The song opens with a massive, reverb-drenched drum hit and Gabriel’s haunting multi-tracked vocals. In lossy compression, the splash cymbals turn into digital white noise. In (typically 16-bit/44.1kHz or 24-bit/96kHz), the attack of Tony Levin’s bass (played with a unique "funk fingers" technique) has a physical thwack that MP3s erase.
The lead single, became an MTV sensation. Its stop-motion animated music video—featuring chickens, fish, and vegetables moving over Gabriel’s face—was a psychedelic, Pop Art explosion. It referenced everything from Lichtenstein’s Ben-Day dots to 1960s psychedelic posters. The song itself was a funky, horn-driven pop masterpiece, topping charts worldwide. pop art pop 1986 peter gabriel so flac best