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Earth, Wind & Fire — Shining Star
Album: Greatest Hits
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Released: 1978
Length: 2:51
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Yeah, hey, hey
When you wish upon a star
Your dreams will take you very far, yeah
But when you wish upon a dream
Life ain't always what it seems, oh yeah

What you see on nights so clear, hey
In the sky so very dear, yeah?

You're a shining star
No matter who you are
Shining bright to see
What you could truly be
(What you could truly be)

Shining star come into view
To shine its watchful light on you
Give you strength to carry on, yeah
Yeah, make your body big and strong, yeah

Born a man-child of the sun, yeah
Yeah, saw my work had just begun
Yeah, found I had to stand alone, yeah
Bless it now, I've got my own
Oh yeah, oh yeah

So, if you find yourself in need
Why don't you listen to these words of heed
Be a giant or grain of sand
Words of wisdom, yes, I can

You're a shining star
No matter who you are
Shining bright to see
What you could truly be

You're a shining star
No matter who you are
Shining bright to see
What you could truly be

You're a shining star
No matter who you are
Shining bright to see
What you could truly be

Shining star for you to see
What your life can truly be
Shining star for you to see
What your life can truly be
Shining star for you to see
What your life can truly be
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 lynn01 wrote:

I am in agreement with others who say we would like to hear more EWF here!




I AGREE COMPLETELY!!!
Posted 8 months ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
99.9% of their stuff is a 10 every time.
Get yer dance on!!
Posted 8 months ago by GingerandMe    [ Reply ]
Omg, YES!!

This tune earns a 10 each & every time it’s played!!
Posted 11 months ago by Roguewarer    [ Reply ]
 hayduke2 wrote:
dancing 70s funky black history month dance moves GIF


this is perfect.  i always picture the dance line on Soul Train whenever this song comes on. it's brilliant!
Posted 11 months ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
Oh hell yes
Posted 1 year ago by marysclark    [ Reply ]
This sounds so good to my ears today
Posted 1 year ago by bialia    [ Reply ]
I am in agreement with others who say we would like to hear more EWF here!
Posted 1 year ago by lynn01    [ Reply ]
Oh yes, this is hitting the spot this morning. 
Posted 1 year ago by planet_lizard    [ Reply ]
Thank you Bill!  Always good to hear some classic R&B.
Posted 1 year ago by timmus    [ Reply ]
Get the funk out! Now hit me with some Parliment/Funkadelic
Posted 1 year ago by aliencat    [ Reply ]
 cogbehaviour1 wrote:

Earth, Wind, and Fire will open for Carlos Santana here in August.  I'm looking forward to the show.  Gotta be on watch for a summer storm.



2022.11.15  It was a great show and everyone played their parts magnificently.  The rain was lite and Santana opened with the Rain song from Woodstock.  A Great  memory!
Posted 1 year ago by cogbehaviour1    [ Reply ]
yeah
Posted 1 year ago by weedyjoe    [ Reply ]
Easily one of the best concerts I ever experienced. Polished, tight, pristine sound, and the best funk at that time. Phillip Bailey was otherworldly. 
Posted 1 year ago by tulfan    [ Reply ]
Earth, Wind, and Fire will open for Carlos Santana here in August.  I'm looking forward to the show.  Gotta be on watch for a summer storm.
Posted 1 year ago by cogbehaviour1    [ Reply ]
The future was beige! (late 70's decor)
But this song sure wasn't - frikkin' love it. 

Some cold stone grooves, that just make you smile and wiggle your ass.
Jamiroquai, take these cool pants and eat them, you never had ANYTHING on these guys! 
Posted 1 year ago by bb_matt    [ Reply ]
 hayduke2 wrote:
dancing 70s funky black history month dance moves GIF


Soul Train? OMG I thought Don Cornelius was God.
Posted 2 years ago by Zep    [ Reply ]
The correct answer is 11.
Posted 2 years ago by Zep    [ Reply ]
Hearing this particular song from EW&F makes me realize why I subscribe to RP!  I just love surprises like this and love the mix of curated music that's available.
Posted 2 years ago by naumni    [ Reply ]
Would love to hear more of this genre on RP! 
Posted 2 years ago by Batmite    [ Reply ]
Songs like this make me wonder what the hell happened to R&B over the last 40 years. 
Posted 2 years ago by timmus    [ Reply ]
 khardog145 wrote:

Saw them a couple of years ago!  Still awesome.  We danced our booties off!

