Sledgehammer by Peter Gabriel (Morgan James cover)

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Комментарии • 1,7 тыс.

  • @JWLONGVIEW
    @JWLONGVIEW Месяц назад +7

    She has a much better voice than just about all mainstream artists. Been listening to this song for about 7 years now. I'm still amazed at her vocal range. And she's beautiful. Win win

  • @vinayrao3273
    @vinayrao3273 6 месяцев назад +170

    Who has come back to listen to James' Sledgehammer in 2024?

    • @SteveMillerhuntingforfood
      @SteveMillerhuntingforfood 5 месяцев назад +7

      One of many, many times

    • @ordmose
      @ordmose 5 месяцев назад +8

      Love her version :) So we will also "meet" here in 2025.

    • @joshnotter1354
      @joshnotter1354 5 месяцев назад +3

      Don't know how many times I've listened to this.

    • @sayaman77
      @sayaman77 5 месяцев назад +3

      I did and couldnt believe its already 9 years ago

    • @robadams5799
      @robadams5799 4 месяца назад +1

      I'm having the pleasure of discovering Morgan James for the very first time on February 8, 2024. This is about the fourth song I've listened to, and I'm ready to her more.

  • @erikellott7700
    @erikellott7700 4 года назад +88

    Her voice control is INCREDIBLE!

  • @divagirl9601
    @divagirl9601 3 года назад +25

    Morgan is BAAAAD! And then her background singers - making their "yeah", "oooo" and effortless... love this!!!

    • @JamesFolkers
      @JamesFolkers 4 месяца назад +2

      Those background singers are outstanding!

  • @93ericvon
    @93ericvon 8 лет назад +245

    I can't thank Scott Bradlee enough for creating Postmodern Jukebox and introducing me to so many amazing artists! Morgan is now by far one of my favourite singers ever. Loving the new EP!!!

  • @seandaniel23
    @seandaniel23 6 лет назад +453

    Morgan James is a goddess.

  • @joshnotter1354
    @joshnotter1354 11 месяцев назад +21

    Morgan James is an amazing vocalist. I don't know how many times I've listened to this, amazes me every time.

  • @chrisfiz9246
    @chrisfiz9246 3 года назад +77

    Wow Morgan is just incredible. Why isn't she a huge star??? Love the backing singers too

    • @johnsincak3877
      @johnsincak3877 Год назад

      'Cause she can't fuckin' sing that's why. Sorry - cute ain't enough when you're trying to sing soul you gotta actually have the chops, and she definitely DON'T

    • @chrisfiz9246
      @chrisfiz9246 Год назад +1

      @@johnsincak3877 what are you talking about?? How can you possible say she can't sing?? You may not like the tone of her voice and that's fair enough there's a few singers I don't like their voice but I still know and respect that they can sing I just don't like their voice, and that's obviously how you feel about Morgan But there's no way you or anyone else can say Morgan can't sing

    • @williamgolden839
      @williamgolden839 Год назад +4

      I can't figure out why she isn't a big star also

    • @C_Dana
      @C_Dana Год назад +1

      Yeah, why isn't she a huge star? She's a star in my book. She's still at it, performing better and better as the years have passed by.

    • @xarmanhsh2981
      @xarmanhsh2981 10 месяцев назад +1

      she is amazing , breathtaking even in that song , but i hear some of her solo work and it is not as impressive . Maybe she works better in a group

  • @geinikan1kan
    @geinikan1kan 7 лет назад +416

    This is the definition of vocal interpretation. Morgan is brilliant. Really happy to have found this singer on youtube. Just amazing.

    • @gailremp3628
      @gailremp3628 5 лет назад +8

      geinikan1kan The whole post modern jukebox group is phenomenal.

  • @bigdhaunter9521
    @bigdhaunter9521 7 лет назад +939

    I'd listen to Ms. James sing the phone book-- but it would probably catch on fire....

    • @stevensmith2053
      @stevensmith2053 7 лет назад +16

      That's no shit!

