Mo’ Money Mo’ Problems.
California Girls
“Hotel California” is apparently not at all about a satanic hotel, but about being trapped in a cocaine fueled California celebrity lifestyle.
Rush has “Limelight”:
Living on a lighted stage
Approaches the unreal
For those who think and feel
In touch with some reality
Beyond the gilded cage
Cast in this unlikely role
Ill-equipped to act
With insufficient tact
One must put up barriers
To keep oneself intact
Cult favorite Christian band Daniel Amos has “Here I Am”:
(the slide numbers are not spoken; you just hear a slide projector advancing)
Slide #1- Here I am, here I am,
driving to the studio with all of our equipment
Slide #2- Here I am, here I am,
singing in the microphone while the tape is rolling
Slide #3- Here I am, here I am,
at the photo session smiling at the camera
Slide #4- There you are, there you are,
getting out your money purchasing the record
Slide #5- Here we are, here we are,
by way of stereo making minimal contact
Speaking of (well, sorta), how could I forget Even a Dog Can Shake Hands by Warren Zevon. Although not quite about being a star, more like being a cog in the machine. IIRC, it was used as the theme to a shortlived sitcom about the entertainment industry.
Bob Seger’s Turn the Page
and on the other end Joe Walsh’s Life’s Been Good. Already mentioned I see on preview