Page 5 | Phil Collins wrote the best unrequited love songs

BeardySchnauzer · 2026-09-17T20:50:14+00:00

So I mean the ones you listen to when you’ just want to wallow - against all odds, everyday, in too deep etc etc i feel this might be controversial.. and if anyone comes for me with Taylor Swift I would say her breakup songs are more suited to the ‘fuck him, he didn’t deserve me anyway’ stage YABU - it’s all sentimental tosh YANBU - get the tissues, I’m bawling just thinking of the opening chords

Branwellgirl · 20/09/2026 23:30

I love PC and I absolutely would, at any time in the past, or now, if he was fit for it 😁. I am quite old.

Modernfamily2011 · 20/09/2026 23:34

@Branwellgirl 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 I personally just want to give him a hug, he seems like he needs one ☺️

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BeardySchnauzer · 20/09/2026 23:35

Modernfamily2011 · 20/09/2026 23:28

@BeardySchnauzer - he got back with his 3rd wife around 2020 and she totally ripped him off again! I think he had to have her evicted and she sold a lot of his collections!

Yes! Which is why it was so surprising

it sounds like he had good relationships with his kids which seems to be a positive in the celeb world!

I did learn today that Malcolm MacDowell was married to Mary Steenburger which for some reason I find surprising!

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Modernfamily2011 · 20/09/2026 23:35

OneMentalBastard · 20/09/2026 23:25

I think he's a whiny wee cunt.

and yet he’s worth £350 million
you sound lovely

Modernfamily2011 · 20/09/2026 23:37

BeardySchnauzer · 20/09/2026 23:35

Yes! Which is why it was so surprising

it sounds like he had good relationships with his kids which seems to be a positive in the celeb world!

I did learn today that Malcolm MacDowell was married to Mary Steenburger which for some reason I find surprising!

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Yes, Lilly Collins is married to Mary Steenberg’s son

AlecTrevelyan006 · 20/09/2026 23:49

BeardySchnauzer · 18/09/2026 11:34

I am a big fan of drums so that probably also explains why I like the Phil Collins ones!

I'm not saying there aren’t other good songs out there but he did write quite a lot on the subject

If you like drums you should listen to Woman in Chains by Tears for Fears - Phil Collins played the drums on that track.

OneMentalBastard · 20/09/2026 23:54

Modernfamily2011 · 20/09/2026 23:35

and yet he’s worth £350 million
you sound lovely

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Thanks. You sound un-needy and un-tragic. Yay!

User3353821614 · 21/09/2026 00:02

Sidge · 17/09/2026 22:33

Against All Odds was my first meaningful breakup song. It still gets me in the guts, it’s such a powerful song.

I love a bit of Phil Collins. Great writer, musician, singer. He wrote for so many other people I believe, and loads of movie soundtracks.

It’s interesting because I remember Phil saying he hated that song and wrote it in a hurry for the film when he was asked to do it. Not one of his favourites and although a fantastic writer, I don’t think it was from “his heart” if you see what I mean.

Edited to say that the fact he wrote it “just like that” shows what a great song writer he is. But he didn’t understand the hype 😂

Floatlikeafeather2 · 21/09/2026 00:04

BeardySchnauzer · 17/09/2026 22:00

You know who else has a surprisingly good voice - Tony Hadley

and yes, I am currently listening to a best of the 80’s playlist

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Why would you be surprised that Tony Hadley has a good voice? It's what he's always be known for and it's what Spandau Ballet was founded on.

XigDoop · 21/09/2026 00:09

I prefer angry Phil, O Lord...

millecent · 21/09/2026 06:50

When I lived in France as a student Phil Collins was massive over there and there was even an album of him and various r&b artists covering his songs. It surprised me at the time as Phil was more someone my mum listened to than my peers but I do like a lot of his music.

Passementerie · 21/09/2026 07:03

millecent · 21/09/2026 06:50

When I lived in France as a student Phil Collins was massive over there and there was even an album of him and various r&b artists covering his songs. It surprised me at the time as Phil was more someone my mum listened to than my peers but I do like a lot of his music.

Is that the one that had Mariah Carey doing Against All Odds?

millecent · 21/09/2026 17:05

Passementerie · 21/09/2026 07:03

Is that the one that had Mariah Carey doing Against All Odds?

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Maybe… I can’t actually remember, it was a while ago!

dreamiesformolly · 22/09/2026 04:43

Thepeopleversuswork · 18/09/2026 07:29

That and his support for Thatcher and his fax machine divorce antics!

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He does seem to have been a bit of a plonker in his love life, tbf. But maybe it's benefited his songwriting abilities, given how many of his songs seem to be about love slipping through one's fingers...

maxslice · 22/09/2026 05:25

I like Phil Collins, but I think there are better songs. “Somebody that I used to know” “When a heart breaks, it don’t break even” “Say something, I’m giving up on you”.

XigDoop · 22/09/2026 12:24

millecent · 21/09/2026 06:50

When I lived in France as a student Phil Collins was massive over there and there was even an album of him and various r&b artists covering his songs. It surprised me at the time as Phil was more someone my mum listened to than my peers but I do like a lot of his music.

They loved Phil in America while in the UK he seemed to be a bit naff.