It warms my heart to see younger generations react to the best music ever! I only got the pleasure of seeing him Live one time, but it was worth it! Great reaction.
He didn’t just discover it. He knew and faked his “reaction”. Most of these reaction videos are fake and just a way to say the stuff they read on the internet so they can sound smart. And earn likes, subscribes and money.
Now, for the rest of your life when you hear Phil do the iconic drum drop on this song, no matter where you are or how old you will be, you will be doing the air drums with him. Truth.
I remember in the 80s if I was stopped at a red light and looked over at the car next to me and I saw some guy doing air drums, I knew EXACTLY what song he was listening to.
I may be a child of the 90s, but I enjoy this (and other 80's music) very much, and every time time "In the Air Tonight" comes down, I put down whatever I'm holding so I can pound the imaginary drums in front of me
I watch people react to this song just to see the moment they realize they are listening to one of the best musicians in history. Most of the reactors have no clue what they are in for. Even if you have heard the song in the past, this performance of it is AMAZING!!
I watch all these reactions to Phil Collins just to see the faces when the drum drops. Been in love with Mr Phil Collins for my whole adult life. We had the best music, best singers, best musicians.
Absolutely Amazing!!! Thank you for your reaction to this. When he sat down at the drums, I shouted at you "Don't stop it here". Like you could here me lol.
DROGBAJR...Trust Me... I am 74 years old and it's just as Fresh to me here... listening with you ...as it was back then!!! HE WAS ALL THAT... PHIL COLLINS R.I.P. JUNE/ 2022. 🙋🌹GA USA
The best reaction ever for the first time witnessing the greatest video of a live performance!! I still get goosebumps when I watch it!!! Phil Collins is the GOAT!!!
Rage and anger, yes; but not just about his divorce.....when he was on a very long tour with Genesis, a guy ran off with his wife and two kids to Canada. Really. I think he is singing this at that guy. So yes, rage and anger. You can feel it down into your bones! Incredible song and drum fill. Phil is the master of the feels and the fills!
Heard this song the first time in 1981. I sooooooo enjoyed seeing a young person seeing this generational song for the first time. It will never get old.
Once you have listened to "In The Air Tonight" for the first time it becomes a legal requirement to play the air drums every time you hear that drum solo - no matter where you are at the time, and if you listen to the song from the beginning it is also a legal requirement that you stop and wait in anticipation for that drum solo.
Phil was lead singing at Genesis playing the drums all the time. What makes me happy about this reaction is the fact that a real thing cannot get dated. Generation after generation can discover it for themselves in all its passion and beauty. The eternal power of music.
One of the favorite songs of my life. I heard Genesis and Phil Collins 1978 the first time. And I laughed a lot about your face when he started drummin' in the video. YOU MADE MY DAY!
Man ... you just listened to a LEGEND of Music worldwide ... that's how a true LEGEND enters the stage and the concert begins .... so calm, so confident, so focused ... but the song that he sings it's with such a STRONG tone and message.
Your reaction is pure ecstatic. Only Phil Collins could pull something like this off and he did it with class and drama. Collins is very talented, wrote for Disney, did great things with Genius, and is still going strong on his own. You listen to his work or any other's work from that time period and you understand the great pieces took a lot of talent to write, produce and perform. Great stuff.
That drum piece has been bashed out my steering so many times. My best friend in Heaven and I would just drive to listen to music like this. Love this man and you are cute to.
I saw this guy play live a good few years ago and he’s awesome, absolutely brilliant. We brits are very proud of him. The song is about a very bad divorce from his American wife, she messed him up big time. Sadly now he’s suffering ill health due to drumming for so many years and his son now plays drums for him, he still sings though. Great album to listen to is when he was lead singer of Genesis is “And then there were three” He’s also a lovely man. One of the best drummers in the world as well as being able to play many other instruments too
Ruth Davey. I’m thinking maybe British men should stay away from American women as evidenced by Edward VIII and Prince Harry. I guess it worked out ok for Paul McCartney and Linda though. 🇺🇸
I agree, it's time this song is getting back to number one in the charts again. The accusations and the promises of never forgetting in the lyrics can be addressed to all responsible for what is happening in the world now and has happened in the last few years.
