video it's awsome thumbs up if u agree #LOL

[najetterify]

21 unlike...hmmm. 

[leventino1968]

ITS YOUR DAY... WOMEN'S DAY ... EVERYDAY...

[theytsejamer09]

It's your day...

[shadowshaydeandme]

A very powerful song even Today... I did a version live of that song with a band called Actual Reality (2 women & 2 men) in a converted church on the 5 anniversary of the Montreal Ecole Polytechnique Massacre and after the song people went wild because that song reminded them to make sure that our sisters did not died in vain because we can make a difference if we want to...

[tillysilly058]

@shadowshaydeandme good for u!!!!

[depechemodevilla]

what a sweet song

[AphroMagic]

I like this song, but this video is cheesy as hell!

[kiuhy8]

superb. the bass playing rules - what's not there is just as important as what is.

[SpaceGirlie04]

wait..wasnt this song on Jungle 2 Jungle????

[RanchoCoral]

Check out the Film "A Small Act"

inspiration for tree shakers

hope for all others

[tiaratext1]

I love this song! And I had forgotten Youssou's name, I'm so glad I have found this song again, now I can go and look for some of his work!

[hendricksr93]

Paul Simon would bitch slap Peter Gabriel right in the coont!

[RanchoCoral]

@hendricksr93 I doubt it. PS doesn't carriy that type of jealousy and envy even if that shot would come at his eye level. There should be no monopoly on awareness and betterment. Vanity is reserved for insecure, talentless commoners who feel threatened.

[Spartreeman]

@hendricksr93 ya, uhhuh, right in the fookin coont !

[jusbow567]

i like the vid but after all it is peter gabriel so its to...normal

[hendricksr93]

@jusbow567 too..... it's too normal...... too

[jusbow567]

@hendricksr93 at least i didnt say two normal or 2 normal

[xxweareallenergyxx]

amazing song and video, I love this song....very tribal I've favourited it to my channels (spiritual)

Beautiful choice Yan:)

[TravelerKM]

I LOVE THIS. It could cheer anyone up.

[russinmaus]

Best Song and so really AMAZING ♥

[RainPoetry]

I don't know why but this song brings tears to my eyes. It's a beautiful song...

[viergeenchaleur]

Great Song! this song makes me feel some thing that i can't explain........

[TargetRender]

Fantastic song, but I really like the remastered version the best. Like the video, though.

[Tomken12345]

@TargetRender May i suggest a loop? It works for me. : )

[Tomken12345]

First time I've seen this. Classic version. 

[MAXCASSET]

i remember when i was young and unwise! its a great song...

[fmr9art]

kind-of a super cheesy video. one of my Very Favorite songs, but i have to say the other version (sung a little less quietly) is much better... after complaining, i still say it's a Beautiful song.

[kassdoarduh]

21 people had mistaken the like/dislike button!!!

[catecc]

This song makes me cry every time I hear it. It makes me think of all the oppression and suffering of women around the world, and then the people working to end it. For Peter Gabriel to be moved to write this song really touches me!

[celasieg]

just great

[sanfranciscosearcher]

Two of the very best -- Youssou N'dour and Peter Gabriel. What a great song. So danceable and such a positive message. Educate & empower women -- it'll change the world.

[warwickslap]

hah just got done watching jungle 2 jungle

[SWTinFLA]

Wonderful. 

[tcdarden13]

i don't know how to express the gratitude this song gives me. The true feeling of it transcends words. Should be a cinch to be a Mother's Day fave. I also feel a strong sense of spiritual oneness with our Nubian family.

[MrWawries]

really love this song...:)

[tcdarden13]

I would really really like to see the lyrics to this song-- including the non-english stuff ESPECIALLY, even if you have to spell it phonetically. i am not ashamed of my lack of education in this format, i only seek to understand

[ignazioatz1]

bellissima !!!! dedicata a tutte le donne !!!

[karamokoful]

@danewson fuck u u douchebag

[irenemoon]

Excellent Song! :)

[coverchenko]

these guys are amazing together. glad they worked together.

[toinou1985]

Happy women's day ladies! This song is for you!

[Krais3r]

@toinou1985 Sounds made up

[Cimbarius]

The NEW Peter Gabriel album "SCRATCH MY BACK" - out middle of February in Europe, beginning of March in the USA : )

[rebelmanism]

youssou ndour forever

[Artas1984]

The black guy sounds like Robert Plant

[tcdarden13]

@Artas1984 which one is THE black guy? Seems to me there's a whole lotta black guys in the video. But i may be mistaken. Please pardon my non-racism

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[damnedlioness]

Peter Gabriel! Youssou N'Dour! YES

I first heard this on a bright freezing starred night, crunchy snow, black spangled sky .... and thought of Africa under the same sky. We are all here together, men and women alike.

Rise above division.

[TheAndiDufresne]

@damnedlioness

Beautiful description....if more men thought like these 2, we would rise above division

[hippaaaaay]

that song gives me goosebumps

[jilberia86]

omg me too! its so amazing.

