1) Lonestar is an Amer… Read Full Bio ↴There are at least 3 artists called Lonestar:
1) Lonestar is an American country music group consisting of Richie McDonald (lead vocals), Michael Britt (lead guitar, background vocals), Keech Rainwater (drums), Dean Sams (keyboards, melodica, background vocals), and Michael Hill (Bass Guitar). McDonald left the band in November 2007 for a solo career before returning in 2011. During that time, Cody Collins, who had formerly been in another country group called McAlyster, replaced McDonald as the band's lead vocalist. John Rich was also the group's bass guitarist and second lead vocalist until 1998, when he was fired from the group. He left for a solo career, before joining Big Kenny in the duo Big & Rich in 2003. Since Rich's departure, Lonestar has not had an official bass guitarist.
The group began having major country hits in 1995, with the top 10 hit "Tequilla Talking." Their first No. 1 hit was "No News," which spent three weeks at the top of Billboard magazine's Hot Country Singles chart in 1996.
Lonestar's signature song is "Amazed," a ballad which spent nine weeks at No. 1 on Billboard's country chart during the summer of 1999. The song subsequently climbed to the top of Billboard's Hot 100 chart, the first country act to accomplish the feat since 1983's "Islands in the Stream" by Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton.
Another popular Lonestar song was "Mr. Mom". This song is on of the most played songs on radio stations to date.
Other No. 1 hits include "Come Cryin' to Me" (summer 1997); "Smile" and "What About Now" (both 2000); "Tell Her" and "I'm Already There" (2001); "My Front Porch Lookin' In" (2003). Other important hits in Lonestar's discography include "Running Away With My Heart" and "When Cowboys Didn't Dance" (1996); "Heartbroke Every Day" and "You Walked In" (1997); "Say When" and "Everything's Changed" (1998); "With Me" (2001); "Not a Day Goes By" and "Unusually Unusual" (2002); "Walking in Memphis" (2003); "Let's Be Us Again" (2004); "Class Reunion (That Used to Be Us)" (2005) and "You're Like Coming Home" (2005). Their current single is "I'll Die Tryin'", which is a cover of another Emerson Drive song released three years earlier.
During Lonestar's early years, songwriter John Rich was also a member as the band's bassist. He left the group in 1998 and is now part of the country duo Big & Rich.
On May 1st, 2006 Lonestar sang the National Anthem at Fenway Park in Boston with the return of Johnny Damon.
2) Lonestar is also a progressive house project by Derek Howell. See the releases at Discogs.
3) Lonestar is the name of an electronic/experimental musician in Germany who has released on the Mephtik Netlabel in the past.
Please Come Home for Christmas
Lonestar Lyrics
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Oh what a Christmas to have the blues
My baby's gone I have no friends
To wish me greetings once again
Crowds will be singing "Silent Night"
Christmas carols by candlelight
Please come home for Christmas,
If not for Christmas, by New Year's night
Friends and relations send salutations
Sure as the stars shine above
For this is Christmas, yes, Christmas my dear
It's the time of year to be with the one you love
So won't you tell me you'll never more roam
Christmas and New Year's will find you home
There'll be no more sorrow, no grief and pain
And I'll be happy, I'll be happy, once again
There'll be no more sorrow, no grief and pain
And I'll be happy, happy Christmas, once again
The lyrics of Lonestar's "Please Come Home for Christmas" capture the emotions of someone who is feeling the blues during the festive season. The opening lines of "Bells will be ringing the sad, sad news, Oh what a Christmas to have the blues" convey the sense of loneliness that the singer is feeling. The Christmas season is approaching and everyone is supposed to be happy and merrymaking, but he is grieving because his baby has left him, and he has no friends to celebrate Christmas with.
The second verse describes the traditional Christmas scenes where crowds are singing carols by candlelight, but the singer is unable to feel the cheer because he is missing his loved one. The chorus then repeats the plea for his beloved to come back for Christmas to bring him joy and erase the sorrow and the pain. The final verse ends with the hope that his love will come back for good, and there will be no more loneliness and grief.
Overall, the lyrics are an emotional appeal to the one who the singer loves to come back for Christmas or by New Year's night.
Line by Line Meaning
Bells will be ringing the sad, sad news
The melancholy sound of bells will indicate that my loved one has left me during Christmas time.
Oh what a Christmas to have the blues
It is a sad Christmas because my baby has departed.
My baby's gone I have no friends
My significant other has left me and I am alone with no companions.
To wish me greetings once again
I do not have anyone to offer me holiday wishes.
Crowds will be singing "Silent Night"
People will be singing traditional Christmas songs like 'Silent Night'.
Christmas carols by candlelight
Traditional Christmas songs will be sung in low light.
Please come home for Christmas,
I desire for my loved one to return home for Christmas.
If not for Christmas, by New Year's night
Even if they cannot make it in time for Christmas, I hope that they will return by New Year's Eve.
Friends and relations send salutations
Family and acquaintances send seasonal greetings to me.
Sure as the stars shine above
It is a given that everyone sends their holiday greetings during this special time of year.
For this is Christmas, yes, Christmas my dear
It is the festive season - a time of love, joy, and celebration.
It's the time of year to be with the one you love
This time of year calls for us to be with our loved ones.
So won't you tell me you'll never more roam
I implore my loved one to promise me that they will never again leave me.
Christmas and New Year's will find you home
I hope and pray that they will return home to spend Christmas and New Year's with me.
There'll be no more sorrow, no grief and pain
If they return, all my sadness and pain will vanish.
And I'll be happy, I'll be happy, once again
If they come back to me, I will be overjoyed and happy again.
There'll be no more sorrow, no grief and pain
If they return, all my sadness and pain will vanish.
And I'll be happy, happy Christmas, once again
If they come back to me, I will have a joyful and merry Christmas.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Charles Mose Brown, Gene Redd
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