Starship
Starship is the name of more than one artist:
1) an American pop/rock ba… Read Full Bio ↴Starship is the name of more than one artist:
1) an American pop/rock band
2) trance act
3) UK powerpop
4) tech house group
5) 70s rock band with Micky Dolenz
1) Starship is an American pop/rock band best known for their hits "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" and "We Built This City" that operated from 1985 to 1989, reforming in 1992 although featuring just vocalist Mickey Thomas. In 1984, singer-songwriter Paul Kantner left the San Francisco, California group Jefferson Starship. His former bandmates wanted to continue with that name, but Kantner, as the last founding member of Jefferson Airplane, took legal action over the "Jefferson" name. Kantner settled out of court and signed an agreement that neither party would use the names "Jefferson" or "Airplane" unless all members of Jefferson Airplane, Inc. (made up of Bill Thompson, Paul Kantner, Grace Slick, Jorma Kaukonen, and Jack Casady) agreed. The band then took the name "Starship". Keyboard player David Freiberg, who had been increasingly marginalized, left as well.
In contrast to Paul Kantner's more experimental and progressive rock direction, Starship moved towards a sleek arena rock direction reminiscent of contemporaries Foreigner and Journey. In 1985, the band, based primarily around dual vocalists Mickey Thomas and Grace Slick, released 'Knee Deep in the Hoopla' and immediately scored two #1 hits. The first was "We Built This City", written by the team of Bernie Taupin, Martin Page, Dennis Lambert, and Peter Wolf (producer), which was inspired by Bay Area rock n roll station KSAN-FM.
That song was trashed at the time by Kantner and later criticized by co-singer Grace Slick, and it was later declared to be the "worst song of all time" by Blender magazine. VH1 also named it the number-one "Most Awesomely Bad Song" on a top-50 countdown co-sponsored with Blender. However, it became something like a 'signature song' for Starship and has continued to receive major airplay. The band's second #1 was "Sara"; no previous incarnation of Jefferson Airplane/Starship had had a #1 hit. 'Knee Deep in the Hoopla' itself reached #7, went platinum, and spawned two more singles: "Tomorrow Doesn't Matter Tonight" (#26), and "Before I Go" (#68).
In 1987, "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" was featured in the film 'Mannequin' and hit #1, although only Slick and Thomas (plus Craig Chaquico's guitar solo) appeared on it. This song made Slick the oldest female vocalist to sing on a number-one Billboard Hot 100 hit, at the age of 47 (a record that she held until Cher broke it at age 53 in 1999 with "Believe".) The following year, with the new members Mark Morgan (keyboard) and Brett Bloomfield (bass) added. the band's song "Wild Again" (which reached #78 on the Billboard singles chart) was used in the movie 'Cocktail'.
By the time 'No Protection' was released, bassist Pete Sears had left. The album went gold and featured the hits "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" (#1), "It's Not Over ('Til It's Over)" (#9), and "Beat Patrol" (#46). In addition, the last song on the album, "Set the Night to Music", would later become a huge hit when re-recorded as a duet between Roberta Flack and Maxi Priest.
Grace Slick left Starship in 1988, having become disillusioned with the band's drift towards a strongly commercial pop image and swearing never to perform with them again. The revamped Starship lineup, featuring Mark Morgan (keyboards) and Brett Bloomfield (bass), released 'Love Among the Cannibals' in 1989. Finding their commercial prospects waning, the group finally disbanded the following year.
In 1992, vocalist Mickey Thomas revived the band, originally using the name "Mickey Thomas' Starship". Gaining some praise for his live performances, he changed the name to "Starship featuring Mickey Thomas". Lately, the band often refers to itself simply as "Starship", though with Thomas being its only consistent member. In September 2013, the group released their first new studio material in over two decades, putting out the tune "It's Not the Same as Love".
Their official website can be found at www.starshipcontrol.com.
1) an American pop/rock ba… Read Full Bio ↴Starship is the name of more than one artist:
1) an American pop/rock band
2) trance act
3) UK powerpop
4) tech house group
5) 70s rock band with Micky Dolenz
1) Starship is an American pop/rock band best known for their hits "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" and "We Built This City" that operated from 1985 to 1989, reforming in 1992 although featuring just vocalist Mickey Thomas. In 1984, singer-songwriter Paul Kantner left the San Francisco, California group Jefferson Starship. His former bandmates wanted to continue with that name, but Kantner, as the last founding member of Jefferson Airplane, took legal action over the "Jefferson" name. Kantner settled out of court and signed an agreement that neither party would use the names "Jefferson" or "Airplane" unless all members of Jefferson Airplane, Inc. (made up of Bill Thompson, Paul Kantner, Grace Slick, Jorma Kaukonen, and Jack Casady) agreed. The band then took the name "Starship". Keyboard player David Freiberg, who had been increasingly marginalized, left as well.
