Genesis - Mama (Full music video)

[tezzrexx]

:D

[svperstar]

Another way to look at the song is from the POV of a fetus int he womb.

Reznor would make a wicked cover of this song.

[Silverthehedgehogxx]

Is this phill collins. I was playing gta and wondering. I assumed since rockstar love him.

[redskin0590]

Yes this is Phill Collins before he broke off to go solo.

[Silverthehedgehogxx]

Gta iv.

[zibimark]

1.Queen

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21.Genesis

[WestiGirl]

Great song, but can anyone tell me what it's actually about?

I'm not sure myself...

[69vader]

played this one after my mothers funeral,old tune but it is the best gen did !!

[screwball82]

Yes I can, it's about prositution. That's not me jus making crap up, it's true lol. Genesis were always surprisingly topical with their songwriting, I think

[BrokenMinister]

It is getting so hard... :D

[WestiGirl]

Prostitution, eh? Well, I never would have guessed that.

Thanks! :)

[EnviousDominous]

Genesis represents for me the idea that a band can be about a common idea so strong that it lives on in the hearts of those who choose to stick with it after some embark on solo careers. Lucky for us the music turned out amazing in the process. I hope trey parker gets over losing that oscar someday.

[netsaracen]

awesome song, so strong and beautiful

[Mariekesone]

Love this Song..

[skrowmedia]

tony banks in the dark help i'm scared :(

[andytza000]

i like it it's creepy ... i remeber my dad was listening to it when i was like 4 or 5 years old and it scared me

[IzzyandGwen]

HA HA, HA HA HA, HA. OOOOO

[ludocrat]

Quite a journey, this toon.

[DJNsomniac]

This is prob my favorite of all genesis songs. Its just has a creepy but at the same time awesome sound to it. I have to say I absolutly LOVE all genesis music videos...Why the hell cant they make music like this now days?

[elixson72]

haha this is on gta 4

[gizzle434]

the devil 3:3 to 4:00, devil has the power to transform in2 a angel of light lol..

[carys0204]

This track is playlisted on a radio station on the Grand Theft Auto IV video-game. I love this song!!

[Matteh1987]

^_^ ya I heard it on the game I was like, its awesome.

So i decided to look it up on youtube.

[PowerSlaveN]

That laugh Phil does is fucking creepy. Great song.

[PlaystationDrew]

i love it

[69vader]

thank you my man, this song is full vol in my car!! classic! peace 69vadr.

[STEFAZON500]

this is a differnt version

[firstmusic00]

Yes..this is the shortened "radio" version, with the 3rd verse removed. Personally, I think it hurts the song to leave it out, as it really shows much of the emotion in the song. But, we all know how much radio amd MTV (back when they actually showed videos) hate 7 minute songs.

[PowerSlaveN]

Fuck you!

[crzycurlytamara]

this song is just brilliant!! love the laughing part!!!;o)

[bevrocksjared]

Yep me too, love the mental laugh!

[llyria333]

what is this song about?

[aidencurl]

a guy falling in love with a prostitute or something like that lol its not about his actual mum

[AgentMuldar]

About a mother which is drinking while she's pregnancy. Phil is singing from the sight of the unborn Baby.

[firstmusic00]

Wrong...Phil stated years ago that it's about a young man who has taken a liking to a particular prostitute. She as ignored his advances. His obession is so great that he is starting to lose his mind...to the point where he's thinking of hurting her...or worse. Supposedly Phil was inspired to write the lyrics after reading the book, "The Moon's A Ballon".

It has nothing to do with unborn children.

[weejannyg]

Spot on mister.

[weejannyg]

Actually it's about a prostitute he refers to as his 'mama' - google it!!

[sexensex]

Das Keboard ganz links ist ein SEQUENTIAL CIRCUITS PROPHET 10

[iti999999]

the beast song in the best game ever GTA 4 :)

[pagman95]

indeed

[mffnmn008]

i remember this song because it was used in one of my favorite Magnum P.I episodes

[80sGirlfan]

I love Phil Collins!!! He Rocks!!!

