Chris Rea - Texas Guide

: The more famous iteration, released as the fourth single from The Road to Hell on April 23, 1990 . 2. Composition and Themes

: The song portrays Texas as a mythical "green pasture" or a euphemism for escape . Rea has noted that the character in the song sees Texas as a "big Western apple in the sky" where there is no trouble, though Rea himself acknowledged that the reality of the state could be far more complex.

: Interestingly, despite the American theme, the video was filmed over three days at an American army camp in Berlin rather than in Texas itself. It occasionally uses live footage from Rea's 1990 Wembley Arena performances. 4. Commercial and Critical Reception

: The single reached No. 69 on the UK Singles Chart, spending two weeks in the Top 100.