This is a track from Peter's melt album, the video uses the audio from the Plays Live version which is cool, he managed to mix the two mediums in his own way.
Thank you for posting this video. This is the first time that i have seen this video since it was played in MTV in the early 1980s, and it brings back a lot of great memories. What a great song!
@manferot I was thinking the same thing. If you look at how PG had dressed in costumes for Genesis and how Maynard once dressed up in wigs and painted himself half blue and half white. Def. some influenced by PG.
This video used to scare the absolute shit outta me when I was a kid. My dad used to strip completely nude and roll in flour at halloween then come into my room at midnight and do weird dancing like the guys in this vid. I couldn't sleep for days. Either way I've always loved this song
Now that Phil Collins has announced his retirement (and meant it this time), maybe PG should consider getting back together with Genesis on a permanent basis.
@cubdukat It wouldn't be the same without Phil on drums I think, but he physically can't play anymore can he? But I still think it could be a good idea if PG did reunite with genesis :)
@armandsdamanhoo Peter is regarded by many as a very influential and a creative musician for many years. Some of his songs were not necessarily hits by some people's standards. However, you should never judge a songs composition based on its popularity, you should listen to it and judge for yourself whether or not it is good.
@xisumavoid : just look at the comments above by SussudioPGFan .. both say, that this audio is taken from the album "plays live" .. so no demo oder something .. just live-recording...
@xisumavoid its not exactly like u had to go through pages to get there. i mean its at the top plain as day. and if u have time to look up and listen to this song u have a few seconds to read the top comments.
Actually, this is from "Plays Live" with some sweetening here and there for the MTV market -- but yes, it is a live performance at its heart. He was one of the first to do that for a video, and this one is amazing -- he's such a gifted PHYSICAL performer, even now... and we ain't none of us as young as we used to be. One of my favorites of a favorite artist.
lol i saw this video on VH1 Classic the other week...it persuaded me to get the album, and that was even better because i like the album version better than this one :)
The drums on this song, driving, pounding, leading the song and the listener over the edge. It's GREAT! This version is good, but it loses some of that edge the drums have on Melt. Jerry Marotta and Peter Gabriel are a perfect combination.
this is a studio mix played the way PG was playing it live during the IV album tour. He has been known to continually rearrange his songs to keep them fresh when playing live. I like this version better than the III version. This was released somewhere between the recording of IV and V. There's about a million versions of "I Have the Touch" as well. The question is...is this version on a studio release at all?
This version is live, from Peter Gabriel Plays Live. I was at one of the concerts WAAAAY back when, at Saratoga, NY. It features references to the video for "Shock the Monkey", another MTV gangbuster. Truly cool.
Peter's videos certainly were sometimes disturbing, but always entertaining.
ElveeKaye 2 weeks ago
This is a track from Peter's melt album, the video uses the audio from the Plays Live version which is cool, he managed to mix the two mediums in his own way.
Nightmike1989 3 weeks ago
Thank you for posting this video. This is the first time that i have seen this video since it was played in MTV in the early 1980s, and it brings back a lot of great memories. What a great song!
cedaxdr 3 weeks ago
Tool has got nothing on this guy
manferot 1 month ago 3
@manferot I was thinking the same thing. If you look at how PG had dressed in costumes for Genesis and how Maynard once dressed up in wigs and painted himself half blue and half white. Def. some influenced by PG.
OnReflectionCA 6 days ago
I love to see Peter here 1:23
:-)
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mark197ify 1 month ago
Its not live this is a music video
SBowerman10 1 month ago
@SBowerman10 This is live ... take a look at his "Plays Live"-CD [1983].
SussudioPGFan 1 month ago
@SussudioPGFan It is also on "Play: The Video's"
sweetphenom6642 1 week ago
this is what i listen to when im trippin on acid.
RainbowNarwalAttack 1 month ago
His acting is really good.
zebonaut 1 month ago
cool
intraining01 1 month ago
Thx!! I have been searching this video and song for YEARS!! you SAVED MY LIFE!! THX SO MUCH I LIKED IT AND FAVORITE
animalsoflife 2 months ago
omg, why have i never seen this before
interesting mix of the song
pretty good video
PrankZabba 2 months ago
i'm gonna be having fgrilli's nightmare now thank you... of an Ikea sofa.
Just what I needed.
intraining01 2 months ago
wow...never seen this...just know the studio track...completely differnent mix...i love the vid...but love the lp mix better.
jimmythecreep 3 months ago
This video used to scare the absolute shit outta me when I was a kid. My dad used to strip completely nude and roll in flour at halloween then come into my room at midnight and do weird dancing like the guys in this vid. I couldn't sleep for days. Either way I've always loved this song
Django5198 3 months ago
@Django5198 you made me almost bust my balls laughing with that comment LOLOL
MrTEHCOMEDIAN 2 months ago
@MrTEHCOMEDIAN It's hilarious thinking about it now but back then he used to scare the living crap out of me
Django5198 2 months ago
If you lisiten original sound source, here.
