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Phil Collins With GenesisQ: What do you call Phil Collins with dementia? A: Man of confusion! Submitted by: Robert D. Arndt Jr.
| In 2009, Hyundai introduced a car called the Genesis. Five years later, the front end left and was replaced by Phil Collins. Submitted by: Brian Kelly
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Name | New Career | Comments & Submitter Name |
"Phil Collins" | "Child Actor" | He was acclaimed especially for his role in theatrical performances of "Oliver". When he was a teenager he made his major motion picture debut as simply a face in the crowd in the Beatles movie "A Hard Day's Night". He also learned how to play several instruments. He played in numerous bands and he played "percussion" somewhere on George Harrison's triple album "All Things Shall Pass". After that he joined Genesis and kept on playing in side projects, his solo career and more - long before it became fashionable to do so. And you know the rest of the story... - I Love Sussudio |
Name | New Career | Comments & Submitter Name |
"Mike Rutherford" | "Found side success in 1985 with Mike + the Mechanics, but in 1982, as a solo artist, released an album called 'Acting Very Strange' that produced a Top 40 hit in Canada called 'Maxine'" | - whistledog |
"Steve Hackett" | "The lead guitarist ("Nursery Crime" to "Seconds Out"). Hacket went on to make better Genesis albums than Genesis (Just compare "Duke" with "Spectral Mornings" and you'll smell what I'm cooking." | - royal pfizbin |
"Peter Gabriel" | "Peter's career wasn't really going all that well, commercially, until the release of his solo album 'So'. Genesis did better with Phil Collins, who has now also gone solo -- except Collins basically sold out." | - Eric |
"Peter Gabriel" | "The singer who left before Phil Collins got the gig. " | - Michael E Cormier |
"Phil Collins" | "He did pretty good for awhile after he left Genesis (better than they did without him). His last few albums are pretty bad though." | - ChuckyG |
Song Name | Comments & Submitter Name |
"It's A Shame" | In the lyrics, Phil Collins always inserts the word "just" into the title. In other words, you hear "It's JUST a shame," not "It's a shame." - Jonathan S. |
"Man On The Corner" | Phil Collins inserts the word "there" into the title. Instead of "Man ON the corner" he says "Man THERE on the corner." - Isac |
"Squonk" | "At least the word is defined on the album lyric's sheet, but it still sounds like a working title that the band just could not be bothered to ramp-up." - princejellyfish |
"Firth of Fifth" | I would still like to know whet that means, because they don't even mention it on this song. - Paul Warren |
New Name | Why It's Better | Submitter Name |
Mega Drive | To be in line with what Sega did, mostly. | Maryellen Larkin |
Genes Is | If only there was a Space Change for band names | Isac |
Leviticus | Their name could also be Exodus or Deuteronomy... | Rachel |
Exodus | They basically exited from the public eye. | Tejayes |
Original Song Name | New Song Name | Submitter Name |
"One For The Vinyl" | "One For The Vine" | Regina Haniger |
"In B*lls Deep" | "In Too Deep" | Robert D. Arndt Jr. |
"I Threw-Up My Lunch" | "Invisible Touch" | Robert D. Arndt Jr. |
"Invisible Bunch" | "Invisible Touch" | Robert D. Arndt Jr. |
"Inaudible Taste" | "Invisible Touch" | Regina Haniger |
There are additional Genesis new song names available. |
Song/Performer | Comment | Submitter Name |
"No Reply At All," | Replies exist. | Lance Crackers |
"Follow You, Follow Me," | Only one of you can follow--the other has to lead! | Nickster |
"Living Forever," | No living things die sooner or later. | Yvette Bristle |
"Selling England by the Pound," | England is a country, not merchandise | Susanna Viljanen |
"Battle of Epping Forest," | There has never been a battle with that name | Susanna Viljanen |
There are additional Genesis literally impossible song titles available. |
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name | |
"Weapon Of Choice," Fatboy Slim | "The Knife (Part One)," Genesis | |
"Hanging On The Telephone," Blondie | "No Reply At All," Genesis | |
"Let's Go Dancin'," Kool & The Gang | "I Can't Dance," Genesis | |
"Come Dancing," The Kinks | "I Can't Dance," Genesis | |
There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available. |
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
"Paperlate" | "Paper Plate" | EWOP |
"I Can't Dance" | "My Transplants" | the_conqueror_of_parodies |
"Illegal Alien" | "Werewolf Transylvanian" | the_conqueror_of_parodies |
"Invisible Touch" | "Cylindrical Trash Can" | Ethan Mawyer |
"That's All" | "Ball Pit" | Darius Whitehead |
"Land of Confusion" | "Land of Corona" | Darius Whitehead |
"Illegal Alien" | "Illegal Immigrants" | Jeff in Richmond VA |
"Misunderstanding" | "Zero's a Big Nothing" | Darius Whitehead |
"Abacab" | "Aquaman" | Scotty Dangerously |
