EPISODE · May 18, 2026 · 0 MIN

Sledgehammer

from The Musicscope Minute · host Mike Grubb

In 1986, Peter Gabriel released the video for ‘sledgehammer’. It was directed by Stephen R. Johnson and features innovative stop motion photography. The video shows Gabriel interacting with clay figures, coordinated raw chicken dancing, and a spiral of common household objects and people before a lighted Gabriel strolls into the cosmos. Considered a breakthrough, it swept the MTV video awards the following year

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