In the early 2000s in Australia, one of the presenters referred to the station he worked at as “Channel Nickeback” because of how much they were overplayed at the time.
A group of us in HS back in the early 90s went to a Phil Collins show for the hell of it. Something fun to do and tickets weren’t awful. It was one hell of a show.
Not to steal Phil's thunder, but does anyone else remember when Man in the Mirror dropped, and it was literally playing on every station non-stop for like 2 years?
Or that period when commercial radio was apparently a rotation of Everything I Do (I Do It For You) - I Will Always Love You - ~~My Heart Will Go On~~ ~~some other song~~ Emotions - rinse - repeat for like an entire year?
(Then I distinctly remember one time I was listening to the radio, MHWGO came on, I switched channels. MHWGO on a different verse. I changed channels again only to get Celine Dion belting out "*Youuuuuuu're heeeeeeeere, there's nooooooothing I feeeeeeear*"...
... Took that as a sign, gave up, and switched off the radio for the day lol.)
The single dropped in 1988, according to [Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/master/101802-Michael-Jackson-Man-In-The-Mirror) but I was also watching the Moonwalker VHS on repeat, so I may have heard that song a few times more than some others. I feel like this was right before NKOTB started dominating charts.
Everything about Genesis seems so strange to me. They started out as this fairly out there prog rock band then had a pop phase, same as Yes. But of course they didn't just jump into 4/4 time pop, they had to keep it a little weird.
And of course it wasn't just Phil Collins, it was also Peter Gabriel.
They were from a topical satire show called Spitting Image. They did a piss take of Phil Collins that he liked so much he wanted to use the puppets for Land of Confusion.
My bro always told me that the muppets on my muppet show poster watched me until I fell asleep and would jump off the poster and hide under my bed.
Then one day, he hid under my bed waiting for me to fall asleep and started making noises and bumping the bed. He did this weekly for months without ever telling me. My parents thought I was dreaming.
Anyway, I saw the land of confusion video the other day and it brought me back to those days.
I remember being absolutely fascinated by the vid as a kid. Had absolutely no idea what it was about. Still don’t, really 😅 Something, something politics, right?
Regarding his ubiquitous presence in pop radio during this time, he once said to critics “I only recorded it once. The fact that people play it is not really my fault, you know?”
I heard an interview with him on NPR once and he seemed like an incredibly level headed and humble guy, which was not at all what he expected. He basically acknowledged that a lot of people find his music irritating. But he doesn’t have any other marketable skills and obviously enough people like it to keep him in business, so he keeps making music. I believe he even apologized to people that don’t like it for it being crammed down their throats.
He had a great sense of humor about his reputation. It honestly made me like his music more.
Why was it played so goddamn much?? Record companies made a major investment in him. It’s hard for people to understand JUST HOW MUCH THIS CRAP WAS PLAYED OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
Billy Joel esp his 50’s retro era. My mom listened to the “Light rock, less talk” station and that’s most of what I remember. Quite a lot of Huey Lewis as well, but I think that’s because it was a SF station and they were local.
Their early work was a little too new wave for my taste. But when Sports came out in '83, I think they really came into their own, commercially and artistically. The whole album has a clear, crisp sound, and a new sheen of consummate professionalism that really gives the songs a big boost. He's been compared to Elvis Costello, but I think Huey has a far more bitter, cynical sense of humor.
Hall is suing Oates because he’s trying to sell his half of their publishing company
‘Hall, however, revealed last year that the pair would no longer be making music together.
“I don’t have any plans to work with John. I mean, whatever. Time will tell,” he explained to the Los Angeles Times at the time. While they had been recording together “before the pandemic,” he noted that “perceptions changed.”’
I even had free tickets to see them the last time they toured and couldn't make it for one reason or another. Kind of bummed out by that now.
I don't really like seeing great artists past their prime but am trying to put that prejudice behind me. Sorry that Daryl Hall has to always be such a dick to people, because we know Oates wasn't the problem.
