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Genesis - Anything She Does

Music Video | 1987
ArtistGenesis
SongAnything She Does
DirectorJim Yukich
OutroNo
Sound MixStereo
Technical Specificationscolour - format unknown
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Synopsis

A bumbling security guard named Fred Scuttle is assigned to protect Genesis backstage during a concert rehearsal. He struggles to keep ticketless fans, admirers, and assorted partygoers from sneaking into the venue, while the band performs in the background. Once the intruders turn the hospitality room upside down, Scuttle launches into a frantic cleanup operation. The video plays as an extended Benny Hill-style comedy sketch, complete with fast action, visual gags, and a trademark chase sequence.

Factoids & Trivia

  • Benny Hill appears as Fred Scuttle, the character he used in several of his television and comedy performances. His involvement turns the clip into an unusual crossover between a rock video and a traditional British slapstick sketch.
  • The video runs for roughly six minutes, making it considerably longer than the album recording. It was designed as a substantial comedy piece rather than a straightforward performance promo.
  • The clip was used to introduce Genesis during the Invisible Touch Tour. The song itself was not performed live on that tour because Tony Banks considered it too difficult to reproduce onstage.
  • Page 3 models Maria Whittaker and Suzanne Mizzi appear among the backstage guests. A brief character resembling Princess Diana can also be spotted.
  • "Anything She Does" was not issued as a commercial single, but the promotional video was included in Genesis video compilations and remained a notable example of the band's fondness for humor.
  • Tony Banks wrote the lyrics after drawing inspiration from pin-up photographs displayed on the wall of the band's recording studio.

Lyrics

You know,
You decorate the garage walls,
Hang in people's halls,
Live in secret drawers,
If you could look around you,
Wonder what you'd see.

Fiction.
That's all you really are I know,
Editorial dreams.
They can't make you real,
Tell me where you came from,
And where you're going to.

...
© Genesis - Anything She Does. This is an excerpt, provided as citation under fair-use.
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