Peter Gabriel - Steam

The official Steam video. Directed by Stephen R. Johnson.
The second single from Peter's sixth album, US, was released in 1993.
The album US continued the now well-established Gabriel motif of mixing high technology with decidedly analogue contributions from musicians from West Africa, Egypt and Armenia. Reunited with Daniel Lanois as co-producer, Peter extends the hand of collaboration to Led Zeppelin’s John Paul Jones, Brian Eno, Peter Hammill and Sinead O’Connor.
#MusicVideo

[@niriop]

Music video director: So, what did you have in mind? Gabriel: EVERYTHING!

[@ruthneff6298]

PG: I don't even need to ask the video director anything, got my own ideas.

[@ОльгаБурилова-д8ж]

Ну до чего классный клип и Питер Габриэль красавец и талант 2:49

[@JerryBilyeu-x2u]

Feeling nastalgic

[@DavidTysdal]

No one quite like PG!

[@VieiraVFX]

Music video director: So, what did you have in mind? Gabriel: YES!

[@jamesdominguez7685]

I love how even though the technology is dated, the sheer imagination on display still makes it fun to watch.

[@trysometruth]

Well put.

[@libby5623]

It’s adorable. And so much lighter than some of his older work.

[@idjut1080]

Untouchable

[@thomaselliott573]

even though you are a fool

[@somedumbozzie1539]

More fun to watch you needed to use your imagination.

[@MikePuorro]

Peter Gabriel didn't make music videos... He made award winning music videos. 30 years later and these are still amazing.

[@walterwright7896]

I don't like his new video from 1/23 , it's not bouncy like this one. To me it sounds like an early genesis track.

[@thomasdidonato3247]

Preach it Mikey..🤯👍🍻

[@justinsnyder6256]

There are no musicians like this anymore.

[@UserSomeOne]

@justinsnyder6256 There are but they're more independent and not mainstream, which just means more for us real music fans.

[@phdtobe]

@@80ssynthfan48You’re probably thinking of “Sledgehammer”.

[@paulwilliams2663]

Had the pleasure of being part of the onlooking crowd at the beginning. Great memories. 👍

[@MeesterTweester]

Lucky!

[@HighFlyingOwlOfMinerva]

What was it like?

[@paulwilliams2663]

Great memories. No social media so lose contact sadly. I'm in Love is The Law vid by Seahorses, I'm on pier (it's geffen record label staff, primarily and roadies with some family, not the public).

[@stephaniemurray1712]

Wow! What a great memory!!💚

[@BattleFlanky]

Wooow that's awesome Paul.

[@stopmakingeyesatme1290]

"Let's try to do Sledgehammer again." "Okay, but we have to do more acid this time."

[@brookejohansen1681]

This comment really made me laugh out loud!! 😂

[@hauntedshadowslegacy2826]

Secretary after seeing this music video: "Mr. Director, how much acid did you take today?" Director: "Yes."

[@dbnovaro]

maybe the great mistake Peter Gabriel did was leaving that marvelous band called Genesis.

[@wizardmix]

This one didn't age nearly as well as "sledgehammer." The 80s were the absolutely refinement of the old film techniques in the last decade we were willing to pay for such things: Animation, animatronics, stop motion animation, claymation, etc. Though computer animation had been around for a while, it started to really be exploited in the late 80s early 90s. I remember when this music video looked state of the art but now it looks like silly by today's standards. It's a good case study to show someone the difference between a well executed concept and a showcase. Still better than I could do but interesting to see the difference.

[@ElectricPhantasmagoria]

@Super Shogun yeah, really, a whole gallon of acid

[@donkeyburgers]

this guy a way ahead of his time love it

[@joshuapitz4906]

#LEGEND

[@RamblinJer]

Agreed!

[@mishanya9495]

Yeah

[@klarastiovova5103]

@@joshuapitz4906 info

[@michaelobrien1052]

Amen

[@KRIS-KILO]

If they don't play this at my funeral, I'm not going.

