(Is This the Way to) Amarillo (Is This the Way to) Amarillo "(Is This The Way To) Amarillo" is a song written by Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield. It is about a man traveling to Amarillo, Texas, to find his girlfriend Marie. The reason that Amarillo was chosen for the song was because it was the only place name that Sedaka could think of that rhymed with "willow" and "pillow". The song was originally to be titled "Is This the Way to Pensacola" referring to Pensacola, Florida, but Sedaka felt that Amarillo worked better than Pensacola. Written by two Americans with a strong country-western lyrical theme,
Mike Christie (singer) been known for, and included several self-penned songs including "Why Not Today"; prior to this, he had headlined his "Showstoppers" tour in Birmingham and London. A year later, he featured in a production of "The Glorious Ones", and in 2013, his own opera "The Miller's Wife" - written entirely in English - was shown at the Arcola theatre. Mike Christie has been participating in opera at Opera Holland Park in London since 2016 and is appearing in Isabeau this summer (2018). in 2017 Mike Christie was involved in performances of Verdi's Macbeth where he played the role of Banquo. Mike