John Parr

Songwriter: Betsy Durkin Matthes John Parr

Producer: John Parr

She turns you on, from across the floor
You're tracin every move she makes, on her way out the door
You'd sell your soul just to know her name
The feelin that she gives you, is somethin you just can't explain

You're tellin me you fantasize, about her lacy underwear
No I don't have to fantasize, I ought ta know cause I was there

Chorus:
She's my favourite bedtime story, she's my once-upon-a-time girl
I used to know her all by heart, every curve an every line
She's my favourite bedtime story, she's a fairytale I can't forget
I still wake up in a cold sweat, she's the girl I can't forget

She smiles at you, then she looks away
You're chasin off in hot pursuit, it's a game that she plays
That livin doll is no amateur
Each move was calculated to make you fall in love with her

But all too soon I realized, her happy endings aren't for long
That mornin' when I rubbed my eyes, my piece of paradise well she was gone

She's my favourite bedtime story, she's my once-upon-a-time girl
I used to know her all by heart, every curve an every line
She's my favourite bedtime story, she's a fairytale I can't forget
I still wake up in a cold sweat, she's the girl I can't forget
I can't forget

You're gonna find out for yourself, everything I said was true
You'll be tellin', you'll be tellin' me
The same old story I've been tellin' you

You're tellin' me you fantasize, about her lacy underwear
No I don't have to fantasize, I ought ta know cause I was there

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.

more tracks from the album

Man with a Vision

From the album

Man with a Vision (1992)

John Parr popular songs

Bedtime StoryJohn Parr

John Parr

Man with a Vision