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Peter Gabriel — Blood Of Eden
Album: Secret World Live
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Released: 1994
Length: 6:48
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I caught sight of my reflection
I caught it in the window
I saw the darkness in my heart
I saw the signs of my undoing
They had been there from the start
And the darkness still has work to do
The knotted chord's untying
The heated and the holy
Oh, they're sitting there on high
So secure with everything they're buying

In the blood of Eden
Lie the woman and the man
With the man in the woman
And the woman in the man
In the blood of Eden
Lie the woman and the man
We wanted the the union
Oh, the union of the woman
The woman and the man

My grip is surely slipping
I think I've lost my hold
Yes, I think I've lost my hold
I cannot get insurance anymore
They don't take credit, only gold
Is that a dagger or a crucifix I see
You hold so tightly in your hand?
And all the while the distance grows between you and me
I do not understand

In the blood of Eden
Lie the woman and the man
With the man in the woman
And the woman in the man
In the blood of Eden
Lie the woman and the man
We wanted the the union
Oh, the union of the woman
The woman and the man

At my request, you take me in
In that tenderness, I am floating away
No certainty, nothing to rely on
Holding still for a moment
What a moment this is
Oh, for a moment of forgetting
A moment of bliss
Ohh

I can hear the distant thunder
Of a million unheard souls
Of a million unheard souls
Watch each one reach for creature comfort
For the filling of their holes

In the blood of Eden
Lie the woman and the man
With the man in the woman
And the woman in the man
In the blood of Eden
Lie the woman and the man
We wanted the union
Of the woman and the man

In the blood of Eden
Lie the woman and the man
I feel the man in the woman
And the woman in the man
In the blood of Eden
Lie the woman and the man
I feel the man in the woman
And the woman in the man

In the blood of Eden
We have done everything we can
In the blood of Eden
So we end as we began
With the man in the woman
And the woman in the man
It was all for the union
Oh, the union of the woman
The woman and the man
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 tgrier wrote:

So bored with this song. 



Then click through and don't post/ whine about it.
Posted 7 months ago by linurbug    [ Reply ]
Peter Gabriel and Paula Cole. A near perfect harmonization.  Chills. 
Posted 7 months ago by tripp1    [ Reply ]
So bored with this song. 
Posted 7 months ago by tgrier    [ Reply ]
Considering this is a live performance I'm kind of surprised there is zero interest in where this took place.

This is a performance on November 16, 1993 at Palasport Nuovo, Modena in Italy.  As mentioned it's Paula Cole, with L. Shankar, David Rhodes, Tony Levin (King Crimson) and some other session artists.
Posted 7 months ago by timmus    [ Reply ]
Official - TODAY - new I/O album released (after a year of slow drip). [Dec. 1, 2023]
Posted 11 months ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
 OHMish wrote:

I love that big shout/scream/chant/calling, or what you would call it


That's the narrator having an orgasm while being stabbed by his lover. 
Posted 1 year ago by theirongiant    [ Reply ]
He and Phil kissed and made up yet? No? Grow up boys. 
Posted 1 year ago by ciarataylor    [ Reply ]
 DigitalJer wrote:

Gabriel's concerts are the stuff of dreams...theatrical, incredibly evocative; warm.


Very true - quite excited that I have tickets for the new I/O show this Sept in Chicago.
Posted 1 year ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
 Hippostar wrote:

Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Peter "Listen-to-my-way-unnecessarily-exaggerated-vocal-fry" Gabriel.



You're a real dick , aren't you?
Posted 1 year ago by itsme_bygolly    [ Reply ]
Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Peter "Listen-to-my-way-unnecessarily-exaggerated-vocal-fry" Gabriel.
Posted 1 year ago by Hippostar    [ Reply ]
Tsk, bit heteronormative there Pete. 
Posted 1 year ago by MattRudely    [ Reply ]
Saw Mr. Gabriel perform this an age ago. That memory is a treasure, just as this song is. Paul Cole voice is perfectly matched to Gabriel's. She said this about working with Gabriel “ he was very generous in sharing the spotlight,” .. “The way he treated the band as a voice, as a collective voice, was really inspirational.”
Posted 2 years ago by CallmeAl    [ Reply ]
EXCELLEENT!! I never heard this tune before. Thanx RP!
Posted 2 years ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
Peter Gabriel certainly counts as one of my most beloved artists. Both when he was with Genesis and then during his solo career he has never failed to amaze me with his musicianship. Songs like Blood of Eden send those music induced chills up my spine. What pleasure and enjoyment he provides. I try to see artists live as often as possible, but I have never seen Mr. Gabriel live . . perhaps someday.
Posted 2 years ago by JPOSBORN    [ Reply ]
 h8rhater wrote:
"or a proper thought."  You might as well be do as you request.

