Chinese Wall

I know this tune was ridiculed by Chris Morris on The Brass Eye or The Day Today ... I can't recall which one right now ... and I also know loads of people are going to laugh at me for what I am about to say but quite frankly I don't care ... I just have to put it out there and I want the world to know that I think Easy Lover by Phil Collins and Philip Bailey is one of the biggest pop songs of the 80s ... Ok ... That moment in the video where Phil Collins hands the afro pick to Philip Bailey is with hindsight not the most politically correct thing he could have done but let's forget about that for now and get back to the music ... Everything about Easy Lover is just totally massive from the over-produced groove to the guitar solos and the lyrics are so preposterous that it's hard to imagine anyone going into the studio and belting them out whilst managing to keep a straight face ... Taken a listen to them now and trust me ... You'll be chuckling to yourself within 60 seconds ... For those of you who don't know and most people seem to get this wrong, myself included, Easy Lover does not appear on No Jacket Required (more about that another day when I am in the right mood) but is actually on Philip Bailey's solo album Chinese Wall ... And while I'm at it I'll be honest with you ... If it hadn't been for Easy Lover it would have taken me a lot longer to discover Earth, Wind And Fire and that's something you can't really argue with can you ...