"Can-Utility and the Coastliners"
Song by Genesis
from the album Foxtrot
Released6 October 1972
RecordedAugust 1972
GenreProgressive rock
Length5:44
LabelCharisma Records
Songwriter(s)Steve Hackett, Mike Rutherford, Tony Banks
Producer(s)David Hitchcock

"Can-Utility and the Coastliners" is the fourth song on Genesis' fourth album, Foxtrot, released in 1972. "Can-Utility and the Coastliners", written mostly by guitarist Steve Hackett with bass player Mike Rutherford and keyboardist Tony Banks,[1] is based on the legend of King Cnut of England, Norway, and Denmark, who supposedly ordered the seas to retreat to mock the sycophancy of his followers. Steve Hackett wrote the lyrics.

An early, longer version of the song found its way into pre-album live sets (as heard on certain bootleg recordings); known as "Bye Bye Johnny" or "Rock My Baby", it featured an extended instrumental section in which the Mellotron string sound dominated.

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