There are some strange but wonderful musical friendships in Rock music but perhaps none as strange as the one between David Crosby and Phil Collins.  Although I was huge fans of both David and Phil I would have never imagined that the drummer of Genesis and a Southern California folk rock hero would have had much in common but what do I know.  It was Phil that paid for David’s liver transplant in the 1990s when David could not afford it…..that is a friend indeed (one has to wonder where all of David’s money went…..that is a hell of a lot of drugs).

Their friendship, fortunately for us, has produced several musical collaborations and associated special performances.  David and Phil co-wrote Hero, a hit song from David’s third solo album and collaborated on it’s performance.  Let’s listen and watch David and Phil in the video produced for the song……

Another Day in Paradise is one of Phil’s biggest hits and David’s vocal contributions to the song were significant.  Here is a great performance of the song from the Arsenio Hall show……

Did you notice the bass player.  That was none other than Leland Sklar who is without a doubt the greatest sessions bassist of all time.