If we judge his work solely based on the mid-80s era, it's easy to forget that Phil Collins had a bit of a dark side.
And "Mama" by Genesis may be the trippiest single Phil Collins has ever produced.
Shot in black and white, the video is on the creepy end of the spectrum. Dark and powerful. But also beautiful and poetic.
The song's slow menacing buildup is spectacular and Phil's vocals are among his finest.
And Phil is downright terrifying when does his little laugh grunts, as the camera shifts perspective and slides his huge mug closeup, staring, glaring back at us.
The song itself is about a young man obsessed with a prostitute who is not interested in him. Based on a book Phil Collins had read called The Moon's A Balloon, by David Niven, in which a young man falls in love with an older prostitute who does not return his affections.
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