People go naked and pick up these trails
Someone before me laid down these rails
When it's loaded up too heavy,
this engine fails
In lovetown
I can't settle down
And do those teeth still match the wound
Take a good look around
In lovetown
Aaahha, aaahha
Looking in lovetown
Aaahha, aaahha
This is lovetown
Sometimes you're stormy water
on which I pour my oil
In each other's shadow
The roots reach into the soil
All these knots so tightly tied
We could not uncoil
In lovetown
No place to settle down
And do those teeth still match the wound
Take a good look around
In lovetown
Aaahha, aaahha
This is lovetown
Aaahha, aaahha
Looking in lovetown
Whose lonely lips will find these hidden scars?
Who's seen the kisses left in dimlit bars?
Who's out in the streets, looking for love like ours?
Who's looking in lovetown tonight?
Have you got what you want
Said have you got what you need
With what you did and what you saw
Did you find you needed more
Have you got what you came for
Are you really so sure
Are you really so sure
Looking in lovetown
In lovetown
Living in lovetown
Hey yeah yeah.
| Papa_Smurf (Spokane WA) | Posted: May 19, 2013 - 23:57 nice job , just took me back to a place I barely remember, thanks |
| jocelynsart | Posted: May 03, 2013 - 18:34 Love Peter Gabriel - since way back |
| westslope (BC coast) | Posted: Apr 02, 2013 - 15:13 rdo wrote: I once "hit the town" with an uncle I barely knew while visiting my grandparents. He took me to this town he called a "wonderland of filth". It's about an hour from St. Louis and to this day I have no idea where it is. It was basically a colony of strip clubs. Terrific. Did you enjoy the experience? And what exactly was the purpose your Uncle had in mind? Was this the beginning of a life-long sexual objectification of women? This curious mind wants to know. <g> |
| Lazarus (Bethany) | Posted: Feb 14, 2013 - 20:14 marvelous... love it... |
| cinziacursio (Holland) | Posted: Dec 14, 2012 - 03:30 mmmmm not really the best from him ;) |
| rdo (DC) | Posted: Oct 27, 2012 - 18:44 I once "hit the town" with an uncle I barely knew while visiting my grandparents. He took me to this town he called a "wonderland of filth". It's about an hour from St. Louis and to this day I have no idea where it is. It was basically a colony of strip clubs. |
| laozilover (Left of Chicago and up) | Posted: Jun 08, 2012 - 05:34 Before RP I didn't consider myself a peter gabriel fan but the more I hear the more I like. Just bumped this from7 to 8 |
| fredriley (Nottingham, UK) | Posted: May 23, 2012 - 02:29 "Hold these nuts so tightly tight" - ooh, that hurts! Oochy McPoochy :o) |
| sirdroseph (Yes) | Posted: May 07, 2012 - 11:05 johnjconn wrote: Love the voice, like the song, that too is irrefutable. Precisely. I have no problem with you loving his voice and as in a Dylan song "Man, I expect the same." |
| Stingray ("ANONYMOUS INTERNET") | Posted: Apr 21, 2012 - 09:01 alanthecowboy wrote: On the Ashbory, methinks. Definitely something fretless, and something with more fundamental than the Stick. I have one of each, and while the Ashbory is a pain in the ass to play, there's no way you could pull this song off on the Stick. How you pull this off, "Cowboy"? Fiddle, banjo and Ashbory...? Send me a tape! |
| Stingray ("ANONYMOUS INTERNET") | Posted: Apr 21, 2012 - 08:59 Egrey wrote: This song is not to be confused with Iggy Pop's Butt Town...just sayin. Is that a "rainbow-statement"...? |
| brookap (due south of Paradise) | Posted: Mar 20, 2012 - 16:18 rulebritannia wrote: Ditto Ditto here too |
| Egrey (WASH, DC) | Posted: Dec 16, 2011 - 11:28 This song is not to be confused with Iggy Pop's Butt Town...just sayin. |
| k8ling1114 (Puget Sound, Washington) | Posted: Nov 30, 2011 - 20:23 "sometimes you're stormy water on which i pour my oil." no idea what it means, but damn it sounds sexy. |
| johnjconn (chicago land) | Posted: Nov 14, 2011 - 18:21 sirdroseph wrote: Bottom line if you can't stand the voice, you can't like the song. That is irrefutable. Love the voice, like the song, that too is irrefutable. |
| sirdroseph (Yes) | Posted: Oct 14, 2011 - 05:02 Bottom line if you can't stand the voice, you can't like the song. That is irrefutable. |
| acolt (Pittsburgh, PA) | Posted: Sep 28, 2011 - 12:26 I don't think it's possible for me to rate anything by Gabriel lower than an 8. It's kind of like the Beatles Bump, but a Gabriel Bump. |
| MiracleDrug (Earth) | Posted: Sep 12, 2011 - 16:24 Chapman... |
