About The Song
English drummer, singer-songwriter, record producer, and actor Phil Collins recorded a new version of “A Groovy Kind of Love” in 1988. He had originally suggested the song as a good one for collaborator Stephen Bishop to record, with Collins producing. While filming the movie Buster (1988), Collins suggested the song as a potential love theme for the title character and his wife. He recorded a demo as a guide for the producers, only to find out later his demo had actually been used in the film. Collins had initially expressed reservations about being featured on the soundtrack during the movie, but relented due to feeling it worked well for the scene. He subsequently recorded a full version of the song, co-produced by Anne Dudley. This version was originally released on Buster: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. It subsequently appeared on the compilation albums Hits, Love Songs: A Compilation… Old and New, and The Singles. A live performance appeared on his Serious Hits… Live! album.
Unlike the Mindbenders’ version, which is an upbeat guitar-based pop song, Collins’ is a slow ballad with a prominent keyboard and strings. When released as a single, it reached No. 1 on both the U.S. and UK charts, becoming Collins’ only single to top the charts in both countries; it was his last No. 1 single in the UK.[45] The single was certified silver in the UK by the British Phonographic Industry. It also reached No. 1 on the US Adult Contemporary chart. It had the longest chart stay of any of Collins’ singles on the US Hot 100 at twenty-five weeks. The song earned Collins a Grammy Award nomination for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Male in 1989.
The TV series New Girl featured the Phil Collins version in the episodes “Wedding” (2011) and “The Curse of the Pirate Bride” (2018)
Pan-European magazine Music & Media described Collins’ version as “a slushy version of the original ’66 hit of the Mindbenders.”
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Lyrics
When I’m feelin’ blue
All I have to do
Is take a look at you
Then I’m not so blue
When you’re close to me
I can feel your heart beat
I can hear you breathing in my ear
Wouldn’t you agree?
Baby, you and me got a groovy kind of love
Anytime you want to, you can turn me on to
Anything you want to, anytime at all
When I kiss your lips
Ooh, I start to shiver
Can’t control the quivering inside
Wouldn’t you agree?
Baby, you and me got a groovy kind of love
When I’m feelin’ blue
All I have to do is take a look at you
Then I’m not so blue
When I’m in your arms, nothin’ seems to matter
My whole world could shatter, I don’t care
Wouldn’t you agree?
Baby, you and me got a groovy kind of love
We got a groovy kind of love
We got a groovy kind of love
Oh-oh-oh
We got a groovy kind of love