Fool (If You Think It's Over)

Album: Whatever Happened to Benny Santini? (1978)
Charted: 30 12
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  • Lyrics currently unavailable Writer/s: Christopher Anton Rea
    Publisher: Warner Chappell Music, Inc.

Comments: 8

  • Wendy from U.s.Who played original guitar in “Fool” ?
  • Jim Carter from Long Island,new York - UsaChris has been my favorite for many years, and I'm 76
  • Simon from TexasBeautiful song, melodic chords and great lyrics. “Newborn eyes always cry with pain at the first look at the morning sun” is such a poetic way of expressing how time can lessen youthful pain. I did hear Elkie Brooks version and it is a good rendition, but hearing Chris Rea’s unique voice, you can feel a big brother’s sincere caring for his younger sister and her broken heart. I really don’t think any other singer or voice could have emotionally expressed it any better.
  • Dennis Boyce from Hinckley UkListen to the great Elkie Brooks version from the album Pearls she sings Fool like no other.. marvellous song by Chris but Elkie.. perfect.
  • Dan from Brighton, Michigan To me this song which I loved in my youth is so bittersweet now. When a relationship is falling apart at my age there aren’t years and years.
    It’s a beautiful song and also a good cry.
  • Mike from Santa BarbaraChris Rea stated that wrote this song for his sister after her first relationship ended badly.
  • Barry from Sauquoit, NyOn July 2nd 1978, "Fool (If You Think It's Over)" by Chris Rea entered Billboard's Hot Top 100 at position #89; and on September 10th, 1978 it peaked at #12 (for 2 weeks) and spent 15 weeks on the Top 100...
    Even thought it only reached #30 in his United Kingdom, he did have forty-two records make the U.K. Top Singles chart between 1978 and 2000, with "The Road to Hell" being his biggest hit in his homeland, it peaked at #10 in 1989.
  • Randy from Rio De Janeiro, -There's a lyrical quality to this song that's unusual (to me). Every now and then, an expected word or words is absent.

    Examples (omitted/expected words in parens):
    "Dying flame, you're free again. Who could love (and) do that to you?";
    "Save your tears, (you've) got years and years";
    "(You're a) Fool if you think it's over, 'cause he said goodbye. (You're a) Fool if you think it's over, (I'll) tell you why"
    "Newborn eyes always cry with pain (when they) first look at the morning sun"
    "Fool if you think it's over (it's) just begun"

    In my opinion, it works well and makes the song more interesting.
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