Actually my name is Peter and I'm known to mates as the lawnmower man... for the simple reason that for 46 years I was in business selling and repairing lawnmowers and other garden machinery
Isn't he supposed to be pushing a lawnmower? But he's wearing bell-bottoms and high heeled boots and that silly hat. He doesn't look like a working man in any way. It doesn't work. Give me "Working Man" by Rush all day.
@@michaelparton71 I like some of Gabriel's later work. He's a legend but this doesn't do it for me. I'm glad that others like it, though. To each his own taste, I guess.
@@andrewpetik2034 Fair enough. Maybe I have a blind spot for this. But as far as Genesis goes, every time I go Bowling I play the Three Sides Live version of Abacab on the jukebox. The second half jam is superb.
I'm so glad to see so many others enjoy this video, especially the younger fans. There is hope. These guys sounded so huge. The dual vocal assault is amazing.
I remember crying for days when I was a schoolgirl and Gabriel left. I thought the band would end. Well it didn't of course, and I like Collins too - but Gabriel was always my childhood hero:)
Splendid! Peter was 20 years ahead of his time. His vocal range is outstanding, his mis-en-scene brilliant. The perfect frontman. It´s a pity we no longer have such innovative craftsmen like Genesis.
Peter Gabriel changed the face of music...His stage presence changed things into performance music....He made David Bowie sit back..I love this stuff..Peter was amazing
Yeah I agree. I listen to Phil Collins era Genesis too, but the Peter Gabriel era is just amazing! He's probably one of the strangest, and most talented, musicians ever. It's art, beautiful beautiful art.
Peter Gabriel com sua teatralidade, pinturas, máscaras e roupas espalhafatosas faz-me lembrar outros grandes artistas q seguiam essa mesma linha teatral: David Bowie; Boy George; Todd Rundgren, a banda The Cure, Rod Stewart, Freddy Mercury, E. John. E aq no Brasil: o grupo Secos & Molhados (Ney Matogrosso).
I’m 60 now . I was a Huge prog rock fan , this is one of my favourites.. it reminds me of the juke box in a village pub (England ) and a lad I knew who passed in a motorbike crash . I feel like this is my funeral song because I know what I like and i like what I know ❤
This was the best group for me at that time. They still live on me to the point that here was I looking for them. You can still see Phil Collins in the drums before Peter Gabriel went solo. The album Selling England by the Pound, were this song comes from is a piece of art. I can´t never forget the good times I had in Rio de Janeiro together with my great group of friends, always listening to Genesis...man!!! What great times those were...
Brilliant! What a band they were back then Phil's drumming and mike bass playing were fantastic, and Peter, what a show man! Its also hard to beleive that they were all about 19 / 20 years old on this clip.
Phil Collins is every bit as genius as Peter Gabriel. 1/8 of either of them is 5000 times more than anything that is being marketed as music these days. Phil is also one of the most under rated drummers. Seen them in concert in 76' (after Gabriel) and it was one of the best concerts I ever went to.
The great part about this song is how easily they describe how boring suburban English life is and the part where he pretends to be a lawnmower is genius it doesn't matter when other people call you a fool because they don't have the courage to step into the stage and try out new things.
Life is boring to people that are boring. There is always someone nearby needing help with problems in their life. if this song is about what you say it is, then it is no wonder that I see zero appeal to this song or the performance on the stage.
I'm 14, and I've love Genesis, Floyd and Zeppelin. I'm not trying to be one of those ones who says pointless things for likes, but I've downloaded every album by Genesis, and now 3 of my mates have got their entire discography too. Let the Genesis Live on!
My first job was as a computer programmer for S.W. Farmer in Lewisham, London , the Mr Farmer referred to... at one time they did indeed make fire escapes as they were a steel company and the painted brick wall advertisment that could be seen from the train caught the eye of Genesis...sadly Famers went bust 25 years ago ... still , a piece of history... regards Fitvideo
It took me a while to get into this song but once I got into it, I never grew bored with it. It makes me smile every time I listen to it, regardless of whether it was sung by Peter or Phil. Classic Genesis!
This is my favorite video on here..I wish I could see live shots of him swinging out and walking on people's heads...Peter loved doing that in theaters
first herd this on a complation LP called 20 power hits never knew who genesis were then but was always fasinated by this track it drew me in every time i herd it. brilliant takes me back to when i was 12!!
wow - this is great in that its unbelevible to watch this now and remember when this was the in thing in the seventies, Peter Gabriel with them and Phil Collins with hair!
