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1) Starship is an American pop/rock band best known for their hits "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" and "We Built This City" that operated from 1985 to 1989, reforming in 1992 although featuring just vocalist Mickey Thomas. In 1984, singer-songwriter Paul Kantner left the San Francisco, California group Jefferson Starship. His former bandmates wanted to continue with that name, but Kantner, as the last founding member of Jefferson Airplane, took legal action over the "Jefferson" name. Kantner settled out of court and signed an agreement that neither party would use the names "Jefferson" or "Airplane" unless all members of Jefferson Airplane, Inc. (made up of Bill Thompson, Paul Kantner, Grace Slick, Jorma Kaukonen, and Jack Casady) agreed. The band then took the name "Starship". Keyboard player David Freiberg, who had been increasingly marginalized, left as well.
In contrast to Paul Kantner's more experimental and progressive rock direction, Starship moved towards a sleek arena rock direction reminiscent of contemporaries Foreigner and Journey. In 1985, the band, based primarily around dual vocalists Mickey Thomas and Grace Slick, released 'Knee Deep in the Hoopla' and immediately scored two #1 hits. The first was "We Built This City", written by the team of Bernie Taupin, Martin Page, Dennis Lambert, and Peter Wolf (producer), which was inspired by Bay Area rock n roll station KSAN-FM.
That song was trashed at the time by Kantner and later criticized by co-singer Grace Slick, and it was later declared to be the "worst song of all time" by Blender magazine. VH1 also named it the number-one "Most Awesomely Bad Song" on a top-50 countdown co-sponsored with Blender. However, it became something like a 'signature song' for Starship and has continued to receive major airplay. The band's second #1 was "Sara"; no previous incarnation of Jefferson Airplane/Starship had had a #1 hit. 'Knee Deep in the Hoopla' itself reached #7, went platinum, and spawned two more singles: "Tomorrow Doesn't Matter Tonight" (#26), and "Before I Go" (#68).
In 1987, "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" was featured in the film 'Mannequin' and hit #1, although only Slick and Thomas (plus Craig Chaquico's guitar solo) appeared on it. This song made Slick the oldest female vocalist to sing on a number-one Billboard Hot 100 hit, at the age of 47 (a record that she held until Cher broke it at age 53 in 1999 with "Believe".) The following year, with the new members Mark Morgan (keyboard) and Brett Bloomfield (bass) added. the band's song "Wild Again" (which reached #78 on the Billboard singles chart) was used in the movie 'Cocktail'.
By the time 'No Protection' was released, bassist Pete Sears had left. The album went gold and featured the hits "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" (#1), "It's Not Over ('Til It's Over)" (#9), and "Beat Patrol" (#46). In addition, the last song on the album, "Set the Night to Music", would later become a huge hit when re-recorded as a duet between Roberta Flack and Maxi Priest.
Grace Slick left Starship in 1988, having become disillusioned with the band's drift towards a strongly commercial pop image and swearing never to perform with them again. The revamped Starship lineup, featuring Mark Morgan (keyboards) and Brett Bloomfield (bass), released 'Love Among the Cannibals' in 1989. Finding their commercial prospects waning, the group finally disbanded the following year.
In 1992, vocalist Mickey Thomas revived the band, originally using the name "Mickey Thomas' Starship". Gaining some praise for his live performances, he changed the name to "Starship featuring Mickey Thomas". Lately, the band often refers to itself simply as "Starship", though with Thomas being its only consistent member. In September 2013, the group released their first new studio material in over two decades, putting out the tune "It's Not the Same as Love".
Their official website can be found at www.starshipcontrol.com.
Desperate Heart
Starship Lyrics
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One star, one lonely moon, I make a wish, I know will never come true
You call my name, and you beg me to hold you again
But the truth remains, I'm only a fool who can't help but pretend
It's all over but I'm holding on, I can't let go until the love is gone
It's all over but I keep holding on with a desperate heart
With my desperate heart
Some nights, I try in my mind, I see myself learning someone new
Still I know, I'm wasting my time, no one can take the place of you
So I close my eyes, I swear I feel you here by my side
But it's all only a lie, I need to believe for my heart to survive
It's all over but I'm holding on, I can't let go until the love is gone
It's all over but I keep holding on with a desperate heart
With my desperate heart, I keep holding on
All this time I've been drowning in hopeless illusions I'm keeping inside
That someday you'll walk out of the shadows and back into my life
It's all over but I'm holding on, I can't believe your love for me is gone
It's all over but I keep holding on (With a desperate heart)
Yeah with my desperate heart, I can't let go until the love is gone
(All over but I'm holding on) I keep holding on
(All over but I'm holding on) I can't believe your love for me is gone
(All over but I keep holding on)
(All over but I'm holding on)
(All over but I keep holding on)
The lyrics of Starship's song Desperate Heart describe the pain of a man who is still hung up on a past relationship. The song opens with the singer in an empty room, thinking of the woman he still loves. He makes a wish on a star, but knows it will never come true. Despite the fact that the relationship is over, the singer can't let go of his feelings for his ex-girlfriend.
The chorus repeats the idea that the relationship is over but the singer can't release his desperate heart. He knows that he's holding on to something that's gone and can never come back, but he can't help but pretend. He tries to envision himself with someone new, but ultimately knows that no one can ever take the place of the woman he lost. In the bridge, the singer acknowledges that he has been living in a dream world, hoping that his ex will come back to him one day.
Line by Line Meaning
One night, one empty room, one man gettin' over you
A man is alone in a room, dealing with his emotions after a break up.
One star, one lonely moon, I make a wish, I know will never come true
The man makes a wish upon a star and a moon, knowing that it will not come true.
You call my name, and you beg me to hold you again
The man imagines his ex-partner calling out to him and begging for his embrace once more.
But the truth remains, I'm only a fool who can't help but pretend
Despite knowing the reality of the situation, the man cannot help but pretend that things could be different.
It's all over but I'm holding on, I can't let go until the love is gone
The relationship has ended but the man is still holding on to hope and cannot let go until he truly falls out of love.
It's all over but I keep holding on with a desperate heart
Despite the end of the relationship, the man still holds on with a desperate heart.
With my desperate heart
The man's heart is desperate for love and connection.
Some nights, I try in my mind, I see myself learning someone new
The man imagines himself with someone new to try and move on from his ex-partner.
Still I know, I'm wasting my time, no one can take the place of you
Despite his attempts, the man knows that he is wasting his time as he cannot replace the love he had for his ex-partner.
So I close my eyes, I swear I feel you here by my side
The man closes his eyes and imagines his ex-partner with him, trying to hold on to the memory of their love.
But it's all only a lie, I need to believe for my heart to survive
Despite it being a lie, the man needs to believe in his imagination for the sake of his heart's survival.
All this time I've been drowning in hopeless illusions I'm keeping inside
The man has been struggling with hopeless illusions that he hasn't shared with anyone.
That someday you'll walk out of the shadows and back into my life
The man holds onto the hope that his ex-partner will come back to him someday.
I can't believe your love for me is gone
The man cannot accept the fact that his ex-partner no longer has feelings for him.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Downtown Music Publishing
Written by: MICHAEL BOLTON
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