In the Air Tonight by Phil Collins

Notes

I was in a taxi with my former business partner after she was fired from her job. I had kept my job and was even being asked to take on more responsibility. I could feel we were on a knife’s edge. I knew I was pretending, pretending that I hadn’t known she would be fired. Then this song came on the radio.

It was a surreal moment, as if there was a soundtrack and it was foreshadowing something.

There are a few stories surrounding this song, but when I separate the inspiration from the art: the lyrics are about confronting a villain and revealing their deceptions and heinous acts.

I thought pretending to not know was the professional thing to do. I didn’t know if she would see it that way.

There’s a simple, but amazing drum sequence.