Underworld - S T A R (

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'S T A R' Lyrics
S T A R
Each, Peach, Pear, Plum
I spy Tom Thumb
Tom Thumb in the wood
I spy Robin Hood
Robin Hood in the cellar
I spy Cinderella
Cinderella at the ball
I spy Henry Hall
Henry Hall in his house
I spy Mickey Mouse
Mickey Mouse in his cradle
I spy Betty Grable
Betty Grable is a star
S T A R
S T A R
S T A R
S T A R
S T A R
S T A R
S T A R
Each, Peach, Clean Shoes
I spy Tom Cruise
Tom Cruise in the bay
I spy Dr Dre
Dr Dre on the Towy
I -spy David Bowie
David Bowie in the ring
I spy Dr King
Dr King on the tele
I spy Mary Shelley
Mary Shelley in a drama
I spy Dalai Lama
Dalai Lama is a star
S T A R
S T A R
S T A R
S T A R
S T A R
S T A R
S T A R
Each, Peach, Cheek Bones
I spy Tom Jones
Tom Jones down in Peckham
I spy David Beckham
David Beckham on the train
I spy Michael Caine
Michael Caine in Vienna
I spy Ayrton Senna
Ayrton Senna on his step
I spy Johnny Depp
Johnny Depp in the dark
I=spy Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks is a star
S T A R
S T A R
S T A R
S T A R
S T A R
S T A R
S T A
Each, Peach, Red Car
I spy Lao Tzu
Lao Tzu long gone
I spy Barry John
Barry John with his shirt on
I spy Richard Burton
Richard Burton with a book
I spy Captain Hook
Captain Hook with a chalice
I spy Calvin Harris
Calvin Harris interstellar
I spy Helen Keller
Helen Keller is a star
S T A R
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S T A R
S T A R
S T A R
S T A R
S T A
Each, Peach, Tinfoil
I spy Danny Boyle
Danny Boyle made my summer
I spy Joe Strummer
Joe Strummer up in heaven
I spy Nye Bevan
Nye Bevan at the top
I spy Iggy Pop
Iggy Pop at the wheel
I spy John Peel
John Peel double decker
I spy Sally Becker
Sally Becker is a star
S T A R
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About 'S T A R'
Take a rhyme that’s so familiar it’s almost become a part of our DNA coding and evolve it into something strange and inspiring - a celebration of life, and of lives, and of the good and the truly great. The birth of the DRIFT Game. Now go make your own list.
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By the end of the DRIFT series, more new music and film will have been released by Underworld in its one-year duration than in the last fifteen years.
Underworld have announced details of DRIFT Series 1, that concludes on 1st November 2019 with a collection of new material released as a box set/LP/CD/DL and on streaming services. The box set features 7 CDs, a Blu-ray and an eighty page full colour book.
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ABOUT UNDERWORLD
Underworld are a true one-off - at home headlining the world’s biggest festivals and events, playing underground techno clubs and warehouses, sound-tracking theatre productions or taking over art galleries, disused shoe shops and Japanese department stores.
See more of Underworld's live experience here: • Underworld Live
Having cemented their place in the ’90s underground techno scene, the group’s definitive breakthrough came in 1996 when their timeless anthem ‘Born Slippy (Nuxx)’ became the soundtrack of a generation after it was featured in the film Trainspotting. The success of that single catapulted the band from the underground into the heart of the mainstream.
The following two decades saw them build on that success while never compromising; selling millions of albums, performing countless sold-out shows, providing scores to productions by Academy Award winning directors Anthony Minghella and Danny Boyle, exhibiting in galleries, and sound-tracking the Opening Ceremony to the London 2012 Olympic Games.
The critical and commercial success of the band’s Grammy nominated 2016 album ‘Barbara Barbara, we face a shining future’ saw them headline stages at Coachella, Glastonbury and Summer Sonic.
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[@leevkop8229]

heard this live today in Amsterdam, it went so insanely hard

[@lukeryan1978]

I heard it in Berlin, it was the song of the night, stunningly good and so hard.

[@mx_lei]

Chord change at 2.07 does it for me. Unmistakably Underworld.

