A Trick of the Tail
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A Trick of the Tail (song)
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| Single by Genesis | ||||||||||
| from the album A Trick of the Tail | ||||||||||
| A-side | Entangled | |||||||||
| B-side | A Trick of the Tail | |||||||||
| Released | 20 February 1976 | |||||||||
| Format | 7" | |||||||||
| Recorded | October–November 1975 | |||||||||
| Genre | Progressive rock | |||||||||
| Length | 4:35 | |||||||||
| Label | Charisma/Virgin (UK) Atco (US) |
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| Writer(s) | Tony Banks | |||||||||
| Producer | David Hentschel and Genesis | |||||||||
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"A Trick of the Tail" is a song by the progressive rock band Genesis taken from the album of the same name. It was written by the band's keyboard player Tony Banks and was the third Genesis song to be accompanied by a promotional video, which features the band gathered around a piano performing the song and directed by Bruce Gowers.
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Music video
Special effects make Collins appear to walk and dance on the piano and Steve Hackett's guitar. In a 1994 interview with VH1 for the Phil Collins One On One episode, Phil called the video the most embarrassing and cringe-worthy of his entire career.
History
The song was released as a single with Entangled as the b-side but failed to make any significant chart impact. The majority of the song was written in 1972 and was originally intended for the Foxtrot album. The song's rhythm, according to Banks, is heavily influenced by The Beatles' "Getting Better".
The lyrics are based on the book The Inheritors by William Golding. The title of the song is taken from the name of the last chapter. Like much of the A Trick of the Tail album, the song's lyrics focus on a specific character: the "Beast" who leaves his own kingdom and enters the world of humans. He is captured and put on display in a freak show after his captors refuse to believe in his kingdom. The Beast laments his decision to leave his home, describing it as a paradise covered in gold. His captors then release him in exchange for leading them to his world. However, just as they see what appears to be a "spire of gold", they find that the Beast has vanished, though they do hear his voice.
Live performances
Genesis never performed "A Trick of the Tail" live, though the British tribute band Genesis In The Cage perform it on a regular basis; it also appears on their 2002 album Two Sides Live.[1]
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