Apart from a couple of tracks from Face Value and a song from the Tarzan soundtrack, this blog has been mostly a Phil Collins-free zone.
That isn’t by design. I have only positive things to say about Collins, whose soundtrack work alone is worth celebrating, let alone his solo albums and work with Genesis. I jammed out to all of those tunes when I was a teen.
But still, I haven’t gone out of my way to feature him.
So thank you to the Random iTunes Fairy for serving up a deep cut from 1985’s No Jacket Required. This album, Collins’ third, was his most commercially successful, reaching Diamond status in the U.S. and charting all over the world.
The album landed four singles in the Billboard top ten — ‘Sussudio,’ ‘One More Night,’ ‘Don’t Lose My Number,’ and ‘Take Me Home’ — with the first two reaching #1. ‘Sussudio’ is absurd, but I have nothing but affection for the others.
I guess I didn’t listen to No Jacket Required much beyond the singles, though, because today’s track is brand-new to me.
You keep on walking so you don’t fall down
It’s the same old story
You keep on hiding so you can’t be found
It’s the same old story
[Chorus]
Oh but I know you, you’re the one who ran
You know why, it’s because you can, oh
It’s alright, because I don’t mind
I’m just trying to help, but I wonder why
Doesn’t anybody stay together anymore
I wonder why, doesn’t anybody stay together anymore[x2]
[Verse 2]
My friends keep falling and they can’t get up
It’s the same old story
Well one says white and the other one black
It’s the same old story
And I don’t know why you keep emotions walled up
Your heart’s on your sleeve, but your sleeve is rolled up
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
Things can change, from a misunderstanding
Nobody talks, nobody hears, oh oh oh
Makes me wonder why
[Verse 3]
You keep on looking for that higher ground
It’s the same old story
Your glass is empty and the chips are down
It’s the same old story
Oh but I know you, you’re the one who ran
You know why, it’s because you can, oh
[Chorus]
[Outro]
I wonder why, doesn’t anybody stay together anymore
Oh I wonder why, doesn’t anybody stay together anymore
Oh I wonder why
Meet Me In Montauk 
I’m sure I listened to this whole album back in the day, but don’t recall this track either. More Phil Collins and Genesis on the blog wouldn’t be a bad thing.