"Shooting Star" is a song by the rock band Bad Company. It was originally released on the album Straight Shooter. The song completes the first side of the album. "Shooting Star" can be found on The Original Bad Company Anthology and 10 from 6, both compilation albums. Allen Collins and Gary Rossington of Lynyrd Skynyrd actually helped with the guitar solo on this track. Ronnie Van Zant's singing style was heavily inspired by Free and Paul Rodgers...
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"Shooting Star" is a song by the rock band Bad Company. It was originally released on the album Straight Shooter. The song completes the first side of the album. "Shooting Star" can be found on The Original Bad Company Anthology and 10 from 6, both compilation albums. Allen Collins and Gary Rossington of Lynyrd Skynyrd actually helped with the guitar solo on this track. Ronnie Van Zant's singing style was heavily inspired by Free and Paul Rodgers. The song is a playable track on Rock Band 2.
The song tells a story about the rise of a boy named Johnny to stardom and his eventual death. In the first verse, Johnny is inspired by the song, "Love Me Do" by The Beatles to buy a guitar and later become a member of a rock band. The next verse has Johnny saying good-bye to his mother as he leaves home to pursue his dreams. The third verse sings of Johnny making a number one hit and becoming a worldwide star. In the final verse, Johnny dies due to a drug overdose of sleeping pills.
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