Peter Gabriel - Shock The Monkey

The official Shock The Monkey video. Directed by Brian Grant.
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The single became Peter’s first top 30 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 and features on his fourth self-titled album, also known as 'Security'
Cover me when I run
Cover me through the fire
Something knocked me out ' the trees
Now I'm on my knees
Cover me, darling please
Monkey, monkey, monkey
Don't you know you're going to shock the monkey
Fox the fox
Rat on the rat
You can ape the ape
I know about that
There is one thing you must be sure of
I can't take any more
Darling, don't you monkey with the monkey
Monkey, monkey, monkey
Don't you know you're going to shock the monkey
Shock the monkey
Monkey, Wheels keep turning
Monkey, Something's burning
Monkey, Don't like it but I guess I'm learning
Shock! Shock! Shock! - watch the monkey get hurt, monkey
Shock! Shock! Shock! - watch the monkey get hurt, monkey
Cover me, when I sleep
Cover me, when I breathe
You throw your pearls before the swine
Make the monkey blind
Cover me, darling please
Monkey, monkey, monkey
Don't you know you're going to shock the monkey
Shock the monkey
Monkey, Too much at stake
Monkey, Ground beneath me shake
Monkey, And the news is breaking
Shock! Shock! Shock! - watch the monkey get hurt, monkey
Shock! Shock! Shock! - watch the monkey get hurt, monkey
Shock the monkey, shock the monkey
Shock the monkey, shock the monkey
Shock the monkey to life
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[@davidg.9932]

Happy 74th Birthday Peter Brian Gabriel 02/13/1950 in Surry, England. A living legend in the progressive rock genre. From Garden Wall to Genesis to his solo albums. Musical perfection. Cheers Peter Brian and many more..

[@JohnMelland]

Thank you 🤗💕🇺🇸

[@Rambletambleforever]

His music has meant the world to me. Listen to SO over and over as a kid

[@lonniemcguire1343]

We all love him.

[@veronicavasquezbascunan1083]

❤🎶💯

[@j4blaser]

74!?!? Omg

[@michellemurry2180]

We don't have talent like this anymore, deep and introspective. ❤

[@useyournoodle100]

Hozier

[@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017]

Every successive generation complains about how shallow the previous generation is. The oldsters in Gabriel's time said the same thing about his music and his peers. Of course they were both right and wrong. I tend to agree that music sucks these days but it isn't for lack of talent, it's because the **business** was hollowed out by streaming services, and streaming has destroyed the quality of both movies and music.

[@mayab.9056]

I just wish modern musicians had the same level of originality and creativity. 80s bands didn't care what everyone else was doing. They did their own thing, and it made for a truly magical time in music history for those of us lucky enough to have experienced it.

[@jtno2]

Incredible era of music. These performers were truly and genuinely original with so many different musical genres contributing to 80s music.

[@harambeepstein8009]

Couldn’t have said it better myself maya 👏

[@vickiroman189]

I want to go back every day.

[@tsriftsal3581]

Lol. They harvested from those before them. Same as it always was. Though it does seem the music of youth has more "hold". Pretty sure the best band ever to exist, Rush, had a word or two. Lol. Oh and eff that one Phil song that 51 percenters love.

[@MrMoisheLebowitz]

We are a truly blessed generation those of us who experienced the 80's.

[@shericardwell8928]

Gods, I miss the 80's. Getting old but that music is just timeless to me.

[@puffinbilly6826]

...getting old is not so bad, when you consider the alternative...

[@joethelion6016]

The 80's was absolutely the best decade to be young. Nobody will ever have such a great experience now 🥳🎉🍾🎈👯‍♀️

[@heathersamarayates-reed610]

Meeeee Tooooo❣️🤜🤛

[@crestonmckenzie7814]

The 1980 s when men were men and women were proud of it

[@TheNemocharlie]

I miss everything about the eighties, particular the money....

