I was obssessed with Another Day in Paradise as a child. I don't know what I thought he sang instead of blisters in the line "she's got blisters on the soles of her feet"; like, maybe "the shiz"...? I asked my mom what that meant, "the shiz on the soles of her feet".
That was probably one of her first heads' up that I was going to turn out a very strange individual.
― that's the way to choke a jiving spirit (Drugs A. Money), Tuesday, 20 November 2012 06:15 (eleven years ago) link
Something Happened On The Way To Heaven
― da croupier, Tuesday, 20 November 2012 07:10 (eleven years ago) link
"Something Happened On the Way to Heaven" s one of the three or four of Phil's solo jamz u really need.
― After Cease To Exist Button (King Boy Pato), Tuesday, 20 November 2012 09:54 (eleven years ago) link
Haven't seen it but I like to imagine the video of Something Happened... being a band performance thing with the musicians being really into it, grinning at each other across the stage and joining in with the "How many times" bit, even if they're not near a microphone. Gets my vote.
― Supposed Former ILM Lurker (WeWantMiles), Tuesday, 20 November 2012 10:13 (eleven years ago) link
Adored Groovy Kind of Love as a kid.
― Tim F, Monday, November 19, 2012 1:02 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
yeah, maybe I'm still hearing it through my childhood ears, but it still sounds alright to me. the mood in beginning is rather beautiful - it has a feeling I think Collins was really kind of the best at. could probably do without the strings arrangments further into it though.
― Chris S, Tuesday, 20 November 2012 10:30 (eleven years ago) link
I can't quite go for "Something Happened..." because of Collins' pitch.
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 20 November 2012 12:01 (eleven years ago) link
I used to love the little melody that played in the breaks in "Another Day In Paradise" and the cover by Euro-dance act Jamtronix too. This was when I was about 9 though.
― make like a steak and beef (dog latin), Tuesday, 20 November 2012 12:22 (eleven years ago) link
Two Hearts = One More Night played to the beat of Can't Hurry Love, no?
― make like a steak and beef (dog latin), Tuesday, 20 November 2012 12:23 (eleven years ago) link
i am surprised at how many crumby Phil Collins songs I know. There must have been one on every Now! compilation ever released from 1981-1993
― make like a steak and beef (dog latin), Tuesday, 20 November 2012 12:33 (eleven years ago) link
Probably be alone in this but I voted for Who Said I Would. Don't like any of these songs AT ALL, but that one at least has some sort of demented energy to it - maniacal gremlin stomp will always beat goofy Phil. Also there is some sort of (fake?) marimba thing going on right at the start that is actually kind of pretty, reminds me a bit of San Jacinto.
― Albert Crampus (NickB), Tuesday, 20 November 2012 12:37 (eleven years ago) link
I am entirely too familiar with these songs due to my dad being a major Collins stan and his albums being the soundtrack to about 65% of car journeys I made with my family while growing up. I can recall each and every moment of all of these, much to my dismay.
"Two Hearts" is the one be least unhappy to listen to now. Might have to vote for "Another Day in Paradise" though, because it's one of the most cringeworthy I CARE ABOUT IMPORTANT ISSUES!!! songs ever penned. Also the only one to be covered by a Spice Girl, AFAIK.
― bizarro gazzara, Tuesday, 20 November 2012 12:42 (eleven years ago) link
video for Something Happened on the Way to Heaven is Phil and band at practice space through the eyes of a dog who is just hangin around the premises iirc
― that's the way to choke a jiving spirit (Drugs A. Money), Tuesday, 20 November 2012 14:25 (eleven years ago) link
yes, classic vid
― some dude, Tuesday, 20 November 2012 14:26 (eleven years ago) link
8 year old me was like "this phil collins fellow seems pretty cool, he's got a band and a dog and everything"
"and he's got a dog that responded to the song much like I did!"
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 20 November 2012 14:28 (eleven years ago) link
Did the dog try and chew his own ears off in distress y/n?
― Albert Crampus (NickB), Tuesday, 20 November 2012 14:32 (eleven years ago) link
Dog peed on his foot iirc
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 20 November 2012 14:33 (eleven years ago) link
man it's weird that some things that were in heavy rotation on MTV back in the day aren't on YouTube at all
― some dude, Tuesday, 20 November 2012 14:33 (eleven years ago) link
ah n/m had to click around but i found it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijIAKR7Ob6Y
― some dude, Tuesday, 20 November 2012 14:34 (eleven years ago) link
"Something Happened On The Way To Heaven" is actually pretty great until it hits the chorus
― I loves you, PORGI (DJP), Tuesday, 20 November 2012 14:43 (eleven years ago) link
^^ I'd say it's merely pretty good but yeah otm
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 20 November 2012 14:44 (eleven years ago) link
I haven't heard the live version of "Who Said I Would." I'm assuming it's the same as the original (which also boasted kalimba) except...live?
Oh, interesting. I didn't know "Groovy Kind of Love" was a cover.
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Tuesday, 20 November 2012 14:48 (eleven years ago) link
I mean, I knew it was a Clementi rip but I didn't know the pop song itself was written in the 60s.
