Probably the most beautiful song ever written--and with Hoagy singing it, it's perfect.

One of the greatest songs ever written, Thank you Hoagy Carmichael.

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 were 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 nights 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, and now my consolation Is in the stardust of a song. Beside the garden wall, when stars are bright You are in my arms The nightingale tells his fairy tale Of paradise where roses grew. Though I dream in vain, in my heart you will remain My stardust melody The memory of loves refrain.

Hoagy Carmichael was without doubt not only a great composer but a very skillled piano player and Singer. A genuine master. And best of all we can still many years later, enjoy his music.

"he composed it, he sings it best" Agreed.

I love this man, a stalk of corn in a field in Indiana singing to me under a midwest moon.....an echo through my whole life. I was alive while he was still alive.....I love that.

Hoagy at the piano is the very image of a world that is lost to us now.

Possibly one of the finest songs ever written.

After more than fifty years of listening, Hoagy still leaves me gasping. How can any one person be so talented? A pure delight any way you look or listen to it.

A beautiful song about a passing time, of time passing....

⚘HOAGY CARMICHAEL Legendary Songwriter⚘..In my heart it will remain, My Stardust Melody. All Vocalist's & Songwriter's Aspire to Write this Well 2022...

The song is beautiful but the lyrics are sublime. Nostalgia and heartache. We never know why this is a lost love but the most cherished part of life remains a divine memory.

this guy is the coolest guy to ever walk the face of the earth, and his music and lyrics are pretty and as smooth as silk. he was great on the flintstones.

NEVER EVER NEVER WAS THIS SONG EVER ONE UPPED! I have truly found the works of H. Carmichael to be the MOST amazing pieces ever played in the Century and will only age like the BEST of Wines with time. A "One Hook" Con Artist, I mean Rock Star, I mean American/England/Canada/World Idol, EVERY DAMN MUSICIAN after, they heard how sweet the sound, REALLY IS could never play better. INCLUDING THAT DAMN DEVIL FROM DOWN IN GEORGIA. There is nothing stronger in so many parallels of mankind, than MUSIC. And Once the World heard HOAGY CARMICHAEL'S Compositions, THAT IS WHEN they themselves became better musicians. L. Armstrong's version among some others is proof positive. There was "something" within this great man's music. I TRULY BELIEVE IT WAS HIS CREATOR. He like so many others struggled with their own talent, I mean he obtained a Law Degree, I assume because he was wise, but he Wrote/played from more than the Heart. GOD ROCKS! I hope to meet, greet, and take a seat at the keys with him in Heaven. GOD Rest his Soul, may his Sweet Music play forever and ever. AMEN!

I've heard all the versions and some are great but this one i'd never heard until this year. It seems like it could have been a little bit longer but it is the most beautiful of the renditions to me with its natural and bluesy feel.

One of my all-time favorites, and I LOVE hearing songs performed by their authors.

God I love this so much.

He will always be in my heart, my darling... And this will always be our song...

My heart aches in her memory

He and his music: A National Treasure.

An all time classic. I remember the first time I heard this song as sung by Mr. Carmiachel when I was 10 yrs old and it remained in my memory ever since. Music was music back then and it was appreciated for the emotional and psychological benefit that it bestowed upon you.

This is the most amazing man I've heard tonight. I can't believe he made "Stardust". had never heard the song ever til tonight :) And his voice is just EXCEPTIONAL!!!!!! :) I

what talent we used to have i miss it alot

It must be such a blessing if one actually met hoagy in person while he sings and plays the piano to this song. Amazing Musician/songwriter

I love this song, and I'd never heard this recording until the I saw the trailer for Beginners, I love it.

My Faverite Song of all time. Hoagy costar with John Smith and Robert Fuller on the TV Show Laramie.

One of the most covered songs in American history.

LOVE IT!!! I've love Hoagy Carmichael since I was 4 years old!!!

How I enjoy singing Hoagy's Staardust, I graduated from Indiana University as did Hoagy. I love to tell the story that there was a bar outside IU named Stardust. I'm told the bar was there before the song was written! Heart Shapre', Las Vegas

Lovely!

thank you for putting this up. brilliant.

Truly a GENIUS .

Marking 3 years since I lost my Dad. He loved this song. Thinking of you today and every day "..now my consolation is in the stardust of a song"

I have never heard a bouncy, lilting version of Stardust like this. Interesting that Hoagy Carmichael seems to have had this different sound in mind when he wrote it. You would never know it had a weary, mystical, ethereal mood when played slower from this version. I'm singing it to myself now with a half way in between tempo compared to a slow version, and I like it a lot that way.

he had such a distinctive voice i liked him

i love this music sooo much. it makes me think of a time when everything seemed simpler and the day isn't rushed through. may sound lame coming from an 18 year old, but i wish i were born in this time period of Hoagy

I put this on repeat when im getting ready EVERY morning.

My FAVORITE BALLAD OF ALL TIME!

My most favorite song ever.

Beautiful song , 🎶

this is wonderful.

I love this man, he was a true genius:)

Love this man!

I looked up Jack Teagarden because of your comment, just listened to "don't smoke in bed" wow it's a masterpiece! I will have to find the album! thank you!

What a Talent,,, Again,,,, Some of God's,,, handiest work,,,, thank you for posting this, and a big "Malhalo" for sharing this with all of us,,,,

Perfect.

The best performance of this oft-played song!

