Stardust - song discussion

[dcdeb]

I often find that 'our'(MFC) lyrics are more precise than what you can read in the album booklet, so your work won't be in vain and is most appreciated.

I actually decided not to listen to these sound clips anymore, Two listens were enough, now I want to hear them in full.

 

Thanks, Suzie -- you can tell that lyrics bring out the OCD in me, can't you?

I can't stop listening!

 

That's exactly how I felt/what I did when Step With Me came on.

 

I'm starting to like this song more and more. Not that I hated it, I just liked it, but now it's growing on me, especially after watching the track by track video.

 

I forgot there was a track by track for this now!

 

*goes back and relistens*

 

I could be staring at somebody new

But stuck in my head is a picture of you

You were the thunder I was the rain

I want to know if I'll see you again

see you again

see you again

 

Want you to know what you mean to me

What would take take you to see...

 

*sigh*

[DareToBeGolden]

I am absolutely in LOVE with this song! I've had it stuck in my head since i first listened to it i geniunely think that this is going to be my favourite song on the whole album...i just love it so damn much! Thankyou mika!!!

[Gatagordinha]

Like this one a lot, it's really grown on me. Great euphoric dance sound that manages not to sound dated (unlike Overrated).

[suzie]

Thanks, Suzie -- you can tell that lyrics bring out the OCD in me, can't you?

I can't stop listening!

 

 

I don't know if it is OCD or not but I often get taken away by the forum, too, if there is something really interesting - mainly new songs to discuss..etc.

Now I am deliberately trying to keep away I really need to focus on somehting else now. You can tell my attempts are not working though

[kasia87]

Thoroughly obsessed with this song after the three second preview.

 

My friend told me when he heard this one he just imagines Mika throwing glitter in people's faces. hahah!!! I can see it too!

 

It's pop-py and just sounds like SO much fun!!! Had it stuck in my head today at work just from the preview.

[Deejay]

Anyone know the lyrics to this part?

 

Honey all that stardust rushing by (?)

And all the little things we leave behind

But even better of the things I do (?)

Is a little bit of me

And a little bit of you

 

They're a little hard to decipher..

[Christine]

Anyone know the lyrics to this part?

 

This is what I hear:

 

Funny how the time goes rushing by

And all the little things we leave behind

But even then in everything I do

Is a little bit of me

And a little bit of you

[dcdeb]

I could be staring

At somebody new

But stuck in my head

Is a picture of you

 

You were the thunder

I was the rain

I wanna know

If I'll see you again

 

I said I love you

You said good-bye

Everything changes

In the blink of an eye

 

It's been a while

I still carry the flame

I wanna know

Will I see you again

 

See you again

See you again

 

Want you to know

What you mean to me

What would take

Take you to see

 

I could put a little stardust in your eyes

Put a little sunshine in your life

Give me a little hope you'll feel the same

And I wanna know will I see you again

Will I see you again

 

I feel like a fool

'Cause you're not even there

I'm writing this song

And you don't even care

Throw me a lifeline

Open the door

And pick up my heart

that you left on the floor

 

On the floor

On the floor

 

I want you to know

What you mean to me

What would it take

Take you to see

 

I could put a little stardust in your eyes

Put a little sunshine in your life

Give me a little hope you'll feel the same

And I wanna know will I see you again

Will I see you again

 

Funny, how the time goes rushing by

And all the little things we leave behind

But even then in everything I do

Is a little bit of me

And a little bit of you

 

When will I see you again

When will I see you again

When will I see you again

When will I see you again

 

I could put a little stardust in your eyes

Put a little sunshine in your life

Give me a little hope you'll feel the same

And I wanna know will I see you again

Will I see you again

 

I could put a little stardust in your eyes

Put a little sunshine in your life

Give me a little hope you'll feel the same

And I wanna know will I see you again

Will I see you again

 

Funny, how the time goes rushing by

And all the little things we leave behind

But even then in everything I do

Is a little bit of me

And a little bit of you

 

When will I see you again

When will I see you again

When will I see you again

Edited September 16, 2012 by dcdeb

[krysady]

Thank you,Deb! I could never understand the lyrics by myself

[mikahepburn]

When will I see you again... I absolutely love that part

[GlitterDreams]

I love this song! I can't wait to listen to the full version! I'm getting through a situation were this song comes perfectly :3

[basicamenteyo]

Mika: "Ill put stardust in your eyes,when will I see you again?"

 

Dear Mika,if you put any kind of dust in my eyes,youre not gonna see me again.

 

Tell me that this is a sort of English expression,cause if not.... oh well... I dont think that putting dust in eyes is romantic...but who knows,Mika is odd and maybe he likes it

[suzie]

@basicamenteyo

 

Idiom:

have stardust in (one's) eyes

To be uncritically or unrealistically optimistic.

[Christine]

Tell me that this is a sort of English expression,cause if not.... oh well... I dont think that putting dust in eyes is romantic...but who knows,Mika is odd and maybe he likes it

 

Of course it's not literal. Where would one get dust from a star?

 

I've actually never heard the idiom that Suzie posted although it makes sense. I just assumed he meant stardust = magic. Like the pixie dust you see coming out of Tinkerbell's wand.

