Peter Gabriel - This is the Picture (Excellent Birds)

The official video for 'This Is the Picture (Excellent Birds)' featuring vocals from co-writer Laurie Anderson. The song features on the first of Peter’s studio albums to have a proper title, So was a watershed release in his career. Its marriage of the artistic and the commercial made for an indisputable success, with the album quickly sitting atop the album charts on both sides of the Atlantic. Aside from some intriguing collaborations – with Laurie Anderson on This Is The Picture, Kate Bush on Don’t Give Up and Youssou N’Dour on In Your Eyes – it was the unity of singer, band and producer that made So such a crucial record in the Gabriel canon. http://petergabriel.com #MusicVideo