Much as it pains me, I think jonahboo was right on that one.  Much like (to make a sentence up) "It was a lion or tiger."
Posted 2 years ago by dwhayslett    [ Reply ]
 bdwhitepm wrote:

Kate bush is still my favorite on this track.



I think it is Paula Cole............
Posted 2 years ago by Bakaretsu    [ Reply ]
 jonahboo wrote:


HUH? holy shit - compose a sentence or proper thought



"or a proper thought."  You might as well be do as you request.
Posted 2 years ago by h8rhater    [ Reply ]
 jonahboo wrote:

this guy is a blow hard
he needs to return to his cave now




Actually, he lives in Box (UK).  AND the only blow hard here is you.

Boo!!!!!!
Posted 2 years ago by h8rhater    [ Reply ]
Kate bush is still my favorite on this track.
Posted 2 years ago by bdwhitepm    [ Reply ]
 paloeguevo wrote:


I am pretty sure that's Paula cole with the background vocals
still prefer Sinead O'Connor whose background vocals made the song stand out

Posted 2 years ago by xcranky_yankee    [ Reply ]
Gorgeous track, spine chilling stuff.
Posted 2 years ago by stevearthale    [ Reply ]
Giant swings on Mr. Gabriel for this listener.  Some stuff I absolutely adore, some tracks I find insufferable.  Oddly enough though, this is one that sort of slides right up the middle.  I mean, it's okay, but would I be sad if I never heard again?  Probably not?  That being said, the bass playing is delicious,  nice and warm and round.  

You folks enjoy...my hands are cold...off to grab a hot cocoa...
Posted 3 years ago by sfoster66    [ Reply ]
This brings me to tears nearly every time… it touches me
Posted 3 years ago by tm    [ Reply ]
Ali Mullah by Transglobal followed by Peter Gabriel's Blood of Eden. Brilliant continuity, Bill and Rebecca. You know it's good when it happens and you think "what an obvious combination!" I just never thought of it myself!
Posted 3 years ago by mattenuttall    [ Reply ]
 unclehud wrote:

The anthem of my divorce.  Uncanny how he captured the narrative and my emotions.  To wit:

Is that a dagger or a crucifix I see
You hold so tightly in your hand?
And all the while the distance grows between you and me
I do not understand

Background vocals on this recording are stunning.



I am pretty sure that's Paula cole with the background vocals
Posted 3 years ago by paloeguevo    [ Reply ]
Peter Gabriel is a musical genius! 
His shows have always been the absolute finest I have ever attended and I'm old.
Posted 3 years ago by rhbphoto    [ Reply ]
Beautiful!
Posted 3 years ago by surfrider4life    [ Reply ]
 pigtail wrote:
Missive to Mr. Gabriel......

Please tour the US again!
 
Agreed, two of the best concerts I ever saw were both PG.
Posted 3 years ago by ImaOldman    [ Reply ]
The anthem of my divorce.  Uncanny how he captured the narrative and my emotions.  To wit:

Is that a dagger or a crucifix I see
You hold so tightly in your hand?
And all the while the distance grows between you and me
I do not understand

Background vocals on this recording are stunning.
Posted 3 years ago by unclehud    [ Reply ]
Usually a big PG fan, but all that "Woman - Man" droning loses me
Posted 3 years ago by Sawyer    [ Reply ]
Missive to Mr. Gabriel......