[@ivangol1023]

U r dead already

[@THEJOHNiVERSE]

Peter is one of the best artists of all time.

[@gabecollett]

Yes.

[@harryprater9014]

👍👍🙂

[@SealAngel]

Why is everyone complaining about his music videos? Peter Gabriel's vids are so creative and and fun and some out the coolest music vids ever made!

[@Replayability]

+SealAngel This video looks like lazy crap compared to "Sledgehammer" and "Big Time."

[@MikeKobela]

+SealAngel I wouldn't call this video bad, but the poorly aged CG does make it look worse, than his other videos.

[@tangogrrl]

+Mihály Kobela Quite So...! but it's like how you have to put your mind set for watching a silent film. In the mid-80s, there were no cellphones, no laptops, hardly any desktops, the MacPlus & SE had no programs to run on it, there were barely any graphical interfaces, and Windows hadn't even been dreamt up yet! No internet! no, and video games were like Pacman... no www... the $$$$ they spent on making this? was phenomenal. It was so ground breaking at the time. The dancing fire and ice figures, even the decomposing singing head, was trippy and fresh then. It's hard to imagine such a world now, isn't it? But the song has funk and it's still fun.

[@tangogrrl]

+Replayability It does, because instead of using stop animation, they used very much in its infancy Computer Graphics. It was sooo new. And very expensive. No one knew what to use it for yet, so it was for playing around with effects at that time. No video games were 3D. And the internet was not yet invented, well, not for the laypersons like us. It was still a military thing.

[@tangogrrl]

+SealAngel Good point. I didn't even know until today the whack-asz shint Peter was doing with Genesis in 71 with Phil Collins. Geez louise that was bizzarre and surreal! Check into it. The concepts are unbelievable.

[@GLING17]

Who doesn’t love Peter Gabriel and his artsy videos? He has a great sense of humor for sure. ❤️

[@frenchfry7631]

Me

[@davideckwright820]

When he headed genesis, he always wear costumes on stage. He is quite the showman. Even though they never took off until Phil Collins stepped up as lead,He was known for his zany costumes. Truly an artist

[@knob3887]

I don't mind the videos. I mind the hot garbage music (David Bowie's "Fame" + a guy who can't sing, like at all)

[@Punttipate62]

@@knob3887 then why are you here lol

[@rickyturner2742]

@@davideckwright820 Genesis was Peter Gabriel in my eyes. I didn't care for them after he left

[@therealanonymousartist]

This is my favorite era of computer animation. Looks cool without trying to look too real.

[@dumpywhite]

In my senior year art class in high school we had a sub for 3/4s of the semester for some reason, and every day he would start class with a Peter Gabriel video. Class felt like there was something missing when the original teacher came back. I adored 75% of that class.

[@terrencebray6431]

Love the guy's sense of humour other artists shouldnt be so serious

[@WarlikePeace]

terrence bray right. His sense of humor really helps his accessibility. Keeps him from coming across pretentious.

[@mistyblueeyes4024]

I love the combination of him adressing global issues and obviously a very talented artist and an explorer, and also having this side of him not taking himself too seriously.

[@TheMarcusEly]

Yet another killer bass line. Along with Peter’s amazing vocals. A winning combination.

[@Booogieman]

Thanks to Tony Levin!

[@standhd]

Tony Levin featuring his Funk Fingers.

[@EveryDooDarnDiddlyDay]

To add to the other commenters: Tony Levin of Prog rock staples King Crimson and Liquid Tension Experiment

[@erakattack]

@@EveryDooDarnDiddlyDay and surprisingly, bassist on Korn guitarist Head's first solo album lol

[@sifractusfortis]

Tony Levin is one of my favorite bassists. His line on Gabriel's "Red Rain" is astonishing.

[@donaldr1818]

Heard this song playing while I was grocery shopping. Had not heard this song in long time. What a GREAT song. Peter Gabriel is AWESOME 😂😂😂

[@ianmlclm7044]

Peter Gabriel, while writing the Most Deep lyrics and music, is able at the same time write a "Pop mockery" melody, unequalled in energy

[@hector-sauvage]

Remember this being shown hourly on MTV as a kid, was amazed by all the eye candy. Still impressed by the amount of ideas in one music video!

