The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
You feel like Steve McQueen
When you're driving in your car
And you think you look like James Bond
When you're smoking your cigar
It's so bizarre
You think you are
The new kind of James Dean
But the only thing I've ever seen of you
Was a commercial spot on the screen
Movie star, oh movie star
You think you are a movie
Movie star, oh movie star
You think you are a movie star, ah-ha
You should belong to the jet set
Fly your own private Lear Jet
But you worked in a grocery store
Everyday until you could afford to get away
So you went to Sweden to meet Ingmar Bergman
But he wasn't there or he just didn't care
I think it's time for you my friend
To stop pretending that you are a
Movie star, movie star
You think you are a movie
Movie star, movie star
You think you are a movie star, ah-ha
Frozen hero
Your words are zero
And your dreams have vanished into dark
And long ago
But you don't want to know
(Movie star, oh movie star, oh oh oh)
You think you are a movie
(Movie star, movie star, oh oh oh)
You think you are a movie
(Movie star, oh movie star, oh oh oh)
You think you are a movie star (movie star, oh movie star, oh oh oh)
(Movie star, oh movie star, oh oh oh)
(Movie star, oh movie star, oh oh oh)
When you're driving in your car
And you think you look like James Bond
When you're smoking your cigar
It's so bizarre
You think you are
The new kind of James Dean
But the only thing I've ever seen of you
Was a commercial spot on the screen
Movie star, oh movie star
You think you are a movie
Movie star, oh movie star
You think you are a movie star, ah-ha
You should belong to the jet set
Fly your own private Lear Jet
But you worked in a grocery store
Everyday until you could afford to get away
So you went to Sweden to meet Ingmar Bergman
But he wasn't there or he just didn't care
I think it's time for you my friend
To stop pretending that you are a
Movie star, movie star
You think you are a movie
Movie star, movie star
You think you are a movie star, ah-ha
Frozen hero
Your words are zero
And your dreams have vanished into dark
And long ago
But you don't want to know
(Movie star, oh movie star, oh oh oh)
You think you are a movie
(Movie star, movie star, oh oh oh)
You think you are a movie
(Movie star, oh movie star, oh oh oh)
You think you are a movie star (movie star, oh movie star, oh oh oh)
(Movie star, oh movie star, oh oh oh)
(Movie star, oh movie star, oh oh oh)
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