Behind The Song: "The Living Years" by Mike + The Mechanics
Pop song lyrics often deal in trivialities. But every once in a while, a big hit manages to elucidate something important about the human condition.
Pop song lyrics often deal in trivialities. But every once in a while, a big hit manages to elucidate something important about the human condition.
Thirty years ago this month, one of the most profoundly sad songs in pop music history hit Number One on the Hot 100.
"Since doing the book and the documentary, I know more about me than I ever did—I studied up," Genesis co-founder Mike Rutherford declares with his wry humor.
A sentimental exploration of Mike Rutherford’s uncommunicative parental relationship had already catapulted a side band to the top of the charts. Genesis’ "No Son of Mine," released on November 11, 1991 as part of We Can’t Dance, takes a far different tack.