"Kyrie Eleison" is Greek for "Lord, have mercy." It is used as a prayer in both Roman Catholic and Greek Orthodox services. Greek was the original language of the New Testament, which was later translated to Latin. This song is credited to lead singer Richard Page, keyboardist Steve George and lyricist John Lang. Clearing up an urban legend that Page wrote the song after being attacked, John Lang told the Chicago Sun-Times of July 9th 2004: "Richard Page did write the music and melody, but I am the one who wrote the lyrics. I got the inspiration from singing it as a kid in an Episcopal church in Phoenix. Also, 'Kyrie' had nothing to do with Richard being assaulted, mainly because it wasn't Richard who was assaulted - it was me! But that happened three years before writing 'Kyrie,' and had nothing to do with that song." When this was a hit, very few people listening to Top 40 radio had any idea that they were singing "Lord Have Mercy, Down the Road that I must travel!" The religious significance was mostly lost. Mr. Mister was not a Christian band, but their frontman Richard Page considered this song a prayer. "I get a lot of power from meditation, from being still and realizing that what I'm doing is insignificant compared to the universe," he said. "That's what the song is all about." (Songfacts.com)
The lines about the wind crossing the sea into his soul and setting his feet upon the road is a reference tothe Holy Spirit which is often characterized by a wind or a breath.
I had a Greek friend who explained Kyrie Eleson to me. I've always loved that they sang the lyrics and gave the title in a different language But, then again, I've always loved learning/speaking other languages. Much Love!😘😘💖💖🙏🙏👍👍
The one thing that comes across from the music of the 80s, is how vibrant & full of life it is. Which in my view, is very much reflective of that generation.
A lot of people in the 80's sang this as "Give me a laser down the road that I must travel. Give me a laser in the darkness of the night." lol We didn't have google to look the song up back then.
Story time. Back in college, I helped my roommate assemble his first decent stereo in our apartment. We maxxed it out and the bass was so heavy that the textured ceiling started falling like snow. The song was Kyrie. Cool memory.
Love this song, but when I heard it I thought they were saying "give me a laser" down the road that I must travel, until I learned what they were saying 😂
This song means so much to me, and I could listen to it for hours and never get bored. I remember adding this song to my iPod just before my senior trip to Europe, and listening to it while driving along the French Riviera. I found myself singing along with it, and when my classmates heard me, they told me to plug my iPod into our tour bus's PA system, and all of us sang along to the song, feeling like nothing could dampen our spirits. There wasn't a cloud in the sky, the Mediterranean was sapphire blue, and we were singing along to a song that cannot help but make you smile. One of my favourite memories of high school and every time I hear the song, I immediately flashback to that bus ride.😊
Richard James Page, the lead vocalist in this band has an amazing voice and he can really 'saang'... this is a total 80's staple & Lex is right about the emotion of songs from this era, they definitely have a certain feel in really good way.... great reaction guys thanks.
The entire album “Welcome to the Real World” is brilliant, great 80s listening. “Broken Wings” is the standout. They managed three Top Ten singles off this album, a commendable effort.
@@badkitty4922 “Is It Love” peaked at #8, while the other two, “Kyrie” and “Broken Wings” each hit #1 in late ‘85, early ‘86. Both held the top spot for two weeks.
Richard Page is in his late 60s and still sings incredibly well. Check out the live versions of this song he did with Ringo Starr’s All-Star Band a few years back.
As part of the Greek formula Kyrie eleison (“Lord, have mercy”), the word is used as a preliminary petition before a formal prayer and as a congregational response in the liturgies of many Christian churches.
Latin - Kyrie - Lord - Eleison - Have Mercy Lord Have Mercy on the road I must travel! Ruach is Hebrew for Wind, so he mentions: 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 So he is being filled with the Holy Spirit. The group got our generation into studying Latin, NT Greek, & Hebrew to understand this song! This was released in 1985 in my Senior Year of High School, and I felt like the future was unfolding with this song, as I would graduate in 1986, and my feet would hit the road for college, and I KNEW Yahweh/God would be with me. Song is as great today as it was 38 years ago! The entire "Welcome To The Real World" album is a treat to listen to!
