nonono that is exactly the wrong thing to focus on, by this mindset you are adding to the problem, you should be focusing on the part "and not enough love to go around" and by your love to your fellow man, you will solve all problems.
@@jokerguycz yeah and you are one of those guys, who go to a war with a knife... People like you are the fn problem!!! If someone is causing problems, tell em! But I guess that could offend or hurt feelings... -.-
Finding myself listening to this song again these days. Scary how accurate the lyrics are even so many years later and especially during the last days!
"There's too many men, too many people making too many problems, and not much love to go round..." So very right!!! Thirty-six years on...sadly the lyrics still make sense.
if anything the world is infinitely dumber (smart phones make stupid people) and the current crop of baddies are a joke compared to the past, yet we act like and buy into it being the worst of times. Humanity is so fucking stupid.
I will never forget when I saw this video in 1986, but I never imagined that in april 2024 we would live in a Land of Confusion, this masterpiece came true..
It's also a massive problem when people think they know how to make it right but it just creates more issues when they try to force others to comply. Current culture wars come to mind.
Phil Collins' generation is still alive but as long as there's bad people it'll never be put right I think that every generation has at one time or another say that line
Heard this for first time since I was a kid in about 1990, and THAT line was the one that really stood out to me too. But at least there was hope back then - there's none right now, and aww man do we need a 'hero' to come along...
I‘m so thankful that I grow up in the 80‘s with this powerful music! At this time i thought, music like this is normal and it will go on like this forever. Now i know, that this were special times with very special, everlasting music.
You and me both. Same age, and I was really disturbed by this video when I was a kid. I always thought maybe when I grew up, it wouldn't be so scary. Now I can laugh about it, but it's still scary.
Such excellent, iconic 80's imagery. Miss those times so much it hurts. Nothing like the 1980's. ......and Prince eating his own tongue like a hotdog is pure art.
I just saw that Genesis retired, yesterday (26/03/22) Genesis played their last show in London. I love Genesis and this song so much!! We're in a land of confusion!! Thank you Genesis for all.
One of the most iconic music videos of all time,right up there with Smooth Criminal and Thriller and spitting image was one of the best things on tv back then.
LYRICS; I must've dreamed a thousand dreams Been haunted by a million screams But i can hear the marching feet They're moving into the street. Now did you read the news today They say the danger's gone away But i can see the fire's still alight There burning into the night. There's too many men Too many people Making too many problems And not much love to go round Can't you see This is a land of confusion. This is the world we live in And these are the hands we're given Use them and let's start trying To make it a place worth living in. Ooh superman where are you now When everything's gone wrong somehow The men of steel, the men of power Are losing control by the hour. This is the time This is the place So we look for the future But there's not much love to go round Tell me…
Lyrics: I must've dreamed a thousand dreams Been haunted by a million screams But I can hear the marching feet They're moving into the street Now did you read the news today? They say the danger's gone away But I can see the fire's still alight Burning into the night There's too many men Too many people Making too many problems And not much love to go 'round Can't you see this is a land of confusion? Ooh this is the world we live in (Oh-oh-oh) And these are the hands we're given (Oh-oh-oh) Use them and let's start trying (Oh-oh-oh) To make it a place worth living in Ooh Superman, where are you now? When everything's gone wrong somehow The men of steel, men of power Are losing control by the hour This is the time, this is the place So we look for the future But there's not much love to go 'round Tell me why, this is a land of confusion This is the world we live in (Oh-oh-oh) And these are the hands we're given (Oh-oh-oh) Use them and let's start trying (Oh-oh-oh) To make it a place worth living in I remember long ago Ooh, when the sun was shining Yes and the stars were bright All through the night And the sound of your laughter As I held you tight So long ago I won't be coming home tonight My generation will put it right We're not just making promises That we know, we'll never keep Too many men There's too many people Making too many problems And not much love to go 'round Can't you see this is a land of confusion? Now this is the world we live in (Oh-oh-oh) And these are the hands we're given (Oh-oh-oh) Use them and let's start trying (Oh-oh-oh) To make it a place worth fighting for This is the world we live in (Oh-oh-oh) And these are the names we're given (Oh-oh-oh) Stand up and let's start showing (Oh-oh-oh) Just where our lives are going to
I'd argue that this era of Genesis was part of the decline of the group. This is a pop song by Phil Collins and band. Although a big fan of Genesis including 4 post-Gabriel albums, I walked out of the Invisible Touch tour gig at Wembley when it dawned on me how dire the music was becoming - not all of it, but most tracks. The subsequent album was worse. More worthless than timeless, IMO.
Yep, I remember the first time I watched this video I was recovering from a nose surgery, it was so disturbing that I actually thought it had been some kind of hallucination produced by the anesthesia. I love this song, I love Phil Collins' voice but I truly hate this video.
As a kid in the 80’s, the design of the puppets always scared me. Today, I absolutely friggin love this song, the arrangement is fantastic as well as the lyrics. Truly love Phil Collins.
