April 21, 2024. My 94 year old sweet mom passed today. During her last few hours, I played this song, and put my earplugs on her ears. I played this song repeatedly so she can hear it while she was crossing over. This beautiful song was her and my dad‘s theme song since their courtship days in the 1940s. I would like to believe that my dad, waiting for her in heaven, appeared and picked her up in this world as she was listening to their song. 💜🌸😢

@MC-do4dw

3 ай бұрын

@@LunaStarDragonThank you for sympathizing with me 💜

@shanazi1

3 ай бұрын

😢🎉❤🎉❤✴️✴️✴️

@MC-do4dw

3 ай бұрын

@@shanazi1Thank you for your kindness 😢💜

@rkenseth

2 ай бұрын

My mom also lived to 94. She loved this mans voice too. I wish I had thought to play a song like this for her but she passed during covid and they were very strict about letting anyone in the hospital then. She didn't die of covid, she died of old age. I'm sorry for your loss but I'm glad you comforted her with beautiful music.

@patpolicastro6622

2 ай бұрын

This was also my mom’s theme song. I am sure it reminded of her first love, my dad.

Still the greatest song ever written and sung by the greatest voice ever recorded.

@MoonlightNothing

Жыл бұрын

❤true❤

@geoffrennox1840

5 ай бұрын

Hard to argue with that analysis. It’s so simply done, but, that’s where its brilliance lies. And along with that mellifluous vocal by Nat King Cole, it is silk on the ear. Hoagy Carmichael, genius.

@celiasantos4167

5 ай бұрын

Haunting melody.❤

@waynemoenkhaus486

3 ай бұрын

My distant relative, William Moenkhaus “Monk” was a best friend of Hoagy’s at IU, also referred to musically as a genius. Family lore says that William notated the song for Hoagy, likely at the Book Nook on campus.

@leahgomez3710

2 ай бұрын

How fascinating!

So many on here commenting that this was either parents' or grandparents' most cherished song. And no wonder: You'd have to a complete souless moron not to feel the sheer beauty of the lyrics and the way Nat King Cole conveys them in this, one of the most sublime love songs ever written.

Lost my darling Mum to vascular dementia 6 years ago. She couldn't remember my name but as soon as I played any Nat King Cole song she'd sing along 😢

There are many people today who don’t really remember, but Nat King Cole sang this song with more heart and more soul than anyone else has ever done. He makes the melody sound as dreamy And melancholy as the song was meant to be

The most beautiful cover of "Stardust". What lush and sad orchestration...

He was one of the Very Best Singers of all times, beyond that he was A real Class Act, even though at times in his illustraus Carrer, he was not always treated with the greatest respect, I am 60 years of age his Music was A part of my Goonight. from my Beloved Mother after prayers. She would go to her Beloved HiFi and play these wonderful artists, One of my favorite recorings of Mr. Cole's is his immortal Stardust, and of course Nature Boy. Thank You Mr.Cole for all the Stupendous Recordings that have filled my life with all of your wonderful interpretation, I know God his happy to have one of his Greatest Angels back in His Hevenly Choir.

Today would have been my parents 88th wedding anniversary. This song was the soundtrack of our youth. Daddy would play this record, they would look at each other with a special smile, and then...oh the bliss of seeing them dance to their song. Daddy died in 2002 and Mama in 2008, but we have this beautiful melody still.

Just played this wonderful favourite of my Dad's on what would have been his 91st Birthday. He passed away on Nov 20th this year. Even with Alzheimer's, he could still recall this song and sing it so lovely. My mind can hear him. What a full life, lovely gentlemen, such an honour to have a Dad like him. So sweet and so missed xo

@turbankraft

6 жыл бұрын

My grandmother had Alzhemier's. At the end of her life she wasn't able to talk. But she could still sing and she could recall several songs. I miss her so much.

@lettermines

6 жыл бұрын

So touching...

@Fran_van_der_Geld

5 жыл бұрын

It was my father's favourite song as well.

@surveretro5798

4 жыл бұрын

My grandfather was the same just with Pavarotti

@nkurstin

4 жыл бұрын

My dad passed this February from dementia. He was 94. I love hearing these old songs, reminds me of my dad as well. I share every sentiment you have expressed. What a beautiful legacy of your Dad. He sounds like a beautiful person.

No one sings this like NKC. No one could ever match the poignancy, the yearning, the heartbreaking beauty. My parents played this a lot during my childhood, and now that I too am old I get it. All the longing of every love lost in human history is in this Stardust.

My dad was always whistling this tune whilst out in the garden. Played it at his funeral yesterday. So many happy memories. Wonderful song. 😢

There’s not to many people who can sing this song the way it was meant to be sung Nat King Cole is one of them. It reminds me of you

The greatest standard, sung by the greatest vocalist. I can't imagine how recorded popular music gets any better.

