Moviestar

Album: Moviestar (1975)
Charted: 24
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  • You feel like Steve McQueen
    When you're driving in your car
    And you think you look like James Bond
    When you're smoking your cigar
    It's so bizarre
    You think you are a new kind of James Dean
    But the only thing I've ever seen of you
    Was a commercial spot on the screen

    Oh Moviestar, oh Moviestar
    You think you are a movie
    Moviestar, oh Moviestar
    You think you are a movie
    Star
    Star

    The frozen hero
    Your words are zero
    And your dreams have vanished into the dark
    Long ago that you don't wanna know

    It's so bizarre
    You think you are the new kind of James Dean
    But the only thing I've ever seen of you
    Was a commercial spot on the screen

    Oh Moviestar, oh Moviestar
    You think you are a movie
    Moviestar, oh Moviestar
    You think you are a movie
    Star
    Star

    I think it's time for you my friend
    To stop pretending that you are a

    Oh Moviestar, oh Moviestar
    You think you are a movie
    Moviestar, oh Moviestar
    You think you are a movie
    Star
    Star

    You feel like Steve McQueen
    When you're driving in your car Writer/s: JAN SVENSSON
    Publisher: Audiam, Inc., BMG Rights Management, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Peermusic Publishing, Royalty Network, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 8

  • Sally Fromanchester from Manchester Uk Please stop saying he is blind He is not! The cane is part of his act Its a prop!
  • Sally from ManchesterOne of my favourite songs ever but guys he is not blind(in one eye only)and his cane is a prop for his act
  • Ssally From Uk from ManchesterGreat song love it but he isnt blind Dont know where you got othat from His cane is just a prop he used for performances
  • Frank from BestHarpo had a terrible accident in August 1980. As well as being a musician, he is also a horse trainer and one of his horses, Starter, suddenly lashed out and kicked Harpo in the face several times. The injuries were so severe that Harpo lost his sense of smell and the sight in one eye. To show there were no hard feelings, Harpo dedicated his next album to his horse, Starter.
  • Pete from Nowra, Australiagee Jo never seen that flim clip.....must be a rare one ...
  • Joe from Adelaide, AustraliaI just saw another version of Movie Star in a disco setting where Harpo walks around (barefoot) with walking stick in hand, definetly tell he is blind in this one.
  • Leo from Hilversum, NetherlandsAnni-Frid, or Frida, the red haired Abba singer, is singing backing vocals on this song.
  • Pete from Nowra, Australiahe was also blind , i only found this out about 2 months ago , when the song was released this fact was never mentioned .. if you happen to see the the film clip .... Harpo is just sitting down on stool looking down whilst the camera goes around him ....it all makes sense now
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