While I've heard the song plenty of times this is the first time I've seen the music video. Often I listen to music without really thinking too much about the lyrics, but listening to them along with the music video really put them and the theme into focus. Clearly people were just as skeptical about their leaders then as they are now, and clearly totalitarianism was just as big of a threat then as now. It's eerie how the issues this song highlights seem just as relevant today, but what disturbed me a little was the following verse: I won't be coming home tonight My generation will put it right We're not just making promises That we know we'll never keep They've not managed to put it right, we still face large societal challenges and issues, perhaps even bigger problems with environmental issues and an aging population. A part of me thinks it's demoralizing, are we destined to suffer the same fate, struggling for change just to see the same challenges in 40 years? Or what the more optimistic part of me believes: They faced challenges and societal issues and made change and pushed progress, things got better although all problems weren't solved.
*This song should be played in the headphones of all at the united nations, especially the line, there's too many men, too many people making too many problems and not much love to go around*
Come on, the puppetry in this is goddamn outstanding. So many different puppets, so geniusly designed, and decently animated. The number of those puppets I think is what amazes me the most. These aren't drawings, you can't easily come up with them on the spot according to necessity, you gotta draw them, build them, perform, and some of them are only on screen for fractions of a second.
To be fair, only two of these puppets had to be made for this video specifically (two of the band members), the rest was taken from the Spitting Image show
just heard it on radio after years no listening to it , up loud i was pretty impressed by the drum programming and oomf the sounds have . hope it was phil collins himself doing the drum programming , would be cool , the kick drum is very cool
I totally agree with you, I'm glad I'm not the only one that can see that, I wish more people would speak out, it's like a conspiracy of silence nowadays, nobody wants to tell it like it is, this society we live in is an even bigger confused and directionless mess now than it was in the 1980's when this was in the charts, at least back then we still had some semblance of a plot, now it's like the plot has been thrown in the bin. The only thing that is saving society from going under and into total anarchy today is the technology, mobiles, internet etc, which even the poorest can afford, unlike decades ago when such technology was something you had to be a Yuppie or very wealthy in some other way to afford, having access to this greater technology is helping us to cope with all the even bigger complications we face nowadays, although I suspect that this technology is a double edged sword and can work just as much against us as for us.
John, the technology is the reason why the powerful ones are pulling our strings and making us deaf and blind. Anarchy is the only way to save human kind.
Temazo de 1986, como siempre phill con su voz espectacular y junto a genesis hicieron esta melodia que a mi juicio es una de las mejores de la decada de los 80s.
The story I heard was that the spitting image lot had to make a new puppet out of phil Collins because the old puppet didn't have eyes, because the old phil puppet was always crying into his arms and was "so sad". Then they thought, well we already have the old puppet might as well have him pop up in the background and have him do a bit of drumming where the audience can't notice that the puppet don't have eyes.
I liked the part where the guy is putting ketcup on his tongue and Reagan gets hit on the head by Nancy. Today's politicians are more dangerous than the 80's ones were.
@@borinakoune1803 I like that scene as well. I think the puppet was the artist "Prince". I never got if that scene had any deeper meaning, "we are eating our own words" Todays politicians are not more dangerous than the 80's ones were, their evils are just more out in the open and the peoples outrage is nonexistant. We have 24-7 news which makes secrets impossible, but makes the people in a constant state of blasèd jadedness. Believe you me the evils of most politicians in the 80's is still 30-35 years later the main cause of our troubles.
@@borinakoune1803 i wouldn't consider them more dangerous, it's that everyone as a whole moved more to the right Today's democrats are yesterdays Republicans
This world was always the Land of Confusion, we just didn't see it until a few years ago. I'm amazed that some of the greatest songs from the 80s gave so much detail about the world we were completely oblivious about. But the good part is that now most people can see it and want it to change, so now we are on the right path.
Then again it's so easy to sit back, fault pick, offer no solutions just sing about problems. Meanwhile raking in cash by the million, sitting in their Ivory Tower(s), offering nothing but cynicism.
The visuals aren't too disturbing to me. For those who aren't aware, the video was made by the producers of a British satirical show called Spitting Image - which used latex puppets to mock politicians and celebrities of the time. It was a running joke that Reagan was so 'out of it' that he could hit the 'nuke' button by mistake at any time.
This song with video clip and the message it brings, is still (30 years later) so true as in the year this song came out. Verry much like this song and never grows old :D
As a student of political science, this song has never hit harder than now as I look back at the historical context and our current world. They haven't learnt much since then and the lyrics were always right. Too many people making too many problems...
*Land of confusion* *Genesis* *31 October 1986* I must've dreamed a thousand dreams Been haunted by a million screams I can hear the marching feet They're moving into the street. Now did you read the news today They say the danger's gone away But I can see the fire's still alight Burning into the night. Too many men Too many people Making too many problems And not much love to go round Can't you see This is a land of confusion. This is the world we live in And these are the hands we're given Use them and let's start trying To make it a place worth living in. Superman where are you now When everything's gone wrong somehow The men of steel, men of power Are losing control by the hour. This is the time This is the place So we look for the future But there's not much love to go round Tell me why, this is a land of confusion. This is the world we live in And these are the hands we're given Use them and let's start trying To make it a place worth living in. I remember long ago When the sun was shining The stars were bright All through the night And the sound of your laughter As I held you tight So long ago I won't be coming home tonight My generation will put it right We're not just making promises That we know, we'll never keep. Too many men Too many people Making too many problems And not much love to go round Can't you see This is a land of confusion. This is the world we live in And these are the hands we're given Use them and let's start trying To make it a place worth fighting for. This is the world we live in And these are the names we're given Stand up and let's start showing Just where our lives are going to.
