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The stadium was completely dark except for these lights encircling the stage that streched out and started looking through the crowd. It was really neat.As Phil Collins has explained numerous times over the years, “In the Air Tonight” (as well as most of the You know the song by Phil Collins “In the Air of the Night,” about that guy who could’ve saved that other guy from drownin’Gallagher, Tony. Ich kann es in der Luft spüren, heute Nacht. Und ich habe auf diesen Moment mein ganzes Leben lang gewartet, Oh Herr. When I play it on keyboards I keep a low "D" depressed throughout the song. Ich erinnere. The guy showed up and Phil sang “In the Air Tonight” while staring at him the whole song. I saw Phil perform it live on his “Into the Light” tour and it was really cool! Take note, voters: A nebulous batch of ludicrous rumors that grew into a kind of stealth internet game is now playing a visible part in the 2020 U.S. elections.Online commentators and social media users sought to undermine protests sparked by the police shooting of Blake in Wisconsin in August 2020.If it was a prank, it wouldn't be the first time the politician has been targeted in such a way.Roses don't live forever, but this faux scandal may. Exactly! "In the Air Tonight" is the debut solo single by the English drummer and singer-songwriter Phil Collins. Help preserve this vital resource.

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etc., etc. Oh Herr. In Österreich und der Schweiz war das Lied jeweils zwei Wochen auf 1, in Großbritannien erreichte es Platz 2. Can you feel it coming in the air tonight, Oh Lord, Oh LordWell, if you told me you were drowning I would not lend a hand I’ve seen your face before my … Over time, however, it’s been theorized by fans and suggested by Collins that its basis lies in his ex-wife and the resentment he feels towards her.Eminem famously referenced this song in the third verse of I have always assumed that he has been waiting for revenge on this person. Collins stayed quiet for a number of years and then finally turned the killer in — by inviting him to a concert and having him arrested, quietly and without circumstance, right after this tune, which he dedicated to the killer during that performance. Phil later tracked this guy down and send him front row tickets to a nearby concert. Postal Service warned that, if you’re voting by mail, waiting until the deadline to apply for or return a ballot may cut it too close.A handful of the group's participants claimed to be members of the U.S. Army.Roses don't live forever, but this faux scandal may. (Actually I put a roll of pennies on the key). According to memory, Phil and a buddy were sailing and a downpour started, which caused the boat to capsize.

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Variations of the tale that I’ve heard claim that the victim was a relative of his. For all the mystery and tension in this tune, it's very simple.

I remember, don't worry . Ich erinnere, keine Sorge. He may not have been looking for the man, but he has animosity in his heart and he has been hoping all his life that he would run into him, waiting for this moment, to pay backI grew up listening and watching Phil Collins in Miami Vice TV Show and i’m still linking the song with the series…. You rely on Snopes, and we rely on you. the hurt still grows, and he would let the stranger drown. The other man apparently could have done something to save the drowning person, but didn’t.One version of this story even has Phil doing detective work to find the identity of the bystander, inviting him to a concert for free (without revealing why), and then humiliating him in front of a huge crowd. He said he came into the studio feeling so angry and he put that all out in the drum beat and this is what he created out of those negative feelings.I've always thought it was funny how people all took it so literally. Acording to the person who told me this, it was a true story (they also told me that this had happened to Phil Collins?) In addition, supposedly there was a man who could have rescued the friend but just stood idly by. Much later, at nite, Phil is walkin round a lake when he hears calls for help from the lake. (1996)My story on this song is somewhat different. Well I've been waiting for this moment for all my life Oh Lord, oh Lord.

Some guy is drowning. this is not a friendly encounter, and a very bad memory. (1996)I heard a similar story about 10 years ago about that song … I believe I heard it on Casey Kasem’s Top 40 when I was a young lass. One of the most commonly believed messages behind 'In the Air Tonight' is that Phil Collins wrote it about a man who could have saved another man from drowning but chose not to. Origins of the song are shady, even Collins has claimed he wrote it without a very clear picture in mind of who this song is about. (1996)What I had heard about “In the Air Tonight” had to do with Phil’s younger brother who died in some boating accident.The guy who was goofing off and pushed him in denied it happened and then the whole concert thing. Apparently that individual looked up and spotted Phil. My first girlfriend was a big Genesis/Phil Collins fan, and according to something she had heard ‘In the Air Tonite’ was inspired by Phil finding his then-wife in bed with another man at a party they were attending. (1994)Last nite at happy hour, good ol’ Phil came on the jukebox singin “In the Air Tonite.” Me an the boys got to talkin (and doin the drum solo) when one of ’em mentions what sounds to me like a UL. I can feel it coming in the air tonight, oh Lord (1994)I heard that Phil Collins when he small, witnessed an individual drowning another individual. (1996)I heard a slight variation on this story in which the drowning victim was a camper at a summer camp and the guy at the concert was a campI’ve heard Phil Collins trying to kill this rumor for years, but it keeps popping back up.About ten years ago there was a rumor circulating that he’d written his song “In The Air Tonight” as a response to having witnessed someone drowning — the rumor went that he raced to the shore of the beach someplace after having spotted someone drowning from quite a ways away, but by the time he’d gotten down to shore the victim had gone under for the third time.