[@biffsmallberries5344]

Gabriel's voice sits perfectly on the line between Tenor and Baritone, and causes a warbling, a strain that at times sounds so primal - like the howl of a wolf. I think that flexion adds an emotional quality that I find in many of his songs - as if he's 'reaching for it' - and as if he really 'means it.' It's a unique voice for sure. From Genesis to his solo work, his voice adds a definitive touch to the songs that would not be there if a different singer were singing the song.

[@devolve42]

NPR doesn't need any more music critics, thank you.

[@krisscanlon4051]

That beautiful reedy nature to that voice...you nailed it ! Keep posting away...love it.

[@jtlanci]

Yes but what about the monkey?

[@joekraft8694]

You hit the nail on the head that truly is what his voice is like its awesome and unique!

[@zexnynex777]

i dont know shit about music, just know the way it makes me feel. you are very good at describing music.

[@dazieger]

Musically, this song does an amazing thing. Most of the song is just two chords - vi and V, changing from the minor chord very seldom. At two points it completes the downward progression to IV, but the majority of the song in just that one minor chord. This builds up a tremendous amount of tension. Then, at 3:16, the riff changes, adding harmonic motion, releasing the tension, and the effect is staggering. Despite its musical simplicity, this is a remarkably sophisticated song. It's a cliche to say they don't writer 'em like this anymore, but generally speaking, they don't. Frankly, they didn't write 'em like this back then, for the most part. The is the work of a great artist.

[@mosesberkowitz3298]

Wonderfully explained! The video is better than anything my brain could dream up for this song.

[@JaneFrieman]

Very well said Darren. I am amazed with your wording and opinion of this creatively put together song.

[@dazieger]

@@JaneFrieman well, I've got to do something with that degree in music composition. It's not like I'm getting paid to compose lately...

[@JaneFrieman]

@@dazieger Good luck in your future musical endeavors.

[@mattmarkus4868]

he's a brilliant artist.

[@ckelley63]

Peter was a musical visionary

[@ChristopherBarber-x2g]

A Great song! and Era, A time where you could still leave your front door open all day! 😊

[@brucejackson6451]

This video, even more than "Sledgehammer," shows why Peter Gabriel was absolutely made for music videos. His songs are as visual as they are auditory, and his sensibility is so unique, a great song comes together with a fantastically confusing video that, despite being made when videos were in their infancy, comes across just as powerfully 30 years later as it did back then. Moreso, probably. He is the David Lynch of pop: idiosyncratic, brilliant, and totally catchy.

[@marcusee1234nation]

Bruce Jackson I fully agree

[@whitetigress7448]

B. Jackson: You're right. And a wonderful writer too. (Wish I'd written that.) Thanks!

[@ScorpionP2C]

but late to the party but well said, rather than rephrase I will just like this comment :)

[@dinobrya2]

Fantastic five star video but I do think it tops Sledgehammer, Big Time, or Steam.

[@domshaheen7356]

I haven’t seen this in decades. Totally agree, this hasn’t aged at all.

[@rippi37]

This guy is a musical genius...love it

[@nadiacomanechi3558]

Génesis

[@rippi37]

@@nadiacomanechi3558 Nah , never liked Genesis

[@d.d.7720]

@@rippi37 shame

[@rippi37]

@@d.d.7720 Why ?

[@rippi37]

@Duffelbag Drag Ugh...that was done years ago duffelbag Drag

[@matteobusatto9758]

I WILL NEVER GET TIRED OF THIS

[@TheFleahost]

This song gets better and deeper with every listen.

[@mrsuns10]

I have a feeling this song is about to get really popular again

[@lenoreorrell2450]

Seriously

[@Fayth_Marie]

LOL. 😆

[@johnvoorhees7881]

I believe you are right!

[@johnturtle6649]

I still maintain the lyrics are deeper than just the topical expressions. He claims this song is about jealousy, but ... what if "don't you monkey with the monkey" is actually referring to DNA manipulation and cloning? Only a few scant years later after this song, dolly the sheep was cloned. If we are to believe evolution actually occurred, then "something knocked me out the trees, now I'm on my knees" takes on new meaning as well.

[@kennethwilliams1301]

Yep!!! Shocking!!

