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...
@csfan654 ай бұрын
Very true. If it hadn't been for Mtv many of us would have never heard/seen such great music.
@gregwalters391Ай бұрын
I wa 19....grew up to peter...Dave & Annie so blessed
@David-w9i7jАй бұрын
It was not a 'golden age' it was just a decade in time. How pathetic you must be to put so much value to that time in your life compared to the time you live in now. Or are you just trying to be nostalgic for no reason.
@cycomiko7323 күн бұрын
That's exactly what it does to me, too. It may sound corny but I get hit with such strong emotions from these videos I kinda tear up a little bc I instantly teleport back to those times and they were just so awesome it makes me miss those days in the worst way. Between remember that, and then when Pete hits those super high notes, it moves me so much. I'm a metal dude, but I recognize transcending talent, and he has it in spades.
@StarWarsGirl197323 күн бұрын
@@cycomiko73 It isn't corny at all. With the state of the world today, I often find myself wishing it was the 80s again. I often listen to my 80s lists to just escape all the craziness.
@matteozurli269 Жыл бұрын
80s at its best
@davidg.993211 ай бұрын
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..
@JohnMelland10 ай бұрын
Thank you 🤗💕🇺🇸
@Rambletambleforever9 ай бұрын
His music has meant the world to me. Listen to SO over and over as a kid
@lonniemcguire13438 ай бұрын
We all love him.
@veronicavasquezbascunan10835 ай бұрын
❤🎶💯
@j4blaser5 ай бұрын
74!?!? Omg
@TheFartriloquist9 ай бұрын
Peter Gabriel is inarguably one of my 5 Fave Musicians of ALL TIME!!!!❤️
@robertsantiago22663 ай бұрын
Ok once in a while we get shown the light in the strangest places if we look at it right. Jerry Garcia.. This of us that were Ken to a messenge we know now never been conspiracy, only takes us few to make a stink
@dennishonecker59602 ай бұрын
I agree, he is under my top 5
@oscarl.ramirez73552 ай бұрын
Only 5.
@FrankBarnwell-xi8my2 ай бұрын
Under 5. Neil Peart, Moon and Beck and Rick wakeman and Bach
@dennishonecker59602 ай бұрын
There goes your proof😉
@LisaWagner-wy5li10 ай бұрын
This song was really popular in the 80's. Still listening
@stopthephilosophicalzombie90173 ай бұрын
It's so multitextured and interesting compared to most pop music even of its own time. I instantly loved this one, and Thomas Dolby's Blinded Me With Science.
@jerryscruggs55473 ай бұрын
Coal chambers covers this one with ozzy Osborne
@paulv41302 ай бұрын
My employer created a position called APE- assistant power electrician. We called it Shock the monkey.
@shericardwell8928 Жыл бұрын
Gods, I miss the 80's. Getting old but that music is just timeless to me.
@puffinbilly6826 Жыл бұрын
...getting old is not so bad, when you consider the alternative...
@joethelion6016 Жыл бұрын
The 80's was absolutely the best decade to be young. Nobody will ever have such a great experience now 🥳🎉🍾🎈👯♀️
@heatherheavymetal Жыл бұрын
Meeeee Tooooo❣️🤜🤛
@crestonmckenzie7814 Жыл бұрын
The 1980 s when men were men and women were proud of it
@TheNemocharlie Жыл бұрын
I miss everything about the eighties, particular the money....
@40Willum5 ай бұрын
If you didn't live in the 80s you won't truly understand pure greatness.
@sd88g935 ай бұрын
First truly great music video. Gabriel broke new ground here.
@David-iv6je5 ай бұрын
PG was easily the best of it
@christosnikitakis66755 ай бұрын
@@sd88g93Get away from me..... Get away from me now! Monkey, Monkeeeiiii! Monkey! 🎶🎵
@andrewrivera40294 ай бұрын
There were so many genres of music being thrown at us, damn good music all! Just watched a Sly and The Family Stone vid just before.
@heaven56844 ай бұрын
Facts the best
@ionpavlidis5978 Жыл бұрын
One of the most avant-garde musicians of the century.
@evanevans18432 жыл бұрын
Frankly Peter Gabriel was 10-20 years ahead of his time both visually and musically. These videos still stand up very well, even in 2023.
