It seems the song was finished in 2016 , it's mentioned in his book Reveal , Guy had visited & they had looked at four completed songs at the time one of which was Best Intentions . The lyrics say a huge amount about how he was feeling at the time .

 

 

It also mentions what is described as a manic disco-funk song called Wicked Wonderchick , I wonder if it will ever see the light of day ! .

Quiet an interesting overall review of Rudebox ..

 

 

I review this underrated and often overlooked album where Robbie Williams experiments with Electronica

 

 

Obviously his non-understanding of the French word Plus stands out :P

 

 

 

 

 

Beautiful song

 

How handsome does he look here :wub:

Beautiful song

 

How handsome does he look here :wub:

 

 

I remember him saying that he was not really sure why he was there in the first place ..

 

 

This was good -never seen it before - that girl is so beautiful

 

 

 

I'm lowering the tone a bit here :lol:

He's always so funny in Australia :lol:

 

 

 

He's always so funny in Australia :lol:

 

 

 

He's always up for a laugh :heart:

This was good -never seen it before - that girl is so beautiful

 

Yep, they had a bit of chemistry going on there for sure :P

 

Candy (acoustic)

 

Always liked this song but never understood the clear meaning of this.

 

I mean who could be this person?...

 

The year before I thought of leaving.

I can't remember what I did

Us in bed in Maida Vale basements,

When you left...

 

What's your opinion?

Unfortunately Rob has never talked about Meet The Stars, not even during chats...

 

Edited March 13, 20223 yr by Better Man

Always liked this song but never understood the clear meaning of this.

 

I mean who could be this person?...

 

The year before I thought of leaving.

I can't remember what I did

Us in bed in Maida Vale basements,

When you left...

 

What's your opinion?

Unfortunately Rob has never talked about Meet The Stars, not even during chats...

 

 

 

I like that song , written by Robbie & Stephen. To me it talks about fame ( fame not actually being a person ) & how different people handled it, including himself. Laura may be better at explaining it, she usually has a good feel for these things

 

Full lyrics below:

 

MEET THE STARS

 

The year before I thought of leaving

I cant remember what I did

Us in bed in Maida Vale basements

When you left

Westend winters

High heel clatters

Morning dawning

Nothing matters

 

When we took a cab

Back when cabs had somewhere to go

And we'd meet the stars

When stars were people you'd want to know

We were new to fame

Woaooh oh oh oh

I'm so glad you came

 

Some of us fell by the wayside

Others had it and threw it away

Some carried on pretending

That it was not ending today

Once admired

Oh so tired

Lose it all

In the night time

 

And we took a cab

Back when cabs had somewhere to go

And we'd meet the stars

When stars were people you'd want to know

We were new to fame

I'm so glad I came

 

It took me years to find my own song

And for years I thought I'd just sing along

But the words were wrong

A tune that is true lives on and on

It will still be here when I'm gone

 

And we took a cab

Back when cabs had somewhere to go

And we'd meet the stars

When stars were people you'd want to know

We were new to fame

Wo oho hoh

I'm so glad we came

 

And we'd take a cab

Back when cabs had somewhere to go

And we'd meet the stars

When stars were people you'd want to know

We were new to fame

Wo oho hoh

I'm so glad I came

Oh gosh I've always taken that song very literally and thought he was telling a story of a real girlfriend that he realised he didn't love.

 

I've guessed he's talking early days so somewhere around 97/98????

 

No idea which one but great lyrics though

It took me years to find my own song

And for years I thought I'd just sing along

But the words were wrong

A tune that is true lives on and on

It will still be here when I'm gone

 

Dont' you think in that verse he was talking about his leaving TT & going solo & doing his own songs & being true to himself .

 

 

Now that is my interpretation & I could be totally wrong but that's the beauty of lyric is it not , figuring out what they mean unless you are told otherwise by the writer :P

 

 

It took me years to find my own song

And for years I thought I'd just sing along

But the words were wrong

A tune that is true lives on and on

It will still be here when I'm gone

 

Dont' you think in that verse he was talking about his leaving TT & going solo & doing his own songs & being true to himself .

Now that is my interpretation & I could be totally wrong but that's the beauty of lyric is it not , figuring out what they mean unless you are told otherwise by the writer :P

 

Yes I think so -finding his feet and his true self.

Hard to believe that this was 18 years ago :wub:

 

 

I cannot remember seeing this before , nice duet :)

 

 

Following the post in other thread

 

 

Just look at this long list of musicians! And it's just a b-side... Wow.

 

 

℗ 2005 Robert Williams/The In Good Company Co Ltd

 

Released on: 2005-01-01

 

Producer: Robbie Williams

Associated Performer, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Keyboards, Producer: Stephen Duffy

Studio Personnel, Engineer: John Paterno

Studio Personnel, Engineer: Daniel Porter

Studio Personnel, Engineer: Pablo Muguia

Producer: Andy Strange

Studio Personnel, Recording Engineer: Alan Sides

Studio Personnel, Mix Engineer: Bob Clearmountain

Studio Personnel, Mastering Engineer: Tony Cousins

Associated Performer, Piano, Background Vocalist: Claire Worral

Associated Performer, Synthesizer: Jebin Bruni

Associated Performer, Steel Guitar, Pedal Steel: Greg Leisz

Associated Performer, Fender Bass: Jeremy Meehan

Associated Performer, Percussion, Drums: Matt Chamberlain

Associated Performer, Violin: Charlie Bisharat

Associated Performer, Violin: Mario De Leon

Associated Performer, Violin: Armen Garabedian

Associated Performer, Violin: Berj Garabedian

Associated Performer, Violin: Alan Grunfeld

Associated Performer, Violin: Sara Pakins

Associated Performer, Violin: Michelle Richards

Associated Performer, Violin: Sarah Thornblade

Associated Performer, Violin: Josefina Vergara

Associated Performer, Violin: John Wittenberg

Associated Performer, Viola: Denyse Buffum

Associated Performer, Viola: Matt Funes

Associated Performer, Viola: Roland Kato

Associated Performer, Viola: Evan Wilson

Composer Lyricist: R Williams

Composer Lyricist: S Duffy