Between breaking through to the DMC Hip Hop finals as a fresh faced 13 year old in 1986, and putting the finishing touches to his band’s fourth studio album in 2008 a lot has happened. His early 90’s act Sub Love were one of the largest draws on the UK Rave festival circuit and his hook up with Bristol dj Nick Warren in 1994 gave us Way Out West. With big singles (The Gift/ Ajare/ Mindcircus/ Killa) and big albums the majors came running and it produced their enormously prolific remix period touching up everyone from the fantastically cool to the fantastically desperate. The production duo also transformed into a 5 piece live act in support of the 2004 “Don’t look Now” album and Jody’s put out a few solo crackers in the interim with more to come.
So what connects the dots between the Global DJ, the teenage Hip Hop prodigy, the Hardcore rave act, the mega selling progressive house act and the solo nu disco offerings of this year’s hit “Starstrings”? Well obviously it’s Jody, but more than that it’s his quest for the perfect beat and bass line, the need to layer the best string, to squeeze the most perfect note from the technology available, to match the best track for the best moment at the right party. And it’s that constant desire for perfection that drives him on and on.
Official Jody Wisternoff web page: http://www.jodywisternoff.com
Starstrings
Jody Wisternoff Lyrics
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In front of every move that you always wanted to see
It was meant to be what you wanted me to be
In front of every move that you always wanted to see
But the music's fooling me
Compromise myself
Compromise myself
It was meant to be what you wanted me to be
In front of every move that you always wanted to see
Compromise myself
Never meant to dance the way you wanted to dance
Someone's willing to try, to try to take a chance
But the music's fooling me
I wanna hold you, I just wanna touch you
I wanna feel you, my arms around you
Ever since I found you
But the music's fooling me
I wanna hold you, I just wanna touch you
I wanna feel you, my arms around you
Ever since I found you
But the music's fooling me
The lyrics of Starstrings by Jody Wisternoff are about a relationship that began as an attempt to be everything the person desired. The singer is saying that they tried to be all that their partner wanted, fulfilling every expectation they had of them. However, in that process, they are fooling themselves and compromising their own identity. The music is playing a trick on them, making them lose sight of who they truly are.
The lyrics express a longing to be close and intimate with the partner, holding and touching them, and being close to them, but the music is still getting in the way. It seems that the music has become a metaphor for outside influences that are affecting the relationship. Despite everything, the singer still wants to be with their partner, but the music is causing them to feel uncertain and confused.
Overall, the lyrics convey a sense of frustration and confusion caused by trying to be everything for someone else while losing yourself in the process. The music is used as a metaphor for the external forces that make this task difficult.
Line by Line Meaning
It was meant to be what you wanted me to be
I tried to be exactly who you wanted me to be
In front of every move that you always wanted to see
I would do everything you desired and always be on display
But the music's fooling me
The rhythm and atmosphere are deceiving me
Compromise myself
I'm sacrificing my own desires and needs
Never meant to dance the way you wanted to dance
I didn't intend to move in the way you expected
Someone's willing to try, to try to take a chance
I'm willing to attempt something unsure and risky
I wanna hold you, I just wanna touch you
I desire to embrace and physically connect with you
I wanna feel you, my arms around you
I want to experience the sensation of your body in my embrace
Ever since I found you
Since discovering you, my feelings have been intense and unwavering
But the music's fooling me
The melody and ambiance are causing me to be mistaken
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: ETTAN BAZIL, ALEX COLE, JODY WISTERNOFF
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
rocko44444444
Starstrings
It was meant to be what you wanted me to be
In front of every move that you always wanted to see
It was meant to be what you wanted me to be
In front of every move that you always wanted to see
But the music's fooling me
Compromise myself
Compromise myself
It was meant to be what you wanted me to be
Iin front of every move that you always wanted to see
Compromise myself
Never meant to dance the way you wanted to dance
Someone's willing to try, to try to take a chance
But the music's fooling me
I wanna hold you, I just wanna touch you
I wanna feel you, my arms around you
Eever since i found you
But the music's fooling me
I wanna hold you, I just wanna touch you
I wanna feel you, my arms around you
Ever since I found you
But the music's fooling me
Johnny .Tsunami
how is this music not more popular? This song has so much emotion and feeling in it......fucking amazing.
Andrei Gagiulescu
Honestly, out of the tens of thousands of songs that I know and have listened to, and collected, this is my number 1. It is perfect.
loveday bebe
It is such a beautiful perfect tune 👌
fatmanscoop1980
I agree, to this day, this is still my all-time favorite track.
20 24
You should join the lounge / downtempo scene, try Stingray Radio, Downtempo, Chill out lounge, Sedate channels, added over 1000 songs the last 2 years of this kind on genre
Alper urgenc
Agreed !!
rocko44444444
Starstrings
It was meant to be what you wanted me to be
In front of every move that you always wanted to see
It was meant to be what you wanted me to be
In front of every move that you always wanted to see
But the music's fooling me
Compromise myself
Compromise myself
It was meant to be what you wanted me to be
Iin front of every move that you always wanted to see
Compromise myself
Never meant to dance the way you wanted to dance
Someone's willing to try, to try to take a chance
But the music's fooling me
I wanna hold you, I just wanna touch you
I wanna feel you, my arms around you
Eever since i found you
But the music's fooling me
I wanna hold you, I just wanna touch you
I wanna feel you, my arms around you
Ever since I found you
But the music's fooling me
Graham King
God bless those who put the lyrics up 😅🙏👊
Jesus P
Ten years later and this is still my go-to track when I want to hear a great melody. Still gives me goosebumps to this day.
Robin Ghosh
I think 98 likes and ZERO dislikes tells the story here. Jody = legend.