Bad Company - 'Shooting Star' (official audio)

Johnny was a schoolboy when
He heard his first Beatle song,
'Love me do,' I think it was.
From there it didn't take him long.
Got himself a guitar,
Used to play every night,
Now he's in a rock 'n' roll outfit,

And everything's all right, don't you know?

Johnny told his mama, hey,
'Mama, I'm goin' away.
I'm gonna hit the big
time, gonna be a big
Star someday', Yeah.
Mama came to the door with
A teardrop in her eye.
Johnny said, 'Don't cry,
Mama, smile and wave good-bye'.

Don't you know, yeah yeah,
Don't you know that you are a shooting star,
Don't you know, don't you know.
Don't you know that you are a shooting star,
And all the world will love you just as long,
As long as you are.

Johnny made a record,
Went straight up to number one,
Suddenly everyone loved
To hear him sing the song.
Watching the world go by,
Surprising it goes so fast.
Johnny looked around him and said,
'Well, I made the big time at last'.

Don't you know, don't you know,
Don't you know that you are
a shooting star,
Don't you know, oh, yeah,
Don't you know that you are
a shooting star, yeah,
And all the world will love you just as long,
As long as you are, a shooting star.

Don't you know that you are
A shooting star,
Don't you know, yeah,
Don't you know that you are
A shooting star, now,
And all the world will love you just as long,
As long you are you.

Johnny died one night, died in his bed,
Bottle of whiskey,
sleeping tablets by his head.
Johnny's life passed him by like a
warm summer day,
If you listen to the wind
You can still hear him play

Oh oh oh, Don't you know
That you are a shooting star,
Don't you know, yeah, don't you know',
Don't you know that
you are a shooting star,
Don't you know, yeah,
Don't you know
That you are a shooting star,
Don't you, don't you,
don't you, don't you,
Don't you know, don't you
know, oh, yeah, you are,
Yeah, a shooting star, yeah, oh
oh oh oh oh...
Don't you, don't you know
that you are a shooting star,
Don't you don't you know...

Bad Company: ένα από τα σημαντικότερα Βρετανικά (και όχι μόνο) rock / hard rock συγκροτήματα. Σχηματίσθηκε το μακρινό 1973 και συνεχίζει (με... διαλείμματα) μέχρι τις ημέρες μας.

Έχει κυκλοφορήσει μία... ενδεκάδα full length albums (όλα στην... προηγούμενη χιλιετία!) και επτά "ζωντανά" ηχογραφημένους δίσκους συν ισάριθμες συλλογές. Ο δίσκος "Straight Shooter" ήταν ο δεύτερος των Bad Company και κυκλοφόρησε την άνοιξη του 1975.

Το τραγούδι "Shooting Star" (το τελευταίο της πρώτης πλευράς του βινυλίου) -που έγινε από τις μεγαλύτερες επιτυχίες του Βρετανικού σχήματος- φέρει την υπογραφή του Paul Rodgers...