There’s a song that, according to Phil Collins, Everyone should listen every six months or certainly every time there is a general election.. It does not refer to any of the dozens he authored. He admits that if he himself heard it, then he was Thanks to his idols, the Beatles. And this changed his life. For a London artist, the song with which one might write an ‘essay or dissertation’ is ‘Times are changing” from the 2016 Nobel Prize for Literature.
Phil Collins – The Beatles
There is no doubt that Phil Collins is one of the most influential figures in the music industry and has inspired several generations. Drummer as Singer, Composer and Producer. Figure as One of the artists who have sold the most records worldwide. Together with Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson, it exceeds 100 million (either solo or as part of a band).
Over the years, when the Londoner was asked about his main influences, he didn’t hesitate to answer: “The Beatles were the reason I was in this business,” He said on the BBC’s “Desert Island Disc”. “Although I’ve been playing the drums since I was five, It was the Beatles who, unexpectedly, gave meaning to what I was doing, I really liked them“. for this reason, Among his favorite songs of all time, mentions “All My Love” and “If I Fall”.
The Beatles – Bob Dylan
The influence that the Beatles had on Phil Collins was so great that it was through them that he discovered Bob Dylan. Those from Liverpool liked Minnesota. That unique talent for his lyrics became a major source of inspiration. McCartney once said Dylan was the greatest hero of the Beatles He described the troubadour As “our idol”. They adored him and had the great honor of meeting him one night at a crazy party.
Paul McCartney wrote in The Beatles Anthology:We admired him as a poet And we all had his first album that featured him in his famous hat. The times are changing. And it changed his life.
Bob Dylan
The song charged with political overtones, It was published in 1964 and appeared on the album of the same name. Written by intentionally. His goal was creativity We applaud with a message of changeImportant A social message symbolizing life in America in the 1960s. Upbeat. The times were It changes from dark to light They suggested that the positive always outweighed the negative. Dylan He gave a voice to those who had no voice At the same time he presented himself as her savior.
In the annotations to the booklet for his autobiographical album (1985), Dylan writes: “I wanted to write a great song, a song that would be a kind of soundtrack.with short, laconic verses stacked one on top of the other in a hypnotic fashion. This is definitely a song with a purpose. She knew exactly what she wanted to say and who she wanted to hear.”
Bob Dylan Phil Collins
Phil Collins also knows who wants him to listen The times are changing: everyone. That is, at least, what he answered when asked in 2017 which song everyone should listen to, the one he would choose to pass on to future generations. He didn’t say in the air tonight is another night or another day in heaven. Nor did he mention any of his beloved Beatles. “The theme I would like to convey is Times Are Changing” by Bob DylanHe stated without hesitation in Radio 4’s Legacy Tracks. He explained: “I got to Dylan a little late, But the Beatles liked it. So I bought this song and listened to it a lot, the lyrics are so honest and true.
He cited this part of the song’s lyrics: “Come on, senators, hear the call / Don’t stand at the door / Don’t block the passage.” He explained why he thought Dylan’s theme should be everyone’s legacy: “Because A change is coming and this song poetically explains, The time of change is coming for music, culture, America and politics. I will send this song to anyone who has forgotten it. I think you can even write an essay or thesis.
He concludes: “Absolutely. I will pass it on to my children but It’s a song that I think everyone should listen to every six months, or certainly every time there’s a general election.” He loved it so much that he recorded his own version and included it on his 1996 album, Dance into the Light.
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