David Crosby sings backing vocals on Phil Collins’s 1989 hit ‘Another Day in Paradise’, which addresses homelessness. The article presents Crosby’s contribution as part of the song’s weightier tone and the album …But Seriously, through which Collins moved towards more serious subject matter.

Crosby also sang on the album track ‘That’s Just the Way It Is’. Their collaboration continued when Collins co-wrote, produced and performed on Crosby’s 1993 song ‘Hero’; the following year, Crosby needed a liver transplant, and Collins helped him recover, though the article gives no details of how. The article links these events to the song’s wider legacy and the pair’s friendship.