When I was a kid 50 or more years ago I once asked Dad what his favorite song was and he said Stardust. I remember we had one of those big reel to reel tape recorders at the time and he had a tape of NKC's greatest hits which he listened to. This is the first time I have summoned up the courage to listen to this since Dads funeral 2 years ago as we played it for him, he was 87 and had Alzheimers, I have to confess to shedding a tear or two, thank you for all the pleasure you have given people Nat.

@hoosieronan

4 жыл бұрын

My father never hesitated when asked. Hoagy's masterpiece performed by the master. This song will be sung for a thousand years !

@stevestephens8925

3 жыл бұрын

60 years ago i was 12 and my parents took us kids to see NKC at christmas time. we thought they were crazy but he was phenomenal and that night is one of my favorite memories.

@jamescatoirejamesc9564

2 жыл бұрын

My dad used to sing this around the house. (He died in 1960 when a flu turned to pneumonia.) In the mid-20th century, Stardust was considered the greatest song ever written. I don’t know which song that would be, now.

This is the most beautiful, heartbreaking song ever written, and this is THE definitive version of it. Nearly brings me to tears every time I hear it.... Perfection in every way possible.

@robertdicenzo3478

3 жыл бұрын

To me, the song almost seems cosmic...as if the love he sings about transcends this very Earth...

Not matched then and still not matched today, the incomparable Nat King Cole.

NO ONE can sing this any better!!! Mr. Cole, you were the greatest......

@bigreddes2000

3 жыл бұрын

The only person who did this that would of made Nat proud, was Willie Nelson...

@archmage33

3 жыл бұрын

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@laaplicacionlogistica_

Жыл бұрын

Supersax and LA Voices

@sampodiotetey4610

10 ай бұрын

Try Kenny's and Satch's

One of the most beautiful songs ever written

IMO! This is by far the most beautiful Love Song ever recorded in the USA. An absolutely INCREDIBLE FUSION OF MUSIC- LYRICS-ORCHESTRATION - and SENTIMENT!! Thank You --- Hoagey Carmichael and Nat King Cole etal for leaving the world with this SINGULAR MUSICAL MASTERPIECE!

I don't say this lightly but this has to be the best version ever recorded

@LDixon007

8 жыл бұрын

+john e Lawler - of anything.

@scotnick59

8 жыл бұрын

most of us would tend to agree!

@potdog1000

8 жыл бұрын

Kirk Barkley why thank you lol

@mjrsnafu

7 жыл бұрын

Neither lightly nor alone John

@SubterraneanChick

7 жыл бұрын

john e Lawler as far as I'm concerned, this is the only version ever recorded!

Lovingly dedicated to my deceased parents whom I miss very much. This was their favorite song and now became a meaningful part in my heart. They are my "Stardust", and the void they left in my heart since they both left for endless sleep and rest, will remain empty... Miss and love you a lot Mama and Papa.

@tpatrick44

3 ай бұрын

Lord Bless Them 🙏🙌❤️

It has been said that this is the most beautiful song ever written and I tend to agree

Lol, I too, remember my Dad singing this song. I would sing along with him. Sometimes, we would dance to it... My brothers & I All have a "piece" of Dad's old soul. He's 80 yrs old & missing our Mom who passed in 2017. They had more than 50 yrs of marriage. What a Testimony!

One of the most magical songs I know .... Greetings from Nenne in Sweden

We can only hope that heaven sounds like this!

@dongossett110

5 жыл бұрын

5610winston it does to me

@keithkimmeysr953

3 жыл бұрын

OMG This is beautiful

@timothymiller1783

3 жыл бұрын

Are you sure that you're going to heaven? Jesus said, "Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God." (John 3:3).

Beautiful lyrics even without music , but with Nat King Coles fantastic voice it's just amazing!

Pure silk on velvet. Can't get any richer than this. Nat King Cole was a true gentleman. Pure gold.

Nat King Cole and Jonny Mathis were my first introduction to music, thanks to my mother way back in the 1950s. Mom had great taste in music. I still listen to both Nat King Cole and Johnny Mathis to this day. Thanks mom. :-)

Always loved this song. One of the most beautiful songs ever written. No one can sing this like Nat King Cole could. What a God given talent his voice was.

Arguably the greatest pop standard ever written and masterfully done by a great singer.

SO VERY BEAUTIFUL. ! 💖💖 A voice which will last for eternity.

Truly one of the most beautiful pieces of music ever composed, written and performed. Nat was born to sing this. My all time fave.

My papa's favorite song STARDUST...I missed my papa so much who are in heaven already...

