19 February, 2025

Supper's Ready (Co-Starring the Delicious Talents of Léane Baril)

This is so hoopy!

Antoine Baril is a Canadian drummer who played with The Musical Box amongst many other bands and he's recorded a cover of "Supper's Ready" by Genesis with his young daughter, Léane, who does a fine Peter Gabriel. And she wears the costumes! The crown of thorns, the flower mask, the face paint, etc.

I love how she raises her arm and sings "Waiting for battle!" (She then looks at the camera and smiles.) Man, "Ikhnaton and Itsacon and Their Band of Merry Men" is one of the best things Genesis ever did. And she is positively menacing with the Magog outfit on. Great editing. Listen to her voice crack singing "He's getting out..." Very Gabrielesque.

Antoine is no slouch either as he seems to be able to play anything. I am happy he included the cello in "Lover's Leap" as I adore it and sometimes miss it in live versions.

What a great performance!


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