"I Can't Dance" | "Arkham Asylum Blues by Oswald Cobblepot" | Scotty Dangerously |
There are additional Genesis song parodies available. |
Song Name | Product | Submittor |
Follow You Follow Me | Social Media | Jordan Alexander |
I Can't Dance | Dancing With The Stars | Edward |
The Last Domino | Domino's Pizza chain | pickle |
Am I Very Wrong? | Barclays call centres | pickle |
No Reply At All | W H Smith's (department store) | Pickle |
There are additional Genesis commercials that haven't been done yet available. |
Song Name | Company/Organization | Submittor |
The Lady Lies | Hillary Clinton’s phone | Jake |
Land Of Confusion | Donald Trump's answering machine | Ian |
Get 'Em Out by Friday | Department of Housing and Urban Development | Evan |
In Hiding | Jeremy Hunt's answering machine | pickle |
Pigeons | Tommy Saxondale's answering machine ('Saxondale') | pickle |
There are additional Genesis on hold music ideas available. |
First Band/Song Name | Second Band/Song Name | New Song Name | Submittor |
Don't Ask Me Why Billy Joel | I Can't Dance Genesis | Don't Ask Me Why I Can't Dance | Serafina |
Nobody's Home Clint Black | Home By The Sea Genesis | Nobody's Home By The Sea | Edward |
I Feel Like Going Home Muddy Waters | Home By The Sea Genesis | I Feel Like Going Home By The Sea | Peter |
Love Will Lead You Back Taylor Dayne | Home By The Sea Genesis | Love Will Lead You Back Home By The Sea | Scotty Dangerously |
There are additional Genesis duets that haven't been done yet available. |
There are additional Genesis Combined Groups that haven't been done yet available.
"That's All"
Misheard Lyrics: it's just like chop suey all of the time
Original Lyrics: Living with you's just putting me through it all of the time
| "Seven Stones"
Misheard Lyrics: Steppin' stones
Original Lyrics: Seven stones
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"Keep It Dark"
Misheard Lyrics: Just to see their Keds
Original Lyrics: Just to see the kids
| "Turn It On Again"
Misheard Lyrics: All I need is a peep show
Original Lyrics: All I need is a TV show
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There are additional Genesis misheard lyrics available. |
"That's All"
Misheard Lyrics: it's just like chop suey all of the time
Original Lyrics: Living with you's just putting me through it all of the time
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Story about this misheard lyric by: Barry Heard in a basic Chinese restaurant |
There are additional Genesis misheard stories available. |
"Supper's Ready"
The Funny Lyrics: I know a fireman who looks after the fire.
Why They're Funny: Just a really, really funny line from a really awesome song...
Submitted by: Jj Mcblaze
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"Invisible Touch"
The Repetitive Lyrics: She seems to have that
Invisible touch She reaches in and Grabs right hold of your heart She seems to have that Invisible touch She reaches in and slowly tears you apart Why They're Repetitive: This is basically the entire chorus and it's not a very good chorus.
Submitted by: Celeste
| "Who Dunnit?"
The Repetitive Lyrics: We know...(100x)
Why They're Repetitive: Repetetive but funny. Rockin' on the field line.
Submitted by: Mike Hack
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There are additional Genesis repetitive lyrics available. |
"Visions of Angels"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: Standing in a forest gazing at the sun
looking at the trees but there's not even one Why They're Nonsensical: If he's gazing at the sun how is he also looking at the trees? And if there isn't even one tree, what exactly is he looking at? And what the hell kind of forest doesn't have any trees?
Submitted by: Simon Perrins
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"No Reply at All"
The Inappropriate Lyrics: Too stubborn to say, the buck stops here!
It's not the one you're looking for Why They're Inappropriate: "Buck" is slang for the American dollar. Genesis are British and the UK uses the pound.
Submitted by: Double Velvet Cluster
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"Counting Out Time"
The Dirty Lyrics: Erogenous zones, I love you Without you, what would a poor boy do?
Why They're Dirty: Well, this is about a guy doing it for the first time with a girl...and he learns to score her by reading a frickin' book about erogenous zones. Just think about it!
Submitted by: Melissa
| "No Reply"
The Dirty Lyrics: I've been trying but we cannot connect
Why They're Dirty: Is she not home when you call her up or are you trying to have sex with her but for some reason you can't?
Submitted by: Pac-Punk
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There are additional Genesis dirty lyrics available. |
"Supper's Ready"
The Lyrics: There's Winston Churchill dressed in drag, he used to be a British Flag, plastic bag!
Who They Mention: Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of Britain during World War II.
