April’s full moon sees the 4th of the double A-side ‘Scratch My Back…and I’ll Scratch Yours’ song swap releases on iTunes. ‘The Power of The Heart’ and Lou Reed’s reciprocal cover of ‘Solsbury Hill’.
For ‘The Power of The Heart’, a recent Lou Reed composition, Peter abandons its author’s trademark gravelly delivery for an open vocal performance that, backed by unobtrusive piano and sympathetic orchestrations, places great emphasis on the song’s uncomplicated but moving melody. Simple things can be the most profound.
Peter, Bob Ezrin and John Metcalfe talk about ‘The Power of The Heart’ in a new video exploring the recording of the song.
Lou Reed chooses the iconic Solsbury Hill and gives it a radical reinterpretation. Unfortunately we didn’t capture him on camera, but he told us how he had approached the song and gave his response to Peter’s version of his composition:
“I tried to keep an open mind for this wonderful song I wanted to own it and redo it’s essence. I picked the version I and everyone else knows. I think Peter has tried to strike a balance between the demands of the marketplace and his desire for uniqueness. And intelligence. He has quite an arrangement in the Ezrin produced version. I choose to single out one desire and concentrate on that. The desire for a home.
“Peter’s version of my song is overwhelmingly beautiful and I thank him for including me on this soulful journey through the heart. He has never sung more beautifully. This is a landmark album.†Lou Reed
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