Remember kids, no shoes on the gym floor!

Tony in NJ

W.A.S.T.E.



Posted 2 years ago by tonyinnj    [ Reply ]
More EW&F please
Posted 2 years ago by molson    [ Reply ]
1976 Boston dorm party flashback: Bernie makes sardonic, very funny fun of EWF, lauds Zappa and the Mothers.  I blast Bachman Turner Overdrive and blow bong smoke in his face. 
Posted 3 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
I will forever love the pure funk joy of this song. 
Posted 4 years ago by nevar23    [ Reply ]
 hayduke2 wrote:
dancing 70s funky black history month dance moves GIF
 
Awesome! and who's the static stick in the mud who down-voted this post?!
Posted 4 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
Saw them a couple of years ago!  Still awesome.  We danced our booties off!
Posted 4 years ago by khardog145    [ Reply ]
Wow...really!?  I never thought I would hear EWF on RP!  What a pleasant surprise.  Lest we not forget the 70's rock we loved so much had a funk analog in the amazing R&B talent of the same era. 
Posted 5 years ago by rpdevotee    [ Reply ]
I agree with the other listeners who are requesting more EW&F songs.  What a great sound from an exciting time in music history !!  Always gets you movin'.
Posted 5 years ago by naumni    [ Reply ]
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Posted 5 years ago by sunflowerbee    [ Reply ]
They was a time when a Number 1 song would be awesome.
Posted 6 years ago by jmsmy    [ Reply ]
With all the crappy news coming off the wire of late, it's good to funk it up and let it go. Thanks Bill, good job.
Posted 6 years ago by randyblew    [ Reply ]
 Carl wrote:
What a band!!!

 
Almost as good as the album cover.
Posted 6 years ago by Rockit999    [ Reply ]
I used to play this as a DJ when it came out. . . it was, in the lingo of the time. . . a bit of a floor filler.

Funk. . . off the one. . . doesn't get much better than this 

10
Posted 6 years ago by SquiddlyDiddly    [ Reply ]
What a band!!!
Posted 6 years ago by Carl    [ Reply ]
dancing 70s funky black history month dance moves GIF
Posted 7 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]
HELL YES!

EW&F's Greatest Hits Vol. 1 was one one of my first cassettes. Some may call it sacrilege, but one of the few remakes that I like better than the original is their take on The Beatles' "Gotta Get You Into My Life." More of a reinvention than a remake, really, and chock full o' funk.
Posted 7 years ago by Synth80s    [ Reply ]
I would like to see Seinfeld's Elaine dancing to this one...I used to have a killer K-Tel record with this on it
Posted 7 years ago by vanillagorilla    [ Reply ]
This is what keeps bringing me back to RP and contributing to your operating expenses on a regular: the wonderfully eclectic mix of excellent uplifting and energizing music that spans multiple genres and decades of recording artistry! Love this EWF track.
Posted 7 years ago by stangalbraith    [ Reply ]
Play more EWF, Bill.  You introduced this song as if you almost had to apologize.  Bring it!
Posted 7 years ago by pinto    [ Reply ]
NIIIIIINE!
Posted 7 years ago by Rockit    [ Reply ]
Great tune - some tasty bass playing on this number.
Posted 7 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
 ejmusik wrote:
My first concert in 1976!!! EWF will always be one of my favorites!!!!{#Dancingbanana_2}

