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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 03 2013 at 00:12
Originally posted by Dean Dean wrote:

fair enough. The cartoon song repeats "stop the pigeon", not "catch the pigeon", but unless the guys from Genesis pop in here and tell us one way or the other I'm happy with both.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 03 2013 at 04:44
Originally posted by Dean Dean wrote:

fair enough. The cartoon song repeats "stop the pigeon", not "catch the pigeon", but unless the guys from Genesis pop in here and tell us one way or the other I'm happy with both.

I  wish they would.LOL
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 03 2013 at 04:50
BTW Dean.  I stand corrected and my memory did  not serve me well. It seems it is indeed "stop the  pigeon". I remember in my head "catch the pigeon" being sung so well though. I was so sure I didn't even check. So...never be  sure I guess.Confused

I STILL hear catch the pigeon being sung in my head now. But it actually makes no sense when i  think of it. You'd want to  stop a messenger pigeon.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 03 2013 at 05:21
Originally posted by progbethyname progbethyname wrote:

Originally posted by Dean Dean wrote:

Your wish granted:


 

what that all means is anyone's guess LOL


Thank you very much Sir Dean!!
Match of the day could belong on the ABACAB album!! Wow. Demo sessions? Sheesh they wanted to go commercial with that one.

Sheeesh.....they could have left the stuff in the vault, so nice to have most of it on the archive set. Clearly not album material and no none of the songs would have made ABACABSleepy Not good enough. Great to have the material anyway the OP's question....the song is about friggin PigeonsThumbs Up
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 03 2013 at 06:16
Originally posted by Snow Dog Snow Dog wrote:

BTW Dean.  I stand corrected and my memory did  not serve me well. It seems it is indeed "stop the  pigeon". I remember in my head "catch the pigeon" being sung so well though. I was so sure I didn't even check. So...never be  sure I guess.Confused

I STILL hear catch the pigeon being sung in my head now. But it actually makes no sense when i  think of it. You'd want to  stop a messenger pigeon.
Surely catching a pigeon would stop it?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 03 2013 at 06:17
The real problem I have with the E.P. (and my CD copy) is the cover - It has a picture taken from Maine Road - the ex-home of the filthy Manchester City - team of the (currently about to be sent down for filthy paedophilia) loathesome Stuart Hall......
See coincidences are just everywhere if you look for them.....Wink
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 03 2013 at 06:17
Originally posted by chopper chopper wrote:

Originally posted by Snow Dog Snow Dog wrote:

BTW Dean.  I stand corrected and my memory did  not serve me well. It seems it is indeed "stop the  pigeon". I remember in my head "catch the pigeon" being sung so well though. I was so sure I didn't even check. So...never be  sure I guess.Confused

I STILL hear catch the pigeon being sung in my head now. But it actually makes no sense when i  think of it. You'd want to  stop a messenger pigeon.
Surely catching a pigeon would stop it?

Yes,  but  it is extra effort. stopping is sufficient. (So  why  the  nets?)Confused
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 03 2013 at 06:28
Originally posted by Snow Dog Snow Dog wrote:

Originally posted by chopper chopper wrote:

Originally posted by Snow Dog Snow Dog wrote:

BTW Dean.  I stand corrected and my memory did  not serve me well. It seems it is indeed "stop the  pigeon". I remember in my head "catch the pigeon" being sung so well though. I was so sure I didn't even check. So...never be  sure I guess.Confused

I STILL hear catch the pigeon being sung in my head now. But it actually makes no sense when i  think of it. You'd want to  stop a messenger pigeon.
Surely catching a pigeon would stop it?

Yes,  but  it is extra effort. stopping is sufficient. (So  why  the  nets?)Confused
All that is explained in the lyric (Nab him, Jab him, Tab him, Grab him). Unless of course that is a metaphor for the suppression of the free exchange of ideas perpetrated by an oppressive... Nah, it's about stopping a pigeon. LOL
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 03 2013 at 06:53
Originally posted by Dean Dean wrote:

Originally posted by Snow Dog Snow Dog wrote:

Originally posted by chopper chopper wrote:

Originally posted by Snow Dog Snow Dog wrote:

BTW Dean.  I stand corrected and my memory did  not serve me well. It seems it is indeed "stop the  pigeon". I remember in my head "catch the pigeon" being sung so well though. I was so sure I didn't even check. So...never be  sure I guess.Confused

I STILL hear catch the pigeon being sung in my head now. But it actually makes no sense when i  think of it. You'd want to  stop a messenger pigeon.
Surely catching a pigeon would stop it?

Yes,  but  it is extra effort. stopping is sufficient. (So  why  the  nets?)Confused
All that is explained in the lyric (Nab him, Jab him, Tab him, Grab him). Unless of course that is a metaphor for the suppression of the free exchange of ideas perpetrated by an oppressive... Nah, it's about stopping a pigeon. LOL
Ah, you see nabbing and grabbing are surely the same as catching. That just proves my point.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 03 2013 at 12:36
Originally posted by Chris S Chris S wrote:


Originally posted by progbethyname progbethyname wrote:

Originally posted by Dean Dean wrote:

Your wish granted:


 

what that all means is anyone's guess LOL


Thank you very much Sir Dean!!
Match of the day could belong on the ABACAB album!! Wow. Demo sessions? Sheesh they wanted to go commercial with that one.

Sheeesh.....they could have left the stuff in the vault, so nice to have most of it on the archive set. Clearly not album material and no none of the songs would have made ABACABSleepy Not good enough. Great to have the material anyway the OP's question....the song is about friggin PigeonsThumbs Up


Hey man. You like ABACAB? What's your feeling on that one?
Gimmie my headphones now!!! 🎧🤣
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 03 2013 at 17:37
^ Love it and the way Genesis evolved. No prog band quite like them.Maybe it was my age growing up with the band and lets face it the 80's was in retrospect and incredible but odd decade. ABACAB was bold and yes more commercial, so whatSmile

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 03 2013 at 19:10
I really like the EP,  Nice to have three more songs with Hackett after Wind And Wuthering.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 06 2013 at 06:36
So, did Tubes ever give his spin on what the song is about ??
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 06 2013 at 12:39
Originally posted by Tom Ozric Tom Ozric wrote:

So, did Tubes ever give his spin on what the song is about ??




Oooooooh gotta love those tubes! My guess is that he may feel its about post apocalyptic birds trying to take over the planet. I could be wrong. :)
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