Genesis is eternal. I have seen this video hundreds of times since 2009-2010 and it still gives me chills. Sadly Phil Collins is a little bit sick and he is now singing on wheelchair. They are in their mid 70's now but their music will persist the pass of time
Been a Genesis fan for over 25 years. Both Peter and Phil... Never saw this before and it is amazing. Heard this song many times on both vinyl and CD and never enjoyed so much. Thanks for sharing... Wish Phil could still play...
My 5 year old son loves this too. He always wants to see Peter be the "lawn mower man." I'm glad he appreciates it!
Now he's 21! Hope he still like's and appreciates people like Peter.
Your son is brilliant to appreciate that! Right on!!
Actually my name is Peter and I'm known to mates as the lawnmower man... for the simple reason that for 46 years I was in business selling and repairing lawnmowers and other garden machinery
It's good to see so many Gabriel-era Genesis fans exist! I always thought this was a hidden gem in the prog-rock canon.
Two words Jonas Suppers Ready. I could weep with pure joy still at its perfection
@@sallybannister6224 nice x
Peter Gabriel is Genesis.
Genesis com Peter Gabriel pura magia
@@BoganDoleBludgerPeter Gabriel era mt cachaceiro.
When Peter and Phil's voices synch up perfectly... Chilling.
Realllyyy!
their vocal harmonies are beautiful. it adds to the sound.
So very true..saw Gabrielle on his first solo and some of the God sent was missing and you knew it was that
Indeed 🌼 🤗
Absolutely ❤
The theatrics alone are incredible, but when you add their voices.... PURE GENIUS.
Super.Ideal
As is the musicianship.
He looks like a buffoon! 😂
Here we are in 2019 and I still think this written in 1973 is an absolute masterpiece!
Watching in 2021 and they're still perfection
November 2021 and still enjoying Peter Gabriel, such a showman
I will love this song til doomsday!
Can you imagine actually been there ......🤯
@@offroad3607 omg I would have loved to have been there ! Sadly I was just 4 years old when it happened lol
My favourite Genesis song, Peter Gabriel’s Genesis era was brilliant
I love the way he does all that mad shit at the begining and you fear the worst, then launches into that blistering vocal. goosebumps song.
Isn't he supposed to be pushing a lawnmower? But he's wearing bell-bottoms and high heeled boots and that silly hat. He doesn't look like a working man in any way. It doesn't work. Give me "Working Man" by Rush all day.
@@Torgo1969 hes good though isnt he
@@michaelparton71 I like some of Gabriel's later work. He's a legend but this doesn't do it for me. I'm glad that others like it, though. To each his own taste, I guess.
@@Torgo1969What bist you doin’ ere then ? Away with all that negativity ..now’t better than seeing Peter mowing the lawn ..
Love these songs are my life in 2024 and forever. I’m 73 They kept me alive and God Bless us Genius followers thank you Peter and Phil ❤❤❤
Had a huge crush on Peter Gabriel. Collins and Gabriel harmonize perfectly. One of my many favourites x
40 years on and I still KNOW WHAT I LIKE. The best and most creative band of all time.
How can you not love this performance...
I don't see the appeal in any way. For prog rock, give me Rush all day.
@@Torgo1969
I have every RUSH album from their debut album up to Presto....
Having said that, I am absolutely fascinated with this performance.!
@@andrewpetik2034 Fair enough. Maybe I have a blind spot for this. But as far as Genesis goes, every time I go Bowling I play the Three Sides Live version of Abacab on the jukebox. The second half jam is superb.
Watching Peter's transformation through the past 50 decades has been so worth it. What an entertainer!
Certainly feels like 50 decades 🤜
So😆😅😂🤣
70s Peter Gabriel makes my heart smile
Mike Rutherford’s masterful bass licks. 👌
I'm so glad to see so many others enjoy this video, especially the younger fans. There is hope. These guys sounded so huge. The dual vocal assault is amazing.
I'm 48 and listening to this with my nine year old daughter....Genesis is timeless.
Peter Gabriel, the legend.
It was this song that helped me get through my last year of high school.
I remember crying for days when I was a schoolgirl and Gabriel left. I thought the band would end. Well it didn't of course, and I like Collins too - but Gabriel was always my childhood hero:)
He's my childhood friend.
Yes 🐇
You have
Splendid! Peter was 20 years ahead of his time. His vocal range is outstanding, his mis-en-scene brilliant. The perfect frontman. It´s a pity we no longer have such innovative craftsmen like Genesis.
Peter is just so beautiful 🌺🌺
Not surprised all that make up 😂
Peter Gabriel changed the face of music...His stage presence changed things into performance music....He made David Bowie sit back..I love this stuff..Peter was amazing
Brilliant, emotional lyrics. Stunning performance artistry by Gabriel and what a tune- great melodies. Not to mention the bass part in chorus..
that bass was PHATTT!
