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.
The First Five Times
Stars Lyrics
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Underneath the plastic sheeting
Outside it was pouring
And we were drunk as shit
Next time, at a party
When all our friends were there
There is nothing like their mattresses
Third time in a doorway
With the lights all on around us
And the audience beside us
And your man watching from the trees
Fourth time, I said that's that
You've agreed to give me everything
Now I've got to ask you one more thing
Keep doing that forever
Fifth time in your bedroom
And finally we rested
And you leaned upon your elbow
And began to speak to me
But you stopped yourself and kissed me
And I grabbed your wrist and told you
I know, I know, I know
I feel the same as you
And everyday, it's changed since then
In every way, I've changed since then
And everyday, it's changed since then
In every way, I've changed since then
Driven outside
I've driven you
Driven outside
I've driven you
I've driven you, I've driven you
Stars' song The First Five Times is an emotional and intimate portrayal of a relationship that begins as a drunken hook-up and gradually becomes something deeper and more meaningful. The opening lines of the song describe the first time the couple is together, under a plastic sheeting in the backyard during a storm. The image of the plastic sheeting provides a sense of shelter from the external world, creating a space where the couple can be together without being interrupted or judged by others.
The second verse takes place at a party, where the couple uses a mattress to hide under the stairs. This time they are not alone, their friends are around them, adding a level of excitement and danger to their encounter. The third time they are together, they're in a doorway with the lights on around them, and the audience beside them. The mention of an audience could be interpreted variously; it could mean that the couple is getting bolder or perhaps it signifies their desire to be seen together publicly.
The fourth time marks an important moment in their relationship as one partner asks the other to keep coming back. The significance of fifth time is in the conversation that follows the intimacy. The conversation begins, but then the physical connection takes over again, suggesting that the relationship is not just about words. The song's closing lines talk about how they've driven each other and have changed since the beginning of their relationship.
Line by Line Meaning
First time in the backyard
Our first time together was in your backyard, and it was raining so hard that we had to hide under a plastic sheet. We were both drunk.
Next time, at a party
The second time, we were at a party, surrounded by our friends. We snuck away to have sex on a mattress we found under the stairs.
Third time in a doorway
The third time we hooked up, we were in a doorway with bright lights all around us. There were people watching us, including your man who was hiding behind the trees.
Fourth time, I said that's that
After our fourth time together, I realized that I wanted to be with you forever. I asked you to keep doing what we were doing, forever.
Fifth time in your bedroom
The fifth time we hooked up was in your bedroom. After we were done, I noticed that you seemed pensive. You started to say something, but then you stopped yourself and kissed me instead.
But you stopped yourself and kissed me
You wanted to say something, but instead you kissed me. I grabbed your wrist and told you that I knew, that I felt the same way as you did.
And everyday, it's changed since then
Since those first five times, everything between us has changed. Every day, I see how much I've grown and how much we've grown together.
Driven outside
I've driven you out of your comfort zone.
I've driven you, I've driven you
I've pushed you to explore new things with me, and it's made our relationship stronger.
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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First time in the backyard
Underneath the plastic sheeting
Outside it was pouring
And we were drunk as shit
Next time, at a party
When all our friends were there
There is nothing like their mattresses
Underneath the stairs
Third time in a doorway
With the lights all on around us
And the audience beside us
And your man watching from the trees
Fourth time, I said that's that
You've agreed to give me everything
Now I've got to ask you one more thing
Keep doing that forever
Fifth time in your bedroom
And finally we rested
And you leaned upon your elbow
And began to speak to me
But you stopped yourself and kissed me
And I grabbed your wrist and told you
I know, I know, I know
I feel the same as you
And everyday, it's changed since then
In every way, I've changed since then
And everyday, it's changed since then
In every way, I've changed since then
Driven outside
I've driven you
Driven outside
I've driven you
I've driven you,
I've driven you
@wdjkncvgdfsbyt34jgvi
Im only a casual listener of stars but i love how they have lots of versions of the same songs, i only knew the other version of this so i was surprised to hear it with such happy sounding instrumentals the other version sound so sinister
@joshuashain5891
First time in the backyard
Underneath the plastic sheeting
Outside it was pouring
And we were drunk as shit
Next time, at a party
When all our friends were there
There is nothing like their mattresses
Underneath the stairs
Third time in a doorway
With the lights all on around us
And the audience beside us
And your man watching from the trees
Fourth time, I said that's that
You've agreed to give me everything
Now I've got to ask you one more thing
Keep doing that forever
Fifth time in your bedroom
And finally we rested
And you leaned upon your elbow
And began to speak to me
But you stopped yourself and kissed me
And I grabbed your wrist and told you
I know, I know, I know
I feel the same as you
And everyday, it's changed since then
In every way, I've changed since then
And everyday, it's changed since then
In every way, I've changed since then
Driven outside
I've driven you
Driven outside
I've driven you
I've driven you,
I've driven you
@brightstarlit
This is a musical masterpiece to me
@Merietje007
... or how good music can lift your mood and make you smile.
@hrclark4773
Best.Song.Ever.
@joshuashain5891
Best.Song.Ever
@goldinthesky
i fucking love this song
@happypapi1903
#relationshipgoals
@kevinnilsen4948
I Downloaded a tf2 sfm song called "Its Russian Time" and the song got renamed to the tittle of this song
@hrclark4773
I know I know I know