[@ultradave]

Helen Keller is a S T A R... and those floating synths. This is why I love these guys!!!

[@Thesp88]

Man , it made me drift away

[@davidsanderson2960]

Id say it was the swirling synths just after which is trademark Underworld

[@timcoffey5927]

I missed this banger -had it on repeat on a trip thru Australia

[@GiannisDrakos1]

Come on Internet, this deserves to be HUUUGE💯

[@ernestolombardo5811]

How the hell does a band remain so consistently inspired and vital for such a long time? It's all in their creative process. Even when they get it wrong (a rare occurrence), they get it worng exactly right, if that makes any sense.

[@soylentgreen6727]

Ernesto Lombardo You beat me to it, I totally agree.

[@benwilliams5760]

Hahaha. They even get wrong right. It's somehow very true. They can do what they bloody like in my eyes (and they often do). They've earnt it.

[@PlasticDemons]

I've just taken delivery of the entire Drift project and I'd avoided listening to any of it before getting it completely, as I was listening through my thoughts were how do they manage to create so many tracks just in one year, and for them all just about to be different but relevant and new at the same time, whilst also being comfortably familiar and laced with some massive future classics. To do that after a career that's already spanned 25 years is amazing, after listening to the first five CD's in the set I couldn't say that there weren't any tracks that I didn't like.

[@DodderingOldMan]

Ha, I get what you mean, although I personally wouldn't use the word 'wrong'. I'd say that even with the small percentage of their tracks that I don't love, I still respect and admire their musicality. But yeah, for my money there is not group that has been so consistent over decades. I mean, I'm possibly biased, as I rate Underworld as easily... EASILY the greatest band of the modern era.

[@KuntaKinteToby]

Underworld has never got it wrong, there are just some songs I don't like that much, compared to the majority of their archive, which I like an extremely high amount.

[@ttak82]

y'all, the incremental layers of sound are awesome !!

[@TheSoundrookie]

First listen: WTF? Second listen: This is kinda interesting. Third listen: I fucking love this. Conclusion: This growns on you - Keep listening.

[@jessequinton4379]

At the exact instant I read 'This growns on you' Karl was singing 'Cindereller at the ball' grown crown found gwaan

[@jessequinton4379]

Lime chime grime time

[@jessequinton4379]

Four is a perfectly reasonable measure upon itself

[@jessequinton4379]

Also within our souls

[@jessequinton4379]

'And also with you' - Chloe Waller-Bridge

[@nullmistress]

Epic from accent to pads entrance from fragile tension visual to organic groove

[@nullmistress]

Wayne Holmes, 42

[@marklar5334]

This is cool! I was late the the party, but Barbara Barbara Barbara got me back into the amazing UNDERWORLD. Now I get to check out all the Drifts too.

[@theeAnteePop]

Yessss! Underworld never gets old! Fan since 96!

[@Khaburzania]

They made the final scene of Trainspotting and it was in 96

[@soylentgreen6727]

Marcy 1996 here too! Are you me ? Haha You know somethings important when you remember the time.

[@SonohitoSusumu]

Since 2019.Masterpieces doesn’t get old.And this music won’t too.

[@anette0ttferrara725]

Aaaaaaaa

[@anette0ttferrara725]

@@Khaburzania a

[@farley333]

"John Peel double decker" is my favorite line for some unknown reason.

[@nym5qu17]

the editing for this video is spot on with the vibe

[@rbdriftin]

You guys have been going since the 90s and are just as energetic and creative as you've ever been. Amazing.

[@tomasford]

Wow, Drift has been gettting better and better and this is the crowning achievement for me. So casually mindbending. Awesome.

[@ゆうと-c1h]

めちゃめちゃシュールでcoolですね… 個人的にはライブverもloveです！！

[@franciss2529]

Love the primal drum groove, especially during the break and the lyrics which flow percussively alongside it. A damn great track. Even the video is cool af.

