Star Eyes
Dexter Gordon Lyrics


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Star eyes,
That to me is what your eyes are,
Soft as stars in April skies are,
Tell me some day you'll fulfill
Their promise of a thrill.

Star eyes,
Flashing eyes in which my hopes rise,
Let me show you where my heart lies.
Let me prove that it adores
That loveliness of yours.

All my life I've felt
Content to stargaze at the skies.
Now I only want to to melt
The stardust in your eyes.

Star eyes,
When if ever, will my lips know
If it's me for whom those eyes glow?
Makes no diff'rence where you are,




Your eyes still hold my wishing star,
Oh, star eyes, how lovely you are.

Overall Meaning

Dexter Gordon's song "Star Eyes" is a beautiful love song, where he compares his love interest's eyes to the stars. According to him, her eyes are soft and they promise a thrilling future. The hope in his heart rises when he sees the flashing eyes of his love, and he wishes to show her where his heart lies. Gordon is overwhelmed by the loveliness of his beloved, and he wants to melt the stardust in her eyes. In the end, he wonders if his love interest's eyes shine for him and that her eyes hold his wishing star.


The metaphor of stars and eyes is a delight to the senses. It is a way of expressing the depths of love and admiration for someone. As the stars are a symbol of hope, the love in Gordon's heart is a ray of light, leading him towards a bright future with his love interest. The repetition of "Star eyes" and "how lovely you are" in the end of the song magnifies the beauty of the beloved's eyes and the love that Gordon has for her.


Overall, Dexter Gordon's "Star Eyes" is a romantic love song that beautifully captures the butterflies in one's stomach when they fall in love. It describes the feelings of hope, admiration and reverence that come with being in love with someone.


Line by Line Meaning

Star eyes
Your eyes are full of wonder and beauty like stars


That to me is what your eyes are,
To me, your eyes are like stars


Soft as stars in April skies are,
Your eyes are gentle and tender, like stars that appear during springtime


Tell me some day you'll fulfill
Promise me that you will one day satisfy


Their promise of a thrill.
The excitement I feel when I look into your eyes will one day come to fruition


Flashing eyes in which my hopes rise,
Your eyes lift my spirits and give me hope


Let me show you where my heart lies.
Let me demonstrate where my deepest feelings and passions lie


Let me prove that it adores
Allow me to demonstrate that I greatly admire


That loveliness of yours.
The beauty and grace that is uniquely you


All my life I've felt
Forever I have experienced


Content to stargaze at the skies.
Satisfied by watching the heavens above


Now I only want to to melt
However, my sole desire now is to become one with you


The stardust in your eyes.
I wish to feel the magic that lights up your eyes


When if ever, will my lips know
I wonder, and perhaps someday I will find out


If it's me for whom those eyes glow?
Whether it is me who makes your eyes sparkle with life


Makes no diff'rence where you are,
No matter where you are located


Your eyes still hold my wishing star,
Your eyes still have the power to make my deepest wishes come true


Oh, star eyes, how lovely you are.
Oh, your eyes filled with wonder and beauty are truly amazing




Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, ANTHEM ENTERTAINMENT LP, Songtrust Ave, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Gene De Paul, Don Raye

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trumpsahead

I always loved Dexter's music, it was so solid, always melodic, and that big fat sound. RIP.

Jason Amberson

Yep. Exactly. I even named my cat Dexter.

Jason Decristofaro

Dexter's solo = a lesson in how to melodically construct a solo.

andrew gillis

Dex is the longest counter-melody thinker & supplier I have ever heard - latest discovery, an 8 minute solo on You Stepped Out, from LP called All Souls, 1974, cut in Holland

Ole Birger Pedersen

I miss him. A good friend and a wonderful tenorplayer.

Breach98

Dexter Gordon is my No.1 Jazzman. This song, is a Don Raye and Gene DePaul classic, made better by Dex. I saw Dex for the first time at The Village Vanguard, NYC, on or about Saturday, May 16 or 17, 1979. I saw him a few times after. I miss him as well as all otherr jazz great who have left us since.

P.S. This brings back memories of an era long ago, an era we'll never see again. R.I.P. Dexter.

caponsacchi

No better tenor player or rhythm section. I''ll never forget sitting in front of Roy Brooks' high-hat at the Village Vanguard. He simply levitated that basement club above the street. Sonny Stitt practically owned this tune til the day he died. If only those guys had lived 20 years longer.

andrew gillis

DEXTER emerges from a melodic corner in which he's painted himself - this is another high intellect piece by Mr Gordon, among many

Doug Basmajian

Dexter was a monster!

cani saxofon

que lindo! muy bueno

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