Phil Collins - In The Air Tonight (Live in Paris) | REACTION

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[@marthalikens482]

I am 74yo and I am blessed to have had this music in my generation!!!

[@jodeeb.6496]

Me too. 74 in December. Love our generations music

[@KarenDay-me8ri]

Phil is the GOAT. Much better than the studio. God bless him.

[@robertwalegir8677]

MY WIFE AND I WERE IN THE ARENA Almost a spiritual experience many many people crying at the end!!! JUST SO THANKFUL OF THIS EXPERIENCE. Sometimes they say you have to see it to believe it we saw it and still don’t believe it.

[@OriginalLictre]

Phil actually went all the way around the stage, coming in on stage left, walking down the stairs, crossing from left to right, climbing stairs on stage right, then crossing back to the left, where his drum set was being raised up, just before he sat down for the drum drop. Even though the song was played more than an hour into the concert, from what I've read, when he circled the stage in that very measured stride while singing, he was establishing complete dominance of the space.

[@ntl6870]

You don't listen to this song...you experience it. It's such a gift.

[@philipsdeb]

You nailed it!!

[@pamelaadams1130]

I’m coming up to 81 and that man and his band still gives me goosebumps AMAZIING.

[@kriashun]

You were 23 when I saw him in Genesis -Grand Rapids, Michigan “Lamb lies down on Broadway” concert. the summer after I graduated high school 😘

[@paddymcginty1264]

If u loved miami vice and Phil Collins, then u are lucky.👍

[@elma4250]

All three of you are so immersed. Phil Collins is one artist that I regret having never seen.

[@bju194422]

I love how you all became bobbleheads when he started playing the drums!

[@amandabooth6138]

Brenda, I became a bobblehead for sure with this song.

[@sharonburcham25]

I agree!! Priceless! Hahaha

[@jeffk1482]

Just like me! How can you not?!? Most iconic drum fill of all time!

[@dgodfrey8953]

right?

[@scarygazeplaysmsp1825]

I agree 💯! Perfect!

[@jimmyfranklyn5027]

anybody gonna mention that there's no cymbals on his drum set....it was designed that way for the maximum drum effect....the most iconic drum drop in music history...

[@rk41gator]

Did not notice that. How crazy? Phil LOVED his cymbals but this is incredible. Drums as melody.

[@John-es3qc]

Is one bottom middle, right hand side

[@libbybertsch2681]

He does have one cymbal down low and always has a second drummer! Watch again

[@libbybertsch2681]

Chester Thompson is his lead drummer.

[@jimmyfranklyn5027]

@@libbybertsch2681 YES......I KNEW THAT 30 YRS AGO.....HE'S USED WHEN PHIL SINGS...

[@jimmagnus1200]

That never gets old.

[@troypullen7469]

Being a drummer Phil is one of my all time top favorites for a lot of reasons. One big reason is that Phil is left handed and plays the set reversed, like I do, to how a right handed drummer plays a set. Left foot plays the base drum right foot on the high-hat (Clap cymbal), and the tom-toms start with the smallest on his right side, progressing around to the left with the biggest tom ending around on his far left.

[@firstfreonwarrior]

He is the best of Britain!

[@burb92]

what an amazing venue and with 80,000 people

[@kimberleighrose4687]

IM 64 AND I ALWAYS LOVED THAT SONG AWESOME. LOVE PHIL COLLINS

[@tashamiel]

I have watched the video for obscene amount of time and still gives me chills 👏

[@viviancooper3155]

Me to and I have no shame🎶🎶🎶❤️❤️❤️👏👏👏👏.

[@sheilalopez3983]

Me too!

[@user-nf7pd8ik3d]

At nearly 70yrs I too get goosebumps! I’ve watched this concert version so many times that I’ve lost count! - and I play amazing air drums too! 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂 - not really, my granddaughters think I’m pretty rubbish!

[@ROCKSTAR13133]

Me too🔥

[@cindyjensen2185]

Do you guys even have a clue how hard it is it drum and sing at the same time? This man is a master, a LEGEND

[@christinadoyle2611]

So much talent to do this. He has to actually keep 5 separate beats. One for each hand, one for each foot and one for his voice. This man is a musical icon

[@wpollock1]

Take a good look at the crowd.....they are YOUNG.....This song came out 42 years ago!

