Artist: Philip Bailey & Phil Collins
Video: From YouTube.
Ah, “Easy Lover”. She’ll get a hold on you, believe it!
This is a great tune by two key members of legendary bands. Phil Collins of Genesis and Philip Bailey from Earth, Wind & Fire both bring their A game. The song is about a woman whose carefree attitude towards romance ends in heartbreak for her lovers. She’s an easy lover as in “easy come, easy go”.
“Easy Lover” peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and topped the charts in three countries. It won an MTV Video Music Award. Perhaps most importantly, it was frequently used in television ads promoting the very first WrestleMania.
1985 was a very busy year for both artists. Most 80’s music fans know that Phil Collins released his most successful album, “No Jacket Required”, in 1985. But Philip Bailey also released a gospel album that year, “The Wonders Of His Love”, right on the heels of 1984’s “Chinese Wall”.
The video features a lot of goofing around between the two Phils. It’s a video about the making of the video, as we see them rehearsing, dancing and getting made up in the dressing room. It is enjoyable to see how much fun these guys had working together.
Finally, I understand why [my brother thinks] WrestleMania was awesome. It was because of this song, which turns everything it touches to awesome.
ReplyDeleteYes it does. And I had to make a correction, because "Easy Lover" did not win a Grammy (although it certainly should have). Dang Wikipedia fooled me again.
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