Domino (song)

Infobox Song
Name=Domino


Artist=Genesis
from Album=Invisible Touch
Released=1986
Recorded=The Farm, Surrey; 1985 – 1986
Genre=Progressive rock | Rock
Length=10:42
Label=Atlantic Records (USA) Virgin Records (UK)
Writer=Music: Genesis
Lyrics: Tony Banks
Producer=Genesis
Hugh Padgham
Misc = Extra tracklisting
Album = Invisible Touch
Type = studio
prev_track = "Anything She Does"
prev_no = 5
this_track = "Domino"
track_no = 6
next_track = "Throwing It All Away"
next_no = 7:"For the 1970 song by Van Morrison, see Domino (Van Morrison song)."Domino" is a song written by the band Genesis for their 1986 album "Invisible Touch". The song was the sixth track on the album. The music was written by the band, while the lyrics were written by keyboardist Tony Banks. The song is divided into two parts, known as "In the Glow of the Night" and "The Last Domino" respectively.

The B-side of the Tonight, Tonight, Tonight single was the first half of this song, "In the Glow of the Night", while the B-side of Invisible Touch was the second part of the song, "The Last Domino".

Lyrics inspiration

On the 2nd Disc of the When in Rome 2007 live DVD, During a clip titled "Tony talks about his inspiration", Tony Banks states that his inspiration for the song lyrics was the Lebanon war occurring at that time. He set the action on a hotel room in Beirut, minutes after bombs starts to fall on the city.

Live performances

Before the song was performed, Phil Collins would talk to the audienece about the Domino Principle and demonstrate it by stating that something that might happen to the people in one section, might effect the people in another section (with the lights lighting up that section of the audience) mulitple times. [The Way We Walk - Live in Concert 2001 Speach before "Domino" is played.]

It was performed on the "Invisible Touch" [ [http://www.genesis-movement.org/php/listtour.php?tourid=15&addcommentsall= Invisible Tour Songs & Dates] ] , "The Way We Walk" [ [http://www.genesis-movement.org/php/listtour.php?tourid=16&addcommentsall= The Way We Walk Tour Songs & Dates] ] , "Calling All Stations" [ [http://www.genesis-movement.org/php/listtour.php?tourid=17&addcommentsall= Calling All Stations Tour Songs & Dates] ] (with Ray Wilson on vocals) and "" [" [http://www.genesis-movement.org/tioa2007europe.html European setlist] ". genesis-movement.com. Retrieved on 5 September, 2007.] . tours.

A live version appears on their Albums "", and "Live Over Europe 2007" (simply titled as "Domino"). As well as on their DVDs Genesis Live at Wembley Stadium, "The Way We Walk - Live in Concert", and "When in Rome 2007".

External links

* [http://www.genesis-music.com"Genesis - Official Website]

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