[T. Buzzard Trueblood]

Hoagy Carmichael wrote not only "Stardust" but also "Georgia On My Mind," which was a monster hit for Ray Charles, among others.

Hoagy was also an outspoken conservative and patriotic Republican who once nearly got into a fistfight with Humphrey Bogart over politics at a Hollywood party. This was at a time when Hollywood was perhaps more leftist even than it is now. Hoagy couldn't stand FDR, whom he considered a rich man who confiscated and squandered other people's money. Hoagy Carmichael was a great American composer who left a legacy of beautiful songs we can all be proud of.

[T. Buzzard Trueblood]

[theDentist]

So, 80 years later and he gets an erection. Damn, these old time Republicans just won't quit.

[stylin19a]

probably no cigarette on that statue.

[Malesherbes]

A civilized sound from another era.

[dighton]

Hoagy Carmichael Collection at Indiana University

[okie01]

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

Chorus:

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 love’s refrain.
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Musically and lyically, only the most perfect song ever written...

[bigfootbob]

Pretty decent actor too.