Scenes from a night's dream

Quand j'étais ptit, j'écoutais la musique à travers le mur de ma chambre, la musique qui venait de la chambre d'à coté. J'entendais un genre de vibrations étouffées et sourdes, en faisant mes devoirs lisant des BD, sans y porter attention. Un bruit de fond. Plus tard, en écoutant par hasard un de ces disques, c'est comme si je mettais enfin un nom sur ma madeleine. Je devenais fan de Genesis.
En 75, Peter Gabriel quitte le groupe, suivi en 77 par Steve Hackett. Le titre de l'album suivant, paru le 7 avril 78, est inspiré d'une comptine (ten little indians ou ten little niggers, qui a inspiré également le bouquin d'Agatha Christie).

On y trouve une chanson de Tony Banks et Phil Collins, inspirée par l’œuvre de Winsor McCay.

Little Nemo rubbed his eyes and got out of bed,
trying hard to piece together a broken dream.
His visions lifelike and full of imagination
it's strange to think they came from such a tiny head.
Dragons breathing fire, but friendly.
Mushrooms tall as houses.
Giant Nymphs and goblins playing,

Scenes from a night's dream, poor Little Nemo!

Eating all kinds of food so close to bedtime
they always made him have these nightmares, it seemed.
Helped young Washington in the garden, cut the cherry tree down. Now we all know that's not history,

Scenes from a night's dream, poor Little Nemo!
"Nemo, get out of bed!"
"Don't tell me stories, I don't want to know!"
"Come on you sleepy head, we're waiting to go!"

Once he went to the 'Carnival of Nations'
dancing with the princess through the night.
Found themselves on a moving platform ten ton weights above them,
seeking audience with King Morpheus.

Scenes from a night's dream, poor little Nemo!
"Nemo, get out of bed!"
"Don't tell me stories, I don't want to know!"
"Come on you sleepy head, we're waiting to go!"