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.".
Testify (Phil Collins album) track. Phil said the song is about the narrow path between love and dangerous obsession. Songs such as the aforementioned "Testify" and "This Love This Heart" were inspired by Phil's then-wife, Orianne, while their first child, Nicholas, was the main inspiration for tracks "Come with Me" and "Swing Low". "Come with Me" was originally a lullaby Phil sang to his daughter Lily when she was a baby when on tour in 1990, Seriously Live! and the lyrics were developed when Nicholas was born. Phil collaborated with longtime associate, Daryl Stuermer, for "The Least You Can Do", providing the lyrics, arrangement