Considering what a major presence Collins was on the '80s charts, it's only fitting that one of his songs was the last #1 hit of the entire decade...as well as the last #1 hit of his career.
"I felt awkward," Collins admitted, per Stereogum. "I didn't ignore her, but at the same time, I didn't stop and give her some money."
She calls out to the man on the street"Sir, can you help me?It's cold, and I've nowhere to sleepIs there somewhere you can tell me?"He walks on, doesn't look backHe pretends he can't hear herStarts to whistle as he crosses the streetSeems embarrassed to be there
Collins attempted to defend himself, telling the Times, "When I drive down the street, I see the same things everyone else sees. It's a misconception that if you have a lot of money you're somehow out of touch with reality."
He went on to point out that he wasn't even trying to write about homelessness, explaining that he was just playing around on the piano at the time.
In the years since, critical opinion hasn't particularly softened towards "Another Day in Paradise." In 2007, Blender said Collins "wrote the worst song ever about homelessness." A few years later, in 2010, David Sheppard of the BBC called the song "cringe-worthy," citing it as one of the times Collins "painted the bull's-eye on his own forehead." And in 2016, Mark Beaumont of NME slammed "Another Day in Paradise" as "arguably the corniest multi-millionaire-notices-homelessness-from-gold-plated-limousine ballad ever recorded."
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