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Having the "And I scratch yours" album is taking too long and its not Peter´s fault. I guess they dont have time.but something tells me that it seems like an Ego competition, "i want to be the last" "no, we are going to be the last" I sense if Neil YOung didnt care to contribute. David Bowie is not doing anything!! why dont record his version? Peter have made anothe jewe from Bowie´s jewel, Heroes. And Radiohead, well, they are on tour but surely they will find the time and inspiration to give us their (most anticipated) version of Wallflower. HOpe they work on them.

Interesting point of view. Personally i do not think about an "ego competition" of artists that Peter asks to sing. . .who knows? reasons are unknowns. Maybe you are right, or maybe a person do not feel to play or sing a song of Peter, we do not forget Music of Gabriel is not easy. . . you have to be really artist to interpret it. . . .who knows?

Bowie's just not doing much music right now, I don't think it has anything to do with his ego. Radiohead, however, is a group of egotistical (albeit extremely talented) jerks from all indications I have seen. Could be misjudging, of course, but that's just what I've gleamed.

PG should have covered Pavement. At least Stephen Malkmus could have come up with an interesting rendition of something like "Lead A Normal Life" or something equally bleak. I would love to hear these artists' versions, and while there are no doubts about their musical abilities, each has it's own reason not to do it.

Brian Eno told PG that David Bowie is not into music anymore, so it's highly doubtful any cover will come from Bowie, so Eno did/was doing the cover, since he was co-writer of "Heroes." Neil Young is just too busy. Radiohead can't be bothered, although in interviews PG sid that other bands have offered to take Radiohead's place. PG mentioned in several interviews that getting artists to do anything was like "herding cats." At this point, I've lost interest in the "And I'll Scratch Yours" concept!

i just think that if you agree to do something you have to commit to it. i am a big fan of bowie and of course radiohead.but.for example.radiohead once in a while play covers (go to youtube) the Smiths or Joy Division, for example. they are also humanbeings why "they cant be bothered" they will cover a song from a legend. Radiohead is a great band but we still have to wait to aknowledge them as a legend such as Peter or Simon, Bowie or even David Byrne. Thanks for all the comments, I think each and every comment has very good reasons.

guys sorry but, im watching now anooooother radiohead cover .now is unravel from the great bjork. whats going on. mmmmmm. ok ok. i will not argue.

Radiohead, for the most part, are a bunch of very nice blokes. The media, of course, loves to distort this image. Timing I think is key to artist participation. You can't pressure an artist to do something-this is not how the creative process works. Unfortunately, I think the time has passed for Radiohead to do a cover (although I hope to be proved wrong someday!)

The way PG tells it in a few interviews, Thom Yorke agreed to do a cover song before he heard PG's cover of "Street Spirit." But after Yorke heard the cover, he changed his mind because Yorke disliked PG's version so much.

I remember hearing this as well. I wonder how much was PG's speculation, and how much was fact? I don't think Yorke has made any official comment on the matter.

Good points, AgentSage. PG first mentioned that Yorke only listened to the song once (apparently, RW put song techinical doo-hickey on the track sent electronically to Yorke to record how many times he played the song.) Later on during a radio interview (I think in New York City about May 1, 2010) PG said that a friend of a friend told him Yorke did not like the song - but was too embarassed to let PG know. But if this is what really happened, your guess is as good as mine.

For me, PG's interpretation of Street Spirit has the converted effect as I see it in his Lou Reed song: he made Radiohead's lyrical and melody version more broken and crying, but also good. I don't think, Yorke should be angry, because it's so different and that's interesting. While the more broken and sensitive 'Power of your heart' by Lou Reed gets more melody and warmth in Peter's way.

I think - about Yorke - it makes no sense "to be angry" with an Artist like Peter Gabriel, but instead to think that it's human that Yorke does not like version of Peter, it could ben possible, why not? Officially Yorke does not say nothing, so i think it's a form of respect to Peter. I agree about "Power of the Heart", absolutely one of the best cover of Peter, more better than the original version!

Around thom yorke there´s still the prepotent aura of the artiste.i cant be sure of that, and i think that everyone here will agree that isnt important for our purposes: music. When the project began Peter himself said that collaborations with artists of this range are rarely easy. so, Peter, wise as he is, knew or was aware of that. Personally, I respect very much Radiohead´s music, i can say that everyone here are radiohead´s followers. Artists are artists. The same can be said about Neil Young (i would prefer a Tom Waits cover -and peter already did it but no for this project) and Bowie. As someone in this discussion has correctly said: Peter´s project doesnt really "need" the "and I scratch yours" album. Let´s celebrate the music. Peters, RAdioheads, Bowie´s, YOung´s.such great artistes.

I would really love the speculation about ".and I'll Scratch Yours" to end. I love Radiohead. I love Peter. I loved the New Blood Tour. I'm excited about the New Blood disc. But all of the artists who've said yes have already been released. Do we really need any more time taken up with this project. I really, really would like Peter to get back to I/O. The world needs NEW PETER GABRIEL music. I would much rather see him collaborate on new tunes with Justin Vernon or Guy Garvey or Thom Yorke or Bjork than worry about their interpretations of old songs. And while we're at it, Pete, do I really have to buy the deluxe edition to get "Blood of Eden" ??? Come on. Just put it on the main disc and be done with it. NEW music. NEW music! NEW Music!!

Love ya!

Even if you're dying for new music, I'll Scratch Yours has absolutely no bearing on Gabriel's output. It's not like he's waiting for the last cover to be sent in before he continues doing his own stuff. Well, at least it'd be very strange if he did. I really like what's come out of the project in 2010, Elbow's Mercy Street was one of the best songs I've heard last year. I also like the Byrne and Reed covers very much. Seeing how there's been no news about the project in more than a year, though, I guess it won't continue, which would also mean that no cd would come out. Especially since SMB is over and has been replaced by New Blood. But I wonder why some of the remaining artists haven't done their songs, and if there's one or two tracks hidden on a Realworld hard drive which won't come out because the project is over. Young and Radiohead seem to be out of the game for good. Arcade Fire said they were too busy. But Eno offered to do In Your Eyes instead of Bowie doing anything, Spektor apparently couldn't decide which song to pick but had every intention to get around to it, and Newman was said to be doing Big Time. And in the interview mentioned above, Gabriel said he'd look for replacements to still get 12 songs total - nothing new about that ever since. Last year I joked that Coldplay should replace Radiohead for the laughs, but seeing the creative decisions they are making right now... I'd rather not listen to that. Oh, and I think it would be really funny to get Springsteen to cover Lovetown as a Young replacement. But realistic alternatives... Joseph Arthur did Shock The Monkey in 2009, I thought that this might have been a contender. Maybe Michael Stipe? He's got no big tour to do after his new record, and as he's friends with Yorke, he could be a replacement for him.

Maybe Radiohead et al are playing PG at his own game - offering something that will never appear.

Maybe Radiohead et al are playing PG at his own game - offering something that will never appear.

Never appear. . .