The musical group, Mr. Mister was formed in 1982 by bassist/lead vocalist Richard Page and keyboardist/vocalist Steve George. The two men grew up as friends in Phoenix, Arizona and both became sessions musicians.
Page and George played together for many years and sang back-up for many well-known musicians. They were on tour with Andy Gibb when the decided to start their own band.
Guitarist, Steve Farris and drummer Pat Mastelotto joined with the others to create Mr. Mister and the group quickly landed a deal with RCA.
Welcome To The Real World was their 2nd album and was released in 1985. The first single was Broken Wings, followed by Kyrie. Both songs climbed all the way to the top of the pop charts and the album reached platinum sales.
Mr. Mister went on to record a third album, but it did not take off and it wasn’t long before the group disbanded. All of the musicians continued in the field of music and each one was successful in their own field.
I will never forget the excitement when Clay Aiken entered from the back of the stadiums, singing Kyrie…it was the entrance of a Star! The entrance and concerts bring back excitement and fond memories.
Did you see Clay sing Kyrie live? Did you see it more than once?
Kyrie eleison
Kyrie eleison, kyrie
The wind blows hard
Against this mountainside
Across the sea into my soul
It reaches into where I cannot hide
Setting my feet upon the road
My heart is old
It holds my memories
My body burns a gemlike flame
Somewhere between
The soul and soft machine
Is where I find myself again
Kyrie eleison
Down the road that I must travel
Kyrie eleison
Through the darkness of the night
Kyrie eleison
Where I’m going, will you follow
Kyrie eleison
On a highway in the light
When I was young
I thought of growing old
Of what my life
Would mean to me
Would I have followed
Down my chosen road
Or only wished
What I could be
Kyrie eleison
Down the road that I must travel
Kyrie eleison
Through the darkness of the night
Kyrie eleison
Where I’m going, will you follow
Kyrie eleison
On a highway in the light
DEFINITION:
Kyrie eleison
n. & inter 1. (R. C. Ch.) Greek words, meaning “Lord, have mercy upon us,” used in the Mass, the breviary offices, the litany of the saints, etc.
2. The name given to the response to the Commandments, in the service of the Church of England and of the Protestant Episcopal Church.
I hope you enjoy this fun video of Kyrie!
It was at the Joe Louis Auditorium in Michigan that I saw Clay sing this song and talk about excitement – it was beyond amazing! Flashes of light were going off like crazy! It started the show and you had no idea where that voice was coming from! We were sitting right next to the entrance where Clay came strolling out – the place exploded with sound. It was the most exciting thing I have ever been through at any concert! Thank you for all of the info.
Thank you for the info, pictures and the video. I did not see Clay sing this song live. Thank you CANN.
I saw Clay sing this song in Columbus, OH while he was wearing the stripped shirt & red tie. What an exciting time that was! Oh, the good old days, when we could count on seeing Clay in person.
We were lucky enough to see Clay sing this at Wilkes-Barre, PA. I kept bragging on myself about how “mature” I was, not being a screamer at concerts, even when I saw the Beatles. But when Clay came down our side of the arena, singing Kyrie, I found myself getting crazy fan-girly and running up to the side so I could get a better view. So mature!! Lol!!