atlknight has hit the nail on the head with this one. I doubt it is a song that would be written now as it would be seen as misogynistic in these politically correct times. The subject, the narrator's brother, has been locked up for some time on a rape charge after being given the come-on by his victim. Recently a politician in the UK got into bother by suggesting that there are various levels of rape. The uproar from the Guardianistas (middle class lefties) in this country was huge as rape is rape and there can be no mitigating factors.
The song never made the LP, being released on an EP along with Match of the Day and Pigeons.
@proggie Guess even back then, the subject matter was too touchy to place on an album. Still, it's a gusty song to put out and would never make it today. Genesis had some brave lyric choices. Could they put out 'Illegal Alien' now? Of course not; but then again, it is one they should have thought more about back in the day. That being said, the video is hilarious and very tongue-in-cheek.
@proggie Guess even back then, the subject matter was too touchy to place on an album. Still, it's a gusty song to put out and would never make it today. Genesis had some brave lyric choices. Could they put out 'Illegal Alien' now? Of course not; but then again, it is one they should have thought more about back in the day. That being said, the video is hilarious and very tongue-in-cheek.
atlknight has hit the nail on the head with this one. I doubt it is a song that would be written now as it would be seen as misogynistic in these politically correct times. The subject, the narrator's brother, has been locked up for some time on a rape charge after being given the come-on by his victim. Recently a politician in the UK got into bother by suggesting that there are various levels of rape. The uproar from the Guardianistas (middle class lefties) in this country was huge as rape is rape and there can be no mitigating factors.
The song never made the LP, being released on an EP along with Match of the Day and Pigeons.
@proggie Guess even back then, the subject matter was too touchy to place on an album. Still, it's a gusty song to put out and would never make it today. Genesis had some brave lyric choices. Could they put out 'Illegal Alien' now? Of course not; but then again, it is one they should have thought more about back in the day. That being said, the video is hilarious and very tongue-in-cheek.
@proggie Guess even back then, the subject matter was too touchy to place on an album. Still, it's a gusty song to put out and would never make it today. Genesis had some brave lyric choices. Could they put out 'Illegal Alien' now? Of course not; but then again, it is one they should have thought more about back in the day. That being said, the video is hilarious and very tongue-in-cheek.