Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer

Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer | (Reaction!!)

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Kasper Reacts

Жыл бұрын

Here is my reaction to the song Sledgehammer by Peter Gabriel! Hope You Enjoy! :)
Thanks Mark for the suggestion.

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@shenanigans3710 Жыл бұрын

The video is iconic. It was made by Ardman, the same people who created Wallace and Gromit. It took YEARS to make.

@coldwhite4240 5 ай бұрын

Yes, the most obvious link to Aardman is the look of the bumper cars at around 2:20!

@j4wn 11 күн бұрын

Peter used to be the Lead Singer for Genesis back in the early to mid 70's.

@coldwhite4240 5 ай бұрын

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)