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Starfire is the debut album of hard rock/heavy metal singer and former Vagabond, The Snakes and Masterplan vocalist Jørn Lande. It was released on 21 November 2000.
It features mainly a melodic hard rock sound and several cover songs of his favorite bands. It was released under his solo name Jorn and feature members of his two then-current bands Ark and Millenium.
Jorn stated in interviews that the album is more of a demo thing than a full-length album with high production, which was much more improved on his next albums.
All songs written by Jørn Lande except where noted.
Starfire is the name of several fictional comic book characters appearing in books published by DC Comics. The most prominent Starfire is Koriand'r, the fourth character to use that name. She debuted in a preview story inserted within DC Comics Presents #26 (October 1980) and was created by Marv Wolfman and George Pérez. In 2013, Starfire placed 21st on IGN's Top 25 Heroes of DC Comics. She was ranked 20th in Comics Buyer's Guide's "100 Sexiest Women in Comics" list.
The design of the character (Koriand'r) incorporated aspects of many existing characters. Artist George Pérez, in explaining the creation of the character, stated:
Koriand'r, Starfire's given name, is a princess of the fictional planet Tamaran in the Vegan system, and was in line to rule the planet as Queen. Komand'r ("commander", also known as Blackfire), her older sister, developed a bitter rivalry with her after suffering a disease in infancy that robbed her of the ability to harness solar energy to allow her to fly, and by extension, her right to the throne. This rivalry continued and intensified when the siblings were sent for warrior training with the Warlords of Okaara. Things came to a head during a sparring exercise in which Komand'r attempted to kill her sister. As a result, Komand'r was expelled and she swore vengeance.
Starfire
Outside on a winter's night when the rain begins to
fall
There's a chill in the air and the howl of the wolves
and the rain beats at the door
The seven kings will ride on the wind up towards the
mountain's high
And the only sound that will break the air is the
warrior's bitter cry
When the dawn of the a new sun will see the day and the
strongest hearts grow old
And the warrior stands on the top of the hill in the
snow...
Dark night with a glimmering light in the distance up
ahead
In the forest they dwell with a misty spell no one
hears what once was said
And the eagles fly through the clouds and the earth
bleeds dark and cold
When the voices of men will ring out again all creation
shall unfold
When the colour of night will fade to light leaves the
mysteries unfold
And the warrior stands on the top of the hill in the
snow...
And we're standing one and all fighting till we fall
hoping for a better day
And the we're never giving in until we find the words
to say
Burning starfire, shine in the sky
For the lives of great men who stands by your side
When the night falls on we will rise
For no lost souls will live on forever
[Solo - Sam]
Midnight on the valley below still the horsemen follow
through
There's a forest that leads to the foot of the hill
that inside the magic holds
Seven strong they ride on along to the place where
sorrow lies
And the shadows of night will no longer hide all their
mysteries come undone
When the dusk of a full moon will see the night and the
weaker hearts go cold
And the warrior stands on the top of the hill in the
snow...
And we're standing one and all fighting till we fall
hoping for a better day
And the we're never giving in until we find the words
to say
Burning starfire, shine in the sky
For the lives of great men who stands by your side
When the night falls on we will rise
For no lost souls will live on forever
[Solo - Herman]
And we're standing one and all fighting till we fall
hoping for a better day
And the we're never giving in until we find the words
to say
Burning starfire, shine in the sky
For the lives of great men who stands by your side
When the night falls on we will rise
For no lost souls will live on forever