Robert Forster & Jherek Bischoff & String Quartet People Say / In Her Diary

Robert Forster, founding member of The Go-Betweens, was invited to perform a selection of his
favorite songs at German WEEK-END Fest (weekendfest.de) back in 2013. The arrangements
for this set were written by the talented Jherek Bischoff (who worked and collaborated with artists
such as David Byrne, Caetano Veloso, Amanda Palmer ...). The set of ten songs was recorded
prior to their performance and set for a later release. It eventually got shelved when Forster wanted
to concentrate on his next album ”Songs To Play“. Now for the first time ever available: A stripped
down walz-style-version of The Go-Betweens 2nd single, 1979s “People Say“ - according to Forster:
“I love the version. It is of of the best recordings I think I have ever done.” Accompanied by
the American artist Mike Donovan (Sic Alps/Peacers) on 2nd vocals. No less exciting is “In Her
Diary”, a song originally appeared on The Go-Betweens second last album, 2003‘s „Bright Orange, Bright Yellow“.