    • @PanglossDr
      @PanglossDr 7 лет назад +11

      Ha Ha true

    • @michaeltriba1307
      @michaeltriba1307 5 лет назад +19

      I think that is what has started most of the forest fires this past decade. Billy Joel sang "We Didn't Start the Fire." Darn tootin' he didn't - Morgan James did!!!

    • @anglomik
      @anglomik 4 года назад +6

      Amen!

    • @lauraneville50
      @lauraneville50 4 года назад +3

      the truth!

  • @fergoka
    @fergoka Год назад +6

    I am totally addicted to talent and talented artists. Painters, musicians, singers, all.

  • @einheirjar6137
    @einheirjar6137 Год назад +17

    The attitude, character and energy. Thank you so much for sharing your talent with us.

  • @nosuchthingasshould4175
    @nosuchthingasshould4175 7 лет назад +322

    As English is my second language, I greatly appreciate PMJ's and Ms James' service in making intelligible the words of some of my favourite childhood songs.

    • @TheNewma225
      @TheNewma225 7 лет назад +5

      What is your first language? Where did you grow up hearing this tune? Just curious. :)

    • @aktanakhmetov
      @aktanakhmetov 6 лет назад +3

      Hell yeah, same here. PMJ are doing a great job, and Morgan James is so licely and awesome.

    • @ChilenoVengador
      @ChilenoVengador 6 лет назад +4

      I think the same the first time i heard her!

    • @tschaderdstrom2145
      @tschaderdstrom2145 5 лет назад +18

      I would venture to guess there are millions of people with English as their first language that wouldn't have 'intelligible' as a word in their vocabulary.

    • @elliottaxinn7132
      @elliottaxinn7132 5 лет назад +24

      I completely agree. English is my first language, and I still don't understand many of the words in the songs I listen to. It is amazing how she enunciates each word so clearly. When you combine that with an amazing voice, you have an artist that I thoroughly enjoy listening to. Of course the icing on the cake is that watching her in videos isn't so bad either! ;)

  • @vixengypsy
    @vixengypsy 7 лет назад +190

    As the 64,984th subscriber, I must say that Morgan's rendition of Dream On was what hooked me on her!

    • @sprity8048
      @sprity8048 7 лет назад +9

      maps got me first

    • @uzimanify
      @uzimanify 7 лет назад +2

      vixengypsy For me, it was breakfree on PMJ.

    • @bobthompson2807
      @bobthompson2807 4 года назад +4

      @@sprity8048 Me too. I LOVE her RUclips performance of "Maps"!
      Yesterday I was listening to a jazz station and heard a woman singer whose way of singing the word, "you" reminded me of MJ. So I took note of the song title which I had never heard before and looked it up. And whattya know? It was she!.
      All I Ever Gave You
      ruclips.net/video/hvbkIwBxdMg/видео.html

    • @Soul-driven
      @Soul-driven 4 года назад

      vixengypsy yes! Me too. I mean, damn! She sang the hell out of it too. Wow!

    • @anthonylawson2275
      @anthonylawson2275 4 года назад +2

      I do not know if hers is the cover I've been searching for. I had begun to believe that I had imagined hearing a beautiful female voice doing Dream On. I only heard it once and then only part of it. I am about to find out if my search is over. Thanks for your comment it may be what leads to the fruition of the search.

  • @50srefugee
    @50srefugee 2 года назад +21

    Oh, I love James' voice, no doubt about it. But after the serious passion of "Dream On", it's lovely to see her joy radiating from her face.

  • @tedball8677
    @tedball8677 3 года назад +21

    Arrived here from The Charismatic Voice's breakdown of the cover & interview with Ms James.
    I was _not_ ready for the vocals on this cover. Oh my.
    Feeling, soul, heart, and jump an octave here and there without showing off.
    When she sings, this woman gets out of her own way.

  • @wakeupamerica4610
    @wakeupamerica4610 4 года назад +10

    This is one of THE most underated singers/vocal talents today!!! This womans vocsls are magic!!!!

  • @neumannknight09
    @neumannknight09 3 года назад +23

    This was Fire!!!! The Absolute Best Cover to this Classic that I've EVER Heard!!!

