A view of the Royal Gorge Bridge, from belowNamed rapids in the Royal Gorge include Sunshine Falls, Sledgehammer, Wallslammer, Corkscrew, the Narrows, Boateater and Soda Pop Rock.

During planning stages, the operation was known as " Anvil ", to complement Operation Sledgehammer, at that time the code name for the invasion of Normandy.

The song features funk samples from the J. B .' s and Stevie Wonder as well as rock samples of The Who's " Eminence Front ", and the foundation sample was from Peter Gabriel's # 1 hit, " Sledgehammer ".

* " Sledgehammer ", a 1986 single by Peter Gabriel

* " Sledgehammer ", a song by Bachman-Turner Overdrive from their 1974 album Not Fragile

A video for " Land of Confusion ", featuring the Spitting Image puppets, was nominated for MTV's Video of the Year Award, but lost to former lead singer Peter Gabriel's Sledgehammer.

Famous samples include the Shakuhachi flute used by Peter Gabriel in " Sledgehammer " and on Enigma MCMXC a. D. Also, the Marcato Strings heard on so many 80's records including Pet Shop Boys ' " West End Girls ", in fact, every single sound on that track, with the obvious exception of the singers ' voices, was made with an Emulator II ( ref: Pet Shop Boys interview on " Synth Britannia " BBC4, 16 Oct 2009.

" Skin Trade " was nominated for Best Special Effects in a Video and Best Cinematography in a Video at the 1987 MTV Video Music Awards, but lost to Peter Gabriel's " Sledgehammer " and Robbie Nevil's " C ' est La Vie ", respectively.

Although this made " In Your Eyes " perhaps the most well known Peter Gabriel song aside from " Sledgehammer ", it failed to crack the top 20 and was thus omitted from the album in favour of five of the other eight tracks from So — four other hits and album track " Mercy Street ".

Over the years, Rivera has worked with Hall & Oates, Tycoon, Peter Gabriel on his ground breaking So album-where Rivera played and arranged the horns for " Sledgehammer " and " Big Time ", Simon & Garfunkel, John Lennon, Billy Ocean, and Eagles guitarist Joe Walsh.

In 1986, Peter Gabriel's song " Sledgehammer " used special effects and animation techniques developed by British studio Aardman Animation.

was completed just as Peter Gabriel's song " Sledgehammer " became a huge hit.

Although they worked on Peter Gabriel's seminal video " Sledgehammer " ( 1986 ) as animators, this was directed by Stephen R. Johnson and the Quays were unhappy with their contribution, believing it to be more imitative of Švankmajer's work than truly distinctive in its own right.

A number of memorable animated videos were produced during the heyday of MTV, including " Take on Me " by a-ha ; " Sledgehammer " by Peter Gabriel ; " Money for Nothing " by Dire Straits ; and " The Harlem Shuffle " by The Rolling Stones ( the animated sequences in this video were directed by Ralph Bakshi and John Kricfalusi ).

* Sledgehammer by Walter Wager

" Sledgehammer " by Peter Gabriel

Operation Sledgehammer was a World War II Allied plan for a cross-Channel invasion of Europe, as the first step in helping to reduce pressure on the Soviet Red Army by establishing a Second Front.

Sledgehammer was to be carried out mainly by British troops as the Americans could only supply two or three divisions in time.

During his time in Colorado, his at-bat music was Sledgehammer by Peter Gabriel.

Established in 1993 by former wrestler turned promoter Andre " Sledgehammer " Baker, it is one of the National Wrestling Alliance's territories.

* Sledgehammer Corvette, an 880hp Corvette modified by Callaway Cars Incorporated

* Sledgehammer, informal nickname used by United States Marine PFC Eugene Sledge

The most frequently chosen videos by guest programmers include Joy Division's Love Will Tear Us Apart, The Saints ' ( I'm ) Stranded, Peter Gabriel's Sledgehammer and Aphex Twin's Windowlicker.

Screwy was also used as the model for the short-lived cartoon character Sledgehammer O ' Possum, created by animator Patrick A. Ventura for Cartoon Network's animation anthology television franchise, What-A-Cartoon !, produced by Turner's own Hanna-Barbera Cartoons in the early 1990s.

*" Sledgehammer " by Peter Gabriel

But by the end of July, plans for Operation Sledgehammer had been abandoned in favor of Operation Torch, and Operation Roundup was postponed until at least 1944.

* Sledgehammer, Slasher film from 1983,

* Sledgehammer, NWOBHM band from early 1980s

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* Tony Levin was made famous because of the fretless bass parts on Peter Gabriel's " Sledgehammer " and on a large amount of his solo album work.

The video for " Sledgehammer " would go on to be a phenomenal success and win nine MTV Video Music Awards.

The pressure to mount Sledgehammer increased further when Soviet Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotov arrived in the UK to press for a Second Front.

* Operation Sledgehammer, a 1942 Allied plan in World War II for cross-Channel invasion of Europe ( not executed ),

# Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 ( 2011, Infinity Ward, Sledgehammer Games, for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 )

* Peter Gabriel-used an Emulator for the shakuhachi sound in Sledgehammer

He is known for his fiery speeches during the Reformation of 1856, earning the nickname, " Brigham's Sledgehammer ".

Two districts — Eanes and Round Rock — are rated " gold medal ", the highest of the magazine's cost-performance categories.

*" Big Dipper ", a song by Jethro Tull from their 1976 album Too Old to Rock ' n ' Roll: Too Young to Die!

The route has to be changed, which will require it to go through Rock Ridge, a frontier town where everyone has the last name of " Johnson " ( including a " Howard Johnson ", a " Dr. Samuel Johnson ", a " Van Johnson " and an " Olson N. Johnson ").

He is credited by many with first popularizing this form of music in the early 1950s with his group Bill Haley & His Comets ( inspired by Halley's Comet ) and million selling hits such as, " Rock Around the Clock ", " See You Later Alligator ", and " Shake Rattle and Roll ".

Bill Haley's compositions included " Four Leaf Clover Blues ", " Crazy Man, Crazy ", " What ' Cha Gonna Do ", " Fractured ", " Live It Up ", " Farewell, So Long, Goodbye ", " Real Rock Drive ", " Rocking Chair on the Moon ", " Sundown Boogie ", " Birth Of The Boogie ", " Two Hound Dogs ", " Rock-A-Beatin ' Boogie ", " Hot Dog Buddy Buddy ", " R-O-C-K ", " Rudy's Rock ", " Calling All Comets ", " Tonight's the Night ", " Hook, Line and Sinker ", " Sway with Me ", " Paper Boy ( On Main Street U. S. A .)", " Skinny Minnie ", " B. B.