[@jaidanielparker]

I love how Peter Gabriel kept his theatricality after leaving Genesis. Musical art and visual art, Gabriel was made for music videos before they were even a thing.

[@MrHantz101]

This has had a permanent spot on my playlist for almost 40 years

[@vickiroman189]

And this video remains my all-time favorite.

[@CG-dl5cj]

Mine too.

[@robbieamhaz2662]

ME TOO

[@cesarbalboa5900]

me tooooo :) monkey

[@krisfortney2523]

100% in agreement

[@MarkTorres-i7o]

Yes I'm an older person and these songs bring back memory's.

[@markandrews5547]

Every time I watch this, I come back to the conclusion that 'Shock' is one of the best music videos of all time. For so many reasons: Sir Peter's unparalleled songwriting gift and the really fun way he treats a serious subject through creative allegory. The composition and execution of music that was unlike anything else we were hearing in 1982, including that killer drum line with its punchy gated reverb and what critics called "a relentlessly repeating hook," plus the eye-popping video production in a groundbreaking mini-movie directed by Brian Grant and highlighting Peter's own singing and acting with the African influences he was into at the time. The multi-dimensionally creative Artist Gabriel is an unsurpassed legend in our era of rock music -- clearly up there with McCartney and Page/Plant. Thank you, Peter. Shine on, sir. We need you still.

[@jv-lk7bc]

way more creative than McCartney or Plant. Gabriel is Bowie's nerdier cuisin.

[@waynewarren5857]

you will never see music videos like this any more

[@rexnegron1778]

Ain't it a shame

[@KevinKnight-by4yt]

No we Don,t. When we,re ambitious,we get creative,and that creativity makes people "talk "

[@Hares_Pit]

There are still some really cool music videos being made, but it's all underground anymore. If you're interested after reading this comment, I'll link you to a few.

[@junolysses]

good music videos are still being made, you just don't want to look for them

[@jennawest5279]

Peter Gabriel is vastly underrated, IMHO. Quite weird around the edges, to be sure, but just raw emotion coming out there.

[@Underhills]

+Jenna West I second that.

[@cespo77]

I don't see how he is underrated? He got plenty of recognition throughout his career and is a multimillionaire.

[@alexr.1813]

Nothing wrong with weird...Not enough of that in my opinion.

[@killthahippie]

Jenna West he was is and always will be amazing

[@modernmilner9836]

Jenna West Usually, a certain amount of weirdness is required to write and/or play a song that will grab someone.

[@lizjo7213]

Forever love this ❤ still have the 45 record 😅...

[@bluesboy8237]

Happy 70th birthday Peter Gabriel!!!

[@humbleevidenceaccepter7712]

he can't be 70! If he is, that means I'm.....oh, nevermind.

[@camilayan7576]

@@humbleevidenceaccepter7712 hahahaha x2

[@CavAmes19]

Wait... what day, exactly, is his birthday, please???

[@bluesboy8237]

@@CavAmes19 February 13, 1950.

[@CavAmes19]

@@bluesboy8237 Thank you! I was born in February, as well, although a few years later ...

[@Hulk2k6]

Peter's Music was always... Out there. That's why people loved it!

[@billmcdevitt2649]

Peter Gabriel. Pure Genius.

[@screenPhiles]

Peter Gabriel had to be a theater kid growing up because as elaborate as the video for 'Shock the Monkey' is I can't imagine any other artist putting up with the makeup, location changes and waiting probably necessary to pull it off.

[@408SPLKINGS]

Cough cough The Thin White Duke would disagree aka RIP legendary David Bowie

[@bohanan5851]

He is such a badass. Compete talent that last decades.

[@monty70]

Centuries...

[@bradleylowden558]

Song is so danceable, doesn’t matter what he’s singing about. Such a fun record.

[@williamvillar7134]

Agreed. If only I could dance.

[@MICKLUVR]

The 80's WERE danceable!!

[@YuTuboTuTubas]

A very subliminal description of the female beauty ...that it would incorrectly take feminists wrong

[@shutterbug_713]

But a disturbing video.

[@adspur]

Thing about Peter Gabriel is he’s talking about something profound.Genius!