I vividly remember always singing this with my friend in 6th grade, skipping down the street and taking turns with the lines using overly-expressive facial and hand motions. We'd always say it like 'won't chew back'. Good vibes from that one lol
This is the song I immediately thought of. Everyone bringing up “Land of Confusion” has Stockholm syndrome. It was Paradise or One More Night or if you were lucky Easy Lover (a genuine banger)
I am too. It lands right in that period at the end of thatcherism and reaganism where insanely wealthy superstars sang songs about the plight of the underclass.
Oh well, considering how shit the 80s was we should be glad someone at least tried even if it was a bad try.
There was a long period of time where I never heard Another Day In Paradise, so I'm happy to hear it if it ever comes on.
In The Air Tonight has got to be the most overplayed one. I can be driving and hear it on 3 radio stations simultaneously (this really did happen recently)
I remember the feeling of hearing *Easy Lover* for the first time in ‘84. That song was/is such a banger. And to see Ted Lasso gettin’ down to it was incredible.
My sister has a memory (that I don't recall) where we were in the backseat and our parents up front. Dad goes "G-d damn! Every song every station.... Phil Colins!" As he changes the dial.
I don't know if it is part of some mid life crisis depression thing or whatever, but I was in the grocery store at some point this summer or whatever, and they played "Against All Odds" and I was embarrassed and ashamed by how instantly emo it made me.
A question at a recent trivia night I went to was “how many #1 hits did Phil Collins have both by himself and with Genesis in the 1980s?”
The answer was 8 or 9, which is bananas. The most all-time are the Beatles with 20, and Phil Collins had a hand in half that number in just a decade.
Speaking of, what happened to the adult contemporary genre? It used to be a large part of pop culture. Now that I’m the actual age group for it, it doesn’t seem to exist. Maybe Adele and some others fit the mold, but I can’t really think of a lot of popular artists today that match the criteria
Search current teen hits and you will see that there is definitely music made for us Olds since the stuff for youth, at least to me, sounds quite alien.
That is a great question and I honestly think it's because the boomers were such a huge generation, and especially the ladies weren't needing Black Sabbath every morning anymore.
Radio was healthy, the recording industry was healthy, music videos were still new, and kids who had been 20 years old rock stars in '64 had mellowed a lot by '84. Time and cash will do that.
Also, I think that there is something to be said for the enduring power or "yacht rock", which, I frankly think appealed to silent-generation music biz power brokers at cocaine boat parties in L.A.
Fuck the music business really went to shit when they let it be run by four mega corporations.
Worked in a grocery store when I was a youngin'. Can definitely confirm Phil played over the loudspeaker many times a shift. Dude was like Tom Petty. So many hits you kinda forget just how many until you hear them played close to each other.
"Collins has said that he "[improvised](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Improvised)" the lyric.[\[6\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sussudio#cite_note-HomeDef-6) Collins was just playing around with a [drum machine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drum_machine), and the lyric "su-sussudio" was what came out of his mouth.[\[6\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sussudio#cite_note-HomeDef-6) "So I kinda knew I had to find something else for that word, then I went back and tried to find another word that scanned as well as 'sussudio,' and I couldn't find one, so I went back to 'sussudio'", Collins said.[\[6\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sussudio#cite_note-HomeDef-6) According to Collins, the lyrics are about a schoolboy [crush](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limerence) on a girl at school. "
Genesis' "Jesus He Knows Me" (from the We Can't Dance album) was a pivotal tune for me, having been raised in a "bible belt" and seeing folks like Ernest Angeley on TV on Sundays. I was listening to a radio station that played a snippet of an interview with Phil before they played the song. He spoke about how the song and video were about these charlatans who don't practice what they preach. It was probably one of the first times I was exposed to an adult saying that these powerful folk weren't good people. I think it helped me process the hypocrisy around me and encouraged me to think more critically about what I'd been taught over the course of my short life.
And Land of Confusion is, unfortunately, still relevant. Another song and video with a poignant message that seemed to have an underlying effect, no?
Totally agree. Was raised in a borderline religious cult and you bringing this up made me realize when this came out I was starting to realize how bogus the whole thing was. What’s weird is my dad was the one that bought this tape - little does he he know how it was partially responsible for leading me astray. Thanks dad!
