Open Road

Gary Barlow

About Open Road

"Open Road" is the fourth single released from British singer-songwriter Gary Barlow's debut solo album, Open Road.


Year:
1997
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My life is extraordinary bare
I fought the fear and chased the pain
Like nerd in my brain
My life doesn't need to be explained

Just swerve in the lane
I chose to walk the line as one
Like a jungle cat on the run
Sometimes I live upon my island

Cut off from emotion and its brain
(ad libs) ohh, yuhyuh that's when I'm tempted by the waters
The waters that I can take me far away
(ad libs) oh yah yah oh yah yah

So I'll just keep on walking down this open road
And before you know it, I'll score a goal
Hoping someone somewhere sees me
Like thierry my boy henry or

Perhaps like a giant bumble bee
So I'll just keep on walking down this open road
Talking to the man who knows me
Like a fire bee

Yes he knows me, the man is me
Oh yuhyuh, yuhyuh! oh! bzzzzzz

My life was once full of people's smiley faces
In an oven with pizza and lamb cutlets
Like when I was a boy with paper traces
Brought to me by love which isn't strange

Just peculiar and grange
Oh my life had the goodness of blue waters
A day's a day for all I used to say
Even more so for people who are gay

Sometimes I can sit and cry my heart out
Like a big girl's blouse,
Drowning in my automatic ways
Oh, that's when I am tempted by the waters

Like a sheeplet, tossed upon the ocean (copyright this line to david hasselhoff)
Then it gets out, swimming in the potion!
Waters that can take me far away in a boat
So I'll just keep on walking down this open road

Oh yuhyuh
Hoping someone somewhere needs me
So I'll just keep on walking down this open road
Oh yuhyuh

Talking to the man who knows chun li
Yes he knows chun li, the man is firebee, firebee,
Oh firebee yuhyuh doov kew, oh yuhyuhyuhyuh, 
Hoona flame, yoga fire, yutap urkya, shoryookin
Oh yuhyuh!

My life is now full of people's faces
Within the light of change I pulled away
In my zonda, lambo and merc sl that's gay
My life shows that no man is a cacti (plural)oh yuhyuhyuh

I've exchanged the piece of life I cut away
Like a birthday cake (spiderman one)
Now you won't see me talking down that open road
I've found someone now who needs me

No you won't see me walking down that open road
I've found at last the man who knows me
Yes he knows me and the man was me
The man was me

Oh yuhyuhyuhyuh (beautifal ad libs)
Oh yuhyuhyuhyuh oh yuhyuhyuhyuh 
Oh yuhyuhyuhyuh 
Oh yuhyuhyuhyuh

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Gary Barlow

Gary Barlow OBE (born 20 January 1971), is a British singer-songwriter, pianist and record producer. He is frontman and lead vocalist of British boyband Take That and head judge on the The X Factor. Barlow is one of Britain's most successful songwriters, having written twelve Number 1 singles. He has had three Number 1 singles and two Number 1 albums as a solo artist, and has had sixteen top 5 hits, eleven Number 1 singles and seven Number 1 albums with Take That. He is also a six-time recipient of the Ivor Novello Award and has sold over 50 million records worldwide. He was appointed OBE in 2012 for services to the music industry and charity. more »

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10 facts about this song

Release Information
"Open Road" by Gary Barlow was released in 1997 as the lead single from his debut solo album which also happens to share the same name.
Chart Performance
The song topped the UK Singles Chart for one week. It became Barlow's first number one single as a solo artist.
Song Credits
Gary Barlow wrote this song along with American songwriters Diane Warren and David Foster.
Album Performance
The album "Open Road," just like the title track, topped the UK Albums Chart. It also achieved 2x Platinum status according to BPI (British Phonographic Industry) for selling more than 600,000 copies.
Music Video
The music video for "Open Road" featured Gary Barlow walking on an open desert road with cuts to him performing the song on a stage, retrospection of life's journey.
Song Theme
The song is about overcoming challenges and moving forward in life, symbolizing the artist's own transition from his previous boy band career to becoming a solo artist.
International Success
Besides its UK success, "Open Road" also performed considerably well in the rest of Europe, scoring Top 20 placements in Ireland and Belgium's music charts.
Awards
Gary Barlow won the 1997 Ivor Novello award for "Best Song Musically and Lyrically" for "Open Road."
Re-release
In 2018, Barlow re-released the "Open Road" album for its 21st anniversary, which included a re-imagined version of the title track.
Relationship with Fans
Even after two decades since its release, the song "Open Road" continues to hold a special place among Gary Barlow's fans and is frequently performed at his concerts.

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