@brandonmoore7497 Жыл бұрын
I’m listening to Peter Gabriel Shock The Monkey early February 2023
@evanevans1843 Жыл бұрын
@@brandonmoore7497 I remember first hearing Shock the Monkey in the early 80's, still listening to it now and then in the 2020's - that says something! I really liked his Salisbury Hill and Modern Love back in the late 1970's and picked it up as a result. Really like Games with out Frontiers and the album it came off. Peter Gabriel is some sort of performer... 🙃
@chriswaye5212 Жыл бұрын
So true such a well put together song for its time..great jam definatly shocked the monkey.
@mysticaltyger2009 Жыл бұрын
It's a brilliant song. Too bad most people have no idea what it's about. It has a dual meaning. Gabriel says it's about jealousy, which it may be on the surface, but there's a deeper double meaning that is much more disturbing.
@evanevans1843 Жыл бұрын
@@mysticaltyger2009 dual meanings, often like many good songs. :)
@mayab.90562 жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
Incredible era of music. These performers were truly and genuinely original with so many different musical genres contributing to 80s music.
@harambeepstein8009 Жыл бұрын
Couldn’t have said it better myself maya 👏
@vickiroman189 Жыл бұрын
I want to go back every day.
@tsriftsal3581 Жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
We are a truly blessed generation those of us who experienced the 80's.
@dazieger6 жыл бұрын
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.
@mosesberkowitz32986 жыл бұрын
Wonderfully explained! The video is better than anything my brain could dream up for this song.
@JaneFrieman6 жыл бұрын
Very well said Darren. I am amazed with your wording and opinion of this creatively put together song.
@dazieger6 жыл бұрын
@@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...
@JaneFrieman6 жыл бұрын
@@dazieger Good luck in your future musical endeavors.
@mattmarkus48686 жыл бұрын
he's a brilliant artist.
@jeremiahlambert84679 ай бұрын
Awesome music and artist.
@danielmarquis52584 жыл бұрын
I don't even know where to start with how talented Peter Gabriel is. His Music has a lot of meaning and creativeness to it. My other favorite song is "Games without Frontiers."
@stevenvivanco49523 жыл бұрын
Digging in the dirt....
@lilyofthevalley55863 жыл бұрын
Me too!
@danielm22003 жыл бұрын
Peter Gabriel solo>>>Peter Gabriel in Genesis imo
@groovn13033 жыл бұрын
Yaaas!
@thomasinajones66843 жыл бұрын
Red Rain, Mercy Street, Family Snapshot, Come Talk To Me, San Jacinto, Sky Blue just to name a few. Peter Gabriel is in my top 10 musicians...brilliant!
@joannjohnson24813 жыл бұрын
Take me back to MTV in the 80's . Who wish we were still in the 80's ❤️
@jamescowan66683 жыл бұрын
Hello 🌹🌹
@WillyMaykitDiecast3 жыл бұрын
Still trying to muster up 1.21 gigawatts to make the trip back!🎸
@phillynott24593 жыл бұрын
@@WillyMaykitDiecast heck ya !!!
@jonahporter82243 жыл бұрын
Why??did they used to play music on MTV..what a novel idea,lets see if it takes!
@giliolarossini69373 жыл бұрын
Yes I agreeeeeeeeeee !!!!!💓💓💓
@MrHantz101 Жыл бұрын
This has had a permanent spot on my playlist for almost 40 years
@vickiroman189 Жыл бұрын
And this video remains my all-time favorite.
@CG-dl5cj Жыл бұрын
Mine too.
@robbieamhaz2662 Жыл бұрын
ME TOO
@cesarbalboa5900 Жыл бұрын
me tooooo :) monkey
@krisfortney2523 Жыл бұрын
100% in agreement
@ChrisNorwood-ql6rd6 ай бұрын
Peter Gabriel is still one of the greatest singer/songwriter of his or any other generation. Music today can't hold a candle to the classics.
@shutterbug_7136 ай бұрын
He looks like a goat nowadays
@VLP_1236 ай бұрын
FACTS
@stopthephilosophicalzombie90173 ай бұрын
That song "You're Just Somebody that I Used to Know" is a straight up ripoff of his style, and that dude made millions on that one hit.
