1986 Hit was SO EERILY Prophetic…this Band HAD to BE Time Travelers! | Professor of Rock

Coming up, the story of Genesis, a band that was so great at creating hits that they had multiple projects in between albums… In fact, between lead singer Phil Collins and bassist Mike Rutherford, they had over a dozen top 10 hits over just a couple of years. But today’s song Land of Confusion might be their best. It was so prophetic many now wonder if they were time travelers because this 1986 smash hit describes our day to a tee. And most don’t realize that it’s a protest song... It helped that the music video supporting the song was just as compelling as the song… led by some really deranged muppets…that cost 10K each. The story is next on Professor of Rock.

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It’s time for another edition of #1 in our hearts where we cover a song that was great, so impactful that it should’ve been #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 but for reasons, we’ll find out… It came up short… Today we’re covering a song that is probably remembered better for its music video than its #4 ranking on the Billboard Hot 100. It's one of the most memorable music videos of the 80s. It’s Genesis with Land of Confusion.

So, by the time Genesis released their 13th studio album Invisible Touch on June 6, 1986, the band had basically taken over the world. There’s no doubt, the 80s were good to Genesis, who at this time consisted of Tony Banks on keyboards and synth bass, Mike Rutherford on guitar, and Phil Collins on drums and lead vocals. These former prog-rockers transformed themselves into an all-out pop-rock powerhouse. 1980’s Duke, 1981’s Abacab, and 1983’s Genesis all did well across the world. In the US, they went #11, #7, and #9 respectively, churning out 6 Top 40 singles. But if the commercial success of Genesis wasn’t enough, there were also solo careers to consider. In February 1985 Phil Collins released his third solo record, the massive 12-time platinum #1 album, No Jacket Required. It contained a slew of chart champions… That’s two #1 hits, a #4 spot, and a #7 placement.

Add to that ‘chart-topping cuts’ Against All Odds and Separate Lives and the #2 Phillip Bailey collaboration Easy Lover, and it’s clear Collins was one of the 80s’ biggest acts. Most think that the 80s were ruled by Michael Jackson, Prince, Madonna, George Michael and Whitney Houston but from 1985-1987 between Solo and Genesis, Phil was bigger than anyone and he looked more like your cool uncle than a pop idol.

Said Mike Rutherford, “I don’t know any other bands who’ve done what we did: run successful solo careers along with Genesis. Most guys start a solo career because they’re frustrated, but that wasn’t us. Genesis was going great, but we just wanted variety. Was there any competition between us? I suppose. But we all knew we