Genius Meanings
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Phil Collins – Don't Lose My Number
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“Don’t Lose My Number” is a song about a young man named Billy whom the singer is hoping to find, and also hoping that Billy still has the singer’s number. The song describes Billy
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Ninja Sex Party – Don't Lose My Number
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[Verse 1] / They came at night leaving fear behind / Shadows were on the ground / Nobody knew where to find him / No evidence was found / "I'm never coming back" / They heard him
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Phil Collins – Take Me Home (Extended Version)
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[Verse 1] / Take that look of worry, I'm an ordinary man / They don't tell me nothing, so I find out all I can / There's a fire that's been burning right outside my door / I can't
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Phil Collins – Only You Know And I Know (Extended Version)
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[Verse 1] / You know, we really only wanna hear the things we like to say / But if I said to you "Please, don't do it", you do it anyway / Sometimes, I know we gotta be cruel, be
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Phil Collins – Sussudio (Extended Version)
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[Intro] / Oh, oh / Sus-Sussudio / [Verse 1] / There's a girl that's been on my mind / All the time, Sus-Sussudio, oh, oh / Now, she don't even know my name / But I think she likes
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Phil Collins – In the Air Tonight ('88 Remix)
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I can feel it coming in the air tonight, oh Lord / And I've been waiting for this moment, for all my life, oh Lord / Can you feel it coming in the air tonight, oh Lord, oh Lord
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Phil Collins – Take Me Home [Serious Hits...Live!]
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Take that look of worry, I'm an ordinary man / They don't tell me nothing, so I find out all I can / There's a fire that's been burning right outside my door / I can't see, but I
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Phil Collins – Who Said I Would (Extended Version)
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[Intro] / Who said I would / [Verse 1] / I know she says she wants me / I hear it every day / And I know she knows it keeps me / Well there ain't no other way / [Chorus] / But she'
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Phil Collins – You Can’t Hurry Love [Serious Hits...Live!]
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I need love, love / Ooh, to ease my mind / And I need to find time / Someone to call mine / My mama said.. / You can't hurry love / No, you'll just have to wait / She said love don
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Phil Collins – Two Hearts [Serious Hits...Live!]
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Well there was no reason to believe / She'd always be there / But if you don't put faith in what you're believin' / It's getting ya nowhere / And it teaches you to never give up
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Eminem (Ft. Dido) – Stan
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In this song, Eminem corresponds with a crazed fan who becomes increasingly unhinged as the story progresses. This is one of his most well-received singles and was listed at #15 on
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Phil Collins – One More Night (Extended Mix)
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[Intro] / One more night, one more night / One more night, ooh, ooh, ooh / One more night, one more night / One more night, ooh, ooh, ooh / [Verse 1] / I've been trying, ooh, so
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Phil Collins – Easy Lover [Serious Hits...Live!]
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Easy lover / She'll get a hold on you, believe it / She's like no other / Before you know it, you'll be on your knees / She's an easy lover / She'll take your heart, but you won't
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Phil Collins – I Don't Wanna Know
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[Verse 1] / It's over, oh, yes it's all over / And it's been a long time coming / Some say it's too long, oh / She said it, and now she'll regret it / Ah, but if she'd ask anyone
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Phil Collins – Take Me Home
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Often (mis)interpreted as an ode to his home, demonstrated the song’s music video.
In his 1997 appearance on “VH1 Storyellers,” Phil Collins said the song was actually inspired by
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Phil Collins – Sussudio
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When this was released in 1985, critics assailed Collins for its similarity with “1999” by Prince. Collins responded by saying that he was a “big Prince fan” and that his original
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Phil Collins – Inside Out
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[Chorus] / Inside out / Ooh, you got me inside out / Ah, inside out / Oh-oh, inside out / [Verse 1] / Now everybody keeps on telling me how to be / And everybody tells me do what
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Phil Collins – A Groovy Kind of Love [Serious Hits...Live!]
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When I'm feelin' blue / All I have to do is take a look at you / Then I'm not so blue / When you're close to me / I can feel you heart beat / I can hear you breathing in my ear
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Phil Collins – One More Night
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This love song by Collins released in 1984 as a promotional single for No Jacket Required.
The song was featured in the background during a scene in the 1986 film The Color of
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Phil Collins – No Way Out
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Everywhere I turn, I hurt someone / But there's nothing I can say to change / The things I've done / Of all the things I hid from you / I cannot hide the shame / And I pray someone
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Phil Collins – True Colors
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In 1998, the song was covered by Phil Collins for his compilation album …Hits. The version was a smooth-jazz-influenced version compared to the original.
The song clearly is about
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Phil Collins – Who Said I Would
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[Verse 1] / I know she says she wants me / I hear it every day / And I know she knows it keeps me / Well there ain't no other way / [Pre-Chorus] / But she's got a heart / Must be
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Naturally 7 – Feel It (In The Air Tonight)
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[Intro] / Oh Lord! Oh Lord! / Oh Lord! Oh Lord! / [Verse 1] / Tick, tick, tock, it's time for closure / I watch the hands on the clock, it's almost over / I feel it's coming like
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Phil Collins – We Said Hello Goodbye
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This song is about inevitable change in life and how Phil Collins deals with it. He explains that change can be difficult, and sad but there is a silver lining to every dark cloud
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Phil Collins – Only You Know and I Know
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‘Only You Know And I Know’ is about a couple on the brink of separating.
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Phil Collins (Ft. Sting) – Long Long Way to Go
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[Verse 1: Phil Collins] / While I'm sittin' here / Trying to think of things to say / Someone lies bleeding / In a field somewhere / [Chorus: Phil Collins] / So it would seem / We'
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Genesis – That's All
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“That’s All” was the band’s first of many top ten songs in the US, peaking at #6 in early 1984. It also reached the top 40 in five countries overseas including the UK.
Its genesis
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2Pac (Ft. Outlawz) – Staring Through My Rear View
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Pac and the Outlawz reflect on their lives.
The original version of the song, titled “Staring Through My Rearview” was featured in the 1997 film Gang Related during the outro. An
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Phil Collins – Doesn't Anybody Stay Together Anymore
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[Verse 1] / You keep on walking so you don't fall down / It's the same old story / You keep on hiding so you can't be found / It's the same old story / Oh, but I know you, you're
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Survivor – Eye of the Tiger
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“Eye of the Tiger”, the most well-known song by Survivor, held the #1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for six consecutive weeks in the summer of 1982 and topped charts in
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