guys who said it was about rosanna arquette, you're absolutely right. Peter Gabriel said so himself.
Actually it was a kind of response to what the band Toto did.
Their keyboardist used to date ms Arquette, but she broke it off with him for Peter, So the band got together and penned the song "Rosanna" for her.
Funnily enough, she wasn't overly impressed, and was only truely blown away when Peter Gabriel released "in your eyes" in response.
Man, that key boardist at Toto, gotta feel for him, and Rosanne Arquette had got to be the hot stuff back then!
two excellent songs in her name
@deluded
I think thos story is not completely accurate. Rosanna Arquette dated Steve Porcaro at that time. David Paich wrote the song and kind of borrowed the name. But they emphasized, the song was not about Arquette, but about what they had experienced with women generally. And yes, PG dated R. Arquette at that time, one of the reasons that made his first marriage with Jill Moore crash.
@deluded
I think thos story is not completely accurate. Rosanna Arquette dated Steve Porcaro at that time. David Paich wrote the song and kind of borrowed the name. But they emphasized, the song was not about Arquette, but about what they had experienced with women generally. And yes, PG dated R. Arquette at that time, one of the reasons that made his first marriage with Jill Moore crash.
@deluded thing song was written and recorded in 1985 and released in 1986 before he dated Rosanna Arquette. He wasn’t divorced from his wife Jill until 1987. While people split up and move on before divorces are finalized I doubt Rosanna had an effect one way or another on the end of his marriage. Jill had an affair with his producer David Lord. I suspect this is about the struggles his marriage was going through. Fighting for the marriage, fighting for survival, still in love with his wife but exhausted, hurt, and struggling. Reflecting on the love they have shared...
@deluded thing song was written and recorded in 1985 and released in 1986 before he dated Rosanna Arquette. He wasn’t divorced from his wife Jill until 1987. While people split up and move on before divorces are finalized I doubt Rosanna had an effect one way or another on the end of his marriage. Jill had an affair with his producer David Lord. I suspect this is about the struggles his marriage was going through. Fighting for the marriage, fighting for survival, still in love with his wife but exhausted, hurt, and struggling. Reflecting on the love they have shared brings his back when he just wants to run away. It’s a love song with common theme: the struggle of marriage and how one partner make feel they are working harder than the other to keep things together.
guys who said it was about rosanna arquette, you're absolutely right. Peter Gabriel said so himself. Actually it was a kind of response to what the band Toto did. Their keyboardist used to date ms Arquette, but she broke it off with him for Peter, So the band got together and penned the song "Rosanna" for her. Funnily enough, she wasn't overly impressed, and was only truely blown away when Peter Gabriel released "in your eyes" in response. Man, that key boardist at Toto, gotta feel for him, and Rosanne Arquette had got to be the hot stuff back then! two excellent songs in her name
I didn't know Peter dated Rosanna?
I didn't know Peter dated Rosanna?
Anyway, one of his many great songs.
Anyway, one of his many great songs.
@deluded I think thos story is not completely accurate. Rosanna Arquette dated Steve Porcaro at that time. David Paich wrote the song and kind of borrowed the name. But they emphasized, the song was not about Arquette, but about what they had experienced with women generally. And yes, PG dated R. Arquette at that time, one of the reasons that made his first marriage with Jill Moore crash.
@deluded I think thos story is not completely accurate. Rosanna Arquette dated Steve Porcaro at that time. David Paich wrote the song and kind of borrowed the name. But they emphasized, the song was not about Arquette, but about what they had experienced with women generally. And yes, PG dated R. Arquette at that time, one of the reasons that made his first marriage with Jill Moore crash.
@deluded thing song was written and recorded in 1985 and released in 1986 before he dated Rosanna Arquette. He wasn’t divorced from his wife Jill until 1987. While people split up and move on before divorces are finalized I doubt Rosanna had an effect one way or another on the end of his marriage. Jill had an affair with his producer David Lord. I suspect this is about the struggles his marriage was going through. Fighting for the marriage, fighting for survival, still in love with his wife but exhausted, hurt, and struggling. Reflecting on the love they have shared...
@deluded thing song was written and recorded in 1985 and released in 1986 before he dated Rosanna Arquette. He wasn’t divorced from his wife Jill until 1987. While people split up and move on before divorces are finalized I doubt Rosanna had an effect one way or another on the end of his marriage. Jill had an affair with his producer David Lord. I suspect this is about the struggles his marriage was going through. Fighting for the marriage, fighting for survival, still in love with his wife but exhausted, hurt, and struggling. Reflecting on the love they have shared brings his back when he just wants to run away. It’s a love song with common theme: the struggle of marriage and how one partner make feel they are working harder than the other to keep things together.