@burtonkephart62393 ай бұрын
Songwriter yes . Singer not so much compared to Phil Collins his contemporary of same style
@colinmackenzie62772 ай бұрын
Here endeth the lesson....PG was a visionary.... DECADES AHEAD
@DawnBroadbent-w4i2 ай бұрын
November 2024 still rockin to this tune 🎉😂❤❤😅😊
@humbleevidenceaccepter7712Ай бұрын
11:09 UTC 12 December 2024❤
@dude413Ай бұрын
@@humbleevidenceaccepter77122:38 a.m. 12-15-24
@louises5603 ай бұрын
When music videos were little art films. 😍
@CordeliaM-k5i3 ай бұрын
All his videos were awesome they were innovative. They don’t make music like this anymore!
@FrankDeleon-fe8cuАй бұрын
Yes also when they spoke truths so profound that the very few could digest it.
@biffsmallberries53443 жыл бұрын
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.
@devolve423 жыл бұрын
NPR doesn't need any more music critics, thank you.
@krisscanlon40513 жыл бұрын
That beautiful reedy nature to that voice...you nailed it ! Keep posting away...love it.
@jtlanci3 жыл бұрын
Yes but what about the monkey?
@joekraft86943 жыл бұрын
You hit the nail on the head that truly is what his voice is like its awesome and unique!
@zexnynex7773 жыл бұрын
i dont know shit about music, just know the way it makes me feel. you are very good at describing music.
@Daniel-y1f9r10 ай бұрын
Thankyou for helping us survive childhood with your wildness, certainly took our mind off it so we didn't have to ❤
@rippi372 жыл бұрын
This guy is a musical genius...love it
@nadiacomanechi35582 жыл бұрын
Génesis
@rippi372 жыл бұрын
@@nadiacomanechi3558 Nah , never liked Genesis
@d.d.77202 жыл бұрын
@@rippi37 shame
@rippi372 жыл бұрын
@@d.d.7720 Why ?
@rippi372 жыл бұрын
@Duffelbag Drag Ugh...that was done years ago duffelbag Drag
@brucejackson645110 жыл бұрын
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.
@marcusee1234nation7 жыл бұрын
Bruce Jackson I fully agree
@whitetigress74487 жыл бұрын
B. Jackson: You're right. And a wonderful writer too. (Wish I'd written that.) Thanks!
@ScorpionP2C6 жыл бұрын
but late to the party but well said, rather than rephrase I will just like this comment :)
@dinobrya26 жыл бұрын
Fantastic five star video but I do think it tops Sledgehammer, Big Time, or Steam.
@domshaheen73566 жыл бұрын
I haven’t seen this in decades. Totally agree, this hasn’t aged at all.
@mrsuns102 жыл бұрын
I have a feeling this song is about to get really popular again
@lenoreorrell24502 жыл бұрын
Seriously
@Fayth_Marie2 жыл бұрын
LOL. 😆
@johnvoorhees78812 жыл бұрын
I believe you are right!
@johnturtle66492 жыл бұрын
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.
@kennethwilliams13012 жыл бұрын
Yep!!! Shocking!!
@michellemurry21806 ай бұрын
We don't have talent like this anymore, deep and introspective. ❤
@useyournoodle1004 ай бұрын
Hozier
@stopthephilosophicalzombie90173 ай бұрын
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.
@bradisbell2 ай бұрын
@@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017 Ridiculous conclusion. Streaming has enabled so many new artists to find audiences whereas before they needed a giant business to back them. Never have we had access to such amazing talent and art before.
@rhabdoviridaeАй бұрын
You need to check out Lil’ Pump. His work is visionary; best example is “Drug Addicts”, which many would consider his magnum opus.
@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017Ай бұрын
@@rhabdoviridae Lil Pump is a retárd. Mentioning him in the same sentence with Peter Gabriel is like comparing an orangutan to an astronaut.
@1groovygreg4 жыл бұрын
Peter Gabriel is an immensely underrated talent. He is a gifted artist.
@TonyEnglandUK4 жыл бұрын
Superb lyricist. People should go back to his Genesis days and listen to what that band could *really* do.
