Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer (HD version)

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  • čas přidán 23. 09. 2012
  • The official Sledgehammer video in HD. Directed by Stephen R. Johnson, produced by Adam Whittaker. Claymation, pixilation, and stop motion animation provided by Aardman Animations and the Brothers Quay.
    Sledgehammer was the first single from the multi-platinum selling album So, the first of Peter’s studio albums to have a proper title and a watershed release in his career. Its marriage of the artistic and the commercial made for an indisputable success, with the album quickly sitting atop the album charts on both sides of the Atlantic.
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    You could have a steam train
    If you'd just lay down your tracks
    You could have an aeroplane flying
    If you bring your blue sky back
    All you do is call me
    I'll be anything you need
    You could have a big dipper
    Going up and down, all around the bends
    You could have a bumper car, bumping
    This amusement never ends
    I want to be - your sledgehammer
    Why don't you call my name
    Oh let me be your sledgehammer
    This will be my testimony
    Show me round your fruitcage
    'Cos I will be your honey bee
    Open up your fruitcage
    Where the fruit is as sweet as can be
    I want to be - your sledgehammer
    Why don't you call my name
    You'd better call the sledgehammer
    Put your mind at rest
    I'm going to be - the sledgehammer
    This can be my testimony
    I'm your sledgehammer
    Let there be no doubt about it
    Sledge Sledge Sledgehammer
    I've kicked the habit, shed my skin
    This is the new stuff, I go dancing in, we go dancing in
    Oh won't you show for me and I will show for you
    Show for me, I will show for you
    Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, I do mean you, only you
    You've been coming through
    Going to build that power
    Build, build up that power, hey
    I've been feeding the rhythm
    I've been feeding the rhythm
    Going to feel that power build in you
    Come on, come on, help me do
    Come on, come on, help me do
    Yeh, yeh, yeh, yeh, yeh, yeh , yeh, yeh, you
    I've been feeding the rhythm
    I've been feeding the rhythm
    It's what we're doing, doing
    All day and night
    So
    Red Rain
    Sledgehammer
    Don't Give Up
    That Voice Again
    In Your Eyes
    Mercy Street
    Big Time
    We Do What We're Told (Milgram's 37)
    This Is The Picture (Excellent Birds)
    Like Peter Gabriel on Facebook: / petergabriel
    Follow Peter Gabriel on Twitter: / itspetergabriel
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  • @EarthWindandFirepower0990
    @EarthWindandFirepower0990 Před 2 lety +10407

    WHO ELSE JUST RANDOMLY WANTED TO WATCH AND LISTEN TO SLEDGEHAMMER BY PETER GABRIEL

  • @Gorvinhagen
    @Gorvinhagen Před 9 měsíci +512

    That bass. Holy moly.

    • @KittyGrizGriz
      @KittyGrizGriz Před 8 měsíci +20

      Can feel the smoke coming off of it 😅

    • @mystiquesquared
      @mystiquesquared Před 3 měsíci +29

      Tony Levin. With a pick.

    • @pamelqtaylor8335
      @pamelqtaylor8335 Před 3 měsíci +8

      Those horns! Stax studios would be proud

    • @wednesday8273
      @wednesday8273 Před 3 měsíci +5

      fretless and chorus...amazing @@mystiquesquared

    • @chipremel8594
      @chipremel8594 Před 3 měsíci +8

      It reminds me of the bass in superstition by stevie wonder.

  • @tmalone2530
    @tmalone2530 Před 4 měsíci +202

    The 80’s was an amazing place to be.

  • @Kattostophic
    @Kattostophic Před 26 dny +26

    Man, we had the best music!

  • @2011littleguy
    @2011littleguy Před 3 lety +980

    The bass on this track is insane.

    • @adrienneallen194
      @adrienneallen194 Před 3 lety +18

      I can hear some influence from this bass line (especially the chorus) in the track by MGMT called Electric Feel: czcams.com/video/MmZexg8sxyk/video.html

    • @MakaBlaka
      @MakaBlaka Před 3 lety +62

      Well, Tone Levin is a very good bass player.

    • @ms.toniamorgan2172
      @ms.toniamorgan2172 Před 3 lety +5

      No lie!!!

    • @altarofkubrickfloyd
      @altarofkubrickfloyd Před 3 lety +48

      Tony Levin is one of the greatest bassists in history.

    • @londonlady4521
      @londonlady4521 Před 3 lety +21

      Yep, they're good but for me it's all about the horn section, simply superb. I believe it's the Phenix Horns who were also known as the Earth Wind and Fire Horns.

  • @CaladonianQueen
    @CaladonianQueen Před 3 lety +7328

    I miss a time when guys who looked like your dad could be huge megastars.

    • @elnino4643
      @elnino4643 Před 3 lety +978

      Back when talent was more important than image

    • @piktureit
      @piktureit Před 3 lety +116

      Same all the way.

    • @shesbaldbutiwould
      @shesbaldbutiwould Před 3 lety +278

      @@elnino4643 yeah cause ed sheeran and lewis capaldi are giving beckham a run for his money

    • @dmc431
      @dmc431 Před 3 lety +190

      @shesbaldbutiwould They suck in comparison. They both write the same old rehashed angsty heart broke shit music that is in surplus. Nothing talented or ground breaking about them.

    • @shesbaldbutiwould
      @shesbaldbutiwould Před 3 lety +246

      @@dmc431 irrelevant mate they're megastars and they look like normal guys thats the point being made

  • @jasonseifried7192
    @jasonseifried7192 Před 3 měsíci +107

    Still banging in 2024. Sledgehammer!!!!

  • @mikebradley9370
    @mikebradley9370 Před 4 měsíci +203

    Be 67 tomorrow and love this stuff😎 MTV 1982 was the Best!

    • @jillmailme9814
      @jillmailme9814 Před 3 měsíci

      hope it was a happy one!

    • @Ken-wg4zy
      @Ken-wg4zy Před 3 měsíci +1

      Right there with brother - 68 years young in May - I will keep rockin' on till they cremate me ;)

    • @paulbaker4744
      @paulbaker4744 Před 2 měsíci

      67 next month. Happy birthday to you and me.

