Praise Him

from Is He Joking? (Live) by Chris Tavener

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    ‘Is He Joking?’ is the first live album and DVD by satirical singer-songwriter Chris Tavener. Chris takes over Manchester’s Three Minute Theatre for a one-man-show featuring brand new material (Faking Cool, Postcard Home) and older much-loved songs (Apocalypse Prediction, The Crisis In Northwich)

    Join the “comedy genius” (Pop Culture Pipebomb) with “an elastic turn of phrase” (BBC 6 Music) as he takes you through a night of emotive, thought-provoking and humorous songs in this intimate theatre setting. Previously endorsed by ‘Funny Or Die’, ‘Songwriting Magazine’, Steve Lamacq and Paddy McGuinness.

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lyrics

We’ve got to praise him, praise him
He helped me open my eyes
We’ve got to praise him, praise him
‘Cause he’s the star in our lives
In his name and with his love
I have gladly walk for miles
We’ve got to praise him, praise him
Praise to Harry Styles

Oh I read a book on him each night
And I learn it off by heart
A verse can help you when you feel
Like you’re struggling in the dark
And there’s a picture taped against my wall
If you squint your eyes, he’s wearing nothing at all
It’s Harry Styles, spread the word around

We’ve got to praise him, praise him
He helped me open my eyes
We’ve got to praise him, praise him
‘Cause he’s the star in our lives
In his name and with his love
I have gladly walk for miles
We’ve got to praise him, praise him
Praise to Harry Styles

I take a weekly pilgrimage
To his house and his hometown
(which actually isn't that far from here)
A shrine to him sits in my room
So it feels like he’s around
There’s a club that meets in my front room
We all sit and talk, of what we’d like to do
To Harry Styles, and I get excited just to say his name

We’ve got to praise him, praise him
How he helped me open my eyes
And we’ve got to praise him, praise him
‘Cause he’s the star in our lives
In his name and with his love
I have gladly walk for miles
We’ve got to praise him, praise him
Praise to Harry Styles
Amen

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from Is He Joking? (Live), released April 27, 2018
All Music And Lyrics By Chris Tavener

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Chris Tavener Manchester, UK

Jangly-guitar rock and a biting sense of humour meet in the storytelling songs of Chris Tavener. A deft lyricist with an acerbic wit, Tavener writes his lyrics from the perspective of flawed characters that he draws from 21st century life.

“”An interesting lad with an elastic turn of phrase” – Steve Lamacq, BBC 6 Music

“Nice set. Kinks-y vibes” – Carl Barat, The Libertines ... more

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