  • @polkageistwest4694
    @polkageistwest4694 5 лет назад +38

    Discovering Morgan James. Thank you, RUclips, for taking me down the tube to this wonderful place! Morgan, you are amazing!!!

    • @markpolk232
      @markpolk232 4 года назад

      How many of you want a cigarette after that performance???

  • @michaelmacdonell4834
    @michaelmacdonell4834 3 года назад +9

    How does someone with perfect diction sound when they have an amazing slept-in-late voice? Why, like this!

  • @nicnac5133
    @nicnac5133 6 лет назад +381

    Her background singer's are amazing.

    • @Cccoast
      @Cccoast 4 года назад +12

      Yes, they also are pretty established too!

    • @khtnsuwdih
      @khtnsuwdih 4 года назад +13

      They have great voice's and good look's

    • @Paulo2k6
      @Paulo2k6 4 года назад +11

      They are good indeed.
      One of my favorite parts of the original song is the backing vocals.

    • @danielemoscardini
      @danielemoscardini 4 года назад +8

      @@khtnsuwdih Ye's.

    • @khtnsuwdih
      @khtnsuwdih 4 года назад +4

      @@danielemoscardini Hahahah's

  • @LaydiiVita
    @LaydiiVita 7 лет назад +14

    I was looking for fifth harmony covers but I must say.. I am NOT disappointed. This woman is pure talent and a def eargasm.

  • @glennotf
    @glennotf 4 года назад +12

    A real tribute to Peter’s deep love for R&B, Gospel, and Soul. You bring it all even more than the man himself. You found the essence of the song.

  • @s0dfish110
    @s0dfish110 3 года назад +14

    I dont know what to say. Great voice, amazing backing vocals, brilliant musicians. Talented musical geniuses everywhere. WOW!..WOW!

  • @ShadowcasterZero
    @ShadowcasterZero 8 лет назад +40

    I love the heavy R&B styling on this cover! Such a huge voice from a tiny woman.

  • @cuttlefisch
    @cuttlefisch 8 лет назад +188

    One of the best voices I've heard in years.

    • @MrTeff999
      @MrTeff999 5 лет назад +3

      I saw Postmodern Jukebox last night at Humphries. Morgan wasn't there, but the three women and one man who sang were just as amazing. So much talent.

    • @jamesdunn9714
      @jamesdunn9714 3 года назад +1

      @@MrTeff999 No one on Jukebox is as amazing. But they are amazing.

    • @susiearviso3032
      @susiearviso3032 2 года назад +1

      I won't argue with that.

  • @adam872
    @adam872 2 года назад +17

    I love absolutely everything about this.

  • @garryroberts5106
    @garryroberts5106 3 года назад +11

    Have to come back to this every now and again ... how the hell does that voice come from such a tiny woman ? Put together with those totally sublime BVs ... perfection !!!

  • @dtom1145
    @dtom1145 7 лет назад +63

    Dang that girl can sing! Soul to the core!

  • @billedwards5860
    @billedwards5860 Год назад +18

    She’s got it all…extremely beautiful and a truly amazing voice! I’ll admit I’m smitten 🥰

  • @darkpitcher5242
    @darkpitcher5242 3 года назад +6

    Iv'e been listening to this song for 35 years and this has got to be the best cover ever

  • @octopuliander6291
    @octopuliander6291 Год назад +36

    I wanna hear every single background vocalist do this one as a lead too....You know they could slay

    • @warrenmichael918
      @warrenmichael918 Год назад +5

      Not just these background singers, there are many many great background singers that are just awesome and we will , sadly, never even know their names.

    • @mehlindiinthewebway3910
      @mehlindiinthewebway3910 6 месяцев назад

      Most probably even better than Ms. James.

  • @CatsBestFinds59
    @CatsBestFinds59 3 года назад +25

    Peter Gabriel sings "Sledgehammer"---
    Me: Wow, the video is amazing!
    Morgan James sings "Sledgehammer"-------
    Me: Wow, the lyrics are amazing!

  • @cajagato
    @cajagato 9 лет назад +331

    Found you through the Post Modern Jukebox. Great voice.

