John Parr

Songwriter: John Parr

Producer: Julia Downes John Parr

You can play any game you wanna play, don't play with my affection
You can say anything you wanna say, so talk in my direction
Don't tell me "I want to", don't lead me on
'Cause when we dance, see our bodies synchronise, moving close together
Pretty words, pouring from those pretty lips
Tasting sweet, and telling me surrender
Don't touch me so tender, don't lead me on
You're givin' me some of my own medicine, won't ya do it again
My kinda needs are strictly physical, won't ya do it again
'Cause I can't wait till when we do it again
Tellin' me, ya gonna do everything, even things I can't believe
There's a plan, written in the prophecy, spellin' out our destiny
Don't touch me so tender, don't lead me on
You're givin' me some of my own medicine, won't ya do it again
My kinda needs are strictly physical, won't ya do it again
Ya givin' me, givin' me some of my own medicine, and I like it
You're a one night miracle, I'm an animal man
I can't wait till when we do it again
Smoke is rising in the air
You're givin' me some of my own medicine, won't ya do it again
My kinda needs are strictly physical, won't ya do it again
Ya givin' me, givin' me some of my own medicine, and I like it
You're a one night miracle, I'm an animal man
Do it again, won't ya do it again, won't ya do it again, do it again
Workin' all night, sleepin' all day, for all that money I'm never gonna spend
Keep it up straight, never let it bend, come on honey, do it again
Do it again, won't ya do it again
Do it again, whoa-oh do it again, and I like it

John Parr (born 18 November 1952) is a Grammy-nominated English musician, best known for his 1985 US #1 single “St. Elmo’s Fire (Man in Motion)” and for his 1984 single “Naughty Naughty” (US Rock #1). Parr was nominated for a Grammy award for “St Elmo’s Fire” in 1985.

Parr first entered the music scene when he was 12 years old and formed a band with two fellow schoolmates, which they named The Silence. The band had achieved some success. They eventually became professional and started to tour Europe. He then joined a band named Bitter Suite who were a huge success in the working men’s clubs in Yorkshire, he then formed a “Super Band” with musicians from other working men’s club bands, and named the band Ponders End , a band that set a new precedent for the bands in the north.

Parr secured a publishing deal with Carlin America in 1983 and in the same year Meat Loaf asked him to write some songs for his new album. It led to a fateful meeting with John Wolff, who was tour manager for The Who. Foreseeing the initial demise of The Who, Wolff was looking for a new venture and considered Parr to be a suitable partner. Parr first visited America in 1984 and worked with Meat Loaf on Bad Attitude. Meanwhile, Wolff secured Parr’s solo Atlantic recording deal in New York.

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Running The Endless Mile

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Running The Endless Mile (1986)

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