[CrazyStudios]

So beautiful! Women empowered can save the planet!

Power to the people!

[eliannawhm]

I have loved this song since the first time I heard it. This is the most amazing version I have seen. It is beautiful. Thank you, kindly, for posting it.

[hyoncake]

i forgot all about this great song!!! how wonderful to hear it again!!!

[mariamsans]

oooooooh finalmente l'ho trovata!!!!!! grazieeeeeee!!!!!

[flew43]

De está canción ya hay hasta una versión con Shaggy. xD

[EdWood110]

Ah, what can I say, perfect song, perfect Peter Gabriel, like always and don't forget Youssou... :)

[PhalainaBelgium]

Beautiful song and colors !! Phalaïna

[AureusVenerabilis]

What can I say? Youssou is excellent, Peter brilliant :-) Very good idea to join together

I WANNA BE...SLEDGEHAMMER :-) (P.Gabriel)

[ayubtawasne]

Peter,créativité, intelligence, sensibilité ...

[Geoglyphic]

o/` We're gonna break it down. We have to shake it down. o/`

If I had the money for it, I'd have Youssou N'dour follow me around and sing backup to everything I say.

[heyjudes59]

Two great voices, a brilliant song - what's not to like?

[RamsesIreland]

I am a father with three daughters. This song is for them. Peter Gabriel is not only a utterly brilliant musician and artist, but he also has a very big heart. His song 'Biko' is powerful

[minwav]

The feminine has been oppressed for too long. How can there be a father and a son but no mother? Why is it a "Holy Spirit"...a gender mystery? It's woman, mother, womb and it's time that the pendulum swung back for the feminine to rise again. Also for the feminine, or emotional side in every man. That's what this song is about to me.

[ikickback]

YES>>>YES>>>YES!!!

I 100 percent agree . Well said!

....

I listen to this song at lest once a week, truly one of my favs and always will be dear to me as I and others try to help this pendulum swing ..and it is swinging!The divine feminine energy will bring balance and love bak into this world.

[minwav]

Thanks! See:  sahajayoga . org

[samopdrift]

more & more i am convinced that it would be much better if women were in power. After so many thousend years of war, pollution, abuse of power and neglect of minorities, it is time for a change now. Women of the world, unite!! We men couldn't bring about change, i hope you can. There is no time to lose. (btw this is written by a man, to put things in right perspective...)

[ikickback]

So well said as well! It makes me so very happy to hear other males (in this life time) speak like this. I too am working on bring power to women, so we can have balance on this earth in this life time. The divine female energy IS gaining strength!

[HapaLife]

samopdrift, get back in the kitchen.

[zygodactylexicon]

This song makes me so damn happy!

[TheMegaPowers]

The drumming is so good!

[Cimbarius]

It`s Your day - WOMAN`S DAY !

This is Peter`s "Biko" for Womens` rights in Africa and actually all around the world.

I discovered Peter`s music with THIS song in 1989.

[superagar]

I find this absolutely inspiring.  Genius. Amen.

[N1095A]

Pete's so much better doing his own thing than he ever was fronting Genesis.

[89tford]

Outstanding !!!

[KONlNG]

another one of those great songs my parents left me in my memories,

R.I.P 14-08-2005

out of the eye , but not out of our hearts !

[Leksand2009]

Verry good. The Live version from 1994 is even better

[joseluisbarrera02]

impresionante!!!! gabriel lo mejor

[ninadeering]

I'll have to say the only waste was Peter dancing....SQUARE!

[pegwinnipeg]

ahahahha yah i hear you LOL

[tandytantrum]

I'll watch Peter Gabriel doing ANYTHING!

[cimarronurbano]

The best of two worlds... NO WASTE, PERFECT...

[bestemmieagogo]

Best song I've ever heard.

[hojofan]

I have always loved this song!! Great message!! I love it @2:50 when it really starts to rock! Peter Gabriel and Youssou Ndour make a wonderful collaboration here!! It's amazing how they are so different and yet sound so absolutely perfect together!! If only more people from different cultures would be willing to combine their talents like these two...What can I say -- BRILLIANT!! :) This deserves more than 5 stars!! Peace, Kim

[SpaceGirlie04]

ya know, i first heard this song when i was about 9 years old in the movie jungle to jungle and i fell in love with it. it wasnt the version by peter gabriel tho. it was another one. but still, this is an awesome song.

[ti54vw32]

i always have loved and admired how Peter Gabriel has always been staunchly diverse in his musical collaborations. he is the epitome of musical orignality.

[SparrowisSexy]

Well put. In fact, I move that when people look up 'originality' in the dictionary in decades to come, Peter's name is underneath it ;)

[lucioluciolucio]

leaves you wordless...

[mintgirl45]

If you like this, you should check out the String Cheese Incident's cover--I'm sure there's a video on here somewhere. I enjoy it as well, that's atually how I first came about "Shakin' the Tree" was at a SCI show.

