Everybody's A Star (Starmaker)

Written by: Ray Davies

Published by: Davray Music Ltd.

Chord file

Lyrics:

I am a creator,
Inventor and innovator.
I observe the people,
The ordinary people
No matter what your occupation is
Everybody's in showbiz.
'Cos I'm a Star (gonna make you a star),
And I can make you a Star (gonna make you a star),
I believe that everybody's a celebrity,
And we've all got personality
And individuality.
We all read lines,
And we all act a part,
We all need a script
And an audience to play to.
No matter what you do,
Or who you are,
Everybody's a star.

I'm the magic maker,
I'm the image maker,
I'm the interior decorator.

I can take any man
I see standing in the road
And put rouge on his cheeks
And put some powder on his nose.
I'll teach him how to act,
I'll remould and reshape him.
I'll put him in a stage suit
And I'll teach him how to pose.
I can turn the most ordinary man in the world into a star.
I'm a starmaker (gonna make you a star),
Yes, I'm gonna make you a star (gonna make you a star)
No matter how dull or simple you are
Everybody's a star.

I'm the magic maker,
I'm the image maker,
I can make or break you.
l'm a star maker (gonna make you a star)
Yes, I'm gonna make you a star (gonna make you a star),
Gonna make you a star,
'Cos everybody's a star.

This song can be found on the following releases:

stereo mix (2:57), recorded Aug 1974, additional overdubs done Oct 1974 at Konk Studios, Hornsey, London

mono mix, created for radio play, slightly sped up (2:57), recorded Aug 1974, additional overdubs done Oct 1974 at Konk Studios, Hornsey, London

mono mix, shorter edit created for radio play, slightly sped up (2:14), recorded Aug 1974, additional overdubs done Oct 1974 at Konk Studios, Hornsey, London

stereo mix, as "Tähtinen (Tähtinän On Kuka Vaan)" by Moog Konttinen, recorded 1994

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