[@taekwondotime]

One of Peter Gabriel's top 3 songs ever. This video should have way more views. This was an 80's dance club staple.

[@markandrews5547]

Yes, but it's so much more than that. Just really great musical composition, and Peter is a genius in everything from songwriting to performing and his sense of the important visual elements for his songs.

[@mikelmart]

Practically every song from his first album were great, Solsbury Hill, Humdrum, Here Comes the Flood to name a few.

[@marcglowacki9466]

Heard on the radio most played vidio MTV history

[@johnmorrison1525]

Oh really I forgot

[@keithjones6023]

Peter's videos were amongst the best!

[@Breadboy786]

this was my fav song when it came out

[@1groovygreg]

Peter Gabriel is an immensely underrated talent. He is a gifted artist.

[@TonyEnglandUK]

Superb lyricist. People should go back to his Genesis days and listen to what that band could *really* do.

[@cafinario]

Underrated???? no way, walk the world.

[@desperatedave3573]

underrated? what the? hes awesome and most people know it

[@Tydie.]

I just realized he sang so many hits I love; I had no idea. His music is so diverse. He is my new favourite musician.

[@Robcatist]

At this point he must of looked at his old band mates having massive commercial success and thought I want some of that so disappeared for a few years and comeback with Sledgehammer and the album So then bingo he had it.

[@wickedout2010]

They don't do it like this anymore. The year was 1982 and my favorite radio station was on an AM radio! The station was out of San Francisco, it was 610 KFRC! They had this song in their heavy rotation for a reason. It was a great song. After hearing this song I knew Peter Gabriel would be one of my all time favorite artist. Thanks for the great memories. The 80's will always be the best decade for music.

[@Mutterschwein]

***** LOL

[@wickedout2010]

The 10's! Now that's funny! LMAO!!

[@wickedout2010]

Sorry music between 2000-10 SUCKS! What are you 12 years old? LMAO!!

[@DFCZE]

wickedout2010 LOL 10's. Worst shit ever.

[@MrJPEzra]

I too was a KFRC listener. I remember them using journeys-lights as a promo.

[@a2zme]

Whenever I stumble upon this tune, it always sounds 'modern'. Gabriel was way ahead of his time .. incredible. #genius

[@bw2937]

It's good but does sound incredibly dated

[@rutabega2039]

Larry Fast deserves a huge amount of credit for this song and for that whole era of Peter Gabriel's music. He was doing stuff with digital synthesis that is commonplace with today's computers (even today's *phones* can do digital synthesis that is vastly superior to what was generally available back then) but was just not available to musicians in the early 1980s. Check out his work under the name Synergy - it's not all that great musically but it really shows the sonic palette he had available to him. The fusion of his synthesizer abilities with Gabriel's songwriting really made some magic that still holds up today.

[@mikestevenson576]

If it was ahead of his time, it would not have been a hit.

[@60mark61]

His #29 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 from late 1982

[@danaripley1200]

I remember when Peter Gabriel said the song was about love and jealousy and how jealousy can release our basic primal instincts. Not about an actual monkey, but a metaphoric one.

[@jasonbarbush4991]

the monkey is the addiction holding you down.

[@hazelmaylebrun6243]

Project X. The movie.

[@sharpshooterpeonnut6919]

Yes! a metaphor about our societal addiction to phosphoric acid (coke, pepsi, Rc Cola etc)

[@mikereiss4216]

Funny, for the longest time I thought it was about drug addiction(ie get the monkey off your back).

[@criticalbill1460]

Yaeh that's right rite Write Wright ..snow on and so on.......there@3444

[@johnnyloaps5034]

To me this has always been one of those "ahead of it's time" songs!

[@gmcg923]

Early days of MTV right here. I was 11 in 1982. My grandparents lived in Queens in NYC and had MTV, probably before the rest of the country. We used to go over to their old run down apartment and immediately turn on MTV. This was on in heavy rotation. My grandmother used to say, "He's such a good looking man, why did he do that to himself?"

[@jimchastain6840]

Me too! NOW LOOK AT US! HA! Times change. Now we look scary.