Agreed. In the live Collins version on RUclips, the bass is pushed too far down in the mix.
I never really liked this track when it was out in the 70s but seeing this performance by Peter Gabriel changes all that. The guy is awesome.
Classic - literally. Classic earworm from way back when. It's cool to see a young Phil Collins at the drums.
My husband saw them in Manchester when they recorded for a live album about 1973.
I so always loved this song , my favorite Genesis song since I was a kid! ❤️
Yeah I agree. I listen to Phil Collins era Genesis too, but the Peter Gabriel era is just amazing! He's probably one of the strangest, and most talented, musicians ever. It's art, beautiful beautiful art.
Peter is so adorable, Phill is so cute... Genesis is one of my fav's bands forever ♥
OMG, Gabriel was crazy.
He would've been great for a role in a Tim Burton's film.
Peter Gabriel com sua teatralidade, pinturas, máscaras e roupas espalhafatosas faz-me lembrar outros grandes artistas q seguiam essa mesma linha teatral: David Bowie; Boy George; Todd Rundgren, a banda The Cure, Rod Stewart, Freddy Mercury, E. John. E aq no Brasil: o grupo Secos & Molhados (Ney Matogrosso).
I hate Tim Burton films...fortunately for him and that cock Johnny Depp there are plenty of idiots in thd world to pay to see it and make them rich
This was some wicked crazy shit! Especially for the time! Far distance from the later hits.
What a showman!! Best song on the album!!
Little did he realize we would still be watching over 40 yrs later. That's why it's important to always bring your A GAME! #ProgRock
i never get tired of this
This was and always will be THE BEST Genesis! Period!
Best Genesis song / masterpiece and Peter
This is the first song i ever heard of genesis back in 75" loved it then and still love it now.
I’m 60 now . I was a Huge prog rock fan , this is one of my favourites.. it reminds me of the juke box in a village pub (England ) and a lad I knew who passed in a motorbike crash . I feel like this is my funeral song because I know what I like and i like what I know ❤
It does'nt get any better than this. Theatrical, Musical, Genius.
One of the finest pieces of music ever made,
This was the best group for me at that time. They still live on me to the point that here was I looking for them. You can still see Phil Collins in the drums before Peter Gabriel went solo. The album Selling England by the Pound, were this song comes from is a piece of art. I can´t never forget the good times I had in Rio de Janeiro together with my great group of friends, always listening to Genesis...man!!! What great times those were...
Gabriel at one of his best performances...
Love to be able to go back and witness one of those concerts.
Sang this during a talent show, never felt happier in my life
Brilliant! What a band they were back then Phil's drumming and mike bass playing were fantastic, and Peter, what a show man! Its also hard to beleive that they were all about 19 / 20 years old on this clip.
Don't forget Tony Banks on te keyboards.
@@jeftesantos6845 brilliant! …and Steve too …all so young at the time and all brilliant!
@@musodan72 Exactly.
Luv him and genesis ❤❤❤
I brought myself here because I love and appreciate great music, aka, Genesis. Musical geniuses.
Phil Collins is every bit as genius as Peter Gabriel. 1/8 of either of them is 5000 times more than anything that is being marketed as music these days. Phil is also one of the most under rated drummers. Seen them in concert in 76' (after Gabriel) and it was one of the best concerts I ever went to.
Phil is pretty chill back there on the skins in a lot of concert videos. Effortless, like making a sandwich.
Phil is no Peter, but yeah, he was a great drummer and a good singer.
This was first broadcast on OGWT, I remember it from the day
I love this! Still sounds so good. Peter Gabriel. Different sort of Genesis I still come back to this track over and over.
My sons a gardener, I always think of him when I hear this, he wouldnt be flattered
It's one o'clock & time for lunch(hum de dum ,de dum dum)..
An absolute classic & almost 50 year's old .
The great part about this song is how easily they describe how boring suburban English life is and the part where he pretends to be a lawnmower is genius it doesn't matter when other people call you a fool because they don't have the courage to step into the stage and try out new things.
He's actually imitating a lawn mower, not a lawnmower
Life is boring to people that are boring. There is always someone nearby needing help with problems in their life. if this song is about what you say it is, then it is no wonder that I see zero appeal to this song or the performance on the stage.
❤ and good shoorms.
@@whipzter2 What are shoorms?
@@Torgo1969fun gi
I'm 14, and I've love Genesis, Floyd and Zeppelin.
