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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.
Girls Like You
Starship Lyrics
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Back in your home town
Had to leave in a hurry
Before it all came down
So why you broke a promise
Could not be found
Well that's the same old story
'Cause I'm a lot like you
[Chorus]
(Lovely) Girls like you
(Restless) Boys like me
We get a little angry, 'cause we've been lied to
(Lovely) Girls like you
(Restless) Boys like me
Never fit in, 'cause we never try to
Make it with the chosen few, oh no
It was another lost night, on the same old street
Another sidewalk savior, coming after me
Trying to help me Jesus, he won't come for free
I see the pavement movin', underneath my feet
I turn to look for you, but you were looking back at me
(Lovely) Girls like you
(Restless) Boys like me
Get a little angry, 'cause we've been lied to
(Lovely) Girls like you
(Restless) Boys like me
We never fit in, 'cause we never try to
Make it with the chosen few, oh no
Sailing on along on a ship full of fools
We never learned how to play by the rules
Learning the hard way that innocent hearts must pay
Said innocent hearts must
We got to stand together, yeah we gotta face the facts
You know the dream they gave us, now they want to take it back
The future is not ours, we just let it slip away
Girls like you
Girls like you
Girls like you
(Restless) Boys like me
Never, never try to fit in
In Starship’s Girls Like You, the singer addresses their lover who had to leave their hometown in a hurry due to some trouble. The singer admits that they are a lot like their lover, and it doesn't matter to them all the crazy things their partner does. The chorus highlights the similarities between "lovely girls like you" and "restless boys" like the singer, who get a little angry because they've been lied to. They never fit in because they never try to make it with the chosen few.
The second verse describes yet another lost night and the singer encountering a "sidewalk savior", who tries to help the singer but at a cost - it won't come for free. The singer sees the pavement moving underneath their feet and turns to look for their lover, who looks back at them. Again, the chorus emphasizes how girls like the singer’s lover and restless boys like the singer get angry because they have been lied to and never fit in because they don't try to.
In the final verse, the song takes a political turn as it references sailing on a ship full of fools and how they never learned how to play by the rules. The song concludes that innocent hearts must pay while the future is slipping away. The chorus repeats one last time about how girls like the singer’s lover do not fit in and restless boys like the singer do not try to fit in either.
Line by Line Meaning
So you had a little trouble
You faced some difficulties in your hometown
Back in your home town
In the place where you grew up
Had to leave in a hurry
You had to depart quickly
Before it all came down
Before things got out of control
So why you broke a promise
The reason you broke your commitment
Could not be found
Remains unexplained
Well that's the same old story
A common occurrence that happens often
'Cause I'm a lot like you
We share similar characteristics
It's all right with me all the crazy things you do
I accept and approve of your unusual behaviors
Lovely Girls like you
Attractive women such as yourself
Restless Boys like me
Unsettled individuals like myself
We get a little angry, 'cause we've been lied to
We become slightly upset when people deceive us
Never fit in, 'cause we never try to
We do not belong because we do not attempt to fit in
Make it with the chosen few, oh no
We are not part of the favored group
It was another lost night, on the same old street
It was a wasted evening, on a familiar road
Another sidewalk savior, coming after me
Another self-proclaimed hero pursuing me
Trying to help me Jesus, he won't come for free
Even though Christ can assist me, there is usually a cost
I see the pavement movin', underneath my feet
The road underneath me seems to shift
I turn to look for you, but you were looking back at me
I searched for you, but you were already watching me
Sailing on along on a ship full of fools
We are traveling aimlessly with a group of foolish people
We never learned how to play by the rules
We have no understanding of how to follow proper protocol
Learning the hard way that innocent hearts must pay
We have discovered that it is the pure-hearted who suffer most
Said innocent hearts must
The aforementioned innocent hearts
We got to stand together, yeah we gotta face the facts
We must unite and confront the truth
You know the dream they gave us, now they want to take it back
They once encouraged our aspirations, but now seek to retract that support
The future is not ours, we just let it slip away
The future is no longer within our control and has been lost
Girls like you
Women similar in nature to yourself
Never, never try to fit in
We never attempt to conform
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: CRAIG CHAQUICO, MICKEY THOMAS, STEVE DIAMOND
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