@@jacquesm6847 Actually when it came out in the 80s, wasn't really paying attention as it was on the radio in the laundromat or something, so got used to hearing it as background music all these years. But, for the young folk to step back and play it as astonishing, opened my eyes for sure. Now, I'm going to feel more 'alive' when hearing it. Live, probably, no one would forget it, but the video ... and watching reactions does make it memorable.
The anticipation is what made this song such a huge hit. He has to create more tension with an audience that knows every note of this song. You do that with more time. An you just know that a song this heavy has an interesting story behind it…😘
Having lived through this as his huge hit at the time, it makes my heart sing seeing young people's jaws drop at this legend sitting at the drums, beating all hell out of them, and singing pitch perfect without missing a beat. Loved your reaction.
Now you know why the intro was soooooooo l-o-n-g !!! Everyone was waiting during the fabulous "build-up'' for that incredible drum solo, which is the feature of the song.
You just wait for it Drogbajr. From now on when you hear the intro coming on the radio, you will be like OH! LA-UD! My friend and I will drive around the block until the sing is done. Our AirDrum skills are on it. I have my earbuds in. The hubby could tell by your reaction Phil had just sat down. Wishing Love, Peace and Happiness
Phil Collins started his career as a child actor in the West End musical Oliver. He ended up as the drummer for the group Genesis and when Peter Gabriel left the group he took over as the vocalist too, (30+ years singing and drumming together means he knows how to do both without either interfering with the other). When he also acted in movies, this may explain how he is able to inject emotions into both his music and his on stage performances. As a drummer he is recognised as one of the greats, it's not all about frenetic, complex, drum solos, but the control, the solid holding of the rhythm and pace as well as not over playing and drowning out the rest of the band. By the time of this performance he had mastered his crafts, honed them, and could display them to the audiences. He also worked with, and could call on other great musicians (Leland Sklar on bass, Chester Thompson as drummer until he "picks up the sticks") who were happy to work with ans collaborate with him. He has a lot of great music to his name, a lot of great performances behind him, but this one, of all those I have seen, is my favourite. Oh, and the start is not a long intro but the build up to a classic master performance.
He is a legend and is missed in the music biz. I was at one of these concerts and they are set up for major impact for the audience. You got more than money's worth at his concerts.
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One of the best! The GOAT drummer!
That performance is a masterpiece among masterpieces.
It warms my heart to see younger generations react to the best music ever! I only got the pleasure of seeing him Live one time, but it was worth it! Great reaction.
Best reaction ever!!! ❤❤❤ love love love Phil Collins
I absolutely love seeing young people discover the genius of Phil Collins.
He didn’t just discover it.
He knew and faked his “reaction”.
Most of these reaction videos are fake and just a way to say the stuff they read on the internet so they can sound smart.
And earn likes, subscribes and money.
@@TraitorFelon.14.3 Bingo. All.about the $$$$$$$$$$$ Staged reactions.
Same
Now, for the rest of your life when you hear Phil do the iconic drum drop on this song, no matter where you are or how old you will be, you will be doing the air drums with him. Truth.
I remember in the 80s if I was stopped at a red light and looked over at the car next to me and I saw some guy doing air drums, I knew EXACTLY what song he was listening to.
Yep ! LOL
Greetings from a man of the 80s. You are absolutely right, sir!
I may be a child of the 90s, but I enjoy this (and other 80's music) very much, and every time time "In the Air Tonight" comes down, I put down whatever I'm holding so I can pound the imaginary drums in front of me
60 and just did it.
Phil is a legend in rock / pop. xx
I watch people react to this song just to see the moment they realize they are listening to one of the best musicians in history.
