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“Starlight” is a song that Taylor wrote about Ethel and Bobby Kennedy, while imagining the night they had by a picture she saw.
Explaining the song, Taylor said:
Starlight is a song I wrote, actually, after seeing a picture of Ethel and Bobby Kennedy when they were 17. I saw this picture and I did...
[Chorus]
I said, "Oh my, what a marvelous tune"
It was the best night, never would forget how he moved
The whole place was dressed to the nines
And we were dancin', dancin'
Like we're made of starlight
Like we're made of starlight
[Verse 1]
I met Bobby on the boardwalk, summer of '45
Picks me up late one night, out the window
We were seventeen and crazy, runnin' wild, wild
Can't remember what song it was playin' whеn we walked in
The night wе snuck into a yacht club party
Pretendin' to be a duchess and a prince
[Chorus]
And I said, "Oh my, what a marvelous tune"
It was the best night, never would forget how he moved
The whole place was dressed to the nines
And we were dancin', dancin'
Like we're made of starlight, starlight
Like we're made of starlight, starlight
[Verse 2]
He said, "Look at you, worrying too much about things you can't change"
"You'll spend your whole life singing the blues if you keep thinkin' that way"
He was tryin' to skip rocks on the ocean, saying to me
"Don't you see the starlight, starlight?"
"Don't you dream impossible things?"
[Chorus]
Like, "Oh my, what a marvelous tune"
It was the best night, never would forget how he moved
The whole place was dressed to the nines
And we were dancin', dancin'
Like we're made of starlight, starlight
Like we're made of starlight, starlight
[Bridge]
Ooh, ooh, he's talkin' crazy
Ooh, ooh, dancin' with me
Ooh, ooh, we could get married
Have ten kids and teach 'em how to dream
[Post-Chorus]
(Ooh-hoo-hoo)
(Ooh-hoo-hoo)
(Ooh-hoo-hoo)
(Ooh-hoo-hoo)
[Chorus]
Oh my, what a marvelous tune
It was the best night, never would forget how he moved
The whole place was dressed to the nines
And we were dancin', dancin'
Like we're made of starlight, starlight
Like we're made of starlight, starlight
[Outro]
Like we're made of starlight, starlight
Like we dream impossible dreams
Like starlight, starlight
Like we dream impossible dreams
Don't you see the starlight, starlight?
Don't you dream impossible things?
Starlight (Taylor’s Version) was written by Taylor Swift.
Starlight (Taylor’s Version) was produced by Christopher Rowe & Taylor Swift.
Taylor Swift released Starlight (Taylor’s Version) on Fri Nov 12 2021.
Swift explained at the December 2012 Ripple of Hope Gala dedicated to the Kennedys:
It’s inspired by a photograph that I saw, and it’s a black and white photo. I saw it about two years ago, and this was before I knew anything extensive about, you know, Robert Kennedy and Ethel. I just saw this pict...
The song debuted at #90 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, the week ending November 26, 2021.