FIRST TIME HEARING | Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer

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[@wpollock1]

This was incredibly popular on MTV - that funk is so strong and Peter is a true artist.

[@maryhuhnke4706]

He swept the Grammy with this Song! ❤

[@timbukh3]

This was a most popular song and video on MTV. One of my favorite parts is when his face turns into fruit. And let us not forget the dancing chickens. Good reaction.

[@terrylewis_]

My favorite song of his, I love the live versions because he has a very specific dance moves.

[@Triggerhippie70]

Oh my God when this song came out back in the day, I was obsessed with that. I still love this song till this day one of my favorite songs.

[@charlesgarner2177]

Probably one of the best videos EVER made.

[@ohfour-seven6228]

Peter Gabriel is genius, He's amazing. Others to check out: Red Rain, Steam, Shock the Monkey, In Your Eyes, Digging in the Dirt. You'll love them!

[@stevedotwood]

red rain yes!

[@ohfour-seven6228]

Yeah, it's one of my all-time favorites ever!@@stevedotwood

[@babylonsister118]

I totally agree! Genius!!

[@robertcussins2807]

One of my faves that doesn't get much love is "Hear That Voice Again"...so nice.

[@maryscales5747]

Biko , Salisbury Hill

[@jonahcornish]

I saw him play this live in 1986 on the 'So...' tour! Fantastic show

[@liftme225]

peter gabriel live Secret world Tour concert is THE best version of Peter. so damn good.

[@vickiroman189]

I find a lot of videos that were put together for MTV back then really detract from the music. Aside from that, Peter introduced me to World Music, and I am forever grateful!

[@raymondgilbert1341]

Back in the day music videos were taken a little more seriously as an art form and the level of creativitiy was off the charts. So, we were getting stuff like "And She Was" by the Talking Heads, "One Night in Bangkok" by Murray Head, or "Total Eclipse of the Heart" by Bonnie Tyler.

[@jeffjones6221]

Gabriel (like the angel) was the lead singer in Genesis prior to Phil Collins taking over. On a side note, this whole tune is based on sexual innuendo using British slang.

[@gpxo11]

Video is in stop motion and was the most expensive and time consuming to make-each frame was a single shot strung together. This among many other computer animated innovations.

[@johnbernhardtsen3008]

he kinda forced music videos to shot by artist after that!before that they were all kinda cookie cutter tun times!Then came an artist that took music videos to the highest level... Michael Jackson!

[@davidbanachek7966]

Your initial guess on how they did the video was right on the money. They made slight changes, took a frame, made another slight change, took a frame ... and so on. It was a mix of stop-motion, claymation and pixilation techniques.

[@judithw.2213]

This song...❤❤❤

[@trendydelquendy]

The video was an early gig for Aardman Animation, who now do Wallace & Gromit. The Japanese flute sound is a sample from the Synclavier (?) library I think

[@darenhoyt4906]

Every time I come to you channel .. l have re - subscribe .. almost daily.. gets me mad like a "Sledge hammer" 😆

[@lindasalaki9404]

Great reaction Ace 😂😂😂 Love the base.😎

[@chaunapierce8678]

Peter Gabriel used to do I don't know if he still does some of the best concerts. It's really a perfectionist and he has so much going on on stage when he's performing that it's just amazing

[@maryreilly5092]

When P.G. made this video, he had to lay.on the floor with a glass plate on top of him for 16yrs for the shooting as the graphics were super imposed on the glass. Amazing technology for that time period. I saw it's premier on MTV with a group of friends. We were awestruck to say the least.

[@franklopez2803]

HUGE HUGE GIANT HIT/VIDEO

[@mikefetterman6782]

New Years 1989-1990, MTV did a release of their top of the decade. This song won BEST VIDEO OF THE DECADE, and it tied for 1st place in song of the decade alongside the Eurythmics SWEET DREAMS

[@coldwhite4240]

