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Another Day in Paradise
These clips are from the DVD 'Phil Collins: Serious Hits Live!' recorded at the vast Waldbühne (Forest Stage or Woodland Stage) at Olympiapark Berlin on 15 July 1990. It featured Phil Collins – Vocals, Electric Piano, Daryl Stuermer – Guitar, Leland Sklar – Bass, Brad Cole – Keyboards, Chester Thompson – Drums, Bridgette Bryant, Arnold McCuller, and Fred White – Backing Vocals.
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Phil Collins - Another Day in Paradise (1989) Comment in 2003: Collins cited an encounter with an unhoused individual with two kids asking for financial assistance, and the witnessing of people sleeping on an outdoor grill after the conclusion of one of Collins' concerts, within viewing distance of Capitol Hill, finding the contrast "an extraordinary contradiction. What (the song) also deals with is people's awkwardness with it. When it happened to me, I just walked straight past. I thought, I'm doing the same thing as everybody else. I felt awkward...That's what the song deals with, people just sort of starting to pretend it's not happening." She calls out to the man on the street "Sir, can you help me? It's cold, and I've nowhere to sleep Is there somewhere you can tell me?" He walks on, doesn't look back He pretends he can't hear her Starts to whistle as he crosses the street Seems embarrassed to be there Oh, think twice 'Cause it's another day For you and me in paradise Oh, think twice 'Cause it's another day for you You and me in paradise Think about it She calls out to the man on the street He can see she's been crying She's got blisters on the soles of her feet She can't walk, but she's trying Oh, think twice 'Cause it's another day For you and me in paradise Oh, think twice It's just another day for you You and me in paradise Just think about it Oh, Lord Is there nothing more anybody can do? Oh, Lord There must be something you can say You can tell from the lines on her face You can see that she's been there Probably been moved on from every place 'Cause she didn't fit in there Oh, think twice 'Cause it's another day For you and me in paradise Oh, think twice It's just another day for you You and me in paradise Just think about it Mm, think about it It's just another day For you and me in paradise It's just another day For you and me in paradise (Para—, paradise) Paradise (It's just another day for you and me) Uh, just think about it (In paradise) Paradise (It's just another day for you and me) Just think about it (In paradise, para—, paradise) It's just in paradise (It's just another day for you and me) Mm, paradise (In paradise) Paradise, just another day (It's just another day for you and me) Think about it (In paradise, para—, paradise) |