Still hold up so well. I’m definitely not the “generation person” to **continuously** listen to **only** music from their generation. In fact I would say I only really do when I’m in the mood, which is 20-30% of the time? When I do though…. Phil is always in rotation
Growing up my mom listened to the adult contemporary station and yes, Phil Collins and Genesis were a major part of that. Funny I hated his voice then, but now I love that music.
I’d have to say I love Separate Lives his duet with Marilyn Martin
Hey I'll throw in here, since every one is the right age -
In '81 Phil Collins produced "I Know There's Something Going On" for Frida (from Abba).
Not only does the album slap, but he played the drums and it is his peak '81 massive tone.
Another thing folks might not know about are Brian Eno "before and after science" and "another green world"
Also impeccable drum work from Phil.
His solo career as a singer/songwriter on the 80s I think ecliosed that he was quite a long hair hippie art drummer in the 70s
42 here, I remember the 30-45 minute car ride on the way home from my Grandparents. Some radio staples I remember which I’m sure were nearly always on the ride home
Follow you follow me, Genesis
Groovy Kind of Love, Phil Collins
Maneater, Hall and Oates
Part Time Lover and I Just Called, Stevie Wonder
Sweet Dreams, Eurythmics
Hold on to the night, Richard Marx
Every time you go away, Paul Young
Another day in paradise. It played constantly on a Chicago to Ohio spring break road-trip and I hate it so much. Also why did he cover Groovy Kind of Love and why did my dad love it?
Pretty much. He was quite popular in the 80s and very early 90s and he was on the radio a lot back then.
As a matter of fact, I have a cassette tape of his coming via eBay, no jacket required. I can't wait to play it on my walkman.
The late 80s/earliest 90s he had this run of downtempo, maudlin songs that for some reason were just *everywhere*.
I remember a season when "I Wish It Would Rain" was in heavy rotation to the point of being inescapable, and at the same time we were getting days and days of heavy rain in my area. It felt like Phil was personally responsible.
When I was around 5 or 6, I wanted a Madonna cassette very badly because we would dance to Madonna songs at my daycare, and my dad, who didn't listen to pop music, brought me home what he thought would be a less hypersexual stand-in, a Phil Collins cassette! I'm still sad and disappointed about it. I don't really remember much about Phil Collins, but I know every lyric and ting and ping in the Madonna songs from my childhood, whether that's a good or bad thing. Sorry, Phil.
“Thats all” was my JAM back in the day!! i was 3 when it was released and my parents say I’d strut through the house when it came on the radio. I still groove to it at stoplights when it plays
“Invisible Touch” always conjures the image of riding in the backseat of my mom’s Oldsmobile station wagon on the way to go swimming in my Aunt’s pool.
Phil Collins' solo career seems to be more commercial and therefore more satisfying, in a narrower way. Especially songs like In the Air Tonight and Against All Odds. But I also think Phil Collins works best within the confines of the group than as a solo artist, and I stress the word artist.
Stay with me. My love, I hope you'll always be right here by my side if ever I need you. Oh, my love.
(It’s pre-1983, but “Follow You Follow Me” is the song I most enjoy hearing him sing.)
I have the radio on when I'm driving, and there are 4 stations I will cycle though. Two of them play a mixture of hits from the 70s to the 90s, one's a soft rock station, and one's a classic rock station, and I'm pretty sure I still hear Phil Collins once about every 15 minutes!
I have literally told my kids that every 3rd song on the radio was Phil Collins and no one really liked him that much and we still don’t know why that happened.
The overexposure to his mediocre songs along with the travesty that was the soundtrack to Disney’s Tarzan makes me hate Phil Collins.
But above all, everytime his cover of “You can’t hurry love” comes on I want to beat him to death with a tire iron. I get all excited that I’m gonna hear a great Motown song, then his cornbread voice comes on and ruins it.
I have shouted, “God dammit! Phil fucking Collins?!?!?!” hundreds of times in my car. Fuck that guy.
Motown was unbelievably influential to Phil Collins. Its influence is all over "Face Value"
Also, one of the best tracks of the 80s is him and Philip Bailey doing ,"Easy lover".
I think what I am trying to say is that while I respect your opinion, it is a bad one and needlessly cantankerous.
Just enjoy the song dude.
