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Hard to believe that a discussion of Phil Collins as creepy makes no reference to his vocal performance on "Mama," a song that nicely bridges the twin pillars of Eighties pop—incest and abuse of the elderly. And full-on insanity. Okay, so the pillars are triplets. But man, what a truly disturbing song.

Hard to believe that a discussion of Phil Collins as creepy makes no reference to his vocal performance on "Mama," a song that nicely bridges the twin pillars of Eighties pop—incest and abuse of the elderly. And full-on insanity. Okay, so the pillars are triplets. But man, what a truly disturbing song.

This article raises a point that hadn't occurred to me until now—while every other pop-culture phenomenon from the late Sixties to the late Eighties is being regurgitated, how is it possible that Micronauts, which for a while were a pretty big deal to kids across the country, are almost completely forgotten?  These…