Phil Collins "In The Air Tonight" REACTION Video | first time hearing the live concert version 

The audience knew from the beginning which song was coming and the summit was going to be enormous! This has been one of the UK's favourite songs forever!

He wrote this song about catching his wife cheating on him with another man and going through a divorce. Listen to the song again in that context and it will make sense. Phil Collins considers himself a drummer first and a singer second. He's amazing! This is real music!

The most focused performance I have ever seen….

The first time I saw this performance it blew my socks off and I haven't found them since, this was an astronomical staging and production, out of this world and beyond.

Once you learn this was written in anticipation of his confronting his ex wife for a divorce the song takes on a whole different meaning.

To see this icon today and what he must be going through confined to a wheelchair and not being able to perform is so heartbreaking.

What most people do not know. Phil collins health has been deteriorated. I think he did this 8 years ago. I think this was the last concert. If so he went out on top🇬🇧

The greatest drummer of all time that solo, says it all

Phil is one of the best singer/songwriters and is one of the best Drummers in the World. It is so sad that he is so very ill at the moment 🥲 !!!!!

Wasn’t that phenomenal? I’ve listened to this version at least a dozen times! Thank you for reacting to it!

Watch this whole concert... but in particular the buildup on song #1 is INSANE... and three sets of drums going at once. Worth watching just for that alone.

No auto play no lip-synching no glitter cannons no ass shaking just pure music and people actually playing instruments!!! my wife and I attended the show in Paris the electricity in the arena. The video does not do it justice.

So good to see a mother daughter reaction channel. You girl's do a great job. You mom's an Angel, she's so truthful and I'm a senior who appreciates a woman like her and her reaction. Phil's Collins cand do it all. Write, Priduce, play Drums & Piano. He's a Pied Piper who I just don't know who doesn't have a song for them to appreciate by him. Rest in your retirement Phil you earned it.

I actually was at that concert in Paris. Still one of the best concerts .I've seen ..😉

Phil came to everyone's attention as the drummer for the group Genesis. After the original lead singer left, he also became the lead singer for the band. He then had a great career as a solo artist. He does have a very powerful voice and was strong enough to sing while playing. Phil no longer performs on stage, mainly because of his health. He feels that he is no longer strong enough to sing and play the drums anymore. So instead of disappointing his fans, and wearing himself out on stage and giving his fans a subpar performance, he retired from performing. Great reaction to a fabulous song.

You felt it the right way, girls. Thank you for bringing me back into my first time I heard this live. This EPIC buildup. This is the finest XX century art there is.

Don't worry about pausing, ladies! At least you didn't do it at THE moment, which others have done because they didn't know the song. I think a lot of us hold our breaths, hoping that it won't happen, and you didn't disappoint. Love your reactions!

If there was ever a performance that can be called 'mesmerizing', this is it. Keep in mind that singing and playing the drums is extremely difficult, more than other instruments. The physical movement of drumming throws your voice off, and then you have 5 different rhythums you're keeping track of in your head (2 feet, two hands, and the melody)

He wrote this song after he discovered his wife was having an affair. The guy in question was a painter and decorator and he once performed the song on British TV with a tin of paint and a brush on display. True story.

The song that helped make the 1980's television series 'Miami Vice' world famous. The city of Miami, Florida has adopted this song as their own. Epic performance...

Phil was one of the best rock drummers ... who accidentally found himself being a singer. The rest is history.

Phil gets everyone when the beat drops. A drummer who can sing

I was there, I saw it, I heard it, I FELT IT!

Mesmerizing is the word you're looking for. Hypnotic.

Phils the man. A legend is his own time.

