The_Man_with_the_Horn_(song)

The Man with the Horn (song)

The Man with the Horn (song)

1984 song by Phil Collins

"The Man with the Horn" is a song performed by Genesis drummer Phil Collins, and released as a B-side for two singles from No Jacket Required. The song was originally recorded during sessions for Collins' second album, Hello, I Must Be Going!, in 1982, although It appeared as the B-side to "Sussudio" in the U.K., and as the B-side to "One More Night" in the United States. The song was re-written for an episode of Miami Vice in which Collins guest-starred called "Phil the Shill". The song was renamed "(Life is a) Rat Race".[1] Collins has said he has "no emotional attachment" to the song.[2] The song was rereleased as a single, and as part of the Other Sides album in 2019. Before being re-released, it charted at #38 on the Mainstream Rock Chart, in 1985.[3]

Quick Facts Song by Phil Collins, from the album Sussudio (UK single)One More Night (US single) ...

Personnel

References

  1. [1]
    "Phil the Shill". Miami Vice. Season 2. Episode 211. 13 December 1985.
  2. [2]
    "Turn it on Again- A Genesis Forum - PC's Forum Messages 2004 to 2006". Turn It On Again- A Genesis Forum. November 2004. Archived from the original on 12 April 2013.
  3. [3]
    "Billboard.com - Artist Chart History - Phil Collins". Billboard. Retrieved 21 September 2008.


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