Peter Gabriel The Barry Williams Show ( Official Music Video with lyrics)

From the Up album. There s always one song on a Gabriel album that seems lightweight, but has hidden depth. The Barry Williams Show is a downbeat, jazzy song dealing with reality talk shows on the trashTV such as Jerry Springer, Oprah, Ricki Lake, Conan, etc. It s mocking talk shows where the crazier the episode or guests are, the better. This song was not originally meant to reference the Brady Bunch actor Barry Williams. Gabriel reportedly wanted a plain ordinary sounding name for the tit