    • @rickyramirez3483
      @rickyramirez3483 4 года назад +4

      cajagato me too!

    • @JN-md5uo
      @JN-md5uo 4 года назад +1

      Me three! Morgan has a strong, soulful & sweet voice!

    • @spaceman6215
      @spaceman6215 4 года назад +1

      Me four..... I now have new awesomeness to listen to!

    • @danielpyziak6537
      @danielpyziak6537 4 года назад +3

      Such an understatement

  • @liana4454
    @liana4454 4 года назад +18

    Love how into it everyone is, caught the piano player singing along about 2:48

  • @realcoolbreeze
    @realcoolbreeze Год назад +5

    Beautifully done. All 4 Soul sisters were amazing ! Beautiful blend of sound and talent .

  • @matthewjarrett1068
    @matthewjarrett1068 8 лет назад +23

    PMJ gets the most incredible vocalists that no one's ever heard of! This is just INSANELY good! Morgan, Hailey, Ariana, etc...all spectacular!

  • @cpmow831
    @cpmow831 9 лет назад +43

    what a vocal range...so so good

  • @barrydouglas6276
    @barrydouglas6276 8 дней назад

    I can only think how happy a lyricist would be to be represented so precisely.

  • @usualsuspect8415
    @usualsuspect8415 4 года назад +10

    Amazing feeling for the music. Best cover I've ever heard. Please give us more of that.

  • @moosemancini7043
    @moosemancini7043 7 лет назад +40

    When I close my eyes and listen to you I feel the most beautiful soul in the world , thank you

  • @RamblinRick_
    @RamblinRick_ 7 лет назад +7

    I've listened to nearly everything MJ has placed on RUclips. Love it all. However, when I need to see her just having fun with a song, I return here, time and again.

  • @Kevin15301
    @Kevin15301 3 года назад

    I have been watching this video for over 5 years and it never ever gets old.

  • @giovannispatazza530
    @giovannispatazza530 4 года назад

    I first discovered her amazing voice and her soulful musicality while watching Postmodern Jukebox, now I'm hooked.

  • @TheChihuahua83
    @TheChihuahua83 4 года назад +5

    she has a fantastic voice, but i think the backup singers and the piano man are what really made this song!! Love it!

  • @stoneydanyahoo
    @stoneydanyahoo 9 лет назад +15

    I feel just... HUMBLED watching this. Morgan, you are such a fantastic talent. Thank you so much for sharing your talent with us. I'm always mesmerized. All the best to you.

  • @MoiraRussell
    @MoiraRussell 8 месяцев назад +5

    Fantastic!

  • @OtisFan1
    @OtisFan1 Год назад +4

    It is rare that I like a cover more than an original, but this blows away the original. On top of the great voice, what a charming smile. Love her!

    • @grahammonk8013
      @grahammonk8013 10 месяцев назад

      This made me appreciate the original all over again, but how does that voice come from that slip of a girl? Terrific cover.

  • @squarepoint1884
    @squarepoint1884 2 года назад +4

    Absolutely LOVE all your performances! You are soooo talented!

  • @timmartin8088
    @timmartin8088 9 лет назад +100

    Damn... pipes on this amazing lady.
    Wife and I are hooked....

    • @DrErikaMiley
      @DrErikaMiley 9 лет назад +7

      Girl is sangin!

    • @timmartin8088
      @timmartin8088 9 лет назад +35

      We 'Discovered' her via PostmodernJukebox -- Yes, This lady sings, and sings well.

    • @roberthartmann668
      @roberthartmann668 8 лет назад +6

      +Tim Martin I found her the same way such good luck !

    • @geekkc3249
      @geekkc3249 6 лет назад +1

      Tim Martin I am so hooked on these sisters! And i just started listening!

    • @geekkc3249
      @geekkc3249 6 лет назад +1

      They can sing in my church anytime!

  • @bernardopaula1763
    @bernardopaula1763 4 месяца назад +1

    They all are just amazing

  • @StanWatt.
    @StanWatt. Год назад

    All the voices blend so well together, just beauitful.

