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.
Today Will Be Better I Swear
Stars Lyrics
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But you don't get to sleep in, still dreaming
And everybody only wants to fight
You're up against never being right
When the worries of the world hold your feet
And there's little left to believe in
Today, today, it's gonna be a better one
Today, today, it's gonna be a better one
There's nothing more to take in, going wrong
There's nothing more to take in, going wrong
Old pale memories of someone you knew
Keep crawling through the back of your mind, stealin' time
And in the daylight, you're crossing all your wires
You never knew just how to put out a fire
And the closet's been shaken with bones
Little reminders that you're out on your own
Today, today, it's gonna be a better one
There's nothing more to take in, going wrong
Today, today, it's gonna be a better one
There's nothing more to take in, going wrong
There's nothing more to take in, going wrong
Today, today, keep your head and drive again
There's nothing more to battle and you go
Today, today, it's gonna be a better one
There's nothing more to take in, going wrong
There's nothing more to take in, going wrong
The lyrics to Stars' song "Today Will Be Better I Swear!" convey a message of hope and perseverance in the face of adversity. The opening lines describe a feeling of despair and exhaustion, as if the weight of the world is too much to bear. Despite the struggle, the singer refuses to give up and continues to hold onto a glimmer of optimism. The line "you never knew just how to put out a fire" could be interpreted in a literal or metaphorical sense, suggesting that the challenges faced by the character may be both internal and external. However, despite these struggles, the chorus offers reassurance that things will improve, with the repetition of the line "it's gonna be a better one" driving home the song's message of hope.
The later half of the song brings in the notion that the singer has been struggling with past memories and is crossing all the wires, but still making a conscious effort to face the present day. The lines "keep your head and try again, there's nothing more to battle and you go" seems to be the driving thought that pushes the singer to put the past behind and face a newer and brighter day, with a revived spirit.
Line by Line Meaning
When can't get up to the cold morning light
When you struggle to wake up to the cold morning light
But you don't get to sleep in, still dreaming
You can't sleep in and continue to dream
And everybody only wants to fight
People around you seem to just want to fight
You're up against never being right
You constantly feel like you can never be right
When the worries of the world hold your feet
When you feel completely weighed down by the worries of the world
And there's little left to believe in
It feels like there's very little left to believe in
Today, today, it's gonna be a better one
Today is going to be better than yesterday
There's nothing more to take in, going wrong
Nothing else is going to go wrong
Old pale memories of someone you knew
Memories from the past, of someone you used to know
Keep crawling through the back of your mind, stealin' time
The memories keep coming back, taking up time and attention in your mind
And in the daylight, you're crossing all your wires
In the light of day, you feel confused and disoriented
You never knew just how to put out a fire
You never knew how to solve the problems that come your way
And the closet's been shaken with bones
Old secrets and problems have resurfaced
Little reminders that you're out on your own
Small things that remind you that you're alone in the world
Today, today, keep your head and drive again
Keep your head up and keep moving forward today
There's nothing more to battle and you go
There's nothing left to fight against
There's nothing more to take in, going wrong
Nothing more is going to go wrong
Today, today, it's gonna be a better one
Today is going to be better than yesterday
There's nothing more to take in, going wrong
Nothing else is going to go wrong
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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@marikaclark3653
Stars, thanking you for being human. Your music has made my life more complete. Love from Maine, US
@manaeiou
so glad i found Stars....finally a pep song that isn't cheesy and disconnected.
@Capeman11d7
You don't understand how much I needed this in my life right now
@manduujin9158
hope everything is alright now
@abrahamkim1078
God speed.
@dialone1974
Capeman11d7 me too brother. Keep your head up.
@drunkkmachine4511
I hope things got better for you~
@StarLight-gw5xr
Found this from " In our bedroom after the war" so good, not overly get happy, like most songs, just sayin today WILL be better
@ashiningplanet
Stars rules the world...
@cat-np1kv
this song is so captivating and pleasing. It sounds so soft and catchy I love it