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.
You Keep Coming Up
Stars Lyrics
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We play across the beat, we play in strip tides
I've got the synthesizer, we've got binoculars
I'll put some higher beam,
Okay I'll make that like I am hurt
When you got it, it's not the way you wanted to be
When you got it, it's not the way you wanted to be
When you got it, it's not the way you wanted to be
I keep try not to talk about you,
But you keep coming up, coming up, coming up
I got a stopwatch, I got a shotgun
They want that real love, they want the fake one
I call it poetry, it's called the pop hook
I'll turn my face away,
Oh, no I'm gonna make you look!
When you got it, it's not the way you wanted to be
You gotta give it away, so you can get it for free!
When you got it, it's not the way you wanted to be
When you got it, it's not the way you wanted to be
You gotta give it away, so you can get it for free!
When you got it, it's not the way you wanted to be
When you got it, it's not the way you wanted to be
When you got it, it's not the way you wanted to be
You gotta give it away, so you can get it for free!
I keep try not to talk about you,
But you keep coming up, coming up, coming up
I keep try not to talk about you,
But you keep coming up, coming up, coming up
The song "You Keep Coming Up" by Stars is a complex exploration of the desire to move on from a past relationship. The lyrics describe a situation where the singer and their former partner are constantly in each other's thoughts, either through the memories that they evoke or the songs they used to listen to together. The title of the song, repeated throughout the chorus, emphasizes the persistent nature of these thoughts, despite the singer's attempts to move on.
The first verse sets up a metaphor of circular and straight movements, suggesting that the relationship alternated between moments of harmony ("circles") and discord ("straight lines"). The second line references playing "across the beat," which could refer to the way the relationship never quite synced up or to the way emotions can be out of step with logical thinking. The lines about the synthesizer and binoculars could be interpreted as musical or visual tools to help navigate the relationship. The singer claims to be hurt, possibly in response to a comment from their former partner, suggesting that they are still grappling with unresolved emotions.
The second verse introduces a stopwatch and a shotgun as symbols of time and power. The reference to "real love" versus "fake one" suggests that the singer may be searching for something genuine after feeling deceived or disillusioned in the past. The lines about poetry and pop hooks suggest that the singer is trying to find a balance between artistic expression and commercial appeal. The final lines of the song repeat the chorus, emphasizing the idea that the only way to move forward is to let go and give love away freely.
Line by Line Meaning
We move in circles, we move in straight lines
Our relationship is both predictable and erratic, with moments of stability and moments of chaos.
We play across the beat, we play in strip tides
Our interactions are sometimes offbeat and other times overwhelming.
I've got the synthesizer, we've got binoculars
I have the ability to create artificial sounds, while we both have the capability to see things from a different perspective.
I'll put some higher beam, Okay I'll make that like I am hurt
I will add some intensity to our interactions, even if it means pretending to be distraught.
When you got it, it's not the way you wanted to be
When you finally achieve your desires, it may not live up to your expectations.
You gotta give it away, so you can get it for free!
We must let go of our attachments in order to obtain true freedom.
I keep try not to talk about you, But you keep coming up, coming up, coming up
I attempt to push you out of my mind, but the memories keep resurfacing.
I got a stopwatch, I got a shotgun
I am both in control of time and prepared for conflict.
They want that real love, they want the fake one
People often desire authentic connections but settle for superficial ones.
I call it poetry, it's called the pop hook
My expression of emotions is seen as artistic while it also has a commercial appeal.
I'll turn my face away, Oh, no I'm gonna make you look!
I may attempt to hide from attention, but I have a desire to be noticed and admired.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Amy E Millan, Christopher Alexander McCarron, Christopher Allen Seligman, Evan Whitney Cranley, Patrick McGee, Torquil John Campbell
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