I think this can be the most beautiful and romantic song ever made ! ! !

@scotnick59

7 жыл бұрын

and thousands - if not millions of folks would agree with you!

@TheIrishrogue68

4 жыл бұрын

You just may be right...close contenders would be Unchained Melody and Shadow of Your Smile.

@wandaalexander1972

4 жыл бұрын

And not a single mindless repeated phrase. How skillful the lyrics writer was.

Maybe the best popular song that was ever written and maybe the best rendition.

I think this is the most romantic song in our time.

A lovely song simply rendered without being drowned out by orchestration. Nat "King" Cole's voice complements and compliments the song...

Oh, my Lord, so Special! I've carried this love of this song and feeling before and until now. And, I am Thankful the meaning was always known in Spirit. ❤

80 people don’t know what good music is how can anybody not like this song it’s my favorite Nat King Cole Song

This was one of Terry Wogans favourite songs and played it regularly on his show. My Dad often sang it and loved Nat Cole. It is pure romance, it calms the soul. The arrangement is pure class. Possibly THE greatest song ever made.

How can this 50 year old man never have heard this song before....crazy...there are still wonders in this world .

No one sings this song like Nat. It is just perfection. Love it!!

The words, the melody, Nat's voice, the orchestra and the arrangement are simply incomparable. One of the greatest recordings I've ever had the pleasure of hearing, even though the song calls back to mind the emptiness and aching feelings that go with a lost love. Hard to find a superlative that adequately describes this masterpiece.

I played it over and over that night.

This song always makes me weep. I don't know why.

Beyond superb. Also, one of the very few complete versions of this great song

This was my mothers favourite song as she would tell me that when she was dating my father and was meeting him he was never early for their dates but then she would here him coming as he would be whistling this song and it made her smile 😊 they are no longer with me but I know they are walking hand in hand with my father whistling Stardust to her and I can see her smiling. So glad you are together Mom And Dad but so sad you are gone. 😢

@headiero

3 жыл бұрын

How be a beautiful and romantic.

If love lives on forever then it is transported through time; it is carried forth on the profound words of this majestic melody! Nat is singing it here to us left on earth. Someday we too will become stardust memories, but if we can join the ones we love, then we'll be happy once more.

Nats voice was hauntingly intimate ❤️❤️💯💯

It feels like I've left the planet when I listen to this song.

That would truly be wondrous! Perhaps in Heaven, someday, such a song will come to be. God keep you, good sir.

This song is an ode to those who have love and lost, only those that have felt true love can really understand it’s meaning and undertone, a true song of loss and the longing desire to never let go.

@Kekuahiwi

2 жыл бұрын

...until you've flipped your heart and you have lost, you don't know what love is

@paztacorda3407

2 жыл бұрын

You hit the mark.

@FrankeeLee223

2 жыл бұрын

I will always love her..I will never let her go

Dad passed away last week, this song reminds me of pub quiz nights out and walking home from the pub, admiring the stars. He was so fascinated by outer space as am I. Rip.

That's nothing what heaven must sound like

Is this the literal most lovely song ever?

A very lovely sweet music that brings memories..

Will there ever be A fantastic voice like Natking Cole 's?

The memories of my mother and father and the music they listened to brought me here..thank you so much mom, dad xoxoxo

In this today's crazy world, it's so good to listen to such a pure love song!!

no one can ever sound just as perfect...no one.

When I read what this man has written for his wife Barbara, I was so deeply touched that I broke into tears... people who have loved one another so deeply are to my eyes, really fortunate... It is hopeful that there are still people like this man!

"My Favorite Year" is one of the best movies ever and this song opens that world up to us.

Overwhelmingly beautiful thank you Mr. Cole.

I cry every time I hear this song

My most favorite song of all time and I’ve loved it in every possible version I ever heard it.

Nat King Cole sings this so beautifully .

Kudos to the Crown S5 for having this. Masterpiece

Nat King Cole. A great artist among many greats. Too many sad songs.... "Love is now, the stardust of yesterday, the music of the years gone by" Bring's a tear to my eye every time. Melancholia. Thank you for this.

@mekhalletasma

6 жыл бұрын

what about his song "the sand and the sea"

@duncanrichardson2167

3 жыл бұрын

...every kiss an inspiration... ah yes

As if in foresight nearly 60 years ago upon first hearing Mr. Cole over the airwaves, and despite the considerable legacies of Sinatra; Bennett; Mathis and of others (or the inspiration of Berlin, Kern; Gershwin; Hart; Van Heusen; etc.), I regarded this particular song and rendition, an impeccable Gordon Jenkins arrangement from the 'Love is the Thing' LP album, the epitome of heartfelt romance in American popular music. I now know why. "...the little stars shine, always reminding me that we're apart... leaving me a song that will not die... the stardust of yesterday...the music of the years gone by." Upon the very recent passing of the love of my life, a 50-plus year relationship gone all-too-soon, I now find in it a deeper meaning still: the execution of every musical phrase enriches the poetic intention of either author, for Stardust to portray our experience and surely those of so many others. I am once again with her.