[@guddergo7116]

Eye candy ? Peter's peter?

[@donsvideos1985]

You're making me feel old. I was in the Navy when MTV started. 😆

[@emilystrotton1049]

True, very true

[@gasan6599]

Watched this video as a kid when it just ce out. Was one of my favourites

[@timesparsenjr7479]

@@guddergo7116 hahahahahhahahaha

[@MuNky1022]

I remember being a kid and my mind being blown by the special effects in this video. This was when Sonic the Hedgehog 2 was peak video game graphics.

[@TheDutchGhost]

Indeed. While we already had some 3D in video games and arcade games at the time, truly interactive worlds on this level would still take several more years or even a decade.

[@bannedtalks2030]

Sonic 2 is still peak video game graphics. Ahead of his time, like Peter Gabriel.

[@ronin3567]

Sonic2😄👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@Palamas1359]

That purple suit and platform shoes at the beginning are perhaps the most 80s thing ever. Love it!

[@AuxoApollo]

Except that it’s 1992

[@Palamas1359]

@@AuxoApollo That it is.

[@ajg1791]

I remember watching this video for the first time as a teenager 30 years ago and still haven't forgotten the steam room scene with the ladies in towels. That is one of the most memorable music video scenes of all time.

[@ronaldmaloney9789]

Same

[@OceanWolf808]

Yups, it was pretty hot (no pun intended) lol

[@Rheyingee]

Tbh this whole music video has scenes you wouldn’t want your parents walking in on you on

[@omnipop4936]

I was pretty young too, and just the sight of Peter and that girl dancing presumably naked (4:14) gave me tingly feelings in my nether regions.

[@jefflundquist5771]

The hottest lady in the steam room was the one on the far left in my opinion. Wowzers!

[@jasonknight8581]

What a touching and moving song, dedicated to Peter Gabriel's favorite way to play video games.

[@peterbigblock]

Peter Gabriel is an artist in the true sense. His music is crazy good, he has a terrific voice, and he surrounded himself with kicking musicians. Tony Levin, Manu Katché. Kicking.

[@joannepoole2434]

I would like to have 27 children and call them ALL Manu Katche. Even the girls.

[@coopastone]

"Peter, we have this amazing new animation technology for your next video." Peter: "MAKE ME A TRAIN" "What........?" Peter: "PUT MY FACE ON A TRAIN!"

[@Nowan2015]

Cooper Stone Peter the tank engine

[@HeroesNights]

Is it odd that he looks even better as a train then he does as a human?

[@LB-yg2br]

Ok, Now make me a chair!

[@haydeng.1536]

Love the effects a train!! Yes!! So steam baby ...all aboard this crazy train ha ha lovin it.

[@raihankibria5112]

PETER GABRIEL IS ALL CAPS ALL THE TIME

[@herbertdonnellgrayiii4305]

This man's voice is so underrated when we talk about the greatest artists during the 80s music explosion

[@gabecollett]

Great voice

[@herbertdonnellgrayiii4305]

@@gabecollett PG has less music released solo than Phil Collins, but the main hits he made are way more 🔥 than Phil's hit catalog overall IMHO

[@Nargamorodo]

Tbh, I am more surprised that with his talent and deepness, he still got so popular ;) Nowadays, I would expect to have to dig deep for musicians as good as him and have the dull ones in the charts. Btw do charts still exist, actually?