Submitted by: Paul Warren
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"Aisle of Plenty"
The Lyrics: Easy love, there's the Safeway home
Thankful for her Fine Fare discount, Tess cooperates Product Brand Name: Coded references to 4 british supermarkets: Safeway, Fine Fare, Tesco, and Co-operative
Submitted by: Sejjie
| "Broadway Melody of 1974"
The Lyrics: There's Howard Hughes in blue suede shoes Smiling at the majorettes smoking Winston cigarettes
Product Brand Name: Winston cigarettes
Submitted by: Nickster
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"In Too Deep"
The Song Lyrics: I thought you'd always be there, I almost believed you
Song They Mention: "I Almost Believed You" by Michael Bolton
Submitted by: Mickey Dee
| "In Too Deep"
The Song Lyrics: I thought you'd always be there I almost believed you
Song They Mention: "I Almost Believed You" by Michael Bolton (1983)
Submitted by: Mickey D
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There are additional Genesis Song Lyrics That Mention Other Songs lyrics available. |
"Paperlate"
Opening Lines: Paperlate, paperlate / Paperlate, paperlate
Comments: This single hit the U.S. Top 30 in the summer of 1982. It was issued from the American double album "Three Sides Live". In the U.K. it was featured on an EP titled "3X3". The cover of that EP featured the 3 members of Genesis jumping and clowning around on top of a brick wall, in a direct parody of a scene the Beatles have down before.
Submitted by: There's No-one On the Line
| "Hold On My Heart"
Opening Lines: Hold on my heart. Just hold on to that feeling.
Comments: Submitted by: Brian Kelly
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There are additional Genesis spelling lyrics available. |
"Dancing with the Moonlit Knight"
The Made Up Words: Unifaun
Comments: Probably supposed to be a combination of "uniform" and "faun."
Submitted by: Eddison Tollett
| "Abacab"
The Made Up Words: Abacab
Comments: This was the chord structure used in the song. Phil Collins sure liked made up words.
Submitted by: Rich Braham
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"Domino"
The Lyrics: Take a look at the beautiful river of blood.
The liquid surrounds me I fight to rise from this river of hell I stare round about me Children are swimming and playing with boats Their features are changing Their bodies dissolve and I am alone. Why: Most Genesis songs don't go on about rivers of blood and dissolving children.
Submitted by: RevengeFromMars YouTube
| "Just a Job to Do"
The Lyrics: Keep running, keep running; city to city
Even if you're innocent You can cause too much embarrassment And though your heart is breaking And you know there's no mistaking For you feel your life line breaking Can feel your hands are shaking No one answers the telephone You can never ever go home alone And though your heart is breaking And you know there's no mistaking The footsteps close behind (*** synthesizer blasts ***) Why: You keep running and never afford to settle anywhere because you know too much, you've seen too much and dead birds don't sing. You call for help and there's nobody answering. The assassin sees you now, he draws a bead on you. Here he comes! The harder you run, the harder you fall.
Submitted by: Banger 3
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"In Too Deep"
The Lyrics: Crying at the top of my voice
Why: He pronounces "crying" as "craying"
Submitted by: Isac
| "Paperlate"
The Lyrics: Taking no risks and playing to shame
Why: To shame is pronounced 'touche' - which made me think of someone hiding in their shell when confronted with danger, just like Touche Turtle!
Submitted by: pickle*
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There are additional Genesis Lyrics Pronunciation available. |
"The Musical Box"
The Lyrics: Entire Song
Why: The reason is that this song is a story about a young murderess who kills the boy and his body is trapped in The Musical Box. Once she (The Murderer) opens the Musical Box...she sees the boy she murdered. He grows old...but doesn't grow up, then The Nurse who told her stories that never came true, comes in and kills both the murderer and the spirit!
Submitted by: Paul Warren
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"Just a Job to Do"
The Lyrics: Bang, Bang, Bang
Why: The sound of gunshots
Submitted by: Sutch
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"Jesus He Knows Me"
The Lyrics: But I can get you a Pocketful of Miracles, if you promise to be good...try to be nice.
Why: "Pocketful of Miracles" was Frank Capra's last film he directed which also stars the late great Peter Falk. I wonder if Phil Collins pulled a John Lennon with this song (watching TV while writing a song) since he had all the members of Genesis dressed like Rev. Ernest Angely's sons if he ever had triplets (And the vid has Genesis on Channel 55...which in Cleveland, is CW's WBNX Affiliate...owned by Rev. Angely as well)! And the chariactures of Tammy Faye Bakker and Jessica Hahn are in the "Jesus he knows me" vid....
Submitted by: Paul Warren
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"Illegal Alien"
The Lyrics: Now don't tell anybody what I'm gonna do
'Cuz if they find out, you know they will never let me through 'Cuz it's no fun being an illegal alien. Why: Look at the hate and xenophobic hysteria going on now, especially in Arizona.
Submitted by: Born in East L.A.
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