On this day 45 years ago a rock legend's "meaningless" made up song reached No. 1 on the charts.

The unusual word helped inspire one of the singer's biggest hits of his solo career.

A lot of Phil Collins' biggest songs were ballads, but Collins was known for the occasional uptempo number, too – like "Sussudio," the second single (and second No. 1 hit) from his wildly successful ...

Phil Collins released “Sussudio” as the second single from No Jacket Required in April 1985. It was the height of Phil-mania, as he was scoring hits left and right, both with Genesis and on his own.

"Sussudio" is gibberish. That's the best thing about it. Gibberish kicks ass. There's a long, distinguished history of gibberish within pop music, one that stretches from Little Richard all the way ...

Phil Collins officially ended his retirement Friday night with a concert in Liverpool, England, the singer’s first full show in nearly a decade. The gig, a warm-up of sorts before Collins and his band ...

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your account’s ‘Saved for Later’ section.

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Synth Riders: Phil Collins – “Sussudio” Add Phil Collins – “Sussudio” to your library!Take a nonsense word, a horn section and the heavy funk influence of ...