Please tour the US again!
Posted 3 years ago by pigtail    [ Reply ]
50 hours of meditation, or just one Peter Gabriel song... same effect on my soul.  
Posted 3 years ago by xrdstv    [ Reply ]
Chobham's finest.
Posted 3 years ago by TerryS    [ Reply ]
🧡
Posted 3 years ago by WestKost    [ Reply ]
I loved Peter Gabriel since Genesis. His evolution as an artist strangely tracked the things going on in my life. So it was, so it is, so it shall be.
Posted 4 years ago by itsme_bygolly    [ Reply ]
Классика не стареет
Posted 4 years ago by falconsk    [ Reply ]
Evokes tones of the great 👍 Robbie Robertson
Posted 4 years ago by Matt_Maurer    [ Reply ]
Yesterday we had the union of the person, woman, man, camera and TV in a five-way freaky deek. 
Posted 4 years ago by Grammarcop    [ Reply ]
I have really loved this song but feel it is getting too much airplay on RP being it has been in the line up for 18yrs.  I'm a big fan of RP but am finding the mix is not changing enough to keep me listening...overplayed gems still become overplayed.
Posted 4 years ago by Curly_Stuff    [ Reply ]
 jmkate wrote:
this is beautiful..
 
Thank you for that.  Yes-I agree.  After reading all of the cynical comments I came to the conclusion that I am a hopeless romantic dreamer.  Long Live RP!
Posted 4 years ago by khardog145    [ Reply ]
It's expected that there will be some repetition in music, but geez!

Peter, puh-lease!
Posted 4 years ago by gmichaelt    [ Reply ]
I really don't get Gabriel, solo or otherwise. Sorry. ~duck~
Posted 4 years ago by SnapDragon66    [ Reply ]
 MrStatenIsle wrote:

Definitely agree that this version is awesome; a great live album. Haven't heard the Sinead take, but think PC harmonizes just fine with him here.
 

I like this version too. Rated it an 8. Sinead would get an 9 from me. 
Posted 4 years ago by kazoo    [ Reply ]
Ugggh... this song is so hokey.
Posted 4 years ago by Punkysoup    [ Reply ]
Very nice song
Posted 4 years ago by stephen.king12101    [ Reply ]
Life is full of unsung luxuries. PSD is one of them. Gabriel's voice has grown so old on these ears.
Posted 4 years ago by ppopp    [ Reply ]
So beautiful!  Perfect balance of masculine and feminine through song
Posted 4 years ago by rpdevotee    [ Reply ]
 radioparadise9 wrote:

Maybe one of you is ... the voting starts now
 

HUH? holy shit - compose a sentence or proper thought
Posted 5 years ago by Wonderloaf    [ Reply ]
this is beautiful..
Posted 5 years ago by jmkate    [ Reply ]
 jonahboo wrote:
this guy is a blow hard
he needs to return to his cave now
 
Maybe one of you is ... the voting starts now
Posted 5 years ago by radioparadise9    [ Reply ]
 RProckStation wrote:
bring back the rock radio paradise station~!
 
It's back - off you go
Posted 5 years ago by radioparadise9    [ Reply ]
 mach-hog wrote:
I hear this song very, very often on RP. I am beginning to become immune to its merits.
 

Plays (last 30 days): 2

Try getting out more.
Posted 5 years ago by radioparadise9    [ Reply ]
I hear this song very, very often on RP. I am beginning to become immune to its merits.
Posted 5 years ago by mach-hog    [ Reply ]
Beautiful song
Posted 5 years ago by bacha    [ Reply ]
 andychannelle wrote:
Having watched a lot of live PG videos, I was convinced he was miming. Turns out he reverse mimes; rerecording/dubbing all the vocals in the studio post gig. Bit of a cheat, innit?
 
I doubt that. Last Peter Gabriel show I was on, there was an option to buy a USB stick with THAT show, that just ended. I bought it; I was pretty close to the stage during the show, and when I was listening to the recording, I recognized several "quirks" in singing on the recording that I definitely heard live. And I am not talking about the occasional talk between songs. And the sound quality of his voice was pretty much like the one we just heard in this song.

Also, I used to be an audio engineer at the radio station. I never recorded bands but I know it is very hard to get that same concert sound later on in the studio. I am not saying it's impossible, just very hard.

