"Mama", the lead single from Genesis’ self-titled album, was released on this day in 1983. Tony, on the creation of the song: "This time, we didn’t play each other anything we’d had before. And the songs just kind of evolved. We started putting things down on tape as soon as they took any kind of shape. It was an exciting way to work. You can get more spontaneity that way. Sometimes, when you get a song beforehand and go into rehearsals with it, develop parts for it, and end up changing it, you

Watch as Genesis perform “The Cinema Show” with “Riding The Scree” as part of the In The Cage Medley on The Mama Tour - 1984. | Genesis

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