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<div>{{Songbox |<br />
| Name = Starlight<br />
| Album = {{drop<br />
|[[Black Holes and Revelations (album)|Black Holes and Revelations]] <small>(2)</small>, [[Starlight (single)|Starlight]] <small>(1)</small><br />
|[[H.A.A.R.P. (live)|H.A.A.R.P.]] <small>CD (8), DVD (11)</small><br />
}}<br />
| Length = 3:59<br />
| AltTitles = -<br />
| First = [[One Big Weekend 2006 (gig)|13th May 2006]]<br />
| Latest = -<br />
| Recorded = New York Avatar/Electric Lady studios - 2005<br />
| Writer = [[Matthew Bellamy]]<br />
| Producer = [[Rich Costey]]<br />
| Chart position = 5 <small>(AU)</small>, 13 <small>(UK)</small><ref>[http://invictus.softmeg.com/forums.php?m=posts&q=17724 Muselive.com - Starlight reaches #13 20060911]</ref> <small>(UK download chart)</small>, 7 <small>(UK physical)</small><ref>[http://invictus.softmeg.com/forums.php?m=posts&p=501161#501161 Starlight #7 on physical copies - Muselive.com 20060912]</ref>, 1 <small>(NME)</small><br />
}}<br />
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==Description==<br />
First described as "a souped-up cousin of the Strokes' '12:51'",<ref>{{cite/nme20060315}}</ref> according to [[Christopher Wolstenholme|Wolstenholme]], "Starlight" is "kind of a love song about missing someone, friends, family, someone you love".<ref>{{cite<br />
|title=Muse Get Stuck At Sea — Without Unicorns — In 'Starlight' Clip <br />
|desc=Video review<br />
|date=2006-09-08<br />
|auth=Corey Moss<br />
|doc=Muse Get Stuck At Sea — Without Unicorns — In 'Starlight' Clip (20061003 VH1 article)<br />
|type=int<br />
}}</ref> It is in the key of B major. <br />
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==Additional information==<br />
As with several other the songs on ''[[Black Holes and Revelations (album)|Black Holes and Revelations]]'', Starlight was written before the [[Gigs, 2003-2005#2005|2005 tour]] in the USA:{{quote|text=Starlight was written in the practice studio at the end of 2004. It was a simple idea, stemming from a piano impro. We wanted to keep it as simple as possible, and that was very difficult to do. Starlight had to be spontaneous, unleashing an energy that was difficult to capture. It’s influenced by [[The Strokes]], on a drumbeat and basic bass lines. Its structure is simple, and its melodies are catchy. There’s a pop element in each of our albums, a simple bit, very melodic, like "[[Time is Running Out (song)|Time Is Running Out]]" on ''[[Absolution (album)|Absolution]]''. Today, Starlight is that one.|name=Christopher Wolstenholme|name2=Wolstenholme|ref=<ref>{{cite/rm200605}}</ref>}}Starlight is played for Edmontonians of Alberta, Canada on Sonic 102.9, as well as being the opening music for the Euro 2008 Football Qualifiers coverage on Sky Sports in the UK. In Scandinavia, the song is used in the commercial of the television channel Viasat.<br />
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The clapping at the beginning of "Starlight" can be written as "— ·· — ···" in Morse code, which spells out "TITS". However, this is probably a coincidence. <br />
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The lyric "of the people who care if I live or die" carries a strong similarity to a lyric in The Smiths song "Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now". Morrissey sings "...why do I give valuable time/to people who don't care if I live or die? As Muse has covered The Smiths previously this lyric appears to be an homage to The Smiths. <br />
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===Live===<br />
"Starlight" is played in B flat major live, instead of the recorded B. Starting sometime during the latter half of 2006, Bellamy started a routine of asking the people in a certain area, usually the back or top, how they are doing and dedicating "Starlight" to them. During the Resistance tour, Matt usually plays a short Spanish guitar riff before the song.<br />
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==Alternate versions==<br />
An [[Track catalogue R-Z#Starlight|alternative mix of "Starlight"]], known as the "New Mix, "Radio Mix" or "Radio Version" was distributed on promotional media only.<ref>{{cite<br />
|title=Starlight (New Mix) <br />
|desc=muselive.com forums post<br />
|date=2006-09-02<br />
|fetch=2008-07-15<br />
|url=http://www.muselive.com/forums.php?m=posts&q=17238<br />
|dom=muselive.com<br />
|type=ext<br />
}}</ref> This version was presumably created to give the song a sound more suitable for radio broadcast.<br />
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==Lyrics==<br />
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{{lyrics<br />
|Far away<br />
This ship has taken me far away<br />
Far away from the memories<br />
Of the people who care if I live or die<br />
<br />
Starlight<br />
I will be chasing a starlight<br />
Until the end of my life<br />
I don't know if it's worth it anymore<br />
<br />
Hold you in my arms<br />
I just wanted to hold<br />
You in my arms<br />
<br />
My life<br />
You electrify my life<br />
Lets conspire to ignite<br />
All the souls that would die just to feel alive<br />
<br />
I'll never let you go<br />
If you promise not to fade away<br />
Never fade away<br />
<br />
Our hopes and expectations<br />
Black holes and revelations<br />
Our hopes and expectations<br />
Black holes and revelations<br />
<br />
Hold you in my arms<br />
I just wanted to hold<br />
You in my arms<br />
<br />
Far away<br />
The ship has taken me far away<br />
Far away from the memories<br />
Of the people who care if I live or die<br />
