A Siamese Dream era b-side.
Here is what Billy said about Starla.
"My friend Aneta still says to me that this song should have been on Siamese Dream. But back again to that no record 2x rule. This was recorded at the same time as Plume, and was also intended to be a demo, but we needed b-sides for our pretty worthless I an One U.K. Single (the dark continent). So in a way Plume and Starla were their own single if that makes any sense at all. Recorded over time, or recorded at two different sessions, one for vocals and solos, and one for drums, etc.... Another song with vocals written at the last second. I wrote the middle part on the back of an envelope- serve yourself no one else can do for you like you and no one else fails like me but in my eyes I burn alive no more words just you and I high in the sky- some of my favorite lyrics. Better that I did not care. Solo played at 7 a.m. Listen for the police car going by. I met this girl in Dallas when we were on tour with the Chili Peppers and that was where I got the idea for the song because when she said her name I thought wow, what a great title for a song.. Two and one fourth years later, I run into this same girl at a part and I say did you hear that song we recorded using your name, starla? And she said, no my name is Darla but hey Starla, Darla whatever it doesn't matter, so there you go. Never trust a girl who ends up with, well I can't say."
1992-07-23 - Metro - Chicago, IL, US
1992-07-24 - Metro - Chicago, IL, US
1992-08-10 - 328 Performance Hall - Nashville, TN, US
1992-09-04 - Tor 3 - Duesseldorf, Germany
1992-12-01 - Point - Atlanta, GA, US
1993-07-28 - Metro - Chicago, IL, US
1993-07-30 - Gabe's Oasis - Iowa City, IA, US
1993-08-07 - Phoenix Center - Pontiac, MI, US
1993-08-12 - Metro - Chicago, IL, US
1993-08-13 - Metro - Chicago, IL, US
1993-08-14 - Metro - Chicago, IL, US
1993-09-14 - Town & Country Club - Leeds, England
1993-09-18 - Barrowlands - Glasgow, Scotland
1993-10-05 - First Avenue - Minneapolis, MN, US
1993-10-06 - ICU Ballroom - Iowa City, IA, US
1993-10-10 - Ogden Theater - Denver, CO, US
1993-12-11 - Bogart's - Cincinnati, OH, US
1994-02-25 - Astoria Theater - London, England
1994-02-26 - Astoria Theater - London, England
1994-03-23 - Redbird Arena - Normal, IL, US
1994-03-28 - University Plaza Convention Center - Springfield, MO, US
1994-04-01 - Southpark Meadow - Austin, TX, US
1994-04-02 - Sunken Gardens Theater - San Antonio, TX, US
1994-04-05 - Convention Center - Little Rock, AR, US
1994-04-08 - Gulfcoast Coliseum - Biloxi, MS, US
1994-04-09 - Leon Count Civic Center - Tallahassee, FL, US
1994-04-10 - Township Auditorium - Columbia, SC, US
1994-04-15 - William & Mary Hall - Williamsburg, VA, US
1994-04-17 - Rockwell Hall - Buffalo, NY, US
1994-04-21 - CCBC Golden Dome - Pittsburgh, PA, US
1994-04-23 - Wings Stadium - Kalamazoo, MI, US
1994-04-26 - Eagles Ballroom - Milwaukee, WI, US
1994-04-27 - Fillmore Arena - San Francisco, CA, US
1994-07-07 - Sam Boyd Stadium - Las Vegas, NV, US
1994-07-09 - Fiddler's Green Amphitheater - Englewood, CO, US
1994-07-15 - World Music Theater - Tinley Park, IL, US
1994-07-22 - Deer Creek Music Center - Indianapolis, IN, US
1994-07-27 - Le Parc des Iles - Montreal, QC, Canada
