Because there's a lot going on in my songs, I'm going to start adding some background information to the song pages. I feel like the extra information will help explain some of my madness 😅
What is Lite-Brite?
Lite-Brite is a toy that first came to market in 1967. Basically, you create designs by sticking coloured plastic pegs into a backlit board.
What is Starlight?
Starlight Investments is an Real Estate Investment & Trust (REIT) that (as of 2021) owns 70 000 multi-family units of housing, mostly in Canadian cities that have high rents. As its Wikipedia page states: "Starlight boasts of 25% gross return for investors, with the majority of its investment being in multi-family housing, yet the company has no mission statement relating to providing housing. [Starlight has] received extensive media coverage relating to slumlord and landlord harassment complaints from tenants across the country."
If you search for articles and social media posts about Starlight, the results aren't very flattering.
These songs would go very well with some fake commercials….
Lyrics
Starlight, Starlight Making money off the housing plight! Starlight, Starlight They'll raise your rents just out of spite By year-end, they'll reach new heights How can investors sleep at night? Starlight, Starlight Buying all the housing without a fight!
Starlight, Starlight Here's some advice: Exploiting people isn't right Starlight, Starlight It's a vice Normal people would feel contrite Starlight, Starlight What will suffice? All of us sleeping out in the night? Starlight, Starlight Won't it be nice We won't need housing in the afterlife!