[@herbertdonnellgrayiii4305]

@@Nargamorodo the internet has diluted the music scene. We have too many uncultured people who know nothing about real music and listen to trash for fun in thier downtime. If you look back in the 2000s the public school system defunded most fine arts programs in the schools in order to pay for better security... and thusly we hear a bunch of bullshit come out from that generation of kiss who had no formal education in music appreciation for choral, classical and symphonic orchestral band led genre of music composition. You see the after effects now

[@JohnWarner968m]

I heard, musicians of Genesis thought that Phil Collins was Peter Gabriel more than Peter Gabriel 😊

[@vdjalimusic]

Peter Gabriel is one of the greatest musicians of all-time with amazing videos in history!!! ✌️🎸

[@redskies4530]

Hi I recommend a song called 'The Bond Villain' By Robert Nix

[@CoreyLaddo]

Bowling alley screens when you get a strike:

[@yer-c9q]

@enid SAME BRO WTF

[@Cadonious]

@enid yup same

[@wahdude4811]

Bowling alley Screens when you get a strike:

[@juankgonzalez6230]

Love your animations and your good taste, man. (Also, a G-Man version of 3:24 would be trascendental)

[@jeffreyrichardson]

douglas forms a team jody welchs blood inseam coopers farm pies scene

[@CountBifford]

Ah, early 90s CGI. This actually won an award for visual effects!

[@OktoberStorm]

Did you watch The Lawnmower Man?

[@larrylevine1524]

wow...wayback machine activated...Jeff Fahey and Pierce Brosnan...cutting edge for that sliver of time +1

[@simonwild5200]

Yeah and why wouldn't it. It is superb and soooooo imaginative. Can you imagine making this on a windows 3.1 PC LOL

[@Trusteft]

They didn't do it in a windows machine. Most CGI of the time were done in various SGI systems.

[@wtfbuggo]

ahh good ol' IRIX

[@kevinstanton4113]

One of the few music videos to have both Father and Daughter in the same music video

[@MnemonicMedia]

STAND BACK!!!.......Make way for Peter Gabriel Super Pimp!!

[@dejeon0195]

Peter Gabriel is the Salvador Dale of the music world.

[@katievonolendorp5894]

Dali. Not Dale.

[@НеруДжевахарлал]

Боже,думал уже и не отыщу этот клип !!!! Моя молодость!!!! Настальджи! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👍👏👍👏👍👏👍👏👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@ambercrombie789]

Da, from the Great State of Texas.

[@MsBeth0825]

I. LOVE. This. We used to put it on repeat in my camp kitchen and all of my staff would join me in dancing around the worktable while we prepped food. Fun, fun, fun.

[@mantisbog]

Peter Gabriel was actually going to be the final boss in the original Starfox for Super Nintendo, but the deal fell through at the last minute.

[@TheRealCaptainFreedom]

Michael Adler Cool story, bro.

[@heyitssarasays3191]

Adam Hanson that would have been so bad ass I wanna see

[@ozmomine8029]

Imagine in an alternate universe Peter Gabriel was the final boss in the game and Phil Collins played the game

[@JaxDagger]

The amount of people that will probably actually believe that is probably off the charts xD

[@mgmajinvegeta22]

Michael Adler lmao

[@go-goakins1489]

Peter Gabriel is a musical genius

[@ruthneff6298]

how do you like his "and i'll scratch yours"?

[@Zeldarw104]

Peter Gabriel : G.O.A.T (is the)💖

[@Millipede-bh6zh]

exactly FUCKIN' YEEESS !!!(:)))

[@almason253]

Damn dyslexia! It looked like you said "musical penis".

[@michaeljones1686]

@@almason253 8===D

[@rayinpau.s.a.6351]

I would like to dedicate this song to my little Sister Yvette , she passed away recently at age 50 . we used to crank this song up on MTV back in the day . Love You & miss you . Ray Ray

[@sillygoose635]

k

[@jonathanturbide2232]

Rest in peace Yvette. 🌹

[@rick_terscale1111]

This song is all about sex.... how or why would dedicate a sexual song in memory of your sister? Not very nice!!!

[@digigroovestudios]

OMG, I've always listened to Peter Gabriel's music in the 80's. There are so many messages in this video.

[@Jimminityjabooboo]

All of his songs are Impossibly well written. So simple much so well structured and put together. Incredible bass lines and vocals.

[@emotion_gfx]

It's insanity how good his songs are.

[@redacted2275]

Peter Gabriel pulled off that late 80s/early 90s awkward transition phase in music better than a lot of people.

