About the band: Kayak is a Dutch progressive rock band formed in 1972, and still going strong after a time-out from 1982 until 1999. Their singles and albums sold well in the Netherlands, but they made little impact internationally. A pity, because they are my favourite Dutch band. Kayak currently have seven songs in my list of about 200 best pop/rock songs of all time.
About the song: Starlight dancer is the title track of their 1977 album. The timing of this space mini-epic was excellent, as it coincided with the Star Wars mania. Musically, the greatest influence in this particular song undoubtedly was Queen, especially their Bohemian rhapsody, in the alternations of rock and ballad. It should have been a world-wide million seller, but in the end it was just a minor hit in Holland. Run time 4:59.