    • @KRoseB
      @KRoseB Před 2 měsíci +1

      MTV & VH1 🔥🏡🔥

    • @khemneteru814
      @khemneteru814 Před 2 měsíci +3

      Sledgehammer was released in 1986. I remember my graduation year very well!

  • @stephanalexander8806
    @stephanalexander8806 Před 4 lety +7585

    This is the best music video of all time.
    If you're here because of Harry Styles, that's awesome and I'm so happy you discovered this gem.

    • @ChrisChris-se3cw
      @ChrisChris-se3cw Před 4 lety +70

      Thank you, I'm grateful to have discovered it as well!

    • @hollywoodsfuckingdead2446
      @hollywoodsfuckingdead2446 Před 4 lety +119

      Stephan Alexander Thank you for not being rude. I am here because of Harry but I heard Harry sing it and thought it was amazing. I knew about Peter Gabriel, because honestly who doesn’t, but I never got into his music but now I am obsessed. Anyways, thank you for not being rude like all these other comments😊 Also I agree this music video is epic

    • @Eyagsf
      @Eyagsf Před 4 lety +11

      Stephan Alexander... long time fan here❤️ Just wanted to make a comparative to the greatness of this video

    • @bobbyzwicharowski1129
      @bobbyzwicharowski1129 Před 4 lety +5

      I would have to say second best maybe

    • @joary639
      @joary639 Před 4 lety +4

      czcams.com/video/Rg-Y1LSsJNk/video.html

  • @gabriellagelir2027
    @gabriellagelir2027 Před 2 lety +4334

    Ok but can we talk about how INCREDIBLY well engineered the sound is on this entire album? Properly ahead of its time.

    • @VarrialeAndrea
      @VarrialeAndrea Před 2 lety +17

      There's a geeky video dissecting the entire production process. Check out "produce like a pro", won't be disappointed!

    • @jeffc3880
      @jeffc3880 Před 2 lety +233

      Exactly why us sound techs use this song to adjust sound systems for concerts.

    • @bradyoung6663
      @bradyoung6663 Před 2 lety +224

      No time alignment, or auto tune either. It's like people had to have something to sound good before those things were invented. What was that thing? Oh yeah, talent.

    • @gabriellagelir2027
      @gabriellagelir2027 Před 2 lety +30

      @@bradyoung6663 haha exactly!!!!!

    • @eldergeektromeo9868
      @eldergeektromeo9868 Před 2 lety +59

      This is just a huge song/video in so many ways! MTV just played this every half hour ( it seemed), but who cares? Peter is an innovator and an artist! Bravo!

  • @Technology-Repair-Druid
    @Technology-Repair-Druid Před 5 měsíci +881

    Amended-Fun fact: The folks behind these effects were Aardman Animations, who are most well known for Wallace & Gromit. Check a comment below to get more information on this entire video and the incredible work done within. The dedication is incredible and it shows! :D

    • @robynsegg
      @robynsegg Před 5 měsíci +26

      I figured as much. Either them or the people who did the opening credits of Pee Wee's Playhouse, since that started airing on Saturday morning TV around the same time, back in the late 80s.

    • @DuskyJewel
      @DuskyJewel Před 4 měsíci +24

      This was so groundbreaking at the time. We were mesmerized beyond belief! Still am 😁

    • @aspyn.j_
      @aspyn.j_ Před 4 měsíci +8

      i was introduced to AA via angry kid in the early 2000s. still one of my favorite animations to this day.

    • @carolemouallem2558
      @carolemouallem2558 Před 4 měsíci +9

      That's incredible. Thanks for posting. Peter Gabriel had some of the best songs/videos of the 80's. ❤

    • @shannonbee
      @shannonbee Před 4 měsíci +1

      Awesomex

  • @davidg.9932
    @davidg.9932 Před 3 měsíci +230

    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..

  • @mariameidani1143
    @mariameidani1143 Před 3 lety +972

    This is not Just music with lyrics... This is Art... I love 80s

  • @CoZmicShReddeR
    @CoZmicShReddeR Před rokem +920

    Still one of the greatest music videos of all time!👍❤️❤️

    • @rickwren338
      @rickwren338 Před rokem +8

      Yea man!

    • @unnimaritakrogh6524
      @unnimaritakrogh6524 Před rokem +8

      Yes that's true❤😂

    • @jailsonavelino6311
      @jailsonavelino6311 Před rokem +1

      ​@@unnimaritakrogh6524 Aqui no Brasil foi tema da novela Roda De Fogo (1986-1987)
      Não sei o porquê da globo não reprisar essa novela no Vale a Pena ver de novo.
      Já foi reprisado em 1990.
      Por causa da copa do mundo na Itália,a reprise não durou muito.

    • @FreshtexBlackman
      @FreshtexBlackman Před rokem +10

      Yep just like Aha - Take On Me

    • @russellmurray3964
      @russellmurray3964 Před rokem +7

      It's difficult today to understand the impact of this when it came out in 1986. It made all other videos seem like complete crap in comparison, the stakes had definitely been upped. I would dash home from working hoping I could catch it as many times as possible in the MTV rotation.

  • @Merck43
    @Merck43 Před 3 měsíci +701

    WHOS WITH ME!! 2024 listeners!! Bring me the 80’s back! 🎸🎤🥁🎹

  • @user-dn9dr4ii1c
    @user-dn9dr4ii1c Před 22 dny +48

    I did! 5/15/24.I first heard this around 86 or 87.I am 63 now.Good music never gets old!

    • @kingbb911
      @kingbb911 Před 19 dny +3

      I was a kid, born in 80. Didn’t understand the video then, but loved the opening horns and the bass/guitar parts.
      I still don’t understand the video, but I like the song even more now at 44.

    • @denisejackson776
      @denisejackson776 Před 18 dny +1

      5/19/24

    • @justusU
      @justusU Před 18 dny +3

      Haha I'm 74 and still rocking out to this song!!