[@pabloplato]

Dirty --> Dirty Epic REZ --> Cowgirl Second Hand --> Thing In A Book Surfboy --> Dark & Long (Spoon Deep) Born Slippy (NUXX) --> Deep Arch Tin There --> Pearls Girl (Tin There) Rowla --> Cherry Pie Mo Move --> Ansum --> Little Speaker and now Lenny Penne - S T A R love that we've been treated to so many flip sides of the same coins through the years, keep it up boys!

[@sweetwheatsy]

So good, great observations, Lenny Penne was always a weird classic for me, even though it's quite unconventional, but man. I assume you've heard since you're well versed, but their live rendition of it into the track Bamboo is also fantastic.

[@anette0ttferrara725]

@@sweetwheatsy p000, 0,00,0,0,j

[@sweetwheatsy]

@@anette0ttferrara725 Preach

[@DodderingOldMan]

I just randomly heard Lenny Penne for the first time, and I thought, 'Wow, this sounds like S T A R in some ways', and then I remembered reading this comment ages ago and making a mental note to listen to Lenny Penne. Clearly that mental note wasn't enough of a reminder :P

[@chrisfillman6335]

Love the classic underworld pads

[@vgmandstuff1381]

That pad is just what I expect from top Underworld tunes. Well done.

[@haribo687]

Cant stop listening to this! Catchy as hell!

[@leonardolaleonardo4924]

Sydney Opera house night 2, June 1, 2024-huge!!!!!!!!!

[@bearcagela]

Wow! this is better than I expected.

[@nielsblume]

Wow... once those chords hit it is blissful.

[@blackcatunderwater1446]

Hair raising

[@branstonpickle9055]

Bit Kraftwerk-esque! Love it!

[@sisiam3268]

Was thinking same..ich nee san chee...Numbers!

[@kieranpatrick1182]

Yet again Underworld gift us One big waaaaaaave of hyperconsciousness gargantua from there hideout far faaaaaar beyond our oort cloud🤴👌

[@Unknwn87FL]

Epic!!! Underworld still got it!!

[@chriscole7056]

Sta. Sta. Sta. Sta ....i love that little voice .

[@orangevideo]

Somehow, The Second Toughest In The Infants’ just projected it’s everlasting sonic powers into 2019, amazing as expected, uplifting as always, lemme get on my old sneakers, it’s time to bounce bounce bounce bounce

[@RichardSmith_ZA]

Bloody Brilliant ...Ess Tee Ay Arrr

[@EFoley07]

Joe Strummer up in heaven. ♥

[@mcguigan54]

In lesser hands this could have been dull......but it’s not....it’s brilliant!

[@ラフ-n1q]

Underworld的、記号論。最高。

[@golderjames]

Nothing short of brilliant

[@eldrenajeprofundo]

A Mix of: -Daft Punk - Teachers (Kind of Lyrics) -Daft Punk - Technologic (Kind of Singing) -Underworld - Bells & Circles (Kind of Instrumental) -Safri Duo - Played-A-Live (Epic moment 1:55)

[@sergiobecerril1119]

-kraftwerk - numbers (rythm)

[@leave-trace]

Too short! Where's the 9min mix?

[@SerialThriller88]

where's 10 hours mix i'd say

[@randeldavisredforestchines7752]

Man this is so odd but wonderful......catchy as sin.....I think you have to listen to the whole song though. Love the transitions !!!!!

[@chriscole7056]

Man their so inovative

[@djhillfinger]

One of their best, wow

[@danieldiel8770]

The Drums are Cool and the Vocales Tip Top !!!Fan sinces 1999 :-)

[@nyugiboy]

Happy U. Fan anniversary

[@djhillfinger]

You know its a good tune when you have six music turned down low but your ears or brain can still pick this up, "whats that?" Turn radio up now!!!

[@renatobiao4131]

A class on how to build a cathedral with few bricks. Absolutely fabulous!!! Greetings from Brazil.

[@iamYork_]

This is the underworld I remember... "Dubnobasswitmyheadman" was my religion in the 90s...

[@oliversmith8450]

Big up the don in the sun glasses flying the kite

[@НаильУмаров-ы2и]

Best track from Drift.

[@mikedenby6771]

In a couple of hours time I'm going to see Underworld live for the first time in my life at the warehouse project in Manchester. Well excited!