Most of the reactors have no clue what they are in for. Even if you have heard the song in the past, this performance of it is AMAZING!!
One of my very fave rabbit holes- best comment I've heard said "this is the best song I've ever heard without drums" Yeah. Just wait.
Agreed!!!
Me too 🤣
Am I the only person left on this earth who remembers The band Genesis where Phil Collins was the drummer and lead singer? I'm so old!
@@chittyluv2651 Love Genesis as well! Mike and the Mechanics are great too
I watch all these reactions to Phil Collins just to see the faces when the drum drops. Been in love with Mr Phil Collins for my whole adult life. We had the best music, best singers, best musicians.
Phil Collins is widely considered one of the best drummers of all time. And he's a damn good singer too.
65 and still loving his music!
Phil Collins is so 🔥 bad ass, one of the best singer's 😎
This is epic. He is a legend.❤
SIR Phil Collins is a Beast and a Knight, not to mention the Greatest Legend !!!!!! The Queen Knights all the Legends cool of the cool.
That moment when the newcomer to this song discovers that Phil Collins is not a singer who drums, but a drummer who can sing... love it!
LOL, totally agree.
Thanks for your great reaction❤️
Absolutely Amazing!!! Thank you for your reaction to this. When he sat down at the drums, I shouted at you "Don't stop it here". Like you could here me lol.
Dang!!! Love him!!!!!
You have witnessed one of the absolute greatest performers of all time…The One and Only Phil Collins! I Love this man! ❤️
It's so wonderful seeing this new generation smiling and dancing just as we did in person!!!
He was 57 when he did this concert....He can still pack em in......He is an EPIC. AWESOME !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
פיל קולינס הוא אגדה!!!! הוא איקוני❤❤❤❤❤זמר מדהים...מהמם❤❤❤אהבתי את התגובה שלך👍👍👍👍🫶🫶🫶🫶
Such a spectacular performance! I love it that people r finding Phil Collins and discovering what a talented musician he is!
Phil Collins.....and Genesis....... awesome.... takes me back many years.....Phil was the drummer in that band, as well as a singer....
Phil is the GOAT God bless him
Never break the heart of Phil Collins. He will drag your ass and make hits until the end of time
😆lol right!!
He is the proto-Swift.
😂😂😂😂
🤣😂🤣😂
Sadly ... he isnt that well anymore and needs to sit down for a concert.
phil colins a legend as a drummer and he can sing ............. awesome musician
That long drawn out intro is what makes the inflection point of the drums SOOO powerful.
The build up baby!!!
How is it possible not to know Phill Collins,it's like every single song of his is a classic
DROGBAJR...Trust Me... I am 74 years old and it's just as Fresh to me here... listening with you ...as it was back then!!! HE WAS ALL THAT... PHIL COLLINS R.I.P. JUNE/ 2022. 🙋🌹GA USA
The best reaction ever for the first time witnessing the greatest video of a live performance!! I still get goosebumps when I watch it!!! Phil Collins is the GOAT!!!
The best drum drop ever!! Phil is amazing!
This guy was so much fun to watch. Phil connected with his fans.
I was very fortunate to see this live, I will never forget it.
Isn't this beautiful?!
He's the best drummer ALIVE!!!
Rage and anger, yes; but not just about his divorce.....when he was on a very long tour with Genesis, a guy ran off with his wife and two kids to Canada. Really. I think he is singing this at that guy. So yes, rage and anger. You can feel it down into your bones! Incredible song and drum fill. Phil is the master of the feels and the fills!
l am glad l grew up listening to collins
Your eyes and jaw drop at 6 35 priceless
not only that that was the kind of music My Generation listen to. it is nice to see you younger folks see what we had to listen to now that's music!
Heard this song the first time in 1981.
I sooooooo enjoyed seeing a young person seeing this generational song for the first time. It will never get old.
Kay UK.....You will never ever forget this song ..the more you hear it the better it gets through your years.....Love from London.............
This is just one song of MANY we hear in the 60"S and 70's!!!!! he is a real bad ass!!!
