Name: Pop Star
Duration: P00H04M44S
Description: Pure guilt free synth pop!

Pop Star

by Martyn Bailey

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Pure guilt free synth pop!

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Pop Star by Martyn Bailey

1st Verse
The bell rings, I’d run out the gate
School is done for another day
Then I’d get home
I’d go to my room put my records on
And dream away
I’m up on that stage singing away
And all my problems they just drift away
Then daddy says “What will you do with your life?”
And this is what I said to him

Chorus
I wanna be a pop star
Like Duran Duran, Depeche Mode, and A-ha
Then rock it up U2, Simple Minds, and Bon Jovi
I’d write good songs and sing away
Then the world would come to hear me play
My pop heroes would say
Well done boy… “You’re a pop star now”

2nd Verse
Well I’m not good, at fitting in
Life is tough, what can I say
It’s such a shame
Listen to your heart, love's strange
So real in the dark
Still haven't found what I'm looking for
I put on my red shoes and dance the blues
Then my brother says “Don't you forget about me”
So this is what I said to him

3rd Verse
With love, I shy away
What I'd do for an uptown girl
Running up that hill is all I know
So, save a prayer
I fade to grey
You keep me hanging on, I'm all stood still
I wait for the day when I'm big in Japan
Then my sister says “Wouldn't it be good!”
And this is what I said to her

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released February 4, 2022
Words by Martyn Bailey
Music by Kingswood Music and Martyn Bailey
Guitars by Peter Steer

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