Driving The Last Spike (track) by Genesis

Much like Domino from the previous album, Driving the Last Spike is a 10-plus-minute pop track that draws from prog influences, though perhaps not as strongly as Domino. You wouldn't guess that from the first couple minutes, which sound like any ordinary easy-listening pop hit, but it kicks it right into second gear at the three-minute mark with some kick-ass guitar and keyboard riffs and Collins' frantic drumming. The moment doesn't last long enough, as it eventually reprises the intro and turns into a regular driving pop tune for the final couple minutes, but at least it comes with a lot more vigor than the relatively boring introductory minutes. The lyrics about a British railway worker contrasting his internal struggles and doubts with the toil of his labor along the railroad tracks wax pretty poetic, though I do think they play second fiddle to the music in this instance. In short, a good song with some excellent moments and others not so much, but those excellent moments do capture a piece of that Genesis magic.