Me and Sarah Jane
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| “Me and Sarah Jane” | |||||
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| Song by Genesis | |||||
| Album | Abacab | ||||
| Released | 18 September 1981 | ||||
| Recorded | May - June 1981 at The Farm/Surrey | ||||
| Genre | Progressive rock | ||||
| Length | 5:00 | ||||
| Label | Charisma/Virgin (UK) Atlantic (US) |
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| Writer | Tony Banks | ||||
| Producer | Genesis | ||||
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Me and Sarah Jane is a progressive rock song by Genesis, from their 1981 album Abacab. It was written by keyboardist Tony Banks. Unlike the vast majority of the songs that came before this, its style is dramatic and artsy, reminiscent of their material from the '70's. Even so, the song has a greater complexity, which includes an innumerably wider array of synthesizers, a more effects-driven sound to Rutherford's guitars, and the more aggressive sound of Collins' vocals and 'gated' drums. The lyrical content is also identifiable as woe:
“ Me and Sarah Jane, We had it coming All along, Walking down the streets, And finding nothing is the same, And now the city lights are dimming one by one, It costs too much money to keep them all on. ”
This song was also included on the second side of their 1982 live album Three Sides Live.