[@miket5763]

I was a teenager in the 70s I grew up with Phil Collins and Genesis brilliant times wish I could go back and stay forever

[@joycegibbs5267]

my god , so true. We were allowed to live then !!

[@angelagazzo4800]

Me too

[@SusanBishop555]

I hear ya!

[@K9WATCHER]

Wouldn't that be nice!!❤

[@knockoutking3764]

Phil Collins talent is EXTRAORDINARY!!

[@micheleparker3780]

WHOOOOOOOO!!!!! Now THAT'S how you do a concert - with REAL MUSIC.🤩

[@tonysc7610]

This live version is better than the studio version by far to me. The intro itself is over the top.

[@TYB1970]

This song and one by singer Luther Vandross ( superstar) sounds better when it was sung live than the studio version.

[@lornadocherty7299]

Absolutely...l think he was 53 when this concert took place in Paris...l love him

[@tonyburton5706]

Can't understand why they never released this live performance on single.

[@kathycuster8219]

At 60 years old, I still play air drums when it drops!

[@TYB1970]

🙂✌

[@eesherstubbs]

I’m 23 and I do the same thing lol

[@franzdreier1961]

When this song came out you could see left and right at the traffic lights how people drummed his solo 😂🤣

[@kimevans861]

I do air drums everytime no matter where I am. Pounding the steering wheel on my way to work! Or on my school bus. ( When I'm alone on the bus) 🥁🎸🎶🎧🎙️ This song is one of the greatest songs he put out in the 80'sand has climbed the billboard charts every summer. Because radio stations play this kind of music every year so it will continue to climb the charts every year. 40 plus years it's been out and yet it continues to shock everyone who sees the live broadcast from Paris. But please do everyone a favor. DON'T PAUSE THE DRUM SOLO. AFTER YOU SEE IT, THEN BY ALL MEANS BACK IT UP AND LISTEN AND PAUSE IT ALL YOU WANT. BUT THE 1ST TIME WATCH IT THROUGH....🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁 ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL AN AMAZING! Such a shame he can't play the drums anymore. But I have heard his son took his place as the drummer and he's is amazing!❤️🥁🎶🎧🎙️❤️

[@amandabooth7399]

Kathy, I think we all do. I also have to stop what I am doing no matter what it is and listen. That's how much I love this song.

[@glendacrosbywilkins4246]

I am 62 & I grew up listening to Phil Collins....He can pack the house at any age... He is an EPIC to Music...!!!!!!

[@angiesuarez773]

The best!!!! Phil is soooo awesome!!!! The drum drop that captivated the 80's and beyond!!!

[@stevepollard2571]

It’s epic. I don’t know how many times I’ve watched it but it still gives you goosebumps. What an absolute legend

[@JayMac-kj9kt]

I`m 67 years old and you`re spot on, it sometimes gives me such chills I have to put a sweater on and I`m from Boston, Mass. and ride a motorcycle in the winter. This man makes platinum or gold like mud He is so over the top. Peace and brother love to you and all.

[@1stltwife]

Welcome young men. You're baptized in the church of Phil.. Best drum song ever. Still air drumming since 81. Rock on.🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@denisejudd5832]

Absolutely best drum drop in history, his talents are unbelievable

[@nancymar5835]

I'm sure for everyone in the audience of this live performance this was an unforgettable event. Even watching this video from 20 years ago is still a memorable experience.

[@rustyknyffe88]

I just now saw this reaction and I nearly burst into tears. Ty going, "Oh, boy....oh, BOY"

[@monaestrada6256]

Phil collins has been a staple in everyone's list! Hes that cool!

[@ozzyprogdomino8815]

Phil Collins is bloody brilliant musician, not many can get even close to what he can do. Humble guy as well

[@stephenbrown310]

Totally agree 👍

[@Bleu_Saphire]

😺🎵😸😸😸😸😸👌

[@cindipossidento5688]

Love him !!!! What a musician 🎤🎶🎹🥁

[@nancyt2848]

If you ever see someone in their car over the age of 40 playing dashboard drums, the odds are good that it is this song playing. Here it is 40 years later and I still have a huge crush on him.