[@take942]

That's so funny. I can relate.

[@urawilson]

"the rest of the country"...typical NYer....we had this shit in Texas at the same time

[@solinvictus39]

@@urawilson Yep, saw it on MTV in Florida at the time, too.

[@barbaracook4635]

That's when MTV was great!

[@sd88g93]

Incredible video. First really great music video. Peter Gabriel broke ground here.

[@stellacarrier8341]

This Peter Gabriel song is very musically groundbreaking with very vulnerable emotions and the vocals and lyrics bring Shock The Monkey to an experimental level. This song metaphorically made a mark on me recently when I randomly heard this song on a local radio station, though I obviously need more time to metaphorically unpack the multiple meaning layers of this original song.

[@mistyblueeyes4024]

Peter Gabriel looks like a rebel even when wearing a suit.

[@thurnishaley1361]

arguably the best comment on youtube

[@220773]

That is quite strange, as he always wore one when he was at Charterhouse and he did look like a wee Lord...

[@rogerlensmith164]

Excellent comment and subversively correct. 👍🏓

[@caronstout354]

Rebellion is an attitude not just a fashion statement.

[@mistyblueeyes4024]

@@caronstout354 exactly.

[@CantThinkOfAHandleSoItsThis]

I've always loved the instrumental sound of this one, it just has that nostalgic yet timeless '80s sound to it.

[@Daniel-y1f9r]

Thankyou for helping us survive childhood with your wildness, certainly took our mind off it so we didn't have to ❤

[@StarWarsGirl1973]

The 80s was a golden age of music and music video. I was blessed to have been a child of the 80s. I hear music like this and I'm a kid again sitting in my parents living room watching Mtv. Miss those days...

[@csfan65]

Very true. If it hadn't been for Mtv many of us would have never heard/seen such great music.

[@melodymobley2009]

Peter Gabriel's a genius and great humanitarian! I just love him and his music!!!

[@Vejur9000]

One of the best music videos ever made. Pure Peter Gabriel, at the height of his creative powers. Ingenious music. A musical god, in his own right. Long live Peter Gabriel.

[@richardday3136]

Dwarfs are always a good choice.

[@duantorruellas716]

I agree 💯%

[@rachael_grey]

Tony Levin's bass line could not be more perfect.

[@eyeinthesky5773]

One thing for sure is that his voice is very unique.

[@martinhofvenstam4283]

He sounds even better live. I was surprised.

[@williamphillips-b2n]

Unique? Not quite just enhanced to make it appear that way.

[@danhan24]

@@williamphillips-b2n Listen to a live performance of the song. His voice is not enhanced.

[@bcsmedconsults29]

Timeless and beautiful. He knew how to perfectly translate his songs into visuals.

[@unperson5713]

So good. This piece of music has intrinsic value, its greatness is tangible. I saw Peter Gabriel at Woodstock 94. I wasn't expecting greatness, I was tired and I wanted to go home. The scale and grandeur of his performance was overwhelming. If you are ever time traveling, I suggest experiencing that show. He made up for Johnny Cash cancelling last minute. So, so good.

[@BCtube01]

I can’t believe I had completely forgotten about one of the greatest 80s song ever created. Gabriel is just too damn talented!

[@lukerichardson3976]

0:58 I wonder which one of those lamps got the Pixar role.

[@chrismayer3919]

The one that could trample the 'I' in PIXAR.

[@HaikuAutomation]

Four years after the fact, you are a win!

[@MrSlanderer]

Evil Dead 2.

[@carclubseller]

Ask Edna, Dahling....

[@shadowdance4666]

The one in the back

[@KevinKnight-by4yt]

Sometimes we need a little "shock" to see if we,re still alive, breathing.

[@leefi1]

This is by far my favorite song of all time. Peter Gabriel is a genius of the highest order. This video truly does it justice, which is rare. His voice has been present in my life for over 40 years. There are two major voices that share this continuum in my life, Peter Gabriel and Paul Carrack. Their is something about their voices that resonates with me like no others can.

[@anja9303]

...and a wise decision to leave Genesis. Much better alone!