Good reaction. This is my most favourite video of all time. PG is one of my favourite artists too and for me, his peak was his solo career from the period mid-80s to mid-90s, including, of course, this classic. I love how the video symbolically begins and ends with depicting the start and end of life (fertilisation and embryo growth, then later PG sitting down in the chair to 'sleep' and then 'rising up' into the stars and waving goodbye), and continues the motif of reproduction and innuendo/imagery throughout, but also has hilarious visuals like the chicken dance, the vegetable face, and so on! Also, it was a clever choice to use stop motion and claymation rather than the CGI of the time (as used, for example, in Dire Straits' "Money For Nothing" which was only a year before this song, but looks so dated in comparison). As a result, the only bit that looks dated is the section where PG and the dancing girls/crowd are, with clothes and hairstyles clearly of the 80s. PG's solo career is worth a deep-dive for a lot of great tracks and creative videos, including "Shock The Monkey", "Games Without Frontiers", "Big Time", "Steam" and "Digging In The Dirt". He also did great duets with Kate Bush ("Don't Give Up") and Sinead O'Connor ("Blood Of Eden"). If you find you like his work, his live performances are also a must. The whole Secret World Live tour from the early 1990s is brilliant and my personal favourite. The whole thing is on here at kzbin.info/www/bejne/bKuQl5ishb2CitU , but if you like it, do support the man by getting the DVD or download. The entire crew look like they had such a great time, the (then) new singer Paula Cole was fantastic as the female lead on some iconic PG songs in place of Kate Bush and Sinead O'Connor, and as a backing singer too. PG is one of my favourite artists for his lyrical and musical genius and the creativity of many of his video ("Sledgehammer" being one of the best IMO)

[@obliv3on]

you gota check out in your eyes by him bro!, it is fantastic.

[@user-es6gp8sk9j]

Ace, you sleigh me, 😆

[@candywright64]

You should check out what they called claymation back in the day.

[@bluesrock1]

If you read the lyrics very closely, and you'll understand what this song is about. It's thick with innuendo.

[@AnnQlder]

This was fun

[@lesblatnyak5947]

You got listen to Peter Gabriel with Genesis, Cinema Show off Selling England By The Pound. 🙏🍁

[@Yowza78]

Did anyone else hear "I will chauffeur you, so chauffer me"?

[@pamelalee1508]

🤣..the videos of the 80's were.. unusual..lol... The song rocks if you aren't distracted by the visuals..some like it though... Fine Young Cannibals had crazy videos as well..a British band that was well received ... Next time let's see a sandwich to go with your refreshments in the corner..that was my mom voice..😁... 🌿🌿🌿

[@mikefetterman6782]

The process is called "STOP ANIMATION" and yes, that is how they did this whole video. No CGI had been invented yet.

[@mikefetterman6782]

I believe Peter played the bass on this in the studio. He has a live player for shows.

[@mikeb36240]

Foghat -"Stone Blue" 💙💙💙

[@mr.knowitall6440]

Apparently this was MTV's "most played video"... 🧐

[@dana-2584]

Frank Zappa : dangerous kitchen

[@stevedotwood]

i 2nd that

[@outernothingness1177]

@@stevedotwoodI 3rd that

[@laraismyname821]

If you ever want to out the GenX-ers in any crowd, just play the first 1-2 seconds of that flute intro & watch the heads whip around. It's a Pavolian response ingrained into us from watching this video like 10,000x on MTV. 😂 And yes this entire song is a euphemism for 'sexy time' (or I guess given the title, 'going to pound town').

[@davidrauh8118]

Please check out his duet with Kate Bush on the music video for Don't Give Up.

[@kathyedleman633]

Try "Big Time" the song has a video in a simular vain as this one.❤

[@DLCSTexas]

This stop motion might to have been considered coming from early Disney cartoons where each frame was drawn by hand then played back to back in order. There was Mickey Mouse and the movie Snow White in color that is still a beautiful movie to watch. I think gremlins was using some of this. Those this is so original in the early days of mtv music videos and so difficult and time consuming he built on what the ones before. The silent movies might have had stop motion too.

[@brianarnold4819]

Stop motion photography

[@mikecappadocia5959]

What's your favorite drink? I love a good scotch with disaronno. Ice or no ice

[@viciann]

This is a subtle song about wanting to have sex. OK it's pretty obvious

[@karenmikalofsky5287]

Sex. This song is cleverly about sex 😉🤣 So fun and creative!

[@Jadamhodges]

Like the Archangel Gift of the Gab-riel.

[@danielthenorwegianguy]

If you don’t know what this songs about, the lyrics are highly “suggestive”

[@Phillphine]

Try "big time" also. Same kind of energy and quirky video for it too.

[@Jadamhodges]

They didn’t use CGI… it’s called stop motion photography. Why expect to understand a music video? People want it fed to them.

[@ikshields]

Stop-motion technique. C’mon man, it’s just artistic, creative, and fun. You can’t be that puzzled by this, can you?

[@annahicks6099]

If you focus to the genius of the video you miss the meaning of the song. Sledgehammer refers to the male appendage. Now go back and listen to the words.