I'm not trying to be one of those ones who says pointless things for likes, but I've downloaded every album by Genesis, and now 3 of my mates have got their entire discography too. Let the Genesis Live on!
I love Gabriel's voice live.
I have no words to describe my feelings toward Peter Gabriel's stage presence. Entrancing. Mesmerizing. 👏👏👏👏👏🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
la mejor alineacion de genesis, excelente cancion, Gabriel era experto en presentaciones en vivo y en causar reacciones raras de la audencia, lo amo!
Absolutely timeless piece of music, still relevant today!
Uma das melhores do Gênesis e mesmo assim com o inigualável Peter Gabriel!
My first job was as a computer programmer for S.W. Farmer in Lewisham, London , the Mr Farmer referred to... at one time they did indeed make fire escapes as they were a steel company and the painted brick wall advertisment that could be seen from the train caught the eye of Genesis...sadly Famers went bust 25 years ago ...
still , a piece of history...
regards
Fitvideo
that is amazing footage of early live Genesis...
It took me a while to get into this song but once I got into it, I never grew bored with it. It makes me smile every time I listen to it, regardless of whether it was sung by Peter or Phil. Classic Genesis!
IT'S THAT BIT!!!!
I have been asked my whole life if I was named after the group....and songs like this make me proud to be associated with such talent.
Love it with the West Country Intro! So Genesis! Classic! x
its all about the show. hes not weird, he is a genius
Peter was gorgeous ❤❤❤
This is my favorite video on here..I wish I could see live shots of him swinging out and walking on people's heads...Peter loved doing that in theaters
UK early 70s. Bowie, Bolan, Eno Roxy, Gabriel Genesis. What a time to be alive!
ART ROCK!!
Not a big Genesis fan but first heard this in 1974 and LOVED it!
Esto si que es musica,me llega a emocionar,ver a Peter Gabriel,como frontman de ese pedazo de grupo llamado Genesis......
I watched the show in 1976, in Porto Alegre, Brazil, with Phil Collins on vocals and drums, plus Chester Thompson.
Those dislikes came from Hammond.
"It's that bit! I HATE THAT BIT!!!"
@@richkeeshan9757 😅😅😅😅😅😅Keep them mowing blades sharp mate .. we do in England Gawd blimey ...
Has Hammond not killed himself yet in his stupid infantile escapades with rocket cars and their ilk,
😂
Richard Hammond is a lawn mower!
Who can top this ? Such a privilege to see them live in the early 70s. We came out of the concert stunned. What did we just witness?😂🎉❤
just fabulous
Simply brilliant. From my youth a fantastic memory that will last forever 😊
2:17 - "AAH, I HATE THAT BIT! IT'S THAT BIT!"
i hate that brit
first herd this on a complation LP called 20 power hits never knew who genesis were then but was always fasinated by this track it drew me in every time i herd it. brilliant takes me back to when i was 12!!
wow - this is great in that its unbelevible to watch this now and remember when this was the in thing in the seventies, Peter Gabriel with them and Phil Collins with hair!
…….”you can tell me by the way I walk”. 40 plus years of law mowing and this tune always makes it into my head. 😊
O melhor aniversário da minha vida no Maracanãzinho ver o show do Genesis
Always loved this track,& Gabriel is sublime.
Richard Hammond is watching this secretly and loving it 🤣🤣
Wow 50 years later and this still kicks ass
Just learned about this song, holy shit it’s amazing
I bought this single. Peter is a truly great live singer and didn't he make us laugh
Real music is played on guitars and drums by men with long hair And facial hair PERIOD/FULL STOP! Awesome.
Dance Pete. Great song
After 4 years I've finally found this song omfg
Classic, love it. Phil's burns are priceless.
Gabriel: entertainment factor 10
This is so weird and whacky at the beginning. I love it. I might've hated it, but I really enjoy it.
This Is Music!
Genesis is eternal. I have seen this video hundreds of times since 2009-2010 and it still gives me chills. Sadly Phil Collins is a little bit sick and he is now singing on wheelchair. They are in their mid 70's now but their music will persist the pass of time
esto es una obra de arte y no la basura de hoy.
One of my favorite by them! Fantastic! Peter Gabriel is a freak! Love it!
Very Good Music. Genesis. I Know What I Like. 1973. Album Selling England By The Pound.
Been a Genesis fan for over 25 years. Both Peter and Phil... Never saw this before and it is amazing. Heard this song many times on both vinyl and CD and never enjoyed so much. Thanks for sharing... Wish Phil could still play...
Richard Hammond knows fuck all about cars never mind music!
RIP David Bowie
You got to love this live perfomance... Gabriel is a god...