While he possibly did quite a lot of post production with recordings intended for live albums / publishing, I think it was not at the level that I would consider "cheating" (re-recording vocals or instruments). Sound balance intended for an arena or a stadium is quite different than the one anyone would want on an album.
Posted 5 years ago by Hogar    [ Reply ]
Le Génie anglais - La belle époque ! Merci pour le partage de votre créativité !
Inconditionnel depuis le début, Génésis ! Joe - Bordeaux - France -
Posted 5 years ago by Joekid33    [ Reply ]
That vocal sustain that brings the crowd back out, fantastic. Oh, and the phone graphic is tops. Carry on.
Posted 5 years ago by einsteinstoe    [ Reply ]
bring back the rock radio paradise station~!
Posted 5 years ago by RProckStation    [ Reply ]
Gosh, I can't stand this song. For me, it's pure corn. 
Posted 5 years ago by Punkysoup    [ Reply ]
this guy is a blow hard
he needs to return to his cave now
Posted 5 years ago by Wonderloaf    [ Reply ]
 Tomasni wrote:
My rating is just 7

Peter Gabriel has done better than this 

so I Skip
 
"Better"? I know it gives me chills, which in my book is an automatic 10.
Posted 5 years ago by Webfoot    [ Reply ]
 kazoo wrote:
I prefer this to the album version except I wish Sinead O'Connor was singing with him, not Paula Cole. Just the wrong the voice for this.
 
Definitely agree that this version is awesome; a great live album. Haven't heard the Sinead take, but think PC harmonizes just fine with him here.
Posted 5 years ago by MrStatenIsle    [ Reply ]
Saw his first concert, post-Genesis, in Toronto @ Maple Leaf Gardens. Robert Fripp and Larry Fast were part of the band! Fripp played behind a screen!
Posted 5 years ago by Chongo59    [ Reply ]
Blood of Eden - Gabriel and O'Connor (YouTube)
Posted 5 years ago by mrtuba9    [ Reply ]
I prefer this to the album version except I wish Sinead O'Connor was singing with him, not Paula Cole. Just the wrong the voice for this.
Posted 5 years ago by kazoo    [ Reply ]
The original So Tour was in the top 5 arena concerts I ever saw out of 100's. I also saw the Front to Back tour where he did the whole So album in order, with most of the original tour players, at Red Rocks. Magical...
Posted 5 years ago by ImaOldman    [ Reply ]
Beautiful
Posted 5 years ago by javelipix    [ Reply ]
 Tevin_Chidester wrote:
When do you play Pink Floyd?
 
Often enough!
Posted 5 years ago by klaasstap    [ Reply ]
Will it ever finish? Pretentious crap. :)
Posted 5 years ago by maboleth    [ Reply ]
If you thought this song was long, pray that Bill never puts the extended version of “Inna Gadda Da Vida” on rotation.
Posted 5 years ago by theirongiant    [ Reply ]
love that long note, great song
Posted 5 years ago by gbt    [ Reply ]
It was a 10 when I first heard it some years ago here on RP and it's still at the top of my ratings.  PG stands the test of time.
Posted 6 years ago by Andy_B    [ Reply ]
This song is sooo long. It's the same thing every time, I have to PSD before the end because it gets annoying being so repetitive and slow.
Posted 6 years ago by ChrisVIII    [ Reply ]
as much as I admire Peter Gabriel, I am really tired of this song
Posted 6 years ago by fatcatjb    [ Reply ]
When do you play Pink Floyd?
Posted 6 years ago by Tevin_Chidester    [ Reply ]
Play Povi ,,, https://soundcloud.com/iampovi/forbidden-fruit-prod-by-akil-mic-coats  and Justin Miyamoto is The Oceanographers
Posted 6 years ago by Tevin_Chidester    [ Reply ]
Crosby Stills and Nash, Joanni Mitchell, Sade, and all please
Posted 6 years ago by Tevin_Chidester    [ Reply ]
What is this obsession with Peter Gabriel recently? I have to PSD several times a day because of it.
Posted 6 years ago by SmackDaddy    [ Reply ]
Having watched a lot of live PG videos, I was convinced he was miming. Turns out he reverse mimes; rerecording/dubbing all the vocals in the studio post gig. Bit of a cheat, innit?
Posted 7 years ago by andychannelle    [ Reply ]
Amen to that. 
jktravl wrote:
Peter is no Phil Collins, and that is A GOOD THING!

