No. 4 in our series of Songs with Astronomical Themes: Stars Fell on Alabama.
The song was written in 1934 by Frank Perkins with lyrics by Mitchell Parish, who also penned the words to such standards as Star Dust, Sophisticated Lady, Sweet Lorraine, and the Christmas song Sleigh Ride (“Just hear those sleigh bells jingling, ring ting tingling toooo…”).
For a time, “Stars Fell on Alabama” was the slogan that appeared on Alabama license plates.
This version is performed by The Lennon Sisters. I like it because it could almost pass as a David Lynch musical number.