  • @jerlikes1181
    @jerlikes1181 4 года назад +6

    Love the backup singers too, awesome!!!

  • @lindaboney8309
    @lindaboney8309 8 лет назад +7

    Excellent!! Amazing! You go Morgan!

  • @rms2365
    @rms2365 2 года назад +1

    She has such an amazing voice. How she’s not on a record label baffles...

  • @kim5754
    @kim5754 4 года назад +3

    She did this so well wow!!!

  • @axil157
    @axil157 5 лет назад +47

    MJ’s outfit and singing Sledgehammer....Ok, I’ll watch

    • @sergiocruz6195
      @sergiocruz6195 3 года назад

      i know, the algarythm has been getting really good lately

  • @glenblack2412
    @glenblack2412 2 года назад +3

    And not only is she beautiful and she can sing and a great performer. Much love 4 her❤️❤️

  • @agustingonzalezmartinez3841
    @agustingonzalezmartinez3841 4 года назад

    Morgan, your rendition of Take Me To Church always, ALWAYS....brings tears to my eyes!...and,
    yet every morning first thing I want to do is listening to you again! Thank you much for that
    beautiful present!!!

  • @stefgees3611
    @stefgees3611 4 года назад

    Love the swag, the voice, the style. Rock on mama. Y'all did that!!!

  • @douglaslippertindy
    @douglaslippertindy 4 года назад +6

    Wow.. What a voice!

  • @AthenaKama
    @AthenaKama 5 лет назад +5

    Omg I'm so hooked on her voice now

  • @orlandovazquez9449
    @orlandovazquez9449 3 года назад

    She is absolutely FANTASTIC!!

  • @rudyeres
    @rudyeres 3 года назад +4

    Amazing! Best Sledghammer's cover ever!. ❤️😍

  • @gcarap
    @gcarap 4 года назад +9

    This song has 881 dislikes too many, Morgan can literally sing any genre and sing it well with her amazing voice range and versatility.

    • @daphnebrogio
      @daphnebrogio 3 года назад

      People who got so emotional that missed the like for accident, sure!

  • @peanutgallery4159
    @peanutgallery4159 3 года назад +4

    Love this woman's voice, my new favorite

  • @decodecompany
    @decodecompany 5 лет назад

    I just melt when Morgan smiles.

  • @Rogerio_Cunha
    @Rogerio_Cunha 3 года назад +1

    Very beautiful! Thank you for singing like that for us!

  • @jasonadkins8475
    @jasonadkins8475 5 лет назад +3

    Dang that girl can sing! Soul to the core!
    what a vocal range...so so good

  • @christopherbyles2620
    @christopherbyles2620 5 лет назад +4

    The woman of a 1000 faces - love the backing group too !

  • @ShannonsChannel
    @ShannonsChannel 4 года назад

    Wow. Always loved this song and there's nothing better than hearing a fabulous reimagining of a great song.

  • @jamcam7399
    @jamcam7399 6 лет назад

    I think I love watching you get into the song as much as I love hearing you sing it. Amazing!!

  • @michaelkearney6435
    @michaelkearney6435 2 года назад +12

    Not sure how many times I've listened to this, hands down the best cover of Sledgehammer and by far better than Peter Gabriels version

  • @BeverlyDillon123
    @BeverlyDillon123 4 года назад +5

    Girl you got soul in your singing. Love it.

  • @danieldickerson855
    @danieldickerson855 5 лет назад

    One of my favorite songs. Great job. Amazing voice my lady.

  • @boboswin2879
    @boboswin2879 5 лет назад +2

    Out of the Park! Girl!
    Kudos to Peter Gabriel and the band.

  • @marcmoore4944
    @marcmoore4944 7 лет назад +4

    Beautiful as her voice. Great. thank you

  • @DattaGroover
    @DattaGroover 8 лет назад +4

    Wow! Awesome cover. That is how you do it! She is great- and smart enough to be around the right players for her.

  • @AbsoluteAwesomeEnt
    @AbsoluteAwesomeEnt 6 лет назад

    Not only do you have a Magnificent Voice. But you really feel and convey the meat of the music! And w/a lot of soul at that!

