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Starstruck by Rainbow

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Rainbow

Starstruck

Release date: 17th May 1976

From Rising
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About This Track

"Starstruck" is a track by Rainbow, from the album Rising, released 17th May 1976. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

Rainbow

Rainbow

Lyrics

Starstruck

[Verse 1]

If I'm high on a hill, she'll still been looking down at me

What does she see that brings her closer every day to my heart?

If I'm away from home and think I'm all alone

She's there, somewhere

I look around to see and looking back at me

She's there, beware!

[Pre-Chorus]

Creeping like a hungry cat

Seen it before, I know it can mean that

[Chorus]

The lady's starstruck, she's nothing but bad luck

The lady's starstruck, running after me

The lady's starstruck, she's nothing but bad luck

Yeah, yeah

[Verse 2]

I could fly to the moon, but she'd soon find a way to be there

I never knew for a while that a smile made 'em really care

She wants a souvenir, to everyone it's clear

She's hooked, with one look

She wants a photograph and everybody laughs

But not me, 'cause I see

[Pre-Chorus]

She's creeping like a hungry cat

I've seen it before, I know it can mean that

[Chorus]

The lady's starstruck, she's nothing but bad luck

The lady's starstruck, running after me

The lady's starstruck, she's nothing but bad luck

Oh, oh, oh-oh-oh

[Guitar Solo]

[Chorus]

Oh, my

The lady's starstruck, she's nothing but bad luck

The lady's starstruck, running after me, yeah

The lady's starstruck, she's nothing but bad luck

Yeah, yeah

[Verse 3]

It used to be a game, now I can't repeat my name at all

She seems to believe that I never can refuse a call

She wants a souvenir, to everyone it's clear

She's hooked, with one look

She wants a photograph and everybody laughs, hah!

But not me, 'cause I see

[Pre-Chorus]

She's creeping like a hungry cat

I've seen it before, I know it can mean that

[Chorus]

The lady's starstruck, she's nothing but bad luck

The lady's starstruck, running after me

The lady's starstruck, she's nothing but bad luck

Bad luck

The lady's starstruck, she's nothing but bad luck

The lady's starstruck running after me

The lady's starstruck, she's nothing but bad luck

Bad luck, bad luck, bad luck

[Outro]

And back of a tree

Looking back at me

Blind and off my stare

I've just got to beware

Lady's starstruck, yes, she's bad luck

Bad luck

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Track details

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1976
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Rising
Rising
Rainbow
21st June 1976
Release year
1976

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    Credits

    Production & Engineering

    Writer
    Ritchie Blackmore, Ronnie James Dio
    Producer
    Martin Birch
    Bass
    Jimmy Bain
    Drums
    Cozy Powell
    Guitar
    Ritchie Blackmore
    Keyboards
    Tony Carey
    Lead Vocals
    Ronnie James Dio
    Mixing Engineer
    Martin Birch
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