[@TheLastCrumb.]

The way this man literally builds a song as we listen is so great.

[@LiLiJo]

Imagine buying a ticket and the artist makes every moment memorable even when you’re waiting for them to preform.

[@angiemottershead1394]

The guitar strums at the start made my hair stand up. It was like HELLO!!!!!!! And then the drums drop. Fkn wow. Note to self. Never piss off Phil Collins or the world will know bout it. ❤😂

[@laurilouise8280]

Teenage me had goosebumps and almost cried, 57 year old me is so impressed that you young men knew this song and I love that you loved it!! Thanks for bringing me a wonderful flashback! Keep it up!!

[@lornadocherty7299]

Exactly know what you mean ....and to think he was 53 when recording this.....so bloody brilliant

[@racheldavis6581]

I used to make my mom play back the solo when I was little. Bout wore her vinyl out on this song.

[@debbiebrownlee7133]

No Drummer and that's a singer can Beat This!!!!

[@SusanTipton-qd6el]

Seeing Phil Collins live is a religious experience. This live video is one of my favorites. That single song was worth the entire concert. I could have left feeling ecstatic if that had been the only song played.

[@thomasjacques5286]

Sadly concerts like this will never happen again.

[@seandobson6221]

I honestly don’t know a single person on the planet that has never heard this song. It has the most recognizable drum breaks in music history. I got to see Phil in 2004 in Tulsa Oklahoma and it was a bucket list item I got to knock off. I grew up in the 80s so Phil was big then.

[@kimmy9817]

No back up dancers needed. He is 1 man show. Love his deep eyes while singing.

[@lornadocherty7299]

Intense indeed

[@sarge6082]

he can play over 17 musical interments fluently,,, most accomplished drummer in decades,,,, this concert was SICK!!!!!!

[@JocelynHarris-dq3vu]

Phil Collins is THE MAN on the drums

[@richarcastro3219]

Fantastico! Epico!!! The Beast PHIL!!! I love it!!!

[@suek.1507]

Phil is a legend. Period. ❤

[@trgoohileshea2820]

That was...Dude! Far better than the studio version. Knowing he cannot do this anymore, I really wish I had been there to see this. What a performance!

[@chrisofnottingham]

Funny how one drum fill can be the highlight of a whole concert :-)

[@cheryljackson5659]

I never get tired of watching this Phil Collins video and seeing someone’s first time reaction when he sits down and starts playing those drums! Just brilliant!

[@petergough2534]

Good phil Collins a total one off I heard this live in 1990 and it blew the roof off. Proud brit. 🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@stephenbrown310]

In the 80s Phil was the hardest working music artist around.

[@georgiapeach6441]

No one and I mean no one in my opinion is greater than Phil Collins at putting on a phenomenal live performance and his music is some of the very best music of my generation and I have seen this live performance 100 times or more and it still gets me every time !!! Full body chills!!!!

[@philswifthere3486]

Daft punk

[@garygoldman9429]

@@philswifthere3486 Daft is good but Phil is still better

[@ransomedavis2208]

well infact wasnt it phil collins who was heard saying HOW THE FUCK ARE WE TO FOLLOW THAT ? after queen just finished performing at live aid. i think youll find the very best live performers were Queen, though of course phil was bloody good but playing live queen were the alpha performers nobody topped them.

[@amandabooth7399]

@@garygoldman9429 you are 100% correct on phil being better than daft punk....

[@amandabooth7399]

@@ransomedavis2208 Collins was the close second.

[@micheleparker3780]

The spectacular Lee Sklar on bass!!!!!😍

[@davebest2492]

Phil was a drummer for most of his career along with vocals.

[@TheDivayenta]

How does he play drums like that AND sing at the same time????? Incredible!

[@rodney2294]

Greatest drummer of his time!!

[@clarestewart877]

I have been a huge Phil fan for years and my daughters who weren’t really into Phil bought me tickets for this concert for my birthday. I went with one of my daughters and by the end of this song we were both in tears. ( She’s a huge Phil fan now too!) 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@janetmiller3791]

This song dropped in the middle of the Paris concert. The 2 plus hour concert is on KZbin. A must watch!!!

