British guitarist analyses Harry Styles taking on Peter Gabriel in 2020! 

Hey Fil, I know you usually examine music videos, but have you ever done fox hunter vs. sab (what pro-foxhunting people call saboteurs for short) videos? They are crazy entertaining. Especially the ones from the West Midlands. To an American, they are fascinating to watch.

This is exactly the same memory I have driving around as a 3 or 4 year old (in the front seat come to think of it) but cassette with that album I think this is the first memory I have of bopping around to music!

The gal with blond hair on keyboards and background vocals, on Harry's right size, often plays the tambourine. She wasn't shown as much in that section of tambourine, so maybe that's why?

Great song to cover....I'm not necessarily a big Harry fan but he does a very nice job with this classic tune. I enjoyed that....Wow, this was done on Howard Stern, cool.

because boybands of 90's were overflowing "the market" and there was much more commercial aspect to them than the talent and the art of music. On the other hand, One Direction stands out because they had all three aspects perfectly executed there but general public only notices the commercial part of them, sadly. The more they're silent, though, the more commercial part is forgotten and it allows their performances and the music itself speak for them.

George Michael wrote all Wham!'s hits before he went solo. He was a serious artist all along: pop music should never be thought of as inferior to any other form of music.

@@BenjWarrant Yes you raise a very important point;an artist really deserves major credit if they also compose otherwise it can become glorified karaoke.

Harry wrote several of One Direction’s songs as well.

They all kinda have done George Michael. Naill Horan makes great music, like Harry, he has 2 albums out. He just doesn't have Harry's "swag" factor (he's got his own tho xD) and his level of popularity is much lower than Harry's at least it was stepping out of the band. But it shouldn't be relevant in this channel's audience, should it?)) He's a huge Eagles, Fleetwood Mac, Bruce Springsteen fan, and it shows in his lives. Louis Tomlinson imo had a great debut album out, it's not ideal due to various reasons but it's a good one. And he's making the second at the moment, I hope to hear growth and experiment there. Zayn's not my genre at all but his innovative approach to it has my respect anyway. Liam Payne's been through rough patch but I still hope he'll get back to making his own music cuz I really liked what he did in 1D. What I'm trying to say, they all make their own music and I actually enjoy most of it, even though I never knew I would like anything related to One Direction, I've been cringing at the name for 10 years and I haven't even given them one listen. I was wrong. Despite widely spread opinion that they were manufactured lipsynching autotuned band, they wrote their own stuff and performed it live really well, they sold out stadiums, which wasn't that common at the time. The footage from their live shows confirms their audience wasn't just teen girls. I hope they'll gain more respect when commercial dust setlles in, it's already happening.

@@tonyantares5196 dude, who do you think wrote one direction's songs? it was one direction

One Direction may surprise you as well! I just found Harry around the time he was on Stern and from there did some digging into One Direction. They were nothing like the boy bands of my time (like NKOTB, Color Me Badd, BSB). They didn't dance (well, they did some terrible but awesome dancing that wasn't choreographed, they just moved on stage with amazing stage presence), didn't dress alike and were complete chaos in the best way. They started having a lot more say creatively and did most of the writing by their third album which was much more rock than pop. They also had a live touring band (the same band throughout their career), one of the guys (Niall Horan, who is also killing it solo now) played guitar during most performances, and were 100% live without a ton of tech or auto tune. They were the real deal! I was pleasantly surprised and they now make up most of my playlist.

@@jens309 I agree with all you said 100%. They get written off as a "boy band", but they were nothing like a regular boy band. And I'm saying this as someone who grew up on classic rock, and NEVER liked boy bands. I guess I was an old soul, because all my friends loved current pop and boy bands, but I was listening to the Beatles, Fleetwood Mac, the Doors, Van Morrison, the Eagles, etc. 1D was really different, and they are all talented and their personalities were very charismatic, esp. Harry. They're def worth a listen. They are also no. 1 on my playlist even though I didn't discover them until after I heard Harry's solo music.

@@AS-yz2iz it's such a shame that we missed out when they were together. I would have loved to have seen them live!

@@jens309 Yes, me too. They're live harmonies are heavenly. At least there are a ton of videos online. What album do you like best?

@@AS-yz2iz I think maybe Four. I love Made in the AM too, but I usually find myself listening to Four.

Harry is a huge fan of the ‘70s and ‘80s music

Check out his other songs may be , if you haven't already :)

No problem!

Ha-ha, have you ever tried to fix a teared tape? Like with duck tape? :D

I agree with you about Sign of the Times. That deserved a Grammy.