@cafinario4 жыл бұрын
Underrated???? no way, walk the world.
@desperatedave35734 жыл бұрын
underrated? what the? hes awesome and most people know it
@Tydie.3 жыл бұрын
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.
@Robcatist3 жыл бұрын
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.
@bluesboy82375 жыл бұрын
Happy 70th birthday Peter Gabriel!!!
@humbleevidenceaccepter77124 жыл бұрын
he can't be 70! If he is, that means I'm.....oh, nevermind.
@camilayan75764 жыл бұрын
@@humbleevidenceaccepter7712 hahahaha x2
@CavAmes194 жыл бұрын
Wait... what day, exactly, is his birthday, please???
@bluesboy82374 жыл бұрын
@@CavAmes19 February 13, 1950.
@CavAmes194 жыл бұрын
@@bluesboy8237 Thank you! I was born in February, as well, although a few years later ...
@robertbeneux49233 жыл бұрын
We had it all in the 80s..sex,drugs,great music, massive parties, outdoors, and we was ourselves. Those who don't like the 80s, didn't live in the 80s. Proud to be generation X & my entire teen years was in the 80s. Great memories.
@brianhutzler6 ай бұрын
Me too!!! Born in '70.
@jasongonzalez99236 ай бұрын
AWESOME TIMES. '73 here.
@nickimorelli99916 ай бұрын
@robertbeneux4923 Oh wow aren't you cool! I bet you peaked in high school and came here hoping this song was going to magically transform back to those years LOL. The fact is you have the 1960's & 1970's to thank for everything you listed so you were not even paying attention. I am a Gen Xer, too, but after the 70's I realized nothing could ever touch those years. NOTHING.
@brianhutzler6 ай бұрын
@@nickimorelli9991 Why would u get on here, and insult people?!?! And spread hatred, music, (all) is universal. So, everyone can enjoy it!! And smile. 😁. Not be brought down, depressed, by someone who hasn't matured yet!! Have a great day, anyway.
@nickimorelli99916 ай бұрын
@@brianhutzler Oh boo hoo the truth hurts you I guess. How mature.
@Sdragnasty Жыл бұрын
1st song / cd i played (with headphones) when i won a CD player from radio station. - Before that, it was just me, my Aiwa with clip remote, and a lot of swagger i'd LOVE to have back 🥴!
@matteobusatto9758 Жыл бұрын
I WILL NEVER GET TIRED OF THIS
@jennawest52799 жыл бұрын
Peter Gabriel is vastly underrated, IMHO. Quite weird around the edges, to be sure, but just raw emotion coming out there.
@Underhills8 жыл бұрын
+Jenna West I second that.
@cespo777 жыл бұрын
I don't see how he is underrated? He got plenty of recognition throughout his career and is a multimillionaire.
@alexr.18137 жыл бұрын
Nothing wrong with weird...Not enough of that in my opinion.
@killthahippie7 жыл бұрын
Jenna West he was is and always will be amazing
@modernmilner98367 жыл бұрын
Jenna West Usually, a certain amount of weirdness is required to write and/or play a song that will grab someone.
@gmcg9235 жыл бұрын
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?"
@jimchastain68404 жыл бұрын
Me too! NOW LOOK AT US! HA! Times change. Now we look scary.
@take9424 жыл бұрын
That's so funny. I can relate.
@urawilson4 жыл бұрын
"the rest of the country"...typical NYer....we had this shit in Texas at the same time
@solinvictus394 жыл бұрын
@@urawilson Yep, saw it on MTV in Florida at the time, too.
@barbaracook46354 жыл бұрын
That's when MTV was great!
@kramerb729 ай бұрын
Posted ... at the crib alone... fixing up my second shot of Black today.... Most def feeling this song, and realizing this man abso knows what addiction is all about. On a very personal level. And although the song & title clearly is intended to be positive... It is quite triggering to me... i pray it helped Peter keep his monkey in check... TY Peter for sharing this song of goodwill and enlightenment!!!!!!!!!
@Deedee-ee1sg10 ай бұрын
Peter Gabriel always has such great lyrics and music. I LOVE his voice.
