The band managed to score four Top 20 singles in their two year career. The first was the theme tune to STARStreet*. "Best Friends", which peaked at Number 20 in June 2001, was a favourite on the pop video channels. The second was a double-a-side of their own track, "Things That Go Bump In The Night", and a cover of Duran Duran's "Is There Something I Should Know?", the former track later appearing on the soundtrack to the first Scooby Doo movie. It reached Number 12 in September 2001.
Their third single, released in January 2002, was another cover, this time of Bucks Fizz's "Land Of Make Believe", and it gave them their first and only top 10 hit, reaching Number 9. Their fourth single, released in late April 2002, was another double-a-side, but this time both were original tracks. "Back When" and "Going All The Way", the latter appearing on the soundtrack to the movie Thunderpants. However, this could only reach Number 19 in the end, and when their self titled debut only managed to reach Number 43 - spending only 2 weeks in the UK Top 75 - the band parted ways with their record company, Island, and split up soon after.
Love Is
Allstars Lyrics
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Whatever it is I can love it out
Just put your love and trust in me
Paradise could be a reality
I can tell by the tears on your face
I know where you've been
But I'm here to change all of that
(Chorus)
Love is what you make of it
Giving and taking it
Whatever your heart says love is
I'll be everything you need
You can be sure that's what my love is
I've got something better, I've got a plan
To be your lover to be a woman
It could be this it could be that
I'll solve your problem I can wear the hat
I can tell by the tears on your face
I know where you've been
But I'm here to change all of that
And let the sun shine in
(Chorus)
Love is what you make of it
Giving and taking it
Whatever your heart says love is
I'll be everything you need
You can be sure that's what my love is
This time it's real just believe it
Open up your heart and receive it
We can have it all together
Forever and ever forever baby
(Chorus)
Love is what you make of it
Giving and taking it
Whatever your heart says love is
I'll be everything you need
You can be sure that's what my love is x3
The lyrics of allSTARS*'s song Love is a story about the ups and downs of love. The singer of the song was leading a hum-drum life when love unexpectedly came and quickened their heart, bringing them happiness. However, after a brief period, love flew out again, leaving the singer questioning the nature of this crazy, enigmatic thing called love.
The song's lyrics are beautifully written, emotive and relatable as they capture the essence of how love can make us feel cherished, joyful and complete and at the same time, cause pain, heartbreak and regret. The singer of the song is perplexed by the hold love has on them, its ability to make them feel like a fool and the mystery of its workings.
The singer also expresses how their love for the person who left them, despite it being unrequited, remains strong. The person gave them days of sunshine and nights of cheer before someone else came along and, despite the hurt and pain they felt, the singer still wonders why they love this person.
Overall, Love is by allSTARS* is a touching and emotional portrayal of the complexities and contradictions of love, the feelings and emotions it evokes and how it can change the course of our lives.
Line by Line Meaning
I was a hum-drum person
I used to live a dull and uneventful life
Leading a life apart
Living a life away from any sort of excitement or thrill
When love flew in through my window wide
When romance took me by surprise and gave me hope
And quickened my hum-drum heart
And suddenly brought life into my boring and monotonous heart
Love flew in through my window
Love unexpectedly found me
I was so happy then
I was overjoyed at the thought of love
But after love had stayed a little while
However, after a brief period of time
Love flew out again
Love disappeared just as quickly as it had arrived
What is this thing called love?
What exactly is love and what does it mean?
This funny thing called love?
This complicated and unpredictable feeling we call love
Just who can solve its mystery?
Who has the answer to the mysteries of love?
Why should it make a fool of me?
Why does love often leave us feeling foolish and vulnerable?
I saw you there one wonderful day
I remember the day I first laid eyes on you
You took my heart and threw my heart away
You won my heart and then abruptly left me for someone else
That's why I ask the Lawd up in Heaven above
That's why I turn to the Lord above and ask for answers
You gave me days of sunshine
You brought happiness and light into my life
You gave me nights of cheer
We spent joyful moments together and laughed a lot
You made my life an enchanted dream
You made me feel like I was living in a fairytale
'Til somebody else came near
Until someone else got in between us
Somebody else came near you
Someone else got your attention
I felt the winter's chill
I was left feeling lonely and depressed without you
And now I sit and wonder night and day
And now I constantly think and contemplate
Why I love you still
Why I still have feelings for you despite everything
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