[@Haddington1514]

His videos actually outplay the production and the performance of the song itself

[@jenniferflanigan2538]

Yes.. I rediscovered him recently..I remember seeing them as a kid .but now .I'm infatuated..lol..Shock the Monkey is probably my fave

[@Bertiebaby]

How can anyone resist those dancing buildings and spinning moon right at the beginning? This clip wins me over every time. It's like they brainstormed ideas and then skipped out on absolutely NOTHING.

[@Nio744]

Peter Gabriel music videos are the music videos we make up in our minds.

[@zebravo2842]

Just one word ... GREAT !!! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@tavern2468]

This whole video is one big meme / Snapchat filter / acid trip. Revolutionary.

[@pghcosta]

Surrealism: trademark of Peter Gabriel.

[@sdawg4834]

absolutely!

[@marcoantoniorodriguesfaria9952]

e peter ele não respeita ninguém

[@happydudemarius9404]

I love the "slightly awkward but very fun" "adult" theme in both the video and song. It feels very human.

[@RosenDanchev]

This was my favorite video as a kid. Now it is the favorite video of my son. Timeless.

[@phild6485]

Peter Gabriel should be in MTVs Hall of Fame as not only as a great artist but an a amazing innovator and so ahead of his time with his brilliant videos which MTV had never seen before and have never seen since. 😀 An absolute classic and an iconic song 🎵 🙌 👌 👏 👍

[@TheAR3Guy-OG]

the amount of emojis on this comment is borderline offensive

[@francesconero1953]

Ciao..by.gio..sss..primo..Milano.. italy..ciaoo

[@bellabaswick7339]

My Daddy and I used to listen to this everyday. I love you Dad. I miss you too.

[@murrfeeling]

The Year is 1991. Your studio just got a Commodore Amiga 2000, a 130 Megabyte Hard Drive and a NewTek Video Toaster. You have a 140 page manual for your copy of Lightwave 3D in your hand and you've installed 6 of the 9 floppy disks it came on. Peter Gabriel just asked you to do a music video for MTV. YOU. FUCKIN. GOT. THIS.

[@kresimirsimunovic5333]

I didnt know that this video was made on Amiga.

[@BartdeBoisblanc]

Nice! I have seen a video toaster. A friend had one and edited a lot videos on it.

[@murrfeeling]

@@BartdeBoisblanc Wow...that's crazy. I didn't know they kept making the "Video Toaster" product line until 2010.

[@brianh9358]

@@murrfeeling The video was originally done in 1991

[@murrfeeling]

@@brianh9358 Okay... read the FIRST sentence of my original post.

[@arunphillips6977]

One of the greatest talents the UK has ever produced. That voice, no-one sounds like him!

[@alexsaucedo8032]

Great song. Love this jam. Cool video too. Great lyrics. Great guitar work. Crank it up LOUD. 🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸

[@tileslasher]

Peter Gabriel is just the man and always will be in my book

[@dbsti3006]

"You know your culture from your trash... You know your plastic from your cash... When I lose sight of the track, You know the way back... but I know you. You know your stripper from your paint... You know your sinner from your saint... Whenever heaven's doors are Saint..., You kick them open, but I know you." Wow. Aside from the visuals, the lyrics were great as well.

[@DavidTysdal]

Who in the (#$(*& thinks up this greatness! No one quite like PG, ever.

[@moh2502]

Remember recording this music video by mistake on VHS and since the I'll never forget this video

[@angelpie1995]

his videos are like a heavenly acid trip

[@brianku2242]

holy jesus this is the most psychedelic trip i ever had when i am sober.

[@bribriboy]

Baahahahaaa!!!! :)

[@ThothOsiris.888]

What a perfect song and what a great singer.Even at this very moment !

