Broadway Melody Of 1974 (track)
by Genesis
Year: 1974
From the album The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (track #3)
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Broadway Melody Of 1974 appears on the following album(s) by Genesis:
- The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (track #3) (this album) (1974)
- 1970-1975 (Box Set) (track #30) (compilation) (2008)
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| ! | 06/17/2026 11:05 |  Squonk007 | 3,314 | 73/100 |
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Squonk007 06/17/2026 11:06 | #314950
A strong track, great lyrics.
Great segue from Fly on a Windshield, and great lyrics from Gabriel telling how New York City is no longer what it seems (Groucho's punchline failing, KKK serving soul food, Howard Hughes smoking cigarettes, other things that would never happen). The music is a bit repetitive, as it's mostly just the same two-strum electric guitar driving the melody, but it's not at all unenjoyable. I do love how it all comes to a hush at the end, setting the stage nicely for the next track.
paladisiac 01/05/2012 21:15 | #34570
"fly" segues smoothly into the "broadway melody". There's some fun rhyme schemes and cool imagery in this song like "the cheerleader waves her cyanide wand, there's a smell of peach blossom and bitter almonds" and "there's howard hughes in blue suede shoes, smiling at the majorettes smoking winston cigarettes".
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