Once again the title is a pun (like _Firth_ _of_ _Fifth)_ - because it's a song about King Cnut (or "Canute") and the coastline. He was king of England, Norway, and Denmark; becoming annoyed by courtiers who flattered him, some saying he was more powerful than the sea, he had his throne taken down to the coast and set up on the shore as the tide was coming in. Then he sat in it and commanded the tide to turn back, which (of course) it didn't - he got his feet wet and his court learned a lesson. Unfortunately the tale got twisted, so many of us here in the UK grew up being told he was stupidly arrogant and believed the sea would obey him (I remember a sketch by the Irish comedian Dave Allen illustrating it). And that's all in there, in the song; but written poetically, with the expectation that Genesis' audience would know at least some version of the story (we all did in Britain in the 70s, or at least all the middle class kids). Nad's great. He occasionally struggles with some of the very high notes, but I reckon Peter would too now, and Nad does a brilliant job stepping in some very large shoes.
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Once again the title is a pun (like _Firth_ _of_ _Fifth)_ - because it's a song about King Cnut (or "Canute") and the coastline. He was king of England, Norway, and Denmark; becoming annoyed by courtiers who flattered him, some saying he was more powerful than the sea, he had his throne taken down to the coast and set up on the shore as the tide was coming in. Then he sat in it and commanded the tide to turn back, which (of course) it didn't - he got his feet wet and his court learned a lesson. Unfortunately the tale got twisted, so many of us here in the UK grew up being told he was stupidly arrogant and believed the sea would obey him (I remember a sketch by the Irish comedian Dave Allen illustrating it). And that's all in there, in the song; but written poetically, with the expectation that Genesis' audience would know at least some version of the story (we all did in Britain in the 70s, or at least all the middle class kids).
Nad's great. He occasionally struggles with some of the very high notes, but I reckon Peter would too now, and Nad does a brilliant job stepping in some very large shoes.