Robert Palmer - Some Guys Have All The Luck

Interprète: Robert Palmer

Titre: Some Guys Have All The Luck

Année: 1982

Billboard: #59

Robert Allen Palmer est un chanteur britannique né le 19 janvier 1949 à Batley, dans le Comté de Yorkshire et mort le 26 septembre 2003 à Paris. Il est connu pour sa voix de rocker et ses mélanges musicaux sur des albums, combinant la musique soul, le jazz, le rock, le reggae ou encore le blues. Connu pour les tubes Best Of Both Worlds et Every kinda people en 1978, Johnny and Mary en 1980 (single vendu à 459 000 exemplaires sur le territoire français) et Looking for Clues en 1981 (single vendu à 332 000 exemplaires en France). Robert Palmer habitait en Suisse depuis 1997. Il a toujours assuré n'avoir jamais été attiré par les excès du rock et de la célébrit. Il est mort d'une crise cardiaque, que rien ne laissait présager, dans un grand hôtel parisien à 54 ans.

Robert Allen Palmer (19 January 1949 – 26 September 2003) was an English singer-songwriter and musician. He was known for his distinctive soulful voice, eclectic mix of musical styles on his albums, combining soul, jazz, rock, pop, reggae and blues and sartorial acumen. He found success both in his solo career and with Power Station, and had Top 10 songs in both the UK and the US.

His iconic music videos directed by British fashion photographer Terence Donovan for the hits "Addicted to Love" and "Simply Irresistible" featured identically dressed dancing women with pale faces, dark eye makeup and bright red lipstick, which resembled the women in the art of Patrick Nagel, an artist popular in the 1980s. Palmer's involvement in the music industry commenced in the 1960s, covered four decades and included a spell with Vinegar Joe.

Palmer received a number of awards throughout his career, including two Grammy Awards for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance, an MTV Video Music Award, and was twice nominated for the Brit Award for Best British Male.