Topic: New Chords Postings
Sometimes things happen in weird ways. Most people probably think I did a chord chart of a Stealers Wheel song to commemorate the recent passing away of Gerry Rafferty. Actually, "Star" was a song I had wanted to do a chord chart of for a long time. To start the new year, I had about three different songs I was considering as the first chord chart entry for the year. I opted for "Star". So Tuesday night (Jan. 4) I sat down with my guitar and worked it out. It went fairly quickly. After typing it up on the computer, I visited a site or two to gather some information to make a blog post to go along with the chord chart posting. It was only then -- after having done the chord chart -- that I learned Gerry Rafferty had passed away that very day. It was a total coincidence that I had decided to work out that song on that day.
"Star" is from the band's 1973 album Ferguslie Park, and was written by Joe Egan, the other half of the duo that was the core of Stealers Wheel.It's always sad to hear about the passing of musicians you grew up hearing on the radio. Rafferty, of course, was also known for solo career hits like "Baker Street" and "Right Down the Line", as well as the Stealers Wheel mega-hit "Stuck In the Middle With You".
The chord chart:
https://www.angelfire.com/planet/zerofret/crd/stealerswheel-star.txt
Audio of the studio recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCpxyfyOyec
And a live version:
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Updated: Friday, January 7, 2011 3:25 AM EST
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In November of 1984, Queen released the holiday single "Thank God It's Christmas". The song was released independent of any Queen album, with the B-side consisting of two songs from The Works, the band's album release from earlier that year. "Thank God It's Christmas" later appeared on the Queen album Greatest Hits III. 
In the 1990s, Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart engaged in a musical side project, a band called The Lovemongers. Joining them in the venture was their long-time friend and songwriting partner Sue Ennis, as well as musicians Frank Cox and Ben Smith. The group released an EP and a full length CD, and in 1998 they released a Christmas CD entitled Here Is Christmas. 
As I recall, that album was a bit hard to come by, but I remember buying a cassette tape single of the album's title song. The B-side of that single was a very nice acoustic guitar and flute instrumental rendition of the traditional Christmas carol "Bring A Torch, Jeanette Isabella". 
Veni, vidi, vici. 