Not quite, as the hit album this came off of: Invisible Touch was released in June and was the first single off of the album! Also they played it live at their gigs before single/album came out + Recorded October 1985-February 1986 at their own home studio in England- Surrey which I have been to as well! 😀
Eu amo essa música. Meu pai ouvia ela no meu tempo de criança... E eu comprei o DVD do álbum dela. É bom demais. A melhor parte dessa música fica nos 2:40 uma obra de arte
Mainly because back then, they could get away with so much more than they can now. I mean you only need to listen to Never Met A Nice South African to get what I mean. That’s one of my complaints about modern comedy, too much of the same fecking jokes that will appease the snowflakes and SJWs.
It was better to a certain extent. Anything with 80s celebs wasn't really that funny. The funniest skits in my opinion are the government and the royal family
@@saltheirishgit Spitting Image though wasn't actually racist, sexist or homophobic. It did what all good satirical comedy should do. Hit up, not down. The problem is that these days those, who we should be ridiculing, are the ones in charge of the media.
I just saw the version of this by "Disturbed" and I'm feeling very, very sad because nothing at all has really changed has it? I bought this when it came out (I'm 47 now) and my 20 year old son is living in a world that's no different than it was back in 1989 when I was 20. When the Berlin wall fell my dad was full of hope that our generation would be the one that saw a world at peace but now I think it won't happen in my son's lifetime or for that matter his children's if and when they come along. I bet someone could release this in 2043 (when my lad will be 47) and it will STILL be totally relevant. What a crying shame.
We are making slow progress with medicine, science, crimefighting and peace. It's hard to say how much of the enviroment can be saved but there are definitely hopes there too. Sure, there will always be too many people making too many problems so it can be hard to be hopefull.
Amen brother. Same age and I agree. If anything, it's worse today? Gadgets and Internet is better, but that's about all. Employers treat us like dirt, nobody can trust our Leaders.. I do worry about the future for our kids?
I doubt it will be relevant in 2043. At that point in human history mankind will look back, yearning for the era of peace. Enjoy while you can. The clock is ticking.
"Too many people making too many problems" - the single quote relevant throughout the ages. I'd honestly love to see a 2019 version of it, with no punches pulled.
@IcIcle As awesome as their cover was, a 14-year old song is hardly "new". And what I meant is not even a new version of the song, but more a '19 version of the videoclip, showcading our current "too many people making too many problems".
It feels relavant today
Like We Didn't Start The Fire, also.
You should listen to "Crossfire" by German rockband Scorpions off of their 1984 album "Love At First Sting". Its lyrics are also relevant to this day.
very relevant , other heads ..
Yeah, the same bleeding azz libs voting for communism. 40 years later.
this song will stay relevant unless we change the way we give certain corperations and individuals too much power
For me, still one of the best songs of the 80’s
Patrick Bateman certainly agreed with you on that.
"too many people making too many problems" Damn right!!!! One of the best songs ever....
nonono that is exactly the wrong thing to focus on, by this mindset you are adding to the problem, you should be focusing on the part "and not enough love to go around" and by your love to your fellow man, you will solve all problems.
@@jokerguycz yeah and you are one of those guys, who go to a war with a knife...
People like you are the fn problem!!!
If someone is causing problems, tell em! But I guess that could offend or hurt feelings... -.-
@@chrisbee9643 No, god is the problem and all of this is the consequence!
@@esteelvauce7288 they are part of the "to many people making to many problems" part of the song. ;)
The saddest part about this song is that it doesn´t matter when you hear it, things are still the same :(
This Should be The Number 1 Hit for 2024 . We are in a Total. LAND OF CONFUSION !
World of Confusion more like 😀
Total world
Video a bit obscure!!!
Listen to the lyrics!!!!!
There's no confusion if you know who rules this world.
The lyrics of this song are very LOUD & CLEAR. The world we live in now is in total confusion
amen brother. Time for the "leaders" to grab a pair and do something about it!!
Relax dude. The confusion is in your mind.
Finding myself listening to this song again these days. Scary how accurate the lyrics are even so many years later and especially during the last days!
Other than the lyrics, the song is super catchy.
Free Ukraine! Sława Ukrainie!
Gran pezzo dei migliori Genesis!!!!!
This one and _Russians_ by Sting.
@@kasperchristensen8416 Yes, You both are right!
"There's too many men, too many people making too many problems, and not much love to go round..." So very right!!! Thirty-six years on...sadly the lyrics still make sense.
" We didn´t start the Fire.."
Then start loving more
Never more so 😥
All this time i thought it was "and Not much logic around"
They'll always make sense.
