Neville charted again, in 1989, when he collaborated with Linda Ronstadt on three consecutive duets: Don't Know Much, All My Life, and When Something Is Wrong with My Baby, the first two reached Number One on the Adult Contemporary charts. Neville has released more than 20 singles, including three Number Ones on the Adult Contemporary format, and a fourth on the R&B format.
His other hits have included Everybody Plays the Fool, his successful 1991 cover of the 1972 Main Ingredient song, that reached #8 on the Hot 100; Don't Take Away My Heaven, Hercules and Can't Stop My Heart From Loving You (The Rain Song). Neville's biggest solo successes have been on the Adult Contemporary chart, where "Don't Know Much," "All My Life," and "Everybody Plays the Fool" all reached Number One.
Aaron signed to SonyBMG's new Burgundy Records label in late 2005 and recorded an album of songs by Otis Redding, Marvin Gaye, Curtis Mayfield, Sam Cooke and others for Bring It On Home...The Soul Classics, released on September 19, 2006. The album, produced by Stewart Levine, features collaborations between Neville and Chaka Khan, Mavis Staples, Chris Botti, David Sanborn, Art Neville, and others. The album's first single was a remake of The Impressions' 1963 classic It's All Right.
On October 27, 2006, Neville made a guest appearance on an episode of the soap opera The Young and the Restless. He sang Stand By Me" and Ain't No Sunshine, from his album, Bring It on Home … The Soul Classics. In 2008 he released Gold, which includes a double album of his hits.
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Stardust
Aaron Neville Lyrics
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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, how 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
Besides the garden wall, when stars are bright
You are in my arms
The nightingale
Tells his fairytale
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.
The song "Stardust" by Aaron Neville and Rob Wasserman is a melancholic lamentation of lost love that haunts the singer's heart. The opening lines set the mood, as the "purple dusk of twilight time" sets in and "steals across the meadows of my heart." It's a beautiful but somber image, and it's made even more poignant by the knowledge that the object of the singer's affection is far away. The little stars that climb high in the sky serve as a reminder that they are apart, and it's a painful separation that seems to be only exacerbated by time.
As the song progresses, the singer reflects on happier times, when love was new and every kiss was an inspiration. But those days are gone, and all that remains is the stardust of a song, a memory of a love that once burned brightly, but has since faded away. It's a bittersweet sentiment, but one that many can relate to, making "Stardust" a timeless classic.
Line by Line Meaning
And now the purple dusk of twilight time
The evening has arrived and the sky is turning purple
Steals across the meadows of my heart
The feeling of solitude now dominates my heart
High up in the sky the little stars climb
The stars are gradually appearing in the sky
Always reminding me that we're apart
The stars represent the distance between us
You wander down the lane and far away
You went far away leaving me behind
Leaving me a song that will not die
You left me with a song that will always remind me of you
Love is now the stardust of yesterday
Our love is now a distant memory
The music of the years gone by.
The melody of the song is like a time machine taking me back to the past
Sometimes I wonder, how I spend
I often question how I pass
The lonely nights
The nights that I spend alone
Dreaming of a song
Envisioning a melody in my mind
The melody
The tune of the song
Haunts my reverie
The melody lingers in my thoughts
And I am once again with you
I am transported back in time to when we were together
When our love was new
When we were first in love
And each kiss an inspiration
Every kiss was an inspiration to me
But that was long ago
Those days are long gone
And now my consolation is in the stardust of a song
The comfort I find is in the memory of our love as represented by the song
Besides the garden wall, when stars are bright
Standing beside the garden wall beneath a starry sky
You are in my arms
I'm holding you close to me
The nightingale
The bird known as the nightingale
Tells his fairytale
Sings a song that sounds like a fairytale
Of paradise, where roses grew
A place in which roses grow and paradise prevails
Though I dream in vain
Even if I dream in vain
In my heart it will remain
The memory of our love will remain in my heart
My stardust melody
The memory of our love represented by this melody
The memory of love's refrain.
This melody reminds me of the refrain of our love
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: CHRISTOPHER GENTRY, JOHN HUTCHINSON DEAN, MATTHEW EVERITT, SIMON IAN WHITE, STUART BLACK
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Gustavo Aganza
From millions of songs in my opinion this is one of the most extraordinary examples of a natural voice and the simplest instrumentation which convert the very same voice and chorus in its own instrument and orchestra. Very few somgs could be compared with this vocalization and undoubtedly could be considered in the list of the best songs of all time.
Anne Saturley
The voice of an angel - Aaron Neville!
Petra Meier
Wonderful 😍😍
kathleen chapman
lovely
Sgourelis
great!
ruivog
A Rain Man movie soundtrack song.
Faye Elbell
from young
dan hunter
500