Squonk

Album: A Trick Of The Tail (1976)
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  • Lyrics currently unavailable Writer/s: Anthony Banks, Michael Rutherford
    Publisher: CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.

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  • David Harvey from AustraliaPhil's first lead vocal was actually "For Absent Friends" on "Nursery Cryme" and he frequently harmonized with Peter Gabriel, even performing vocal duets together. Their voices were so similar that they blended very well together, much like Pink Floyd's David Gilmour and Rick Wright.
  • Pretorius Marcus from Chicago, IlPhil Collins first sang with Genesis on the LP "Selling England By The Pound." The tune was "More Fool Me." This is how the band discovered his vocal prowess aligned with Mr. Gabriel. Also for all you cunning linguists: Squonk is the Ye Olde English spelling of Skunk. Interesting, oui?
  • Bob from Raleigh, Nchttp://www.fearsomecreaturesofthelumberwoods.com/pg31.htm
  • Rob from Pittsburgh, PaI used to drop acid and listen to the live _Seconds Out_ version of this song over and over all night long. I'd sit in the dark while listening to it on a hi-fi stereo, and I'd see an amazing show of visual hallucinations while enjoying the amazing sound. To tell you the truth, I must have listened to it hundred of times without being able to fully make out the lyrics. Phil Collins' voice sounded so neat nonetheless. I finally found the lyrics printed in the studio LP _A Trick of the Tail_. It's funny 'cause they were a bit different than what I might have guessed.
  • Joshua from La Crosse, WiThis was actually not the first song to mention the Squonk in its lyrics. The first was Steely Dan's "Any Major Dude Will Tell You": "Have you ever seen a Squonk's tears? Well, look at mine..."
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