phil collins: unappreciated or lame?

[kylerexpop]

i ask only because a co-worker and close friend, completely out of the blue, told me "hey, it's funny, but your singing voice sounds exactly like phil collins."

is that a compliment? an insult? when my boss told me that it's fairly obvious that i think the entire universe revolves around me, i knew that was a compliment (and positive job appraisal!). this i'm not so sure about.

however: 'against all odds' is one of the greatest songs EVER!!! 'we didn't start the fire' is pretty good, too. nice work, phil collins!

what do you think of the dude?

[TheLuckyOne]

All I know is this: Lady Luck can deny it all she wants, but once she's whacked out on painkillers and happy drugs, our first daughter's getting named "Sussudio" on that birth certificate, and that's all there is to say about that.


Oh yeah, and "Home by the Sea" is the unofficial Madrox theme song. Rock!


Creeping up the blind side, shinning up the wall
Stealing thru the dark of night
Climbing thru a window, stepping to the floor
Checking to the left and the right
Picking up the pieces, putting them away
Something doesn't feel quite right

Help me someone, let me out of here
Then out of the dark was suddenly heard
Welcome to the home by the sea

Coming out the woodwork, thru the open door
Pushing from above and below
Shadows but no substance, in the shape of men
Round and down and sideways they go
Adrift without direction, eyes that hold despair
Then as one they sigh and they moan

Help us someone, let us out of here
Living here so long undisturbed
Dreaming of the time we were free
So many years ago
Before the time when we first heard
Welcome to the home by the sea

Sit down, sit down
As we relive our lives in what we tell you

Images of sorrow, pictures of delight
Things that go to make up a life
Endless days of summer, longer nights of gloom
Waiting for the morning light
Scenes of unimportance, photos in a frame
Things that go to make up a life

Help us someone, let us out of here
'Cause living here so long undisturbed
Dreaming of the time we were free
So many years ago
Before the time when we first heard
Welcome to the home by the sea

Sit down, sit down
As we relive our lives in what we tell you
Let us relive our lives in what we tell you

Sit down, sit down
'Cause you won't get away
No, with us you will stay
For the rest of your days, sit down
As we relive our lives in what we tell you
Let us relive our lives in what we tell you


-D

[blinkfan]

Phil Collins is like just in the middle of unappreciated and lame. In the air tonight is freaking amazing so I give him that but some of his songs are just really stupid. So i'm torn.

[StarOpal]

I'm gonna go with unappreciated, but he needs to stay away from Disney animated features.

[sarahbot]

I thought Billy Joel did We Didn't Start the Fire. I had to do a project on that in grade 11 and still have it burned in my brain. Do I have another person to blame?

And I'm being completely subjective here, but In the Air Tonight is almost my most-hated song ever. It is only saved from the top spot by Wham's Careless Whisper.

[Ellielator]

I am the kind of person who only surfs through most 80's artists catalogs. I usually just borrow Best-of CD's from friends. So I really love "Take Me Home" and "Sussudio," but I don't care much more about his stuff to say he's underappreciated.

[Al]

Phil Collins is good stuff, but "We Didn't Start the Fire" is indeed copyright Billy Joel. But, no, in my eyes, I say bask in the glow of the comment.

[Head Mutant]

captainkyle said:

i ask only because a co-worker and close friend, completely out of the blue, told me "hey, it's funny, but your singing voice sounds exactly like phil collins."

is that a compliment? an insult? when my boss told me that it's fairly obvious that i think the entire universe revolves around me, i knew that was a compliment (and positive job appraisal!). this i'm not so sure about.

One of the side effects of marijuana is paranoia.

[Ellielator]

Another is becoming a vagabond and robbing your loved ones. Of their Phil Collins' CDs.

[coccatino]

I was with Phil until Disney's Tarzan came out... but he has a great singing voice, so if you sound like him- probably a compliment.