Squonk
| Squonk | |
|---|---|
| genesis | |
| publication | February 20, 1976 |
| length | 6:29 |
| Genre (s) | Progressive rock |
| Author (s) |
Mike Rutherford , Tony Banks |
| Label | Charisma Records |
| album | A trick of the tail |
Squonk is a Genesis song from the 1976 album A Trick of the Tail . It was written by Mike Rutherford and Tony Banks .
inspiration
Squonk has a powerful drum sound inspired by the song Kashmir released a few months earlier . Genesis had heard the song on the radio in Germany and was enthusiastic about the drum sound. Squonk was "my John Bonham moment," said Collins, who considers it one of his favorite songs on the album.
Lyrics
The lyrics are about the mythical creature Squonk , which appears in the book of imaginary beings (1957) by the Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges (1899–1986). According to legend, it lives in the Hemlock Forest in Pennsylvania, is ashamed of its appearance and spends a lot of time crying. Hunters who tried to catch squonks found that the creature dissolves in tears.
The line of text
"All the king's horses and all the king's men / Could never put a smile on that face."
is taken from the British nursery rhyme Humpty Dumpty , which says:
"All the king's horses and all the king's men / Couldn't put Humpty together again."
occupation
- Tony Banks - keyboards
- Phil Collins - vocals, drums
- Mike Rutherford - bass guitar
- Steve Hackett - electric guitar
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Mark Blake: Genesis: the miracle of A Trick Of The Tail and life without Peter Gabriel. February 1, 2019, accessed December 30, 2019 .
- ↑ Jorge Luis Borges: Unicorn, Sphinx and Salamander: The book of imaginary beings. Fischer Taschenbuch 1993, ISBN 978-3596105847 .
- ↑ Squonk | Fearsome Creatures of the Lumberwoods. Accessed December 30, 2019 .
- ↑ Squonk | Fearsome Critters. Accessed December 30, 2019 .
- ↑ Genesis - Squonk Lyrics. Accessed December 30, 2019 .
- ↑ English children's songs. Accessed December 30, 2019 .