1994-08-01 - FDR Park - Philadelphia, PA, US
1994-08-06 - Downing Stadium - Randalls Island, NY, US
1994-08-15 - Bayfront Amphitheater - Miami, FL, US
1994-08-24 - Blockbuster Desert Sky Pavilion - Phoenix, AZ, US
1994-08-25 - SDSU Aztec Bowl - San Diego, CA, US
1994-08-27 - Shoreline Amphitheater - Mountain View, CA, US
1994-08-28 - Shoreline Ampitheater - Mountain View, CA, US
1994-08-31 - Gorge - George, WA, US
1996-09-06 - Civic Arena - Pittsburgh, PA, US
1996-11-27 - Gulfcoast Coliseum - Biloxi, MS, US
1997-01-28 - Mullen Center - Amherst, MA, US
1999-04-14 - Tramps - New York City, NY, US
2000-04-26 - Chelsea Piers - New York, NY, US
2000-11-29 - United Center - Chicago, IL, US
2000-12-02 - Metro - Chicago, IL, US
2007-06-23 - Orange Peel - Asheville, NC, US
2007-06-26 - Orange Peel - Asheville, NC, US
2007-06-27 - Orange Peel - Asheville, NC, US
2007-06-29 - Orange Peel - Asheville, NC, US
2007-06-30 - Orange Peel - Asheville, NC, US
2007-07-02 - Orange Peel - Asheville, NC, US
2007-07-03 - Orange Peel - Asheville, NC, US
2007-07-05 - Orange Peel - Asheville, NC, US
2007-07-10 - New 9:30 Club - Washington, DC, US
2007-07-15 - The Fillmore - San Francisco, CA, US
2007-07-16 - The Fillmore - San Francisco, CA, US
2007-07-18 - The Fillmore - San Francisco, CA, US
2007-07-19 - The Fillmore - San Francisco, CA, US
2007-07-20 - Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium - Santa Cruz, CA, US
2007-07-22 - The Fillmore - San Francisco, CA, US
2007-07-25 - The Fillmore - San Francisco, CA, US
2007-07-27 - The Fillmore - San Francisco, CA, US
2007-07-28 - The Fillmore - San Francisco, CA, US
2007-07-30 - The Fillmore - San Francisco, CA, US
2007-07-31 - The Fillmore - San Francisco, CA, US
2007-08-01 - The Fillmore - San Francisco, CA, US
2007-08-05 - Virgin Festival - Pimlico Race Course - Baltimore, MD, US
2007-08-12 - Cirkus - Stockholm, Sweden
2007-08-17 - Pukkelpop Festival - Kempische Steenweg Kiewit - Hasselt, Belgium
2007-08-22 - Carling Academy - Glasgow, Scotland
2007-09-18 - Dodge Theatre - Phoenix, AZ, Canada
2007-09-19 - SDSU Open Air Theatre - San Diego, CA, US
2007-09-21 - Clark County Amphitheater - Ridgefield, WA, US
2007-09-24 - PNE Forum - Vancouver, BC, Canada
2007-09-28 - Utah Valley State College - Orem, UT, US
2007-10-15 - Orpheum Theatre - Boston, MA, US
2007-10-18 - Providence Performing Arts Center - Providence, RI, US
2007-10-21 - Tower Theatre - Philadelphia, PA, US
2007-10-23 - Tower Theater - Upper Darby, PA, US
2007-11-08 - War Memorial Auditorium - Greensboro, NC, US
2007-11-13 - The Backyard - Austin, TX, US
2007-11-16 - Fox Theatre - Atlanta, GA, US
2008-03-20 - TSB Arena - Wellington, NZ
2008-03-27 - Hordern Pavilion - Sydney, Australia
2008-04-16 - Monterrey Arena - Monterrey, Mexico
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I'm in here
Please take me home
Starla dear
I'm all alone
When you can't decide what's on your mind
It's clear I'm here, Starla dear
To disappear takes so much time
Starla dear, you're on my mind
Soon, soon I'll be leaving
Soon, soon I'll be leaving
I hear all you're saying
I hear all you're failing
Serve yourself
No one else can do for you like you
No one else fails like me
In my eyes I burn alive
Fly like a bird
No more words just you and I
High in the sky |
