-The creepy laugh during "Mama" was inspired by "The Message", a song by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
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-The band got its name from original manager Jonathan King
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-"I Can't Dance" started off as a joke in 1991
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-"Invisible Touch" is the only song to reach #1 in the US
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-When Genesis transitioned over to more pop sounding music, fans weren't thrilled
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-Tony Banks convinced Phil Collins to use the word "mama" in songs
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-In 1974, when the band played the song "Lamb Lies Down on Broadway", Gabriel, not surprisingly, had problems singing in his strange Slipperman costume
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-Against All Odds went to #1 in the US and featured 3 tracks from original members of Genesis
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-In the beginning, Collins' lyrics came from gibberish. The best example is 1983's "Mama", which is about a young man obsessed with a prostitute
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-One of Gabriel's best known stage costumes was a red dress with a fox head, to key in with the album cover of the band's album Foxtrot
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-Phil Collins was the first artist to cover a Genesis song in 1981, for his solo album Face Value
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-"Follow You, Follow Me" became the first Top 10 UK Hit in 1978
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-Phil Collins can credit Peter Gabriel for getting the job as the original Genesis drummer
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-When Collins started singing for the band, the band started getting Grammys, especially for tracks like "Land of Confusion"
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-Phil Collins never wanted to be the singer. He was suggested after it was said the audition process was going badly
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-In "The Musical Box", there was an aggressive section that came about from a suggestion by Gabriel to Mike Rutherford
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-Tony Banks is the most frequent songwriter for Genesis
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-Gabriel, to this day, remains annoyed that some think Genesis was comprised of "snotty rich kids". When in reality they came from middle-class and working class backgrounds
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-The acronym ABACAB was used to remember the compositional sequence for the 1981 album of the same name. A is for Verse, B is for Chorus and C is for Bridge. The final song didn't end up that way
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-Phil Collins didn't take over on vocals until after Peter Gabriel left
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