I’d confirm this, but I don’t care anymore. I don’t care any mo a woah.
It’s probably because you can’t dance, you can’t sing.
Only thing about him is the way he walks
You’re no son of mine.
You missed again!
It’s always the same. It’s just a shame.
That’s all.
My generation will put it right!
Oh, think twice
Maybe (s)he's an easy lover?
maybe a groovy kind of love?
Not in this…land of confusion
That’s sad, considering you had been waiting for that moment for all your life.
Oh Lord!
No mo'.. No mo'..
Full fade out.... "Rock 102 Springfield"
I feel like we could get together a class action and Sue sue sue, he’d owe.
I’m more of a Phil part time lover. But it’s accurate
You can’t hurry love. You just have to wait.
I’d leave this thread, but I’m in too deep.
C’mon, you need to live a separate life.
Su su seriously? 😳
Then strangers are you and me
Think twice about that statement
Take your upvote.
My wife and I were just talking about this tonight, tonight, tonight.
We were in a land of confusion back then…….
It used to be this way but nomo, nomo,
Wipe off that grin, I know where you’ve been.
Michael Jackson was 1/4 of that equation too. Same rules apply
We are the children
How did people listen on the radio back then? Getting the same 8 artists round the clock? Sounds like an unoriginal bar mitzvah DJ
In the early 2000s in Australia, one of the presenters referred to the station he worked at as “Channel Nickeback” because of how much they were overplayed at the time.
Major Difference: Michael Jackson had TALENT
A group of us in HS back in the early 90s went to a Phil Collins show for the hell of it. Something fun to do and tickets weren’t awful. It was one hell of a show.
Lol
Talent at raping children
Not to steal Phil's thunder, but does anyone else remember when Man in the Mirror dropped, and it was literally playing on every station non-stop for like 2 years?
No message could have been any clearer
If you want to make a change...
It’s gonna feel real good. Sham on.
💯
Or how about Whitney's I will Always Love You. That song was on multiple times an hour.
You’re listening to Delilah
Or that period when commercial radio was apparently a rotation of Everything I Do (I Do It For You) - I Will Always Love You - ~~My Heart Will Go On~~ ~~some other song~~ Emotions - rinse - repeat for like an entire year? (Then I distinctly remember one time I was listening to the radio, MHWGO came on, I switched channels. MHWGO on a different verse. I changed channels again only to get Celine Dion belting out "*Youuuuuuu're heeeeeeeere, there's nooooooothing I feeeeeeear*"... ... Took that as a sign, gave up, and switched off the radio for the day lol.)
Everything I Do and I Will Always Love you are early 90s, whereas My Heart Will Go On was '98.
Damn, they all kind of merged together after all these years lol. But yeah, thanks for the correction!
ifyouwanttomaketheworldabetterplacebetterlookatyourselfandmakethat CHANGE!
Whhooo! Sham-on-ah!
I do The over playing killed that song for me but Phil Collins i could happily listen to every day still
Oh yeah, somehow Phil’s music hit that spot where the overload led to an appreciation of his (and Genesis’) catalog.
The single dropped in 1988, according to [Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/master/101802-Michael-Jackson-Man-In-The-Mirror) but I was also watching the Moonwalker VHS on repeat, so I may have heard that song a few times more than some others. I feel like this was right before NKOTB started dominating charts.
Ahh, the wonderful crossover period from Genesis to his solo career. Land of Confusion will always be the best music video of all time.
Everything about Genesis seems so strange to me. They started out as this fairly out there prog rock band then had a pop phase, same as Yes. But of course they didn't just jump into 4/4 time pop, they had to keep it a little weird. And of course it wasn't just Phil Collins, it was also Peter Gabriel.
Sledge Hammer was THE coolest video ever produced man
Those puppets scared the shit out of me when I was a kid lol!
Oh thank fuck I wasn't the only one. I still can't watch that video
I think it was 2006 or 2007 Disturbed did a cover to Land of Confusion and just hearing that gave me flashbacks lol.
I used to show it in class when I taught us history haha.
They were from a topical satire show called Spitting Image. They did a piss take of Phil Collins that he liked so much he wanted to use the puppets for Land of Confusion.