    • @remcbeanremcbn
      @remcbeanremcbn Před 17 dny +1

      I did 5/20/24 just outta nowhere

    • @JjJj-qs3yq
      @JjJj-qs3yq Před 17 dny +2

      Summer of 1986 memories at 15 years old. Didn't no till after I lost my virginity a few years later he was singing about sex lol

  • @rss7173
    @rss7173 Před rokem +874

    I remember being completely memorised by this as a child still has the same effect. Amazing music and artistry

    • @cluminadi
      @cluminadi Před rokem +12

      Same , same i absolutely loved this video as a kid i fell in love with music because of this

    • @kayshawnsimmons5585
      @kayshawnsimmons5585 Před rokem +13

      Yes! Now were old enough to know what he's talking about

    • @sleepysis
      @sleepysis Před rokem +4

      Me too :)

    • @kayshawnsimmons5585
      @kayshawnsimmons5585 Před rokem +3

      @@Lee-sv8vm Indeed😹😹😹😝😜🤪

    • @Matt_Wilson01
      @Matt_Wilson01 Před rokem +4

      What’s memorised mean?

  • @PlanoFool
    @PlanoFool Před rokem +3922

    Probably one of the most creative videos of the golden MTV era.
    The amount of time and editing it took to make this, considering the state of technology at the time, must have been tremendous.
    Kudos to all involved.

    • @TemperedMedia
      @TemperedMedia Před rokem +94

      My hats are off to the folk in the editing room. They'd have to be absolute wizards of film. I know I've heard big time celebrities rightfully praise them for their mastery of now outdated modes of filmography.

    • @Lobster_Lars
      @Lobster_Lars Před rokem +55

      It's stop motion, that's been around for ages, it was nothing new at the time when this video is made.

    • @gamblerfls
      @gamblerfls Před rokem +52

      Stop motion is like the oldest effects technique man, it's been there since the creation of cinema.

    • @DallasG83
      @DallasG83 Před rokem +28

      It's like Gumby only Gumby was smoother.

    • @Freak.Studios
      @Freak.Studios Před rokem +11

      .... don't forget Pokey (or the Blockheads)

  • @MichaelYoung-xp5ko
    @MichaelYoung-xp5ko Před měsícem +501

    Who is watching this in 2024.
    Sledge SLEDGEHAMMER 😊

  • @tjselsey9388
    @tjselsey9388 Před 24 dny +14

    I went straight from here to the video and longed for my youth.

  • @OptimusWrex
    @OptimusWrex Před 4 lety +779

    The dirtiest lyrics without actually saying anything dirty, so genius.

    • @frefremcgee9196
      @frefremcgee9196 Před 4 lety +16

      OptimusWrex
      Just like Seinfeld.

    • @averythesuperhero
      @averythesuperhero Před 4 lety +32

      As of writing this your comment is at 69 likes and I don't wanna be the one to ruin that so, just know that I like this comment in spirit

    • @Ampher03
      @Ampher03 Před 4 lety +9

      averythesuperhero well it’s ruined, come like it

    • @pedrobarros989
      @pedrobarros989 Před 4 lety +40

      Classiest way to say to someone you'd nail them? Just tell them you would like to be their sledgehammer...

    • @cynthiaennis3107
      @cynthiaennis3107 Před 4 lety +12

      Pedro Barros 😂😂😂are you KIDDING ME? I was out of college a few yrs when this crazy-ass song came out! I still had no clue what the hell its about! I did however get James Taylor’s SteamRoller song...graphic enough for me to understand...but not this song! 😂SMH

  • @elequentum
    @elequentum Před 3 lety +1863

    producer: how many effects do you want?
    peter gabriel: yes

  • @Uhh_Xero
    @Uhh_Xero Před 9 dny +16

    Raise your hand if you just randomly wanted to listen to sledgehammer 🙋‍♀️

  • @gioiaism
    @gioiaism Před 3 měsíci +24

    Happy 74th Birthday Peter!

  • @jacquelinewarner-smith1770
    @jacquelinewarner-smith1770 Před 3 lety +2739

    I can't even imagine how much work would've gone into making this music video.

    • @theofficialsikris
      @theofficialsikris Před 3 lety +322

      a SHIT TON, the company that made this music video went on to make Chicken Run, and Wallace and Gromit.

    • @megabotvideos
      @megabotvideos Před 3 lety +27

      The Official Sikris no way! wow wtf

    • @theofficialsikris
      @theofficialsikris Před 3 lety +58

      @@megabotvideosKid you not Aardman Animations.

    • @dennismetzger9287
      @dennismetzger9287 Před 3 lety +46

      When an artist does to work it isnt work at all for them but to us it's as tedious as it can be

    • @sarahd1161
      @sarahd1161 Před 3 lety +11

      Amen to that my brother!!!!

  • @RonGavalik
    @RonGavalik Před 8 měsíci +481

    I can't even begin to tell you how lucky I feel to have grown up in the golden age of the music video. Sledgehammer was one of the most important videos of its time and still, to this day, carries so much meaning to so many people.

    • @No_Mask
      @No_Mask Před 8 měsíci +17

      Couldn't agree more. Remember hearing this for the first time and seeing the video. I was just leaving school. The song/video had an impact. Still looks good and sounds fresh as a daisy. I've seen AI videos recently in a sledgehammer style, no doubt done really quickly, but you can see the time and effort here. Awesome stuff.

    • @samich57
      @samich57 Před 8 měsíci +10

      I was there too.. also, love the horns and synthesizer together

    • @svenlima
      @svenlima Před 6 měsíci +1

      +RonGavalik Well, every tune you listened to and every music video you watched in "your time" can also be watched by my grandchildren - and their grandchildren etc. Regarding music It's definitely an advantage to grow up now and not 40 years ago!

    • @jv-lk7bc
      @jv-lk7bc Před 6 měsíci

      not even Peter Gabriel's best. Big Time is better and Shock the Monkey is both better and more relevant, deeper.

    • @oakleywindowcleaning
      @oakleywindowcleaning Před 6 měsíci +3

      I saw Gabriel in Vancouver 2 months ago, when he did Sledgehammer the roof lifted off the building. We had great night.

  • @rohankhokar9787
    @rohankhokar9787 Před 2 měsíci +67

    Iconic - creativity at its peak with limited VFX tools
    Every 80s kid loved it and was mesmerised by the visuals
    Peter Gabriel - the best music videos

  • @WilliamBonney-gl2qf
    @WilliamBonney-gl2qf Před 4 měsíci +101

    Back when MTV was revolutionary
    Such an awesome video!

