How Heartbreak Inspired the #1 Hit “Separate Lives” by Phil Collins & Marilyn Martin

It was 40 years ago that today’s song Separate Lives hit #1. And it’s definitely one of the most heart-wrenching duets ever recorded, and to this day, even though it was a #1 hit sung by Phil Collins, one of the biggest artists ever... it doesn’t get the credit or the plays it should. And it has an amazing story behind it. 40 years ago Phil Collins was arguably the biggest artist on the planet. He was right there with Michael Jackson, Madonna and Prince and he didn’t have a lot in common with them... He looked more like your dad’s accountant, but he had one of the greatest voices ever, and from 1984 to about 1991 he had a hit every single week on the charts and in 1986 he could’ve whispered on a record and it would be a hit. Well he wrote most of his hits, but he sang a duet with an up and comer named Marilyn Martin that cut to the bone… Separate lives was a big hit from the movie white nights and the reason it was so heart wrenching is because it really happened. It was written by Stephen Bishop who had quite a few hits and actually the biggest hit he wrote, he didn’t sing and the biggest hit that he sang he didn’t write! find out what those songs were in our interview coming up… Plus find out the famous actress who ripped his heart out that that inspired Separate lives and find out why Phil Colins’s duet partner Marilyn Martin quit music to be a real estate agent! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.