John Parr

Songwriter: Julia Downes John Parr

Producer: Peter Solley

When they look lost and all alone, maybe staring at the phone
Let me tell you that's the time, I make my play
A cup of coffee usually buys me in, pretty soon the game begins
And while I'm staring in their eyes, they don't realize
There ain't no way they can win
He can give them everything they want, take them to the highest high

Chorus:
I'm a dreammaker, I'm a heartbreaker, I love 'em, when I leave 'em, they cry
I'm a dreammaker, I'm a heartbreaker, I love 'em, when I leave 'em, they cry
Movin' slow and talking fast, I want the fun to last
For creatures of the night, I lay in wait
Feel the fire, feel the flame, all too soon they feel the pain
They don't give a damn, cause they need this kind of man
They know there's evil in me
He can give them everything they want, take them to the highest high
I'm a dreammaker, I'm a heartbreaker, I love 'em, when I leave 'em, they cry
I'm a dreammaker, I'm a heartbreaker, I love 'em, when I leave 'em, they cry
Any kind of fool can see I'm heartless, I got a one track mind
They tell me I'm their prince of darkness, I'm just that kind of guy

Say you're gonna give it to me, say you're gonna give it to me
You're gonna give it for free, you're gonna give it to me
I'll do what I can, I'm a wanted man
I'm a dreammaker, I'm a heartbreaker, I love 'em, when I leave 'em, they cry
I'm a dreammaker, I'm a heartbreaker, I'm a dreammaker, I'm the seataker
I'm a dreammaker, I'm a heartbreaker...

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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