This is a great live version! Phil Collins is best known as the drummer/singer of the rock band Genesis in the 70's & for his solo career. He has had so many great hits such as "Another Day In Paradise", "I Don't Care Anymore", "Against All Odds", "One More Night", "Sussudio", "Take Me Home", "Two Hearts", "A Groovy Kind Of Love", "I Wish It Would Rain Down", "You Can't Hurry Love" etc.

one of the best shows I ever seen❤❤❤❤❤

A great performance by the man

If you grew up in the 80's this song will never leave your mind. My mind instantly pictures me as a 16 year old driving 100mph on a freeway near my house in pitch black (the atmosphere was unreal) with this song cranked to 11. Still one of my favorites ever and not sure that will changed. The drums part is absolutely epic. Everyone who knows the song instantly starts playing air-drums out of habit.

Mesmerizing performance.

i grew up too this song in the 80's in high school.

Phil is Phil..... Hats off!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁

You are 2 stunning ladies who i now watch regularly,it was an amazing performance by phil ❤

Brilliant performance from a great performer. One of the best ever live versions of a song.

Phil Collins is a Phenomenal Drummer, plus being able to sing with control whilst drumming ..... Pure Talent❗️

Love the way guitarist Daryl Stuermer makes that instrument sound like it's weeping.

The best reaction ever....you two captured the tone and mood of the live performance. The build up and then explosion of his drumming. I air drum to this song at work whenever it comes on and the younger staff applaud.....and I'm a proud 70 year old.

One of the best live performance ever

Oh Man, there will never be another Phil Collins!! As some have said, he was the drummer for Genesis when Peter Gabriel was lead singer. Then when he went solo Phil took over the lead vocals and the rest is history. Peter leaving the band was a huge favour to all of us because I dread go think what the world would be like if Phil didn't have the chance to shine. When the drums hit in this song its breathtaking, the power of his drum skills and vocals are a match made in Heaven!

ATMOSPHERIC! wait for it, wait for it, 🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁

Looks like you 2 pretty ladys had some eargasms. The great Phil collins in your ear. Hope you enjoyed.

Now this man has POWER! Phil Collins is a powerful singer, and impossibly strong drummer, and has a presence on stage mesmerizes everyone in the audience. I have idolized this man for years, and have tried for a long time to sing his songs right. Many people have praised me for my covers of his songs, but I know that I will NEVER be able to match him. Thanks for reacting to this song! You two need to react to 'Don't Lose My Number', 'Sussudio', 'Another Day in Paradise', 'Take Me home', 'One more night', and 'A Groovy Kind of Love' to get a feel for his music. He has a wide scope of music, and you need to watch him more!

che grande esibizione mamma mia!

The guitar strums at the start make the hairs stand up. And then the drums drop. WHAT THE FCK? . Amazing. Great reaction. Love from UK.

Moms reaction was so awesome.... pure 1983 born and know this songs....

Amazing live performance!!!!

he did this with a crowd of 80,000, but they were very good behaver-ed for him but I don't think that I have ever heard the applause so loud, that they gave him at the end

Woow 👍🏼 you are just pumping out gooood music today the best Celtic music by Nightwish " i want my tears back" from Buenos Aires ❤️❤️❤️ And Phil Collins stunning live show "in the air tonight" THX for a good reaction on Nightwish and Phil Collins ❤️🇸🇪❤️🇸🇪❤️🇸🇪❤️

Can you imagine being in that audience? You'd be reacting not only to the build-up of energy from the performance but also the energy given off by the other fans, the adrenaline rush from that one song alone probably guaranteed that not a single fan slept that night but when they did finally sleep, they crashed hard.

Not only was PhilCoins the drummer for Genesis for decades, but ha a dide project ith Jazz / Fusion vand Brand X. He also layed with Led Zeppelin at Live Aid due to John Bonham having passed away

❤ Iconic!

This song takes me back to Miami vice

Simply epic

1st guitar lick...PUMPED!!!!!!! How frickin intense is this!!!??? Yep, same intense like nervousness. Gotta say I wish I was there for this live!! You can just feel the seething, burning anger coming off of him. GREAT Performance!! loved the reaction ladies!

Luv watching two. My Dad and I were both audiophiles. I lost him 10 years ago, but I find a little solace in your channel.

