Rea uses the catchphrase "upwardly mobile" to ridicule those who sell out to the system, who would describe themselves as "upwardly mobile". The song "Texas" has been played through the years on Classic Rock/AOR radio stations in Texas, and is sometimes played as background music before Texas Rangers baseball games at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. 2)", is also one of Rea's most famous songs. And the third line means what kronos said - we have to learn to avoid the trappings of the mainstream before we get caught up in it. By the way, I myself am a "failed musician", having played professionally for awhile, but never quite found my groove and eventually had to give up performing [partly because of illness] ; now I just tinker with composing and doing re-makes of songs I like such as this one, which I am working on now on my home computer studio. This song is enjoyed by many people, and although it was released a few years ago it is still getting new listeners. There is, of course, a "part one", but I have yet to become well aquainted with it. I assumed at the time Chris Rea shared my environmental concerns but quite possibly his road to hell is the same as Friedrich Hayek’s road to serfdom and Rea has never voted left in his life. What might have attracted me to Chris Rea’s record related to the dystopian vision it seemed to present. but I am not sure about "what comes down here" - is that a referance to the devil? Chris wrote this before the "credit crisis" hit, it was allways true anyhow but now we see the evidence of the fleeting nature of our paper value. he did NOT say what GOES down here. I like anchovies. We hope you agree. Chris Rea’s soft rock was like a blob of custard in a sea of chili and ground glass. My ignorance of Chris Rea’s work is not based on any assumed critical high ground on my part and I would not be showing editorial solidarity if I didn’t make some suitable admissions myself. Okay, here we go - the actual lyrics are in "quote marks and italics", and then the explanation/interpretation below each section of lyric, by kronos and myself:  "Standing by the river    But the water doesn't flow"    - waiting for your dreams but they just wont come, you are not your own person. "Common sense" might mean two things - a "collective feeling" that our world is in trouble, and the "rational thinking" that says it is now time to hit the alarm because we have gone too far, we are doomed if we stay on this path. - we hear corporate spokespeople, and the mainstream media say that the reason for this or that problem is that there was simply a technological problem, that it will be fixed shortly [we just heard Obama say that global warming can be addressed with a technological solution],  but Chris Rea tells us it isn't so, no, we are not going to be able to fix this stupid way of life, and there is no way out now, we are on the road to hell. "And I'm underneath the streetlight The delight of joy I know, Scared beyond belief way down in the shadows" - the brainwash and the fear the media and society puts into you, the reason why you wont risk anything or change anything you do. I still see the Beautiful South as an inauthentic replacement for the Housemartins. I don’t remember that song at all. Chris Rea’s ”Road to Hell - Part 2” song lyrics interpretation This song is enjoyed by many people, and although it was released a few years ago it is still getting new listeners. I dislike post-war town planning. Change ). There is, of course, a ”part one”, but I have yet to become well aquainted with it. *sales figures based on certification alone^shipments figures based on certification alone, This article is about the 1989 Chris Rea album. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. It is Rea's most successful studio album, topping the UK Albums Chart for three weeks,[2][3] and was certified 6x Platinum by BPI until 2004. For the song from that album, see, "An Interview With The Straight-Talking, No-F**ks-Given Chris Rea", "Website of the artist, www.adrianchesterman.com", "Austrian album certifications – Chris Rea – The Road to Hell", "Canadian album certifications – Chris Rea – The Road to Hell", "InfoDisc : Les Certifications (Albums) du SNEP (Bilan par Artiste)", "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Chris Rea; 'The Road to Hell')", "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Chris Rea; 'The Road to Hell')", "British album certifications – Chris Rea – The Road to Hell", The Return of the Fabulous Hofner Bluenotes, Still So Far to Go: The Best of Chris Rea, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Road_to_Hell&oldid=967307983, Short description is different from Wikidata, Album articles lacking alt text for covers, Certification Table Entry usages for Austria, Certification Table Entry usages for Canada, Certification Table Entry usages for Finland, Certification Table Entry usages for France, Certification Table Entry usages for Germany, Certification Table Entry usages for Switzerland, Certification Table Entry usages for United Kingdom, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, He Should Know Better (B-Side of Road To Hell single) - 4.38, That's What They Always Say (Rainbow Mix) - 6.41, 1975 (B-Side of That's What They Always Say single) - 4.47, The Road To Hell Parts 1 & 2 (Live At Wembley Arena March 1990) - 6.59, Working On It (Live At Wembley Arena March 1990) - 6.26, Let's Dance (Live At Wembley Arena March 1990) - 7.34, Daytona (Live At Birmingham NEC November 1991) - 6.36, You Must Be Evil (Live In Stuttgart 1991) - 4.36, Karen Boddington – additional backing vocals, The Leisure Process – artwork, sleeve design, This page was last edited on 12 July 2020, at 14:04.

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