@@AnnaLujza82 Yes a few times 😂

@@cleopuma4322 Definitely did deserve one, one of the best modern songs of the last few years

@@evehosgood 😁

TJ Happy Birthday! Good luck with your banjo lessons!!

oh my God, this kind of comment is what actually I was looking for. you said it perfectly. like you, it also breaks my heart a little whenever I see people just don’t want to give 1D a chance just because they’re a “boyband”. people just don’t take them seriously because they have massive female fanbase. now that they all have their solo career, then people start noticing and realize that they’re all talented musicians.

actually I gave a try to them all and it's a complete lie that they all "have an incredible impact on the music industry", some of them are mediocre at best. Whatever floats your boat I guess.

@@hermionedannunzio9422 Negative opinions are unecessary. It boils down to your personal taste in music who you feel has better talent. Also you must know the advantages that were given to some and taken from others. For example Harry was given every opportunity whilst Liam and Louis wrote the majority of the lyrics that Harry became most famous for singing. Niall taught Harry to play guitar. Zayn has a remarkable voice but because of his Pakistani Muslim background he was less sellable to the majority islamafobic public . They instead went with Harry because he was more easily sellable. You also need to understand how the music industry works. Just because a person has the biggest financial backing doesn’t mean that they did all the work themselves. The person who is behind the scenes putting together the lyrics and melodies for the show deserves their share of consideration. The X Factor is designed for 1 person to be the stand out star so they put everything behind the easily sellable person. They will sabotage the others in the group to get the outcome that they planned on all along. Most people don’t want to pay enough attention to what is really happening.!They just want to see something shiny.

@@hermionedannunzio9422 I'm curious to know which ones you think are mediocre?

@@hannahnur6784 Jesus Christ , here we go again ppl discrediting harry again and taking it away from him . He has a whole voice , he's fucking talented and that's why he was chosen . Why can't you just respect him and the voice and talent he has ? You just ignore him and call him privileged coz he had a great voice since the beginning , have you not see him struggle with his confidence and health over the years ? Just bcoz he doesn't go out talking about his emotions and problems you can't just say that he is privileged . You can praise Louis for his writing , he got most of the songs but you can't appreciate Harry's vocals and voice and have a problem with his singing ?! I can also go around saying " they didn't choose any other boys songs ?! Partial omg " no , I don't . But you guys really have hard time appreciating harry and his talent and what he has done alone !

I'm trying to decipher the subtle message he may be sending with the visual: Harry Styles.........pearl necklace.

@@bradsmack1 The thing I find with Harry he just doesn’t seem to care about what others think about what he does or wears. That along with his obvious talent it’s what makes him different from most other artists around now. Harry just loves music and it shows with what covers he chooses and also his own music. Harry isn’t doing music that will put him straight into the charts but music he enjoys making and listening to.

@@wombats5128 I agree.....I'm afraid I was guilty of attempting to make a low-class inference, a lame piece of "comedy" worthy of neither of us! As for Harry, I also think he's a breath of fresh '21 air, and nothing at all like a dance-only auto-tuner, like many a boy band graduate! He not only seems like he appreciates music that was produced BEFORE 2007, but I fancy him to be a bit of a musicologist, a veritable student of rock'n'pop throughout the decades! I mean, he's covering Peter Gabriel, for crying out loud! If I told him to think about maybe tackling, say, "Carpet Crawlers" or "Get 'em Out by Friday," I don't think he'd look at me funny! Plus, his comfort level with himself is refreshing, as well, and as a fellow male, I'm not put off, at all, by his creative dress......or his creative dress (I saw that mag spread)! I would do well to dig a bit deeper into his current output; the couple songs I've seen the videos for at my gym are so refreshingly melodic and memorable! Maybe I'll start my trip down his rabbit hole, now....musically speaking, of course!😉🎶

Not really

@@AS-yz2iz Your well-thought-out, well-researched response is hard to argue with.

It continues throughout while she's playing keys so she would have to be using her feet which is possible.

Her name is Sarah Jones

Yes, Harry is a confident - without being arrogant. And that's one of the reason he got there where he is now

I agree.Peter Gabriel gives this song a much grittier, sexy quality to this very erotic song I dont get that from Harry at all. Thanks again Fil for showing us such diversity. You're enthusiasm and knowledge is so appreciated as always Dont cut you're hair too much ...More men should have long hair😎😉 You look fabulous!

I don’t think that Harry is trying to replicate anyone. He is always showing us his own colors. And those colors are unique and wonderful.

Covers aren't usually meant to exactly replicate the original artists sound.

Beautiful vocal tone.

@@AS-yz2iz indeed.

It's NyOh :) Naomi Ludlow