Richard Page (voce e basso), Steve George (tastiere), Pat Mastelotto (batteria) e Steve Farris (chitarra) erano i quattro ragazzi dell'Arizona, che agli inizi degli anni 80 diedero vita a questa band, che ha preso il suo nome da da un gioco di parole su un brano dei Weather Report chiamato Mr. Gone dove si riferiscono agli altri come “Mister Fister” o “Mister ...”.
Quando nel 1984 venne rilasciato il primo album dei Mr Mister, "I Wear The Face", a Page (che era anche il fondatore del gruppo) fu offerta la possibilità di rimpiazzare Bobby Kimball, cantante leader dei Toto, e più tardi di prendere il posto di Peter Cetera nei Chicago, ma lui rifiutò ambedue le offerte. Fu premiato per questa scelta, perchè il secondo album, "Welcome To The Real Word" (1985), fu il capolavoro della band americana con tre brani piazzati nella top 10 americana (Broken Wings, appunto, "Kyrie" e "Is It Love").
Che fine hanno fatto i Mr. Mister? Dopo il 1987 non riuscirono a bissare i successi precendenti, e decisero di intraprendere strade diverse sempre in ambito musicale. Richard Page ha pubblicato un album da solista, scrivendo anche canzoni per molti artisti tra cui Madonna; Steve George è diventato un direttore musicale, Steve Farris si è messo a lavorare con cantanti del calibro di Rod Stewart, Tori Amos e anche le 4 non blondes, delle quali avevo parlato la scorsa settimana. Pat Mastellotto è tutt'ora il batterista dei grandi King Krimson.
E questo invece, è il testo della loro "Broken Wings", 1985.
Baby, I don't understand,
why we can't just hold on to each other's hands?
This time might be the last, I fear.
Unless I make it all too clear.
I need you so, ohh...
Take these broken wings,
and learn to fly again
learn to live so free.
And when we hear the voices sing,
the book of love will open up and let us in.
Take these broken wings...
Baby, I thing tonight
we can take what was wrong
and make it right.
Baby, it's all I know, that you're half of the flesh
and blood that makes me whole.
I need you so.
So take these broken wings,
you've got to learn to fly,
learn to live life so free.
And when we hear the voices sing,
the book of love will open up and let us in.
Yeah year, let us in, let us in.
Baby, it's all I know, that you're half of the flesh
and blood that makes me whole,
yeah yeah yeah, yeah yeah.
So take these broken wings,
you've got to learn to fly,
learn to live life so free.
And when we hear the voices sing,
the book of love will open up and let us in.
Take these broken wings,
you've got to learn to fly,
learn to live life so free.
And when we hear the voices sing,
the book of love will open up and let us in.
Yeah year.
Yeah year.
why we can't just hold on to each other's hands?
This time might be the last, I fear.
Unless I make it all too clear.
I need you so, ohh...
Take these broken wings,
and learn to fly again
learn to live so free.
And when we hear the voices sing,
the book of love will open up and let us in.
Take these broken wings...
Baby, I thing tonight
we can take what was wrong
and make it right.
Baby, it's all I know, that you're half of the flesh
and blood that makes me whole.
I need you so.
So take these broken wings,
you've got to learn to fly,
learn to live life so free.
And when we hear the voices sing,
the book of love will open up and let us in.
Yeah year, let us in, let us in.
Baby, it's all I know, that you're half of the flesh
and blood that makes me whole,
yeah yeah yeah, yeah yeah.
So take these broken wings,
you've got to learn to fly,
learn to live life so free.
And when we hear the voices sing,
the book of love will open up and let us in.
Take these broken wings,
you've got to learn to fly,
learn to live life so free.
And when we hear the voices sing,
the book of love will open up and let us in.
Yeah year.
Yeah year.
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