Posted on 03/14/2023 4:03:36 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Just the right use of the song in Miami Vice episode here——
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aMCzRj3Syg
ITA! It is my favorite of all his songs.
Just the right use of the song in Miami Vice episode here——
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aMCzRj3Syg
When I was a kid back in the 1980s I heard a story about this song from an older kid. He told me that Collins was playing this song during a concert and in the audience there was someone there that Collins knew. This person was somehow responsible for the death of someone close to Collins. During the songs climax a spotlight was directed at this person and was used to show the police where he was. He was arrested.
In retrospect this makes no sense.
RE: He’s touring this year.
He made fun of the aging still around touring rock icons:
Finally: The First Farewell Tour (DVD, 2004).
And on a later documentary he defended himself for not touring by showing his hand and said one finger can’t work any more “What do you think I should do, hire someone to sit beside me and push the piano key for that finger every few seconds for me? I can’t play.”
Did he get some kind of help? Or work around it.
It’s one of my favorites. I like Abacab too.
after making a bazillion dollars from it...
I hate it when drums just can't get along. :-)
Hey Slim, I drank a fifth of vodka
You dare me to drive?
You know the song by Phil Collins, “In the Air of the Night”
About that guy who could have saved that other guy from drowning
But didn’t, then Phil saw it all, then at a a show he found him?
That’s kinda how this is, you coulda rescued me from drowning
And Frida’s “I Know There’s Something Going On.”
stone around my neck, that’s for sure
It’s on my top 5 worst songs ever:
Heat of the moment (over produced dreg)
Glory of Love (not a man, won’t fight)
Built this City (too much hoopla)
The Final Countdown (”keyount” down, cringe)
Sussudio (made up word during writing, kept it, the “how stupid are you?” song)
Other notables:
Eye of the Tiger
MacArthur Park is in a class of it’s own.
This was actually the first album where Phil used the Drum Machine
No Self Control - Peter Gabriel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yEcTB2va5E
"Sonny Crockett" (Don Johnson) was essentially in the same place with this song was used to great effect when used in the pilot of the original "Miami Vice".
Pop Quiz: What was the last name of Phil’s character in that episode, and what was the source of the last name?
Yes, those are valid choices. How does Double Dutch Bus fit into your rankings?
You got me.
You’ll have to be a real hard-core Genesis fan to get it.
As an aside, Bruce McGill’s character in the episode “Out Where the Busses Don’t Run” was an exceptional portrayal especially when he hammered the wall to reveal the corpse.
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