[@Gtfoots]

Digg deeper brother

[@beachbunny7256]

Gabriel reaches deep down!! I had this favorite song on cassette, my "playlist" lol! Remember recording songs off the radio or albums!!!

[@wildbat9098]

i think freddy and billy joel do that for me very cool experience

[@mryett]

This video was so far and above all music videos at the time that it blew me away as kid. I used to stay up late to watch Friday Night Videos to see this because we didn't have cable. I mean the commitment is brilliant including actually being in the water with a business suit. Unlike Bowie with his clown suit and obviously green screened for his epic video for Ashes to Ashes, which was the best video at the time.

[@patriciaryan1716]

Peter Gabriel was one of the wildest tripiest artists on MTv in the 80's early 90's and I loved him! Hos videos like this one freaked me out as a youngster, but had a deep theme, and mystery I always tried to figure out lol. The music was always soooo good! Like watching a mini movie. ❤ Started rememiniscing him this month, been years since I saw this!

[@ricekevine1970]

Dammit I miss the 80s. Never will there be a more musically creative decade or era. So many genres excelled then and I love them all.

[@enriqueaubertomezayeren324]

Buen tema me trae recuerdos innolvidables

[@sillygoose635]

yes there will be another musically creative decade or era, it's every era.

[@EM-hq7hv]

I agree with ricekevine1970. Not all but most of the newer music is terrible. The overuse of autotune and the fact that we now have 9,000 different music genres really have ruined my opinion of some music. I admire artists with talent, people who really can sing and don't need technology to make it sound good. Or artists that can create a signature sound, that when you hear it you can say to yourself thats so and so. Unfortunately ot seems like everyone just has a packaged sound that is too similar to everyone else.

[@Bergermeister99]

Actually the 1970's had more variety in totality, but I agree with you to a point. The music of the 1980s was great up until 1987 where it pretty much died for me. Def Leopard, Hair bands, b52s and woose rock permeated 1987-1990. Just terrible!

[@carinarosales6899]

​@@EM-hq7hvyou are absolutely correct now artists sounds similar do not create their own lyrics music I admire people who invent their style of music

[@TriciaC99]

The best Peter Gabriel song and video ever.

[@petergabriel7032]

I want to say a special thank you for being a special fan, kindly message me on my hangout indicating your name Hangout: [e-mail]

[@marilynndiller2377]

seen him live recently and worth every penny spent. Thank you Peter Gabriel for all you share with the world.

[@caseyfay9620]

Saw him in Columbus,Oh . Amazing. Saw him eight years ago with Sting. Unreal. One of the best artist period.

[@dougmullins9842]

I saw him in Columbus also. Great show!! First time I got to see him live.

[@paulbodner2747]

Great music at least we have videos like this to bring back memories of our younger times. My cousin Jeff and I use to play basketball and listen to this song on his boom box. Thanks

[@aramboodakian9554]

Wild stuff! The way the lamps move to the music really stuck in my mind all these years

[@overseer71]

Beyond classic. Beyond timeless. Ahead of our time. And the next one.

[@lonniemcguire1343]

F'n facts. "Throwing pearls."

[@Psychol-Snooper]

This might be in my top 10 synth-pop songs. So creative, and original.

[@peggyfranzen6159]

He is honest, and like Alice Cooper knows.

[@marekcygan4330]

Super, można sto razy słuchać.

[@stephanemalhomme]

"Talent hits a target no one else can hit. Genius hit s a target no one else can see." I often have that old quote by Schopenhauer vibrating in my brain when I watch Peter Gabriel videos. The brain-meltingly good music is always just the start. The work of art, making the outlandish classy and the surreal gut-wrenching vivid, all that blows my mind. Sometimes I giggle out loud trying to imagine how I would botched that video clip if it had been me applying that make up on my face. Whent it's Peter Gabriel, the incredible becomes norm, the far-fetched becomes the vervy obvious. Amazing stuff. So many sub-narratives in the lyrics too. A work of genius truly.