37 years later Spitting Image is still a thing and the world has not learnt anything from its mistakes
if anything the world is infinitely dumber (smart phones make stupid people) and the current crop of baddies are a joke compared to the past, yet we act like and buy into it being the worst of times. Humanity is so fucking stupid.
Does it ever?
Didn't realise Spitting Image was still a thing. The horror, the horror.
Agreed 100%
Same thought.
I will never forget when I saw this video in 1986, but I never imagined that in april 2024 we would live in a Land of Confusion, this masterpiece came true..
totaly agreed with u.
Maybe thé fear is not terrorisme , but Politics is the scaryest.
Man we all live in lands of confusions and wrong causes,but wait we must winn rhem
I miss the 80’s……
@@Timbo6669 Imagine the BC and BCE times then AD,, how beautiful the world is once
rightly said, especially after the plandemic covid, suddenly the cold war was on full steam, orchestrated by these too many men...
'The men of steel, the men of power are losing control by the hour.' Sadly accurate in 2023...
2024 and soon 2025 too😂
"My generation will put it right. We are not just making promises that we know will never keep. " Yeah, about that....
Ciao...by..gio..sss..primo..miami..florida..ciaoo
It's also a massive problem when people think they know how to make it right but it just creates more issues when they try to force others to comply. Current culture wars come to mind.
Phil Collins' generation is still alive but as long as there's bad people it'll never be put right
I think that every generation has at one time or another say that line
Heard this for first time since I was a kid in about 1990, and THAT line was the one that really stood out to me too. But at least there was hope back then - there's none right now, and aww man do we need a 'hero' to come along...
@@nicktaylor8032Jesus Christus 💒✝️✨
This music video use to creep me out as a kid 😬but today it’s a work of art 👏🏽
This is the coolest music video I've ever seen in my 54 laps around the sun
Thats a heck of a cool way to tell your age, Imma be using this further on
The perfect song for this "time of confusion".
Same here same here!!
Disturbed version is slightly better
Is time of confusion since the beginning. Lol
Yea it's all just to true that it seems sinnister that they even told us
Jes
As a kid I was scared by the visuals.
As an adult it's the lyrics.
me too. The puppets where very scary.
wow. we live in a society moment.
both are too true for comfort
if you knew how to understand symbolism, you would be more afraid.
And your Name is Mobutu😁
The most truthful music video of the late 20th century!
3:39 - 3:47 yeah, about that....
I‘m so thankful that I grow up in the 80‘s with this powerful music! At this time i thought, music like this is normal and it will go on like this forever. Now i know, that this were special times with very special, everlasting music.
Well said! I wish I got to grow up in that decade!!
There's great music and crap music in every decade.
This song has been my mind lately with what’s been going on.
me too, buddy... me too
same!
yep, more accurate now than ever!
Just out of the blue I've been singing it in my head all day today...
Look at this version(if you never seen): th-cam.com/video/YV4oYkIeGJc/w-d-xo.html
The expressivity of the characters is absolutely outstanding
Creepy
one of the best music videos ever made.
It continues being a land of confusion.
david garione : You right david, it is def. the land of confusion, unfortunately. Lets hope all will be sorted, "Sad Face" but I doubt it :-(
Now Its a World of cofusion
100% one of the best music videos of all time.
one of millions of it
I’m 40 years old and this still freaks me out.
Ha,ha,ha, I'm 73 and it still freaks me out !
Because the lyrics are even more relevant these days.
You and me both. Same age, and I was really disturbed by this video when I was a kid. I always thought maybe when I grew up, it wouldn't be so scary. Now I can laugh about it, but it's still scary.
сынок, мне полтинник))
I m 17 and love this song
Immer noch aktuell, auch in 2024.
Such excellent, iconic 80's imagery. Miss those times so much it hurts. Nothing like the 1980's. ......and Prince eating his own tongue like a hotdog is pure art.
Feets ?
Pete Townshend's nose makes me happy
@jn4756But many, many people who lived then feel that too. It was simply a better time in general.
I first heard this song when I was 15. But in today's times it somehow fits more and more as time goes on.
The relevance of it is constant. It was always like that, blind fools.
Planned Global Agendas
I just saw that Genesis retired, yesterday (26/03/22) Genesis played their last show in London. I love Genesis and this song so much!! We're in a land of confusion!! Thank you Genesis for all.
Very sad.
One of the most iconic music videos of all time,right up there with Smooth Criminal and Thriller and spitting image was one of the best things on tv back then.
I still feel like this song is so relevant today. We truly do live in a land of confusion
i am 14 years old, german and i LOVE this song. I heard it with my father and... i still love it... Great song! ☺
Hier auch!Einfach ein Meisterwerk
Hör dir mal die Version von Disturbed an.
@@Chillmatik genesis version>Disturbed version
👍
ok now try to handle early Genesis...
LYRICS;
I must've dreamed a thousand dreams
Been haunted by a million screams
But i can hear the marching feet
They're moving into the street.
Now did you read the news today
They say the danger's gone away
But i can see the fire's still alight
There burning into the night.
There's too many men
Too many people
Making too many problems
And not much love to go round
Can't you see
This is a land of confusion.
This is the world we live in
And these are the hands we're given
Use them and let's start trying
To make it a place worth living in.