  • @jacktribble5253
    @jacktribble5253 4 года назад

    I've found this wondrous new realm of music in Morgan and PMJ.

  • @TopperMIDI
    @TopperMIDI 9 лет назад +94

    Also found you through Post Modern Jukebox. You're the best singer I've ever heard!

    • @l3f4b
      @l3f4b 6 лет назад +4

      Morgan James tale me to Church

  • @mark3863
    @mark3863 5 лет назад +3

    🤩 I am amazed, every word is so clear and the pitch is perfect 👌

  • @iffa70
    @iffa70 3 года назад +1

    The more I listen to this lady and the band the more I'm amazed!!

  • @MrPulpandPaper
    @MrPulpandPaper 2 года назад

    Having fun...such a gifted talent...thank you for sharing.

  • @TeraByteify
    @TeraByteify 8 лет назад +220

    How is she not famous as insane fuck? Her voice man, and not just that but her versions of songs are better than any other I've heard. If karaike was like this I'd have a go.

    • @MonnOmsap
      @MonnOmsap 8 лет назад +36

      +Kevin Gallagher Because being famous is hardly not about skills anymore...

    • @TeraByteify
      @TeraByteify 8 лет назад +4

      +Jp Nymton Fair point.

    • @chickm14
      @chickm14 8 лет назад +2

      You got to hit "that song", plus, many make it on the couch. If you don't take the producers to the couch, they don't help you. If you have talent out the gazoo, and a song that it just awesome, they don't dare not work for the singer, or else lose out.

    • @jamesmaseobrown
      @jamesmaseobrown 8 лет назад +7

      I asked myself the same thing, she's phenomenal. There's something desperately wrong with the media / music industry. It's seems to be a closed club full on mediocre and oversensationized people.

    • @R0DisG0D
      @R0DisG0D 8 лет назад +2

      This is a pretty great cover, but Peter Gabriel is still superior.

  • @Metaspace2
    @Metaspace2 5 лет назад +3

    Whoohooo!! What an amazing interpretation!!! 12 out of 10 stars!

  • @user-kj3nw9wi5j
    @user-kj3nw9wi5j 4 месяца назад +1

    One more time today..... and yesterday....., and the day before yesterday...... I love it!

  • @heythere4096
    @heythere4096 3 года назад

    Morgan, you put the OU in Soul! I am so glad you are on this Earth!

  • @ChrisStoneK
    @ChrisStoneK 7 лет назад +17

    This is The best cover ever recorded

  • @BobDenard05
    @BobDenard05 9 лет назад +5

    Amazing voice. You get me high as a kite. Thanks a lot.

  • @tryder2451
    @tryder2451 3 года назад +1

    I do love this woman. She has remarkable voice and style!

  • @AaronSutton-San-Diego
    @AaronSutton-San-Diego Год назад +1

    I can't think of a better singer/band covering this song. Brilliant.

  • @lmaoroflcopter
    @lmaoroflcopter 3 года назад +3

    Came from over at The Charismatic Voice having just caught her reaction video to you and had to listen to it "first hand" absolutely incredible to hear!

  • @ishootthem
    @ishootthem 7 лет назад +31

    good god, im in love

  • @mikebattle7832
    @mikebattle7832 5 лет назад +1

    What a voice!!! Girl u need 2 b a star.....luv it,,,,,thanks for posting

  • @fredflickinger643
    @fredflickinger643 2 года назад

    Morgan James has got so much soul!!!

  • @Lozane
    @Lozane 7 лет назад +4

    I really loved your version of this song, thaaaaaaaaaaaaaaanks !!!!

  • @ThomasWinders
    @ThomasWinders 9 лет назад +4

    Amazing.

  • @gianluigiredolfini6154
    @gianluigiredolfini6154 4 года назад

    What a pleasure... thank you for bringing such great songs to new life !

  • @stevemcelmury4618
    @stevemcelmury4618 11 месяцев назад

    Ms. Morgan is so gifted... pizzzaaazzzz, voice, & a raw emotionality that will burst out with her own material... good luck, & go become a huge star! 😀