[@Old_Man001]

He was 53 years old when he did this concert in Bercy, Paris in 2004. Truly an amazing performance by Brad Cole (keyboards, synthesizers, Vocoder), Daryl Stuermer (6 String Guitar), Leland Sklar (Bass Guitar), Chester Thompson ("Rhythm" Drums) and Phil himself (vocals, drums). It was performed in front of 20,000 + people at the "Palais Omnisport de Paris" and truly was, if not the greatest, close to the greatest live performance ever. It was from his "Finally... The First Farewell" Tour and this particular concert in Bercy started with an amazing "Drums, Drums & More Drums" track performed by Phil and his other drummer, the previously mentioned Mr. Thompson. Incidentally, this track ("In the Air Tonight") was the 17th in the tracklist sandwiched between Separate Lives and Dance Into the Light. Phil had the energy he had in this song all the way through to the end of the concert (as did his musicians). Now that he can no longer drum, his son NIcholas plays drums almost as well as the old man did--literally--Phil is in his 70's now. His son was on the Domino tour with Genesis recently. Oh and of course, his daughter Lily is rapidly becoming a famous actress in her own right. So, he's still doing alright I suppose (tongue in cheek).

[@wildrobcat5]

The one accolade you forgot when you were introducing him is this.... there are only 3 artists that have sold over 100 million records as a solo artist and over 100 million as a band. Michael Jackson, Paul McCartney and Phil Collins!!

[@npkrn6764]

Don't forget the only musician to play on two continents in one day for Live Aid!!!

[@Edmundrs3rd]

@@npkrn6764 I remember watching that. That whole Live Aid thing was amazing.

[@glyngasson8450]

Celine Dion and Mariah Carey have both sold over 200 million records each

[@Whateva67]

@@glyngasson8450 yes,but he did it as a solo artist as well as with a group,that’s what he meant

[@cjturner370]

@@glyngasson8450 omg learn how to read They said as a band member and a solo artist

[@lornadocherty7299]

Yes after finding out about his love of his life having an affair with a painter and decorator and his rage when he found out and this song was the result! The man is bloody brilliant ....do genesis..Mama next!

[@Drahlers]

Porbably the most epic live performance of all time..

[@audreyharalambos2592]

love the reaction to this tune i never get sick of hearing this masterpiece xx

[@dontroup6313]

Me too! I keep watching it over and over. Get chills each time.

[@ianng5098]

Phil can move hearts with his voice and bodies with his drums.

[@annahanguiano8931]

One of the best musicians to exist. I've been a fan of his since the 80's

[@lornadocherty7299]

Same

[@AgentLynch616]

When you let a drummer produce a song 🔥 🥁 🇬🇧

[@fernandof.2225]

the live performance is 100 times better than the Studio version... you can't go backwards :)

[@drboris01]

Little known fact. In addition to his huge musical career, Phil Collins is also one of the world's leading Alamo historians and collectors! Only a few years ago, he donated artefacts and documents related to the famous siege and battle to the Alamo museum in San Antonio, Texas!!

[@sueby67]

Not only is Phil Collins and amazing drummer and singer with a shed load of awards, he was also the only artist to perform and both the UK and US live aids.

[@VorlonAngel]

That was awesome!!! All 3 of your heads bobbing together brought back so many memories of me and my boys doing the same back in college in 1983, and I still get chills listening to this. 😅

[@noahcasa7917]

Best tv/music scene : miami vice cruising black ferrari, loading weapons. This song. Phil started of the eighties. Best years ever

[@deckofcards87]

For me Phil's top 5 drummers ever, for rock.

[@brendafile612]

Hi guys, I am a new subscriber, but I have grown up listening to Genesis, and Phil Collins after Genesis, but I can honestly say I don't know to many musicians who can top Phil! Of course, there are many great ones out there, but Phil Collins is one of the best. I loved all your reactions to this! I have watched this video many times, and I cannot tell if the drums were under the stage and rose up to the stage level as Phil was making his way toward the drums. Anyway, glad to see the younger generation enjoy the music that us older folks grew up with! Great video!

[@butterflymama0838]

I have watched some many reactors do this song. I've ALWAYS loved this song, but this live performance is AMAZING!! Absolute perfection 👏👏👏

[@Hockedipockedi]

The best performance i’ve ever seen.

