Harry Styles Covers Peter Gabriel’s “Sledgehammer” Live on the Howard Stern Show

“I think it’s like the best mixed song ever,” Harry Styles said of Peter Gabriel’s “Sledgehammer” before he and his band broke into their pitch-perfect rendition of the ‘80s hit.


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[edquispe]

I'm a 40yr old Latino male, just found this cover and now I'm a Harry Styles fan, wow I didn't see that coming.

[jordynhand]

Sarah’s band is really good. who’s the lead guy ? kinda cute.

[ems]

All the older people in these comments saying they're a fan of this cover is so wholesome tbh

[nonamell]

not sure why I clicked play, how could anyone cover PG well? IT WAS AMAZING! Count me in as one of the 'older people' here raving about how Harry crushed it...his whole band was amazing.

[TheWigscrue]

I have a feeling This isn’t the first time imma come back here and listen to this

[Ziontrainism]

Props to the band..especially that drummer.

[RoyARobson]

I'm a 58 year old rock 'n roll type of guy. My daughter loved 1D but I couldn't relate. I'm now telling her to listen to this guy's rendition of one of my favorites. It's spot on. I've also been listening to some of his other stuff on Fine Line - which is pretty damn good. I have to choke on my pearly beads and say I really like this guy!

[dj_daemn]

Wasn't expecting it to be THIS good. He has the perfect voice for covering Peter Gabriel, and his band is on point.

[XYZ-zedm]

I need to confess. I’m 47 and I have been living blissfully unaware of Harry Styles’ existence. Turns out I haven’t been living at all.

[alanredversangel]

These mushrooms are really kicking in. I'm seeing the guy from One Direction dressed as my nan singing Sledgehammer on Howard Stern.

[soidogcowboy]

You know I usually don't give a lot of cred for boyband offspring but Harry has really changed my mind. I've enjoyed his music and even his acting on SNL. Impressive artist

[sineadwhelehan]

What an absolutely kickass, stunning band. And Harry's voice and delivery are on point for this iconic song. Gold!

[Coach]

The sound quality Howard provides these artists is on a whole other level. Outstanding quality.

[colmanoreilly]

My god that drummer is just killing it.

[TanyaDSouza]

i return to this cover an unhealthy amount of times

[rickyhall]

Everyone is commenting on the drummer, which is incredible, but that bass player is killing it!!

[Salamanderfs]

Can we also shout out the audio/mixing engineer? Just a really well balanced mix performance that gives me enough context on every musician and what's going on here.

[CrainBramp]

Styles swagged that shit. You can tell he loves the song, and did it more than justice. Even Gabriel gave him a retweet.

[junesondrab]

The drummer is killing it! I want this band to.put out a list of covers from the 70s and 80s. Now!!

[gracieminemac]

this is one of his most underrated covers!! his voice is so good in this. and sarah’s drumming skills are so intricate and awesome!