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1. Genesis formed in 1967 in Godalming, Surrey (United Kingdom) and was one of the most popular progressive rock bands in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. During the 1970s, Peter Gabriel was the lead singer until his departure, when drummer Phil Collins stepped up to the mic and replaced him.
Starting as an amalgam of two bands formed by schoolboys attending Charterhouse School in Godalming, England, the original lineup consisted of Peter Gabriel, Anthony Phillips, Tony Banks, Mike Rutherford, and Chris Stewart, though Stewart was soon replaced as drummer by John Silver and then John Mayhew. By the end of 1970, Phillips and Mayhew had left the band, with Collins joining as drummer, and by early 1971, guitarist Steve Hackett had filled the gap left by Phillips. The lineup of Gabriel, Banks, Hackett, Rutherford, and Collins remained in place until Gabriel's departure in 1975.
During the period of 1970-1975, the band produced some of the most widely-acclaimed albums of the progressive rock era, including "Nursery Cryme", "Foxtrot" (featuring the side-long epic "Supper's Ready") and the seminal album "Selling England by the Pound", which generated Genesis' first foray into the charts with "I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)". This lineup culminated with the band's magnum opus "The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway" in 1974. Following the tour promoting the album, frontman Peter Gabriel left the group in mid 1975.
Genesis decided to continue on as a four-piece, producing two albums, "A Trick of the Tail" and "Wind & Wuthering", which found the band proving to themselves and to the world that they could move on after Gabriel's departure. Collins stepped up to fill the role of lead vocalist after countless auditions for a new singer proved fruitless by the completion of recording for "A Trick of the Tail". Hackett quietly departed after the "Wind & Wuthering" tour in 1977, feeling that his creative input for the band was being repressed.
In 1978, Tony Banks and Mike Rutherford contributed music to a British movie called "The Shout" based on a short story by Robert Graves, directed by Jerzy Skomilowski and produced by Jeremy Thomas. (More credits and info here http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078259/combined)
Genesis then became a trio which began to move away from the dying embers of progressive rock. They established themselves as a more commercially-friendly outfit with the release of their 1978 album "...And Then There Were Three...", finding their first US hit with the single "Follow You Follow Me".
Banks, Rutherford, and Collins became more adept at writing radio-friendly songs in the 1980s. This reached a peak with the release of 1986's "Invisible Touch", in which more than half of the album's eight songs made it to the singles chart, including the title track, "Land of Confusion" and "In Too Deep". All three band members produced solo albums during Genesis' downtime in the 80s and 90s - most notably Collins' increasingly successful solo work, and Rutherford's sideline group "Mike and the Mechanics" which found moderate success - with evolving styles reflected both when going solo and when recording together as Genesis.
Collins left the group in 1996, and was replaced vocally by Ray Wilson, the former lead singer of Scottish band "Stiltskin". Israeli born drummer Nir Zidkyahu and "Spock's Beard" drummer Nick D'Virgilio stepped in to fill the drumming role. Their 1997 album "Calling All Stations" was unable to find worldwide success, and despite scoring a minor U.K. hit with "Congo", the group slowly faded out of public consciousness. In 1998, after the "Calling All Stations" tour (the US leg of which was cut short due to poor album sales), Wilson was released from the band, and Zidkyahu and D'Virgilio, having never been "official" band members, went their separate ways. The band, now down to only Tony Banks and Mike Rutherford, took a break from performing and recording.
In 1999 Banks, Rutherford, Collins, Gabriel, and Hackett collaborated to re-record "The Carpet Crawlers" for greatest hits compilation "Turn It on Again: The Hits".
During the latter part of 2005, rumors spread that the band would reform again in its most famous five-man configuration. Genesis management stated that there were no current plans at that time, and that nothing would change in the following twelve months. Phil Collins then said in a radio interview in April 2006 that the classic Genesis line-up was considering a new live-staging of "The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway", but it was not to be. On 7th November 2006, Phil Collins, Tony Banks and Mike Rutherford announced they would be doing a twenty-date tour of Europe in the summer of 2007, with a North American tour to follow.
A Live DVD of the final European concert in Rome, where the band performed free for 500,000 fans, was released May 26th 2008: "When In Rome - Live 2007".
In April of 2011, Phil Collins, after completing a reunion tour with Genesis, said in a newspaper interview that he has no plans to tour or make another album, effectively retiring after over 40 years in the music business.
Official website: www.genesis-music.com
2. In 1967-8, there was an American band that was also named Genesis. It was a psychedelic rock group based in Los Angeles which released one album In the Beginning in 1968. The name conflict was known to the record label of UK Genesis, which is why their debut album From Genesis to Revelation coyly omitted the band's name except in the album title. While both bands suffered poor sales for their debuts, the US band broke up in late 1968 not long after one of their members was drafted into the army. This more or less ended any significant confusion except in situations like Last.fm or lazy Googling.
3. A Colombian group called Génesis also exists. If you are scrobbling songs by that group and have ended up on this page, please fix your tags to Génesis with the first "e" accented.
Looking For Someone
Genesis Lyrics
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I guess I'm doing that
Trying to find a memory in a dark room
Dirty man, you're looking like a Buddha, I know you well
Yeah
Keep on a straight line
I don't believe I can,
Chilly wind you're piercing like a dagger, it hurts me so.
Yeah
Nobody needs to discover me, I'm back again.
You see the sunlight through the trees, to keep you warm
in peaceful shades of green
Yet in the darkness of my mind
Damascus wasn't far behind.
Lost in a subway,
I guess I'm losing time.