Oooh, Lex listens to music like I do! She feels the emotion and equates it to other emotions she felt with other music/media and draws comparisons. Her example of this song and "Full House" is amazing. Love watching you guys!
I love this band. Saw them in concert at the Indiana State Fair about 1987. My favorite songs of theirs are “The Tube” and “Stand And Deliver.” They’re deeper cuts but worth a listen.
@@uslegions2619 Thank You Yes! was a great mix of songs from everyone 🤘🎸 if you haven’t seen it yet Brad posted AC/DC - shook me all night long on the new Rumble channel can’t wait to see more it was like discovering the channel all over again!
@@roydivo6189 Btw, tonight was awful 😆 Of course Ozzy was okay but damn... Lol I like it old-school, what can I say? I hated 90s alternative when I was a teen in that era. I was into old metal and rock for the most part, or at least the real stuff, if it was current.
This ismy favorite song by them. They wete a fantastic group in the 8os. Kyrie eleison meaning Lord, have mercy and the song being a prayer. A great song by a great band.
One of the prettiest songs of the 80’s. Such a great road song like “Faithfully” by Journey and “Sausalito Summer Nights” by Diesel. You really need to hear “Whisper To A Scream” by Icycle Works and “Life In A Northern Town” by Dream Academy; both unsung 80’s greats.
When y’all did this reaction, it made me pay super close attention to one of my favorite songs. I realized I heard a little “ Miami vice”, a little “danger zone”. That’s 80s vibe. Power ballad! I loved your reaction. Thanks.
I gotta look up Is It Love, because I just asked someone for the title. I'll probably know it when I hear it. There's LOADS of songs I like but, sometimes I don't know the title or, have never heard the particular song before.👍👍😘👏👏👏
I was into jazz & Metal when this came out and some new wave. I did not care much for sappy ballads. But, there was something about this song that made me sit up and take notice. I always gave it that nod of respect. My oldest kid was in the chorus in elementary school. They would always perform a type of hymn with a similar title. I told her about this this song because I thought they had common origins but I never confirmed it.
I remembering having discussions with my friends about MR. Mister's interestingly religious lyrics. What were they trying to say? There other big song Broken Wings has some very strange religiously themed lyrics. This one is more straight forwardly religious. But Mr. Mister is always a band I wanted to hear more of but I have never really dived into their discography for some reason.
You're correct about Richard - he's done a lot of things including writing sitcom theme songs and also did some tours with Andy gibb playing keys with George also. (The keyboardist in Mr mister)
I posted this on a couple other reactions to this song: Richard Page, the singer/bass player has done backing vocals on TONS of other artists' records. Al Jarreau, Dionne Warwick, Sammy Hagar, Toto, Kenny Loggins, Motley Crue, Whitesnake, Amy Grant, Neil Diamond, DeBarge, Tupac, and a lot more.
I was 14 when this song was a hit and just really getting into music. Got a 'boom box'/'ghetto blaster' for Christmas right around the time this song came out. This was one of the first albums I bought w/ my own money and I played it over and over for what must've been months - when you only have one or two tapes, that's what you played - and this is the song that grabbed me and made me want that album. In retrospect it's hard to say what I loved so much about this song. No doubt it's a good song, but I was very emotionally attached to this song for some reason at this age and I don't have that feeling anymore. Nonetheless it's imprint on my brain is unmistakable.
Saw these guys open for Heart at San Diego sports arena. Drummer Pat Mastellotto went on to be the drummer for the legendary King Crimson. The other guys disappeared. Two hit wonder band.
Guitarist Steve Fariss didn't disappear. He was almost in Whitesnake...having written songs David Coverdale for a while pre-Doug Aldrich joining. He is more or less considered retired...if that is disappeared.
"Lord, have mercy" in Greek. The "Kyrie" is sung during the Penitential Rite at every Roman Catholic Mass: "Kyrie eleison, Christe eleison, Kyrie eleison". 🙏
Kyrie elaison = Lord have mercy, it is a prayer used in Catholic mass. Another 90's band with similar song is Toad the Wet Sprocket with Pray Your Gods featuring Dona Nobis Pacem Pacem (Grant Us Peace) at the ending verse of the song.
