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A sledgehammer is a tool with a large, flat, often metal head, attached to a lever (or handle). The size of its head allows a sledgehammer to apply more force than other hammers of similar size. Along with the mallet, it shares the ability to distribute force over a wide area. This is in contrast to other types of hammers, which concentrate force in a relatively small area.
The word sledgehammer is derived from the Anglo Saxon "slægan", which, in its first sense, means "to strike violently". The English words "slag", "slay", and "slog" are cognates.
The handle can range from 50 centimetres (1 ft 8 in) to a full 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) long, depending on the mass of the head. The head mass is usually 1 to 3 kilograms (2.2 to 6.6 lb). Modern heavy duty sledgehammers come with 10 to 20 pounds (4.5 to 9.1 kg) heads. Sledgehammers usually require two hands and a swinging motion involving the entire torso, in contrast to smaller hammers used for driving in nails. The combination of a long swinging range, and heavy head, increase the force of the resulting impact.
Peter Brian Gabriel (born 13 February 1950) is an English singer-songwriter, musician and humanitarian activist who rose to fame as the original lead singer and flautist of the progressive rock band Genesis. After leaving Genesis in 1975, Gabriel went on to a successful solo career, with "Solsbury Hill" his first single. His 1986 album, So, is his most commercially successful, and is certified triple platinum in the UK and five times platinum in the U.S. The album's biggest hit, "Sledgehammer", won a record nine MTV Awards at the 1987 MTV Video Music Awards, and it remains the most played music video in the history of MTV.
Gabriel has been a champion of world music for much of his career. He co-founded the WOMAD festival in 1982. He has continued to focus on producing and promoting world music through his Real World Records label. He has also pioneered digital distribution methods for music, co-founding OD2, one of the first online music download services. Gabriel has been involved in numerous humanitarian efforts. In 1980, he released the anti-apartheid single "Biko". He has participated in several human rights benefit concerts, including Amnesty International's Human Rights Now! tour in 1988, and co-founded the WITNESS human rights organisation in 1992. Gabriel developed The Elders with Richard Branson, which was launched by Nelson Mandela in 2007.
Download the Reflection album at iTunes: http://smarturl.it/RFLT Download the Reflection album at Amazon: http://smarturl.it/5h_Rflt Spotify: http://smarturl.it/ReflectionSpotify Google Play: http://smarturl.it/ReflectionGP http://www.fifthharmonyofficial.com http://youtube.com/FifthHarmonyVEVO http://twitter.com/FifthHarmony https://www.facebook.com/fifthharmony http://instagram.com/fifthharmony I don’t admit it I play it cool But every minute That I’m with you I feel the fever and I won’t lie I break a sweat My body’s tellin all the secrets I ain’t told you yet Whoa I struggle to contain Whoa The love that’s in my veins Whoa And how it circulates Whoa If you could take my pulse right now it would feel just like a sledgehammer If you could feel my heart beat now it would hit you like a...
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The official Sledgehammer video in HD. Directed by Stephen R. Johnson, produced by Adam Whittaker. Claymation, pixilation, and stop motion animation provided by Aardman Animations and the Brothers Quay. # Like Peter Gabriel on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/PeterGabriel # Follow Peter Gabriel on Twitter: https://twitter.com/itspetergabriel #MusicVideo
I do not own this song Buy this song on iTunes now! https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/reflection-deluxe/id909767577?ign-mpt=uo%3D4 Lyrics to "Sledgehammer", second single from Fifth Harmony's upcoming album "Reflection"
Fifth Harmony performs "Sledgehammer” live on the Honda Stage at the iHeartRadio Theater LA. Fifth Harmony’s new album “Reflection” available now: http://smarturl.it/RFLT American Honda has created a new platform to discover and share music. From Honda Civic Tour, to music festivals, to partnerships with iHeartMedia, Live Nation, REVOLT, YouTube and Vevo, Honda Stage brings live events, behind the scenes videos, interviews, exclusive content and more from your favorite artists. Subscribe to discover new music from #HondaStage: http://honda.us/1mFITM1 Find us on Facebook: http://honda.us/1mFI2Lk Follow us on Twitter: http://honda.us/1mFIdWW Follow us on Instagram: http://honda.us/1mFIIjT Visit our website: http://honda.us/1mFJ4a4
Buy and listen 'Sledgehammer' by Rihanna here: iTunes link: https://t.co/BWKAODPn2S Spotify link: https://t.co/Iit0CPt3Fe TIDAL link: https://t.co/VPZnm5qag6 Lyrics: [Verse 1] I hit a wall, I never felt so low, so low Like a waterfall, my tears dropped to the floor, the floor They left a swimming pool of salted crimes, crimes Oh, what could I do to change your mind? Nothing [Pre-Chorus 1] I'm bracing for the pain and I am letting go I'm using all my strength to get out of this hole [Chorus] I hit a wall, I thought that I would hurt myself Oh I was sure, your words would leave me unconscious And on the floor I'd be lying cold, lifeless But I hit a wall, I hit 'em all, watch the fall You're just another brick and I'm a sledgehammer You're just another brick and I'm a sledgehammer [Ve...
