sg January 10th, 2006 08:10PM  

The Killers are from Las Vegas, not England like one of the anonymous people says. And brandon hinted in an interview that the song was about a crush he had on a football star at his school. I guess it's things like that that make people question his sexuality.

sg January 10th, 2006 08:13PM  

haha I forgot to put this in imy other entry. What if Andy is gay? I think that Andy and the narrator had some kind of fling or something, but Andy doesn't want it let out or anything cause I mean, a gay high school football star. can you imagine how badly that kid would get beat? So he keeps up his whole persona of being straight...while the narrator is really in love with him.

anonymous January 11th, 2006 12:12AM  

I'm going to assume the stalker is a guy that hates andy and is after the girl.
A bit away from the whole gay thing (sorry, I know we all love to point the gay finger like the red scare of 2006) but I get a feeling the whole thing is someone who hates andy for being a star- that stereotypical kid in the movies that goes crazy and starts screaming "Mr. All American!"
He hates Andy because he got the girl he wanted. "Tell me she's not you're world."
Perhaps he got picked on and told "hey, shut up" or something.

I just picture "Andy" tied up in a chair as some crazy kid gives him a lecture before shooting him or something.

anonymous January 26th, 2006 05:21PM  

First- according to Kinsley's studies, most people are not exclusively straight or gay. It's a continuous spectrum, and everyone falls in a different place on it. Therefore, even a "straight" person might find themselves having a bit of a crush on or obsession with some person of the same gender, but it does not nessesarily mean they are homosexual. So it's quite possible Brandon Flowers could've had a slight crush on this guy, but that itself does not decide his sexual orientation.

However you look at it (stalking, gay attraction, random crush, girl jealousy, jealousy because of his athletic talent, or all of the above), this song is a bit creepy. I may just think this because of the whole Brit accent thing, which makes it rather creepy-sounding to begin with for me... but also because this person obviously is obsessed with this Andy guy (for one reason or another) to the point where it sounds a bit unhealthy.
Now, he could be saying he knows Andy has immense athletic potential, but he might be willing to throw it all away for this girl and that makes the narrator of this song worried cause he's like Andy's #1 fan (at least in his own mind) or friend, or ex-friend, or whatever.
However, the whole gay angle has quite a case too, if you want to believe that, because of where he says "on the mats with the boys you thought you were alone" or something like that, and maybe this guy also liked Andy and so he went out for wrestling just to get the chance to get close to him, and he got all friendly with him or at least attempted to but Andy wasn't interested in any kind of relationship, and besides he already has a girlfriend, so now this guy's jealous and upset.

Anyway, there's enough evidence to support quite a few arguements about this song, so it's up to the listener to decide.

sincerly_juicy February 4th, 2006 04:20PM  

1. The Killers are NOT FROM ENGLAND. Try Las Vegas.
2. This song has nothing to do with the other Killers songs Believe me Natalie or Jenny was a Friend of mine, so obviously, Andy You're a Star has nothing to do with Jenny or Natalie.
3. Brandon Flowers has hinted all types of things in interviews. When asked about the song he said one thing for sure: this song if for your interpretation.
4. I went to a Killers concert the past summer and distinctly remember Brandon Flowers saying "this song if for a special friend of ours."
5. "On the field..." = football or possibly soccer or lacrosse.
5.Brandon Flowers is, unforunately, married. So he is not gay (now) but might have had some bi-sexual tendencies in highschool. Or, he is simply telling a story, that he has not lived through.

My opinion? Just a simple crush. Leave it at that.

anonymous February 14th, 2006 01:13PM  

Why do people assume that the singer is just singing and not acting as well? psh!

I kinda thought it was quite simple and about him stalking Andy...

prongs666 April 5th, 2006 02:02PM  

the killers are not from England they are from Las Vegas, get that through your thick skull!

anonymous June 13th, 2006 01:08AM  

Basically, there's no way to know if the narrator is a boy or a girl, but he or she is enamored by Andy. Personally, I don't think Andy is a huge, well-known sports star in school, just a star to the narrator who watches him play. Andy goes out with some girl, he feels pained and alone when he's with his friends because of love or lack thereof, and the narrator wants to make sure Andy doesn't love this girl. The narrator is super too shy to make a move; s/he is constantly telling him/herself "hey, shut up, hey, shut up." The song is about obsession and the way an infatuation rules your every thought until your un-reality is all your life consists of.

anonymous August 27th, 2006 06:13AM  

This is a weired thought but I think that none of the killers were or are gay or bi, I think that maybe a song was wrote depicting his crush (slight obsession) with a high school girl only it was possibly thought to be too cliche and so the change was made. I don't have any evidence of this as I haven't looked into this but it's just a different view you could discuss since it hasn't been mentioned yet

prongs666 September 6th, 2006 03:19AM  

Um...How about no...Brandon said that he had a crush on this guy on the football team in highschool...He was questioning bisexuality at the time...But now claims that he is strait...

