If you play this Phil Collins song Sunday, the drum solo will help you ring in the new year right
There are many ways in which one could ring in a new year. There’s the conventional ways such as popping champagne, shooting fireworks and watching a ball drop on TV.
But regardless of what you choose to be doing at midnight on Jan. 1, how you get there is just as important was what you are doing.
Why not make a memorable last day of the year by creating your own customizable experience with your own soundtrack?
Phil Collins Tweeted a suggestion on how to ring in 2018.
If you play 'In The Air Tonight’ by Phil Collins on December 31st at 11:56:40 the drum break will play right as the clock strikes midnight. Start off your new year right.
— Phil Collins (@PhilCollinsFeed) December 21, 2017
And Toto keyboardist David Paich, who wrote the hit “Africa,” posted the following suggestion on his Facebook page.
If Toto and Phil Collins aren’t your jam. here are some other ways to kick off 2018 with a bang.
Thubthumping
Chumbawaba
If you want to start 2018 in a positive way, then start “Tumbthumping at 11:59:51 p.m. on the dot and you’ll hear “I get knocked down, but I get up again” as the clock strikes 12.
Don’t Stop Believin’
Journey
You can choose between two customizable Journey experiences with “Don’t Stop Believin.’”If you want to take “the midnight train going anywhere,” then hit the play button at 11:59:44 p.m.
But if you want to keep on believing, then hit play at 11:56:49 p.m.
Midnight Train To Georgia
Gladys Knight & The Pips
If you want take the old midnight train to Georgia to start 2018, go for it at 11:59:05 p.m.
Mo Money Mo Problems
The Notorious B.I.G. featuring Mase and Puff Daddy
What better way is there to ring a new yea than with Big Poppa? Hit the play button at 11:57:51 p.m. and you will hit midnight with The Notorious B.I.G.
Thriller
Michael Jackson
You will be so close to midnight if you start this song at 11:59:01 p.m.
Celebration
Kool & The Gang
The epitome of New Year’s Eve can be your if you start the song at 11:59:27 p.m.
Sympathy For The Devil
Rolling Stones
If you need a loud nasty guitar solo to help you get over 2017, then simply hit play at 11:57:01 p.m. and you will rockin’ at midnight.
I Want To Know What Love Is
Foreigner
If you hit play at 11:58:25 p.m., you’ll see the new year as a choir sings the timeless chorus.
Come Sail Away
Styx
You will be gathering with the angels at midnight if you start this rocker at 11:59:27 p.m.
Foreplay/Longtime
Boston
Hand clapping and sing-a-longs are a great way to start any day, especially when that day is Jan. 1. Hit play at 11:56:37 p.m. and you’ll be “moving along” just about midnight.
Bohemian Rhapsody
Queen
Make Wayne and Garth happy by playing this song at 11:55:53 p.m. on Dec. 31 and you can bang your head all the way into 2018.
This story was originally published December 30, 2017 at 3:38 PM with the headline "If you play this Phil Collins song Sunday, the drum solo will help you ring in the new year right."