Nat King Cole
Stardust
-Artist: Nat King Cole
-peak Billboard position # 79 in 1957
-Words by Mitchell Parish and Music by Hoagy Carmichael originally written as
-"Star Dust" in 1929.
-charted in 1930 by Irving Mills (#20)
-charted in 1931 by Isham Jones (#1), Bing Crosby (#5), Louis Armstrong (#16)
Wayne King (#17), and Lee Sims (#20).
-charted in 1935 by Jimmie Lunceford (#10).
-charted in 1936 by Benny Goodman (#2) and Tommy Dorsey (#8).
-charted in 1939 by Sammy Kaye (#16).
-charted in 1941 by Artie Shaw (#2), Tommy Dorsey (#7), and Glenn Miller (#20).
-charted in 1943 by Baron Elliot (#18) and Tommy Dorsey (#23).
-charted in 1957 by Billy Ward and His Dominoes featuring Jackie Wilson (#12).
-charted in 1962 by Frank Sinatra (#98)
-charted in 1964 by Nino Temple and April Stevens (#32).
And now the purple dusk of twilight time
Steals across the meadows of my heart
High up in the sky the little stars climb
Always reminding me that we`re apart
You wander down the lane and far away
Leaving me a song that will not die
Love is now the stardust of yesterday
The music of the years gone by
Sometimes I wonder why I spend
The lonely night dreaming of a song
The melody haunts my reverie
And I am once again with you
When our love was new
And each kiss an inspiration
But that was long ago
Now my consolation
Is in the stardust of a song
Beside a garden wall
When stars are bright
You are in my arms
The nightingale tells his fairy tale
A paradise where roses bloom
Though I dream in vain
In my heart it will remain
My stardust melody
The memory of love`s refrain
Stardust
-Artist: Nat King Cole
-peak Billboard position # 79 in 1957
-Words by Mitchell Parish and Music by Hoagy Carmichael originally written as
-"Star Dust" in 1929.
-charted in 1930 by Irving Mills (#20)
-charted in 1931 by Isham Jones (#1), Bing Crosby (#5), Louis Armstrong (#16)
Wayne King (#17), and Lee Sims (#20).
-charted in 1935 by Jimmie Lunceford (#10).
-charted in 1936 by Benny Goodman (#2) and Tommy Dorsey (#8).
-charted in 1939 by Sammy Kaye (#16).
-charted in 1941 by Artie Shaw (#2), Tommy Dorsey (#7), and Glenn Miller (#20).
-charted in 1943 by Baron Elliot (#18) and Tommy Dorsey (#23).
-charted in 1957 by Billy Ward and His Dominoes featuring Jackie Wilson (#12).
-charted in 1962 by Frank Sinatra (#98)
-charted in 1964 by Nino Temple and April Stevens (#32).
And now the purple dusk of twilight time
Steals across the meadows of my heart
High up in the sky the little stars climb
Always reminding me that we`re apart
You wander down the lane and far away
Leaving me a song that will not die
Love is now the stardust of yesterday
The music of the years gone by
Sometimes I wonder why I spend
The lonely night dreaming of a song
The melody haunts my reverie
And I am once again with you
When our love was new
And each kiss an inspiration
But that was long ago
Now my consolation
Is in the stardust of a song
Beside a garden wall
When stars are bright
You are in my arms
The nightingale tells his fairy tale
A paradise where roses bloom
Though I dream in vain
In my heart it will remain
My stardust melody
The memory of love`s refrain