@dannymiles65033 ай бұрын
Yes, i love his singing here, his old Genesis song Anyway has a magnificent tone to his voice. A great, great song and his voice just commands and towers above, on these 2 songs he sounds like one of the greatest English rock singers ever.
@billmcdevitt26495 жыл бұрын
Peter Gabriel. Pure Genius.
@ericscottstevens5 жыл бұрын
Growing up in the 1980's amazing music, amazing times. I consider this the video one of the greatest of the era.
@donalddrysdale2464 жыл бұрын
I was a teen in the early 80s and think it was the beginning of the end for the music business. Madonna is a far relation of the Bush cult, as well a number of others. They used the void that happened then, and began to control it with technology, that culminated to down loading. Anyone that experienced the 1970s agrees.
@shantheman68794 жыл бұрын
A great video but then he up and did one better with Sledgehammer, arguably one of the top 3 videos of all time if not the best.
@melissateske62594 жыл бұрын
Amazing artist!
@rc10millsy4 жыл бұрын
Lol 🤣 barf song!
@silvanagili96413 жыл бұрын
Proprio vero!!!
@klauskaufmann57453 күн бұрын
P. Gabriel ist ein Musik Revolutionäre und Entdeckter
@aramboodakian9554 Жыл бұрын
Wild stuff! The way the lamps move to the music really stuck in my mind all these years
@christinastreicher65087 ай бұрын
This song should be very relevant in today's society
@mariabowles54154 ай бұрын
First time hearing it. What is this song about?
@christopherwinkler44514 ай бұрын
@@mariabowles5415 According to Peter, it's a song about jealousy and how those kind of feelings can make people behave.
@stopthephilosophicalzombie90173 ай бұрын
@@christopherwinkler4451 As for most songs it sounds like it's about sexual jealousy. Where it differs though is the introspection about automatic vs thoughtful responses. The image of monkeys used in medical experiments was very prominent in the period in which Peter grew up (and even for kids of the 70's and 80's) so he's using that to ironic and poetic effect. Nowadays if you released this song the animal rights people would be in a tizzy.
@clareornias11203 ай бұрын
@mariabowles5415 "The Monkey" is us. It's about the primal side of civilized man having less and less of an outlet in today's society, this is a big experiment and we are just beginning to see the downsides. example: a human being working in a cubicle is like throwing an animal in a cage.
@ckelley636 ай бұрын
Peter was a musical visionary
@zenmasterjay19 ай бұрын
You know why Peter is such a profoundly intelligent artistic genius? Cuz he's not a delusional scientific materialist! that's why!
@spedc3 ай бұрын
This song NEVER gets old.
@ataylor21122 жыл бұрын
This Video was way ahead of its time….what a genius Peter Gabriel is….groundbreaker and innovator. Love the musical tension built….and resolves beautifully.
@redskies45302 жыл бұрын
Hi I recommend an Indie Rock Song and video called 'Looking into The Mirror' By Robert Nix
@bradleylowden5584 жыл бұрын
Song is so danceable, doesn’t matter what he’s singing about. Such a fun record.
@williamvillar71344 жыл бұрын
Agreed. If only I could dance.
@MICKLUVR4 жыл бұрын
The 80's WERE danceable!!
@YuTuboTuTubas3 жыл бұрын
A very subliminal description of the female beauty ...that it would incorrectly take feminists wrong
@shutterbug_7133 жыл бұрын
But a disturbing video.
@adspur3 жыл бұрын
Thing about Peter Gabriel is he’s talking about something profound.Genius!
@lindapadley58063 ай бұрын
Peter has always been individual! Would this be before or after Genesis? Are the videos down to him or producers? Never mind still made an impression!
@TheFleahost4 ай бұрын
This song gets better and deeper with every listen.
@bohanan58519 жыл бұрын
He is such a badass. Compete talent that last decades.
@monty706 жыл бұрын
Centuries...
@JimButler12345678903 жыл бұрын
This song and video do an incredible job of illustrating the creative musical genius of Peter Gabriel. This song is timeless.
@franciscovalladolid13703 жыл бұрын
🎊🐒🎉🥰
@LoneLee20222 жыл бұрын
It is. Gabriel's music is pure genius.
