Peter Gabriel - Steam

“Steam“ is the second single from English rock musician Peter Gabriel’s 1992 album Us. Peter Gabriel has said that the song is about a relationship in which the woman is sophisticated, bright, cultured, and knows everything about anything and that the man knows nothing about anything, except, he does know about the woman, and she doesn’t know much about herself. An alternate version of this song called “Quiet Steam“ was a B-side on the “Digging in the Dirt“ single. It is a very lo-fi take on the popular version that appeared on the album. The video for “Steam“ was directed by Stephen R. Johnson, who also directed the videos for Gabriel’s earlier hits “Sledgehammer“ and “Big Time.“ The director said he wanted to cram the video with as many “things“ as possible. The video features digital imagery and numerous instances of sexual symbolism.