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
Now my consolation
Is in the stardust of a song
Beside a garden wall where 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 it will remain
My stardust melody
The memory of love’s refrain
That Hammond organ in the back ground is just perfect for an accompaniment to Willies voice and guitar.
Hoagy Carmichael wrote this beautiful tune,but willie brought something extra to it.
I love his voice and this song but I miss the lovely verse. Here it is.
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.
When I first heard this album I felt it was one of the most moving interpretations of the these classic tunes I have known for a very long time.....even better than Frank Sinatra recordings.....the way he sings is so personal.....its just so simple.....brilliant.
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
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
A paradise where roses bloom
Though I dream in vain
In my heart there always will remain
My stardust melody
The memory of love's refrain
Though I dream in vain
In my heart there always will remain
My stardust melody
The memory of love's refrain
It was probably more than 30yrs ago when I was working oil exploration in the Great Sandy Desert and at the end of contract, we all camped under a huge mesa mountain for three days waiting to be flown back home. 3 glorious, lazy days and nights under the stars and someone kept playing this album over and over and over. I never got sick of it. I got back home and bought it myself and still have it today. It still has me gazing up at the stars in wonder.
I had this played at my wedding, back in 87', as we exited after saying "I do" ... all the guys and gals walked out to this song. Yep, it holds a place in my heart, for sure.
My father used to play this 8 track tape all the time when I was a little girl. He recently passed away and we played the CD at his funeral at the beginning when people were being seated. It was perfect... Every time I hear this, I feel him with me.
This song haunts me. I am taken back to a long lost love in Texas. A small misunderstanding cost me someone so very special. She truly was beautiful. 28 years have passed since then. I moved, married and had children who are grown now, but this song takes me back to a warm summer night, making love under the stars with my lost love. I left a part of my heart with her and never got it back. I think of her still. Deep inside I hope she still remembers me, and I hope it is with deep affection.