John Parr

Released: September 13, 1996

Songwriter: John Parr

Producer: Frank Langer John Parr

You walk in the room and the walls cave in
Dazed and confused, then the pain kicks in
All you give is all you get
No good looking for some sympathy
No delusions, no regrets
You can pick your friends
Can't choose your enemies

We all need some good relations
That's they way that it's meant to be
Lead us not into temptation
Gotta keep it in the family
Falling from my family tree
'Cause that's the way it's meant to be
All we need is communication
Gotta keep it in the family
Falling from my family tree

Birth of the blues, is the day it begins
Kick off your shoes, as the tide comes in
We all get the chance to choose
All you need is a little strategy
No good screamin' at the moon
You can't lay the blame, lay the blame
On your destiny

We all need some good relations
That's they way that it's meant to be
Lead us not into temptation
Gotta keep it in the family
Falling from my family tree

All we need is communication
That's the way, that's the way
Lead us not into temptation
Gotta keep it in the family
Falling from my family tree

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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