Genesis released ‘Abacab’ as a single, from the album of the same name, on this day in 1981. Phil, explaining the song’s name: “Well “ABACAB” originally was a way of remembering the sequence of the song. “A” was the verse, “B” was the chorus, “A” was the verse [again], “C” was the bridge. So it went verse, chorus, verse, bridge, verse, chorus. We didn’t do the song like that in the end. But our way of remembering it was, “It goes A-B-A-C-A-B, all right?” The way we did it in the end was unpronou

The #GenesisFilmFestival starts today with ‘Three Sides Live’! Directed by Stuart Orme and originally released in 1982, the concert film features live performances and behind-the-scenes footage recorded during the 1981 ‘Abacab’ album tour across Europe and North America. Subscribe to the YouTube premiere now and be the first to get notified: smarturl.it/GenesisTSL All films premiere Saturdays on YouTube at 12pm PST / 3pm EDT / 8pm BST. | Genesis