In contrast to Paul Kantner's more experimental and progressive rock direction, Starship moved towards a sleek arena rock direction reminiscent of contemporaries Foreigner and Journey. In 1985, the band, based primarily around dual vocalists Mickey Thomas and Grace Slick, released 'Knee Deep in the Hoopla' and immediately scored two #1 hits. The first was "We Built This City", written by the team of Bernie Taupin, Martin Page, Dennis Lambert, and Peter Wolf (producer), which was inspired by Bay Area rock n roll station KSAN-FM.
That song was trashed at the time by Kantner and later criticized by co-singer Grace Slick, and it was later declared to be the "worst song of all time" by Blender magazine. VH1 also named it the number-one "Most Awesomely Bad Song" on a top-50 countdown co-sponsored with Blender. However, it became something like a 'signature song' for Starship and has continued to receive major airplay. The band's second #1 was "Sara"; no previous incarnation of Jefferson Airplane/Starship had had a #1 hit. 'Knee Deep in the Hoopla' itself reached #7, went platinum, and spawned two more singles: "Tomorrow Doesn't Matter Tonight" (#26), and "Before I Go" (#68).
In 1987, "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" was featured in the film 'Mannequin' and hit #1, although only Slick and Thomas (plus Craig Chaquico's guitar solo) appeared on it. This song made Slick the oldest female vocalist to sing on a number-one Billboard Hot 100 hit, at the age of 47 (a record that she held until Cher broke it at age 53 in 1999 with "Believe".) The following year, with the new members Mark Morgan (keyboard) and Brett Bloomfield (bass) added. the band's song "Wild Again" (which reached #78 on the Billboard singles chart) was used in the movie 'Cocktail'.
By the time 'No Protection' was released, bassist Pete Sears had left. The album went gold and featured the hits "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" (#1), "It's Not Over ('Til It's Over)" (#9), and "Beat Patrol" (#46). In addition, the last song on the album, "Set the Night to Music", would later become a huge hit when re-recorded as a duet between Roberta Flack and Maxi Priest.
Grace Slick left Starship in 1988, having become disillusioned with the band's drift towards a strongly commercial pop image and swearing never to perform with them again. The revamped Starship lineup, featuring Mark Morgan (keyboards) and Brett Bloomfield (bass), released 'Love Among the Cannibals' in 1989. Finding their commercial prospects waning, the group finally disbanded the following year.
In 1992, vocalist Mickey Thomas revived the band, originally using the name "Mickey Thomas' Starship". Gaining some praise for his live performances, he changed the name to "Starship featuring Mickey Thomas". Lately, the band often refers to itself simply as "Starship", though with Thomas being its only consistent member. In September 2013, the group released their first new studio material in over two decades, putting out the tune "It's Not the Same as Love".
Their official website can be found at www.starshipcontrol.com.