Ooh superman where are you now
When everything's gone wrong somehow
The men of steel, the men of power
Are losing control by the hour.
This is the time
This is the place
So we look for the future
But there's not much love to go round
Tell me…
thank you for the lyrics
Thank you so much
Il en manque une partie.
this is never outdated
daily more current than ever
and what does mankind learn from it? Nothing. It wants to perish.
timeless lyrics. sad but true.
No that was metallica
Lyrics:
I must've dreamed a thousand dreams
Been haunted by a million screams
But I can hear the marching feet
They're moving into the street
Now did you read the news today?
They say the danger's gone away
But I can see the fire's still alight
Burning into the night
There's too many men
Too many people
Making too many problems
And not much love to go 'round
Can't you see this is a land of confusion?
Ooh this is the world we live in (Oh-oh-oh)
And these are the hands we're given (Oh-oh-oh)
Use them and let's start trying (Oh-oh-oh)
To make it a place worth living in
Ooh Superman, where are you now?
When everything's gone wrong somehow
The men of steel, men of power
Are losing control by the hour
This is the time, this is the place
So we look for the future
But there's not much love to go 'round
Tell me why, this is a land of confusion
This is the world we live in (Oh-oh-oh)
And these are the hands we're given (Oh-oh-oh)
Use them and let's start trying (Oh-oh-oh)
To make it a place worth living in
I remember long ago
Ooh, when the sun was shining
Yes and the stars were bright
All through the night
And the sound of your laughter
As I held you tight
So long ago
I won't be coming home tonight
My generation will put it right
We're not just making promises
That we know, we'll never keep
Too many men
There's too many people
Making too many problems
And not much love to go 'round
Can't you see this is a land of confusion?
Now this is the world we live in (Oh-oh-oh)
And these are the hands we're given (Oh-oh-oh)
Use them and let's start trying (Oh-oh-oh)
To make it a place worth fighting for
This is the world we live in (Oh-oh-oh)
And these are the names we're given (Oh-oh-oh)
Stand up and let's start showing (Oh-oh-oh)
Just where our lives are going to
2021: it matches…. 😤
2022: still a match
thank you. I am Japanese. Sting's "Russians" brought me here. I understand the meaning of this song in your lyrics.
yeah, did you notice the Bill Clinton look a like ?
@@kaori-himawari How awesome, this song has universal meaning, I think it deserves world wide attention and recognition.
A timeless song like many others by Genesis.
By Disturbed*
I'd argue that this era of Genesis was part of the decline of the group. This is a pop song by Phil Collins and band. Although a big fan of Genesis including 4 post-Gabriel albums, I walked out of the Invisible Touch tour gig at Wembley when it dawned on me how dire the music was becoming - not all of it, but most tracks. The subsequent album was worse. More worthless than timeless, IMO.
@@vitorananias2353 disturbed? Originally by Genesis!
It still rings true in 2024
very much so
It'll ring true in 2124
*Phil Collins is in a league of his own! 100% pure talent! Voice, drums, writing, he does it all!! He is a gift from God!🙏*
Dude did wanders for tarzan!
Too much. Tune it down
Steffi is going on Brenton Ellis
Gift from what now?
@@Zastrutzki Jesus H Christ.
Even after so many years, this clip is still nightmare material.
Yep, I remember the first time I watched this video I was recovering from a nose surgery, it was so disturbing that I actually thought it had been some kind of hallucination produced by the anesthesia. I love this song, I love Phil Collins' voice but I truly hate this video.
@@poisonjjivy i saw it on MTV when i was a little kid and I was confused and terrified
@@poisonjjivy haha omg I can imagine:)
Best Video ever🤪🤪🤪😂😂
Its funny, I was very easy to scare as a kid, but I loved this video
Most important message to human kind: nothing changes. Same shit, different year.
Yep....nothing new under the sun.
I agree
Nothing changes unless people do something to make it change.
Nothing changes but music.
That's what happens when you give up your government and culture to different ((people))
Шедевр, просто нет слов..Фил,ты просто супер на все времена.Создать такой клип в те времена это на веки
it's frightening how these lyrics are still accurate in today's world...
Youre very easily scared. I suggest you see a therapist
Eh, through the whole human history... :)
Didnt find to god , he is love , humans are evil.
👍👍👍
I am at 51 i worship genesis and phil David charles Collins one ov my favourite artists ever genius and ledgend his vocals are perfection ❤❤❤❤
As a kid in the 80’s, the design of the puppets always scared me. Today, I absolutely friggin love this song, the arrangement is fantastic as well as the lyrics. Truly love Phil Collins.
me too with those puppets
i was scared
Always thought that I am the only one who was scared
Me too!!!! 🤣 (Could never see til the end... scary!) 😂
They still look frightening
watching them in 2023 I don't think there is any cgi better than those puppets, it's a fucking amazing work
While I've heard the song plenty of times this is the first time I've seen the music video. Often I listen to music without really thinking too much about the lyrics, but listening to them along with the music video really put them and the theme into focus. Clearly people were just as skeptical about their leaders then as they are now, and clearly totalitarianism was just as big of a threat then as now. It's eerie how the issues this song highlights seem just as relevant today, but what disturbed me a little was the following verse:
I won't be coming home tonight
My generation will put it right
We're not just making promises
That we know we'll never keep
They've not managed to put it right, we still face large societal challenges and issues, perhaps even bigger problems with environmental issues and an aging population. A part of me thinks it's demoralizing, are we destined to suffer the same fate, struggling for change just to see the same challenges in 40 years? Or what the more optimistic part of me believes: They faced challenges and societal issues and made change and pushed progress, things got better although all problems weren't solved.
