Chesney Hawkes
Chesney Hawkes
Chesney Hawkes
Chesney Hawkes
Chesney Hawkes
Chesney Hawkes
Chesney Hawkes
Chesney Hawkes
Chesney Hawkes
Chesney Hawkes
Chesney Hawkes
Chesney Hawkes
Written by Nik Kershaw for the 1991 film Buddy’s Song, it is performed by Chesney Hawkes, who stars as Buddy in the film. Hawkes topped singles charts in the UK and Austria with this song, but would fail to chart highly afterwards, thus he is a one-hit wonder.
I am the one and only, oh yeah
Call me, call me by my name or call me by number
You put me through it
I'll still be doing it the way I do it
And yet, you try to make me forget
Who I really am, don't tell me I know best
I'm not the same as all the rest
I am the one and only
Nobody I'd rather be
I am the one and only
You can't take that away from me
I've been a player in the crowd scene
A flicker on the big screen
My soul embraces one more in a million faces
High hopes and aspirations, and years above my station
Maybe but all this time I've tried to walk with dignity and pride
I am the one and only
Nobody I'd rather be
I am the one and only
You can't take that away from me
I can't wear this uniform without some compromises
Because you'll find out that we come
In different shapes and sizes
No one can be myself like I can
For this job I'm the best man
And while this may be true
You are the one and only you
I am the one and only
Nobody I'd rather be
I am the one and only
You can't take that away from me
I am the one and only
Nobody I'd rather be
I am the one and only
You can't take that away from me
The One and Only was written by Nik Kershaw.
The One and Only was produced by Alan Shacklock & Nik Kershaw.