[nas]

Of course it's not literal. Where would one get dust from a star?

 

I've actually never heard the idiom that Suzie posted although it makes sense. I just assumed he meant stardust = magic. Like the pixie dust you see coming out of Tinkerbell's wand.

 

weeellll...i can think of 2 places: one's self and the dust in your house..

 

http://physicsandphysicists.blogspot.com/2009/09/how-much-of-human-body-is-made-up-of.html

 

:naughty:

[suzie]

Of course it's not literal. Where would one get dust from a star?

 

I've actually never heard the idiom that Suzie posted although it makes sense. I just assumed he meant stardust = magic. Like the pixie dust you see coming out of Tinkerbell's wand.

 

Actually, there is something really gay about this word.

Last week I re-watched The Birdcage again on tv and I remember Albert talking about sprinkiling stardust during his performance... I can't recall the exact phrase and also, it was a dubbed version but it reminded me of Mika's song right away

[tiibet]

There is a very popular Finnish song called Stardust (but in Finnish of course) so the expression felt familiar The Finnish song tells about extremely happy people, a young couple in love having stardust in their hair, a mother with a baby stardust in her eyes...

[Christine]

weeellll...i can think of 2 places: one's self and the dust in your house..

 

http://physicsandphysicists.blogspot.com/2009/09/how-much-of-human-body-is-made-up-of.html

 

:naughty:

 

That's not very poetic.

[basicamenteyo]

Thank you very much you all. I was sure it must be a sort of an idiom cause it made no sense. My doubt was more about the "in your eyes" than about the sort of dust. Its like the "heart on my sleeve" sentence. Since it has nothing to do with the Spanish expression it kinda surprises me. So it means something like "Im gonna amaze you",right?? Step by step Ill learn this language

[dcdeb]

Thank you very much you all. I was sure it must be a sort of an idiom cause it made no sense. My doubt was more about the "in your eyes" than about the sort of dust. Its like the "heart on my sleeve" sentence. Since it has nothing to do with the Spanish expression it kinda surprises me. So it means something like "Im gonna amaze you",right?? Step by step Ill learn this language

 

English is a funny old language, isn't it?

 

Still, I'm surprised you took the phrase so literally -- seems like it would be easily understood in any language, conveying the idea of something ephemeral and magical. Like Christine said, like the pixie dust from Tinker Bell's wand.

 

Anyhow, just FYI, Stardust is used a lot in popular culture, I think. I know it's also the name of a novel by Neil Gaiman, who also wrote Coraline, among many other works. But more relevantly, I think, it's the title of an old, old, old song that's been covered by nearly everyone from Frank Sinatra to Willie Nelson to Rod Stewart. Have you never heard it?

 

The lyrics (in part) go something like:

 

Sometimes I wonder why I spend

The lonely night dreaming of a song

The melody haunts my reverie

And I am once again with you

When our love was new

And each kiss an inspiration

But that was long ago

Now my consolation

Is in the stardust of a song

 

[YOUTUBE]cINpA4sSzu0[/YOUTUBE]

[Christine]

I want to be married to Michael Bublé just so he can sing me to sleep every night. And the clarinet player can come live with us too.

[basicamenteyo]

English is a funny old language, isn't it?

 

Still, I'm surprised you took the phrase so literally -- seems like it would be easily understood in any language, conveying the idea of something ephemeral and magical. Like Christine said, like the pixie dust from Tinker Bell's wand.

 

Anyhow, just FYI, Stardust is used a lot in popular culture, I think. I know it's also the name of a novel by Neil Gaiman, who also wrote Coraline, among many other works. But more relevantly, I think, it's the title of an old, old, old song that's been covered by nearly everyone from Frank Sinatra to Willie Nelson to Rod Stewart. Have you never heard it?

 

The lyrics (in part) go something like:

 

Sometimes I wonder why I spend

The lonely night dreaming of a song

The melody haunts my reverie

And I am once again with you

When our love was new

And each kiss an inspiration

But that was long ago

Now my consolation

Is in the stardust of a song

 

[YOUTUBE]cINpA4sSzu0[/YOUTUBE]

 

Oh well, let´s see... I was just kidding a bit. I knew it must be something like magic but that expression has no sense at all in Spanish. Reading all your explanations, the only thing that could be similar to that is "polvos mágicos". That´s what the little fairy in Peter Pan needed to fly (sorry, I watched the Spanish version and there she´s called "Campanilla" something like little bell, and I have no idea how you English call her). And that, in English would be Magic dust... nothing to do with Stars but with magic. But still, that magic dust is just to make magic, not to amaze anyone, so, no, we have no expression like that in Spanish...

 

And no, I never saw that vid before, thank you!!!!

[mandilambi]

I want to be married to Michael Bublé just so he can sing me to sleep every night. And the clarinet player can come live with us too.

 

*giggles*

[GlitterDreams]

I though he ment like make someone's eyes shinny like when someone is in love cause stardust must be shiny like fairy dust like you guys were saying

[mandilambi]

This song is perfection in my eyes. I absolutely adore how the song builds up into this great, heart-pupping anthem (right before the "I feel like a fool" section). In love.

 

<3!!!