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Starship Lyrics
26. Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now Looking in your eyes I see a paradise This world that…
Babylon Forever, you'll be remembered as the one who played it…
Beat Patrol [Chorus] Heaven move me, move my soul Here comes the beat…
Before I Go Turn me around, Don't let me walk out forever If there's…
Blaze Of Love We are running out of time We've got one foot…
Built This City We built this city We built this city on rock and…
Caroline Oh what can I tell you now, Caroline Should I…
Carry On My Wayward Son Carry on my wayward son There'll be peace when you are…
Crown Of Creation Do me! Baby, do, do, do, do me! Baby Do me!…
Desparate Heart One night, one empty room, one man gettin' over you one…
Desperate Heart One night, one empty room, one man gettin' over you…
Don Take me back in time, just before the warm sunrise…
Don't Lose Any Sleep You tell me to be strong, tell me to be…
Don't Stop Believin' Just a small town girl, livin' in a lonely world…
Down Don't you know they're gonna cut you down to size (they…
Everytime You Go Away I was buried alive I came back to haunt you Are you…
Find Your Way Back You know it's been a long long road Since I…
Fooled Around and Fell in Love I must have been through about a million girls I'd love…
Freak Like Me Your daddy always said you should stay away from A fool…
Girls Like You So you had a little trouble Back in your home…
Good Heart Ooh (Give a good heart, give a good heart, Give a…
Good Shepherd If you want to get to heaven Over on the other…
Have You Seen The Saucers Have you seen the saucers? Have you seen the saucers? Do y…
Healing Waters When all the hope is gone, I'll be there to…
Hearts Of The World Give me a minute, give me some time, give me…
I Believe In Love Let it go There's no way you can save it now Get…
I Didn't Mean To Stay All Night My love is drifting in a sweet dream And my…
I Don't Know Why Take me back in time, just before the warm sunrise…
I Feel for You People need their reasons Reasons to live and reasons to die…
I Miss You Sorry. S-c-a-n-d- to the a, to the l-o-u-s. I can't handle …
I Want Candy I want to see another world For me and my…
I Will Survive Here I am Even though I said I would go…
I'll Be There People need their reasons Reasons to live and reasons to…
It If you want my love tell me 'bout tomorrow Cause…
It's Not Enough If you want my love tell me 'bout tomorrow Cause…
It's Not Over Listen We don't call the shots here We don't make…
It's Not Over ('til It's Over) Listen We don't call the shots here We don't make the rules …
Its Not Over Listen We don't call the shots here We don't make…
It’S Not Enough If you want my love tell me 'bout tomorrow Cause…
Jane Jane, you say it's all over For you and me…
Layin' It On The Line You see it every day in every way We all…
Layin'it On The Line You see it every day in every way We all…
Laying It On the Line You see it every day in every way We all…
Let It Whip Moon, I'll get it! You be the earth, and I'll be…
Love Among The Cannibals Love among the cannibals, love among the cannibals Love amo…
Love Rusts Here I am now, somewhere on the highway I just…
Luve Rusts Here I am now, somewhere on the highway I just checked…
No Way Out No intentions Whatsoever I was gone for a night Nothing's fo…
Nothin's Gonna Stop Us Looking in your eyes I see a paradise This world that…
Nothing Is Going To Stop Us No Looking in your eyes I see a paradise This world that…
Nothing Is Gonna Stop Us Now Looking in your eyes I see a paradise This world that…
Nothing's gonna stop Looking in your eyes, I see a paradise This world that…
Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now Looking in your eyes I see a paradise This world that…
Play On Love Now when you open your mouth, what comes out What's…
Private Room Know what she's done to me, and I have been…
Ride The Tiger I want to ride the tiger I want to ride…
Rock Music Rock n roll is good time music Rock n roll…
Rock Myself To Sleep Yeah! Every night I rock myself to sleep, every…
Sara Go now, don't look back, we've drawn the line Move on,…
Say When No na, na na na na na na You're into…
Send A Message In a line of fire I stand and wait for…
Set the Night to Music Set the night to music Set the night to music…
Somebody To Love When the truth is found to be lies And all the…
Starship Words: Kantner, Slick, Balin, Blackman Music: Kantner What …
Stranger Raindrops falling Winter feels so gloomy Hear the knock up…
The Burn Bad is better than the burn Some people never learn…
The Children Be not afraid at all, be not afraid to know…
Tomorrow Doesn You already made up your mind Just who you're looking…
Tomorrow Doesn't Matter Tonight You already made up your mind Just who you're looking…
Trans Atlantic 3000 miles across the sea, are you waiting there for…
Trouble In Mind (You know right now I've got trouble in mind) She's…
Volunteers Look what's happening out in the streets Got a revolution G…
We Build This City We built this city We built this city on rock and…
We Built This City We built this city We built this city on rock and…
We Built This City 2 We built this city We built this city on rock and…
We Built This City. We built this city We built this city on rock and…
We Dream In Color Dream sequence (Wake up, wake up, wake up, time to dream) …
WeBuiltThisCity Say, "You don't know me or recognize my face" Say, "You…
What Is Love? Al child you are timeless and I love you Child that…
white rabbit One pill makes you larger And one pill makes you small And…
Wild Again A diamond sun cuts down a frozen winter sky As the…
Winds of Change Walk softly through the desert sands Careful where you tre…
Wings Of A Lie A close up of your soul is printed in your…
Wooden Ships You come sail, with this air for little bit, if…