Defend Phil Collins

this is pretty intense
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYV6KZpnEak

It might not be him that needs the defense:

https://boingboing.net/2020/10/20/phil-collins-ex-wife-has-allegedly-taken-over-his-mansion-with-armed-guards.html

Then in August, Cevey broke up with Collins again via text message, informing him that she had apparently gone to Vegas and married a businessman / musician 15 years her junior.

And now — according to a lawsuit filed by Collins — Cevey and her new husband, Tom Bates, are allegedly living in his $33 million dollar Miami beachfront mansion. And they've hired four armed guards to protect them. According to the Miami Herald:

The new couple are "threatening, implicitly and explicitly, to prolong their unlawful occupation of the property through force," the filing states. "An injunction is urgently needed to end an armed occupation and takeover of the Phil Collins home by his ex girlfriend and her new husband, the defendants in the action."

Ouch.

stay away from the pool

think twice

hello I must be staying

The People's Republic of Phil Collins's Mansion will not go down without a fight.

eh

I don't care anymore

He has a bunch of houses tho

Sounds like he's less worried about the house itself and more about the irreplaceable instruments and awards in it, which, I mean seems fair to be concerned about as a musician?

we always need to hear both sides of the story

another day in paradise

(Baby)Mama, please

Welcome to the home by the sea

Homeless (“Another Day in Paradise” demo)

She seems to have that invisible security force, yeah

Don't Change My Numbers

Take My Home

Dance Into The Litigation

Folks, let's not jump to any conclusions about this story. We don't know the whole situation...

I mean...

There must be some misunderstanding

but this is the world we live in!

It's always the same, it's just a shame

I think an amicable settlement of this is... against all odds.

I hear he’s living in a Stu-stu-studio.

Take My Home

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the winner

I think a pretty solid defense of phil is that we have collectively spent 18 hours riffing on this, drawing on a pretty deep storehouse of memorable lyrics and song titles from 30 years or so, without much effort. Even if you hate him or think he's corny, the dude has left a pretty sizable cultural footprint.

Phil's great. His memoir is heavily and unintentionally Partridge, imo.

Subpoena's Ready

Joking aside, can't help but feel awful for Phil what's happened to him in recent years. This latest development is just.... fuck's sake.

it's going to end pretty badly for his ex-wife

lol but seriously

ok now we're in too deep here, c'mon guys

To think she could be in his house now just trashin' the camp.

in a moment he'll be on his knees

Well, what did he expect, now that they're living separate lives?

NO WAIT

Property Cryme

Intruder

(I say it counts)

Subpoena's Ready

he's in the agony of Subpoena-pain

Trespass

^^^ new winner

I guess she was a difficult lover

Do we think Phil would agree to them staying...one more night?

I've been sitting here so long
Wasting time, just staring at the phone
And I was wondering should I call you
Then I thought maybe you're not alone

guess they're claiming squonkers' rights

i heard he knocked on the door and got no reply at all

she has a built in ability to take everything she sees

Trespass
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more fool me

It's like a great house robbery

Blood on the Rooftops

It's no fun beating an illegal home invasion