| alanthecowboy (Lakefield) | Posted: Aug 12, 2011 - 07:38 boober wrote: Tony Levin on "the stick"? On the Ashbory, methinks. Definitely something fretless, and something with more fundamental than the Stick. I have one of each, and while the Ashbory is a pain in the ass to play, there's no way you could pull this song off on the Stick. |
| Mita (Santa Fe, NM) | Posted: Aug 12, 2011 - 07:35 Great movie too. Incredibly sad. |
| (former member) (hotel in Las Vegas) | Posted: Jul 11, 2011 - 22:46 This song is soooo good for the ears... love it... |
| boober (KC,Mo) | Posted: Jun 10, 2011 - 06:57 BigIslandBlues wrote: Bad to the bone- the bass bone....8. ![]() |
| unclehud (300 feet above the planet) | Posted: Mar 23, 2011 - 12:26 Mandible wrote: His voice is like butta! So is his groove; when he hits it, you can't sit still. |
| kittyharker (Arkham) | Posted: Mar 07, 2011 - 13:39 Never heard this song before, but love its atmosphere. Thanks for putting me onto this, RP! |
| gallardo | Posted: Feb 04, 2011 - 06:06 I usually play a game to guess who is playing or singing. I was trying to guess between Steve Winwood or Peter Gabriel. Anyway, it is a good song. ![]() |
| rulebritannia (NYC - Back in the USA!) | Posted: Dec 19, 2010 - 10:32 Limpopoking wrote: First few lines had me thinking this was Steve Winwood Ditto |
| raelic | Posted: Dec 03, 2010 - 08:06 Not one of his better efforts. Needs more giant hogweeds. And cowbell. |
| fingerpin (oHIo) | Posted: Dec 03, 2010 - 08:03 Limpopoking wrote: First few lines had me thinking this was Steve Winwood |
| BigIslandBlues | Posted: Nov 01, 2010 - 15:51 sirdroseph wrote: This is just bad, plain ol' bad. ![]() Bad to the bone- the bass bone....8. ![]() |
| sirdroseph (Yes) | Posted: Sep 15, 2010 - 06:20 This is just bad, plain ol' bad. ![]() |
| Limpopoking (The Parish of St. Alfonzo) | Posted: Jun 27, 2010 - 03:36 First few lines had me thinking this was Steve Winwood |
| peter_james_bond (The Burg) | Posted: Jun 11, 2010 - 11:30 exciter76 wrote: Tony Levin bass make the difference here!!!! great song as usual with PG Tony Levin is the ace of bass! |
| fredriley (Nottingham, UK) | Posted: May 26, 2010 - 07:43 "Hold these nuts so tightly" - oochie McPoochie! Apart from the unpleasant imagery from that mondegreen, a very nice smooth effort from himself. 7 from the Nottingham jury which, courtesy of RP, has forgiven yer man for the execrable Genesis. |
| erichb (Des Moines, Iowa) | Posted: May 26, 2010 - 07:43 Good soundtrack. |
| bluematrix (confluence of mississippi and missouri rivers) | Posted: May 10, 2010 - 17:44 Huge PG fan, but this song...not so much. |
| k_trout (Dream State) | Posted: Apr 24, 2010 - 14:38 appy_monkey wrote: sometimes I want to slap the Gabriel. now is one of those moments. my apologies to fans. why don't you just go spank your monkey? |
| helgigermany (Germany) | Posted: Mar 23, 2010 - 23:43 Nice!! |
| cohifi (Denver) | Posted: Jan 19, 2010 - 23:47 Mojo_08 wrote: I don't care for this song. I'm not gay either but the groove is good......... |
| helgigermany (Germany) | Posted: Jan 04, 2010 - 10:40 Very nice! |
| Mojo_08 (Costa Rica) | Posted: Oct 17, 2009 - 17:13 I don't care for this song. |
| t00lur | Posted: Sep 16, 2009 - 03:19 whats happening? is it a month of Peter Gabriel? |
| jbunniii (San Jose, CA) | Posted: Aug 31, 2009 - 15:02 Never heard this one before! Thanks for playing it. |
| bluedot (Long Beach, CA) | Posted: Aug 15, 2009 - 15:23 I love it when Peter Gabriel channels his inner Marvin Gaye... |
| Stefen (West Hollywood, CA) | Posted: Aug 15, 2009 - 15:22 I didn't notice this in the film; it's really good. |
| craigh | Posted: Aug 15, 2009 - 15:21 Naw I hear ya. Love PG. Always have. well, in non-"philadelphia" way ;-) Just remember that this song is a "we-pay-you-to-write-song-and-edit-it-and-ask-you-to-change-it..." type deal. Not the same process for the artist. Very difficult thing to pull off it seems. |
| appy_monkey (between here and there) | Posted: Jul 31, 2009 - 01:57 sometimes I want to slap the Gabriel. now is one of those moments. my apologies to fans. |
| JoBo (California) | Posted: May 12, 2009 - 10:46 New song for me ... love it!! Prompts me to see the movie again. PG is a God ... |
| Rafter101 | Posted: May 12, 2009 - 10:45 I always felt this song embodied the movie Philadephia so much more that Springstien's "Streets of Philadelphia." It's much more subtle, hidden—just like the discrimination it portrayed. |
| bregs (Edinburgh) | Posted: Mar 26, 2009 - 07:29 Fantastic - never heard this before but loved it! |
| missy_pringle (Chattanooga) | Posted: Mar 26, 2009 - 07:26 |



