Genesis - The Return of the Giant Hogweed

Genesis started life as a progressive rock band, in the manner of Yes and King Crimson, before a series of membership changes brought about a transformation in their sound, into one of the most successful pop/rock bands of the 1980s and 1990s. In addition, the group has provided a launching pad for the superstardom of members Peter Gabriel and Phil Collins, and star solo careers for members Tony Banks, Michael Rutherford, and Steve Hackett. Their roots go back to 1965 and a pair of rival groups, the Garden Wall and the Anon, formed by students at the Charterhouse School in Godalming, Surrey. They merged, with the result that 15-year-olds Peter Gabriel, Tony Banks, and Michael Rutherford joined with 14-year-old Anthony Phillips, calling themselves the New Anon and recording a six-song demo featuring songs primarily written by Rutherford and Phillips.
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Turn and run
Nothing can stop them
Around every river and canal their
Power is growing
Stamp them out
We must destroy them
They infiltrate each city with their thick dark warning odour
They are invincible
They seem immune to all our herbicidal battering

Long ago in the Russian hills
A Victorian explorer found the regal Hogweed by a marsh
He captured it and brought it home
Botanical creature stirs, seeking revenge
Royal beast did not forget
He came home to London
And made a present of the Hogweed to the Royal Gardens at Kew

Waste no time
They are approaching
Hurry now, we must protect ourselves and find some shelter
Strike by night
They are defenceless
They all need the sun to photosensitize their venom
Still they're invincible
Still they're immune to all our herbicidal battering

Fashionable country gentlemen had some cultivated wild gardens
In which they innocently planted the Giant Hogweed throughout the land
Botanical creature stirs, seeking revenge
Royal beast did not forget
Soon they escaped, spreading their seed
Preparing for an onslaught
Threatening the human race

Mighty Hogweed is avenged
Human bodies soon will know anger
Kill them with your Hogweed hairs

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[sheriffofmalibu]

Steve Hackett = awesome

[Burt472]

Beautiful......

[TheOneEyedHound]

@jcmorellana Hell yeah!

[jcmorellana]

@TheOneEyedHound 85 ones likes and keeps growing.

[jcmorellana]

@gonzataker I didn´t know that

[gonzataker]

Brian may said than Steve Hackett is his heroe for this song.

[capricorn4003]

@TheOneEyedHound :)

[TheOneEyedHound]

@capricorn4003 You got it, buddy!

[capricorn4003]

@TheOneEyedHound and the likes keep growing! ;)

[SonOfYoungwood]

6:59 onward is amazing.

[ladislas59]

from 4:57 it's like an orgasm

[blohit]

still nice