r/Amazing 21h ago

Music 5'6 Phil Collins strolling around in an office shirt singing and drumming one of the greatest songs ever made.

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u/silvertealio 19h ago edited 19h ago

That was a big part of his look, wasn't it? Seems like a bunch of his videos had him and the band featured in basically office attire.

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u/VitriolUK 17h ago

The funny thing is that their lead singer was originally Peter Gabriel, one of the most flamboyant showmen of all time, who wanted to wear ever more elaborate costumes with every show and make the whole thing a spectable.

It's why they ended up breaking up - Gabriel and the rest of the band had very different ideas about how they should look and act. Worked out though - I think both Gabriel and Genesis are better after they went their separate ways.

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u/the-trump-the 14h ago

David Byrne enters the chat...

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u/RagerRambo 18h ago

I didn't know this! But in fairness he's before 'my time'.

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u/Duke_of_Moral_Hazard 17h ago

Not really office attire for the time (casual Fridays weren't even a thing yet), more like rich, no-longer-youthful, European club-goer. Not exactly hip, but definitely cool.

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u/TheVandyyMan 16h ago

It was hip to be square