What is peter gabriel's song sledgehammer about?

Answer 1

I think it has to do with the devil. He will be anything you need, all you have to do is call his name. "sledgehammer" is in reference to doing whatever it takes, or being a forceful form of providing what it is you want. Many people think the song is about sex, but really if you think about it, the devil would also provide that "Anything you need." In the end you see him walking away into the stars as in referring to Satan, the angel who has originally fallen from the heavens. It just makes so much sense if you see the video and listen to the words from that perspective. But, if you want to view it from the sense, "About a woman, sex, penis whatever, is there really a difference?