She was the first American singer to record at Abbey Road Studios in England. Her fan base even included Asia and the Philippines. She had 7 top hits, including "Why Don't You Believe in Me?", "Your Cheating Heart," "Almost Always," and "Have You Heard?"
She married composer Tony Acquaviva in 1956. In 1964, she dropped out of the public eye to take care of him and did so until 1986, when Mr. Acquaviva passed away. She began to tour again in the 1990's. She was given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Star Dust
Joni James 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 Joni James is a romantic ballad filled with nostalgia and longing. The lyrics, penned by Mitchell Parish, evoke the images of the purple dusk of twilight and the little stars climbing up high in the sky, reminding the singer of her beloved who is far away. The singer talks about how her lover has left her with a song that will not die, and now love has become the stardust of yesterday, the music of the years gone by. The melody from the past haunts her reverie, and she dreams of the time when their love was new and each kiss was an inspiration. She longs to be once again with her lover, but now her consolation is in the stardust of a song.
The song is a powerful evocation of the universal human emotion of longing and nostalgia. The lyrics are simple but powerful, and the melody is haunting and beautiful. The song has been covered by many artists over the years and has become a classic.
Line by Line Meaning
And now the purple dusk of twilight time
As darkness approaches, it reminds me of the time we parted
Steals across the meadows of my heart
The sadness of separation slowly engulfs my heart
High up in the sky the little stars climb
The stars, always present, are a constant reminder of your absence
Always reminding me that we're apart
These stars constantly reinforce the feeling of your absence
You wander down the lane and far away
You've gone away and I don't know where or when you'll be back
Leaving me a song that will not die
But you've left behind a song, which will always remind me of you
Love is now the stardust of yesterday
Our love now exists only as a memory
The music of the years gone by.
I can still hear the melody of our love, but it's now just a thing of the past
Sometimes I wonder, how I spend
I often ponder how I spend
The lonely nights
These nights are empty without you
Dreaming of a song
I dream of the song you left behind
The melody
It's the melody which haunts my dreams
Haunts my reverie
It's such a pervasive presence in my thoughts
And I am once again with you
The memories it evokes makes me feel like you are here with me once again
When our love was new
When our love was fresh and new and everything felt possible
And each kiss an inspiration
Each one of our kisses was electrifying and full of inspiration
But that was long ago
But those times have long since passed
And now my consolation is in the stardust of a song
My only solace now is in the memory of that song
Besides the garden wall, when stars are bright
Beside the garden wall, when the night is clear
You are in my arms
In my imagination, I'm holding you tightly
The nightingale
The bird known for singing at night
Tells his fairytale
He sings a beautiful song that seems to transport me to a faraway land
Of paradise, where roses grew
The paradise he sings of is a place where love thrives and beauty abounds
Though I dream in vain
I know that as much as I dream, you're not really here
In my heart it will remain
But I'll always treasure these dreams and the love that resides in my heart
My stardust melody
This enduring melody is my saving grace
The memory of love's refrain.
And it will always serve as a reminder of the love that once was and will never be forgotten
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: CHRISTOPHER GENTRY, JOHN HUTCHINSON DEAN, MATTHEW EVERITT, SIMON IAN WHITE, STUART BLACK
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@suatwahtan8658
Joni's great rendition and not forgettin Hoagy Carmichael 📝🎶
@nessipatinio1748
Beautiful angelic voice.
@artkent
All the greats have recorded this song but Joni has done it as well or better than any of the others. Absolutely beautiful.
@jtls8
Thank you for posting her version of this great old classic!!!! Thank you John for sending.
@waynebrasler
I swear I almost fainted when I first heard this after three months of waiting to get a copy of the album (I lived in St. Louis and finally had to mail order it from Sam Goody in New York City). Flash forward many decades later and I am in New York City at Carnegie Hall and Joni tells me she is going to perform it that night in her gala concert there, and using the original David Terry arrangement, including the prelude not on the record. The audience nearly melted; 'twas stunning.
@eisenjeisen6262
Stardust reminds me of a ballroom in the Bronx borough of New York City
@user-td6nr9ch4d
昔々、学生の頃、神田のミューズ社でアメリカから輸入してもらっ内の一枚に彼女がハンクの曲を唄ったLP（カントリー)をよく聴いていた事を思い出し只、懐かしいの一言
@francescramon7090
Gran veu
@user-td6nr9ch4d
聴いていた事を思い出す。
@leelarson6534
Again, nice voice but terrible arrangement. This is a love story, not a rally cry.