[@mikedenby6771]

They played this :-)

[@djhillfinger]

@@mikedenby6771 Im going to Wembley tomorrow, Got a t shirt with Rick Smith is a star, karl hyde is a star written on the back

[@mikedenby6771]

@@djhillfinger Awesome mate, great idea! You won't be disappointed if last night is anything to go off; was epic.. and Underworld fans really are the nicest bunch of people I've met at a gig :-)

[@2000-n5u]

👍from japan💗

[@grabsch73]

Very Underworld, love this track!

[@人人人-e6q]

大好きです 最高です リスペクト！

[@googlethis313]

💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽... I was dragged by a huge kite once...back to dancing 💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽....just thought I’d share...💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽.... AND LETS PLAY THAT AGAIN SAM!!! ❤️, A Dorothy In Kansas A Freak In Red Mary Janes

[@lisagoddard8255]

Luverly boys. Bin here since the beginning and still lovin it. And as a dedicated kite flyer...aaahh, made me so happy. Live forever. And yes... where is the (at least) 6min.version???

[@harlequin6338]

They never fail. Brilliant!

[@seannyoh1]

How would it feel to be mentioned in this? What an honour!

[@venancio20091]

One of the best!!

[@quokka1349]

最初縮めた釣竿持って何してんだろ、これまたシュールだなーと思って見入ってしまったw 凧を操るのってこんなに面白いんだな

[@TheCONTAX139]

凧揚げ面白い。自分でタコ作るの面白い

[@dorsetyid1969]

Drift is up there with the best things they’ve ever done

[@SFH_Stuff]

Amazing

[@djhillfinger]

Tell you what, My six year old loves this, has it on repeat

[@benwilliams5760]

She's definitely going to be more 6 Music than Radio 1. You're a lucky dad!

[@ukeyusmusic3325]

I like their drum&bass vibe as it always sounds like something fantastic about to happen.

[@mirroredname3389]

The xtend Rebel Tech that is like 13 min is the sickest. Get that on youtube!

[@planetmusic11]

Drum"n Bass a la Underworld , simply Fantastic 💙💚

[@EvilEddtheRed]

Yes indeed. A D&B meets trance rap/chant/prayer.

[@lxxwj]

reminds me more of a faster "numbers" by kraftwerk if anything

[@EvilEddtheRed]

@@lxxwj For me, this is even more Kraftwerk-influenced: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hKvbk4SBeL90qKc

[@pabloplato]

@@EvilEddtheRed that one's more indebted to Moroder

[@EvilEddtheRed]

@@pabloplato The basic track, yes. The keys at about 2.40 are almost pure Kraftwerk to my ear.

[@thermostatto0433]

This is so strange. I love it.

[@daanvdb9742]

I am going to say it right now before this gets huge. Great song

[@EricWarren]

I would give, literally, anything to see them live at Wembley.

[@Helmsleygirl]

Eric Warren - im going! Can’t wait!!

[@XylenRoberts]

very interesting but the outro needs to be longer and work up into a trance. I feel like that would be the natural progression for Underworld, though perhaps they deliberately ended it sooner cuz they were sick of being typecast into doing the long groove thing and wanted to deliver a shorter song for once. This reminds me of something off Second Toughest or Beacoup Fish.

[@tajtagore4117]

I love this cover of brockhampton's STAR

[@Kyoko_]

seriously tho, they even share a similar song concept.

[@michaelgoldstein8959]

@@Kyoko_ except for the fact that underworld just says stuff like "i spy _ in the dark, in vienna, etc" and hampton is a rapper using celebrities as a "shock value" type stuff, ie bruce jenner reference. I looked at both , tryin to find the song ...and these are my opinions on both.

[@Kyoko_]

@@michaelgoldstein8959 First of all, Brock Hampton isn't a person, it's BROCKHAMPTON, the name of a group. You obviously have some bias towards Rap, so your opinion is null. And yeah the point of STAR was to just reference as many celebrities as they could, it was the theme of the song. This song really does the exact same thing with clever raps and references focused on rhyming the names of Stars.

