It's Friday and that can only mean one thing:
it's time for a FLASHBACK song!
I cannot tell you the first time I heard Phil Collins' music, but I know exactly when I found personal meaning in today's song ... In The Air Tonight. I won't go into the specifics, but this song ALWAYS brings back some very specific memories of one particular event that occurred in high school.
The song itself is just amazing! If you know Phil Collins' history as a drummer, you gain even greater appreciation for the build up to the explosive drum solo almost at the very end of the song. The voices echoing in the background, coupled with the screeching guitar riffs and slow synthesizer note changes add to the chilling, somber feel of the tune. There is anger, frustration, and hurt in the words, but also a sense of impending finality to whatever situation is about to happen.
Even if your "night" isn't going to be filled with anger, this seems to be a great start to the weekend kind of song.
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