New Peter Gabriel - "Down To Earth," Plans To Cover Vampire Weekend
Gabriel co-wrote "Down To Earth" with Thomas Newman. It's from Wall-E, the greatest robot movie ever made (98% at Rotten Tomatoes). Supposedly the song plays during the credits -- it's 6-minutes long, so that makes sense. You can purchase "Down To Earth" at the usual sites for purchasing tracks like Amazon. It's not bad. Maybe we're just glad it's not Randy Newman.
Also, Gabriel told BBC 6Music that he's a fan of/might cover Vampire Weekend's "Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa." As he put it, "I actually do like that song a lot and they've asked me to sing a version of it now which I may well do." Will he wear a white suit? If you're not keeping track of VW tracks, it's the song that mentions Gabriel by name. His thoughts:
"Well I haven't quite worked that out whether I should be doing that or substituting it with a name that might be appropriate to me -- I think playing with yourself makes you go blind after a while."
You can read the rest at Gigwise. While we're filling you in on Gabriel's whereabouts, you ought to know that he finished Big Blue Ball. As of three days ago. It only took 17 years. Also, if you need more PG, he has some online projects like The Filter (slogan: "Entertainment Filtered For You") as well as the We7 download site. Note: We7 has no Peter Gabriel on it.
Posted at 1:21 PM by brandon
Tags: Peter Gabriel | Vampire Weekend
Why is that every time I see the song title "Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa" I think of Monster Magnet's "Space Lord"?
Score = 0
@Chadams:
"Space Lord" was so dumb but I'd still rather listen to that 95% of the bands posted about on this site (CSS, Animal Collective, Cat Power, etc.)
Score = -4
PG should trade in his VW for his yeasayer.
Score = -3
strikes me as a rather awkward idea.
Score = 0
Ugh. Don't do it, PG, you'll regret it.
Score = 0
The song is perfect for Peter, and I think he knows how much everyone would love to hear him sing ANY of VW's song. Maybe they could have an even more extensive collaboration....CAN'T WAIT TO HEAR IT!!!
Score = 0
Down to Earth is tight as shit, but that's just in comparison to the shit they usually play during the credits of movies. I work in a theater and have to clean to whatever soundtrack is provided by the ending movie, and wall-e is my all time favorite. Sex in the City is the all time worse (Fergie).
Score = 1
@ Chadams
You're not the only one. Ive been doing the same thing for months. Nobody seems to know what I'm talking about.
btw, Monster Magnet and Vampire Weekend make a great horror double feature.
Score = 0