[@michaelgoldstein8959]

@@Kyoko_ "rap" is subjective, i luv illmatic & krsone, the real slim shady, and atmosphere. I know rap / hiphop or what it was . . And nope "brockhampton" say stuff like "Heath Ledger with some dreads I just gave my nigga head Standing on my two legs Fuck what that nigga done said Bruh, I don't fuck with no white boys Less the nigga Shawn Mendes". Do you not get the differences ?

[@michaelgoldstein8959]

@Daniel Johnson whats 21 7 83?

[@CD-xo5ju]

Like the verve.didnt notice them to 3rd album but when got to hear the first 2 on both artists wished I did sooner.like this mix of this song most so far.

[@annamarsch6091]

Mad Love! Thank you

[@DanielMontenegro140982]

This is so fucking brilliant! It sounds raw, authentic and beautiful. It has an insane mood... Peace!

[@andrewhardy3490]

LOVE LOVE LOVE ⭐😎🌎🌍🌛🤩&drD

[@EAMCFC]

How this only has 71k views I don't know

[@justjoshin5900]

This is daf! This is up there with the best of underworld

[@warmonksLoL]

second favorite song named STAR that more or less repeats a bunch of different celebrities's names

[@jonasbaekelandt2578]

what is?

[@Freon3000]

Один из лучших треков в Drift. Начало взяли из "'Lovely Broken Thing"'. Молодцы! Super

[@Imthepanthom]

I need more of this song

[@Aldo_R]

Thanks Underworld. See ya at Radiobosque

[@jasminamarkovic5889]

Great track and video !!

[@EvilEddtheRed]

Wow!

[@EvilEddtheRed]

I'm going to have to re-listen to some Calvin Harris, I've evidently missed something.

[@EvilEddtheRed]

I also need to read some Sally Becker.

[@alexiqueantonique]

great as usualy. so many names)

[@Gh0stChili]

Heard this song today while exploring seattle, instantly fell in love with it 💚 I really hope they dont mind if I throw a few snippets into the footage I took there.

[@geminin6674]

Amazing!

[@no9or9]

Dark and... short. But very good, very good, very good, in the wood...

[@MM-qy7si]

AMAZING !!!!!

[@aleksandrpletnev6672]

wow! Underworld in its best! more more more

[@sarahg6929]

Anyone listened to the version on Spotify? I swear on my life there's a rhythm change syncopation situation after the drums section that isn't in this one

[@DodderingOldMan]

Heh, yeah, you're right!

[@samnxa]

YES. the spotify version starts “each, peach, tinfoil” on the second beat instead of the first and it trips me so hard each time

[@gulnariki7742]

Круто!)

[@douggieb8634]

Such a mad song man

[@geeksvendetta5333]

Awesome choon! you never stop surprising me guys!

[@jordanr.4856]

There’s a sample from Bells & Circles at 0:32 and the two note chord movement from Dune comes back as well! Both are used well in this one. What an interesting piece!

[@pabloplato]

you're thinking Lenny Penne - Bells & Circles is a very different sounding drum and beat pattern. but yeah, same synth patch as Dune for the pads.

[@electroshamanstv3407]

Love!!!!

[@nazmisasmaz9268]

Super !!!!

[@lxxwj]

i love weird underworld!!

[@jeroberkley8852]

At first this song didn't really fit me, but after EXPERIENCING it live at the Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam last Saturday with the crowd going into 5th gear when this track landed I was HOOKED.

[@Lig977]

Me too! Live version in Amsterdam was amazing!

[@claudiaiacovelli6960]

Are they the Darrens, trying to arrange your likes???? When I need fun, I watch this clip😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@conorosullivan3795]

Very Kraftwerk/Underworld vibe on this, nice love it / TREPANIC

[@leslieschmidt4744]

All I can say is WOW!

[@dapaula1]

Solid beat.

[@martinkiki8030]

Yeeeeeeeeeees!!!

[@JanZezula]

Robin Hood in the cellar, I spy Cinderella (....) boom boom boom boom... and my work productivity peaks:) Thanks so much for your work @Underworld.

[@timgivhan4635]

Respect, Ayrton Senna!!

[@MultiAndroid88]

Mighty Underworld!!!