Fantastic song! Thanks for uploading it! 5*!

[ShannonAvalon]

My all time fav. song!!! Gives me Chills!

[PiperTheGreatX]

this song is brilliant

[RectumPilum]

Um... do you say that Genesis' music is simple?

[BruggnPutzzPeppe1]

BEST SONG EVERR <3 <3 <3

[ksa482]

GTA IV!

[RectumPilum]

Is this song on GTAIV?

Awesome 8]

[BigPimmel666]

Sure

[deans9]

it is indeed!

[TheWestCoastTalk]

GTA IV!

[racenthat72]

My first concert was seeing Genesis in Hartford, CT USA. Blown away by these guys.

[bevrocksjared]

This is a classic, love it and never go off this song!!!! AWESOME!!!

[djalivetem]

It is my favorite song since I have seen for the first time when I was teenager.

[wateronglass]

I've been listening to thing song since it came out in '83... erhm.. having short breaks to eat, going to the toilet and rewinding the tape now and then of course muhahaha

[wateronglass]

*this

[Gbiese]

Simply awesomesauce!!!

[spunkymonky08]

Amazing! What a unique rhythm....

[natskivna]

My all time favorite song.

[Gahan1985]

Along with Comfortably Numb this is the best Progressive Rock song ever

[celouhh]

que de souvenir

[XThunderX90]

Saw it the first time in an David Copperfield movie.

Love the song <3

[Cyclonus84]

Discovered this song while playing GTA 4. My fav song from the game. Love the beat.

[natalieleeds]

Me too, I rang Z!T and they text me what it was called. Put it on my ipod and everything! lol

[aidencurl]

this song aint popular enough lol fuckin genius

[Micke223]

Imo, one of the best of his songs.

[Trombop09]

golden age of genesis

[skinmasher]

You are correct sir, to be precise it was released on the 22 of August 1983

[rockk77]

in POLAND

[rockk77]

GENESIS ROCKSSSSS

that song was on the 24place in top 100 songs all time in 2008.

GREAT

[83king]

hah hah heh lol love it

[frietje344]

the song is from 1993

[hege635]

Yeahhhhh!! Great!

[phinduz]

GTA IV!! :) "And the Heat and the Steam of the CITEEY!!"

[bevrocksjared]

and a great voice he has!!!

[bevrocksjared]

Great song dont seem dated at all :)

[K1LLSWITCH]

I've never heard this song before 'till I played GTA IV. Great song!

[MOMODU1212]

c etait hier

[BlackRenard]

made man LOL

[BlackRenard]

GTA IV : Liberty rock :)

[mollokoplus]

great song

[khav11]

yes ther is that song on gt4 the bets on gt4 by far

i simply love IT!

[PuurGlazuur]

i realy love this song but... i dont like the part where he laughs .... that so NOT made for this song.

4 1/2 Stars !

[mimefan]

Greatest. Song. Evar.

[batmanneedssome200]

love this song. remind me of 80s. good times.

[pingadomulatinha]

this song is sick in a subtle kinda way.

thats why i like it so much.

[chirpieguy]

Agreed. You can throw a bunch of F-bombs and explicit lyrics in a song, but slow burn creepy is what lasts in the brain. :-)

[fdxnaoseinomes]

Like in gts sa that give us cool musics that we dont know that exists,this gta give us the same :)

Sorry englesh!!!

[yasiu44]

This song is in gta 4 ;) nice ;0

[crotches882]

Phil is 57 Now . He was 32 when this was made!!!

[crotches882]

1983!!! I Was 1 year old!! I'm Now 26. Wow!!

[Hiiri666]

hehe i wasnt even borned yet :)

[DontQuoteMeBut]

And as of now you haven't grasped the English language.