    • @olorcain
      @olorcain Před 4 měsíci +5

      back when MTV was MTV period.

    • @Melissa404Vee
      @Melissa404Vee Před 2 měsíci +2

      Was this the first MTV video?? Can't remember...🤔🤔

    • @WilliamBonney-gl2qf
      @WilliamBonney-gl2qf Před 2 měsíci +2

      @@Melissa404Vee The premiere video was The Buggles "Video Killed the Radio Star" iirc 🤔

  • @Thehightableisdone
    @Thehightableisdone Před rokem +1839

    *38 Years later, this song still sounds and looks like it's from the future.*

    • @ricardokowalski1579
      @ricardokowalski1579 Před rokem +13

      Yep

    • @ScrotieBoogerballsMc
      @ScrotieBoogerballsMc Před rokem +20

      Making me feel old here brother

    • @90Cosmicc
      @90Cosmicc Před rokem +4

      Hallo John Wick gibt es jetzt endlich bald den vierten teil von dir ?

    • @emmetjohnston8424
      @emmetjohnston8424 Před rokem +13

      I was born in the future. This shit still hits,

    • @lizajane4293
      @lizajane4293 Před rokem +11

      Damn I remember seeing this in NIGHT TRACKS on TBS(?) On Friday nights!! I was a newlywed at 19 and a new mom!

  • @giuseppeianniello1998
    @giuseppeianniello1998 Před rokem +936

    This groundbreaking video won almost every MTV Award it was nominated for in 1987:
    • Video of the Year
    • Best Male Video
    • Best Concept Video
    • Most Experimental Video
    • Best Overall Performance
    • Best Direction
    • Best Special Effects
    • Best Art Direction
    • Best Editing
    • Video Vanguard Award
    He only lost 2 for Viewer’s Choice (which went to U2’s With or Without You) and Best Special Effects for his other song called Big Time (which went to this masterpiece of a video)

    • @robertmcghintheorca49
      @robertmcghintheorca49 Před rokem +41

      And as of 2022, it remains the most played music video in MTV's history.

    • @putgodfirst1192
      @putgodfirst1192 Před rokem +5

      That must of been a lot to remeber

    • @voyantcreative
      @voyantcreative Před rokem +38

      Peter Gabriel, loses an award to himself. Doesnt get much more Peter Gabriel than that.

    • @luciomauro1501
      @luciomauro1501 Před rokem +4

      lindo vídeo gente

    • @Ronald-Reggae
      @Ronald-Reggae Před rokem +2

      @@robertmcghintheorca49 i thought it was "walk this way" run dmc, anyways this rocks more than walking

  • @audiokinec
    @audiokinec Před 19 dny +6

    Once again an 80s smash that never gets old. 80s production was quality and full of feel good energy.

  • @user-ib8yf4db9i
    @user-ib8yf4db9i Před 3 měsíci +21

    Peter Gabriel has a very unique style...he rocks

  • @carl_anderson9315
    @carl_anderson9315 Před 5 lety +1295

    That’s how I remember MTV was. Awesome music, awesome videos . RIP MTV, wherever you are...

    • @lloydblankfeinofgoldmansac8203
      @lloydblankfeinofgoldmansac8203 Před 5 lety +17

      It's with the Jews now. Let it go. They're not giving it up. Just like your democracy. Or your financial system. Or your economy. Don't give me that antisemitism shit. Don't worry. Sri will take back social media. Right, Trump?

    • @davidgreen4450
      @davidgreen4450 Před 5 lety +3

      Martha

    • @LucianCorrvinus
      @LucianCorrvinus Před 5 lety +21

      UTube killed the Video Star.....and monetized it too.

    • @LucianCorrvinus
      @LucianCorrvinus Před 5 lety +18

      Hey Larry, would that be the SAME democracy that allows you to post your view,however inconsequential, here on a platform that typifies it good and bad points, you do not say?

    • @bazookahorse
      @bazookahorse Před 5 lety +20

      MTV died and became the internet/CZcams which is inarguably superior.

  • @Toshackeegan1nil
    @Toshackeegan1nil Před 3 lety +445

    Can't believe we use to take genius for granted when we young.

    • @quickturn66
      @quickturn66 Před 3 lety +11

      Things change but don’t seem to get better

    • @swissshepherd1186
      @swissshepherd1186 Před 3 lety +12

      When we can get rid of religion and wars humans will become geniuses Imp

    • @mishanya9495
      @mishanya9495 Před 3 lety +3

      @@swissshepherd1186 Speaking facts here

    • @swissshepherd1186
      @swissshepherd1186 Před 3 lety +3

      @@mishanya9495 I’m glad you think I’m speaking facts, maybe one day the world will WAKE UP. hopefully???

    • @simonruszczak5563
      @simonruszczak5563 Před 3 lety +12

      The days when people needed to be talented to be famous.

  • @WriterandPhotographer
    @WriterandPhotographer Před 2 měsíci +27

    Sometimes get this song stuck in my head and then have to listen to the video. Peter Gabriel is 74 as of this time. Time marches on for those of us who are from his generation. This video won awards back when today's technology wasn't even thought of. What an artistic achievement.

    • @christihendricks2584
      @christihendricks2584 Před 2 měsíci +1

      An amazing example MTV's Golden Age. Nothing compares to what they did with videos in the '80s. ❤️

  • @roadrunnerwb
    @roadrunnerwb Před 3 měsíci +20

    eines der absolut besten Musikvideos, die in den 80ern entstanden.

  • @yannick3948
    @yannick3948 Před 5 lety +2113

    Man, this this must've taken forever

  • @Beetwixt_N._Janeen2112
    @Beetwixt_N._Janeen2112 Před 5 lety +473

    A time where videos were regarded as ART - Love my 80s!!

  • @angelaandeway4733
    @angelaandeway4733 Před měsícem +4

    Kicking the habit of social media.

  • @RlsIII-uz1kl
    @RlsIII-uz1kl Před 3 měsíci +26

    Reminds of being a young kid in the 80s. Great memories that are definitely missed.