Oh my beloved 80's.... 😢
*This song should be played in the headphones of all at the united nations, especially the line, there's too many men, too many people making too many problems and not much love to go around*
do u read quran ,
Nothing changed over the last 35 years, this nightmare never ended.
It's just beginning 2020
derhallofrosch Don’t be ridiculous, things have changed - they’ve gotten worse
Of course not, even the people who wrote this Genius song, ironically, fight for more and more confusing times and lands.
Yes absolut.
@@sarahclifford2442 You had to jinx it.
Diesen tollen Song sollte man in diesen Zeiten 24 Stunden im Radio spielen… !!
Come on, the puppetry in this is goddamn outstanding. So many different puppets, so geniusly designed, and decently animated.
The number of those puppets I think is what amazes me the most. These aren't drawings, you can't easily come up with them on the spot according to necessity, you gotta draw them, build them, perform, and some of them are only on screen for fractions of a second.
man i wish they brought spitting image back
Yeah, they are great works of art and craft
@@Victor-jx7lt they did last year
To be fair, only two of these puppets had to be made for this video specifically (two of the band members), the rest was taken from the Spitting Image show
This song was ahead of its time ❤😢
just heard it on radio after years no listening to it , up loud i was pretty impressed by the drum programming and oomf the sounds have . hope it was phil collins himself doing the drum programming , would be cool , the kick drum is very cool
Toda la vida fue igual, nunca cambiarnos!
it's timeless.
And so is your comment.
This song is still so relevant.. This is still a land of confusion in 2016..
totally agree...
spot on if this goes on the worlds people will suffer again under the dispute's of a few egocentric assholes!
I totally agree with you, I'm glad I'm not the only one that can see that, I wish more people would speak out, it's like a conspiracy of silence nowadays, nobody wants to tell it like it is, this society we live in is an even bigger confused and directionless mess now than it was in the 1980's when this was in the charts, at least back then we still had some semblance of a plot, now it's like the plot has been thrown in the bin.
The only thing that is saving society from going under and into total anarchy today is the technology, mobiles, internet etc, which even the poorest can afford, unlike decades ago when such technology was something you had to be a Yuppie or very wealthy in some other way to afford, having access to this greater technology is helping us to cope with all the even bigger complications we face nowadays, although I suspect that this technology is a double edged sword and can work just as much against us as for us.
oh yeas
John, the technology is the reason why the powerful ones are pulling our strings and making us deaf and blind. Anarchy is the only way to save human kind.
This is MUSIC, my friends. Not like the trash today.
Temazo de 1986, como siempre phill con su voz espectacular y junto a genesis hicieron esta melodia que a mi juicio es una de las mejores de la decada de los 80s.
Siiii👏
👍😀
😊Totalmente, es una super pieza
De chiquito uno le da miedo las imágenes
Ya de adulto ya te da miedo cada lírica
Beautiful example of a song who's original and remake were both perfectly unique and can be listened to back to back
One of the few BEST MOST POWERFUL songs out there... Everything about this song... TO BAD not many people listen
Love it so much 💜
This is really too good for our world) one of the best songs in the whole world. The best by words.
I really miss the times when I was playing in my room as a child while mom was cleaning the household listening to Genesis or Phil in general.
And that's why music is so great, it takes you back there.
X2
Collins' vocs & drums cuts the whole mix through! Real virtuoso!🎸🥁🎹🎙👍👏
2:17 - I always liked that little nudge to the audience, that there are 2 Phil's puppets - one singing and one drumming.
Lol, never noticed that before!
The story I heard was that the spitting image lot had to make a new puppet out of phil Collins because the old puppet didn't have eyes, because the old phil puppet was always crying into his arms and was "so sad". Then they thought, well we already have the old puppet might as well have him pop up in the background and have him do a bit of drumming where the audience can't notice that the puppet don't have eyes.
I liked the part where the guy is putting ketcup on his tongue and Reagan gets hit on the head by Nancy. Today's politicians are more dangerous than the 80's ones were.
@@borinakoune1803 I like that scene as well. I think the puppet was the artist "Prince". I never got if that scene had any deeper meaning, "we are eating our own words"
Todays politicians are not more dangerous than the 80's ones were, their evils are just more out in the open and the peoples outrage is nonexistant. We have 24-7 news which makes secrets impossible, but makes the people in a constant state of blasèd jadedness. Believe you me the evils of most politicians in the 80's is still 30-35 years later the main cause of our troubles.
