Born and raised in west London, Collins played drums from the age of five and completed drama school training, which secured him various roles as a child actor, with his first major role, aged 13, as the Artful Dodger in the West End musical Oliver!. He then pursued a music career, joining Genesis in 1970 as their drummer and becoming lead singer in 1975 following the departure of Peter Gabriel. Collins began a successful solo career in the 1980s, initially inspired by his marital breakdown and love of soul music, releasing the albums Face Value (1981), Hello, I Must Be Going! (1982), No Jacket Required (1985) and ...But Seriously (1989). Collins became, in the words of AllMusic, "one of the most successful pop and adult contemporary singers of the '80s and beyond". He also became known for a distinctive gated reverb drum sound on many of his recordings. In 1985, he was the only artist to perform at both Live Aid concerts. He also resumed his acting career, appearing in Miami Vice and subsequently starring in the film Buster (1988). In 1996, Collins left Genesis to focus on solo work; this included writing songs for Disney's Tarzan (1999) for which he received an Oscar for Best Original Song for "You'll Be in My Heart". He rejoined Genesis for their Turn It On Again Tour in 2007. Following a five-year retirement to focus on his family life, Collins released an autobiography in 2016 and completed his Not Dead Yet Tour in 2019. He then rejoined Genesis in 2020 for a second reunion tour, ending in March 2022.
Collins's discography includes eight studio albums that have sold 33.5 million certified units in the US and an estimated 150 million records sold worldwide, making him one of the world's best-selling artists. He is one of only three recording artists, along with Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson, who have sold over 100 million records both as solo artists and separately as principal members of a band. He has won eight Grammy Awards, six Brit Awards (winning Best British Male Artist three times), two Golden Globe Awards, one Academy Award, and a Disney Legend Award. He was awarded six Ivor Novello Awards from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors, including the International Achievement Award. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1999, and was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2003 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Genesis in 2010. He has also been recognised by music publications with induction into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 2012, and the Classic Drummer Hall of Fame in 2013.
Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Collins
Studio albums
Face Value (1981)
Hello, I Must Be Going! (1982)
No Jacket Required (1985)
...But Seriously (1989)
Both Sides (1993)
Dance into the Light (1996)
Testify (2002)
Going Back (2010)
En mi corazón vivirás
Phil Collins Lyrics
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el verte llorar,
Toma mi mano
siéntela,
yo te protejo
de cualquier cosa
no llores más
aquí estoy
Frágil te ves,
dulce sensual,
quiero abrazarte
te protegere,
esta fusión
es irrompible,
no llores más
aquí estoy
En mi corazón
tu vivirás,
desde hoy será
y para siempre amor
en mi corazón
no importa que dirán
dentro de mi
estarás siempre
No pueden entender
nuestro sentir
ni confiarán
en nuestro proceder
se que hay diferencias
mas por dentro
somos iguales
tu y yo
En mi corazón
tu vivirás
desde hoy será
y para siempre amor
No escuches ya más
que pueden saber
si nos queremos
mañana y hoy
entenderán
lo se
Tal vez el destino
te hará pensar
mas la soledad
tendrás que aguantar
entendrán
lo se
lo haremos muy juntos
Pues, en mi corazón creeme
que tu vivirás
estarás dentro de mi hoy
y por siempre amor
Tu en mi corazón
(si en mi corazón)
no importa que dirán
(no sufras más)
dentro de mi estarás
(estarás)
siempre,
siempre
aquí siempre
para ti estaré siempre
siempre
y por siempre
solo mira a tu lado
solo mira a tu lado
solo mira a tu lado
yo estare siempre
In "En Mi Corazón Vivirás," Phil Collins sings about a person who is crying and visibly fragile. He offers to hold their hand and protect them from anything that could harm them. The two of them are united in an unbreakable fusion, even though they may be criticized or misunderstood by others. The singer reassures the person that they will remain in his heart forever, regardless of what anyone else may say or think. Although they may face challenges and loneliness in the future, they will face them together, and the singer promises to be there for them always.
The song seems to be about a deep, spiritual connection between two people. Although the lyrics are in Spanish, the emotion and sentiment behind them are clear. The singer seems to be offering comfort and support to someone who is going through a difficult time. The song's message is one of hope and unity, and it reinforces the idea that love can conquer all.