 


Posted 7 years ago by michaelc    [ Reply ]
Peter is no Phil Collins, and that is A GOOD THING!
Posted 7 years ago by jktravl    [ Reply ]
 brimo19 wrote:
Does Peter Gabriel have to bang every woman who ever sang on one of his records?
Aren't the thousands of women who adore him as an artist enough?
His ex-wife must have thought so. Such a fragile man.

 
Wait a minute, let's hear more about all the women he banged before declaring him a fragile man.
Posted 7 years ago by pinto    [ Reply ]
Does Peter Gabriel have to bang every woman who ever sang on one of his records?
Aren't the thousands of women who adore him as an artist enough?
His ex-wife must have thought so. Such a fragile man.
Posted 7 years ago by brimo19    [ Reply ]
 RabbitEars wrote:
got to see this show from the 3rd row, middle of the conveyor belt. i'll never forget it. 

 
Gabriel's concerts are the stuff of dreams...theatrical, incredibly evocative; warm.
Posted 7 years ago by DigitalJer    [ Reply ]
 RabbitEars wrote:
got to see this show from the 3rd row, middle of the conveyor belt. i'll never forget it. 

 
I hope that's not you making all the noise and spoiling things for everyone?
Posted 7 years ago by Jakethemuss    [ Reply ]
got to see this show from the 3rd row, middle of the conveyor belt. i'll never forget it. 
Posted 8 years ago by RabbitEars    [ Reply ]
just love for this song.. <3
Posted 8 years ago by RoxanaCotar    [ Reply ]
Superb Live Version. Tears Flow.
Posted 8 years ago by Internazionale    [ Reply ]
 JasondotG wrote:
I'm sure it's been clarified in the numerous comments below, but this is pre-solo fame Paula Cole singing backup. She performed on the "Secret World Live" tour which also had a concert film of the same name released along with this album. Sinead O'Connor performed on the original recording off the album "Us". 
 

Agreed. Peter is by far the musical and lyrical genius of our lives. He has soothed me when I'm down,and brightened my day on others. 
Posted 8 years ago by jktravl    [ Reply ]
 easmann wrote:

Agree. Transports me somewhere sublime. Melancholy, but sublime.

 I concur, as well. It's a special song, with passion and gravity. I think these two had an affair around the time they worked on this song together. It's small wonder.


Posted 8 years ago by lshinkawa    [ Reply ]
I love that big shout/scream/chant/calling, or what you would call it
Posted 9 years ago by OHMish    [ Reply ]
Girl from Mass really brings it on this album. Really helps makes the concert.
Posted 9 years ago by bitbanger    [ Reply ]
Anunnaki.

That is all {#Idea} 
Posted 9 years ago by SquiddlyDiddly    [ Reply ]
I'm sure it's been clarified in the numerous comments below, but this is pre-solo fame Paula Cole singing backup. She performed on the "Secret World Live" tour which also had a concert film of the same name released along with this album. Sinead O'Connor performed on the original recording off the album "Us". 

<3 PG, his albums are the soundtrack to my childhood, adolescence and post-adolescent angst filled days. The effect of his music on me will never wane. Unlike sooo, sooo much other stuff I have loved and forgotten about. 
Posted 9 years ago by JasondotG    [ Reply ]
gorgeous!
 
Posted 9 years ago by Mexicomeli    [ Reply ]
 Ptijoc wrote:

The same.
 

Totally agree! 
Posted 9 years ago by Ikharry    [ Reply ]
 fitmartin wrote:
{#Hearteyes} A moment of bliss with Paula Cole singing background

 

Posted 9 years ago by fitmartin    [ Reply ]
 fedtho wrote:

Behold,  good RP listeners. I bow before those simple words telling universal truth. 
 
Agreed, a great performance of our lifetime

many thanks to RP for identifying great art!

Bravo 
Posted 9 years ago by fitmartin    [ Reply ]
 ScottN wrote:

Here too.  Live renditions are tricky...not letting the audience get in the way; as they do here, imo.

 
I know what you mean, but this audience seems pretty restrained with their joy boiling over here and there. 
Posted 9 years ago by Webfoot    [ Reply ]
 garyalex wrote:

Hate is a strong word.  I hate cancer.  I hate genocide.  I hate racism.  Some music I just don't like.  This isn't one of those. 

