Stardust memories date2/18/2024 ![]() ![]() Offgrid9 from Washington StateMy mother was a relatively unknown singer with a couple of bands in the 1930's.Whereas the image in my mind of a moving cloud of purple dust, slowly crossing the "meadows of my heart.", that image seemed to me to be a perfect analogy, a metaphor for the deepening twilight time. I'm not criticizing Mitchell Parish, these are the best lyrics of any song I've ever heard.but dusk and twilight are nearly exact synonyms, so the two words in the same line seemed redundant to me. Even after I learned the correct lyrics, I have continued to sing it as, "And now the purple dust of twilight time.". Offgrid9 from Washington StateAnother memory of hearing my mother sing this lovely song - the first time I heard it, I thought the first line referred to "dust", not dusk.It was sung by a female artist who I can’t remember. Memy from UkI heard this song around 1970’s.This is the song I played constantly as a teenager, performed by Artie Shaw. Finley Eversole from Writer And TeacherI'm now 89.The intro of a horn is actually their voice. Joel GThe best version in my opinion is the Mills Brothers.BUT if searching on Spotify note it's (Take 2). Accompanied by Alan Clare on piano, it's very moving and Hoagy hopefully heard it in his lifetime. However, may I also suggest Stephane's 1970 version of Stardust as the most beautiful rendition I've ever heard. It was recorded in about 1938, while Coleman Hawkins lived in Paris, with Stephane Grappelli on piano and Django on guitar. Howard from Sydney, AustraliaI'm 68 and agree with all comments about Stardust being an exceptional song.
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