[@raifreitas5479]

podia achar tudo po rum instante

[@JimButler1234567890]

This is still my favorite Peter Gabriel song.

[@brandonmoore731]

@Jim B Peter Gabriel Shock The Monkey is my favorite song

[@brandonmoore731]

@Jim B Peter Gabriel Shock The Monkey is my favorite song

[@CHT420]

This and more…

[@paulpfannenstiel6409]

I love this song but my favorite of his would have to be Big Time

[@claraskletter1599]

Peter Gabriel is not only a music genius but a master performer and musician of creativity.

[@petergabriel7032]

It's indeed a great pleasure for me to have a supportive fan like you. Message me on my hangout email Hangout: [e-mail]

[@wasthatyou9387]

My fave song ever. This ages me but Idc, got the tape, cd and this place

[@KennethWilliamElkington]

BESIDES the fact that the song, and vid are absolutely amazing, and regardless that Gabriel has stated it's a song about "jealously", it's way too layered with emotional content, meaning and images that evoke so much more. It runs the gamut from the sad fact of using/abusing lab animals for our sole benefit to modern humanity's isolation from Nature. "Cover me, when I sleep... cover me, when I breathe... you throw your pearls before the swine, make the monkey blind... darling please, cover me". Peter gets so primal... so powerful... illuminating the (dark?) core of whatever it is to be: human.

[@cafinario]

Another gem by Peter Gabriel.

[@brandonmoore7497]

I wanna say Happy early 72nd to Peter Gabriel! Peter don't monkey with the monkey

[@TheAnalPunisher]

The man, the legend...absolute respect

[@E.Carbenia]

Thank you for your wise words, Mr. TheAnalPunisher

[@httr94]

Heard this for the first time 20 years ago when my now 57 year old Dad was setting up his first iTunes account. So nostalgic for me let alone the folks who were alive to experience it back then

[@bergerdrum]

Starting at 1:44 when he begins to rise out of the water...what a strangely intense (and disconcerting) moment. Bravo.

[@regularguy519]

With the new "outbreak" 🙄, this song is gonna get very popular.

[@jamzst]

Was playing pool in a place that had a roller skating rink, was totally surprised when this song came on over the rinks' speaker system and the 40 or so people skating performed a choreographed routine...this was back in the 80s way before flash mobs 😄

[@jospehfager7646]

Cool? Just kidding very cool!

[@jospehfager7646]

People forming a a mob, naked, I always thought that was a commune!

[@Blankult]

And then everybody clapped

[@Bacopa68]

Honestly I can believe this. Just as long as it was followed by a skate classic like Good Times by Chic to settle things down. Kids these days can't imagine how physical there parents and grandparents were. They live in their tight constrained worlds and are becoming insane. No wonder. I hope we can free them.

[@Darchangel3]

I absolutely remember roller skating to this as a kid. It was my fav!

[@robynsegg]

40+ years later, I still have no idea wth this song & video means... and I LOVE IT!!!!!

[@mikestevenson576]

It means exactly what you want it to mean.

[@modernmilner9836]

The drumming/percussion on this song is awesome. Unusual beat.

[@phillynott2459]

This song is genius

[@Emgee78]

"Monkeh, Monkeh-eeeeee" Who's still singing this bit to themselves?

[@peggyfranzen6159]

I usually sing " Good Help is Hard to Find."- whenever I have to my own premises.This song is a bonus.

[@meribast]

The Eldar.

[@michaelsmith2833]

Mumkeeee

[@ArexSant]

lol me, somedays i remember this song randomly and im like... MOONKEY, MONKEEE IIIIIIIHHH. lol. love it

[@johnmckay202]

@@ArexSant SAME!!! Love it too

[@АлександрСтафиевских-с5д]

благодарю за прекрасное видео хорошей песни. Peter Gabriel super. thanks so much.

[@septemberquest6393]

the greatest... Peter Gabriel... one of a kind..an elite artist in the extreme...all his songs are raw powerful and danceable....and it makes you think...this guy is on my top ten.. wherever you are Peter, .🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻

[@OptmiusPrime114]

Peter Gabriel’s music are like paintings in an art museum played out in lyrical and visual form.

