The Saddest Phil Collins Song

When it comes to Collins' solo career, I guarantee that his saddest song is only a fraction as sad as the person listening to it.

ooh good one

Never listen to Collins tbh. Just for the poll

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went for "man on the corner." it's pretty sad

"taking it all too hard" or "man on the corner"

― flamenco blorf (BradNelson)

my pal

I used to hear "Taking It All Too Hard" on AOR radio through the mid nineties and assumed it was a massive pop hit.

Isn't there a song about someone doing a hit-and-run on We Can't Dance?

(Ok nm)

groovy kind of love

another day in paradise tho

oh - think twice!

would be my vote

the answer to this is Please Don't Ask

― akm

...you are correct, sir.

I like a lot of these songs more than "Against All Odds," but voting that one because I always thought the "you're the only one who ever / really knew me at all" line is genuinely sad in a way pop music songs about breakups rarely are. Like, if someone said that to you irl, you'd have to be one cold ass motherfucker for it to not break your heart

Agreed -- Phil was clearly going thru some serious shit around that time. Tough times for Phil.

Also a pretty good argument that "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" is his best vocal performance.

I believe that is true.

I'm literally getting misty-eyed thinking about this stupid song, I really love it.

Watched the video again, film looks like a sappy Romancing The Stone knock-off. Should I shell out 3 bucks to stream it?

I think it's more like Glenn Frey 80s L.A. noir a la Tequila Sunrise or a less pulpy Indecent Proposal.

Ebert review:

The movie has a lot of muted social criticism in it, involving professional sports and ecology. The Jane Greer character has a plan to destroy several beautiful canyons to build houses. The Bridges character is a victim of unfair labor practices. And so on. Sometimes we get the idea we're watching a clone of "Chinatown" -- but not with that jealous triangle. Woods is the villain, so he does smoke, of course. But Bridges and Ward are so consumed with passion, they don't even need to.

film looks like a sappy Romancing The Stone knock-off

i was also hugely peeved when this film didn't turn out to be the gritty reinvention of vérité we'd been promised in the trailers

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It really is

can a song with a parenthetical subtitle be truly sad tho

can't believe groovy kind of love didn't win

No love for “do you remember?”
“Called you up just to say I’m sorry etc...”

When Phil is sad, the world hears him, and he knows that, and I hope that makes him feel a little better

can a song with a parenthetical subtitle be truly sad tho

― mookieproof, Fri

I see your point but when you think about it it kinds of makes it even sadder.

I was just listening to this track and does Roger Chapman invent Phil Collins here or what?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X74zXgeKNBk