@@borinakoune1803 i wouldn't consider them more dangerous, it's that everyone as a whole moved more to the right
Today's democrats are yesterdays Republicans
This world was always the Land of Confusion, we just didn't see it until a few years ago. I'm amazed that some of the greatest songs from the 80s gave so much detail about the world we were completely oblivious about.
But the good part is that now most people can see it and want it to change, so now we are on the right path.
The lyrics are so on point. Unfortunately this song will be relevant until the end. Love you all.
Then again it's so easy to sit back, fault pick, offer no solutions just sing about problems. Meanwhile raking in cash by the million, sitting in their Ivory Tower(s), offering nothing but cynicism.
Yes, the end could be when the Nuke button will be pressed accidentaly...
The end......is near.
@@grenville64 well they are singers. Nowdays, anyone can spread a message about today problems, it's just harder to fix them.
Director: "How much nightmare level the video should have?"
Genesis: "max"
The puppets are from a show called spitting image, It has over 10 seasons
Yes
@@billclinton3862 holy crap, when i was a kid i just thought Phil went to a lot of trouble for that film clip
@@billclinton3862 doesn't mean it's not terrifying. I love this song, but always minimise the video.
In these Covid times I put this song before my sleep.😂
This song is more relevant than ever.
This Synth-Bass Rhythm kills me every time. It’s gold!
This video clip is absolute fantastic. The puppets are amazing.
Still love this song in 2016!
Brings me back to the good old days!
Big like.
& not much luv 2 go round???
listen the disturbed cover
:))))))))
@@eclairsama6938 Still love it in 2021 :D
Love it in 2022
The visuals are more disturbing than disturbed. Imagine the disturbed song w these visuals.
+Vaas Montenegro YES
And replace the eighties leaders with modern ones. Potential gold there.
The visuals aren't too disturbing to me. For those who aren't aware, the video was made by the producers of a British satirical show called Spitting Image - which used latex puppets to mock politicians and celebrities of the time. It was a running joke that Reagan was so 'out of it' that he could hit the 'nuke' button by mistake at any time.
That is actually a pretty good idea
What a Classic..... no words..... incredible melody and clip.....
And... SO ACTUAL
Its true,hi from Ukraine
Words still relevant today and will be in another 30 years no doubt.
This is my 8 year old son's favourite song and video. Yes!!! I was a kid of the 80's!
Tjisi is my favorite song and i' am 13 year old
my favorite song of this band. Phil is great
oh wow, I cant believe a song I known so well, for so long...had never seen the video till now..!!
I remember when it came out.
The beginning of MTV, in the 80`s.
Shit, am I getting old???
No never (I'm 29 )
It was not the "beginning of MTV".
MTV began 5 years before this song and video was released.
Pacero I was five or six years old I guess. If this might be a help for you: I'm asking this myself, too.
Pacero MTV now is very shit .
Yes. Me too... 😁
This was epic song in the 80's.... LONG LIVE THE 80'S ❤
kkkk
...and it is still an epic song today. Probably will ever be!
Adoro a voz desse carequinha phillcolins
"Superman where are you now?" Damn good question.
Probably refers to Jesus Christ.
Cashing in in Hollywood
he has been battling entities from the sixth dimension. coming back to third now
He's in the white house :-) draining the evil swamp!
Killed off by Doomsday.
One of the best songs of the 80s with one of the absolute weirdest music videos of the 80s.
definitely
Shit song. Great video
It's called Spitting Image it was a program that took the pee out of everyone.
Good music ,1990s tanga taakudyamari
Baba vaiva nayo tisati tati pfee
This is not a song…it’s an incredible forecast!!!
Well what he sings about was the past, present and future. We're animals, we'll never change.
Nos vamos todos a tomar por el culo, con ésta gentuza que gobierna el mundo. Que pena habiendo para todos.GENESIS O APOCALIPSIS TOTAL.
I would say it's a commentary that's ever valid.
DIE BESTEN DER BESTEN ( Kreis der OFFIZIERE / UND Feldjäger / Personenschützer ) DIE BESTEN WIR MACHEN AUCH HAUSBESUCHE
still relevant today
Jak byłem dzieckiem bałem się tego teledysku ale utwór świetny🔥
This song with video clip and the message it brings, is still (30 years later) so true as in the year this song came out.
Verry much like this song and never grows old :D
What do you say reagan at the beginning? Por favor.
As a student of political science, this song has never hit harder than now as I look back at the historical context and our current world.
They haven't learnt much since then and the lyrics were always right.
Too many people making too many problems...
Love the spitting image puppets. It’s fun to spot everyone in the background. The song is amazing.
Oh, Superman, where are you now?
A great song and one of the best music videos ever made. A classic.
2022 now it's a whole World of Confusion. Stay strong everyone. LOVE, POWER and HOPE to you all out there!!! ❤💪❤
Thank you Michelle. God bless you 🙏💙
❤
Thank you so much ❤️✌️
And Jesus Christ
oh the Reagen look a like, the Clinton look a like, the Queen look a like
*Land of confusion*
*Genesis*
*31 October 1986*
I must've dreamed a thousand dreams
Been haunted by a million screams
I can hear the marching feet
They're moving into the street.