Once you have listened to "In The Air Tonight" for the first time it becomes a legal requirement to play the air drums every time you hear that drum solo - no matter where you are at the time, and if you listen to the song from the beginning it is also a legal requirement that you stop and wait in anticipation for that drum solo.
Now you have been anointed by mr Phil Collins.Welcome my friend
World class drummer
Phil was lead singing at Genesis playing the drums all the time.
What makes me happy about this reaction is the fact that a real thing cannot get dated. Generation after generation can discover it for themselves in all its passion and beauty. The eternal power of music.
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One of the favorite songs of my life. I heard Genesis and Phil Collins 1978 the first time. And I laughed a lot about your face when he started drummin' in the video. YOU MADE MY DAY!
Drum riff heard around the world!! Love Phil!!
I am 75yo and am so glad to recognize this as the music of my generation!
Man ... you just listened to a LEGEND of Music worldwide ... that's how a true LEGEND enters the stage and the concert begins .... so calm, so confident, so focused ... but the song that he sings it's with such a STRONG tone and message.
He has made so many great songs wish he was still doing concerts love him ❤️❤️🇺🇸
Your reaction is priceless!!! Phil Collins is so much more. Enjoy!!!
Phil Collins is a national treasure. Love, Love, Love him and his absolute talent !
Phil Collins is an international treasure. Fixed it for you. ✌️
Your reaction is pure ecstatic. Only Phil Collins could pull something like this off and he did it with class and drama. Collins is very talented, wrote for Disney, did great things with Genius, and is still going strong on his own. You listen to his work or any other's work from that time period and you understand the great pieces took a lot of talent to write, produce and perform. Great stuff.
What a man , what a song . He's so ultra talented. Also a great actor too . Loved the reaction Amazing . X
That drum piece has been bashed out my steering so many times. My best friend in Heaven and I would just drive to listen to music like this. Love this man and you are cute to.
I saw this guy play live a good few years ago and he’s awesome, absolutely brilliant. We brits are very proud of him. The song is about a very bad divorce from his American wife, she messed him up big time.
Sadly now he’s suffering ill health due to drumming for so many years and his son now plays drums for him, he still sings though. Great album to listen to is when he was lead singer of Genesis is “And then there were three” He’s also a lovely man. One of the best drummers in the world as well as being able to play many other instruments too
Ruth Davey. I’m thinking maybe British men should stay away from American women as evidenced by Edward VIII and Prince Harry. I guess it worked out ok for Paul McCartney and Linda though. 🇺🇸
@@PC-dc1kv hahaha they aren’t all bad just the ones whose soul aim is money
There's so much younger generations don't know about music. I'm glad to have lived at the time of the worlds BEST musicians
Not only a drummer, one of the best
My all time favorite song and artist
There you have it, good sir. The best and most iconic drum part in the world of music.
It boggles my mind, how many people haven't heard this song before, or that didn't know he played the drums.
I agree, it's time this song is getting back to number one in the charts again. The accusations and the promises of never forgetting in the lyrics can be addressed to all responsible for what is happening in the world now and has happened in the last few years.
I know lol 😆 amazing song and performance… Miami Vice theme song …👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👍🏼😉🇺🇸
@@jacquesm6847 Actually when it came out in the 80s, wasn't really paying attention as it was on the radio in the laundromat or something, so got used to hearing it as background music all these years. But, for the young folk to step back and play it as astonishing, opened my eyes for sure. Now, I'm going to feel more 'alive' when hearing it. Live, probably, no one would forget it, but the video ... and watching reactions does make it memorable.
The Miami Vice Days
He is one hell of a musician that's for sure. And the look on your face when he starts playing is the correct reaction for the first time you hear it.
Cardinal rule #1: NEVER stop Phil's drum solo.
They just don't get it - yet.....lol Like Queen - dam they always stop it at the wrong times.
