Phil Collins Stuns With Timeless Performance Of ‘A Groovy Kind Of Love’

Collins gifted Instagram overdose of nostalgia with the display of a clip of himself in 2004 performing ‘Groovy Kind of Love’ during the First Final Farewell Tour. Who can forget Carole Bayer-Sager having written this track that was purposely covered by Collins in 1988 for the movie Buster? Really, Phil just knows how to make melancholic romance work. The post sent his followers into an emotional frenzy, proving that his music still goes down to the very soul of a listener, even after all these years.

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The comments section almost surged into a love train with one commenter, @aegutierrez7, spilling the beans calling him “a unique voice and a wonderful artist.” Another, @sandramariasantos59, gushed in Portuguese, begging for heart emojis for her songs as “making me travel through time.”

Yet another tearjerker was @alinelizortegamedina, who gave a mini-novel dump on how Collins’ songs were always healing for her soul and some rare-and-personal moment of her own-of probably an empty room-shouting into the rooftop with fellow stans, “I love you all.” This led to an abyss-level support group for the ravaged Phil stans, in which another admitted that he is “simply in love with his voice.” Me, too.

Segue @klk9795, revealing the song was indeed played as their wedding in 1989, and they are still married. Talk about a groovy kind of love that went through time. Another fan, @parhammaslaki, stated that “there’ll never be anyone like Phil Collins ever,” and genuinely? You better believe it.

The fun continued with comments such as: I’ll share a blanket with Phil in chilly Norfolk, quipped @charlie_elizabeth007. Basically sweet with a bit of unhinged charm, which is what the Phil Collins fandom embodies.

What’s insanely cool about all this is that this show, almost a 20-year-old performance, still feels so fresh! Such rarity comes from Collins’ rare ability: to make each of his songs a conversation between him and you in whatever year it may be; 1988, 2004, or today! This man could sing the entire phone book, and the crowd would still be scrubbing all the tears into their wine glass.

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There you have the Instagram post by itself serving as evidence for Phil Collins being truly timeless. And those comments were not just praise; they were small love letters from people whose lives have been soundtracked by his voice. And that is what most artists only dream of building. Now excuse me for blasting Against All Odds for the 500th time this week.