1997, he dedicated his song "There's a New Star Up in Heaven Tonight" to late Princess Diana. The lyrics of many of his songs reflect his interest in military history. In 2007, a concert in Tehran was planned for mid-2008, together with local band Arian, which would have made Chris de Burgh the first western pop singer to perform in Iran since the 1979 revolution. However, the concert never went ahead because he had not been given permission by the Iranian authorities to perform in the country.