 
Behold,  good RP listeners. I bow before those simple words telling universal truth. 
Posted 9 years ago by fedtho    [ Reply ]
I love everything he touches. 
Go on YouTube and watch his shows, just wonderful.
Thanks 
Posted 10 years ago by FrankDebbieCote    [ Reply ]
 Meolla_Reio wrote:
It is probably just me, but this song while being great is made pretentiously annoying by the applause and whistles...
Makes me sad, I wanted to like it.
 
Here too.  Live renditions are tricky...not letting the audience get in the way; as they do here, imo.
Posted 10 years ago by ScottN    [ Reply ]
 tprimeau wrote:

Pretty sure this was Paula Cole when she was a backup singer of Gabriels and before she was famous for singing about cowboys and stuff.
 

That is interesting...

everybody in my alien space craft loves this bloody song... we be dancing cross-eyed buck ass naked and jiggling organs like Willy Shakes...

hope you be having a marvelous time right this minute, tprimeau...


Posted 10 years ago by Lazarus    [ Reply ]
It is probably just me, but this song while being great is made pretentiously annoying by the applause and whistles...
Makes me sad, I wanted to like it. 
Posted 10 years ago by Meolla_Reio    [ Reply ]
I never find Peter Gabriel pretentious. I always find both his studio and live performances very heartfelt and honest. He is a compassionate human and his music reflects this.
Posted 10 years ago by ivanaus    [ Reply ]
For all the criticism, I have wonder why the critics listen to RP.  Just move on...There are thousands of other stations available.
Posted 10 years ago by Jakey    [ Reply ]
I always find PG a little pretentious but I'm not sure why. His duet with Kate Bush remains one of my all-time favourites
Posted 10 years ago by MrsTom    [ Reply ]
 bstevens1951 wrote:
Send me a postcard from hell, dood.
 
nightdrive wrote:
Hate this guy. Go fuck yourself, asshole.
 



 
Now now children... {#Daisy}
Posted 10 years ago by paradisepig    [ Reply ]
I like Peter Gabriel
Sadly, not much to find on spotify
Posted 10 years ago by OHMish    [ Reply ]
 Mannick wrote:

And the exact same here too! Maybe that's because his songs are played very often (too often? {#Whistle}) on RP

 
A little precision, please.  No artist's songs are played very often on RP.  Hyperbole is not helpful.  
Posted 10 years ago by xkolibuul    [ Reply ]
  jocelynsart wrote:
I really love Peter Gabriel but this song drives me nuts lol!
Ptijoc wrote:

The same.

 
And the exact same here too! Maybe that's because his songs are played very often (too often? {#Whistle}) on RP
Posted 10 years ago by Mannick    [ Reply ]
 jocelynsart wrote:
I really love Peter Gabriel but this song drives me nuts lol!

 
The same.
Posted 10 years ago by Ptijoc    [ Reply ]
I really love Peter Gabriel but this song drives me nuts lol!
Posted 10 years ago by jocelynsart    [ Reply ]
Send me a postcard from hell, dood.
 
nightdrive wrote:
Hate this guy. Go fuck yourself, asshole.
 


Posted 10 years ago by bstevens1951    [ Reply ]
 nightdrive wrote:
Hate this guy. Go fuck yourself, asshole.
 
This is a really well-adjusted individual. So open-minded, empathetic and sensitive, right, RPers? Our own mascot of misery and misanthropy.  
Posted 10 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
So many memories and good times with this tune.
Posted 10 years ago by katzendogs    [ Reply ]
 nightdrive wrote:
Hate this guy. Go fuck yourself, asshole.
 
Hate is a strong word.  I hate cancer.  I hate genocide.  I hate racism.  Some music I just don't like.  This isn't one of those. 
Posted 11 years ago by garyalex    [ Reply ]
Now tell us what you really think.

nightdrive wrote:
Hate this guy. Go fuck yourself, asshole.
 


Posted 11 years ago by mojoman    [ Reply ]
Hate this guy. Go fuck yourself, asshole.
Posted 11 years ago by nightdrive    [ Reply ]
Always brings tears ......
Posted 11 years ago by unclehud    [ Reply ]