Peter Gabriel - Don't Give Up (ft. Kate Bush)

I almost gave up. I came back from the Gulf War broken and hopeless. I turned to the drink and isolated myself. When things were at their worst my father came and brought me home and helped me in his gentle way, where army doctors and their pills couldn’t. He made me see that there was peace and goodness in the world. He passed seven years ago and I miss him every day. I’m still strong Da.

Today's date 19.6.24 who's listing to this amazing strong song ❤

Honestly, it's almost 2024 and still waiting for a duo as brilliant and beautiful as this one...

This came out a few months before the worst year of my life. I had always wanted to be a teacher, and in October 1986 I went to Ambleside, Cumbria to join a BEd course. In June 1987 I finally had to admit that I wasn't mature enough to cope and left having given up on the only career I have ever wanted. In September my mum became ill and died in December of Acute Myloid Leukemia. She was only 54 years old and I was only 20. Over the years I have tried to overdose 3 times but luckily I never succeeded. Now I am happily married, living in beautiful Cornwall and I teach English online to children all around the world. Please don't give up. Life is precious and it WILL get better. xx

This song has probably saved more lives than any other song ever written. Stunningly beautiful.

One of the most powerful songs for anyone struggling.

Man can life hit us hard sometimes. I had a stroke 17 yrs ago and I lost all my friends for a long long time. People just didn't get what a stroke does to you, how it can rob you of your personality, your way of thinking, your everything but praise God. In the end my wife stayed with me and with such a deep love. She always believed In me and that God never leaves us or forsakes us. Well I learned how to read, write, walk and talk again and now I'm kickboxing, creating artwork and sharing hope with anyone I can. God is good and my roots just went deeper into trusting Him in the end. Hang on, whoever is reading this, God always has a way. Signed Through the valley...

This was one of my brothers favorite songs. Today was his birthday. He was a marine and passed away at 36 years old. He knew 7 languages fluently. So sad. God will see that we see our loved ones again.

One thing I truly love about YouTube is being able to listen to music and read the comments to find out what the song meant to others. It's like listening to it with fresh ears... knowing what others have been through and still going strong! I love that there is a place to connect people through music. Makes me realise that we arent so different from one another after all. Sending love to everyone in these comments. 🖤

One of the best songs every written..I cry straight away when i hear this song..so powerful.

Who's still loving this song in 2024 ! , this was played loads in the 80's when I was growing up

In the past I've read a lot of hate for Kate Bush because of this song. She wouldn't go on concert with Peter to sing it with him and people hated her for it. I was just reading up on her bio tonight. She only did one concert tour ever, before the very first show one of the very important people involved fell through the stage floor 20 feet (almost 7 meters) to land on a concrete floor, and was so severely injured he died before the concert. This set the stage for a harrowing concert tour for her, and she refused to do it again. Additionally right around this time she was dealing with deaths in her close family that further traumatized her. Music had been her life since early childhood and she walked away in despair. So yes, she didn't tour with Peter and he had to find somebody else to sing the duet with live. Before you go hate on somebody, try imagining what its like to be in their shoes. Kate has an amazing voice, and had a sometimes flamboyant style similar to Peter's when he was in Genesis and the aftermath. They are incredible together on this song.

As a combat vet who struggles with mental health problems and alcoholism in a world where you feel so alone now I truly needed to hear this. Only stumbled across this video today as we received word of one of my favorite actor Matthew Perry passed away. Realizing how there’s been so many things from his interviews and book I relate to. It’s because of him I come across this song and will now hold it close to my heart and remember to not give up. RIP Matthew Perry

Probably the most platonic love song ever written. It's not about feeling romantic feelings for another, or lust, or desire, it's about truly loving someone to the point that you want them to stay around because they make your world a better place. I appreciate a song that can touch into those emotions

This song arrived just in time for many people💞

This song saved my Life. From the verge of depression when I felt I am done, i was cutting myself with knife and burning myself to get rid of my depression and I didn’t know what to do. I ran into this song and started listening to this song and I told myself, you are a loser today and behind everyone else. But if you start moving forward 5 step every day and never give up one day you will catch up with the others and pass them and this will be the engine for your never ending growth and reaching to your dream destiny. I built a company, a big team, got my freedom, travelled to 65 countries and am excited to see what the rest of my journey looks like.

5 years ago my daughter was in a car accident. She had her license for a month. Her mom took the day shift and I watched over her on the night shift in the trauma center. I played this song for 3 months. I read the comments here and was fueled with hope. I prayed that my daughter would live. During those 3 months I witnessed all her friends that would visit late night. So many people showed up. I saw the human side of healthcare workers dote on her. Late at night when the friends and family left I was able to sit with her like many fathers don’t get to with a 16 year old. When the doctors told us she wasn’t going to recover, and we said our goodbyes. The time to say goodbye was a blessing, my prayers were answered; In those 16 years she lived a full life. She was an organ donor and lives on in several different recipients. I’m proud of the life she lived, and still lives by helping others. I still garner hope on her birthday and the day she passed through this song. #livelikeliv16

My wife and I use to listen to the 'So' Album every weekend when it came out back in the '80s. We loved it. This month we would have been married 35 years. She was my soul mate...She died of Motor Neuron Disease last year after I cared for her every day for 15 months. Because of her condition, she couldn't hold or hug me anymore. This song always soothes the soul. It's a beautiful song of hope and when I listen to it it's as if Kate's words are my wife's words speaking back to me. It's literally her!

Lucky Peter Gabrial we all wanted to hug Kate Bush

I appreciated this song in 1986 when I was 18 and still love it and live by it at 55.❤👍🎶