[@jimfrederick3907]

He "Passes The Hat" at his shows to collect for the homeless. He then matches "The Take" out of his own pocket!

[@tracysnow349]

My two favorite songs are "Man on the Corner" and "Another Day in Paradise".

[@anonagain]

"Merlin" with the long beard is Lee Sklar - he's played on over 2000 albums with artists from Linda Ronstadt to Toto to James Taylor. Talented and funny.

[@arnoldsherrill6305]

65 years of age., everytime I hear this I've taken a trip in time back to the very first time I ever heard it, what I was doing. You can always tell when someone is listening to this in a library or in a bookstore because when they are air drumming you can time it down to the second ., even to the head Bob and singing along in silence.! And when you hear it alone on a rainy night, it really hits hard

[@bridgettemiller3552]

Remember Phil is classed as a Master Percussionists, 8 grammies, a golden globe 100 million records sold! You can test his drumming skills by watching Phil and Chester Johnson playing drum duet, mind-blowing stuff from 2 of the worlds most famous drummers

[@Thirdwind2]

7:38 I've seen all good people shake their heads that moment, so satisfied; everyone's on their way .....

[@nighthawkde4522]

I’ve been to many of his concerts with Genesis and solo since the 80’s. To be in the an arena and see this live was magical. Chills.

[@jelofts]

I was there, I saw it, I heard it, I FELT IT!

[@bagelking6364]

Officially the greatest live performance ever!! Phil collins is an absolute legend, did you notice channing tatam in the audience aswell.

[@cherylbuisine5311]

Omg this is one of the best reactions. The simultaneous bobble head action, and the guy in the middle fighting back from wanting to play air drums was amazing!

[@SharonS-fn2ym]

He started as the drummer of Genesis and they accidentally discovered his great voice.

[@emayhand]

Epic. This song right here was and still is the shi*! Miami Vice vibes. Phil was the man

[@Bluelagoonstudios]

The 2 guys, sorry forget your names, were into it. And it's a touching song. I played this live version for at least 100 times, and it's not boring at all. There are a few live performances too from Pink Floyd that I play over and over again. If you experience this kind of brilliant pieces, it grabs you from the start. Never seen guys so quietly through a live concert. That says enough, isn't it? I'm 57 at this moment, so I experienced the publishing of the album on vinyl, and played over and over again. First the A-side, then the B-side. This song doesn't age.

[@rk41gator]

This is in the middle of an incredible concert in Paris 2004. The whole concert is great, but this is the show stopper of show stoppers!

[@jasonstinebaugh8447]

Yeah Phil Collins is one of the most amazing rock artists EVER!

[@melissaward6311]

Love how the drum kit comes up onto stage . i also read phil had retractable sticks for this performance. All for the drama of the show. Very cool.

[@BARASOLEX]

Sad that he just sang his last concert. He was so proud that his son played the drums because he cannot anymore

[@nursekate6772]

So good to see younger people experience music that rocked my generation. Welcome to the 80's boys!

[@viebohemeduchili9741]

omg phil collins

[@rhondawest8027]

Music is a drug!!!

[@blakerh]

I was so fortunate the see Phil in concert two times in the 80s. Great memories! Genesis was the first band to use these types of lights.

[@ellenmyers971]

A living LEGEND !!!! 🌹❣️🤘🤩😍

[@marcieharreld286]

You three are so cute...bobbing your heads in unison!!! Love it!!!!🎧🤟🎶🎼🎵💜

[@jomareeawatere9137]

His son is also a great drummer who recently toured with him as his backup drummer... phil is amazing, world's best as far as I am concerned.

[@theschnauzers]

Re Nicholas Collins, he first started touring with his father at the beginning of 2016, when he was still 15! He’s been the drummer for Phil and for Genesis ever since. A tremendously talented drummer, especially when you consider Nic was learning to play the drums at age 1-1/2. He just turned 20 last month (April. 2021) . And Nic also plays piano!

[@jmcquown]

So glad you guys recognized this song before you ever saw this live version! Still fantastic when Phil sits down and hits those drums!

[@joanromain6320]

He took that to heaven and back !!!!!