John Parr

Songwriter: John Parr

Producer: John Parr

There comes a time
In every young boy's life
When he takes it in his hand for the first time
And holds it like a wife

Up there on his bunk
Full of dreams and fantasies
I guess a boy can’t help himself
Doin' what comes naturally

Practice everyday
That what Master Sarge would say
S-P-O-R-T is good enough for me
If you've got what it takes
You know what practice makes
P-E-R-F-E-C-T
Is good enough for me

Easin’ it squeezin' it
For all he was worth
Clear with it zero it
Just wanna be first

Practice every day
That's what Master Sarge would say
S-P-O-R-T only enough for me
If you've got what it takes
P-E-R-F-E-C-T
Is good enough for me

Sick of puttin' bullets in my gun
Tired of blisters on my thumb
It ain't a clip it's a magazine
It's a rifle not a gun son

Practice everyday
That what Master Sarge would say
S-P-O-R-T good enough for me
If you’ve got what it takes
You know what practice makes
P-E-R-F-E-C-T
Only good enough for me

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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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