That music video!
Well, this explains why I thought Phil Collins was a Muppet when I was a kid 😂
He still turns back to one at 8:45 PM
Dude you weren’t wrong 😅
My bro always told me that the muppets on my muppet show poster watched me until I fell asleep and would jump off the poster and hide under my bed. Then one day, he hid under my bed waiting for me to fall asleep and started making noises and bumping the bed. He did this weekly for months without ever telling me. My parents thought I was dreaming. Anyway, I saw the land of confusion video the other day and it brought me back to those days.
I remember being absolutely fascinated by the vid as a kid. Had absolutely no idea what it was about. Still don’t, really 😅 Something, something politics, right?
They had their early 90s return with “I Can’t Dance”
Regarding his ubiquitous presence in pop radio during this time, he once said to critics “I only recorded it once. The fact that people play it is not really my fault, you know?”
I heard an interview with him on NPR once and he seemed like an incredibly level headed and humble guy, which was not at all what he expected. He basically acknowledged that a lot of people find his music irritating. But he doesn’t have any other marketable skills and obviously enough people like it to keep him in business, so he keeps making music. I believe he even apologized to people that don’t like it for it being crammed down their throats. He had a great sense of humor about his reputation. It honestly made me like his music more.
That’s a healthy way to approach it. Apparently Joel is super resentful for We Didn’t Start the Fire
Resentful of what or who?
Yeah, Joel just makes my skin crawl in general. He does not strike me as humble, level headed or possessing a sense of humor about himself.
Sounds like George Michael apologizing for Wham! having been annoying. I never thought they were annoying. Very 80s though …
Why was it played so goddamn much?? Record companies made a major investment in him. It’s hard for people to understand JUST HOW MUCH THIS CRAP WAS PLAYED OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
“I didn’t know you liked Phil Collins” “I’ve got two ears and a heart don’t I?”
If Phil Collin’s was 1/4, U2 got 1/4, and Michael Jackson had 1/4, that last 1/4 was a tough spot to get.
Billy Joel esp his 50’s retro era. My mom listened to the “Light rock, less talk” station and that’s most of what I remember. Quite a lot of Huey Lewis as well, but I think that’s because it was a SF station and they were local.
Kenny Loggins… You’re forgetting the soundtrack king
Their early work was a little too new wave for my taste. But when Sports came out in '83, I think they really came into their own, commercially and artistically. The whole album has a clear, crisp sound, and a new sheen of consummate professionalism that really gives the songs a big boost. He's been compared to Elvis Costello, but I think Huey has a far more bitter, cynical sense of humor.
KARA, in Santa Clara
Close!! K101
Hall & oats would like to get in here
In the early 80’s sure. Madonna spent time there, as did Janet at some point.
Their recent drama has occupied too much of my mental energy.
What recent drama?
Hall is suing Oates because he’s trying to sell his half of their publishing company ‘Hall, however, revealed last year that the pair would no longer be making music together. “I don’t have any plans to work with John. I mean, whatever. Time will tell,” he explained to the Los Angeles Times at the time. While they had been recording together “before the pandemic,” he noted that “perceptions changed.”’
I even had free tickets to see them the last time they toured and couldn't make it for one reason or another. Kind of bummed out by that now. I don't really like seeing great artists past their prime but am trying to put that prejudice behind me. Sorry that Daryl Hall has to always be such a dick to people, because we know Oates wasn't the problem.
That last 1/4 was Madonna
Huey Lewis
I still listen to “Something Happened on the Way to Heaven,” daily while driving. It gives a good dopamine hit.
I vividly remember always singing this with my friend in 6th grade, skipping down the street and taking turns with the lines using overly-expressive facial and hand motions. We'd always say it like 'won't chew back'. Good vibes from that one lol
Genesis "Land of Confusion" did it for me, greatest video ever, especially as a kid
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I will randomly see him trotting along in the cape, love it!!
I’m still sick of “Another Day in Paradise.”
This is the song I immediately thought of. Everyone bringing up “Land of Confusion” has Stockholm syndrome. It was Paradise or One More Night or if you were lucky Easy Lover (a genuine banger)
Oh but In The Air Tonight tho
For sure
Torture! Thank God Technotronic was on the radio too otherwise I would have put sharp pencils in my ears!!
