Man on the Corner
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| “Man on the Corner” | |||||
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| Single by Genesis from the album Abacab |
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| B-side | Submarine | ||||
| Released | 1982 | ||||
| Format | 7" | ||||
| Recorded | 1981 | ||||
| Genre | Rock | ||||
| Length | 4:27 | ||||
| Label | Charisma/Virgin (U.K.) Atlantic(U.S.) |
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| Producer | Genesis, | ||||
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Man on the Corner is a song by British band Genesis, from their 1981 album, Abacab. The song was written by Phil Collins.
The lyrics describe a man who spends his days on a street corner, shouting at the passerby. According to the radio show In the Studio with Redbeard (which spotlighted the making of the abacab album), the song was composer Collins' first song about the homeless epidemic and society's reluctance to help the homeless and/or find a resolution. However, the lyrics speculate he may also know what he's talking about. Backed by a simple drum machine beat, the song takes a musically dark tone.
The music video used to promote the song features Collins, Banks, and Rutherford, along with Daryl Stuermer and Chester Thompson playing on stage together, using different colours to illuminate the band.