[@brian1963110]

Gabriel kicked ASS!!!....:)

[@heyitssarasays3191]

Danold Pmurt did?! did he die? he does not did lol

[@karlholder5746]

Nothing like a veteran prog musician blowing down doors in the 'new' MTV era back in the day. Peter Gabriel was a master of the video art form, and it doesn't hurt at all that the music is amazing. Can anyone say Tony Levin? I would encourage everyone to watch "Secret World Live" to see that this music is even stronger without the dazzling video-- and Gabriel even goes as far as to give the audience a NEW visual experience live. This man is a genius.

[@heinz5714]

He wasnt prog lmao

[@TheBurning1981]

@@heinz5714 when he fronted Genesis from the early to mid 70s he was

[@DJChrist2006]

@@heinz5714 He was absolutely prog, bruv.

[@user-elenklimjan87]

Ура! Наконец-то я нашла этот замечательный клип. Мой любимый клип из детства. Супер!

[@Woldemar.forest]

И я

[@robertmcdonald6063]

I saw a post where someone said.. they loved how great Gabriel could write something as awesome as Mercy Street and something as groovy as this... Such a true statement... Peter Gabriel has been my favorite musician as long as I can remember.. As for the groove.. Tony Levin never disappoints. His work on this groove or even what he did with Don't give up adds so much depth to the work period..

[@wizzzer1337]

perfect song for Steam sales

[@Tsakuraleonax]

GABEN LIKED THIS! HUEHUEHUEHUE BR BR!

[@MsJunoMars]

GOG has better sales

[@nsford7651]

The early CGI effects always crack me up! I love it. Can't decide what the most disturbing moment is... the posing pouch dancing by itself? Or the scary chair? Or when Peter sings so hard that his jaw and eyeballs are forced out of his head?

[@frnkjones40]

Lawn Mower Man.......

[@GLING17]

LOL! Best comment here! 🤣😂👍

[@TheWaynelds]

Posing pouch?

[@mxlchic6471]

Hahaha I felt so dumb when I realized that him and the brunnette weren't really only dancing in a sexy way the whole vid when they pulled up that metaphor of > shaking the tree of babies and knocking one from it xd genius, don't care about the animation at all

[@offbeat65]

The guns limping into... limp cocks? Gabriel visibly going commando?

[@AldenRDavis]

Anyone still loves Peter Gabriel and his music in 2021? If so, you’ve got good taste in music like this.

[@jillblaske825]

I'm loving his music in 2021!!😊❤❤😎

[@edmandell3064]

I wanna go back to the 80s so bad. People had fun back then. Music ruled.

[@yarmalykh]

Almost everyone. I hope so. I believe in humankind)

[@Onehappyworlds]

Right on. Peace. 😀✌👍

[@Onehappyworlds]

@@edmandell3064 Yes. Awesome! ✌👍

[@agatac5594]

This man is a genius, being able to write incredibly touching songs like Mercy Street and super groovy ones like this

[@Ninja_S1000RR-R]

His real masterpiece was the Lamb Lies Down on Broadway album

[@lizzykitten1834]

Mercy Street is a beautiful, haunting gem 💖

[@gempath5533]

Love Peter Gabriel! This song rocks!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Zoofinevideo]

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[@TheAR3Guy-OG]

the amount of emojis on this comment is borderline offensive

[@kencornwell8122]

Anyone...who can combine such art forms in such a manner is a GENIUS

[@dbsti3006]

Honestly, all of Genesis was like that.

[@martinscars]

Its like a 90s version of Sledgehammer. What a genius Peter Gabriel is. There is no musician as talented as him. What a song

[@mithlenfinlass2040]

My father was obsessed with Peter Gabriel, so I always had to listen to it as a child, but you know what? I love him as much as my dad does. I am so thankfull that I was introduced to so many outstanding artist from that time like Peter, Kate Bush, INXS, Genesis, REM, U2, David Bowie, Prince..unfortunatly the only concert I was able to go to was a U2 concert.

[@JohnWarner968m]

True

[@ligabue2007]

Really A Fortune have such a father! I discovered Peter Gabriel, Prince, Jamiroquai, and a little hint of Genesis in my adolescence and only later Kate Bush and U2. Kind Regards!

