It doesn't matter how many times I've seen this.....I get the chills too! lol. I love the build up! Phil was 53 yrs old at the time of this performance.....and killed it!!! I was fortunate enough to be a teenager during the 80's with all the great music that came out during that era. While also growing up listening to the music of the 60's & 70's.....I miss it all! lol. That time of my life that is..lol.
This is SO 80's!!! It's from 1981! He wrote this when he was going through a rough divorce. 💔 It's impossible to not to play the air drums to this song! I love watching your reactions, but so surprised you didn't know more about this song!! Genesis and Phil Collins! One of the best from the 80's!
I have watched a LOT of these videos (Reactions to this version of this song) and I love how many of you guys legit give applause with the live audience. Love this song so much. Thank you for checking it out.
One of my favorite songs ever! Phil is definitely one of my favorites! Listen to his “I don’t care anymore”, if you are at an impasse with someone. So many 1980’s songs you need to experience!
Feeling pret-ty geriatric now, yep. The summer this song came out (and was *ungodly* popular), I was working the last shift at a crappy retail job as a cashier. Every night, the instant the last customer was out the door and the doors were locked, the guys who worked in the music department (they still sold '45s, that's how ancient I am!) would put this on and blare it out over the loudspeakers. It will always and forever be the "counting up my till" song to me.
There’s a lot that needs to be said to appreciate what this is. The song was written and composed by Phil during his divorce from his first wife. Phil has said he doesn’t know where the lyrics specifically came from by it did capture the anger he felt at the time. He wrote all the instrumental lines of this song in his bedroom as well as all the other songs from his first solo album in 1981. The Miami Vice connection was its historic use to the soundtrack of the pilot episode where the visual editing was designed to fit the song midway through the episode. And boy, did that set the mood. While other Phil Collins songs were used in later season (Phil even had a guest starring role in one episode), In the Air Tonight would later appear in the film Miami Vice. Michael Mann loved Phil Collins and Glenn Fry of the Eagles who also wrote songs for the show and appeared in a couple of episodes as well. This live version you used was recorded inParis at a concert in 2003. It is simply the best staged live performance I’ve ever watched. In designing this, Phil and the band set out to slowly layer in every line of instrumentation that is used save the drums. They substituted the percussion for the drums until the iconic mid-song drum fill. Even when one knows it’s coming, it still catches you by surprise. After Phil “retired” from performing due to medical problems caused from thirty plus years of drumming, he slowly came around the idea of using his son Nic (born in 2001) as a drummer. There’s a video on You Tube, when Nic backed his father on drums at a “secret performance” at Nic’s private school in Miami using the school band. Phil then had Nic as his drummer at a few private charities events prior to 2016, and he invited Nic to professionally perform on drums at the 2016 US (Tennis) Open at age 15. Nis then became a regular member a Phil’s band for the Not Dead Yet tour from 2016 to 2019. In the meantime, the other two members of Genesis got to be familiar with Nic’s drumming expertise and invited Nic to join Genesis in 2020, when Nic was 19. (Incredibly Phil was 19 when he cofounded Genesis back in 1969-1970.) Which is to say that you ought to fin on RU-vid some of the various videos from that tour where Nic is backing his dad on In the Air Tonight. It’s just as remarkable as this 2003 performance.
This song in the air tonight by phill Collins was used in the tv series miami vice the pilot episode in 1984 brothers keeper this song revolutionized the music industry at that time and it was a hit played still today and known as a miami sound associated with fast cars and rich and famous lifestyle
@@hah3456 It’s about his ex-wife. He’s saying I know what you did. I saw what you did with my own eyes and now if you told me you were drowning I’d just let you die. That doesn’t go along with some story about witnessing his best friend’s drowning. And why would he say it wasn’t true and never happened and try to cover it up? That doesn’t make sense.
It came out 1981 !!! Big hit great song great drums!!! I can remember myself and my little sister sitting in my room on my bed playing that over and over and over again night after night on a small record play long before streaming music or CDs came out !!! And I can tell you I have that song on my play list on my phone today. That’s one song that never gets old !!!!
all the Build Up was on the studio version of the song, it was not just for a stage performance, every single sound that every instrument is exactly how it was recorded.
Classic, and as you say epic. I love this so much , drumming and singing wow. I’m a 60,s baby and this is up there in my musical memories. I fell like running when I hear it. I feel emotional uplifted and nostalgic. Thank you for your reaction 💜
I was 26 when the studio version of this song first aired. That drum solo was imprinted on my consciousness from that day forward. Thanks Phil, it's been a helluva ride! 😎
RIP TUPAC AMARU SHAKUR “Starin thru my rearview mirror” best sample of this song. Would’ve been awesome to see them collab together. Phil collabed with bone thugs-n-harmony in “take me home” . Phil also had a lot of help with Eric Clapton on his solo work.
