There are several artists which use this name:
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.

Sleep Tonight
Stars Lyrics

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We don't want to sleep tonight
Still young like that I count the lines
Beside your mouth that smiles now
My arms reach up as you go down
With buried heads we both forget
All of the past and its regret
Wind picks up, the window shakes
We won't hear the morning break

You will cry, and I will cry
'Cause all the love's alive tonight
You will cry, and I will cry
'Cause all the love's alive tonight

Neighborhoods will try to dream
While you and me, we hold and lean
Onto bodies slick and charged
Together just one beating heart
All around us quiet now
We hear the leaves fall to the ground
Morning light upon our bed
An ally while I catch your breath

You will cry, and I will cry
'Cause all the love's alive tonight
You will cry, and I will cry
'Cause all the love's alive tonight

You will cry
And I will cry

'Cause all the love's alive tonight
All the love's alive tonight

Overall Meaning

The song "Sleep Tonight" by Stars is a romantic ballad that explores the idea of living in the moment and savoring the present. The lyrics talk about how the two lovers do not want to sleep and want to cherish every second of their time together. The first stanza describes the physical intimacy between them as they forget their past regrets and worries. The reference to wind and the shaking window highlights the intensity of their emotions.

The second stanza takes a more poetic turn as the lovers are depicted as holding onto each other, charging their bodies and hearts with new life. The stillness around them is contrasted with the falling leaves, suggesting the transience of everything except for their love, which is alive and vibrant.

The chorus reinforces the theme of living in the moment and cherishing their love. The repetition of the line "You will cry, and I will cry" suggests that they are moved to tears by the intensity of their feelings.

Overall, "Sleep Tonight" is a beautiful and heartfelt song that celebrates the power of love and the importance of living in the present.

Line by Line Meaning

We don't want to sleep tonight
We want to stay awake and enjoy each other's company.

Still young like that I count the lines
We're youthful and have many more years to enjoy together. Though we acknowledge the small signs of aging.

Beside your mouth that smiles now
I'm next to you, admiring your happy smile.

My arms reach up as you go down
As we lay together, my arms move towards you as you move down towards me.

With buried heads we both forget
We forget about our past mistakes and just focus on each other.

All of the past and its regret
Our past, with all its mistakes and regrets, fades away.

Wind picks up, the window shakes
The wind outside is getting stronger and shaking the window slightly.

We won't hear the morning break
We plan to stay awake all night and won't be woken up by the morning.

You will cry, and I will cry
We're so overwhelmed with love that we can't help but cry.

'Cause all the love's alive tonight
Our love is so strong and vibrant tonight.

Neighborhoods will try to dream
Others in the neighborhood will try to sleep but we'll be spending the night together.

While you and me, we hold and lean
We hold onto each other, physically and emotionally.

Onto bodies slick and charged
We're physically intimate and connected.

Together just one beating heart
We're so in tune with each other that we feel as if we're one person.

All around us quiet now
The world around us is silent and calm.

We hear the leaves fall to the ground
The only sound we hear is the gentle rustling of leaves falling outside.

Morning light upon our bed
The light of the morning is starting to enter our room through the windows.

An ally while I catch your breath
The morning is our ally as we lay together and catch our breath after staying up all night.

You will cry
We're still so overwhelmed with love that we'll cry some more.

And I will cry
I'll join you in crying because of how much we love each other.

'Cause all the love's alive tonight
Our love is still so strong and alive, even as the night comes to an end.

All the love's alive tonight
Our love is the strongest and most vibrant tonight, and we'll remember this night always.

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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