No look back at a year is complete without music from the time, so this blog will feature an occasional song from 1983. It could be a chart hit, or just something from the era I liked (hey, it's my blog so it's my music policy! :-) )
In 1983 Phil Collins had become a superstar in his own right, having started a solo career two years earlier he really broke through with this single, a cover of The Supremes' 'You Can't Hurry Love'. The song was done in a style true to the Motown original, and the video was simple but memorable, with Collins fronting a vocal group consisting of duplicates of himself! The sight of the balding Englishman dressed in an ill-fitting suit, dancing around the microphone set the template for his subsequent videos, in which he would often send himself up. This self-deprecating style proved to be a winning formula as his albums and singles charted throughout the 1980s, overshadowing the work he did with Genesis to a large extent.
***** 2023 Update: Collins has suffered from ill-health in recent years, though he has reissued his solo work with updated album cover images. His health precluded his playing drums, so it was his son Nick who took over the drum stool while Phil concentrated on vocals, usually performing while seated. After a tour in 2021 with Genesis he finally announced his retirement from performing. *****
From the album 'Hello, I Must Be Going' here is Phil Collins and 'You Can't Hurry Love', a number one hit in January of 1983:
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