[crotches882]

I Love Genesis!!! Can't you see me Mama, Mama, Mama!!!!

[rav10512]

omfg im gona get xbox 360 or ps3 and gta 4 again just to hear this song

[ZeusOwnsYou]

I heard this song when i was killing cops and had to look it up.

[shadowolfblue]

Was this the first *hit* for the band since Phil Collins took over vocals after Peter Gabriel left?

[chirpieguy]

Follow You Follow Me was one of their first big ones back in 1977. (6 years before this one) The irony was they had done weird progressive rock tunes for almost a decade before and then their first big hit was a love song. Fame is a cruel mistress. :-)

[fivecougarsoz]

the first time I heard this was when David Copperfield used it in one of his magic acts on stage, which was well-synced to the song

[SGTxTONKA]

help me moma,its gettin so hard? thats strange, but its nice that rockstars put it in liberty rock radio

[tehkittehs]

Yeah, LRR is the best station in GTA IV. My type of music. And I can agree with most of the stuff Iggy says on there too. :)

[MondscheinerHAL]

Vor fast 25 Jahren zur Schuldisco im TUSCULUM in Halle - bin da schier ausgerastet auf der Tanzfläche... :-)

Erinnerungen vor dem Winter meines Lebens.

[bearybeary046]

Fantastic audio on this video Tezz

[slimj817]

Hollywood Tom Reeder loves Phil Collins. What a fag.

[GoofyGoobering]

Great music... Great singer.... Everything's good...

[benperez16]

shut THE FUCK up!

[crunkstr]

nice!...heard it on GTA 4!

[f8735]

just as that massive beat kicked in near the end i won a massive pot playing poker. wohooo!

[ophir089]

I like Genesis and this track 2... Tht laugh pwnz))))))

[keksulya]

Good song) I heard it first in GTA 4)))))))))) And i really like it!

hello from Russia)))

[Necrom4nzer]

Marry xmas from norway ;;))

[emzthelionqueen08]

i love it i love the bit where phil does that wacky laugh. it's genius it makes every fan talk about

[hpunksterm]

The laugh is pretty funny isnt it?? :)

[JimmyHatsSuck]

Yeah lol. I remember as a kid playing the casette tape in the car, rewinding that shit cuz I thought it was funny lol. I played this on the juke box in the pool hall the other day and some black guys were laughin at me lol.

[TQ1212]

AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Inershia1496]

Genesis is so great.

[smashbros1987]

Haha,heh ...Haha ,heh

[egotrippin007]

The desperation that he sings about is palpable It's an obsession that has gone dark and menicing. Except to him it's reasonable if ony she would just submit to him there would be no problem, everything would be OK, yet he knows that it's only going to end tragically and deadly. That's what makes this song so real. Who hasen't been obsessed to the point that you wanted to kill the object of your obsession???!!!

[ParnvoL]

I really admire Phil Collins. Not eevryone can be a succesfull drummer, singer, producer and songwriter all at the same time.

[DouglasEdward84]

If I was watching a religious video or song those would be appropriate comments but I'd rather have the five minutes to watch this video again, I'm not going to be converted by five posts on youtube

[Kellerharius]

The Qua'ran's a fascinating text to read, even for a non Muslim such as me, but erm... what does it have to do with an 80s band? :)

[darkmachete]

I I don't know how his mom can stay with that kinda laughter.

[ahussami]

Haunting arrangment.

[SINBrutal99]

when he is in the shadows going haha ha-oooh he resembles robert england a lot!!

[redriderrulz]

Dude, you are so right! Reminds me of one of the Magnum P.I. episodes!

[cook31400]

<e too. Cop finding body in dumpster, right?

[redriderrulz]

Yes, that's it! Used to love that show! I remember bits and pieces of the killer talking to Magnum on the phone? And he had a very unusual laugh.

[mellowhippo]

"The whores, Magnum......I'm killing all the whores. I'm doing you a favor."