@Burt4722 жыл бұрын
Agreed, friend....Greeting from Italy
@axelrodriguez708110 күн бұрын
49 years old and this video still gives me chills! Watching this for the first time in years, I felt transported back to when I watched it on MTV. I miss those times.
@marsorozco4800 Жыл бұрын
Love ❤️ this 😎 Proud to be a child of the 80's
@marthawedge-blake5479 Жыл бұрын
Me too though of the 60's!😂
@danilaroche11564 ай бұрын
No more Red rain. Peter. Praying for you! Much ❤️ love in Christ.
@Hulk2k69 жыл бұрын
Peter's Music was always... Out there. That's why people loved it!
@DanFreeman72310 ай бұрын
Gabriel was the one of the most artistic recording stars of the 80s. Refused to write formula music. Experimented his entire career. Delivered 3 80s classics. Big Time, Sledgehammer & Shock The Monkey.
@MarkTorres-i7o4 ай бұрын
Yes I'm an older person and these songs bring back memory's.
@dennishonecker59602 ай бұрын
I am 60 + and I agree to that. I have al Genesis Phil and Peter albums. Ok many more too but Peter kicks my butt to get up.😉
@CQ-3692 ай бұрын
I'm with you,timey. The memories this invokes...
@TriciaC994 жыл бұрын
The best Peter Gabriel song and video ever.
@petergabriel70322 жыл бұрын
I want to say a special thank you for being a special fan, kindly message me on my hangout indicating your name Hangout: official.petergabriel.connect@gmail.com
@taekwondotime5 жыл бұрын
One of Peter Gabriel's top 3 songs ever. This video should have way more views. This was an 80's dance club staple.
@markandrews55475 жыл бұрын
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.
@mikelmart5 жыл бұрын
Practically every song from his first album were great, Solsbury Hill, Humdrum, Here Comes the Flood to name a few.
@marcglowacki94665 жыл бұрын
Heard on the radio most played vidio MTV history
@johnmorrison15255 жыл бұрын
Oh really I forgot
@keithjones60234 жыл бұрын
Peter's videos were amongst the best!
@wsfwsf149727 күн бұрын
This song, among a couple of others, defined the 80's for me. Never will be a better decade for music. IMHO :)
@wickedout201010 жыл бұрын
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.
@Mutterschwein10 жыл бұрын
***** LOL
@wickedout201010 жыл бұрын
The 10's! Now that's funny! LMAO!!
@wickedout201010 жыл бұрын
Sorry music between 2000-10 SUCKS! What are you 12 years old? LMAO!!
@DFCZE10 жыл бұрын
wickedout2010 LOL 10's. Worst shit ever.
@MrJPEzra10 жыл бұрын
I too was a KFRC listener. I remember them using journeys-lights as a promo.
@marilynndiller2377 Жыл бұрын
seen him live recently and worth every penny spent. Thank you Peter Gabriel for all you share with the world.
@caseyfay9620 Жыл бұрын
Saw him in Columbus,Oh . Amazing. Saw him eight years ago with Sting. Unreal. One of the best artist period.
@dougmullins98428 ай бұрын
I saw him in Columbus also. Great show!! First time I got to see him live.
@markandrews55475 жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
way more creative than McCartney or Plant. Gabriel is Bowie's nerdier cuisin.
@leefi12 жыл бұрын
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.
@anja93032 жыл бұрын
...and a wise decision to leave Genesis. Much better alone!
@Gtfoots2 жыл бұрын
Digg deeper brother
@Instrument_of_Peace2 жыл бұрын
Gabriel reaches deep down!! I had this favorite song on cassette, my "playlist" lol! Remember recording songs off the radio or albums!!!
@wildbat90982 жыл бұрын
i think freddy and billy joel do that for me very cool experience
@mryett2 жыл бұрын
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.
@a2zme2 жыл бұрын
Whenever I stumble upon this tune, it always sounds 'modern'. Gabriel was way ahead of his time .. incredible. #genius
@bw2937 Жыл бұрын
It's good but does sound incredibly dated
@rutabega2039 Жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
If it was ahead of his time, it would not have been a hit.
@edherrick22 жыл бұрын
Love him or not, Gabriel is a musical genius. Great song writer; a real wordsmith.