<br />
And I'll never let you go<br />
If you promise not to fade away<br />
Never fade away<br />
<br />
Our hopes and expectations<br />
Black holes and revelations, yeah<br />
Our hopes and expectations<br />
Black holes and revelations<br />
<br />
Hold you in my arms<br />
I just wanted to hold<br />
You in my arms<br />
I just wanted to hold<br />
}}<br />
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===Live alternative===<br />
During some live performances, Bellamy alters the chorus to:<br />
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{{lyrics<br />
|Our hopes and expectations<br />
Black holes and revelations<br />
Our trials and tribulations<br />
Black holes and revelations<br />
}}<br />
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==References==<br />
<references/><br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Starlight (video)|Starlight video]]<br />
*[[Starlight (screensaver)|Starlight screensaver]]<br />
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<div>{{Songbox |<br />
| Name = Hoodoo<br />
| Album =<br />
{{drop<br />
|[[Black Holes and Revelations (album)|Black Holes and Revelations]] <small>(10)</small><br />
|[[H.A.A.R.P. (live)|H.A.A.R.P.]] <small>DVD (7)</small><br />
}}<br />
| Length = 3:43<br />
| AltTitles = Nina<br />
| First = [[Bilbao Bizkaia Arena 2006 (gig)|24th October 2006]]<br />
| Latest = [[New York City Madison Square Garden 2007 (gig)|6th August 2007]]<br />
| Writer = [[Matthew Bellamy]]<br />
| Producer = [[Rich Costey]]<br />
| Chart position = -<br />
}}<br />
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==Description==<br />
A quiet song, consisting of Spanish-esque electric guitar and a romantic piano section.<br /><br /> The romantic piano bears a resemblance to the piano part in Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovksy's <i>Piano Concerto #1, Op. 23 - 1. Allegro Non Troppo E Molto Maestoso</i> at time [0:11]. The beginning of Hoodoo consists of only an almost whisper soft Bellamy and the Spanish-esque guitar, which is almost entirely arrhythmical until [1:13] when strings and drums join and the song builds tension and dynamics until [1:44] when the song becomes an epic fortissimo with the entrance of romantic piano, Bellamy's passionate high chest-voice vocals, and the addition of homophonic arpeggio string parts at [2:36]. At [3:00] it reverts back to the mezzo-piano original section featuring a soft sung Bellamy and the guitar.<br />
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==Additional information==<br />
This song was originally entirely piano based, and was part of a set of very classical-sounding songs but Bellamy felt that the original piano-based piano intro and outro were too posh sounding, and so it was later adapted for [[Black Holes and Revelations (album)|Black Holes and Revelations]]. The track was recorded in two sections, one consisting of guitar and vocals, and the second consisting of piano, bass and drums, together with strings arrangement. The production was done in two stages. The majority of the song was produced in Avatar studio, while the intro, outro and strings were produced in Italy.<ref>{{cite/eq200703}}</ref><br /><br />
The lyrics were voted "Lyric of the Decade" in 2009 by readers of Q Magazine. <br />
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====Live====<br />
The beginning of the 2006 European tour marked the first performance of Hoodoo in in its piano form, played with Bellamy on the piano, Nicholls on bass and Wolstenholme on guitar.<ref name="mub20061025"><br />
{{cite<br />
|desc=Muse forum post<br />
|date=2006-10-25<br />
|auth=susurr0<br />
|pub=Official Muse forum<br />
|url=http://board.muse.mu/showpost.php?p=2290250&postcount=26<br />
|dom=board.muse.mu<br />
|type=ext<br />
}}</ref><ref name="ml20061025"><br />
{{cite<br />
|desc=Muselive thread<br />
|date=2006-10-25<br />
|auth=colin88<br />
|pub=Muselive<br />
|url=http://muselive.com/forums.php?m=posts&q=18870<br />
|dom=muselive.com<br />
|type=ext<br />
}}</ref><ref>Performance Footage--2006-10-25--dammitjanetILY -- [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJZq69dUTeY&feature=related (Youtube)]</ref><br />
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On some occasions, the second chord of the verses are replaced by an inverted D flat major chord, instead of F minor. This was a good indicator of [[Apocalypse Please (song)|Apocalypse Please]] being played later in the set, possibly after a break.<br />
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==Lyrics==<br />
<pre>Come into my life<br />
Regress into a dream<br />
We will hide<br />
And build a new reality<br />
<br />
Draw another picture<br />
Of the life you could've had<br />
Follow your instincts<br />
And choose the other path<br />
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You should never be afraid<br />
You're protected<br />
From trouble and pain<br />
Why, why<br />
Is this a crisis<br />
In your eyes again?<br />
<br />
Come to be<br />
How did it come to be?<br />
Tied to a railroad<br />
No love to set us free<br />
Watch our souls fade away<br />
And our bodies crumbling<br />
Don't be afraid<br />
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I will take the blow for you<br />
<br />
And I've had recurring nightmares<br />
That I was loved for who I am<br />
And missed the opportunity<br />
To be a better man</pre><br />
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==References==<br />
<references/><br />
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