Born and raised in west London, Collins played drums from the age of five and completed drama school training, which secured him various roles as a child actor, with his first major role, aged 13, as the Artful Dodger in the West End musical Oliver!. He then pursued a music career, joining Genesis in 1970 as their drummer and becoming lead singer in 1975 following the departure of Peter Gabriel. Collins began a successful solo career in the 1980s, initially inspired by his marital breakdown and love of soul music, releasing the albums Face Value (1981), Hello, I Must Be Going! (1982), No Jacket Required (1985) and ...But Seriously (1989). Collins became, in the words of AllMusic, "one of the most successful pop and adult contemporary singers of the '80s and beyond". He also became known for a distinctive gated reverb drum sound on many of his recordings. In 1985, he was the only artist to perform at both Live Aid concerts. He also resumed his acting career, appearing in Miami Vice and subsequently starring in the film Buster (1988). In 1996, Collins left Genesis to focus on solo work; this included writing songs for Disney's Tarzan (1999) for which he received an Oscar for Best Original Song for "You'll Be in My Heart". He rejoined Genesis for their Turn It On Again Tour in 2007. Following a five-year retirement to focus on his family life, Collins released an autobiography in 2016 and completed his Not Dead Yet Tour in 2019. He then rejoined Genesis in 2020 for a second reunion tour, ending in March 2022.
Collins's discography includes eight studio albums that have sold 33.5 million certified units in the US and an estimated 150 million records sold worldwide, making him one of the world's best-selling artists. He is one of only three recording artists, along with Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson, who have sold over 100 million records both as solo artists and separately as principal members of a band. He has won eight Grammy Awards, six Brit Awards (winning Best British Male Artist three times), two Golden Globe Awards, one Academy Award, and a Disney Legend Award. He was awarded six Ivor Novello Awards from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors, including the International Achievement Award. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1999, and was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2003 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Genesis in 2010. He has also been recognised by music publications with induction into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 2012, and the Classic Drummer Hall of Fame in 2013.
Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Collins
Studio albums
Face Value (1981)
Hello, I Must Be Going! (1982)
No Jacket Required (1985)
...But Seriously (1989)
Both Sides (1993)
Dance into the Light (1996)
Testify (2002)
Going Back (2010)
Tomorrow never knows
Phil Collins Lyrics
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It is not dying, it is not dying
Lay down all thoughts, surrender to the void
It is shining, oh it is shining
That you may see the meaning of within
It is beginning, oh it is beginning?
That love is all and love is everyone
And ignorance and hate may mourn the dead
It is believing, oh it is believing
So play the game, existence to the end
Of the beginning, of the beginning
Of the beginning, of the beginning
Of the beginning, of the beginning
Of the beginning, of the beginning
Of the beginning, of the beginning
Of the beginning, of the beginning
Of the beginning, of the beginning
Of the beginning
Somewhere over the rainbow
Way up high
There's a land that dreamed of once in a lullaby
Okay
The lyrics of Phil Collins's song Tomorrow Never Knows are full of powerful and thought-provoking imagery that encourages us to explore different aspects of life and the self. In essence, the song is about letting go of our fears, doubts, and biases, and embracing the mysteries of life. The opening lines encourage the listener to turn off their mind and let themselves "float downstream," suggesting that they should let go of any preconceptions they have about life and their place in it. The lyrics go on to say that this is not about dying, but about surrendering to the void and discovering the true meaning of life within.
The chorus of the song revolves around the idea that love is all and everyone. The song suggests that this understanding is both knowing and believing – a deep, intuitive sense that love and compassion are the keys to a better world. It also acknowledges that there will always be ignorance and hate in the world, but that we can rise above it by playing the "game of existence" to the end.
Line by Line Meaning
Turn off your mind, relax and float downstream
Clear your head, let go of your worries and allow yourself to drift
It is not dying, it is not dying
This act of letting go is not equivalent to dying
Lay down all thoughts, surrender to the void
Release all preconceptions and relinquish control to the unknown
It is shining, oh it is shining
The truth is revealed and illuminating
That you may see the meaning of within
By doing this, you may gain insight into your own inner meaning
It is beginning, oh it is beginning?
This is the start of a new phase or realization
That love is all and love is everyone
The ultimate truth is that love encompasses and connects all beings
It is knowing, oh it is knowing
This realization brings about a profound understanding
And ignorance and hate may mourn the dead
While those who are misguided in their ways may grieve for the loss of life
It is believing, oh it is believing
The belief in love is what carries us through the difficult times
So play the game, existence to the end
Despite knowing the truth, we must continue living and experiencing life until the very end
Of the beginning, of the beginning
This cycle of life, love and realization is only just starting
Of the beginning, of the beginning
This cycle of life, love and realization is only just starting
Of the beginning, of the beginning
This cycle of life, love and realization is only just starting
Of the beginning, of the beginning
This cycle of life, love and realization is only just starting
Of the beginning, of the beginning
This cycle of life, love and realization is only just starting
Of the beginning, of the beginning
This cycle of life, love and realization is only just starting
Of the beginning
This cycle of life, love and realization is only just starting
Somewhere over the rainbow
In an ideal and fantastical place
Way up high
Up in the sky, beyond reach
There's a land that dreamed of once in a lullaby
A place that is imagined and longed for, like a lullaby we sing to ourselves
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Royalty Network, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: John Lennon, Paul McCartney
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Manuel Suarez
@Kwinquark1 yes I do but nevertheless shining from within two hearts with a sound of peaceful flutes and tubes possible made by yourselves or maybe someone u know.
But nevertheless it's the Creator of the heavens and earth thats got me writing and reciting spiritual words of poetry for the love of Thee Almighty looking for someway somehow to reach out onto the people of the world.
To wake up and see what's really going on in this present day and age of modern Babylon that's destined to burn to a sackcloth sun that will turn blood red in midday afternoon.
As prophecies are being fulfilled right before the eyes of the world just as the Father of the heavens had said that they will.
I have never written such words with a rhythm and rhyme from within my mind, heart, body and soul and I am not taking about right now, it is over the thousand poems I have on my phone.
That are blowing me away each and everyday with the Holy Spirit of wind giving me strength to write like I've never done throughout my life, feeling the blessings beyond the clouds moving gracefully across blue skies.
As I write about the now and hereafter flowing like the mighty river's and streams reaching for the open waters of the sea and I am not rich nor am I looking for fortune and fame in light of these words that I'm saying.
But when my words are flowing and growing and when there growing there glowing just as bright as the moon on rise and all the silver and gold cannot buy where I already I'm in Spirit, in that humble peaceful place in a land called paradise.
Written on April 11, 2020. By Manuel Suarez spiritual poet down in the valley in Cali where the Almighty found not in no church, but in the outside elements of the air at work.
Peace out and God bless from the one true God who's not of this world watching everything unfold before the coming of His return.
Stay safe my brothers now and forevermore and all those who will read what I wrote and even all those that don't.
Of Cats and Crepes
Let's face it-every and any version of this song is perfect. This is a magical song.
Garrett Curren
No arguments here
Thomas Bernhard Schwalke
Every version is good
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sexobscura
Let's face it - this version bites the big one
Ricardo Dorantes
It's a real trip!
Tyberius Thewizard
Man this version is really great. Never thought this song was coverable.
lauren paterson
Many versions
ambadad
Try Danielle Dax's very danceable version but, even better, the version by 801 (featuring Phil Manzanera, Brian Eno, Bill McCormick and others). I'd argue the latter is the best version of them all, including The Beatles.
JaySchraubMusic
im still blown away that Sean Lennon and Les Claypool were able to play this song live!!