[zeppelinrock]

I love this song! This video's better than the other version too

[cetou90]

I agree with u

[cetou90]

I've always loved Youssou N'dour but i do not know Peter Gabriel. This video is geneis

[Animaeteri]

Wonderful song and vid, still my weakness for PG and his art with african scents.

[carnalusband]

Where can I purchase THIS mix of "Shaking the Tree?" It is different than the mix on the actual "Shaking the Tree" greatest hits album.

[foderahead]

I have seen it listed on a youssou n'dour album in a cd shop not sure if it is the same version though, however it might be a starting point for you. Try greatest hits or something and go from there its all trial and error really.

[JAGindustries]

awsomesong but wat tree r they shaking? the family tree? idk.......but i love dis song! woot woot!

[vaartbericht]

I knew the song by Youssou.

I`m a big fan of Peter Gabriel and African music; so a great combination.

Thanks

Frank

[jilberia86]

wonderful piece. nice colaboration! very traditional. very peaceful and serene. thank you for posting it!

[GabrielsNob]

With so many negative images coming out of Africa recently - It's nice to come across something warm and positive for a change.

....and Pete's a genius, of course!!!

[laurieheartsdcx]

great song. thanks for this.

[ROLtheWolf]

Youssou N'Dour has some great solo stuff.

Of course Gabriel is brilliant in mining the world for unique music. Just everything he does is provocative. I've always loved his music.

[kellalizard]

This version is slightly different from the original, I think I even like this one better.

[ti54vw32]

Peter Gabriel... what a masterpiece.

[mulrine83]

The version on Peter Gabriel's "Shaking the Tree: 16 Golden Greats" is a lot better vocally for Peter.

[onesquonk]

A masterpiece! Youssou N'dour's backup is always great.

[rodrigolepe]

Peter... un genio. Su música basada en raices africanas, acentuando el bajo y la bateria hace de este album algo memorable. (Thanks Peter)

[servin85]

African beauties...

[ikickback]

It is time for the feminine energy to heal Gaia, our mother Earth. It is indeed a women's day. The time is now for women to regain and remember their power. For there is not much time but i faith that we will do it. This is our "theme" song if you will. My partner and I wish to help empower women by giving our gift.

[Egleriel]

a year ago I was so depressed, the only thing what kept me standing was this song...

I listend it every day.. Everyday i felt stronger!

[nelson2k]

Egleriel, I'm happy that this song helped you =)

There are alot of songs that help me also throught tought periods of my life.

Take care,

nelson2k

[Egleriel]

Thanks :)

And another Thanks for uploading this song. This is the best version.. !!

[Niamhdm7871]

@Egleriel Many blessings to you.............

[russinmaus]

@Egleriel Yes, i feel depressed too, and i hear this song also the whole day, and it gives so really much strenght to live and to be more strong as before! So really nice song! Thanks for put in Internet ♥

[poulo2006]

beautiful song

[KitsunegariBlu]

Kenkarsonn, this song was on one of his greatest hits compilations, you could probably be able to purchase the song individually from some online music site. I personally love this song, it's so positive, and the message is filled with such hope. I wish I knew what the nonEnglish words meant.

[foderahead]

The words are "Souma yergon, sou nou yergon" which translates: If we had known, if we only had known. Hope you like it.

[KitsunegariBlu]

Foderahead, thank you very much for the translation, that's fantastic!

[foderahead]

You are more than welcome mate, hopefully you too have an even bigger smile on your face whenever this song is playing :)

[SheilaWilder]

You can also find it on N'Dour's album, "The Lion," which was the original source for the song.  I believe it was recorded after N'Dour did vocals on Gabriel's "So" album.

[kenkarsonn]

is this supposed to be some sort of non-album song? I don't think it's on any of his full albums...

[stealthrimmer]

Amazing, brilliant, inspirational.

[lovablecheerbears]

at last at last i found it:DDDDD

i was looking for this song like ten years.

OMG i can`t believe it... it`s here at last.

ok.bye bye.

[lunalunera333]

Realmente maravilloso,tanto el video como esta fantastica canción!!!!

[soyas100]

its like really old, how come you have been looking for years!! I have ad it forever!!!

cheers, happy listening.

[westernjen]

If all the rest of the world would get with this ~ wow!

[kamerunite]

What is falling from the shaken treezzz people? Good music, and what else?

[marniseattle9]

we need more from your positive mind Mr. Gabriel

[squeej73]

In honour of Intn'l Women's Day....*80's clothing best forgotten, but PG is so very handsome here, nonetheless!

[GrowYourOwnStuff]

This song = Good Stuff !!

[PennyLane9587]

This is my happy song! Peter Gabriel is so gorgeous here, WOW.

[denden093]

such a feel good song

[elfiera07]

m,encanta mucho este cancion mara ndiaye

[naydreamaquababy]

my mother was one of the woman drumming at the beach. how awesome?!?

[fulanilady]

how coooooooool