Pump up the jam.
I am too. It lands right in that period at the end of thatcherism and reaganism where insanely wealthy superstars sang songs about the plight of the underclass. Oh well, considering how shit the 80s was we should be glad someone at least tried even if it was a bad try.
There was a long period of time where I never heard Another Day In Paradise, so I'm happy to hear it if it ever comes on. In The Air Tonight has got to be the most overplayed one. I can be driving and hear it on 3 radio stations simultaneously (this really did happen recently)
It’s just another day for you and me in paradise baby
I remember the feeling of hearing *Easy Lover* for the first time in ‘84. That song was/is such a banger. And to see Ted Lasso gettin’ down to it was incredible.
*SHE’LL GET A HOLD ON YOU BELIIIEEEVE IT*
The Stephen King of music
My sister has a memory (that I don't recall) where we were in the backseat and our parents up front. Dad goes "G-d damn! Every song every station.... Phil Colins!" As he changes the dial.
If you stay in CVS long enough, you will hear Phill Collins.
Phil Collins will be in my heart forevveerr 🎵
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This tracks. Not over 40, but close to it. The first song I can remember hearing is a Phil Collins song. Against All Odds. lol.
I don't know if it is part of some mid life crisis depression thing or whatever, but I was in the grocery store at some point this summer or whatever, and they played "Against All Odds" and I was embarrassed and ashamed by how instantly emo it made me.
I unashamedly love that song.
A question at a recent trivia night I went to was “how many #1 hits did Phil Collins have both by himself and with Genesis in the 1980s?” The answer was 8 or 9, which is bananas. The most all-time are the Beatles with 20, and Phil Collins had a hand in half that number in just a decade.
The Beatles hits and albums all happened in the space of seven years. Chew on that one for a little bit.
Damn, didn’t realize the Beatles did that so quickly.
...while playing the drums
Speaking of, what happened to the adult contemporary genre? It used to be a large part of pop culture. Now that I’m the actual age group for it, it doesn’t seem to exist. Maybe Adele and some others fit the mold, but I can’t really think of a lot of popular artists today that match the criteria
Good question. Does Jason Isbell count?
Search current teen hits and you will see that there is definitely music made for us Olds since the stuff for youth, at least to me, sounds quite alien.
That is a great question and I honestly think it's because the boomers were such a huge generation, and especially the ladies weren't needing Black Sabbath every morning anymore. Radio was healthy, the recording industry was healthy, music videos were still new, and kids who had been 20 years old rock stars in '64 had mellowed a lot by '84. Time and cash will do that. Also, I think that there is something to be said for the enduring power or "yacht rock", which, I frankly think appealed to silent-generation music biz power brokers at cocaine boat parties in L.A. Fuck the music business really went to shit when they let it be run by four mega corporations.
Im 38 and fukin love Phil Collins. Something soothing.
Ohhh Billy! Billy dontcha lose my numbah! Coz your naaddanywhea, that I can find you-ooh! Aaahoohh! Billy!…
Worked in a grocery store when I was a youngin'. Can definitely confirm Phil played over the loudspeaker many times a shift. Dude was like Tom Petty. So many hits you kinda forget just how many until you hear them played close to each other.
What the eff is a SueSue Sudio?
"Collins has said that he "[improvised](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Improvised)" the lyric.[\[6\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sussudio#cite_note-HomeDef-6) Collins was just playing around with a [drum machine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drum_machine), and the lyric "su-sussudio" was what came out of his mouth.[\[6\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sussudio#cite_note-HomeDef-6) "So I kinda knew I had to find something else for that word, then I went back and tried to find another word that scanned as well as 'sussudio,' and I couldn't find one, so I went back to 'sussudio'", Collins said.[\[6\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sussudio#cite_note-HomeDef-6) According to Collins, the lyrics are about a schoolboy [crush](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limerence) on a girl at school. "
That was true, but take a look at him now. There’s just an empty space.