I thought, brilliant the first person not to interrupt the drums but alas no
RIGHT, We have beat ppl up for less🤣🤣🤣
@@casperwallace9685 that's the truth. 😉😁😆
Collins is a drummer that just so happens to be able to sing.
Still gives me goosebumps & chills 🪬🙏🫶🏻💜🏴☠️🦋
Isn't he a fantastic performer!
Every time I Hear this I get goosebumps ❤
Now that young man is what you call music 🎶 love your reaction ❤
Im 70 year old woman & I'm still using the same words I used the first time I heard this song. Bad Ass Song!
The anticipation is what made this song such a huge hit. He has to create more tension with an audience that knows every note of this song. You do that with more time. An you just know that a song this heavy has an interesting story behind it…😘
I'm 61 and same here! Love this song!
Emotion. Awe and pure joy
Sounds of the NIGHT intro.......definitely ominous. Phil is stalking the stage like a panther lion.
now that is what we call music!
These reactions are my favorite, when he drops that beat. He was a drummer before he was a singer, this is a iconic song
Thank you for the reaction of pure pleasure. We all need to feel joy now.
Another person called this "The best Battle-Song ever". I loved that description.
Watching your reaction to one of my favourite artists is GOLD!! LITTLE FACT: Phil Collins can play every instrument there is!!
I'm 58, have been a fan of his since Genesis (80s), so thrilled you did a Reaction to this. One word: CHILLS!!!!!!!
Thanks for reacting! Never get tired of hearing this song.
Having lived through this as his huge hit at the time, it makes my heart sing seeing young people's jaws drop at this legend sitting at the drums, beating all hell out of them, and singing pitch perfect without missing a beat. Loved your reaction.
You win.. best reaction to Phil I've seen, and it's my hobby to watch them...
Yeah Phil plays the drums!!!!!
Loved your reaction, love, love, love this song!!! 😊😊😊😊💖💖💖💖
Now you know why the intro was soooooooo l-o-n-g !!! Everyone was waiting during the fabulous "build-up'' for that incredible drum solo, which is the feature of the song.
That is blowing his mind to see Phil Collins play that
You just wait for it Drogbajr. From now on when you hear the intro coming on the radio, you will be like OH! LA-UD! My friend and I will drive around the block until the sing is done. Our AirDrum skills are on it. I have my earbuds in. The hubby could tell by your reaction Phil had just sat down. Wishing Love, Peace and Happiness
“If you were drowning, I would not lend a hand.”
Anger. Big time.
He's so handsome
Yes, Phil Collins can make you drool on yourself! Great reaction
Top drummer! He was also in a movie and of course lead singer for Genesis
Your reaction is priceless. I was WAITING for your facial expressions when Phil Collins hit his drum solo!
Love your reaction when Phil played the drums ❤🎤❤🎤
Phil Collins started his career as a child actor in the West End musical Oliver. He ended up as the drummer for the group Genesis and when Peter Gabriel left the group he took over as the vocalist too, (30+ years singing and drumming together means he knows how to do both without either interfering with the other). When he also acted in movies, this may explain how he is able to inject emotions into both his music and his on stage performances.
As a drummer he is recognised as one of the greats, it's not all about frenetic, complex, drum solos, but the control, the solid holding of the rhythm and pace as well as not over playing and drowning out the rest of the band. By the time of this performance he had mastered his crafts, honed them, and could display them to the audiences. He also worked with, and could call on other great musicians (Leland Sklar on bass, Chester Thompson as drummer until he "picks up the sticks") who were happy to work with ans collaborate with him.
He has a lot of great music to his name, a lot of great performances behind him, but this one, of all those I have seen, is my favourite. Oh, and the start is not a long intro but the build up to a classic master performance.
It was so much fun watching you discover Phil Collins.
He is a legend and is missed in the music biz. I was at one of these concerts and they are set up for major impact for the audience. You got more than money's worth at his concerts.
Love love love this song ❤️
I LOVED your reaction to the drum solo! Priceless.😂❤️