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Tuesday, 20 November 2012 14:49 (eleven years ago) link
"Something Happened..." is sort of a rewrite of "No Reply At All," but inferior. Though you take what you can get at this point.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 20 November 2012 14:53 (eleven years ago) link
I used to sing "Wish You Were Here" over the chorus of "I Wish It Would Rain Down"; if I'd recorded it I could have been a mashup pioneer along with Pet Shop Boys
― I loves you, PORGI (DJP), Tuesday, 20 November 2012 14:55 (eleven years ago) link
Man, I'm stoked to see this much love for "Something Happened On The Way To Heaven!" I have a very clear memory of having it stuck in my head in the front foyer/entry area of my elementary school, waiting for my ride home at the end of the day - must have been in third grade.
We Can't Dance and ...But Seriously were both heavily discussed in the New Jersey thread; otoh it was much more ridiculously successful that you'd guess by its presence today is a key determinant of New Jersey status.
― Doctor Casino, Tuesday, 20 November 2012 14:57 (eleven years ago) link
"No Reply At All" may be my favorite thing Phil/Genesis have done so i'm ok with retreads of that
― some dude, Tuesday, 20 November 2012 14:57 (eleven years ago) link
kinda weird that the poll cuts off before "Dance Into The Light," which might've been a contender (for my vote but nobody else's).
― Doctor Casino, Tuesday, 20 November 2012 14:58 (eleven years ago) link
In '96 Collins was DOA in the American charts. 1999's "You'll Be My Heart" was his last hit.
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 20 November 2012 14:59 (eleven years ago) link
Actually I don't know the live version, just the No Jacket one. Don't think he's someone who mixes things up that much live though.
― Albert Crampus (NickB), Tuesday, 20 November 2012 14:59 (eleven years ago) link
I used to sing "Wish You Were Here" over the chorus of "I Wish It Would Rain Down"; if I'd recorded it I could have been a mashup pioneer along with Pet Shop Boys― I loves you, PORGI (DJP), Tuesday, November 20, 2012 9:55 AM (3 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― I loves you, PORGI (DJP), Tuesday, November 20, 2012 9:55 AM (3 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
haha yes I remember noting the resemblances when I first heard WYWH
― that's the way to choke a jiving spirit (Drugs A. Money), Tuesday, 20 November 2012 15:00 (eleven years ago) link
I used to sing "Wish You Were Here" over the chorus of "I Wish It Would Rain Down"; if I'd recorded it I could have been a mashup pioneer along with Pet Shop Boys― I loves you, PORGI (DJP), Tuesday, 20 November 2012 14:55 (4 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― I loves you, PORGI (DJP), Tuesday, 20 November 2012 14:55 (4 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Yeah, total ripoff of that.
― make like a steak and beef (dog latin), Tuesday, 20 November 2012 15:01 (eleven years ago) link
man the Phil Collins and Genesis discography is competitive with Megadeth in the ellipses department:
...And Then There Were Three...The Best...Genesis...But Seriously...HitsSerious Hits...Live!Love Songs: A Compilation... Old and New
― some dude, Tuesday, 20 November 2012 15:03 (eleven years ago) link
you know what is a totally underrated Phil Collins song and one that I could have sworn was a single, is "Don't Lose My Number"
― I loves you, PORGI (DJP), Tuesday, 20 November 2012 15:04 (eleven years ago) link
it was!
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 20 November 2012 15:04 (eleven years ago) link
xxpost portly, middle-aged Phil, catching his breath having just come up the stairs while thinking of titles for the next album
― Doctor Casino, Tuesday, 20 November 2012 15:05 (eleven years ago) link
The third single....from...No Jacket Required...
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 20 November 2012 15:05 (eleven years ago) link
"Don't Lose My Number" is probably my favorite No Jacket Required single, but Soto bracketed out the first couple records here to make us focus on the more overlooked late-80s, early-90s adult-contemporary stuff, I think.
― Doctor Casino, Tuesday, 20 November 2012 15:06 (eleven years ago) link
xpost
Number ... was a total single. With a plot-driven video, iirc.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 20 November 2012 15:06 (eleven years ago) link
With dialogue?
haha okay I thought I was going crazy
― I loves you, PORGI (DJP), Tuesday, 20 November 2012 15:07 (eleven years ago) link
fucking great song
it's sort of amazing the gigantic schmaltzhole Phil Collins fell into post No Jacket Required
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7Z-eUmR2bM
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 20 November 2012 15:07 (eleven years ago) link
Video was a bored, eye-rolling Phil meeting with various video directors and trying on their wacky proposed video scenarios! Hilarious meta-commentary on this MTV era where the music has to have pictures to go with it! What'll they think of next??
― Doctor Casino, Tuesday, 20 November 2012 15:08 (eleven years ago) link
we should poll his solo album covers
― I loves you, PORGI (DJP), Tuesday, 20 November 2012 15:10 (eleven years ago) link
Huh, all sorts of weird stuff in that video. Parodies of the Police and David Lee Roth, the Road Warrior ...
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 20 November 2012 15:12 (eleven years ago) link
It's like Talking Heads Wild Wild Life.
would vote for Hello, I Must Be Going! because the title is all vaudevillian levity but his facial expression makes it seem more like a suicide vow (xpost)
― some dude, Tuesday, 20 November 2012 15:13 (eleven years ago) link
Yeah, it's one of his very best, that. His last truly great single.
― Le Baton Rose (Turrican), Friday, 10 May 2019 01:09 (five years ago) link