Superstar Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Long ago, and oh, so far away
I fell in love with you before the second show
Your guitar, it sounds so sweet and clear
But you're not really here, it's just the radio

[Chorus]
Don't you remember, you told me you loved me baby?
You said you'd be coming back this way again, baby
Baby, baby, baby, baby, oh baby
I love you, I really do

[Verse 2]
Loneliness is a such a sad affair
And I can hardly wait to be with you again
What to say, to make you come again? (Ooh, baby)
Come back to me again (Oo, baby)
And play your sad guitar

[Chorus]
Don't you remember, you told me you loved me baby?
You said you'd be coming back this way again, baby
Baby, baby, baby, baby, oh baby
I love you, I really do
Don't you remember, you told me you loved me baby?
You said you'd be coming back this way again, baby
Baby, baby, baby, baby, oh baby
I love you, I really do

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Genius Annotation

Originally recorded by Delaney & Bonnie (the latter of whom wrote the song with Leon Russell), this song about a groupie who fell in love with a rockstar attracted Richard Carpenter’s attention through a Bette Midler version on television. It became the most proeminent version of “Superstar”, inspiring covers by Luther Vandross and Sonic Youth, among others.

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