  • @NostalgiaMan
    @NostalgiaMan Před 3 lety +2561

    Hey I remember this on MTV when they played Music!

    • @V3X3D-ASF
      @V3X3D-ASF Před 3 lety +20

      Do they not play music anymore?

    • @harriantoncornell5405
      @harriantoncornell5405 Před 3 lety +24

      I was born in 06 and I'm a teen and this is one of my favourite songs .I imagine they don't play music on MTV anyone

    • @zeusnitch
      @zeusnitch Před 3 lety +9

      This song and "Big Time". Also, "Leave Me Alone" by Michael Jackson. Creative powers funneled into the new media format

    • @roy_for_real2674
      @roy_for_real2674 Před 3 lety +4

      They still play musicvideos on MTV.

    • @tmckboston417
      @tmckboston417 Před 3 lety +31

      When mtv played music videos, not the kardashians BS! ✌️

  • @Adam_67
    @Adam_67 Před 2 lety +2237

    I firmly believe this is one of the best pop songs ever written and no one can convince me otherwise.

    • @mikekeeler6362
      @mikekeeler6362 Před 2 lety +11

      BTO DID A HARED VERSION OF THAT

    • @robertkemp3741
      @robertkemp3741 Před 2 lety +13

      @@mikekeeler6362I love BTO but that was a completely different song with the same title.

    • @mikekeeler6362
      @mikekeeler6362 Před 2 lety +3

      @@robertkemp3741 I know

    • @mikekeeler6362
      @mikekeeler6362 Před 2 lety +4

      @@robertkemp3741 And older to BACHMEN TURNER

    • @martinalinkedtowe7348
      @martinalinkedtowe7348 Před 2 lety +9

      @Adam Doherty...I agree. I put it up there with "I am a rock", " Goodbye yellow brick road", "Layla", and my personal favorite "Penny Lane". you can agree or disagree, but we can agree to disagree too.

  • @mikebeginshere
    @mikebeginshere Před 2 měsíci +888

    I’m leaving this comment here, so after a week or a month when someone likes it, I get reminded of this masterpiece!

    • @willritter4076
      @willritter4076 Před 2 měsíci +5

      I'd be honored if some 80s fans would take a listen to my acoustic piano & vocal YT performances of SISTER CHRISTIAN by Night Ranger, IS THIS LOVE by Whitesnake, and RADIO GA-GA by Queen in tribute to the age of legendary power ballads. Live acoustic with no autotune or digital editing. Stay safe and keep on rocking in the '020s.

    • @Mr196710
      @Mr196710 Před 2 měsíci +3

      Borderline brilliant.

    • @annetweedie4108
      @annetweedie4108 Před 2 měsíci +1

      Love it

    • @herenow6953
      @herenow6953 Před 2 měsíci +3

      I like the cut of your jib

    • @maxxlindley9425
      @maxxlindley9425 Před 2 měsíci

      there ya go

  • @NintendoCapriSun
    @NintendoCapriSun Před 4 lety +4908

    Seriously, one of the best thumbnails on all of YT.

    • @robloxboy4131
      @robloxboy4131 Před 3 lety +78

      A steam train in front of Peter

    • @hardkvass5454
      @hardkvass5454 Před 3 lety +24

      dude what are you doing here, emile called for another collab

    • @lifepresent3183
      @lifepresent3183 Před 3 lety +25

      Who cares about the thumb nail. Look at the vid

    • @bmatthews15
      @bmatthews15 Před 3 lety +60

      @@lifepresent3183 Who cares about a comment on the thumbnail, watch the video.

    • @j-roc6989
      @j-roc6989 Před 3 lety +6

      U ain't lying

  • @ajshell2
    @ajshell2 Před 4 lety +666

    This won NINE MTV music video awards. And it deserved them all.
    "Take on Me" by A-Ha won just 6.

    • @andrewcastleberry4921
      @andrewcastleberry4921 Před 4 lety +10

      Take on me had more class

    • @TrippyTheShroom
      @TrippyTheShroom Před 4 lety +24

      @@andrewcastleberry4921 Nah

    • @mike210706
      @mike210706 Před 4 lety +38

      Both amazing songs so comparisons about how many or what awards each won is pointless imo

    • @KM-wz1oh
      @KM-wz1oh Před 4 lety +9

      ajshell2 mtv music awards are worthless piles of crap.

    • @Grybop
      @Grybop Před 4 lety +38

      @@KM-wz1oh MTV awards mattered back then - Both Sledgehammer and Take on Me are amazing videos from an era where music videos were still a big deal and taken seriously by the companies, the artists and the public alike

  • @matiasromero328
    @matiasromero328 Před 3 měsíci +18

    This was one of those way-out-there cool AF videos. Ground-breaking when it came out in '86. This one has a special place in my old black heart!

  • @brianmcconnell1817
    @brianmcconnell1817 Před 3 měsíci +11

    LOVED this song!
    LOVED this album!
    It was perfectly in step with the 80’s, yet ahead of its time. And today it’s the same.

  • @thomashouse7906
    @thomashouse7906 Před 4 lety +317

    This song has one of the most underrated basslines, like oh my god Tony Levin really knows how to rock the bass

    • @48brianm
      @48brianm Před 4 lety +7

      Deeply funky I love Peter Gabriel but the star of this tune is Tony L sick bassline!

    • @thomashouse7906
      @thomashouse7906 Před 4 lety +1

      BRM42 I agree

    • @amphionification
      @amphionification Před 4 lety +3

      not to mention Manu Katche. Together they're a badass rhythm section.

    • @user-mi6em6us1k
      @user-mi6em6us1k Před 4 lety +1

      Funky AF!!!!!

    • @feeleyt
      @feeleyt Před 4 lety +1

      I love the string slides he does!!

  • @williampeck7879
    @williampeck7879 Před 4 lety +234

    The 80's would not exist without this song.

    • @tobiasvilainnewman3569
      @tobiasvilainnewman3569 Před 4 lety +3

      It wouldn’t exist without Intruder

    • @robbieclark7828
      @robbieclark7828 Před 4 lety

      Why would you insult such a great song

    • @robbieclark7828
      @robbieclark7828 Před 3 lety +1

      CLARA ELIA I was moreso getting at the fact that 80’s music is more or less an artistic dumping ground, and if anything this song is a very high watermark.

