The Man with the Horn (song) The Man with the Horn (song) "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.".
Phil Collins "1999", a charge that Collins did not deny, and its hook line has been named as the most widely disliked element of his career. In 1986, "No Jacket Required" earned Collins the first two of his six Brit Awards, winning Best British Male and Best British Album. In July 1985, Collins took part in the Live Aid concert charity event, a continuation of the fundraising effort started by Band Aid. Collins had the distinction of being the only performer to appear at the London concert at Wembley Stadium and the U.S. concert at JFK Stadium in Philadelphia on the same