Phil Phridays! -- I Missed Again

I feel like the conversation went like this:
"Phil, your album cost so much to produce that we dipped substantially into the music video fund. Also your backing band all quit at once. Also the record company wants to see the finished video in about thirty minutes. But don't worry, it's the 1980's, so we're going to figure this out."

Phil Phridays! -- Separate Lives

First, the video to "Separate Lives" from the 1985 film White Nights. Look for Mikhail Baryshnikov and the late Gregory Hines as they appear very sad about something.


And now for... whatever this is.

Phil Phridays! -- The Musical Box

Recorded in 1972 for Belgian television.
Peter Gabriel on vocals, looking like a chick I know at work.
Phil Collins tearing up the drums, growing as much hair as he can before it all falls out.

Phil Phridays!

Just a link this time.

http://leitch.tumblr.com/post/4327141328/phil-collins-hopes-you-had-a-nice-weekend

But you are absolutely mandatorily required to click on it.

Phil Phridays! -- Bone Thugs-n-Harmony edition

I was once told that Phil Collins has a "ghetto pass." I'm not entirely sure what a ghetto pass is, nor can I even conceive how Phil Collins might have acquired one. All I know is that Phil Collins can stroll through the roughest urban neighborhoods, day or night, and remain untouched. He also knows who shot Biggie.

Phil Phridays! -- Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now)

A big deal was made of Phil Collins performing at the Live Aid concert in Wembley Stadium and the Live Aid concert in Philadelphia on the same day. After doing the first show he hopped on a Concorde and crossed the ocean for the second show. His mullet was groomed for optimal aerodynamic enhancement.

Family Tree, Billboard Style

The day my dad was born this song was #1 on the Billboard charts:


The day my mom was born a couple years later this song was #1 on the Billboard charts:


The day my wife was born this song was #1:

[Niiiice.]

And when I came along a couple years later:

[Of course.]

My oldest younger brother's #1:


My youngest younger brother's #1:

[HAHAHHAHAHAHA... sorry.]

And finally the #1 song on the day my daughter was born last year:

My immediate family comprises an outstanding cross-section of pop music. Throw in some cousins and aunts and uncles and we would probably have it all covered.

Most of all this illustrates how severely our times and tastes have changed throughout the years, and why one generation thinks the next generation's music is crap.


Fun resource: http://www.joshhosler.biz/numberoneinhistory/SelectMonth.htm

Phil Phridays! -- Easy Lover

Two Phils for the price of one.

It's easy to forget that at one time Phil Collins and his sleeveless V-neck sweaters ruled the world.

Phil Phridays!