# name your favorite Peter Gabriel song **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 20, 2018, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-your-favorite-peter-gabriel-song/821610 "2018-09-20T01:21:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Fugazi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f08c70/32.png) [@Fugazi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fugazi)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2018, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-your-favorite-peter-gabriel-song/821610/21 "2018-09-20T05:32:51Z")
Moribund the Burgermeister. It is much like Genesis. ---
**Author:** ![sweepkick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/87869e/32.png) [@sweepkick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweepkick)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2018, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-your-favorite-peter-gabriel-song/821610/22 "2018-09-20T06:13:19Z")
Touch choice, but I’ll go with [San Jacinto](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pl4lLfC8ZlE). ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2018, 8:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-your-favorite-peter-gabriel-song/821610/23 "2018-09-20T08:57:29Z")
[Red Rain](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkLTwX0duY4). _In Your Eyes_ is a close second. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2018, 9:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-your-favorite-peter-gabriel-song/821610/24 "2018-09-20T09:39:03Z")
Big Time. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2018, 9:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-your-favorite-peter-gabriel-song/821610/25 "2018-09-20T09:40:38Z")
_Digging in the Dirt._ ---
**Author:** ![JackieLikesVariety](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackielikesvariety/32/296_2.png) [@JackieLikesVariety](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackieLikesVariety)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2018, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-your-favorite-peter-gabriel-song/821610/26 "2018-09-20T10:33:31Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > Down to Earth (from “WALL\*E”) I hadn’t heard that one, thank you for posting it. ---
**Author:** ![williamweigand](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b3f665/32.png) [@williamweigand](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/williamweigand)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2018, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-your-favorite-peter-gabriel-song/821610/27 "2018-09-20T11:03:01Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > Biko. Seconded. ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2018, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-your-favorite-peter-gabriel-song/821610/28 "2018-09-20T11:39:36Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > [Shock The Monkey](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnVf1ZoCJSo/new) Me too. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2018, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-your-favorite-peter-gabriel-song/821610/29 "2018-09-20T13:52:30Z")
I’m not sure I could pick a top 10, let alone just one, but I will go with **Biko**. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2018, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-your-favorite-peter-gabriel-song/821610/30 "2018-09-20T14:12:09Z")
> [@JackieLikesVariety](#): > > I hadn’t heard that one, thank you for posting it. Any time. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2018, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-your-favorite-peter-gabriel-song/821610/31 "2018-09-20T14:45:04Z")
I’ll go with “Solisbury Hill,” but the Secret World live version of “In Your Eyes” is right up there, too. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2018, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-your-favorite-peter-gabriel-song/821610/32 "2018-09-20T14:55:26Z")
This is a question that will get a different answer from me depending on the day. Right now I am inclined to say [Family Snapshot](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uh9wIVZBhT0). Solsbury Hill, Intruder, Games without Frontiers and Shock the Monkey are all good choices. ---
**Author:** ![cormac262](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f14d63/32.png) [@cormac262](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cormac262)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2018, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-your-favorite-peter-gabriel-song/821610/33 "2018-09-20T15:26:47Z")
> [@JackieLikesVariety](#): > > In Your Eyes Seconded. Especially the “Secret World Live” version. ---
**Author:** ![suranyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2018, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-your-favorite-peter-gabriel-song/821610/34 "2018-09-20T16:10:42Z")
> [@snfaulkner](#): > > Games Without Frontiers Same for me. ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2018, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-your-favorite-peter-gabriel-song/821610/35 "2018-09-20T16:21:25Z")
Every track on _Peter Gabriel_ (1980) tied for first. ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2018, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-your-favorite-peter-gabriel-song/821610/36 "2018-09-20T16:25:17Z")
“Big Time” is the highest-rated Peter Gabriel song in the world-famous **Ponch8 Music Rating System**. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Greenjeans](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.greenjeans/32/551_2.png) [@Mr.Greenjeans](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Greenjeans)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2018, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-your-favorite-peter-gabriel-song/821610/37 "2018-09-20T16:40:42Z")
Family Snapshot. Honorable mention for Moribund The Burgermeister. ---
**Author:** ![Teuton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/teuton/32/3864_2.png) [@Teuton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teuton)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2018, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-your-favorite-peter-gabriel-song/821610/38 "2018-09-20T16:42:58Z")
Solsbury Hill. But Family Snapshot is also great. As is everything else he’s done, really. ---
**Author:** ![Dale\_Sams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/779978/32.png) [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2018, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-your-favorite-peter-gabriel-song/821610/39 "2018-09-20T16:46:50Z")
His cover of [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmnDXRJ7btE](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmnDXRJ7btE) “The Book of Love” And his cover of [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAZVjqQU7wQ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAZVjqQU7wQ) “The Power of the Heart” I got to see him on his tour with Sting, it was fantastic. ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2018, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-your-favorite-peter-gabriel-song/821610/40 "2018-09-20T17:25:52Z")
Another vote for [Red Rain](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLUp6PNTi7E). I am surprised that it was 24 posts in before it got mentioned. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-your-favorite-peter-gabriel-song/821610.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-your-favorite-peter-gabriel-song/821610.md?page=3)