Try to Remember

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"Try to Remember" is a popular ballad from the 1960 musical The Fantasticks, known for its nostalgic, reflective lyrics and frequent cover versions by various artists.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf song
composer Harvey Schmidt NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
firstPerformanceIn 1960
firstPerformanceWork The Fantasticks NERFINISHED
fromMusical The Fantasticks NERFINISHED
genre pop
show tune
traditional pop
hasForm verse-chorus structure
hasInfluenceOn subsequent nostalgic pop ballads
hasLyricOpening Try to remember the kind of September
hasNotableCover Andy Williams version of Try to Remember
Barbra Streisand version of Try to Remember
Ed Ames version of Try to Remember
Gladys Knight & the Pips version of Try to Remember
Harry Belafonte version of Try to Remember
Jerry Orbach version of Try to Remember
Perry Como version of Try to Remember
The Brothers Four version of Try to Remember
The Kingston Trio version of Try to Remember
hasSubject idealized memories of youth
remembering past Septembers
hasTheme lost youth
memory
nostalgia
passage of time
includedIn original cast recording of The Fantasticks
isStandard American songbook repertoire
language English
lyricist Tom Jones (writer) NERFINISHED
mood melancholic
reflective
notableFor association with The Fantasticks
frequent cover versions
nostalgic reflective lyrics
openingNumberOf The Fantasticks NERFINISHED
originalMedium stage musical
partOf The Fantasticks NERFINISHED
performedByCharacter El Gallo NERFINISHED
publisher music publisher for The Fantasticks (United States)
tempo slow
title Try to Remember NERFINISHED
usedAs standard in cabaret repertoire
standard in vocal recital repertoire
yearOfCreation 1960

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