?v=RUURAUugQcc The old man speak. Version with a different LP.
ex250c1 6 months ago
Jesus. How long has it been since I heard this magnificent song?
courtroomjellyjunior 6 months ago
Alberto Gonzales's Theme Song.
If anyone gets that, I will be PLEASENTLY surprised.
BackslideDan 6 months ago
I can kind of see where Adam Jones got some of his inspiration for the music video's he has done for Tool...very strange, but so awesome :D
twtomwood123 6 months ago
Yeah! Using Butoh actors back in the 80's. Nice.
chrisesch617642 6 months ago
5 PEOPLE DONT REMEMBER APPROVING THIS!
dieeser 7 months ago
0:25 Voldamort :o
goodbyeisthenewhello 7 months ago
CANT WAIT THE 25TH IN SOUTH PHILLY
marilynrenee1 8 months ago
This song is obviously about someone mentally ill who has killed people but cant remember doing so.
SpikedYum 8 months ago
The atmosphere on PG Plays Live transforms the songs from PG3 and PG4 into something more human and, therefore, more unsettling.
adamtzsch 9 months ago
As bizarre as it is this is one of my favorite PG videos...he's damn fine in it too.
SheWoreLemon83 9 months ago
i really like this version. NICE!
iheartsupernatural 9 months ago
Now that Phil Collins has announced his retirement (and meant it this time), maybe PG should consider getting back together with Genesis on a permanent basis.
cubdukat 10 months ago
@cubdukat It wouldn't be the same without Phil on drums I think, but he physically can't play anymore can he? But I still think it could be a good idea if PG did reunite with genesis :)
twtomwood123 8 months ago
@twtomwood123 let's hope Phil rests for a year or two and can play drums again.
ArmorOfChrist777 7 months ago
this is fucking hardcore - seriously
Gabriel - your badass
darkkramer666 10 months ago
the people of youtube have learned a new word - under-rated and are using it extensively even where it is unneeded
armandsdamanhoo 10 months ago
@armandsdamanhoo Peter is regarded by many as a very influential and a creative musician for many years. Some of his songs were not necessarily hits by some people's standards. However, you should never judge a songs composition based on its popularity, you should listen to it and judge for yourself whether or not it is good.
golfguy777 10 months ago
a true modern day rennaisance man?
madphilgreenballs 1 year ago
I hate it when I get eaten by my couch.
Okoa 1 year ago
@Okoa That scene reminds me of Doctor Who The Terror of The Autons where someone is killed by being smothered by a plastic sofa.
tramac1964 9 months ago
Gabriel´s falling angel.I love Gabriel soul...
JMRBAQ 1 year ago
i love the high flick he does with his voice, so unique and kickass
GenTVR 1 year ago
song gets stuck in my head alot this one and steam
wadereed27 1 year ago
fucking psychotic music video. Pete Gabriel makes the best fucking videos!
eraserheadtoker 1 year ago
pause at 1:24 wtf
sdestjean 1 year ago
I love Genesis, but I actually prefer Peter Gabriel solo.
josiahlukespencer 1 year ago 2
@josiahlukespencer kudos
eraserheadtoker 1 year ago
I don't remember! I don't recall! I got no memory, of anything at all!
cofpaddy 1 year ago
1:16 - 1:37 Best part of the song... Not 'cuz of the Video... but the song..
ThereAre3OfUs 1 year ago
Audio on this songs sound like a demo or something
xisumavoid 1 year ago
@xisumavoid : just look at the comments above by SussudioPGFan .. both say, that this audio is taken from the album "plays live" .. so no demo oder something .. just live-recording...
man why can't ppl just think before posting?
schnabeltassenwurm 1 year ago
@schnabeltassenwurm Im sorry next time i will read all the comments because i have that kind of time
xisumavoid 1 year ago
@xisumavoid its not exactly like u had to go through pages to get there. i mean its at the top plain as day. and if u have time to look up and listen to this song u have a few seconds to read the top comments.
Camotrollin0129 1 year ago
@Camotrollin0129 you 2 are having a joke
xisumavoid 1 year ago
Ce clip me faisait un peu peur quand je l'ai découvert au début des années 80.
PRINCESAPHIR 1 year ago
Wow. Really good sound on this. Always a treat to see & hear. Recovered from Leipzig PG concert yet? I haven't :-)
renajsh 1 year ago
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trollfinger 1 year ago
Actually, this is from "Plays Live" with some sweetening here and there for the MTV market -- but yes, it is a live performance at its heart. He was one of the first to do that for a video, and this one is amazing -- he's such a gifted PHYSICAL performer, even now... and we ain't none of us as young as we used to be. One of my favorites of a favorite artist.
