1. A popular indie pop ba… Read Full Bio ↴There are several artists which use this name:
1. A popular indie pop band from Canada
2. A rock band from the United Kingdom featuring Syd Barrett
3. A rock band from Australia
4. A country rock band from Australia
For the Japanese psychedelic group, please see The Stars
1. Stars is a Canadian indie pop band signed to the Arts & Crafts label. Originally formed in Toronto in 1998 by vocalist Torquil Campbell and keyboardist Chris Seligman, the band relocated to New York City and then subsequently to Montreal. The band also includes singer-guitarist Amy Millan and bassist Evan Cranley. Drummer Pat McGee has toured with the band for years, despite not appearing on their albums until the release of Set Yourself On Fire.
The band’s breakthrough single was Ageless Beauty, from their 2004 album Set Yourself on Fire. While released to minimal fanfare in Canada in October of 2004, Set Yourself on Fire slowly gained a strong following and critical praise soon after its 8 March 2005 U.S. release.
Millan, Campbell and Cranley are also members of the indie band Broken Social Scene; Seligman, although uncredited, has contributed to past Broken Social Scene albums. Millan has since embarked on a solo career, releasing a record entitled Honey From the Tombs in July 2006. Campbell has a side-project with friend Chris Dumont entitled Memphis; their latest album, A Little Place In the Wilderness, was released in August 2006.
On their website, they have noted that their name was chosen, by coincidence, without prior knowledge of the short-lived project by Syd Barrett. They have cited a wide variety of musical likes and influences ranging from Berlioz to Outkast, citing among others Barrett, Paddy McAloon, New Order, The Smiths, Brian Wilson and Momus. They covered The Smiths’ This Charming Man on 2001’s Nightsongs and The Pogues’ Fairytale of New York in 2005. Other indie artists have been guest collaborators on many of their tracks, especially for an early period including the release of their first LP.
2. The Stars is a Japanese psychedelic rock band. It consists of ex-members of the legendary band White Heaven including Michio Kurihara (Ghost, Boris, Ai Aso) on guitar and You Ishihara on vocals. For more information see The Stars.
3. Stars, a short-lived British band in 1972. Its members were Syd Barrett on guitar, Twink on drums, and Jack Monck (of Delivery) on bass. They played three live concerts in Cambridge before Barrett left the group, thus (essentially) ending it. Shortly thereafter Syd Barrett left music altogether and began a life in seclusion, and this project is sometimes seen as the so called 'straw that broke the camel's back'. Recordings of their performances remain lost, though it has been attested that all three performances contained early Pink Floyd songs and different versions of tracks from Barrett's 1970 solo album The Madcap Laughs. It has also been stated in multiple accounts that in each show Barrett entered one of his somewhat trademark catatonic trances, the worst coming in their second concert, where Barrett became almost completely frozen and had to be carried off stage. This was not unusual, having happened many times while Syd was still a member of Pink Floyd.
According to Twink, the band ended when Barrett approached him in the street, carrying a scathing review of their third concert. He waved the paper in Twink's face and said, essentially, "That's it."
4. Stars, an Australian country rock band from the late 1970s, most noted for the songs 'Mighty Rock' and 'Look After Yourself'. The band's main songwriter, Andy Durant, died tragically from cancer at age 25, marking the demise of the band. Fellow band members and many other luminaries in the Australian music scene at the time including Jimmy Barnes and Renee Geyer played a memorial concert, the Andy Durant Memorial Concert, to raise money for cancer research in mid-1980.
Personal
Stars Lyrics
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Must enjoy the sun, must enjoy the sea
Sought by single M
Mrs. Destiny
Send photo to address, is it you and me?
Reply to single M
My name is Caroline
Twenty-eight and bored, grieving over loss
Sorry to be heavy, but heavy is the cost
Heavy is the cost
Reply to Caroline
Thanks so much for response
These things can be scary, not always what you want
How about a drink? The St. Jude club at noon
I'll phone you first I guess, I hope I see you soon
I never got your name, I assume you're thirty-three
Your voice, it sounded kind, I hope that you like me
When you see my face, I hope that you don't laugh
I'm not a film star beauty, I'll send a photograph
I hope that you don't laugh
Note to single M
Why did you not show up?
