John Parr

Released: September 13, 1996

Songwriter: John Parr

Producer: John Parr

She knows a guy can't resist her
Lost from the moment they kissed her true
Ain't nothin' we can do

Town full of Chinese whispers
Say, I got one bad little sister
I know, the girls outta control

Something is wrong, I swear
You're really strange
I tried to be strong
But I guess you'll never change

You got bad blood runnin' in your veins
You bring bad luck on the family name
I know, the devil is in your soul
You got bad blood in that poison mind
Too much bad love
Under a very bad sign
Sister, would it change things if you knew
All this bad blood runs in this brother too

Lips like a blessed virgin
Tongue like the Eden serpent
Lie like no woman ever lied

How long can a good thing last
All night till the evil has passed
Oh no let the good times rock n' roll

You got bad blood runnin' in your veins
You bring bad luck on the family name
I know, the devil is in your soul
You got bad blood in that poison mind
Too much bad love under a very bad sign
It's true, there ain't no tamin' you
You got bad blood and you won't listen

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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