Influenced by Tim Buckley (whose 1970 album gave the band their name), Van Morrison, and Neil Young, they played their first London show at the Heavenly Social in April 2000. At the same time, a demo tape containing the tracks "Fever," "Coming Down," and "Love Is Here" began circulating rapidly around the music industry. By the summer there was a queue of record companies to sign the nascent band. EMI won the race for their signature. After spending January 2001 on an NME-sponsored tour with JJ72 and Amen, Starsailor released their debut single, "Fever," to unanimous critical praise.
A sold-out headline U.K. tour at the end of March preceded the release of their second single, "Good Souls," in April. Once again it was ecstatically received and reached the Top 20. As the single was released, the band went to Wales to record their debut album. They re-emerged in June to begin a summer of festival appearances sandwiched between an American tour supporting Doves and a couple of headline dates of their own.
After achieving their first U.K. Top Ten hit with the single "Alcoholic," Starsailor's debut album, Love Is Here, was released in September 2001 to much critical fanfare, and a European tour closed out a highly successful year. The following year kicked off with the American release of Love Is Here in January, and a few weeks on the road for a brief North American tour, ending with a performance at the SXSW festival in March. Their sophomore album, Silence Is Easy, followed in 2004.
Starsailor released their third album, On The Outside, in the UK on 17 October 2005 along with the first single from the album, "In The Crossfire".
Their song, "Way To Fall" was featured (during the ending sequence) in the blockbuster Playstation 2 video game, Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
"All The Plans" was released March 9, 2009, in the UK.
Lead singer, James Walsh began to work on a solo project at the end of 2009. In November 13, 2009 it was officially announced by Lancashire Evening Post that Starsailor was on hold and that James Walsh was concentrating on his solo career. In an interview with VirtualFestivals.com he stated that at this moment he was working on his first solo album and that he was writing the lyrics with American songwriter and singer Suzanne Vega.
Starsailor announced their reunion on 23 May 2014 and began performing worldwide. Good Souls: The Greatest Hits was released in September 2015, and featured two new songs. A fifth studio album All This Life was released in 2017.
More can be found on their official website: http://www.starsailorband.co.uk/
Fidelity
Starsailor Lyrics
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That would seem like lunacy to me
This is my head, you're in my world
And there's no-one but you girl
This is my head, you're in my world
And there's no-one but you girl
That would seem like pure hypocrisy
This is my head, you're in my world
And there's no-one but you girl
This is my head, you're in my world
And there's no-one but you girl.
The lyrics to Starsailor's song "Fidelity" hint at the idea of personal responsibility and how our actions can affect the world around us. The lyrics particularly point out the lack of empathy some people have, as they take without considering how it might affect others. The first verse implies that people take from their neighbor because they believe they won't be caught, then the chorus repeats "This is my head, you're in my world, and there's no-one but you girl" which emphasizes the first person point of view and the idea of isolation, as though the world only revolves around the individual.
The second verse speaks to the hypocrisy of tying down a partner while enjoying personal freedom. This behavior highlights the disregard for others that some individuals may have. The chorus repeats the same lines again, solidifying the notion that the person is living in their own world, disconnected from the outside, and perhaps unable to comprehend how their actions might impact others.
Overall, the song "Fidelity" speaks to a larger societal issue, how individual actions shape the greater world around us. It remarks on the importance of personal responsibility, empathy, and understanding the impact our choices have on other people.
Line by Line Meaning
You take because your neighbor does not see
You only take advantage of situations because others are not aware of it.
That would seem like lunacy to me
To me, it would be considered crazy behavior.
This is my head, you're in my world
I am in control of my thoughts and feelings, and you are a part of them.
And there's no-one but you girl
You are the only one who matters to me.
Tie your lover down while you are free
Controlling your partner while being free yourself is hypocritical.
That would seem like pure hypocrisy
Doing so would be completely hypocritical.
This is my head, you're in my world
I am still in control of my thoughts and feelings, and you are still a part of them.
And there's no-one but you girl.
You are the only person that really matters to me.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: BARRY WESTHEAD, BENJAMIN BYRNE, JAMES STELFOX, JAMES WALSH
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