I waited for an hour, I finally gave up
I thought once that I saw you, I thought that you saw me
I guess we'll never meet now, it wasn't meant to be
It wasn't meant to be
I was sure you saw me, but it wasn't meant to be
Wanted single F, under thirty-three
Must enjoy the sun, must enjoy the sea
Sought by single M
Nothing too heavy
Send photo to address, is it you or me?
Is it you or me?
Is it you or me? (Is it you or me?)
Is it you or me?
Is it you, is it you or me, me?
Is it you or me?
The lyrics to the song "Personal" by Stars describe a narrative of missed connections and lost opportunities for love. It begins with a lonely male (single M) seeking a female partner (single F) who must be under thirty-three and have a love for the sun and the sea. He finds a response from Caroline, a twenty-eight-year-old who is currently grieving over a loss. Despite her heaviness, they plan to meet for a drink at the St. Jude club. However, he never shows up, and Caroline is left waiting for an hour before realizing it was not meant to be.
The song touches on themes of loneliness, missed connections, and vulnerability. The internet has given us the opportunity to connect with people we may have never met in our everyday lives. However, those connections can be fleeting, and we can find ourselves longing for something more.
The lyrics are open-ended, leaving it up to the listener to decide if the single M ever responds or if Caroline eventually moves on. The song is poignant and heartbreaking, taking listeners on an emotional journey through the possibilities of connections made and missed.
Line by Line Meaning
Wanted single F, under thirty-three
A single female, who is under 33 years old, is being sought
Must enjoy the sun, must enjoy the sea
She should love being out in the sun and near the sea
Sought by single M
Mrs. Destiny
Send photo to address, is it you and me?
The single male is looking for the woman who is meant to be his destiny and wants her to send a photo to confirm if it's really her.
Reply to single M
My name is Caroline
Cell phone number here, call if you have the time
Twenty-eight and bored, grieving over loss
Sorry to be heavy, but heavy is the cost
Heavy is the cost
Caroline is responding to the single male and sharing her name and phone number while also expressing her current state of being bored and grieving the loss of something. She apologizes for being heavy, but acknowledges that it's the cost of her current situation.
Reply to Caroline
Thanks so much for response
These things can be scary, not always what you want
How about a drink? The St. Jude club at noon
I'll phone you first I guess, I hope I see you soon
The single male thanks Caroline for responding and acknowledges that things can be scary when trying to find someone. He asks her out for a drink and suggests a place and time. He also mentions that he will call her soon to coordinate meeting up.
I never got your name, I assume you're thirty-three
Your voice, it sounded kind, I hope that you like me
When you see my face, I hope that you don't laugh
I'm not a film star beauty, I'll send a photograph
I hope that you don't laugh
The single male admits that he never got Caroline's name but assumes she is thirty-three. He mentions that he liked her kind voice and hopes that she won't laugh when she sees his photo as he doesn't think he's a film star beauty.
Note to single M
Why did you not show up?
I waited for an hour, I finally gave up
I thought once that I saw you, I thought that you saw me
I guess we'll never meet now, it wasn't meant to be
It wasn't meant to be
I was sure you saw me, but it wasn't meant to be
Caroline is writing a note to the single male asking why he didn't show up to their planned meeting. She waited for an hour but gave up and assumes they'll never meet now. She had thought that she had seen him at one point, but is now acknowledging that it wasn't meant to be and they won't meet.
Wanted single F, under thirty-three
Must enjoy the sun, must enjoy the sea
Sought by single M
Nothing too heavy
Send photo to address, is it you or me?
Is it you or me?
Is it you or me? (Is it you or me?)
Is it you or me?
Is it you, is it you or me, me?
Is it you or me?
The single male is reposting the ad but this time, he's not looking for anyone heavy. He wants a single female, who is under 33 years old, and enjoys the sun and sea. He still wants her to send a photo to confirm if it's really her and wonders who it will be between the two of them.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Amy E Millan, Christopher Allen Seligman, Evan Whitney Cranley, Patrick McGee, Torquil John Campbell
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