Don’t Give Up

I never thought I’d have a post saying someone should watch a Pink video…but combine Pink with Herbie Hancock and John Legend, and that’s a different story.

Peter Gabriel wrote this song for his amazing So album in the mid-80s, and Kate Bush sang the sweet, supportive back up. The song is about a man in economic hardship, being out of work and feeling unneeded. The second voice is what women are good at: “don’t give up, you still have friends…”

Sort of a classic look at men needing to be respected, women needing to be loved.

Anyway – Herbie Hancock’s remake of the song is nothing short of stunning, and in a day where unemployment, housing foreclosures and economic downfall are in the news every day, many can resonate with these words

moved on to another town
tried hard to settle down
for every job, so many men
so many men no-one needs

And the woman’s refrain:

don’t give up
’cause you have friends
don’t give up
you’re not the only one
don’t give up
no reason to be ashamed
don’t give up
you still have us
don’t give up now
we’re proud of who you are
don’t give up
you know it’s never been easy
don’t give up
’cause I believe there’s the a place
there’s a place where we belong

All that to say, enjoy a beautiful take on a beautiful song. And to anyone out there needing support, encouragement and rest, don’t give up.