Such an iconic performance. 5 minutes of a slow buildup of emotions comes flying out with the first drum crashes. Gets me every time!

You two take care and enjoy this wonderful & classic song and great video......... I am surprised at how good the boom mike Phil is using. Thanks to you both.... Is he focused or what??? Girl this is your channel, so pause when you like.. Do not pay attention to the Negative Nellies out there! You both know they are out there... They should start their channel... I am surprised you did not play your air-drums..... Thank you two!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Was that great or what???

Phil Collins was a good Actor too. He starred in the film The Great Train Robbery which was about one of the biggest heists ever, in 1963.

Generation Ladies Bassist, Leland Sklar, bearded man has his own RU-vid channel. Leland talks about his time touring with Phil Collins and Genesis. Sometimes, he plays his Bass along with Genesis' and Collins' songs including this song.

Phil Collins was also a pretty good actor....his Miami Vice bad guy made for great TV back in the 1980's. And yeah...at 6'6" I had the Miami Vice Jackets and pants!!! I always wore Cowboy boots...which elevate me closer to 6'9"!!! 😂😂😂😂

Phil is like a panther prowling the stage in this performance. Fitting since the beginning is like a mysterious jungle.

The build up...is unbelievable! Love this song...as a teenager of that time...& now! Its timeless! Such a powerful performance....❤

The entire song is pure gold, but 8:35 is the moment you are all waiting for!

Phil is an icon and truely talented. This song really helped his solo career, in my opinion. Funko needs to make a pop of him ASAP. Great reactions ladies.

Before being a singer, Phil Collins was a drummer with Genesis. And what a drummer he is! One of the best, if not the best, ever.

This concert has lots of great Phil Collins songs in it. One of my favorites is "Drums, Drums and more Drums/Take Me Home". That one is a crowd pleaser and has the whole arena singing along.

Another fantastic live version song is Take me Home.

The anticipation is kind of like a kid on Christmas Eve. 😀

Yes it gives you chills, just like a religious experience.

He really has no idea what this song is about. There have been many urban legends and rumors made up about the meaning. But, in his words he had just broke up with his wife. He was alone in his home feeling low, and it came to him. Needless to say, his ex - wife hates this song. LOL. Collins has been plagued by a number of health issues over the last 10 years, beginning with an injured vertebrae in his upper neck in 2009. He sustained the injury while he was performing and it left him with crippling nerve damage in his hands. He underwent surgery to repair the vertebrae, but he lost feeling in his fingers and could only grip drumsticks if they were taped to his hands. The injury soon left him unable to continue playing the drums that made him a star.

He was 53 years old when he did this concert in Bercy, Paris in 2004. Truly an amazing performance by Brad Cole (keyboards, synthesizers, Vocoder), Daryl Stuermer (6 String Guitar), Leland Sklar (Bass Guitar), Chester Thompson ("Rhythm" Drums) and Phil himself (vocals, drums). It was performed in front of 20,000 + people at the "Palais Omnisport de Paris" and truly was, if not the greatest, close to the greatest live performance ever. It was from his "Finally... The First Farewell" Tour and this particular concert in Bercy started with an amazing "Drums, Drums & More Drums" track performed by Phil and his other drummer, the previously mentioned Mr. Thompson. Incidentally, this track ("In the Air Tonight") was the 17th in the tracklist sandwiched between Separate Lives and Dance into the Light. Phil had the energy he had in this song all the way through to the end of the concert (as did his musicians). Now that he can no longer drum, his son NIcholas plays drums almost as well as the old man did--literally--Phil is in his 70's now. His son was on the Domino tour with Genesis recently. Oh and of course, his daughter Lily is rapidly becoming a famous actress in her own right. So, he's still doing alright I suppose (tongue in cheek).