Yes, -Lord "have mercy"...wich was uncle Jesse's catch phrase on Full House. Whoa 😮! What the heck Lex? Did you somehow subliminally pick up on that? 😆
With the bands Lex mentions, I would have to name this subset of Rock as Arena Rock. The backbeat is slightly slower to expand through a large arena full of fans without reverberating or distortion.
"Kyrie Eleison" is Greek for "Lord, have mercy." It is used as a prayer in both Roman Catholic and Greek Orthodox services. Greek was the original language of the New Testament, which was later translated to Latin.
This song is credited to lead singer Richard Page, keyboardist Steve George and lyricist John Lang. Clearing up an urban legend that Page wrote the song after being attacked, John Lang told the Chicago Sun-Times of July 9th 2004: "Richard Page did write the music and melody, but I am the one who wrote the lyrics. I got the inspiration from singing it as a kid in an Episcopal church in Phoenix. Also, 'Kyrie' had nothing to do with Richard being assaulted, mainly because it wasn't Richard who was assaulted - it was me! But that happened three years before writing 'Kyrie,' and had nothing to do with that song."
When this was a hit, very few people listening to Top 40 radio had any idea that they were singing "Lord Have Mercy, Down the Road that I must travel!" The religious significance was mostly lost.
Mr. Mister was not a Christian band, but their frontman Richard Page considered this song a prayer. "I get a lot of power from meditation, from being still and realizing that what I'm doing is insignificant compared to the universe," he said. "That's what the song is all about."
(Songfacts.com)
Excellent, we all need mercy.
Nah I think most of us had a religious friend who knew what it meant. So we all found out pretty quick and sang it anyway.
The lines about the wind crossing the sea into his soul and setting his feet upon the road is a reference tothe Holy Spirit which is often characterized by a wind or a breath.
@@asfdadfgdasfh4444 lol! Another misheard lyric to add to my list! Ha ha ha!😂😂😂👍👍👏👏👏
I had a Greek friend who explained Kyrie Eleson to me. I've always loved that they sang the lyrics and gave the title in a different language
But, then again, I've always loved learning/speaking other languages.
Much Love!😘😘💖💖🙏🙏👍👍
This was released in my senior year of high school.... soooo many memories and nostalgia with this song.
The one thing that comes across from the music of the 80s, is how vibrant & full of life it is. Which in my view, is very much reflective of that generation.
A classic! The 80s were the best!
Pat Mastelotto, such a great, unappreciated drummer… his discography is actually insane
I love how this song touches the soul of the people who listen to it without even knowing what the meaning is. ❤
I'm an Atheist and I enjoy this.
@@vaccumme And therein lies the beauty of the song. It's going to reach you in some way whether you want it to, or not. 😆
A lot of people in the 80's sang this as "Give me a laser down the road that I must travel. Give me a laser in the darkness of the night." lol We didn't have google to look the song up back then.
@@ExperienceEric I was a teenager in the 80's, and we didn't need Google. We had the sleeve from the cassette tape with the lyrics. 😆
@@loristone9242 I was never pathetic enough to buy a Mr Mister cassette.
I'm a non-religious person but this song beyond just being great musically, is very uplifting
Chorus is a prayer I sing with all my heart. Kyrie Eleison!
Lord have mercy, this is a great song, and Richard Page has an incredible voice.
I see what you did there ✝
@@loristone9242 😁
I saw what you did there 😍
….he still does.
@@a47mlb That's why I wrote "has" and not "had"
Story time. Back in college, I helped my roommate assemble his first decent stereo in our apartment. We maxxed it out and the bass was so heavy that the textured ceiling started falling like snow. The song was Kyrie. Cool memory.