@httr9410 ай бұрын
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
@lukerichardson39767 жыл бұрын
0:58 I wonder which one of those lamps got the Pixar role.
@chrismayer39196 жыл бұрын
The one that could trample the 'I' in PIXAR.
@HaikuAutomation6 жыл бұрын
Four years after the fact, you are a win!
@MrSlanderer6 жыл бұрын
Evil Dead 2.
@carclubseller6 жыл бұрын
Ask Edna, Dahling....
@shadowdance46665 жыл бұрын
The one in the back
@secariusprime42172 жыл бұрын
The first time I saw this video on MTV back in 1982 as a kid I was left cathartic and with awe. The energy, art, religion, pace, and theatrics of this moved me on many levels both intellectually and emotionally... And perhaps on levels not yet known to mankind.
@TheGarynorman Жыл бұрын
This song was my gateway drug to Peter Gabriel. I am a happy addict.
@SusanFawcett-q2f21 күн бұрын
Your right that the 80s music was the best and the 60 70s thankyou Peter g and who put it on hear ❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉😊😊😊😊
@coltonhudson52254 жыл бұрын
Had this song stuck in my head all day finally gonna listen to it.
@michaelorick20654 жыл бұрын
Yes it's great
@jimlewis37093 жыл бұрын
Every day is very beneficial.
@groovn13033 жыл бұрын
Hahahaha Same!
@ayanat.miller39293 жыл бұрын
More than once I hope
@zerozilch3 жыл бұрын
🙂
@ohdoctorfunkenstein49225 ай бұрын
Brilliant
@johnnyloaps50347 жыл бұрын
To me this has always been one of those "ahead of it's time" songs!
@bigrigJim2 ай бұрын
I read somewhere that Peter Gabriel was the one that started the noise gate on drum tracks , and the lack of cymbals . Maybe a drummer out here can tell us the name (if it has an official name) , but anyways he really pioneered a percussion sound that caught on big time and was used by countless numbers of artists ever since. Phil Collins probably had something to do with it too, I believe it started with Genesis.
@corinnechevreux93045 ай бұрын
Masterpiece ❤❤
@DG-yo3tk5 ай бұрын
My god, this song! 🎶
@nancysmith86264 ай бұрын
That's what I'm talking about!
@DG-yo3tk4 ай бұрын
@@nancysmith8626 and the VIDEO!!! 🤯🤯🤯🤯 mindblown…. Could NEVER have fully understood it as a child. But NOW…
@waynewarren5857 Жыл бұрын
you will never see music videos like this any more
@rexnegron17785 ай бұрын
Ain't it a shame
@KevinKnight-by4yt5 ай бұрын
No we Don,t. When we,re ambitious,we get creative,and that creativity makes people "talk "
@Hares_Pit5 ай бұрын
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.
@junolysses4 ай бұрын
good music videos are still being made, you just don't want to look for them
@lizjo72136 ай бұрын
Forever love this ❤ still have the 45 record 😅...
@ricekevine19707 жыл бұрын
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.
@enriqueaubertomezayeren3245 жыл бұрын
Buen tema me trae recuerdos innolvidables
@sillygoose6355 жыл бұрын
yes there will be another musically creative decade or era, it's every era.
@EM-hq7hv5 жыл бұрын
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.
@Bergermeister995 жыл бұрын
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!
@amaxamon11 жыл бұрын
I'll never forget seeing this video for the first time in the early 1980's. It blew my mind. I thought he was singing "Jacques the Monkey"!
@armandocardona4478 Жыл бұрын
This song & video show very clearly why the 1980's are so timeless musically speaking; neither the song nor the video feel like they came out nearly 40 years ago. And THAT, boys & girls of the Gen X, Gen Y & Gen Z demographic cohorts (late Boomer here), is why THE 80'S RULE.
@nancysmith86264 ай бұрын
But Gen X already knew that, ha. This is the stuff we grew up on and loved then and still love today!
@TommyZeus-i8n3 ай бұрын
The last 20 years have been garbage by comparison.
