My Top 1000 Songs #72: I Know What I Like
But it was 1973's Selling England By The Pound which became my favorite Genesis album, and while I adore pretty much every note of it, "I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)" still manages to stand out. It's a bit more pop-friendly than the longer, classically-influenced pieces, with a hummable, keyboard-driven hook, making it an attractive entry point to the band. Plus something about Gabriel's vocals, and especially his spoken-work introduction and closing to the song, has always struck me as otherworldly. "When the sun beats down and I lie on the bench, I can always hear them talk. Me, I'm just a lawnmower, you can tell me by the way I walk." It's a bit of nonsense, but nails down the sweet, mystical charm of the tune.
Gabriel as the oddball mime, live in '73:One of the Gabriel-years tunes that best survived the transition to the Collins era:
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