So glad you mentioned the Cadbury ad. I saved that to my phone. I admire the talent that guy had to do it. I read an interview where he said it was difficult to see what he was doing, and how hard it was to hang on to the drumsticks because of the gloves he wore. I was amazed at how real the makeup artists did to make his face look like a real gorilla. And how his nose and lip moved. I also watched an interview with Phil when he was telling about when Cadbury called him and asked if he would mind if they used his song using a guy in a gorilla suit. He immediately said sure. He also said people thought it was actually him in the suit because he guy was so good at playing the song. I’m also glad you appreciated the build up. So many reactors don’t. You did a great reaction to this. Thanks!!
Phil was one of the greatest British exports of the 80's(I realize he was in Genesis starting in the 70's but most of their hits and his solo hits were in the 80's).
Hi I'm glad you enjoyed it love your reaction I was fortunate enough to be there on that wonderful night in Paris 3 rows from the front probably the best night of my life breaks my heart to see him today health has declined but I seen Phil 24 times (incl Genesis) watch "sussudio" from the same show you'll be surprised what he does enjoy
Released 1981 off of his album face value. I think it was his debut solo and he was still with his band Genesis. It was the theme song for US tv show Miami Vice. Almost every song on tat album was great. He played drums for Genesis and sang.
Epic!!! If you see me air drumming at a stop light it’s to this song! Tremendous show too, the lighting, the sounds, the crowd. Love Phil! Great reaction Kabir!
@@kabirconsiders another person who puts on amazing stage performance is Meatloaf. His concerts are like a whole theatrical show. He is an amazing performer!
Did you see all those people? I would give anything to have been there! My goodness! Smh! Love this song, love Phil! Oh, this made my morning, ty! Also, they say, there's a difference in being "cocky" and " confident." While they were preparing and he was walking around getting ready, he had such CONFIDENCE, almost a look like, " I've got this!" It's effortless to him, and that's what makes him and this song so great! Btw, never seen a live version! Loved it! React to Aerosmith for us, there's my favs - Jaded and You're my angel! I realize, just now, this is probably old, idk, but that's ok! Much ♡ I'll say it again, so much appreciation on how you appreciate your viewers and we love that! L8ter! ☆☆☆☆☆
"This has an 80s feel" Yes it does it was released in 1981 it was the first single from his debut solo album and is probably one of the bedrock foundations of 80s synthwave sound among others..
To me, the main thing about this song is the atmosphere it creates. Just listen to this song sitting in a room with lights off. Or in your car. No visuals are needed. The song itself and the musicians are all that's necessary. They create the visual. It's true genius.
One if the best concerts I ever saw. They came to Nashville with the largest stage show at the time, I got floor seats about 20 rows back center stage. Absolutely amazing show.
Just found your channel last night...you are so cute....Enjoyed your response. I'm 64...grew up with this music. I still listen to most music as well as 50s- present...with the exception of old time opera.
Phill wrote this early 80s going thru a divorce hes about 54 in Paris 100,000 people in front of him..plays piano as well. won Oscar for writing singing Against all Odds movie of same name..been playing since 5yrs..his son is now pi king up the sticks for his dad..thanks for letting the song breath..listen to Genesis his first band many hits for you too enjoy
First time iv'e seen you my friend may I say what a great reaction the way you speak is a breath of fresh air,phil collins legend also his genesis days brilliant.may I suggest if I can could you react to the greatest progressive rock band in the world in the greatest live concert of any band in the world "PINK FLOYD"playing comfortably numb at the pulse concert in Earl's Court London 1994.🤗👏👏👏👏👏
This song was a big hit in the 80 & then yr.s later it got to be a bigger hit thanks to the tv series called Miami Vices the use it to there intro to there tv series Phil did a cameo on the tv show. Phil Collins/Genesis music is a rabbit hole worth going down so many great songs..
A very nice reaction video. While I can't say I'm terribly familiar with hip-hop music (I have absolutely nothing against it), I do have this song in my music library, and hardly ever listen to it without doing the "air drums" at that iconic moment.
Most people don’t know that they raised the drum set up to the top level about 5 seconds before he arrived to it. Everything was timed to the nth degree!
I had a band director in high school that said "bouquets of elbows" when music sounded good. Goose bumps the size of elbows and his goose bumps got goose bumps.
He started his toure for his 1991 show here in Houston. He rented out the Goodyear Blimp hangar to practice his entire show. I passed by there every night for 2 monthw and he and the band was there practicing. Till midnight. They started every day around 6pm. He is one Bad Ass!
The best possibly inappropriate word I can use to describe this performance is “tantric”. The tension builds throughout, there are a couple of moments you think will be the drop only to pull back again. And then when it does, it’s so satisfying.