[@CaptendoChannel]

This clip should provide memes for 10 years at least, and yet, memers seems to ignore it's existence.

[@MeesterTweester]

peter gabriel chair peter gabriel chair

[@arsenelupiniii8040]

That is because Peter Gabriel is not a trite consumer, he is legend. Gen X approved, and my gen is waiting and watching for our moment.

[@tomcross3000]

the peter train for sure

[@sup209]

3:42 Skibidi Toilet

[@whitee1992]

the most 90's video ever.

[@TheMiracleMatter]

+whitee1992 I think the word you're looking for is "ninetiest" (90est).

[@jenkinjenkins7368]

whitee1992 are you real what video s were you watching that compares better than that in the 90smy bad thought read worst

[@alissoncarvalho2888]

This video shows todays world ! Unbelievalble! Instagram generation more superficial than a pachment paper....AMAZING song !!! perfect dance song ! Warm greetings all the way from Brazil...

[@vioricaneagu2251]

One of his best Song 🔥😜💕

[@Hoha778]

Это клип - шедевр без преувеличения! Как и другие клипы Питера!

[@gatoencerrado.misterios]

Tienes toda la razón.

[@mauro6506]

Un genio musicale!

[@RegularCapital]

The outdated visual effects gives the music video its charm, this was cutting edge back in the day and is an example of the progression in technology back then.

[@DZrache]

The funny thing is that, I think if it was released now, people would just be like "typical millenial post-modern dadaism" or whatever lol. Watching it really reminds me of the kinda stuff companies like Adult Swim and Super Deluxe create.

[@jasonlee7816]

+RegularCapital: Cartoon Network UK Promos if the Peter Gabriel music video Steam didn’t look outdated would it still have a charm? if it looks outdated or too outdated you should’ve taken it up with the director Stephen R Johnson before he died 26th January 2015 age 62

[@SpaceCattttt]

Yeah, it's Lawnmower Man goes to the disco. The only bit that doesn't look dated today is the bit with Peter and the girls in the steam bath. He looked as if he enjoyd that, too, the old perv. Well, I'm the same age now that he was at the time...

[@SpaceCattttt]

+Harry Bosch I suppose Dire Straits' Money For Nothing video is even more impressive, seeing as how it was made 6 years prior to Gabriel's Steam.

[@SpaceCattttt]

Yes, while they're both great songs, Steam has the better video for sure. Money For Nothing, although groundbreaking at the time, is basically just a digital dude and his dog, watching Dire Straits play live on TV, and neon light shit buzzing around. Steam, on the other hand, is funny, clever and much more ambitious. Instead of simply being about "I want my MTV", it's actually trying to say something with pictures that complement Gabriel's often intriguing and complex lyrics. I don't know exactly what Steam is about, but if seen purely as a surreal experience, it's still very enjoyable. And while it may not be his best video (I prefer Digging in the Dirt or Shock the Monkey), Gabriel doesn't do bad videos. There's always something interesting going on. And the "STAND BACK!" bit at the beginning is hilarious! :)

[@docroxchannel]

Genius ! 30 years ago !!

[@MarkWright1963]

Mans a genius or genesis!!!!

[@marksproha6066]

let's just say his genius was the genesis of eclectic Music Video.

[@DennisCampbell777]

Cutting edge stuff, even today...

[@DennisCampbell777]

Owsley Stanley died, he was the man.

[@koradejak6904]

Mark Wright Genesis is also great

[@sg2massive]

I see what you did there .

[@AskSydneyLipton]

2:21 lol Peter you dirty old man I'm dying 😂

[@kanedamikami7771]

This always plays in my Head when there is a Steam Sale.

[@MarkLambertMusic]

I'd completely forgotten about this song-love it. This is also the most "Hey, look what we can do with computers!" music video outside of "Money for Nothing".

[@sillonbono3196]

How much I love Peter's voice, so unique.

[@Isabeelabeea]

I didn't realize Peter Gabriel was Dr. Grant from Jurassic Park. But man what a great song and video!

[@Wertical93]

This is so 90s, I love it!

