Sometimes, I feel like listening to some stuff from the past when I was growing up. Sure. I like to rock as much as the next person. But there are times when I just feel like sitting back, relaxing and reflecting on the songs of yesterday and where I was in my life.

Lately, I’ve felt like school and when that mode comes, it’s so much easier to go back to my roots. The 80’s were a different time. Lot of one hit wonders. Though there were good groups like Tears For Fears who I loved. This was the era when Michael Jackson was hip and actually semi-normal. Bruce Springsteen ruled as did Billy Joel. And nobody compared to Madonna. Bryan Adams sang about that Summer of ‘69 and The Cars were wrapping up their Greatest Hits along with two singles including “You Are The Girl” which always seemed to apply to a gal named Monica I liked.

Yep. Those were different times indeed. Back then, Phil Collins was pretty big releasing several big solo albums featuring such hits as “In The Air Tonight,” “Easy Lover,” “Take Me Home,” and “One More Night.”

Though his best stuff probably came with Genesis, he certainly had a distinguished career. With Hurricane Ike wreaking havoc causing lots of rainstorms which hopefully won’t be too bad for people in Texas and it raining here, I felt like taking a look at an old Collins track, “I Wish It Would Rain Down.” It’s another one of those good songs. A winner to say the least.

Phil Collins: “I Wish It Would Rain Down”

this is the video in its entirety. Collins has done some weird ones including the Land of Confusion one with Genesis members in puppet form. This is decent. A little quirky but a fun entertaining watch in which he performs for some critics who for some reason, think he can act. But as he points out, “he can sing.” And well, he could play a mean set of drums as well.