    • @themadplotter
      @themadplotter Před 3 lety

      you all forget Kate Bush, but we forgive you.

  • @degaulle30
    @degaulle30 Před 2 měsíci +7

    Pretty much the greatest music video of all time and it's to easily one of the greatest songs of all time. Rare that

  • @recif77
    @recif77 Před 3 měsíci +10

    Sledgehammer is such a banger! 😆

  • @bellytorelli
    @bellytorelli Před 3 lety +191

    35 years old, still one of the very best produced songs of all time. Shame on you, music industry!

    • @jalan8171
      @jalan8171 Před 3 lety +7

      I'm 60 y.o. Could not agree more with you. MTV lost its soul when it went politically correct and ushered out the VJs and creative MUSIC videos back in the 1990's.

    • @beyondalpha1072
      @beyondalpha1072 Před 3 lety

      czcams.com/video/6C0kz0ZUppQ/video.html

    • @mikekaraoke
      @mikekaraoke Před 3 lety

      @@jalan8171 But this is 80's though.

    • @yathink252
      @yathink252 Před 3 lety

      Still is

    • @bjornlangoren3002
      @bjornlangoren3002 Před měsícem

      Daniel Lanois. Check out the interview he made with Rick Beato.

  • @KathisEvoli
    @KathisEvoli Před 7 lety +1314

    Still one of the most impressive music videos for me!

  • @adrianrobinson8458
    @adrianrobinson8458 Před 4 měsíci +24

    I first saw peter gabriel at glastonbury, the album SO had been released, i got goose bumps watching him sing this LIVE, absolutely brilliant my first time at glastonbury back in the mid 80s, Level 42, the cure, the wailers, madness, loved it ✌🏽😎

  • @Sabrina79
    @Sabrina79 Před 3 měsíci +18

    The dancing chickens at 3:22 Have always been my favorite part. I don't really know why, other than it just makes me laugh to see two rotisserie chickens dancing 😂

    • @93seronica
      @93seronica Před 3 měsíci

      That part was hilarious 😂

    • @marir.s3620
      @marir.s3620 Před 3 měsíci

      Is super funny!
      Fun fact:
      Those were REAL chickens, not rubber models or any of that.
      They used many of them as they were perishable goods.
      I hope they didn't waste many tho

    • @datprawn4850
      @datprawn4850 Před měsícem +1

      Fun Fact: Nick Park animated that along with the Bumper Cars.

  • @Acksiel
    @Acksiel Před 2 lety +188

    What a grand and intoxicating song !!!

    • @andrewellis712
      @andrewellis712 Před 2 lety +20

      I Like how micky D’s prank actually led us to a great thing

    • @konstantinoz7409
      @konstantinoz7409 Před 2 lety +11

      nerevar was here

    • @lucastheemperor4443
      @lucastheemperor4443 Před 2 lety +1

      I propably know a reference song but don't uderstand the joke

    • @Acksiel
      @Acksiel Před 2 lety +4

      @@lucastheemperor4443 a large number of fans of CZcamsr Micky D were sent to this video on april first claiming to be a morrowind play through. It's a morrowind reference and very true !!

    • @shaungrant6535
      @shaungrant6535 Před 2 lety +1

      kind of grows on you doesn't it I just think of the lymphatic system two fluids blood lymphatic system 😉 Alzheimer's acidosis neurological system.... lymphatic in fact ☺️ Hope this find the eye that needs to hear with both ears ... Don't get caught in a mazzzzz 🥰 ✌️ sides to chemistry lower the PH 🔥 er U Go !

  • @bobbyjames4300
    @bobbyjames4300 Před 3 lety +82

    I’m 55 , I remember when this vid came out and everyone was like WTF..very innovative for the time..it really stood out from the rest..

  • @alcarney1122
    @alcarney1122 Před měsícem +3

    The bass lines is incredible

  • @guybarlow1565
    @guybarlow1565 Před 5 měsíci +28

    One of the best beginnings to a rock song. Instantly hooked.

    • @user-vf3dr5qb7e
      @user-vf3dr5qb7e Před 5 měsíci

      Dude, you really feel hooked by the spermcells shown at the beginning? Oh, um... I tolerate dudes loving dudes!

  • @taylorjudge4506
    @taylorjudge4506 Před 8 lety +3394

    back when mtv actually played music and you had to wait and hope for your favorite song to come on

    • @stealthattack2209
      @stealthattack2209 Před 8 lety +37

      LOL yeah, I remember those days. Sometimes it felt like playing roulette. Will the song be played or not? :)

    • @stealthattack2209
      @stealthattack2209 Před 8 lety +4

      +BatNapalm hahaha oh yeah the teasing..... that was annoying as heck

    • @Slipstream0001
      @Slipstream0001 Před 8 lety +14

      Sounds like hell

    • @ericmcclain1869
      @ericmcclain1869 Před 8 lety +35

      That's how you discover more music or that's how I did. Id wait all day on one or two songs but have to sit through 100 different songs.

    • @TheDumontShow
      @TheDumontShow Před 7 lety +34

      that was the excitement of it. you would break out the cassette tape and record off the radio when it came on. yeah mtv did play music videos. remember they would have these madonna marathon, headbanger's ball, yo mtv raps, club mtv. mtv was insane back in the 80's/90's

  • @_teagan
    @_teagan Před 6 lety +10369

    Fun Fact: There's no stop-motion or special effects in this video, Peter Gabriel is just like that.

  • @billintex001
    @billintex001 Před 25 dny +11

    If the 80s were a single person...

  • @anthonywhite1148
    @anthonywhite1148 Před 3 měsíci +6

    Honestly, this might be the greatest song and music video ever. Seriously

  • @softlyspokenIRL
    @softlyspokenIRL Před 2 lety +769

    One of the best grooves of all time. As good as Peter Gabriel is, Tony Levin deserves his mention for the bass track. Unreal and they have so much fun playing this live

    • @sdabestani
      @sdabestani Před 2 lety

      According to Peter Gabriel, "Sledgehammer" is what he calls his penis and this is an ode to his penis/sex life.