-Milton 'The Ripper' Collins.

"Magnum, P.I." Death and Taxes (1986)

[redriderrulz]

Dude, that is pretty damn impressive! Great episode from what I remember.

[johnthemoment]

people will always debate over phil collins and peter gabriel who was the best singer...they are both amazing singers in there own way...but had phil not taken over genesis would not have been as big as they were, because phil had more charm than pete and the women seemed to take to phil ... i still think selling england by the pound is there best.. but trick of the tail is a close second...top 5 band of all time

[redriderrulz]

Both talented musicians. I tend to like Gabriels' solo work much more than Collins'. I think more meaning in his lyrics. I think things worked out pretty good for both? I am a big Tony Levin fan, so my opinion is a bit biased.

[SSSRProduction]

Great song! I love it...

[DouglasEdward84]

Phil Collins is such a great performer and singer, his ex-wife grew up three doors down from where my aunt used to live in Nyon, Switzerland. They had photos of the reception which was held by Lake Geneva. p.s. is it just me or was this an odd place for passages from the Qu'ran if thats your religon o.k. but I'm not sure of their relevance with this particular video many of us just want to appreciate a great group of artists and disscuss their songs.

[gunsnroses277]

This song is about a man who falls inlove with an older prostitute, whom he calls "mama", but she doesnt love him back and its destroying him.

[KelsiLynBear]

how cool is this song?.

=]

[rickkmusic]

i would like to know the meaning of this song !! It seems full of pain... i like it very much...

[gunsnroses277]

This song is about a man who falls inlove with an older prostitute, whom he calls "mama", but she doesnt love him back and its destroying him.

[eoscalisto]

Thanks..:)

[mattlexington]

i like that,,,,deep stuff

[goose420w]

that beat is funky

[eoscalisto]

Hi everyone,could someone tell me what`s the song about?I`m not native although I understand what he says I don`t know what the meaning is.Thanks!

[Tecnom]

100% Phil Collins hat Genesis die Perfecte Stimme gegeben.Ich mag Peter Gabriel...hab sogar nochn Tape mit alten Genesis Song und Peter an Bord.(jaa ich weisss Tape iss sowas von Out mir egal :-)

Trotzdem so iss Genesis einfach Fett :-))))

[palachinka1]

No sorry it's Phil Collins

[palachinka1]

Does Gabriel sing here?

[AltaInfidelitas]

One of my favorite Genesis songs. Phil's laugh with his face lit like that... creepy as hell, and I love it.

[kalampokiannie]

i love his voice!!

[stejohno]

this on GTA4? btw love it :P

[rav10512]

yea it sounds good on that game

[bloodraynecz]

PERFECT 2x :)

[bohemiajj]

Perfect.

[Izucha83]

Perfect..

[RonaldsonTippet]

Stampstamp slap stampstamp slap........too good!

[karlo147]

one of his best......of many.

[philfree45]

excellant....

[Fliegeroberst]

One of the best ever written songs of phil collins. respect. i love it.

[styrail]

the best of the best

[xss4all]

Phil Collins: good Song and a perfect Drummer.

[Vendak339]

Dosn't the Qur'an say you should be tolerant of other religions and also not to kill? Then stop bombing our buildings you nutters.

[MCMyZtery]

OMG RIGHT AGAIN! =O , dude ...you always know whats right!

[gazmon]

what year?

[Zero2689]

How is anything you just said relevent to anything, keep your fucking religion to yourself you preaching dropkick.

[MannaMachine69]

Yeah well said. Allah can suck my fucking cock.

[JD24RULZ]

I remember hearing this song when I was speeding around the streets of San Andreas, running away from the Five-O and plowing people over on the sidewalk.

[tomglima]

except its in gta 4, not san andreas, still good though - i love running people down in liberty city with it playing

[CINAMONIK]

BRILLIANT!

[Videotube74]

Fantastico ed intramontabile !

Great song! Hard