Download Peter Gabriel’s beautiful take on Bon Iver’s “Flume”

POSTED BY Lucy on February 2nd, 2010

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One day Justin Vernon answered his phone, and Peter Gabriel was on the other end. There’s no recording of the conversation, but we bet it kind of went like this:

Peter Gabriel: Hi Justin Vernon, this is Peter Gabriel, and I’m doing a covers record. I’d like to do a cover of your most excellent song “Flume” from your album For Emma, Forever Ago if you wouldn’t mind.

Justin Vernon: Um, hi Peter Gabriel. You’d like to do what with the what now?

How exciting, right?! We’ve always known that Peter Gabriel was the coolest person, but it turns out that Peter Gabriel IS the coolest person.

Mr. Gabriel’s new album of covers is called Scratch My Back, and the album art is two blood cells all snuggled together (as pictured above). It comes out on February 15th. Lots and lots of info can be found about this record at his website.

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3 Responses to “Download Peter Gabriel’s beautiful take on Bon Iver’s “Flume””

Comment by Joe on February 2nd, 2010 at 3:27 pm

Yeah, i heard this on Stereogum, earlier. Loved it. I loved how he pushed out on the chorus. I loved that bit especially & I think he’s done a great job with it. Pretty proud & kinda surreal moment for Justin, huh.

I’ve been quite looking forward to hearing this record actually. He’s chosen some great songs to cover.
Comment by Thom on February 2nd, 2010 at 5:07 pm

This song is a hack. Peter Gabriel has done some amazing things, but this is on the opposite end of those. This cut is emotionless and formulated; the exact anithesis of what Justin was doing on For Emma. I guess I’m glad he didn’t try to simply recreate Flume, but his remade version leaves me in pain.
Comment by David Bernabo on February 3rd, 2010 at 4:37 pm

Yeah, this is a beautiful version. Really looking forward to the album. and the response album, right?

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