 
Were you at THAT concert? (Gratitude album)
Posted 7 years ago by LaurieinTucson    [ Reply ]
{#Hearteyes}
Posted 7 years ago by fitmartin    [ Reply ]
I can dig it !
Posted 7 years ago by 1wolfy    [ Reply ]
most excellent! please, may we have some more?
Posted 7 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]
"September" is not on the playlist?!?
Posted 8 years ago by Skydog    [ Reply ]
How can one not like this song. {#Dancingbanana_2}
Posted 8 years ago by MentalWedgie    [ Reply ]
Hooray, something new and fresh in the PSD. {#Dancingbanana_2}
Posted 8 years ago by otaznick    [ Reply ]
I used to play this loads when I was a dj back in '75. Always a dance floor filler and still sounds great today. Thanks for giving me some great memories :)
Posted 11 years ago by SquiddlyDiddly    [ Reply ]

Posted 11 years ago by d-don    [ Reply ]
Even better when following Louis Prima!
Posted 11 years ago by ottojschlosser    [ Reply ]
Surprised to hear EW&F on RP !!    But not a bad thing.   Variety is the spice o life.
 
Posted 11 years ago by msymmes    [ Reply ]
An EWF member or two had a spinoff band in the late '70s called Caldera.

More on the Funk/Fusion side but fun stuff. 
Posted 11 years ago by Propayne    [ Reply ]
Saw them not long ago, right here in Austin. They tore the place up!
Posted 11 years ago by cc_rider    [ Reply ]
Oh, funk yeah!
Posted 11 years ago by deepwoodskev    [ Reply ]
Yet another reminder about what was RIGHT in the 1970s!! More EWF.
Posted 11 years ago by Ahnyer_Keester    [ Reply ]
 Xing wrote:
Funk, yeah!
 

MORE EWF PLEASE!
Posted 11 years ago by Aud    [ Reply ]
Saw these guys in concert after a recent Detroit-Tampa baseball game. They were a shadow of their former selves. Shame. 
Posted 11 years ago by Grammarcop    [ Reply ]
This is just a BADA$$ song..   {#Bananajam}
Posted 11 years ago by shellbella    [ Reply ]
Oh yeah!  This is some kinda KOOOLLL Old School.  Great addition to the mill, thanks for giving it a twirl.

EWF is one of those really good memories from the '70's, unlike Foreigner (factually just awful — SF (scientific fact)), that guy from Jersey (sorry that's my opinion), Bob Seger and the other Motor City madman (IMO again).  The sad news is that my high school buds, at least the guys that is, couldn't stand any dance music and tended to the aforementioned meat-head music, but the gals sure liked it.  Needless to say, I figured that sitch out fast but had to get my dancing groove taken care of on the sly — a new spin on that good ole' paradox of cool vs. hot.
Posted 11 years ago by S-curvy    [ Reply ]
BHD. this one's for you.
Posted 11 years ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
Cool!
Posted 12 years ago by ddog    [ Reply ]
 romeotuma wrote:


Everybody in my hotel room loves this song...

 
 
They should - it kicks butt!
Posted 12 years ago by Propayne    [ Reply ]
OH YEA!!

Earth Wind and Fire are musical geniuses!

So great to hear this on RP!

I notice some new (welcome) variety on RP lately...

Thanks Bill and Rebecca!

 
Posted 12 years ago by rpdevotee    [ Reply ]
Funk, yeah!
Posted 12 years ago by Xing    [ Reply ]
Nice surprise hearing this on RP!
Posted 12 years ago by salzburg4321    [ Reply ]
 ScottFromWyoming wrote:
5-year-old Charlie: "Is that the Muppets?"

Me: No.
 
Charlie. Yes. It is.
 
EWF and the Muppets, big difference. One was a group of cartoonishly dressed characters...

Posted 12 years ago by cc_rider    [ Reply ]
 sirdroseph wrote:
7 -> 9. What was I thinking?
 
'Zactly. This grooves.

Posted 12 years ago by cc_rider    [ Reply ]
Also not my taste!

