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Peter Gabriel – Sledgehammer (4:54)

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This track is similar in style to 19 American music, which Gabriel was a big fan of, and even features the horn section of famed soul record label Stax Records.

The track was a massive success for Gabriel, reaching #1 on the American charts, helped by a highly memorable music video which featured use of claymation and a stop motion camera. It is often considered to be a highly groundbreaking video and is regularly listed as one of the greatest music videos of all time.
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  • BahDeNadai

    great! i luv this guy!

    last month

  • FMSpaceman

    Sledgehammer In Glorious 1080p ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfB-rLWgyRM ... With Love ... JC And FM xx ...

    last month

  • FMSpaceman

    16m47s - 27m48s ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKBbK5QkGPY ... With Love ... Jeffrey Cat And FM xx ...

    last month

  • granpubah

    Love this now as much as I did when the Video came out on MTV

    March 2012

  • Yoshida-Kun

    dat groove

    March 2012

  • flickothewrist

    One of the greatest creative and artistic minds in the history of contemporary music, a real and true legend whose diversity and quality over a long period of time simply takes the breath away, astonishing talent

    March 2012

  • lukasz_pulawski

    The opening horn riff is similar to the beginning of John Coltrane's "Chronic Blues" from the Coltrane album

    February 2012

  • ojigbe

    one of my favorite tracks of all time and the video is pure innovation. Is even better than some of the videos today!

    February 2012

  • oldiesfanjohn

    great tune,great Showman !

    February 2012

  • Clarissa_AV

    this video gave me nightmares as a child.

    January 2012

  • plaidsheep

    Still freaks me out that Rosanna Arquette was his "muse" at the time this album was being recorded. Guess ol' Pete was feeling pretty good. Hell yeah this song is filthy... but then again.. it's not his first song that's a bit cheeky. :)

    January 2012

  • sefrali

    Listen to the lyrics and you realize this song is pretty filthy lol

    January 2012

  • ghiaguy67

    Great song great MTV vids he made back when MTV was about music videos

    December 2011

  • HumanGame

    A fun song to dance too.

    November 2011

  • Merowinger110

    Let there be no doubt about it

    November 2011

  • Paul_Brinkman

    Loved him in Genesis. Loved him on his own. Wow, Genesis, loaded with talent.

    November 2011

  • Abkeda

    I will be your honeybee ...

    November 2011

  • Gabrieltheradio

    I always imagine construction workers dancing to this song... [2] Like in a musical. One moment they're building a skyscraper and the next they burst into a song-and-dance number.

    November 2011

  • kellykimxx

    Great driving rhythm !

    November 2011

  • BamBino1951

    One of the best videos of all time and Peter Gabriel's most commercial song. But still excellent.

    October 2011
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