Biography:
David Essex's first notable acting role was the lead in the stage musical, Godspell in 1971. Two years later, he starred in the film That'll Be The Day (1973) and recorded a major hit single, "Rock On" (which he wrote himself), in the same year. A second single, "Lamplight", also reached the British Top 10.
In the 1970s, Essex emerged as one of the UK's top performers. His biggest hits during this decade included a pair of Number One singles : "Gonna Make You A Star" (1974)
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[Intro]
N.C
Salve regina, mater misericordiae
vita dulcedo et spes nostra
salve, salve, regina!
Bm E
Ad te clamamus exules filii Eva
A E
Ad te suspiramus gementes et flentes
A
o clemens, o pia.
[Verse 1]
D G
Oh, what a circus, oh what a show,
A
Argentina has gone to town,
D
over the death of an actress called Eva Peron.
Bm E
We’ve all gone crazy, mourning all day and mourning all night
A E A
falling over ourselves to get all of the misery right.
[Verse 2]
D G
Oh, what an exit, that’s how to go!
A
When they’re ringing your curtain down
D
demand to be buried like Eva Peron.
Bm E
It’s quite a sunset, and good for the country in a roundabout way
A E A
we’ve made the front pages of all the world’s papers today.
D
But who is this Santa Evita?
G D G D
Why all this howling hysterical sorrow?
A Bm
What kind of goddess has lived among us?
D G
How will we ever get by without her?
[Chorus]
D G
Salve regina, mater misericordiae,
D
vita dulcedo et spes nostra, salve, salve, regina!
Bm E
Ad te clamamus exules filii Eva
A E
ad te suspiramus gementes et flentes
A
o clemens, o pia.
[Verse 3]
D G
She had her moments, she had some style
A
the best show in town was the crowd
D
outside the Casa Rosada crying "Eva Peron"
Bm E
But that's all gone now, as soon as the smoke from the funeral clears
A E A
we’re all gonna see and how she did nothing for years.
D
You let down your people, Evita,
G D G D
you were supposed to have been immortal
A Bm
that's all they wanted, not much to ask for
D G
but in the end you could not deliver.
[Chorus]
D G
Salve regina, mater misericordiae,
D
vita dulcedo et spes nostra, salve, salve, regina!
Bm E
Ad te clamamus exules filii Eva
A E
Ad te suspiramus gementes et flentes
A
o clemens, o pia.
[Outro]
D G
Salve regina, mater misericordiae,
D
vita dulcedo et spes nostra,
salve, salve, regina!
Bm E
Ad te clamamus exules filii Eva
A E
Ad te suspiramus gementes et flentes
A
o clemens, o pia.
N.C
Salve regina, mater misericordiae
vita dulcedo et spes nostra
salve, salve, regina!
Bm E
Ad te clamamus exules filii Eva
A E
Ad te suspiramus gementes et flentes
A
o clemens, o pia.
[Verse 1]
D G
Oh, what a circus, oh what a show,
A
Argentina has gone to town,
D
over the death of an actress called Eva Peron.
Bm E
We’ve all gone crazy, mourning all day and mourning all night
A E A
falling over ourselves to get all of the misery right.
[Verse 2]
D G
Oh, what an exit, that’s how to go!
A
When they’re ringing your curtain down
D
demand to be buried like Eva Peron.
Bm E
It’s quite a sunset, and good for the country in a roundabout way
A E A
we’ve made the front pages of all the world’s papers today.
D
But who is this Santa Evita?
G D G D
Why all this howling hysterical sorrow?
A Bm
What kind of goddess has lived among us?
D G
How will we ever get by without her?
[Chorus]
D G
Salve regina, mater misericordiae,
D
vita dulcedo et spes nostra, salve, salve, regina!
Bm E
Ad te clamamus exules filii Eva
A E
ad te suspiramus gementes et flentes
A
o clemens, o pia.
[Verse 3]
D G
She had her moments, she had some style
A
the best show in town was the crowd
D
outside the Casa Rosada crying "Eva Peron"
Bm E
But that's all gone now, as soon as the smoke from the funeral clears
A E A
we’re all gonna see and how she did nothing for years.
D
You let down your people, Evita,
G D G D
you were supposed to have been immortal
A Bm
that's all they wanted, not much to ask for
D G
but in the end you could not deliver.
[Chorus]
D G
Salve regina, mater misericordiae,
D
vita dulcedo et spes nostra, salve, salve, regina!
Bm E
Ad te clamamus exules filii Eva
A E
Ad te suspiramus gementes et flentes
A
o clemens, o pia.
[Outro]
D G
Salve regina, mater misericordiae,
D
vita dulcedo et spes nostra,
salve, salve, regina!
Bm E
Ad te clamamus exules filii Eva
A E
Ad te suspiramus gementes et flentes
A
o clemens, o pia.
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