Simply Red

Songwriter: Mick Hucknall

Laugh, cry, born, die
Where, why, hail or dew
Black, white, red or blue
Which one are you?
Lost, found, above, underground
Peace, war, less, more
False, true, grease or blue
Which one are you?

Are you today, or yesterday's news?
Whichever way
It's up to you

Who you are is the road you take
(Which one are you? Which one are you?)
Who you are is the road you take
(Which one are you? Which one are you?)

Rich, poor, saint, whore
Rob the bank or call the law
Light, dark, old, new
Which one are you?
Are you today or yesterday's news?
Whichever way
It's up to you

Truth, lied, refuse a bribe
Dead, alive, four or five
Black, white, red or blue
Which one are you?

(Which one are you, which one are you)

Are you today or yesterday's news?
Whichever way, it's up to you

Who you are is the road you take
(Which one are you? Which one are you?)
Who you are is the road you take, from the world you knew
(Which one are you? Which one are you?)

Simply Red is a British soul and pop band. The first incarnation of the band was a punk group called The Frantic Elevators, whose seven-year run produced limited releases on local labels and ended in 1984 upon critical acclaim for their final single, “Holding Back the Years”.

By early 1985, Mick Hucknall and manager Elliot Rashman had assembled a band of local session musicians and begun to attract record company attention. The group adopted the name “Red” (after Hucknall’s nickname, denoting his hair colour) but then Mick decided it would sound better with the addition of the word ‘Simply.’

Since the mid 1980s, the band has sold more than 50 million albums.

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