Seen Phil live in Glasgow Scotland. Brilliant 😊

I would call it explosive,when the drums start...very dramatic video,very dramatic performance by Phil Collins..it must have been quite a momen there both for Phil Collins and to the audience...the lights,the darkness too,added to the entire experience of being there for sure...I can totally understand that they audience became this involved,emotionally as wel,as well as you two Generation Gap reactors...

I loved your reaction when he started drumming. When your the best, your the best. I used to run i had Phil on my headphones. Motivation

And now, my 3rd comment. Phil performed this song live outdoors at Live Aid in 1985. It was just him singing and playing the piano.

I love the look on your face when you see the drum kit rise from the floor as he's approaching.

Another drummer that sings at same time....Eagles "Hotel California" Live 1977

He hit the afterburner.

Funny. You both turned into wobbleheads when the drum beat dropped. 😂

Great choice . Turned gray on my record player almost 40 years ago. Another good song is, Another Day in Paradise

The anger slowly builds

To the daughter -- you are young, so you are forgiven. This is a masterpiece!!! In other reviews of this, I learned about a vocoder. Phil's sense of timing is perfect. It appears he is just out for a stroll, yet he arrives at his drum kit just in time for his iconic solo!! Everone in the world knows this drum riff...... Play your air-drums!!!!!!!!!!!! Both of you are correct in that it is a buildup! You two will see!!!! At 8:something boom there it is! I am uncertain which one of you two liked it the most. It is EPIC!!!!!! Mr. Collins is a master of his craft. AND it proves in this performance.. GREAT......................................... You two take care. Thanks.....................................

Yah!!! For the Manly Men!!!

The song itself evokes an intense dark feeling of anticipation and dread. As if the day of reckoning is coming for the person he is singing about. I was lucky enough to have seen Phil perform live a couple of times. But it was way before he started doing THIS version of In The Air Tonight. What a masterpiece of showmanship. The crowd must have felt like they were both watching a live performance and a part of it at the same time. Thrilling!

Lovely to see both your expressions the longer the song went on . Fantastic.

One word comes to my mind everytime I hear that song HYPNOTIC. 😊

Ex genesis drummer turned lead singer after Peter Gabriel left oh love watching you both enjoy it ... Miami vice theme song in the 80s no cheap comment but your beautiful tell mom Hi ❤️❤️❤️👍👍👍

Phenomenal performance!!!

Jesse Heiman just explend all-he is a legend!!!

Great reaction. Phil's performance of the song Mama is incredible.

Check out the Bee Gees performing at Nelson Mandela's birthday. Phil was drumming for them. He loved the stomps in You Win Again.

Love the expressions on yall's faces! When yall said 'it's building up to something...' I told yall through the computer 'yep, just wait for it bcoz it is awesome.' My favorite version of this one is when he and Eric Clapton were live at Montreux, Phil was drumming for Eric and then did In the Air at Night, it was the best.

Great reaction you two. The slow build up to that explosive climax was a masterful performance by Phil and both of you exemplified the effect this has had on nearly everyone that ha seen it. Super job guys, well done.

Please note girls, Phil also plays the keyboards..... His talents know NO limits...!!!! Thank you all.

I remember it from Miami Vice the TV series, it was awesome show, good song yeah 🎤👏😎

Timeless song. I can never turn it off when I hear it.

Hi ladies there is a lot to choose to react to from the great Phil Collins Against all odds Another day in paradise One more night those are my favorites from him any song you react to from him you will like keep up the good work ladies.

Back in the day I paid no attention to Genesis or Phil's solo stuff. Then, Michael Mann picked this song for the memorable Miami Vice sequence. It has been on my road trip playlist ever since.

Ladies: The word I would use to describe this superbly choreographed live version is "menacing". The colours, the lighting, the dress, the slow deliberate walk. Don't mess with Phil. When he says "You can wipe off that grin, I know where you've been" I feel he's about to punch someone...anyone.

The audience anticipation is such an incredible part of the experience imo! They want to watch the drum part but they had NO IDEA how much fire he was gonna bring with it! The best live ever!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