[@khorrumg]

This man was a chameleon .....he left his former band mates far, far behind.....he was far too artistic and creative for them. Here he showed he was still ahead of the game with his fellow synthezer wielding contemporaries !!! What a superb song and amazing video.....it's a microcosm for Gabriel's enigmatic persona, a serious undertone within the message of the song , enhanced by an element of menace in the visualisation ......

[@mikeysuzefour]

This video reminds me of the sci-fi film 'Brazil', but then that's how innovative Peter Gabriel is to his videos! @Kboy

[@MrSlanderer]

I personally prefer stuff like Skinny Puppy, Ministry, etc., but Peter Gabriel was a master of his own style. A definite god of synth.

[@michaelpflug394]

Obviously the split helped both he and Genesis as Phil Collins emerged as talent in his own right. Neither probably would have reached the heights they did had Genesis stayed together.

[@Heathcoatman]

@Michael Pflug Exactly what I was going to say. One of the rare cases where a guy leaves a band and both are elevated.

[@Caleb-yn9ko]

His work with Genesis is by far the best thing any of them have done. Their music was less creative when he left (as was his) and his carnival stage persona was never as high again.

[@MariaLorenzaBardi]

❤❤❤come sempre bellissima.

[@vashna3799]

Always liked Peter Gabriel, great singer, brilliant showman with a lot of integrity to his music in that he's never sold out for commercial gain.(sledgehammer wasn't selling out, it's a great song)

[@JClaus1221]

I think I respect Gabriel the most for his imaginative album titles, the time and thought put into it. Simply Astounding.

[@kingdiamondfan4032]

Pure brilliance.

[@MassimoCaciotosto]

Peter Gabriel ❤

[@NativeSista]

Happy 66th birthday Peter Gabriel......

[@topocktom3134]

66 in 2016 ? thanks

[@claresamways9534]

xx

[@camilleridley4703]

The Man is An Absolute Genius Artist in Every Blessed Way in His Own Right INDEED!

[@petergabriel7032]

It's indeed a great pleasure for me to have a supportive fan like you. Message me on my hangout email Hangout: [e-mail]

[@alankozak288]

2019 will be here soon and this song still sounds fresh today! ☺☺☺This song is Epic !!!☺☺☺

[@brandonmoore7497]

Peter Gabriel Shock The Monkey last 2 days of December 2021 until the year 2022! Happy New Year's

[@dangiles5307]

I appreciate the fact that Ben’s bass was used while they were recording Move Like This.

[@rhyta5042]

Who is Ben? Tony Levin was playing the bass on this song

[@tommystilltokezfairall2836]

Being a 90’s baby ... I missed out so badly! Amazing!!

[@kevinbracken830]

Shock the Monkey is a kickass song as is most of his 👍

[@ComicBrooks]

Still love this song!!!

[@jdanderson915]

Peter Gabriel Genius. the Mozart of pop/rock. innovative. cutting edge. always relevant. timeless

[@phillipboyd4901]

Shock!

[@miikesnow50]

Great song!

[@soalivepop]

September 2024 who listening

[@Geerladenlad]

One of my favorite songs by him!

[@thenomadicpen]

The voice. His voice is the stuff. "Wheels keep turning, something's burning, don't like it but I guess I'm learning." This tune got inside me when it was new and I was just 13. That voice carried me off and I've been a PG traveller ever since.

[@YuTuboTuTubas]

An all time masterpiece a classic breakthrough album Gabriel is way beyond bowie

[@rlwsr]

Awesome song !!

[@JulieKenton]

Who is here for the monkey?🙉 in 2024?

[@Pressplay267]

All of us😃🤪

[@cjod33]

I'm here for the music.

[@JulieKenton]

your here for the monkey tell the truth.. We are making a monkey club lets go folks.... Don't be ashamed of the monkey🐒🐵🕊

[@petritkoci2523]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@JulieKenton]

Bunny Peace 🐰

[@Kellyepperson1960]

This was a nearly perfect marriage of the two media, audio and video. This was the video that showed the true potential of the medium.