Posted 12 years ago by helgigermany    [ Reply ]
7 -> 9. What was I thinking?
Posted 12 years ago by sirdroseph    [ Reply ]
My first concert in 1976!!! EWF will always be one of my favorites!!!!{#Dancingbanana_2}
Posted 13 years ago by ejmusik    [ Reply ]
Easily the best funk band of all time.  Seen them several times and their performances are VERY energetic, especially Verdine!
Posted 13 years ago by jimbaca    [ Reply ]
One of the BEST shows in my long concert career...Phillip Bailey was god-like...late 80's I believe
Posted 13 years ago by tulfan    [ Reply ]
Where did I leave that Polyester Leisure Suit ?
{#Stupid} 
Posted 13 years ago by oldman    [ Reply ]
...hey, it's jamiroquai!..
Posted 13 years ago by mandolin    [ Reply ]
Funked UP!
Posted 13 years ago by Propayne    [ Reply ]
Thanks, BillG. :)
Posted 13 years ago by AliGator    [ Reply ]
I changed my mind.

Ten. Holy James Brown in hebbin above, Ten.
Posted 13 years ago by Panama_Floyd    [ Reply ]
 randomprime wrote:

 
...Sweet fancy Moses!

Posted 13 years ago by Derecho    [ Reply ]
 unclehud wrote:
Break out your red sparkle platform boots!
 

Mine were blue suede two-tone.  Zippers up both sides.  Still have them. 
Posted 14 years ago by RParadise    [ Reply ]
 LongGoneDaddy wrote:


BENICE ROCKIN OUT!!!!  (you read my mind...good one!))
 
You are the best human on the planet for embedding that. Where should I send that briefcase full of cash you so richly deserve?

Posted 14 years ago by Hodgie    [ Reply ]
5-year-old Charlie: "Is that the Muppets?"

Me: No.
 
Charlie. Yes. It is.
Posted 14 years ago by ScottFromWyoming    [ Reply ]
"Sweet fancy Moses!"
Posted 14 years ago by BKardon    [ Reply ]
Love it!    Tower of Power next,  Puleeese?
Posted 14 years ago by truebeliever    [ Reply ]
 figi wrote:
Great way to cap off Friday! Thanks Bill!!!
 
Great way to start a Friday.... Thanks Bill ! ! !

Posted 14 years ago by GawgaBoy    [ Reply ]
{#Bananajam}{#Bananapiano}{#Drummer}
Posted 14 years ago by sirdroseph    [ Reply ]
Break out your red sparkle platform boots!
Posted 14 years ago by unclehud    [ Reply ]
 randomprime wrote:

 

BENICE ROCKIN OUT!!!!  (you read my mind...good one!))
Posted 14 years ago by LongGoneDaddy    [ Reply ]
{#Dancingbanana}{#Bananajam}{#Drummer}{#Dancingbanana_2}{#Dancingbanana}
Posted 14 years ago by purplespider    [ Reply ]
Great way to cap off Friday! Thanks Bill!!!
Posted 14 years ago by figi    [ Reply ]
Turned it up and magically everyone who walks in my office starts busting their moves!!  Love it
{#Dance}
Posted 14 years ago by Randomax    [ Reply ]
Right on! I had to do a double take to see if this was RP! Great variety.
Posted 14 years ago by derekd    [ Reply ]
Loved this!  I saw them on the TV Land Awards last night.  Still got it!
Posted 14 years ago by dixiedeb    [ Reply ]
Jive turkey?  ;^ )  

Posted 14 years ago by LowPhreak    [ Reply ]

I am soooo enjoying these monday morning tunes. JIVE baby!


Posted 14 years ago by Mandible    [ Reply ]
I need a coffee cup with a lid...this dancing can be messy.
{#Bananasplit}
Posted 15 years ago by DrCyKosis    [ Reply ]
Shining Star is best served with Gratitude.....along with Singasong, Reasons (Maurice wigs out ) and of course Sunshine....all very fine indeed.
Posted 15 years ago by dissolve2    [ Reply ]
 WonderLizard wrote:
There's this great video, Earth Wind & Fire In Concert, filmed in Oakland on New Year's Eve 1981. It's the classic band with both Maurice White and Philip Bailey on vocals. The best part is just watching Verdine White (all 7'10" of him) on bass. Locks every groove in a death grip. Simply awesome.
 
