22-03-2011, 00:03
I don't know if this fits in with the spirit of this thread, but I know of a song that everyone seems to think is about something - when in fact it is not.
Phil Collins - "In the Air Tonight". The myth - supposedly, Phil wrote the song about his being witness to a person being murdered, and there are several variations on this theme. You would not believe how many people claim that this is 100% true. Phil himself was asked about this in an interview and was flabbergasted to hear that this was how the song was interpreted.
"As Phil Collins has explained numerous times over the years, "In the Air Tonight" (as well as most of the Face Value album) deals with his bitterness and frustration over the end of his marriage to his first wife, and the lyrics do not reference any specific real-life event." - quote from Amazon's "Askville" site.
Phil Collins - "In the Air Tonight". The myth - supposedly, Phil wrote the song about his being witness to a person being murdered, and there are several variations on this theme. You would not believe how many people claim that this is 100% true. Phil himself was asked about this in an interview and was flabbergasted to hear that this was how the song was interpreted.
"As Phil Collins has explained numerous times over the years, "In the Air Tonight" (as well as most of the Face Value album) deals with his bitterness and frustration over the end of his marriage to his first wife, and the lyrics do not reference any specific real-life event." - quote from Amazon's "Askville" site.
