Christopher Anton Rea (born 4 March 1951) is a successful singer, songwriter, and guitarist from Middlesbrough, England. Biography European breakthrough Rea's initial focus was on continental Europe, releasing eight albums in the 1980s. It wasn't until 1985's Shamrock Diariesand the songs " Stainsby Girls" and " Josephine," that UK audiences began to take notice of him. Follow up albums On The Beachand Dancing With Strangersbecame UK hits and then the New Light Through Old Windowscompilation album in 1988 cemented his reputation. His next full album was to be his major breakthrough: The Road to Hell(1989) enjoyed massive success and became his first number one album in the UK.
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Chris Rea
Theres a crazy sense of duty
As he licks between his fingers
Wipes the ketchup from his face and hands
Theres a strong determination
That his teachers never witnessed
Never close enough to understand
Hes like a bull just bred for fighting
He dont deliver nothing
Outside the only thing that he knows
School report just says hes lazy
His brother says hes crazy
But take a look cos there he goes
Through the avenues of fashion
To the palaces of dreams
All the way down guitar street
To some guitars are hot-rods
All along the quest for macho
To others a would-be ticket out of town
For joe a six-string sten gun
In the panto-revolution
And stevies all just strictly sound
Hes like a bull just bred for fighting
He dont deliver nothing
Outside the only thing that he knows
School report just says hes lazy
His brother says hes crazy
But anyway take a look cos there he goes
Through the avenues of fashion
To the palaces of dreams
All the way down guitar street