@moviemaker60fps

4 жыл бұрын

Mauricio Durón A beautifully written and heartfelt review thank you for sharing

NAT king Cole Mr velvet voice himself a vocalist to treasure thank heavens we can still listen to his beautiful recordings

Thank u .... wish I was walking under the moon where millions of stars are guiding the path we walk on taking us to a place just for u and me ❤💙

This became my favourite song when I was in the early twenties and it remains now that I'm in my sixties.

The most beautiful lyrics.

@5610winston

4 жыл бұрын

And the arrangement! The ambiguous harmonies. So sweet!

when my mum used to visit me,i always played this,she cant now cause of anxiety and ive had anxiety for years,so we miss each other so much,i love you mum always xxx

Beautiful song and I can't think of anyone who sang it better than Nat King Cole! Hoagy Carmichael and Nat will be remembered for many many years because of this song and honestly, I'm glad you posted it as now I can sing it! 🤣

One of the most awesome lullaby songs I have ever heard.

This song is so beautiful

this was my grandma's favorite song with his husband in early 40's...she always play this music since i was 4yrs old i remember.i always remember her and i will always as she remain forever in my heart.i love my grandmother so so much

The crown brought me here.. amazing

Thinking of my sweet Mom who I lost on July 3rd this year. She's with her love,my Dad now and this was their song. How I miss them both so much. A kid could not have asked for better parents.

It’s 2024, looks like we’re in the end times.. yet, I wonder . . … Is this the most beautiful song of all time? 🌹🌿

@jerrylyons9279

Ай бұрын

europe and usa voted at the end of last century that stardust was the most listened/liked song in 100 years. stardust changed the way music was played as it conatained syncopation, rather than common, usual rhythem. louisiana has contributed to so many forms of music that it was ironic that the lyrisist was from louisiana.

when very young,from phoenix to our cabin under the mogollon rim,from desert to alpine garden,my irish father used to sing songs,i always reacted ,rather violently to this song,unaware,as young kid,it was to take its' place with my grandma Clara's Wagnerian juliard trained singing of ""evening star,and other wagner genius",i BELIEVE THIS SONG IS ""WAGNERIAN" AS THE TRAGIC "LIEBESTOD" OF HIS ""TRISTAN AND ISOLDE",it literally rips your heart,tears always fall,hoagy was inspired by a visionary song,true love,but tragic,sad,as love often is,how I miss all my family,and would love to hear dad sing ""stardust"",which is really,what we all become,one way or another,isolde knew this all too well

I recall my Father singing fragments of this song; I never did find out what memories,thoughts,dreams it may have held for him..

My Mom used to walk afound the house singing this song when she was cleaning the house, when I was a kid. Oh, the memories.

One word: perfection

Jamais haverá outra voz como essa.Morreu cedo tinha que ser eterno. 😢

The Best song ever written.

My all time favorite Nat King Cole.❤

this makes me think of my wife Linda oct. 17 1948- march 24 2021 i love you and miss you!

Mr. Fechter your words filled my heart and brought tears to my eyes. How touchingly beautiful your sentiments are. Thank you for sharing them.

I'm adding this song,my favorite by Nat King Cole, as a Tribute to my Brother Howard , who introduced me to Nat's music as a young child! Howard passed away June 14,2023! My stardust melody the reverie of Love's Refrain.

Must have been 1958 when I heard this song, and since then, I come back to listen to it dedicating all my attention alone, why would a kid of only 12 be enthralled with those words and melody? still dunno

"The Velvet Voice" and "The undisputed King 👑 of Christmas" Nat king Cole

A encantadora e deslumbrante beleza do firmamento no infinito é traduzida nesse arranjo de André Kostelanets. A interpretação de Nat é sideral; e eterna.

Wonderful memories.

Back when I was a kid this was everyone s Anniversary Song. !

Nat King Coles version of any song is always the best...

Nat was also my Mum’s favourite! She saw him in the 50’s in Trinidad 🇹🇹 and again in the 60’s in a concert inNorth London with her family. Nat died the following year. But, thank God, his beautiful voice goes on forever. He even sang with his daughter Natalie after he had passed.

belle mélodie voix de velours que du bonheur merci du partage!!!

Use to sing this song to myself before going to sleep what a beautiful brown velvet voice ..they don't sing like that any more