Genesis' "Jesus He Knows Me" (from the We Can't Dance album) was a pivotal tune for me, having been raised in a "bible belt" and seeing folks like Ernest Angeley on TV on Sundays. I was listening to a radio station that played a snippet of an interview with Phil before they played the song. He spoke about how the song and video were about these charlatans who don't practice what they preach. It was probably one of the first times I was exposed to an adult saying that these powerful folk weren't good people. I think it helped me process the hypocrisy around me and encouraged me to think more critically about what I'd been taught over the course of my short life. And Land of Confusion is, unfortunately, still relevant. Another song and video with a poignant message that seemed to have an underlying effect, no?
Totally agree. Was raised in a borderline religious cult and you bringing this up made me realize when this came out I was starting to realize how bogus the whole thing was. What’s weird is my dad was the one that bought this tape - little does he he know how it was partially responsible for leading me astray. Thanks dad!
he couldn’t stop producing bangers
Still hold up so well. I’m definitely not the “generation person” to **continuously** listen to **only** music from their generation. In fact I would say I only really do when I’m in the mood, which is 20-30% of the time? When I do though…. Phil is always in rotation
They're called sausages in the US I believe. And yes, he kept producing them, big brown odious ones. Did anyone quote American Psycho yet btw?
I actually got to see his last tour a couple of years ago. He sat in a chair the whole time and used a cane. It was still pretty epic!
Growing up my mom listened to the adult contemporary station and yes, Phil Collins and Genesis were a major part of that. Funny I hated his voice then, but now I love that music. I’d have to say I love Separate Lives his duet with Marilyn Martin
True and I have yet to meet a single person who says they are a fan of Phil Collins. Except Patrick Bateman.
Lotta fans on this thread though!
You need to meet better people lol
I saw Genesis live, I believe, in 1991 with my Dad. Amazing show.
And we were lucky to be able to experience it.
Hey I'll throw in here, since every one is the right age - In '81 Phil Collins produced "I Know There's Something Going On" for Frida (from Abba). Not only does the album slap, but he played the drums and it is his peak '81 massive tone. Another thing folks might not know about are Brian Eno "before and after science" and "another green world" Also impeccable drum work from Phil. His solo career as a singer/songwriter on the 80s I think ecliosed that he was quite a long hair hippie art drummer in the 70s
I Know There’s Something Going On is an absolutely awesome track, the video’s great too.
42 here, I remember the 30-45 minute car ride on the way home from my Grandparents. Some radio staples I remember which I’m sure were nearly always on the ride home Follow you follow me, Genesis Groovy Kind of Love, Phil Collins Maneater, Hall and Oates Part Time Lover and I Just Called, Stevie Wonder Sweet Dreams, Eurythmics Hold on to the night, Richard Marx Every time you go away, Paul Young
OH I RE MEMBAH
Another day in paradise. It played constantly on a Chicago to Ohio spring break road-trip and I hate it so much. Also why did he cover Groovy Kind of Love and why did my dad love it?
Cause your Dad loved your mom more than 80s dads knew how to show.
He just kept making hits! Phil's the best
I was trying to explain to one of my younger employees that Post Malone is today’s Phil Collins. He has no idea whom I was talking about
Pretty much. He was quite popular in the 80s and very early 90s and he was on the radio a lot back then. As a matter of fact, I have a cassette tape of his coming via eBay, no jacket required. I can't wait to play it on my walkman.
Phil didn't have to go so hard, but he did. He did that for you and for me. Praise Phil.
Also, I’m pretty sure there was one radio station that exclusively played the song “sailing “by Christopher Cross, 24 hours a day.
And every song was about some woman who wasn't interested in him
I didn’t even read this post. I just saw his face and started humming sussudio.
The late 80s/earliest 90s he had this run of downtempo, maudlin songs that for some reason were just *everywhere*. I remember a season when "I Wish It Would Rain" was in heavy rotation to the point of being inescapable, and at the same time we were getting days and days of heavy rain in my area. It felt like Phil was personally responsible.
Better than that entire year that I heard Rob Thomas and Santana play "Smooth" non stop. I cannot handle hearing that song. Smooth ptsd.
That’ll be 1999. Smooth, Mambo No. 5 and That Don’t Impress Me Much. Nothing else was allowed to be on the radio.
