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
Starmaker/Ordinary People Apr 1975 USA RCA Victor PB 10251 7" vinyl single, 45 RPM
(The Kinks Present) A Soap Opera 25 Apr, 1975 USA RCA Victor LPL1-5081 12" vinyl LP (album), 33 1/3 RPM
Everybody's A Star (Starmaker)/Everybody's A Star (Starmaker) May 1975 USA RCA Victor JB 10251 7" vinyl single, 45 RPM
(The Kinks Present) A Soap Opera 16 May, 1975 UK RCA Victor SF 8411 12" vinyl LP (album), 33 1/3 RPM
(The Kinks Present) A Soap Opera 23 Jan, 1990 USA Rhino R2 70936 CD
(The Kinks Present) A Soap Opera 24 Nov, 1998 USA Konk/Velvel 63467-79723-2 CD
The Kinks' Greatest - Celluloid Heroes 25 Sep, 2001 USA Konk/Velvel/Koch VEL-CD-79734 CD
(The Kinks Present) A Soap Opera 11 Jan, 2005 USA Konk/Koch VEL-SC-79811 SACD (hybrid)
Greatest Hits 1970-1986 30 Oct, 2007 USA Konk/Velvel/Koch Records VEL-79822 3 CD set
The Essential Kinks 14 Oct 2014 USA RCA/Arista/Legacy (Sony Music) 88843066622 2 CD set

mono mix, created for radio play, slightly sped up (2:57), recorded Aug 1974, additional overdubs done Oct 1974 at Konk Studios, Hornsey, London
Everybody's A Star (Starmaker)/Everybody's A Star (Starmaker) May 1975 USA RCA Victor JB 10251 7" vinyl single, 45 RPM
(The Kinks Present) A Soap Opera 24 Nov, 1998 USA Konk/Velvel 63467-79723-2 CD
(The Kinks Present) A Soap Opera 11 Jan, 2005 USA Konk/Koch VEL-SC-79811 SACD (hybrid)

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
The Kinks' Greatest - Celluloid Heroes May 1976 USA RCA Victor APL1-1743 12" vinyl LP (album), 33 1/3 RPM
The Kinks' Greatest - Celluloid Heroes 25 Jun, 1976 UK RCA Victor RS 1059 12" vinyl LP (album), 33 1/3 RPM

stereo mix, as "Tähtinen (Tähtinän On Kuka Vaan)" by Moog Konttinen, recorded 1994
Saippuaooppera 1994 Finland Poko Rekords POKOCD 152 CD


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