hi there, i totally agree with what you folks said, but i just wanted to add Expresso Logic - Too Far From Home (Blue Guitars, Irish and Celtic Blues) Que sera (Dancing With Strangers 1987) -When You know Your Love has Died (Chris Rea 1982) almost the same lyrics... Friend you're like the wind that ...
well, Chris Rea will always be my favorite and i like ALL of his songs but i also like some of the songs from: Mark Knopfler Bruce Springsteen, The Beatles, Smokie, Creedence Clearwater Revivals Rod Stewart, Ray Charles,Van Morrison Miles Davis, BB King,Bing Crosby, Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra Pink...
he was indeed...so cheerful and lively ...i just found a video..and it seems to me that he is in a very good shape...I haven`t seen him dancing and enjoying so much... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1kLKKWWs8w
just wish I could have seen him live...
The history of the blues, growing up being half Italian, why he started playing the guitar, his illness, his previous music, the project Blue Guitars, his paintings and lots more!
just scroll down and watch that awesome interviews.... http://www.faceculture.nl/chrisrea/index.htm
hy....here you can listen to an 15 minutes interview..with Chris Rea...In it he tells Mark about his illness, what's special about 'the blues' and the modern wave of pop artists who need computers to make them sound in tune. http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/today/reports/archive/features/chris_rea.shtml ...
Hy there... happy new year...I`m Ramona...I`m 19 and I love everything about Chris Rea...my favourite songs are: Red, The blue cafe, tell me there`s a heaven, september blue, sweet summer day and many many others...I may say there is not a single one that I don`t like...