More Fool Me
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"More Fool Me" is the fourth track on Genesis's 1973 album Selling England by the Pound
. It is one of two songs from the Peter Gabriel era to feature Phil Collins on lead vocals (the first one being "For Absent Friends" from their 1971 LP Nursery Cryme
.)
Lyrically, the song is about a man whose lover walks out on him, yet he is "sure it will work out alright." Musically, the song is much simpler and more sparse than the rest of the album, as it features only acoustic guitar and vocals.
The song was written by Phil Collins and Mike Rutherford while sitting on the steps of Island Studios. It became Collins's featured solo vocal spot on the Selling England by the Pound tour.
Selling England by the Pound
- Sound and live performance :The piano introduction to "Firth of Fifth" has not been included in a performance since 1974, in a Drury Lane Theatre concert, when Banks misplayed and Collins covered by starting the song from after the intro...
. It is one of two songs from the Peter Gabriel era to feature Phil Collins on lead vocals (the first one being "For Absent Friends" from their 1971 LP Nursery Cryme
Nursery Cryme
Nursery Cryme is the third studio album by Genesis and was recorded and released in 1971. It is also the first album to feature the classic five-piece line-up of Peter Gabriel, Tony Banks, Mike Rutherford, Phil Collins and Steve Hackett; the latter two replacing John Mayhew and Anthony Phillips, on...
.)
Lyrically, the song is about a man whose lover walks out on him, yet he is "sure it will work out alright." Musically, the song is much simpler and more sparse than the rest of the album, as it features only acoustic guitar and vocals.
The song was written by Phil Collins and Mike Rutherford while sitting on the steps of Island Studios. It became Collins's featured solo vocal spot on the Selling England by the Pound tour.