Now did you read the news today
They say the danger's gone away
But I can see the fire's still alight
Burning into the night.
Too many men
Too many people
Making too many problems
And not much love to go round
Can't you see
This is a land of confusion.
This is the world we live in
And these are the hands we're given
Use them and let's start trying
To make it a place worth living in.
Superman where are you now
When everything's gone wrong somehow
The men of steel, men of power
Are losing control by the hour.
This is the time
This is the place
So we look for the future
But there's not much love to go round
Tell me why, this is a land of confusion.
This is the world we live in
And these are the hands we're given
Use them and let's start trying
To make it a place worth living in.
I remember long ago
When the sun was shining
The stars were bright
All through the night
And the sound of your laughter
As I held you tight
So long ago
I won't be coming home tonight
My generation will put it right
We're not just making promises
That we know, we'll never keep.
Too many men
Too many people
Making too many problems
And not much love to go round
Can't you see
This is a land of confusion.
This is the world we live in
And these are the hands we're given
Use them and let's start trying
To make it a place worth fighting for.
This is the world we live in
And these are the names we're given
Stand up and let's start showing
Just where our lives are going to.
Not quite, as the hit album this came off of: Invisible Touch was released in June and was the first single off of the album!
Also they played it live at their gigs before single/album came out + Recorded October 1985-February 1986 at their own home studio in England- Surrey which I have been to as well! 😀
One of the best videos in history.
Isn't it? I sort of feel bad that I had to watch it twice before I realized that was Ronald Reagan though...
Mr Mattemoe yes
Bella Rocco!
RoccoSoundTube #no just fucked up xD music is good though
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Camilo asestó
from Brazil
There will never be artists like these anymore....
Why do songs preach? Nobody practices?
Gotta love baseless comments...
I’m 16 but this is my favorite song!! It’s very relevant and I hope that the songs today are much like this. ❤️❤️ I wish I lived in the 80s ☹️
So cute you will be more than 40 years old now, respect your 2000 Ager
Feets ?
man of steel losing control by the hour, hey, the bill clinton look a like
Solo culturalmente
Ti..assicuro..che..erano..gli..anni..migliori..ciao..by...gio..sss..primo..music..company..Milano.italy..ciao...
This song is timeless..
actors are changing, but the mess is the same.
Eu amo essa música. Meu pai ouvia ela no meu tempo de criança... E eu comprei o DVD do álbum dela. É bom demais. A melhor parte dessa música fica nos 2:40 uma obra de arte
One of the greatest songs ever made!
And the video is just brilliant.
Funny how much better Spitting Image was made back in the days, compared to now.
Mainly because back then, they could get away with so much more than they can now. I mean you only need to listen to Never Met A Nice South African to get what I mean. That’s one of my complaints about modern comedy, too much of the same fecking jokes that will appease the snowflakes and SJWs.
I was thinking exactly the same
It was better to a certain extent. Anything with 80s celebs wasn't really that funny. The funniest skits in my opinion are the government and the royal family
@@masterknife8423 Like this. th-cam.com/video/o8ARUVXQQHM/w-d-xo.html
@@saltheirishgit Spitting Image though wasn't actually racist, sexist or homophobic. It did what all good satirical comedy should do. Hit up, not down. The problem is that these days those, who we should be ridiculing, are the ones in charge of the media.
I just saw the version of this by "Disturbed" and I'm feeling very, very sad because nothing at all has really changed has it? I bought this when it came out (I'm 47 now) and my 20 year old son is living in a world that's no different than it was back in 1989 when I was 20. When the Berlin wall fell my dad was full of hope that our generation would be the one that saw a world at peace but now I think it won't happen in my son's lifetime or for that matter his children's if and when they come along. I bet someone could release this in 2043 (when my lad will be 47) and it will STILL be totally relevant. What a crying shame.
I'm afraid the clocks are in danger of turning even farther then that, 70-110 years even.
Fucking hell please let me be wrong.
Human nature doesn't change. So you get the same old problems and conflicts over and over again down the ages.
We are making slow progress with medicine, science, crimefighting and peace. It's hard to say how much of the enviroment can be saved but there are definitely hopes there too. Sure, there will always be too many people making too many problems so it can be hard to be hopefull.
Amen brother. Same age and I agree. If anything, it's worse today? Gadgets and Internet is better, but that's about all. Employers treat us like dirt, nobody can trust our Leaders.. I do worry about the future for our kids?
I doubt it will be relevant in 2043. At that point in human history mankind will look back, yearning for the era of peace.
Enjoy while you can. The clock is ticking.
"Too many people making too many problems" - the single quote relevant throughout the ages.
I'd honestly love to see a 2019 version of it, with no punches pulled.
@IcIcle As awesome as their cover was, a 14-year old song is hardly "new".
And what I meant is not even a new version of the song, but more a '19 version of the videoclip, showcading our current "too many people making too many problems".
Spitting Image is one of the best programs ever. Really help make this video legendary
Классный клип для своего времени, музыка и сейчас огонь да темы очень актуальные.
Привет из 2022.
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Genesis have always been intelligent, talented and up with what was going on in the world.
One of the most iconic tunes of my childhood
Favourite band