2252 – Phil Collins – I don’t care anymore (1982)

Escrita por Phil Collins, foi gravada entre maio e junho de 1982 e lançada em 5 de novembro de 1982, no disco Hello, I must be going, o segundo disco solo de Phil. Saiu também em compacto, com The west side como Lado B, em fevereiro de 1983. Foi produzida por Phil Collins e Hugh Padgham. Chegou ao número 39 no Billboard Hot100. É considerada uma canção mais sombria, com uma bateria contundente e riffs de guitarra e sintetizadores mais simplistas, com uma letra de raiva de Phil relacionada ao seu primeiro casamento.  Phil usa a técnica de bateria de “gated reverb”, que definiu o som dele nos anos oitenta. Phil Collins cantou, tocou teclado, pedal de baixo, bateria e pandeiro. Daryl Stuermer tocou guitarra.

 

A letra:

 

Well you can tell everyone I'm a down disgrace
Drag my name all over the place
I don't care anymore

You can tell everybody 'bout the state I'm in
You won't catch me crying 'cause I just can't win
I don't care anymore
I don't care anymore, d'you hear?

I don't care what you say
I don't play the same games you play

'Cause I've been talking to the people
that you call your friends
And it seems to me there's a means to an end
They don't care anymore

And as for me I can sit here and bide my time
I got nothing to lose if I speak my mind
I don't care anymore
I don't care no more

I don't care what you say
We never played by the same rules anyway

I won't be there anymore
Get out of my way
Let me by
I got better things to do with my time
I don't care anymore
I don't care anymore
I don't care anymore
I don't care anymore

Well, I don't care now what you say
'Cause every day I'm feeling fine with myself
And I don't care now what you say
Hey, I'll do alright by myself
'Cause I don't

'Cause I remember all the times I tried so hard
And you laughed in my face 'cause you held the cards
I don't care anymore

And I really ain't bothered what you think of me
'Cause all I want of you is just to let me be
I don't care anymore
Do you hear, I don't care no more

I don't care what you say
I never did believe you much anyway

I won't be there no more
So get out of my way
Let me by
I got better things to do with my time
I don't care anymore
Do you hear, I don't care anymore
I don't care no more
You listening? I don't care no more
No more

Oh yeah, yeah
Oh yeah, yeah
Oh yeah, yeah

You know I don't care no more
Don't care no more
No more, no more, no more
Don't care no more
No more, no more

No more, no more
No more, no more
No more, no more
No more, no more
No more, no more

 

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