Fifth Harmony performing "Sledgehammer" live on the Today Show. 2/3/2015 (C) 2015 Susy Díaz :)
# Buy the 'So 25th anniversary deluxe box set' - http://bit.ly/Nncdvq The official Sledgehammer video. Directed by Stephen R. Johnson. You could have a steam train If you'd just lay down your tracks You could have an aeroplane flying If you bring your blue sky back All you do is call me I'll be anything you need You could have a big dipper Going up and down, all around the bends You could have a bumper car, bumping This amusement never ends I want to be - your sledgehammer Why don't you call my name Oh let me be your sledgehammer This will be my testimony Show me round your fruitcage 'Cos I will be your honey bee Open up your fruitcage Where the fruit is as sweet as can be I want to be - your sledgehammer Why don't you call my name You'd better call the sledgehammer Put your mind at...
Brand new soundtrack of the movie - Star Trek Beyond
Ashlund Jade covers "Sledgehammer" by Fifth Harmony Ashlund's cover of "Chains" http://bit.ly/1OsJIrP Ashlund's cover of "I Want You To Know" http://bit.ly/1dbXdhs Ashlund's cover of "Bright" http://bit.ly/1SCLpD0 Ashlund's cover of "Lean On" http://bit.ly/1MZL36t Sing, laugh and dance along with YouTube’s favorite kid musicians as they cover today’s catchiest songs. Including fan favorites “Sugar” by Maroon 5, “Dear Future Husband” by Meghan Trainor and “Chains” by Nick Jonas. → Credits ← Connect with Ashlund Jade: Subscribe: http://bit.ly/1Aicxyn Instagram: http://bit.ly/1MSlXLm Facebook: http://on.fb.me/1FCY56j Dancers: Gentrie Anderson Imani Peterson Jaida Pratt Paige Welsh Choreographed by: Chantae Arroyo Video by Big Door: http://www.bigdoornetwork.com Location: Euro Sport Aut...
Man they grill dusted so they fuckin duckin like a
steel musket
Be pumpin but they didn't feel nothin
Now the puppet master's got his grill busted
I bludgeon with a blessin coming with 1100 buzzards
I'm the motherfuckin essence of a present-day steel
dungeon
Pyrotechnic thoughts flow, battle tanks wheels crushin
what lies ahead then
I'm lookin through the Odyssey
Learned about my future in the book of Deuteronomy
They told me I should make a drug and hook the new
economy
And now I got 'em
But not with cocaine, but bass thumps that rattle
bottoms
Because convenience is a drug
The world is just a sheep farm
Bloated, beatin Jesus to the mud
Misquote 'em, choke 'em, sweep 'em under rug
Split, tongue down the drum, suck out the blood
And feed the other dumb shits
One thousand one decent years in the sky, won't die
Dematerialized, no lies, demon ears a surprise
No eyes, no senses, could witness
The way that Black Clover came here to rip this
We got a tall glass of Classic to sit y'all down
So you can scratch at your heads as the trunk goes pow
Like we were at the train tracks workin hard
Cause the caboose is the damn train's only heart
We'll put your body back together friend, we put your
body back together friend, back together friend
We'll put your body back together friend, we put your
body back together friend, back together friend
We'll put your body back together friend, we put your
body back together friend, back together friend
We'll put your body back together friend, we put your
body back together friend, back together friend
There goes David MacLeary, he got them weird flows
Treating everybody in the crowd like they're scarecrows
He's top-seeded with all obstacles completed
But he thinks that rapping in third person is too
conceited
So I'm back, I'm smellin the harvest, I'm smellin smoke
The only thing I've been offended by is that you think
I'm telling jokes
Like if Yoko Ono gave you herpes, would that be
strawberry fields forever? (forever?)
I grind with the syncopated measures
I alleviate the pressure
I'm a miscreant, a deviant of lectures
I'ma keep forever brief my mystique'll keep me glued
I'ma rectify this wreck (?) til Sadiq approves
But sorry I'm not shootin any thugs, I rap about food
and gettin buzzed
Cause that's all I do, it's all I love
I'm removin both the gloves and I'm leavin my
fingerprints
Now you can trace me back to every single beat I rip
We got a tall glass of Classic to sit y'all down
So you can scratch at your heads as the trunk goes pow
Like we were at the train tracks workin hard
Cause the caboose is the damn train's only heart
We'll put your body back together friend, we put your
body back together friend, back together friend
We'll put your body back together friend, we put your
body back together friend, back together friend
We'll put your body back together friend, we put your
body back together friend, back together friend
We'll put your body back together friend, we put your