Kiki Dee - Star 1981

Kiki Dee - Star 1981

Rock 'n' Roller the games you play
High flyer see your names in lights
Temporarily social suicide
Oh don't you tell me it's rough.

At the top you get the cream of the crop
Image seekers they're unreal to real
This week breaker
Well next week who knows
Oh don't you tell me it's rough
Oh don't you tell me it's tough.

Star
That's what they call you
How long you've waited to get where you are
Star
That's what you wanted
This week hot shot. a video star:

Rock 'n' Roller inventing in your head
You cracked it once and you can do it again
Who knows, who cares at where you're coming from
Oh don't you tell me it's rough.

Just a loner out there on your own
Don't let anyone get close or near
Imagine that. that you believe all you read
Oh don't you tell me it's rough
Oh don't you tell me it's tough.

Star
That's what they call you
How long you've waited to get where you are
Star
That's what you wanted
This week hot shot, a video star

They can build you up
And they can break you down
With just the right words
I know they're heavy
Now just how many
More like you are trying, trying.

Star
That's what they call you
How long you've waited to get where you are
Star
That's what you wanted
This week hot shot, a video star.

Star
That's what they call you
How long you've waited to get where you are
Star
That's what you wanted
This week hot shot, a video star.

Star

Star

Star

Star

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Pop
• 80s
• UK
• Kiki
• Dee
• Star
• 1981
• Rock
• 'n'
• Roller
• the
• games
• you
• play
• High
• flyer
• see
• your
• names
• in
• lights
• Temporarily
• social
• suicide
• Oh
• don't
• tell
• me
• it's
• rough
• That's
• what
• they
• call
• How
• long
• you've
• waited
• to
• get
• where
• are

[kcirish]

Ive always loved this song, going way back to my childhood. I think its one of the best 80s songs ever and it sadly over looked alot. Its weird how the song is so good and the video is so bad, I know it was 1981 but there still could have made it better.

[gino8927]

well done kiki.one of my favourites,not only look gorgeous but brilliant voice as well

[123farringdon]

I cannot believe it is 30 years old !!! Where have the years gone?!?

[123farringdon]

I heard this on the 'one show' last night and had to find it!

[1986billyk]

@zarathustra2k1 dexters sister is hot and sassy . the same way kiki can get and yes there is a resemblence ..though kikis prettier and hotter.. its fun to project kiki into some similar looking/acting chick in their twenties.kind of a time machine thing.she shouldda done more tv /movies cause she would have been a great action movie girl.use your imagination ..not neccesay to get stoned LOL

[zarathustra2k1]

@1986billyk Dexter's sister? Like Kiki? Gimme some of what you're smoking, dude... ^_^

[MaryTiemens]

Even after all these years, she is a Star !

[FreddyTheJumpingCat]

At night when everyone else is asleep I listen to this song.

[BobbyUK1979]

Wonderful song from the beautiful Kiki Dee (almost parallels the attitude to 'Wide Boy' by Nik Kershaw made later) though I think she got short-changed by the lacklustre video even by those early days standards. A forgotten 80s gem.

[SuperParaROB]

kiki i still love you :)