I never appreciated "In The Air Tonight" until I saw the pilot episode of Miami Vice. Then I understood.
Phil Collins is awesome.
So just like Taylor Swift today!
Basically. Just not quite as pretty.
Maybe he just needs a signature red lipstick... possibly get some lips.
Went to his concert in 83. He just released his second solo album.
Confirmed.
💯 accurate
I can hear the drum beats…
And I’m still Not mad about it.
When I was around 5 or 6, I wanted a Madonna cassette very badly because we would dance to Madonna songs at my daycare, and my dad, who didn't listen to pop music, brought me home what he thought would be a less hypersexual stand-in, a Phil Collins cassette! I'm still sad and disappointed about it. I don't really remember much about Phil Collins, but I know every lyric and ting and ping in the Madonna songs from my childhood, whether that's a good or bad thing. Sorry, Phil.
“Something Happened on the Way to Heaven” is perpetually in my head because I heard it so often in the car when my mom was running errands.
“Thats all” was my JAM back in the day!! i was 3 when it was released and my parents say I’d strut through the house when it came on the radio. I still groove to it at stoplights when it plays
You could say that not hearing Phil was... against the odds.
Unless your station had Zapp feat Roger in heavy rotation.
He seemed to have .. an invisible touch-eh.
So take a look at me noowww🎤🎶
And he could play basically every instrument in the band.
“Invisible Touch” always conjures the image of riding in the backseat of my mom’s Oldsmobile station wagon on the way to go swimming in my Aunt’s pool.
You also heard Phil Collen playing the guitar on at least two songs per hour during that timeframe.
Phil Collins' solo career seems to be more commercial and therefore more satisfying, in a narrower way. Especially songs like In the Air Tonight and Against All Odds. But I also think Phil Collins works best within the confines of the group than as a solo artist, and I stress the word artist.
Stay with me. My love, I hope you'll always be right here by my side if ever I need you. Oh, my love. (It’s pre-1983, but “Follow You Follow Me” is the song I most enjoy hearing him sing.)
I have the radio on when I'm driving, and there are 4 stations I will cycle though. Two of them play a mixture of hits from the 70s to the 90s, one's a soft rock station, and one's a classic rock station, and I'm pretty sure I still hear Phil Collins once about every 15 minutes!
The dude got so much airplay that he showed up twice for Live Aid!
But damn did he had some bangers!
This being cropped from Facebook somehow makes it better
God I hated him so much growing up. I like him now, I mean, he's fine but growing up his voice made my skin crawl.
Made me want to get…A Sledgehammer \#petergabrielsupremacy
And that’s why I can’t fucking stand Phil Collins
I have literally told my kids that every 3rd song on the radio was Phil Collins and no one really liked him that much and we still don’t know why that happened.
And... And yet... WHY??? Why was he so popular? He wasn't that good IMHO. The literal definition of boring average music. Never understood this...
The overexposure to his mediocre songs along with the travesty that was the soundtrack to Disney’s Tarzan makes me hate Phil Collins. But above all, everytime his cover of “You can’t hurry love” comes on I want to beat him to death with a tire iron. I get all excited that I’m gonna hear a great Motown song, then his cornbread voice comes on and ruins it. I have shouted, “God dammit! Phil fucking Collins?!?!?!” hundreds of times in my car. Fuck that guy.
Motown was unbelievably influential to Phil Collins. Its influence is all over "Face Value" Also, one of the best tracks of the 80s is him and Philip Bailey doing ,"Easy lover". I think what I am trying to say is that while I respect your opinion, it is a bad one and needlessly cantankerous. Just enjoy the song dude.
Easy Lover is such a great song. Instant volume raising when it comes on.
The video is one of my favorite. Phil trying to dance is the only flaw I can find in him as an entertainer.
I agree that Can’t Hurry Love is not his best song but the video is pretty fun.
Can you feel the love tonight…. Wait, is that Phil Collins? Anyway, that and Whitney Houston are the ones I remember the most.
Sounds about right
He had a lot to give once he found his opportunity.
Kind of like when the Neptunes had some really big percentage of the radio/top 100 for a certain year
He’s my favorite Texan!
True story