October 17, 2007     

The Lame Lies Down on Broadway.

NOTE FROM ANDY:

Members past and present of the legendary
prog-rock/art band Genesis, have
collaborated on a new band autobiography
entitled “Genesis: Chapter and Verse.”
Top5Music had exclusive advance access
to the manuscript. What did we discover?

The Top 5 Unknown
Facts About Genesis

5> An early draft of “Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan” had the
genetically engineered madman kidnapping the progressive rock
band and threatening to remake Ceti Alpha V as a 23-minute
song about groats.

4> “The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway” was inspired by a memorable
post-pub-crawl gyro cart visit.

3> In 1977, Peter Gabriel approached Phil Collins to collaborate
on the soundtrack for “Saturday Night Fever,” but Phil never
wanted to be commercial.

2> Phil Collins secretively penned “In the Air Tonight” after the
band returned from a late-night Taco Bell binge.

and the Number 1 Unknown Fact About Genesis…

1> “In the beginning, there was nothing. And then Peter said,
‘Let there be Phil!’ And there was Phil. And he was okay for a
while.”

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Credits:

Selected from 22 submissions from 9 contributors.
This week’s list authors are:

Michele Lord, Lincoln, NE — 1 (3rd #1!)
Brad Simanek, Cedar Rapids, IA — 2, 4
David Toth, Milwaukee, WI — 3
Jeffrey Anbinder, New York, NY — 5
Andy Grosser, Somerville, MA — Topic
Amy Lane, Waterboro, ME — Banner tag
Andy Grosser, Somerville, MA — Maestro

RUNNERS UP list — Abacrap

Originally started as a country & western band, but folks didn’t
quite take to 5/4 time.

(Dustin Moskowitz, Skillman, NJ)

Peter Gabriel actually wrote Phil’s Acadamy Award-winning “You’ll
Be In My Heart” back in 1973. Except it was originally about a
group of sewer rats trying to explain the Inquisition. And it was
sung in Sanskrit.

(David Toth, Milwaukee, WI)

The band originally called themselves “The Revelations”.

(Bill Livingston, Decatur, AL)

The Lamb is now appearing in an Off-Broadway revival.

(Slick Sharkey, Miami, FL)

Runners Up list name

(Andy Grosser, Somerville, MA)