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Starlight
1,034
Rock
Starlight was released on January 1, 1990 by Rhino/Warner Records as a part of the album Songs For Drella
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Release DateJanuary 1, 1990
LabelRhino/Warner Records
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM166

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Lou Reed
Lou Reed
Vocals
John Cale
John Cale
Keyboards
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Lou Reed
Lou Reed
Songwriter
John Cale
John Cale
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Lou Reed
Lou Reed
Producer
John Cale
John Cale
Producer
Greg Wong
Greg Wong
Assistant Engineer
Mike Scalcione
Mike Scalcione
Assistant Engineer
Victor Deyyglio
Victor Deyyglio
Assistant Engineer
Michael Leonard Rathke
Michael Leonard Rathke
Mixing Engineer
Jeremy Darby
Jeremy Darby
Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Starlight open wide
Starlight open up your door
This is New York calling with movies on the street
Movies with real people
What you get is what you see
Starlight open wide
Andy's Cecil B. DeMille
[Verse 2]
Come on L.A., give us a call
We got superstars who talk, they'll do anything at all
Ingrid, Viva, Little Joe, Baby Jane, and Eddie S.
But you'd better call us soon before we talk ourselves to death
[Verse 3]
Starlight open wide
Everybody is a star
Split screen eight hour movies
We got color, we got sound
Won't you recognize us?
We're everything you hate
And he loves old Hollywood movies
He'll scare you hypocrites to death
[Verse 4]
You know that shooting up's for real
That person who's screaming, that's the way he really feels
We're all improvising five movies in a week
If Hollywood doesn't call us, we'll be sick
[Verse 5]
Starlight open wide
Do to movies what you did to art
Can you see beauty in ugliness
Or is it playin' in the dirt?
There are stars out on the New York streets
We wanna capture them on film
But if no one wants to see 'em
We'll make another and another
[Verse 6]
Starlight let us in that magic room
We've all dreamt of Hollywood, it can't happen too soon
Won't you give us a million dollars, the rent's due
Andy will give you two movies and a paiting
Starlight open wide
Written by: John Cale, Lou Reed
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