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Shooting Star (Bad Company Song)
Shooting Star is a song by the rock band Bad Company. It was originaly released on the album Straight Shooter. The song was also released on the album 10 from 6, a greatest hits collection.

Johnny
It tells the story about a boy named Johnny who is inspired by The Beatles to become a rock star. He eventually has a number one record, but later dies of a drug overdose.

Drug Overdose
This song has been related to many rock stars who have also died of drug overdoses. Bad Company lead singer, Paul Rodgers, has said the song is a warning to people in the music industry and has referenced Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix in interviews when asked about the song. "At that particular time you had Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin...just a catalog of people who didn't make it, who overdosed in their beds...that was the gem of this song. It's a story and it's almost a warning." &mdash; Guitar World, April 1999.

"Shooting Star"
Another aspect of this song is that the public is very fickle. In the chorus, "And all the world will love you just as long, as long as you are a shooting star", is a reference the public's ability to put stars in and out of favour very quickly.

Today
This song gets steady play on most classic rock radio stations and is considered to be one of Bad Company's best songs.