anonymous October 17th, 2006 04:09PM  

Can't it just be a girl? Why does it has to be gay? Seems like brandon likes to sing from other people's perspective. Like he plays a king on bling, then he plays a guy on a police station with jenny, he plays a big indie rock and roll star in glamorous indie rock and roll (ok he's famous now, but he wasn't by the time he wrote the song). So I think he's just telling another story, not talking about himself. It's too complicated if you think it's him singing.

anonymous November 14th, 2006 07:58PM  

Haven't you heard that's very common for people who write poems or songs to write as a different person? It's pretty normal for a guy to write as a girl, or the other way, or just someone to write something he hasn't experienced as if he has experienced it (it has it own name, but I dunno how it's called in english). Sooo... Well, it could be about a gay relationship, or maybe hetero if he's singing as a girl. But I do think it's about some freakish kind of obsession, as often fans are, like "i'll die to get close to him ohmygawd" etc, just only in a sightly more stalk-ish way.

anonymous December 27th, 2006 02:09PM  

I read that Brandon Flowers admitted to having a man crush on an athlete at his high school. ("On the field I remember you were incredible" - "Leave your number on the locker and I'll give you a call").

According to Wikipedia:

'In a QLas Vegas interview during 2004,... He claimed it was about a crush he himself had formed on a male athlete while attending high school. When asked about the male athlete in high school, he responded that he is "very aware of [his] sexuality" and that he does like women. Flowers has also stated that some confusion over his sexual identity is "not a bad thing," but did say "I'm not gay."'

anonymous April 11th, 2007 06:28AM  

I'm pretty sure that this song is about brandon flowers (if he wrote it which he probably did) being confused about his sexuality and having a crush on a popular athletic star at his high school
another quote from wikipedia-
"Flowers is viewed by some as a famous example of metrosexuality, as evidenced by his careful attention to fashion, grooming and even makeup."
though he is a married mormon...
i agree with whoever said the song seems quite creepy and stalker-ish
does anyone else think maybe the narrator has plucked up the courage to tell andy how he feels and is so obsessed he just keeps telling andy to shut up??
i think the line "In a car with a girl, promise me she's not your world" is not only refering to a specific girl but is the narrator asking if andy is totally straight
also "in nobody's eyes but mine" I think means he thinks no one feels for andy like he does
not sure what the lines
"On the streets, such a sweet face jumping in town
In the staff when the verdict is in"
are about though
any suggestions?
i bet no ones read this whole comment! =]]

GibsonGirl64 May 6th, 2007 08:43PM  

Guys...c'mon. It's about a high school football star who is at his peak. He's throwing it away for steroids and girls. And the narrator is friends with this guy, telling him to change. I'm positive I'm right.

anonymous May 15th, 2007 04:56PM  

I'd have to agree with you I don't think it has anything to do with being gay. It's just a song that he wrote to his friend trying to let him know he's not alone. There's no evidence of a crush in the song, It's just a simple song to his friend.

Roo May 30th, 2007 10:47PM  

The Killers are not British, they are from Las Vegas! A recent review also said they were trying to be like The Cure and Bruce Springsteen, there are some strange people in this world I swear to God. Anyway, in relation to the song lyrics, it is definitely about someone watching the popular sports star who gets the girls (as they are from the US I shall say the Cheerleader type girls), wishing they were him. I am still not sure whether the singer is having a crush on Andy or whether he wants to be Andy and have the popularity that goes with it? Does the singer want all this and love the girl Andy is going out with at the moment (promise me she's not your world?) I also sometimes think that when he goes into the Andy your a star chorus, that I imagine the singer to be drunk and that its a sarcastic slant? Hmmmm, I think of something different each time - just gotta love The Killers man!

anonymous July 25th, 2007 01:40AM  

The whole of HOT FUSS is a story. It moves in order on the CD and I don't quite remember how it goes, but it is of two people, one of them is killed and there is remorse and blah blah blah. If you listen to the songs in order and know every word it makes more sense. The whole CD is a story. Just listen.

anonymous August 26th, 2007 08:13PM  

Andy your a star is about this guy Andy Messersmith from Nephi, Utah. Andy was a big football star and wrestler. His plaques do line the halls in Juab high school. I go there I dusted those plaques. Andy thought he was a big shot and made fun of Brandon Flowers who also is from Nephi. Brandon flowers is from Nephi and he has family still lives here. So they aren't from Englad. Andy Messersmith's dad is the vice principal of Juab high school. I know Brandon Flower's family, and I know Andy's family. I know all about the song and what it is about and where all of the events took place. Andy Messersmith is from Juab. LIVE WITH IT!!!

anonymous September 11th, 2007 06:35AM  

The 'mine' in the line 'nobodys eyes but mine' is clearly collective for all the people (ie the town, the staff, the girls and boys at shcool) who've carefully watch Andy's talent unfold before them.

Haven't you ever seen someone with such incredible talent that you never want to see them be distracted (by a girl etc)
It's obviously a homage to a talented person form the perspective of admirers