The Carpenters: Superstar Meaning
Song Released: 1971
Superstar Lyrics
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
Don't you remember you told me
you loved me now baby
You said you'd...
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It was about John Lennon.
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Listen to the song! She is a groupie. It's all right there in these excerpts:
I fell in love with you, before the second show...
Don't you remember you told me you loved me baby, you said you'd be coming back this way again maybe."
Your guitar, it sounds so sweet and clear, but you're not really here, it's just the radio... -
The song is about a woman who falls in love with a singer on the radio. She feels his love songs are directed at her.
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This one is about a girl who falls in love with a guy before he becomes famous--he leaves off on his career, and she still love him, and wants him with her again, hence: "don't you remember you told me you love me baby."
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