No way is Verdine White 7'10"!  Manute Bol is 7'7" and was the tallest player in the NBA when he played!  You think we would have noticed this giant scraping his head on most living room ceilings!

Posted 15 years ago by greener    [ Reply ]
 window wrote:

https://www.radioparadise.com/content.php?name=songinfo&song_id=35811

https://www.radioparadise.com/content.php?name=songinfo&song_id=35822

https://www.radioparadise.com/content.php?name=songinfo&song_id=40749

 

And let's not forget https://www.radioparadise.com/content.php?name=songinfo&song_id=40718

Edit:  And Robert Palmer's cover of another Gap Band classic:  https://www.radioparadise.com/content.php?name=songinfo&song_id=34417
Posted 15 years ago by maryte    [ Reply ]
 Dave_Mack wrote:
I'd previously commented that there is no funk on RP.  EW&F is certainly on the pop side of funk, but it's still great to hear.
 
https://www.radioparadise.com/content.php?name=songinfo&song_id=35811

https://www.radioparadise.com/content.php?name=songinfo&song_id=35822

https://www.radioparadise.com/content.php?name=songinfo&song_id=40749

Posted 15 years ago by window    [ Reply ]
I love hearing this song, but it's even better seeing all the love it's getting here in the song comments.  You are *all* shining stars in my book!  {#High-five}
Posted 15 years ago by maryte    [ Reply ]
melissab wrote:
How totally kickass.

fo sho'.

Posted 15 years ago by zipper    [ Reply ]

Posted 15 years ago by n4ku    [ Reply ]
Good Timing!! The Energy Level was dropping.
Posted 15 years ago by denbear    [ Reply ]
How totally kickass.
Posted 15 years ago by melissab    [ Reply ]
These guys had a STELLAR version of 'Papa was a Rollin' Stone' that would sound just SO fine on RP.............................
Posted 15 years ago by nigelr    [ Reply ]
Bill wanted us all to wake up and it worked!!! {#Bananasplit}{#Bananasplit}{#Bananasplit}
Posted 15 years ago by kaybee    [ Reply ]
There's this great video, Earth Wind & Fire In Concert, filmed in Oakland on New Year's Eve 1981. It's the classic band with both Maurice White and Philip Bailey on vocals. The best part is just watching Verdine White (all 7'10" of him) on bass. Locks every groove in a death grip. Simply awesome.
Posted 15 years ago by WonderLizard    [ Reply ]
this is one of those mediocre AM type radio streches where the volume goes down and the hope that BIll will get on a roll goes up . . .
Posted 15 years ago by jjbix    [ Reply ]
Out-Funking-Standing!
Posted 15 years ago by cc_rider    [ Reply ]

Posted 15 years ago by randomprime    [ Reply ]
I'd previously commented that there is no funk on RP.  EW&F is certainly on the pop side of funk, but it's still great to hear.
Posted 15 years ago by Dave_Mack    [ Reply ]
Oh, HELLS YEAH.  Let's get a little Earth Wind and Fire up in here!
Posted 15 years ago by vivakitty    [ Reply ]
rockasaurus wrote:
Louis Prima, Paddy Milner and now Earth Wind and Fire...THIS is the way to get up in the morning!
ya gotta get up to GET DOWN!
Posted 15 years ago by lophrequa    [ Reply ]
"I just wanna dance"!
Posted 15 years ago by EssexTex    [ Reply ]
Louis Prima, Paddy Milner and now Earth Wind and Fire...THIS is the way to get up in the morning!
Posted 16 years ago by rockasaurus    [ Reply ]
Phonedave wrote:
Early Thrusday morning, under the crunch to get 2008 budget numbers out, and suddenly, all is funky and OK.
Phonedave, you are my kindred spirit.
Posted 16 years ago by rtrudeau    [ Reply ]