Line by Line Meaning
Como me apena el verte llorar
It pains me to see you cry
Toma mi mano siéntela
Take my hand and feel it
yo te protejo de cualquier cosa
I will protect you from anything
no llores más aquí estoy
Don't cry anymore, I'm here
Frágil te ves, dulce sensual
You look fragile, sweet and sensual
quiero abrazarte te protegere
I want to hug you and protect you
esta fusión es irrompible
This fusion is unbreakable
no llores más aquí estoy
Don't cry anymore, I'm here
En mi corazón tu vivirás
You will live in my heart
desde hoy será y para siempre amor
From today and forever, my love
en mi corazón no importa que dirán
In my heart, it doesn't matter what they say
dentro de mi estarás siempre
You will always be inside me
No pueden entender nuestro sentir
They can't understand our feelings
ni confiarán en nuestro proceder
They won't trust our ways
se que hay diferencias mas por dentro somos iguales tu y yo
I know there are differences, but inside we are the same, you and I
no escuches ya más que pueden saber
Don't listen to what they think they know
si nos queremos mañana y hoy entenderán lo se
If we love each other, they will understand today or tomorrow, I know it
Tal vez el destino te hará pensar
Maybe destiny will make you think
mas la soledad tendrás que aguantar
But you will have to endure loneliness
entenderán lo se lo haremos muy juntos
They will understand, I know it, we will do it together
Pues en mi corazón creeme que tu vivirás
Believe me, you will live in my heart
estarás dentro de mi hoy y por siempre amor
You will be inside me today and forever, my love
Tu en mi corazón no importa que dirán
You in my heart, it doesn't matter what they say
dentro de mi estarás siempre
You will always be inside me
solo mira a tu lado yo estaré siempre
Just look by your side, I will always be there
Contributed by Peyton G. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Agent Bosconian
on Papa Was a Rolling Stone
It was the third of September
September, 3rd. It was the day that forever changed my life.
That day I'll always remember, yes I will
It was the day that I'll never forget about what had happened at that time.
'Cause that was the day, that my daddy died
The day that my estranged father; who was never around, had perished.
I never got a chance to see him
There wasn't an opportunity for me to even meet the man; not once.
Never heard nothin' but bad things about him
All that I've ever heard about were just awful, terrible, and cruel things that he did.
Momma I'm depending on you, to tell me the truth
Please tell me, Mother. Who and what this man truly was, and what he'd done?
Momma just hung her head and said
My Mother hung her head in sadness; thus she responded in her sorrowful voice to me...
Papa was a rolling stone,
My dear child.... Your Father was a man who could never stay in one place to settle down, and was a selfish person who never cared for anyone; but only for himself..
Where ever he laid his hat was his home
He had gone from one place to another with his hat that he wore; and wherever he put his hat down, he settled in there.
And when he died, all he left us was alone
By the time of his death, all that was left behind from him was loneliness and pain.
Hey Momma!
Mother, can you tell me anything about this Father of mine?
Is it true what they say that Papa never worked a day, in his life
Is it the truth that he never had lifted a finger to work at all; in his entire life?
And Momma, some bad talk goin' round town sayin' that Papa had three outside children
And according to the people that knew him all too well; that he also have bore three other children with his lover?
And another wife, and that ain't right
Such a disgraceful thing to hide about having another woman to be his wife.
Heard them talking Papa doing some store front preachin'
Some people eventually talked about his deceitful tricks, such as being a so-called "Preacher" at his store chapel.
Talked about saving souls and all the time leeching
He pretended to act like he was a priest and tricked many people into saving their souls; but at the same time, he robbed them of their hard-earned money.
Dealing in debt, and stealing in the name of the Lord
Trapped himself into debt with such evil acts; thus had stolen everything in the Lord's name.
Momma hung her head and said
My own Mother shook her head in a disgusted matter...
Papa was a rolling stone,
My dear child.... Your Father was a man who could never stay in one place to settle down, and was a selfish person who never cared for anyone; but only for himself.
Where ever he laid his hat was his home
He had gone from one place to another with his hat that he wore; and wherever he put his hat down, he settled in there.
And when he died, all he left us was alone
By the time of his death, all that was left behind from him was loneliness and pain.
Hey Momma,
I must know the whole truth about this wretched man. What else is there for you to tell me, Mother?
I heard Papa called himself a jack of all trades
Others had said that "Father" believed that he was a Jack-Of-All-Trades; thinking that he was unstoppable at anything that he had done to others.
Tell me is that what sent Papa to an early grave
Were these criminal actions that Father had committed in his lifetime; unaware of the consequences that he made, the main reason that put him in a six-foot grave of his own in a cemetery?
Folks say Papa would beg, borrow, steal
Everyone already knew that the bastard was a beggar, a deceiver, and a thief.
To pay his bills
He committed every single criminal activity; in order to pay the debts that he had.
Hey Momma,
But, Mother...
Folks say Papa never was much on thinking
Father had no knowledge of how to take on responsibility on such difficult situations, some other people had also spoke of.
Spent most of his time chasing women and drinking
He was nothing but a alcoholic who'd drink so much to his heart's content; as being a philanderer, who would go and become intimate with one woman to another woman; for his own selfish indulgence.
Momma I'm depending on you, to tell me the truth
Is this the entire truth about this disgraceful, cruel, trickster of a Father, Mother?
Momma looked up with a tear in her eye and said, son
Tears stream down on Mother's face; as she spoke one last time about him...
Papa was a rolling stone,
Once again, my child... Your Father was a man who could never stay in one place to settle down, and was a selfish person who never cared for anyone; but only for himself.
Where ever he laid his hat was his home
He had always gone from one place to another with his hat; and wherever he put his hat down, he settled in there.
And when he died, all he left us was alone
By the time of his death, all that was left behind from him was loneliness and pain.
Fredrick muchaili
on One More Night
This song is my favorite ever