Wednesday, May 8, 2019

The Musical Box

I've been waiting here for so long
And all this time that passed me by
It doesn't seem to matter now
You stand there with your fixed expression
Casting doubt on all I have to say
 
One of the more bizarre and beautiful songs from a band that specialized in 'em, Genesis - or, more accurately, the version of the band before Peter Gabriel left the group and when Phil Collins was just the drummer.  After Gabriel's departure they became a much more commercially successful and more conventional pop band.  But not nearly as interesting.

While bizarre it actually tells a coherent story if you listen carefully.  And it ends with a dramatic climax. Following the band's cut is a piano instrumental by Massimo Bucci.

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