Think Van Halen was strange for demanding the removal of all brown M&M's in the backstage candy bowl? Meet Michael Jeffries.

He's the CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF), and if you were lucky enough -- or is it unlucky enough? -- to work on the crew of his private jet, you had a lot of rules to follow. Jeffries allegedly gave the crew members more than 40 pages of precise instructions on how to dress, act and work while in the air, and some of those demands were, well, a little creepy.

Jeffries' "aircraft standards" manual came to light in an age-discrimination lawsuit from a former pilot, Bloomberg reports.

Jeffries, apparently a big fan of Phil Collins, required that the song "Take Me Home" be played on his Gulfstream G550 when passengers were getting seated for return flights. The manual required staffers to use black gloves when handling silverware and white gloves to lay out the table.

The crew, often made up of male models, had to wear Abercrombie polo shirts, boxers and flip-flops, according to the manual. They also had to wear a "spritz" of Abercrombie's cologne. The crew could not wear winter coats unless the temperature fell below 50 degrees.

An Abercrombie lawyer told Bloomberg that the lawsuit is without merit.

The manual allegedly even had instructions on what to say to Jeffries and his live-in partner, Matthew Smith. When asked for something, a crew member had to say "no problem" instead of "sure" or something else. Jeffries even had specific seating arrangements for his dogs.

CEOs probably have all kinds of bizarre rules for employees, but what's unusual in this case is that they came to light. The manual is part of a lawsuit filed two years ago in federal court by pilot Michael Bustin, who said a younger man took his job after he was fired.

The lawsuit has surfaced at a difficult time for Abercrombie. The company's share price has fallen more than 50% in the past year to $31.87 Friday. Abercrombie's preppy, clean look isn't as popular anymore, and the company hasn't changed with the times. It's been closing U.S. stores in favor of expanding online and internationally, but the global economy hasn't been that supportive. Teens have been flocking to the likes of Ralph Lauren (RL) and American Eagle Outfitters (AEO).

Abercrombie has been mentioned as a buyout target and has reportedly hired Goldman Sachs (GS) to help it deal with pressure from unhappy investors.

And now, in honor of Phil Collins, I've come up with a few other songs of his that might better describe Abercrombie's faltering business.

Take it away, Phil:

"Long Long Way to Go"

"Can't Find My Way"

"Can't Turn Back the Years"

"I Don't Wanna Know"

"It's Over"

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