[@boscopit]

the girl dancing on the tree with him is frigging gorgeous

[@paulzammataro7185]

Nathan Justice So is the girl in the sauna, first one on the left.

[@BigBadBampa]

Believe it or not this was bleeding edge back in the day. Still a great video.

[@GentleCrimson]

Hands down the best startup video on Steam Deck!

[@stephaniehowel2479]

I can remember calling the radio station Many times when this song came out. I even wrote the lyrics on my tee-shirt back then .THIS MANS MUSIC IS SO MEMERABLE, ICONIC AND NASTALGIC LOVE, LOVE , LOVE PETER GABRIEL ❤💕

[@jaxxrr]

I remember this on TV over 20 years ago.. damn

[@zzlaserrain]

Me too. Crazy.

[@phuturephunk]

You gotta be impressed at the compositing and graphic work here considering the time period.

[@100percentSNAFU]

I heard that although hits like Sledgehammer and Big Time were wildly popular, Gabriel was criticized by music critics for his music all "sounding the same", and that "Steam" (which of course has many similarities to his other hits) was a big middle finger to them. And guess what? People loved it just like Gabriel's other hits. Peter Gabriel is a legend.

[@she_sings_delightful_things]

Hell yes, he is.

[@Sandlpn1]

And AC/DC's songs were not carbon copies? At least we had some visual to tell the songs apart.

[@frankieecanales8827]

Forget the "Critics"

[@she_sings_delightful_things]

Honestly, Al Green is the artist who's songs I thought sounded the same. Pretty much every hit he had could be the same song and people kept eating it up, lol.

[@georgesawtooth]

I actually prefer Steam over Sledgehammer and Big Time.

[@kevinscanlon6358]

Pretty sure a lot of today's picture filters were inspired by Peter's videos. He is a genius songwriter, and had a genius team working with him. And Sledgehammer? Hands down, cool as f. Especially since the man had the guts to put his lovely family in the video with him. Come on, that is what being a rocker dad is all about! I love him for that, and so much more.

[@Каили-е1ь]

Потрясающий клип, видела в подростковом возрасте лет в 12, тогда еще вся эта компьютерная графика была редкостью на экране телевизора. Сейчас мне 33, до сих пор с удовольствием пересматривают этот клип =)

[@ThePapaStyle]

Это точно, эх время было на мтв еще его смотрел!

[@Good-Win2015]

точно! Я очень расстраивался что никак не мог застать его целиком

[@sservak276]

О да, я когда в первый раз увидел, так обрадовался - ахуеть, фильм газонокосильщик! А потом такой - падажи, это что-то даже пизже

[@yuris6125]

А я не помню этот клип, но песня - суперская 😀

[@ВячеславЛенков-и7р]

Сама музыка - профи.

[@mariaschatz9141]

Happy 72nd birthday to Peter. 2/13/50

[@Republic_Of_Vicoria_Official]

Director: how much effects do you want in this video? Peter Gabriel: *_Y E S_* Edit: I forgot I wrote this comment lmao

[@chocolatetownforever7537]

I love Peter Gabriel, and I love his videos. They are meant to be fun and lighthearted, unlike a lot of other pretentious musicians that used video to preach from a pulpit that they really have no clue what they are talking about.

[@richardmiller191]

Peter Gabriel is amazing. His music is so good and he is so creative.

[@chickenalaking1319]

Peter Gabriel saying "rump shake" alone, makes this a classic.

[@momo3o]

5:11 'this game is on Steam'

[@ertezsssz]

Video editor:"What visual effects do you want?" Peter Gabriel: "yes"

[@euanelliott3613]

A cool rhythmic groove from Peter, something Genesis could never have pulled off. I respect him for the fact he didn't reform for money like most of the '70's stars have. Gabriel, Banks, Rutherford, Collins & Hackett were a classic band, as long as they never come back they will always be remembered as such. I understand they met to talk about it, I'm glad that's all they did.

[@valrhon2264]

The man is a master visionary ahead of his time! This video and his music never gets old!