So hard to get those old school speakers and bass thumping chest pounding beats vs kids today with their air pods haha. Great memory!😊😊
Love this song, but when I heard it I thought they were saying "give me a laser" down the road that I must travel, until I learned what they were saying 😂
This song means so much to me, and I could listen to it for hours and never get bored. I remember adding this song to my iPod just before my senior trip to Europe, and listening to it while driving along the French Riviera. I found myself singing along with it, and when my classmates heard me, they told me to plug my iPod into our tour bus's PA system, and all of us sang along to the song, feeling like nothing could dampen our spirits. There wasn't a cloud in the sky, the Mediterranean was sapphire blue, and we were singing along to a song that cannot help but make you smile. One of my favourite memories of high school and every time I hear the song, I immediately flashback to that bus ride.😊
One of THE 80s pop songs. Still played on radio. Great song.
Richard James Page, the lead vocalist in this band has an amazing voice and he can really 'saang'... this is a total 80's staple & Lex is right about the emotion of songs from this era, they definitely have a certain feel in really good way.... great reaction guys thanks.
The entire album “Welcome to the Real World” is brilliant, great 80s listening. “Broken Wings” is the standout. They managed three Top Ten singles off this album, a commendable effort.
Can you tell me the other hit?
When I try to remember, I get a Broken Wings/Kyrie Eleison mashup in my head, lol!
Thank you.👍😘💖
@@badkitty4922 Is it Love?
@@jamesbradley2301 I think it is. Someone else in the comments said it's Is It Love?, so yeah, you're right.👍👍😘
Thank you!👏👏👏
@@badkitty4922 “Is It Love” peaked at #8, while the other two, “Kyrie” and “Broken Wings” each hit #1 in late ‘85, early ‘86. Both held the top spot for two weeks.
@@vinsgraphics thank you! I couldn't even remember what years Broken Wings and Kyrie came out, lol! Thanks for the info!💖👍👏👏👏
Back when this song played on the radio all the time, I thought he was saying Carry a Laser. Like a reference to Star Wars or something. 😂😂😂
Richard Page is in his late 60s and still sings incredibly well. Check out the live versions of this song he did with Ringo Starr’s All-Star Band a few years back.
I used to think he was singing "Carry a laser on the road that I must travel."
Me too! Even knowing now that is not what he's singing it STILL sounds like it 😆
😂😂
🤣😆
Me was: "Carrie ain't lazy through the darkness of the night."
Lol
Love this song, love this singer. And I love the big vocals, big drums, slapping guitar, and positive message.
"Synthin my soul" 2:25 i love it ❤😂
As part of the Greek formula Kyrie eleison (“Lord, have mercy”), the word is used as a preliminary petition before a formal prayer and as a congregational response in the liturgies of many Christian churches.
That bit where theyre doing the chorus acapella and then the chunky guitar kicks in for the key change to the key of A...
That kicks ass
'synthing my soul' - 😆
I love watching the younger generations discover the music I grew up with. Lex has good taste =)
This is one of my favorites by Mr Mister. Thanks for listening to it!😘😘💖💖
Latin - Kyrie - Lord - Eleison - Have Mercy
Lord Have Mercy on the road I must travel! Ruach is Hebrew for Wind, so he mentions:
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
So he is being filled with the Holy Spirit.
The group got our generation into studying Latin, NT Greek, & Hebrew to understand this song!
This was released in 1985 in my Senior Year of High School, and I felt like the future was unfolding with this song, as I would graduate in 1986, and my feet would hit the road for college, and I KNEW Yahweh/God would be with me.
Song is as great today as it was 38 years ago! The entire "Welcome To The Real World" album is a treat to listen to!
❤❤❤❤
...actually it's Greek!
Richard Page on lead vocals, toured with Ringo Star recently and still has the vocal chops.
Once you realize it means Lord Have Mercy it changes the whole meaning of the song
Aah Yes, what a great 80's classic!
When I was a kid I used to love hearing this song come on the radio...even though for years I swore the chorus was, "gimme a laser".
Oooh, Lex listens to music like I do! She feels the emotion and equates it to other emotions she felt with other music/media and draws comparisons. Her example of this song and "Full House" is amazing. Love watching you guys!
One of my favorite 80s songs!