There's a man looking at a magazine
You're such a fool, your mumbo-jumbo never tells me anything
Yeah
Nobody needs to discover me I'm back again
You feel the ashes from the fire that kept you warm
its comfort disappears
And still the only friend I know
Will never tell me where I go
Looking for someone and now I've found myself a name
Come away, leave me, all that I have I will give
Leave me, leave me, all that I am I will give
The lyrics to Genesis's song "Looking For Someone" are full of cryptic imagery and introspective contemplation. The singer is searching for someone or something but is unsure of what it is they are looking for. The opening lines suggest that the search is taking place in a dark room, indicating that it might be a metaphorical search for self-discovery. The reference to the Dirty man looking like Buddha is also interesting as Buddha is viewed as an enlightened being, which could imply that the singer is looking for enlightenment or perhaps trying to embody it.
As the song progresses, the singer struggles to keep on a straight line, indicating how difficult it can be to stay focused when searching for something elusive. The mention of looking for a needle in a haystack is a well-known idiom that conveys the sense of searching for something impossible to find. The chilly wind piercing like a dagger is a sensory image that suggests emotional pain. All these elements hint that the search is not going well.
The final lines of the song reveal the singer's realization that they have been looking for themselves all along: "Looking for someone and now I've found myself a name." The ambiguous nature of these lyrics invites the listener to interpret them in their own way, adding to the timeless appeal of the song.
Line by Line Meaning
Looking for someone,
Searching for a person,
I guess I'm doing that
I suppose that's what I'm doing
Trying to find a memory in a dark room
Attempting to recall a memory in a place devoid of light
Dirty man, you're looking like a Buddha, I know you well
Unclean individual, resembling Buddha, whom I'm familiar with
Keep on a straight line
Maintain a direct course
I don't believe I can,
I doubt I am capable
Trying to find a needle in a haystack,
Attempting to locate something tiny in something vast
Chilly wind you're piercing like a dagger, it hurts me so.
Cold air, akin to a sharp weapon, causing physical discomfort
Nobody needs to discover me, I'm back again.
I don't require being discovered, I've returned once more
You see the sunlight through the trees, to keep you warm in peaceful shades of green
You observe the sun radiating through foliage, facilitating comfort
Yet in the darkness of my mind
However, in my mind's obscurity
Damascus wasn't far behind.
The metaphorical city of Damascus was close by
Lost in a subway,
Confused in a subway system
I guess I'm losing time.
I think I'm wasting time
There's a man looking at a magazine
There's an individual perusing a publication
You're such a fool, your mumbo-jumbo never tells me anything
You're a fool, your nonsense never informs me
Nobody needs to discover me I'm back again
No one has to find me, I've returned
You feel the ashes from the fire that kept you warm its comfort disappears
You experience the remnants of the extinguished warmth-providing flames
And still the only friend I know Will never tell me where I go
However, my sole acquaintance will never inform me of my destination
Looking for someone and now I've found myself a name
Searching for an individual, and now I've discovered my own identity
Come away, leave me, all that I have I will give
Leave me, leave me, all that I am I will give
Leave my presence, I will present all that I possess and all that I am
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: PHIL COLLINS, STEVE HACKETT, TONY BANKS, MIKE RUTHERFORD, PETER BRIAN GABRIEL
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@garyrouyea8314
I am watching IN BRUGES...
Really great movie...I was so happy
when Colin Farrell won for this...
Kinda got me back into watching
The Oscars...Until
Sure thing...If you haven't
Seen it do yourself a favor
And find it...
@calyman0
Looking for someone, I guess I'm doing that,
Trying to find a mem'ry in a dark room.
Dirty man, you're looking like a Buddha,
I know you well - yeah.
Keep on a straight line, I don't believe I can,
Trying to find a needle in a haystack.
Chilly wind you're piercing like a dagger,
It hurts me so - yeah.
Nobody needs to discover me,
I'm back again.
You see the sunlight through the
Trees to keep you warm,
In peaceful shades of green.
Yet in the darkness of my mind
Damascus wasn't far behind.
Lost in a subway, I guess I'm losing time,
There's a man looking at a magazine.
You're such a fool, your mumbo-jumbo
Never tells me anything - yeah.
Nobody needs to discover me,
I'm back again.
You feel the ashes from the
Fire that kept you warm.
Its comfort disappears,
But still the only friend I know
Would never tell me where I go.
Looking for someone,
And now I've found myself a name.
Come away, leave me,
All that I have I will give.
Leave me, leave me,
All that I am I will give.
@mattdarby7105
Gabriel, Rutherford, Banks, Mayhew, Phillips. Greatly underrated lineup
@alancarver2511
Yeah. Collins is a legend but John Mayhew did a super job on this album.
@snacklofter
👍👍
@kenm.3512
Gabriel found his voice with this album. Genesis found their sound and direction. The rest is history.
@grey_street
too bad collins blows him away
@garyrouyea8314
I am watching IN BRUGES...
Really great movie...I was so happy
when Colin Farrell won for this...
Kinda got me back into watching
The Oscars...Until
Sure thing...If you haven't
Seen it do yourself a favor
And find it...
@MrDanielphenix
@@grey_street You don't know nothing about voice and feeling...Collins is a smock that was afraid to go in gabriel shoes... You weren't there in the 70,s to see them live...the Gensis with gabriel and the other with the clown Collins...that had never the sensibility of gabriel...I think you should return to listening to Madonna
@trespasser121
@@MrDanielphenix She's probably just a kid, into Niki Minaj.
@IDuman
Nowadays it is really important to mention these kinds of info!
For example the warning "HOT CONTENT" on coffee-to-go cups. Even if the coffee is smoking and clearly is not served out of a refrigerator!
Good lord, where did the common sense go?
@Noctew
Public service announcement: don't attempt to play your records with one half still in the cover.