BelindaKyle 1 year ago
I only like his third album and security. If you ask me his other music can be a bit bland
Takenashi 1 year ago
@Takenashi nobody asked you
BoulevardTrash99 1 year ago
I liked Peter's music more when he was alienated and angry. Therapy makes artists happier, but it doesn't necessarily improve their art.
Genessender 1 year ago
@Genessender What proof do you have that he was "angry and alienated'? (Other than the music itself)
siasti 1 year ago
This song and video are ingenious and PG looks reeeeeally good here. ;)
TravelerKM 1 year ago
WOW! haven't seen this video in over 25 years! completely forgot he made a video for this song. thanks for posting!
analogpro7 1 year ago
this version is so much better
randomguyh8y 1 year ago
no shit!
kittybabywaby 1 year ago
I have been desperately searching for this version for download. I know its from plays live, but this mix is different.
shebenst 1 year ago
Levin's bass takes the song to another level
oldrockmanCURCIO 1 year ago
lol i saw this video on VH1 Classic the other week...it persuaded me to get the album, and that was even better because i like the album version better than this one :)
miiwii93 2 years ago
At 1':33'' one of the most frightening nightmares ever - being eaten up by an Ikea's Klippan sofa.
fgrilli 2 years ago 14
The single was released as a live remix from Plays Live in June 1983 :)
mulrine83 2 years ago
Yah,this is different than the one on the album I had!!
slagdraggin1313 2 years ago
The drums on this song, driving, pounding, leading the song and the listener over the edge. It's GREAT! This version is good, but it loses some of that edge the drums have on Melt. Jerry Marotta and Peter Gabriel are a perfect combination.
pastol 2 years ago
ONLY 9800 views?
Stratocasterhead51 2 years ago
I know. Sad is it not.
TheVDRun1988 2 years ago
this is a studio mix played the way PG was playing it live during the IV album tour. He has been known to continually rearrange his songs to keep them fresh when playing live. I like this version better than the III version. This was released somewhere between the recording of IV and V. There's about a million versions of "I Have the Touch" as well. The question is...is this version on a studio release at all?
carnalusband 2 years ago 2
Only if you count the Videos DVD... An amazing piece of work.
BelindaKyle 2 years ago 2
Tony Levin's bass playing on PG's work is absolutely amazing.
clintyboy2112x1 2 years ago 32
@clintyboy2112x1 I agree with you completely. Tony Levin is great but he's playing the Chapman Stick, not the bass. Sounds killer though.
johnbottomley91 1 year ago 2
@clintyboy2112x1 I think he's playing a chapman stick too
Django5198 3 months ago
This comment has received too many negative votes show
Peter Gabriel might be a talented artist, but when it comes to this song, Daryl Braithwaite covered it much, much better.
lumabi25 2 years ago
I'm shocked it only has 2k views...
pooabigpoo 2 years ago 6
Peter is one of the most under rated artists ever.
pastol 2 years ago 62
agreed
rklapsley 2 years ago 2
Agreed, so good.
ChuckyTheGoat 2 years ago 2
@pastol Not true. Why do ou think that?
carlphone 1 year ago
@pastol he is rated just fine. As a superb and extremely talented artist.
gumborific 11 months ago 2
@pastol artist??????
zapatero39 7 months ago
This version is live, from Peter Gabriel Plays Live. I was at one of the concerts WAAAAY back when, at Saratoga, NY. It features references to the video for "Shock the Monkey", another MTV gangbuster. Truly cool.
BelindaKyle 2 years ago 2
I H8 Demos
shaneinkster 2 years ago
This would of been a good theme for Kyle XY`s first season.
DTanza 2 years ago
Is this version different than the album?
StaticRadio 2 years ago 3
This is a Live-Version from the PLAYS LIVE-Album.
SussudioPGFan 2 years ago 3
@SussudioPGFan
This is live ? Holy crap that's good !
trollfinger 1 year ago 15
@trollfinger
Yes, it's the live version from his album "Plays Live".
SussudioPGFan 1 year ago 2
@SussudioPGFan
I went and got his whole discography. Damn good stuff.
trollfinger 1 year ago
@trollfinger its a v i d e o
intogrey1 4 months ago
@intogrey1
The song is off a live album...
trollfinger 4 months ago
@trollfinger
thank you
intogrey1 3 months ago
@trollfinger Single Video Version... it's indeed great :)
kqwiet 1 week ago
i said the same thing !Lol apparently its from a live album tho
FatTonyCologino 2 years ago
@StaticRadio Correct. They just mixed out the the crowd noise.
Spenc2010 1 year ago
@StaticRadio Definitely.
cubdukat 10 months ago
Thanks for posting this. One of his best.
Leighbo1 2 years ago