I love this band. Saw them in concert at the Indiana State Fair about 1987. My favorite songs of theirs are “The Tube” and “Stand And Deliver.” They’re deeper cuts but worth a listen.
My all-time FAVORITE Mr. Mister song!!!
I was in high school when this came out. I remember overhearing a kid say to another kid, “hey, you like that song called ‘Carry a Laser?’” Lol.
Great Song! played this over and over back in the 80s never knew what is meant until I was an adult 🎸🎤
Dude, your stream turned out great last night. It felt like old times again, a return to form. More 70s/80s hard rock/metal for sure!
@@uslegions2619 Thank You Yes! was a great mix of songs from everyone 🤘🎸 if you haven’t seen it yet Brad posted AC/DC - shook me all night long on the new Rumble channel can’t wait to see more it was like discovering the channel all over again!
@@roydivo6189 Btw, tonight was awful 😆 Of course Ozzy was okay but damn... Lol I like it old-school, what can I say? I hated 90s alternative when I was a teen in that era. I was into old metal and rock for the most part, or at least the real stuff, if it was current.
Kyrie Eleison, means Lord have Mercy.
Ahhh....! The eighties! Mullets performing Synth-Rock! _Awesome!_
This is one of my favourite songs.
Great 80s classic
This ismy favorite song by them. They wete a fantastic group in the 8os. Kyrie eleison meaning Lord, have mercy and the song being a prayer. A great song by a great band.
Love this song and their first big hit Broken Wings.
One of the prettiest songs of the 80’s. Such a great road song like “Faithfully” by Journey and “Sausalito Summer Nights” by Diesel. You really need to hear “Whisper To A Scream” by Icycle Works and “Life In A Northern Town” by Dream Academy; both unsung 80’s greats.
When y’all did this reaction, it made me pay super close attention to one of my favorite songs. I realized I heard a little “ Miami vice”, a little “danger zone”. That’s 80s vibe. Power ballad! I loved your reaction. Thanks.
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Thank you Brad & Lex
J'ai 53 ans
et je suis fan de Mr. Mister depuis 1985.
FANTASTIC GROUP FOR ALWAYS !!!!
GOD BLESS YOU BRAD & LEX
One of my all time favourite songs
Richard Page's voice is fantastic
Thank you very much Brad & Lex !!!! Happy good sunday !!!!!!! God bless you
How we loved this tune! Sooo amazing. #jumpthegun did a great cover of it! #lottalove
It brings back memories! There were a number of hits on this album. It went platinum.
I love this song!
Great song
Yessss. Love it!
My first concert was Heart and Mr. Mister in early 1988
One of the greatest songs of the 80's perhaps of all time. The iconic vocals of Richard Page who was also the bass player for Mister Mister.
80s synth-pop meets old (OLD) school church music. It works, though.
This is the most inspirational song ever written in my opinion.
This should have been the Superbowl Halftime Show
Brad & Lex, their "Is It Love" was their third top 10 hit. You've now reacted to their other two.
I gotta look up Is It Love, because I just asked someone for the title.
I'll probably know it when I hear it. There's LOADS of songs I like but, sometimes I don't know the title or, have never heard the particular song before.👍👍😘👏👏👏
I love all of their music. I have it all on my phone and i listen to it when i do long drives
I was into jazz & Metal when this came out and some new wave. I did not care much for sappy ballads. But, there was something about this song that made me sit up and take notice. I always gave it that nod of respect. My oldest kid was in the chorus in elementary school. They would always perform a type of hymn with a similar title. I told her about this this song because I thought they had common origins but I never confirmed it.
Waited forever for this one lol
When this was out , I saw these guys open up for….TINA TURNER on the Tina Turner Private Dancer Tour 1985 in Memphis Tennessee….
Wow, haven't heard this one in a LONG time.
I remembering having discussions with my friends about MR. Mister's interestingly religious lyrics. What were they trying to say? There other big song Broken Wings has some very strange religiously themed lyrics. This one is more straight forwardly religious. But Mr. Mister is always a band I wanted to hear more of but I have never really dived into their discography for some reason.
