"Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes" is an off meter
ballad concerning a man away from home worried that his
paramour may unwittingly stray from their relationship. The
song was recorded in many different styles by many artists. It
was written by Winston L. Moore (whose stage name was Slim
Willet) and was published in 1952. The title comes from the
opening refrain:
The song was first recorded by Slim Willet and the Brush
Cutters (4 Star 11614, reaching #1) and then by Ray Price
(Columbia 4-21025, reaching #5). Skeets McDonald followed with
a Western swing hit, reaching #1 and staying on the charts 18
weeks. His version was released by Capitol Records as catalog
number 2216 with the flip side “Big Family Trouble".
The best selling performance was a pop version recorded by
Perry Como on November 4, 1952 and released in the following
versions:
The song was also covered by Eileen Barton in a recording
issued by Coral Records as catalog number 60882, with the flip
side “Tennessee Tango”, and by country music artist k.d. lang
on her 1988 album,
Shadowland.
It was spoofed by Homer and Jethro on their album
America's Song Butchers: The Weird World of Homer and
Jethroin a song entitled "Don't Let the Stars Get in Your
Eyeballs", the lyrics of which are also found in a Steve
Goodman song entitled "Talk Backwards".
The song was recorded in 2008 by Australian singer and
composer Alfio for his album
Classic Rewindswhich pays tribute to Perry Como, Dean
Martin and 13 other popular Italian-American singers.