-Music Monday-
This meme was created by Drew @ The Tattooed Book Geek. You pick a song that you really like and share it on Monday. I love this meme and look forward to sharing a new song every week! Hope you enjoy. 🖤
I was chatting with my friend Nel about some of the music we grew up with and some of the artists our parents listened to, when Phil Collins came up. I ❤ Phil Collins. I started thinking about some of my favorite songs and ended up going with “Take Me Home.” It’s hard to believe this song came out when I was just 9 years old, which explains why it’s so nostalgic to me. Here it is…
Phil Collins
“Take Me Home”
The song isn’t about a man returning home as many think, but the lyrics actually refer to a patient in a mental institution. Apparently, Phil Collins got his inspiration from the novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.
Lyrics:
Take that look of worry
I’m an ordinary man
They don’t tell me nothing
So I find out what I can
There’s a fire that’s been burning
Right outside my door
I can’t see but I feel it
And it helps to keep me warm
So I, I don’t mind
No I, I don’t mind
Seems so long I’ve been waiting
Still don’t know what for
There’s no point escaping
I don’t worry anymore
I can’t come out to find you
I don’t like to go outside
They can’t turn off my feelings
Like they’re turning off a light
But I, I don’t mind
No I, I don’t mind
Oh I, I don’t mind
No I, I don’t mind
So take, take me home
‘Cause I don’t remember
Take, take me home
‘Cause I don’t remember
Take, take me home
Oh Lord, ’cause I’ve been a prisoner all my life
And I can say to you
Take that look of worry, mine’s an ordinary life
Working when it’s daylight
And sleeping when it’s night
I’ve got no far horizons
And I wish upon a star
They don’t think that I listen
Oh but I know who they are
And I, I don’t mind
No I, I don’t mind
Oh I, I don’t mind
No I, I don’t mind
So take, take me home
‘Cause I don’t remember
Take, take me home
‘Cause I don’t remember
Take, take me home
‘Cause I don’t remember
Take, take me home, oh lord
Well I’ve been a prisoner all my life
And I can say to you
But I don’t remember
Take, take me home
‘Cause I don’t remember
Take, take me home…
You can find this song on the album:
No Jacket Required
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Love this one.
I’m amazed by some songs. We just take it for granted we know what they’re about only to find out later the writer/ singer was thinking along an entirely different track!
Love me some Phil Collins 💚
Have a good week.
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Glad you love this song too. 🙂 It’s so true! Sometimes it’s so hard to even decipher what they’re talking about. I love that we can make our own meanings to songs too. Thanks for commenting. ❤
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Definitely not a song for me but I can’t deny Phil Collins is a talented singer/musician.👌
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Yeah, I know what you mean. I don’t love every one of his songs, but this one is a fave. Thanks for checking it out, Drew. ❤
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Love this song, though Phil Collins is always hit or miss with me. But definitely this one works.
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He’s hit or miss with me too. I don’t love every song he’s made, but he’s such a talented artist. Thanks so much for checking it out! ❤
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Yeah, the song “Groovy Kind of Love” goes down as one of the worst of all times. But then, you have “Coming in the Air Tonight” and “Against All Odds” that are just iconic and timeless. Anyway, thanks for the memory!
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A lovely blast from the past! Really nice song. 🙂
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Thanks so much for checking it out, Sassy. I enjoyed yours today too! Take care. ❤
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You too! x
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Yes! I know this one! I had no idea about the patient in the mental institution part though. It’s always fascinating where artist’s get inspiration for their lyrics and how they can be interpreted with multiple meanings. Great share! 🙂
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Thanks, Nel! So glad you enjoyed it. I had you in mind after our conversation. 🙂 Thanks for checking it out. I too was amazed learning the real meaning of the song. Take care. ❤
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Great pick! I loved Phil Collins growing up an still do despite the fact that I don’t listen to him much these day. But, oh, the nostalgia! ❤️
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Thanks, Ann! That’s exactly how I feel. Have a great week! ❤
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Ahhh…Love this song! Phil Collins is great.I had no idea that it was about a man in a mental institution, though!
The Air Tonight is another one by him that I love, too. So haunting.
Great pick, thanks for sharing 🙂
Jo-Ann
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I’m so glad you like it too! I didn’t know the meaning either. Those others are faves too and it’s so hard to pick just one. 💖 Take care, Jo-Ann.
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I remember hearing this one on Miami Vice years ago.
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Right! 💖 Loving the nostalgia. 😁 Thanks for sharing that.
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Love this song!!
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I’m so glad! Thanks. 💖
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I love Phil Collins and No Jacket Required is one of my faves. As for my favorite song, I’d have to say it’s Don’t Lose My Number. 🙂
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I like that one too! 😍 Thanks for sharing that. 💖 xoxoxo
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Ohhh I love Phil Collins! Great song choice!! ❤
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I used to love watching Disney’s Tarzan over and over because of his music in it too 🙂
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Yes! Such a great soundtrack. 💖 Thanks, Deanna.
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I love Phil Collins!! Though gotta say I’m laughing at the old fashioned music video a little 😉 )
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I know what you mean! 💗 Thanks for checking it out. 😉
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