Chris de Burgh, cuyo nombre real es Christopher John Davison, nació el 15 de octubre de 1948 en Venado Tuerto, Argentina. Su padre, Charles Davison, era trabajador diplomático británico y su madre, Maeve Emily de Burgh, era irlandesa. La familia se trasladó a Irlanda cuando Chris era aún un niño, donde creció en un ambiente lleno de historia y música. La música siempre estuvo presente en la vida de Chris, algo que moldeó enormemente su futuro.
Chris de Burgh mostró un interés y talento en la música desde una edad temprana. Asistió al Marlborough College en Inglaterra antes de estudiar en el Trinity College en Dublín, donde se graduó con una licenciatura en Inglés, Francés e Historia. Sus primeras incursiones en el mundo de la música se dieron mientras aún estudiaba, tocando en pequeños locales y clubes universitarios.
El camino profesional de Chris de Burgh comenzó en la década de 1970 cuando firmó un contrato con A&M Records. Su álbum debut, “Far Beyond These Castle Walls”, fue lanzado en 1974. Aunque el álbum no obtuvo un éxito notorio, presentó una indicación clara de su estilo característico que combinaba rock, pop y elementos de música folk.
En 1975, logró cierta atención con el álbum “Spanish Train and Other Stories”, destacando la canción “A Spaceman Came Travelling”, obteniendo un considerable fanbase en Europa.
El verdadero estrellato internacional llegó en 1986 con el lanzamiento del
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Oh, there is a place where the wild men go,
When it's late at night and on the radio,
They're telling everybody, stay at home,
It's no time for you to be alone,
It is a place on the edge of town,
Just shining in a hell-fire light, (they're waiting,)
And if you're there, keep going on,
They're waiting deep inside, I'm telling you,
Don't look back, women in the red and black,
Don't look back, they're going to take your heart away,
I'm telling you don't look back, women in the red and black,
Don't look back, they're going to steal your heart away,
I should have known better;
Well Jimmy Pellin was a friend of mine,
But he went out there one too many times,
I saw him running down the railroad track,
And I tell you boys he ain't coming back,
The early morning is their favourite time,
To find somebody out on their own, (they're waiting,)
They're waving arms and flashing lights,
Standing out on the road, I'm telling you,
Don't look back, women in the red and black,
Don't look back, they're going to take your heart away,
I should have known better, I should have known better,
So if you're going to the edge of town,
Don't lose in a hell-fire light, (they're waiting,)
And if you're passing, keep going on,
They're waiting there tonight, I'm begging you,
Don't look back, don't look back,
I beg you don't look back,
Women in the red and black,
Don't look back, they're going to steal your heart away,
I should have known better - don't look back,
I should have known better - don't look back,
I should have known better - don't look back,
I should have known better - don't look back,
I should have known better.