Chris Norman: "Midnight Lady" (1986)

Chris Norman (born Christopher Ward Norman, 25 October 1950, in Redcar, North Yorkshire) is an English soft rock singer. Norman was the lead singer of Smokie, an English glam rock band from Bradford, which found success in Europe in the 1970s.

His parents did not intend that he should pursue a stage career, but when he was just three years old, he decided to walk on stage and join the finale line-up for the show in which his parents were appearing.

This may have had an effect on him because with the advent of rock and roll, Norman acquired his first guitar at the age of seven. His early musical influences were Elvis Presley, Little Richard and Lonnie Donegan.

In these early years, Norman’s parents moved around the country a lot which resulted in him going to nine different schools, and living in various locations around England, such as, Redcar, Luton, Kimpton and Nottingham. By 1962 however the family had moved back to Norman's mother's home city of Bradford. Approaching his twelfth birthday, Norman started at St. Bede’s Grammar School where he was to meet Alan Silson and Terry Uttley, future members of Smokie.

As teenagers, influenced by the new era of groups such as The Beatles and The Rolling Stones and then folk singer, Bob Dylan, Norman and Silson began meeting up and spent nearly all their spare time learning new songs on their guitars..

He will gain fame as leader of the band "Smokie", and continue to this day to record and perform gigs throughout Europe and beyond. "Midnight Lady" is one of the biggest success in his solo career..


- Lyrics:

You think love is a game, love is a motion
Endless and so deep, always emotion

I've got many ways, to reach tomorrow
Love will always grow, no pain, no sorrow

When you take me in your arms, you can break me with your heart
I feel the magic of your charm, oh, you're tearing me apart

Midnight lady, love takes time
Midnight lady, it's hard to find
Midnight lady, I call your name
I know you can ease my pain

Midnight lady, just you and me
Midnight lady, eternaly
Midnight lady, I can fly in your arms
I'll get high

Magic touched my life, I'm still dreaming
Anything before has lost its meaning

Heaven in your eyes, my soul is on fire
Oh, my feelings grow, we can't go higher

Oh, I just want a girl, baby, just to call my own
And I just wanna dream, I don't have to dream alone

Midnight lady, love takes time
Midnight lady, it's hard to find
Midnight lady, I call your name
I know you can ease my pain

Midnight lady, just you and me
Midnight lady, eternaly
Midnight lady, I can fly in your arms
I'll get high