Laramie brought me here and I'm shocked 😲. I didn't have a clue. I need to get this version on CD ASAP. ❤️

Did you know that the Fortune 500 did a complex study on success in life, factoring in of course wealth, health, etc., and the one thing that was a TRULY REMARKABLE TRAIT in the most wealthiest and successful people, (According to the standards of F 500) ? EVERY DANG DIDLEY DANG the MOST ABSOLUTE AND CONCRETE CONNECTION: Was that they had ALL taken Music in High School and beyond. But the Strength of Music, and that of Beautiful Music, will never be removed from the face of the Earth for Ever and Ever Again. Albeit they have all tried since this and H. Carmichael put Pencil to Paper around the Black and White Keys, or in the Cafe at School, he was an amazing person, I truly feel a bond. I have the utmost respect for the Wisdom shown and used by some, not all, Lawyers. Which since H. Carmichael was one, he is sort of my HERO.

Pure genius.

I love it.

Unique,just brilliant

Funky, Funky Hoagy, Funky Hoagy C. I love him

He was Ian Flemings' perception/image of what/who James Bond, 007 was supposed to look like....Imagine that ! ! !

Perfection! oxoxo

Thanks for your beautiful vid. Quite a treat to hear and see images of the legendary Hoagy Carmichael. I have a vid of Stardust / Geogia On My Mind performed as a tribute to the composer. I hope to share with you.

Stardust - a true classic - poetry to mach Shakespeare

Irresistable...

this is the best one.

...this was the (insturmental) music playing in the background during the 'War of the Worlds' broadcast in 1938

This was in the film 'Casino'.; Love it!

the best of the lot

"beside the garden wall..."

Beautiful song--lyrics actually written in 1929 by Mitchell Parish, a Jewish songwriter. Sure wouldn't have been the same song without 'em!

El era el original y genuino , el que compuso Stardust cantando su propia cancion, mejor que nadie. El fue el autor tambien de Georgia on My Mind», Up the Lazy River, Rockin' Chair, The Nearness of You, Heart and Soul. El unico y gran Hoagy Carmichael, tan actual como en los años 20

I wonder why Carmichael only sang the main section, skipping the intro. It's the only song of which I'm aware that has that structure, with both halves being equally lovely, equally memorable, equally famous. The introduction has two stanzas, written in strict rhyme (a b a b, a b a b) and more-or-less even meter, to that perfect cascading melody, the words expressing a general melancholy and nostalgia that beautifully introduce the main section, which describes that moment (the last moment?) of a passionate love affair. This main section definitely does have a rhyme scheme, but it's fractured; and the structure of the lyrics almost defies definition, tracking the melody, not worrying about a metric pattern. The tune of this part of the song, and the lyrics, seem to flow naturally, like a spring rising from the earth, following the wayward thoughts of a man recalling that perfect moment with a woman he loved and lost. I can't imagine why he left out the intro....

Classic!

love you prada

Im only 13, and I found this by hearing about it in a book called Skarrs we're reading in school. Just an amazing song.

What's interesting is that Hoagy didn't write the lyrics at all, and it was originally done in jump tempo, not as tear jerker at all- circa 1927. The lyrics came along 2 years later, and it was others who chose the now iconic slow tempo.

Stardust...G.O.A.T

Classic.

For My Eternal Love; My Gift From God; My Heavenly-Resplendent Wife; My Barbra Rose. I hope you can hear this from Heaven (your home since Nov. 22, 2010). I miss you beyond words. I love you beyond Time. Come back for me very very soon. I'll be waiting for you.

aww ! this song is so cute >_

@mizzystina thats lovely.

@sineaddg: there surely are several earlier carmichael versions of STARDUST ... but they're purely instrumental ... i believe this is the very FIRST vocal version ... anyone knowing a previous one, please tell me ...

Every time I hear his name I think of a sandwich.

Credit to Mr Carmichael and Mr. Parrish, IMHO Nat King Cole put it right up on the top shelf.

SO SORRY for not mentioning as all to often happens, is the fact the "icing on the cake," are probably the Best Lyrics ever composed as well. I believe it was Gorrel? I think Hoagy drew out the Best in musicians in a unique manner and speed. DEAD ON.

Jus played it again...

don't know exactly when but there are also some very percussion in there.

THE SONG! You do realize that Hoagy did not write the lyrics, don't you? Mitchell Parish

where can i find a sheet for this version?

the trailer "Beginners" brought me here.

Willie Nelson does this very well

This is just a cover of another song. My theory is that Hoagy Carmichael stumbled into a time machine and zipped ahead to 1959, where he heard a chart-topper called "Sleep Walk" by Santo & Johnny on the radio. Then he went back to 1942, covered it, and made it famous. Because he did it first, everyone thinks he wrote it, but American Bandstand knows the truth: They're on TV!

@bbcisrubbish i've never forgotten him

Oh yeah, I can hear the brush on the snare now.

the one and only Hoagy - man, the man was music. colindaleradiosutch

This is the version I've got. Does anyone know for sure when this version was recorded and, it's just piano and double-bass yes? Anyone know for sure who's playing bass? (Pretty sure Hoagy is playing piano, yes?) (Great simple version.)

do you know what year this version was released? and also what album it is available on? thanks so much!

Thank you sineaddg (you look familiar, and very pretty - something about your eyes). I saw your other comment here, but I have to respectfully disagree, it sounds like 1933 at the earliest to me, more like 1927. (I have the complete Louis Armstrong recordings from 1924 to 1929, and the sound quality was moving beyond this by 1930... ...though, it could be some kind of home recording, or lesser studio. Things were pretty slick by 1942, well, for artists as big as Hoagy Carmichael was anyway.

ZIGGY Stardust...

Lovely song. But, Who is that dish sitting pretty on the piano?

I love hoagy! Makes me proud to be a hoosier! I find it ironi that the more the technology gets better, the music gets worse.

being a student at IUB brought me here..

Henry Leyden broght me here

@TYoung7481 look for her on Facebook; better odds.

Don't forget the lyricist, Michell Parrish.

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