My favorite song by them is " is this love "
Lord have mercy!!
You two are adorable
Great song. Haven't heard this since my Twenties:)
You're correct about Richard - he's done a lot of things including writing sitcom theme songs and also did some tours with Andy gibb playing keys with George also. (The keyboardist in Mr mister)
I posted this on a couple other reactions to this song:
Richard Page, the singer/bass player has done backing vocals on TONS of other artists' records. Al Jarreau, Dionne Warwick, Sammy Hagar, Toto, Kenny Loggins, Motley Crue, Whitesnake, Amy Grant, Neil Diamond, DeBarge, Tupac, and a lot more.
i was a kid fueled on synth, encharitos.. and hair mousse
I was 14 when this song was a hit and just really getting into music. Got a 'boom box'/'ghetto blaster' for Christmas right around the time this song came out. This was one of the first albums I bought w/ my own money and I played it over and over for what must've been months - when you only have one or two tapes, that's what you played - and this is the song that grabbed me and made me want that album. In retrospect it's hard to say what I loved so much about this song. No doubt it's a good song, but I was very emotionally attached to this song for some reason at this age and I don't have that feeling anymore. Nonetheless it's imprint on my brain is unmistakable.
Released in 1985, in the middle of the "every song must have synth in it" period. Catchy tune.
Good tune to stumble upon again. Not Playlist for me but definitely recognizable.
Beautiful, Inspirational and Soulful...I wiLL follow,
I liked their other hit, "Take these frozen wings and learn to fry...."...c'mon now that's comedy gold🤣🤣🤣
Lex will love “Broken Wings” 😉👍
Saw these guys open for Heart at San Diego sports arena. Drummer Pat Mastellotto went on to be the drummer for the legendary King Crimson. The other guys disappeared. Two hit wonder band.
Guitarist Steve Fariss didn't disappear. He was almost in Whitesnake...having written songs David Coverdale for a while pre-Doug Aldrich joining.
He is more or less considered retired...if that is disappeared.
Check out their song broken wings
they reacted to that one 2 months ago
May God be with you...is the meaning from what I've been told
Good vibes😊
Love the 80s soul in Lex.
4:07 One of my favourite moments in musical history. 🤘🤟
I hear you now Lex - 80's POWER POP ROCK
When it first came out on the radio I thought it was "Carry A Laser"
I hear the opening to this one, and I'm walking into a Junior High dance again (a feeling that's both good and bad).
Awesome song, though. 👍🤘✌❤
The great Pat Mastellato on drums moved on to play for King Crimson
SYNTHIN' MY SOULLLLL
Great song. Kevin Max does a great cover of this song.
"Lord, have mercy" in Greek. The "Kyrie" is sung during the Penitential Rite at every Roman Catholic Mass: "Kyrie eleison, Christe eleison, Kyrie eleison". 🙏
That feel of optimism and unlimited possibilities. We had problems,but it wasn't some mean spirited and divided as things seem today.
Lord have mercy, Christ have mercy...Amen.
Kyrie elaison = Lord have mercy, it is a prayer used in Catholic mass. Another 90's band with similar song is Toad the Wet Sprocket with Pray Your Gods featuring Dona Nobis Pacem Pacem (Grant Us Peace) at the ending verse of the song.
Mr. Mister was a pretty cool 80s band.
Her face says it all! She is awesome! Enjoy her bro! That's an order!!!
This in the car is something else🥹🙏🏽❤️
Yes Lord have mercy or God bless.
How did you get here before Mitch rider and the Detroit wheels, You also missed,‘ reign over me is a must do’ ”The Who” thanks
Lord have mercy on my soul.
Even my dad liked this song.
Yes, -Lord "have mercy"...wich was uncle Jesse's catch phrase on Full House. Whoa 😮! What the heck Lex? Did you somehow subliminally pick up on that? 😆
Carrying a laser down the road that I must travel.
With the bands Lex mentions, I would have to name this subset of Rock as Arena Rock. The backbeat is slightly slower to expand through a large arena full of fans without reverberating or distortion.