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The music video begins with Parr quitting his job as an auto mechanic, after being chewed out by his boss for spending time admiring the Rolls Royce he's fixing. Parr drives recklessly through the streets of San Francisco, with his girlfriend by his side, played by Lisa Rinna, later of Melrose Place.
The song's music video was directed by Nigel Dick. [3] It features footage of Parr and a backing band performing the song on a stage, interspersed with clips from American Anthem . The video achieved breakout rotation on MTV , [ 4 ] and peaked at number 23 on the Cash Box Top 30 Music Videos chart in August 1986.
John Stephen Parr (born 18 November 1952) is an English musician, singer, and songwriter, best known for his 1985 single "St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)", charting at No.1 in the US and No.6 in the UK, and for his 1984 US No.6 rock single "Naughty Naughty". [2]
A music video was filmed to promote the single. [9] The scenes featuring Parr were shot in East London by Femme Fatale, [10] while clips from The Running Man were also added to the video. [11] Speaking of the video, Parr told the Daily Record in 1988, "It [is] the best video I have ever made.
David Foster and John Parr were contracted to write a song for the film, but Parr struggled with inspiration for the lyrics. Foster showed Parr a news clip about the Canadian athlete Rick Hansen, who at the time was going around the world in his wheelchair to raise awareness for spinal cord injuries. His journey was called the "Man in Motion Tour".
Music video "Love Grammar" on YouTube " Love Grammar " is a song by English singer and musician John Parr , released in 1985 as the third single from his self-titled debut album (1984).
A music video was filmed to promote the single. [5] It was directed by Meiert Avis and produced by Paul Spencer for Midnight Films Ltd. It achieved medium rotation on MTV. [6] On 6 December 1986, Parr performed the song on the 293rd episode of the American syndicated music television series Solid Gold. [7]
John Parr is the debut album by John Parr, released in 1984. It contains 3 Billboard Top 100 songs: " Magical " which peaked at #73, " Love Grammar " at #89, and the biggest of the three, " Naughty Naughty ", which peaked at #23 and was a top 10 AOR hit.