    • @robicenco1
      @robicenco1 Před 2 lety +20

      Levin is a legendary bass player. I'm a big Dream Theater fan and I love his work with Liquid Tension Experiment. He's an integral part of PG's sound as you say, as are David Rhodes, Manu Katche and others (including Phil Collins, for a limited time).

    • @yunarukami14
      @yunarukami14 Před 2 lety +11

      @@robicenco1 His works on King Crimson are phenomenal.

    • @bobthompson8053
      @bobthompson8053 Před 2 lety +1

      Very much so!

    • @bobthompson8053
      @bobthompson8053 Před 2 lety +1

      @@yunarukami14 I saw the Double Trio down in Kissimmee Florida in 1995. He and Bill Bruford were amazing.

  • @DoobieDonna
    @DoobieDonna Před 8 lety +58

    Best music video of all time.

    • @daphoenix6817
      @daphoenix6817 Před 8 lety +13

      have to agree....set the bar so high and don't think any video has reach those heights ever since

  • @TheWunWhiteWolf
    @TheWunWhiteWolf Před 3 měsíci +29

    If you are here it’s because you actually have good taste in music. A rare thing these days.

  • @mash2481
    @mash2481 Před 3 měsíci +7

    Never cared for Gabriel, until I saw one of his concerts. F’n amazing.

  • @shannoncasey7630
    @shannoncasey7630 Před 3 lety +349

    I am 36 years old, and this was absolutely the coolest music video to me as a kid.

    • @mrgoo
      @mrgoo Před 3 lety +15

      And it still is

    • @BeautifulBridge444
      @BeautifulBridge444 Před 3 lety +3

      Agree Shannon. Still is. Peter Gabriel rocks.

    • @Psycholunatic10
      @Psycholunatic10 Před 3 lety +4

      I'm 24 and this video is somehow very nostalgic for me. I used to watch it a lot at my uncle's and I still think it's one of the coolest videos

    • @shannoncasey7630
      @shannoncasey7630 Před 3 lety +4

      My Mom was one to put MTV on, open up the windows, and do her housework on the weekends. This was the video I would be hoping was next after each one. Lol- it was so exciting when I would hear that very first little opening music!

    • @420dogma
      @420dogma Před 3 lety +5

      this and Take on Me (A-ha) .....wash your hands!

  • @BrandonToy
    @BrandonToy Před rokem +328

    Still hits hard. Man, I was obsessed with this video as a kid.

    • @sarahr4099
      @sarahr4099 Před rokem +3

      I was too lol

    • @FatTitsFatStacks
      @FatTitsFatStacks Před rokem +1

      OMG same...I had an Aardman animations video tape and this was my favourite

    • @zanderjohanson3109
      @zanderjohanson3109 Před 11 měsíci +1

      Same 😅

    • @jailsonavelino6311
      @jailsonavelino6311 Před 10 měsíci

      Aqui no Brasil foi tema da novela Roda De Fogo (1986-1987).
      Conheci essa música pela novela na época da reprise no Vale a Pena ver de novo em 1990

    • @funkyfinger82
      @funkyfinger82 Před 9 měsíci +4

      Same here. And the dancing chickens were in my uncanny valley 😂

  • @melissacoleman760
    @melissacoleman760 Před 3 měsíci +8

    Happy birthday, Peter!🎉

  • @tomoreilly9932
    @tomoreilly9932 Před 3 měsíci +2

    The genius that is Peter Gabriel

  • @adamicus
    @adamicus Před 8 lety +70

    Tony Levin's bass playing and his tone are just genius!

    • @kaihG
      @kaihG Před 8 lety +1

      +Adam Walker carries the track for real

    • @gavnewton77
      @gavnewton77 Před 8 lety +2

      Lovely sounding bass !

    • @Tpodwdog
      @Tpodwdog Před 8 lety +2

      +Gav Newton ....love tony levin...but there are several effects on this track including an octave divider!

    • @marcocampana6719
      @marcocampana6719 Před 5 lety

      @@gavnewton77 x

  • @CMSixSeven
    @CMSixSeven Před 5 lety +333

    The world needs more Peter Gabriel.

    • @dupont135
      @dupont135 Před 5 lety +9

      His music yes, not necessiraly his political opinions.

    • @elizabethcarroll4260
      @elizabethcarroll4260 Před 5 lety +1

      Yes!!

    • @si4632
      @si4632 Před 5 lety +1

      @@dupont135 Oh no not another champagne socialist

    • @si4632
      @si4632 Před 5 lety

      @Cockney John socialism & capitalism two sides of the same Jewish coin lol

    • @juanmeditate9897
      @juanmeditate9897 Před 5 lety +3

      @@si4632 im gonna stop you right here bucko.

  • @xararogers3186
    @xararogers3186 Před 3 měsíci +2

    Peter Gabriel, you are a top tier legend. One of the greatest to ever do it. Not only musically, but in terms of your humanitarian efforts.

  • @user-kn4cq1xx1s
    @user-kn4cq1xx1s Před 26 dny +2

    It was a different place in time, but still crazy fun...was already pushing 40 years old, but still had a heartbeat and my ears were very open for new songs/sounds.
    Too long crazy cool 😎

  • @karinannamaria2514
    @karinannamaria2514 Před 2 lety +523

    Another stellar song from the 80's, I was fortunate to be a kid/teenager during this decade!

  • @blacknight2149
    @blacknight2149 Před 3 lety +267

    I was a little chubby in elementary school. I wanted to shed the chub and look good for middle school. This had just come out on tape!! So- I exercised and danced in my room every day in the afternoon before dinner to this album during the summer between. I knew if I did this stuff before dinner I’d eat less. This album helped me lose a bunch of weight and be healthy. I’m old now..I need to lose some baby weight. Maybe I should use it again! Lol! Thank you Peter Gabriel!!

  • @WilliamElliott-gd9xb
    @WilliamElliott-gd9xb Před 2 měsíci +2

    Peter Gabriel - high clarity, always high quality!

