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Black Star

Words & Music by Sid Wayne, Sherman Edwards

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Black Star

Words & Music by Sid Wayne, Sherman Edwards

Lyrics:

Every man has a black star
A black star over his shoulder
And when a man sees his black star
He knows his time, his time has come

Black star don't shine on me, black star
Black star keep behind me, black star
There's a lot of livin' I gotta do
Give me time to make a few dreams come true
Black star

When I ride I feel that black star
That black star over my shoulder
So I ride in front of that black star
Never lookin' around, never lookin' around

Black star don't shine on me, black star
Black star keep behind me, black star
There's a lot of livin' I gotta do
Give me time to make a few dreams come true
Black star

One fine day I'll see that black star
That black star over my shoulder
And when I see that old black star
I'll know my time, my time has come

Black star don't shine on me, black star
Black star keep behind me, black star
There's a lot of livin' I gotta do
Give me time to make a few dreams come true
Black star

More info:
Serious aficionados may know that the movie Flaming Star was officially called Black Star. During the film's development process, top studio brass at 20th Century-Fox decided that the title Black Star just didn't pack enough commercial appeal for a blockbuster movie. By the time the filming had been completed, it was agreed that the film would instead be called Flaming Star, which meant heading back to the studio to re-record the title song. Songwriters quickly fetched their pens and reworked the lyrics, while the Jordanaires were flown back in town to re-cut the tracks with Elvis. The tapes had been sitting in the vaults for 30 years until they were released in the box set Collectors Gold, thanks to the resourcefulness of Larry Zwisohn. This is an unknown take, but it is known that it was recorded in 05/06/1960.

Lyrics:

Every man has a black star
A black star over his shoulder
And when a man sees his black star
He knows his time, his time has come

Black star don't shine on me, black star
Black star keep behind me, black star
There's a lot of livin' I gotta do
Give me time to make a few dreams come true
Black star

When I ride I feel that black star
That black star over my shoulder
So I ride in front of that black star
Never lookin' around, never lookin' around

Black star don't shine on me, black star
Black star keep behind me, black star
There's a lot of livin' I gotta do
Give me time to make a few dreams come true
Black star

One fine day I'll see that black star
That black star over my shoulder
And when I see that old black star
I'll know my time, my time has come

Black star don't shine on me, black star
Black star keep behind me, black star
There's a lot of livin' I gotta do
Give me time to make a few dreams come true
Black star

More info:

Serious aficionados may know that the movie Flaming Star was officially called Black Star. During the film's development process, top studio brass at 20th Century-Fox decided that the title Black Star just didn't pack enough commercial appeal for a blockbuster movie. By the time the filming had been completed, it was agreed that the film would instead be called Flaming Star, which meant heading back to the studio to re-record the title song. Songwriters quickly fetched their pens and reworked the lyrics, while the Jordanaires were flown back in town to re-cut the tracks with Elvis. The tapes had been sitting in the vaults for 30 years until they were released in the box set Collectors Gold, thanks to the resourcefulness of Larry Zwisohn. This is an unknown take, but it is known that it was recorded in 05/06/1960.