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Stars (Janis Ian Song)
"Stars" is the title track on the Stars (Janis Ian album), sixth studio album of American singer-songwriter Janis Ian. The song is a somber guitar ballad about the pitfalls, fleetingness, and consequences of fame. Nina Simone version Jazz and blues singer Nina Simone performed a modified version of "Stars" live at the 1976 Montreux Jazz Festival held in Montreux, Switzerland. Simone's version was played on the piano, included new lyrics, and had a more somber tone then that of Ian's, fitting the mental and financial struggles the artist was facing in the decline of her career. A recording of Simone's performance was preserved. Simone released another rendition of "Stars" in her live compilation album ''Let it Be Me'' (1987) and posthumously, the Montreux version, in ''Nina Simone: The Montreux Years'' (2021). Simone's Montreux cover version was played during the final moments of the season 3 finale of the Netflix Adult animation, adult cartoon ''BoJack Horseman''. Jen Chaney wro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janis Ian
Janis Ian (born Janis Eddy Fink; April 7, 1951) is an American singer-songwriter who was most commercially successful in the 1960s and 1970s. Her signature songs are the 1966/67 hit " Society's Child (Baby I've Been Thinking)" and the 1975 Top Ten single " At Seventeen", from her LP '' Between the Lines'', which in September 1975 reached no. 1 on the '' Billboard'' album chart. Born in Farmingdale, New Jersey, Ian entered the American folk music scene while still a teenager in the mid-1960s. Most active musically in that decade and the 1970s, she has continued recording into the 21st century. She has won two Grammy Awards, the first in 1975 for "At Seventeen" and the second in 2013 for Best Spoken Word Album, for her autobiography, ''Society's Child'', with a total of ten nominations in eight different categories. Ian is also a columnist and science fiction author. Early life Born in Farmingdale, New Jersey, Janis was raised on a farm, and attended East Orange High School in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