  • @pedrovalina997
    @pedrovalina997 Před 14 dny +1

    Probably the craziest and inventive music video of all time! Love it

  • @melodysanger103
    @melodysanger103 Před 4 lety +414

    HAPPY 70TH BIRTHDAY
    PETER GABRIEL
    (FEBRUARY 13, 2020)

  • @ericarussel558
    @ericarussel558 Před 7 měsíci +95

    Just saw him tonight in LA and he still sounds this good at 73. Amazing show ❤️❤️

    • @beachbunny7256
      @beachbunny7256 Před 4 měsíci +1

      How Awesome ❤🎉 Peter is a true artist!! I'd LOVE to experience his concert! I'm hoping he'll play at Jazz fest in New Orleans someday!

  • @alexandresabarros1998

    this gentleman just made a stop motion video with him singing the lyrics, mad respect

  • @funnylingus
    @funnylingus Před měsícem +2

    A brilliant, timeless classic - love it

  • @GodbodyRoku
    @GodbodyRoku Před 3 lety +230

    Can we just agree that this song is just one of the greatest songs in the world? Along with one of the best music videos of all time? I can and I will. This song has my heart forever.

  • @mushrooms5757
    @mushrooms5757 Před 5 lety +2407

    'Have you seen Peter Gabriel's Sledgehamer, it must've taken so long!'

    • @realhippie5368
      @realhippie5368 Před 5 lety +72

      had to come see

    • @davekooper
      @davekooper Před 5 lety +40

      I had to come and make sure I wasnt the only one who thought about checking this out again.

    • @brandyscrow
      @brandyscrow Před 5 lety +7

      same

    • @harmoniex9437
      @harmoniex9437 Před 5 lety +35

      I’ve never seen this video but after hearing Dan get caught in a timeloop and talk about it, had to check it out. Boy am I glad I did! This is such an amazing art piece! Can’t imagine the amount of hours that went into this masterpiece. This will now be on my playlist. Thank you Dan & Arin for sharing such an amazing music video!

    • @capriso2159
      @capriso2159 Před 5 lety +6

      dodododododododododododo dodododododododododododo Man Is I’ve those Steve’s

  • @svetlanaleonchuk7391
    @svetlanaleonchuk7391 Před měsícem +2

    This is a piece of art.

  • @diannahill5577
    @diannahill5577 Před 2 měsíci +3

    This tune has been popping up into my head for months. I'm finally listening to it!😂😂😂

  • @joethelion6016
    @joethelion6016 Před 10 měsíci +121

    The synth playing that bamboo flute throughout the song just adds another layer of brilliance ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

  • @caydenlaffey2019
    @caydenlaffey2019 Před 5 lety +481

    They had to do all of that to him frame by frame, that’s INSANE!

    • @Alex-sb6we
      @Alex-sb6we Před 5 lety +9

      You came here because of game grumps don't lie

    • @caydenlaffey2019
      @caydenlaffey2019 Před 5 lety +46

      Alex No. I heard it from a documentary about the animation studio that made this, Aardman Animations.

    • @timthegem
      @timthegem Před 5 lety +28

      Peter Gabriel had to repeat the song lyrics just under nine million times as they built the train tracks around his head.

    • @Yoyoitsyoji
      @Yoyoitsyoji Před 5 lety +3

      Alex Yeah, it must’ve taken forever

    • @weezybeans2000
      @weezybeans2000 Před 4 lety +2

      Wow that's amazing! :0

  • @HaysClark
    @HaysClark Před 5 měsíci +99

    This video brings back so much joy from my childhood. Super cool to include all the amazing people that helped make the video possible in the CZcams version. Respect.

    • @tiptoptuckacka3357
      @tiptoptuckacka3357 Před 5 měsíci

      Sounds great

    • @DuskyJewel
      @DuskyJewel Před 4 měsíci

      Absolutely! I can close my eyes and go back to jr high. I have the vinyl album. Good stuff.

    • @Prudencemayes0420
      @Prudencemayes0420 Před 4 měsíci

      Omg! I think of my childhood also! My parents were cool hippie like. They definitely know good music

  • @user-mk6db7du9p
    @user-mk6db7du9p Před 4 měsíci +4

    Most innovative music video of 1986! 😲

  • @jamesdaniel4706
    @jamesdaniel4706 Před měsícem +11

    Who's here in April 2024? This guys music helps me through a lot of dark times

  • @raylgreen1
    @raylgreen1 Před 8 měsíci +150

    This beat is life. Takes right back to my childhood. I wasso blessed to have grown up in the 80s

  • @joethelion6016
    @joethelion6016 Před 10 měsíci +49

    When this came out people could barely believe how fantastic is was. It has stood the test of time

  • @jimh8725
    @jimh8725 Před 3 měsíci +4

    My favorite video ever made.

  • @philipmackenzie5349
    @philipmackenzie5349 Před 6 dny +1

    Awesome song after all these years

  • @polyscroll
    @polyscroll Před 11 měsíci +39

    Peter Gabriel = Musical Genius.
    There has never been another like him.

  • @lpsftw8572
    @lpsftw8572 Před 2 lety +261

    The fact Aardman studios, the creators of Wallace and gromit, made the stop motion parts still blows my mind

    • @JONNOG88
      @JONNOG88 Před 2 lety +17

      Love it when my fandoms collide 😀

    • @alexandermathieson4774
      @alexandermathieson4774 Před 2 lety +6

      you learn something new every day

    • @user-dg6gx7vi9k
      @user-dg6gx7vi9k Před 2 lety

      @@alexandermathieson4774 perfect english! i love the song

    • @davidrenton
      @davidrenton Před 2 lety +2

      never knew but as I was watching it just now, i remember when this originally came out, I was thinking I bet this was Aardman

    • @ethanwunder3788
      @ethanwunder3788 Před 2 lety +7

      Nick park (creator of Wallace and gromit) actually worked on the dancing chickens

  • @ValhallaBeckons
    @ValhallaBeckons Před 27 dny +1

    This album is the one I use to test out new stereos/speakers. Wonderfully mixed.

  • @Melissa404Vee
    @Melissa404Vee Před 2 měsíci +9

    Back when MTV & VH1 actually played music videos...😔😔