@AudreyDeV-v7e Жыл бұрын
Nobody must be treated like animal in this case an energic sign of no is allowed. Each one fight with the ways they have don't judge. I have never considerate nobody like animal. Audrey de v. From Nice , France Thx Peter Gabriel for your working who IS really denunciator of cruelty between human. Very strong and talentuous man you are!
@bergerdrum4 жыл бұрын
Starting at 1:44 when he begins to rise out of the water...what a strangely intense (and disconcerting) moment. Bravo.
@eyeinthesky5773 Жыл бұрын
One thing for sure is that his voice is very unique.
@martinhofvenstam4283 Жыл бұрын
He sounds even better live. I was surprised.
@williamphillips-b2n Жыл бұрын
Unique? Not quite just enhanced to make it appear that way.
@danhan24 Жыл бұрын
@@williamphillips-b2n Listen to a live performance of the song. His voice is not enhanced.
@enriquepina982911 ай бұрын
Hell Yeah!!!!!!!! 80's Era!!!!!! Great MTV!!!!! Great Artist!!!!!!!! I'm 70 now, Still Rock n Roll!!!!!!!!!!! Peter made Great MTV Videos!!!!!!!
@deanna13032 ай бұрын
Mmmm what a handsome talented man. Love you Peter Gabriel ❤️!!!!!
@barbaraarnzen51812 ай бұрын
Talent personified! ❤ Looks to boot! ❇️✨
@CantThinkOfAHandleSoItsThis3 жыл бұрын
I've always loved the instrumental sound of this one, it just has that nostalgic yet timeless '80s sound to it.
@davidpope7532 Жыл бұрын
My favorite song I think. Of all time. What is going on with the bass line is amazing. At the end they change the bass line slightly to end with an accelerated tempo. At the 3:44 mark. It's AWESOME!
@rachael_grey6 ай бұрын
Tony Levin is a genius in his own right. ❤
@stellacarrier8341 Жыл бұрын
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.
@pn67192 ай бұрын
I always get a visceral reaction to that part at 1:59….my spine tingles when his world is spinning
@melodymobley20099 жыл бұрын
Peter Gabriel's a genius and great humanitarian! I just love him and his music!!!
@cafinario4 жыл бұрын
Another gem by Peter Gabriel.
@brandonmoore74972 жыл бұрын
I wanna say Happy early 72nd to Peter Gabriel! Peter don't monkey with the monkey
@bcsmedconsults293 жыл бұрын
Timeless and beautiful. He knew how to perfectly translate his songs into visuals.
@krisscanlon40513 жыл бұрын
Peter was 32 years old here...that is crazy to think about...very mature yet playful. Seems timeless...
@Vejur90004 жыл бұрын
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.
@richardday31362 жыл бұрын
Dwarfs are always a good choice.
@duantorruellas7162 жыл бұрын
I agree 💯%
@jv-lk7bc Жыл бұрын
A mad scientist of music. He takes forever to assemble an album bc he obsessively builds every sound, tries it 17 different ways, never stops trying to work in one more quirk. To me, Shock the Monkey shows this at its height, in that moment that he and pop reached detente, by meeting halfway in MTV.
@bluevictory101015 күн бұрын
Gabriel is a brilliant and rare gem from Genesis to his solo career!
@jaidanielparker5 жыл бұрын
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.
@danaripley12008 жыл бұрын
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.
@jasonbarbush49916 жыл бұрын
the monkey is the addiction holding you down.
@hazelmaylebrun62436 жыл бұрын
Project X. The movie.
@sharpshooterpeonnut69196 жыл бұрын
Yes! a metaphor about our societal addiction to phosphoric acid (coke, pepsi, Rc Cola etc)
@mikereiss42166 жыл бұрын
Funny, for the longest time I thought it was about drug addiction(ie get the monkey off your back).
@criticalbill14606 жыл бұрын
Yaeh that's right rite Write Wright ..snow on and so on.......there@3444
@barryrilings20635 ай бұрын
I forgot just how good this tune is . ❤
@ChristopherBarber-x2g4 ай бұрын
A Great song! and Era, A time where you could still leave your front door open all day! 😊
@unperson57132 жыл бұрын
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.
@Nightmare0969 жыл бұрын
This music video reminds me of Brazil (1985). Surreal and industrial.