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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Try to Remember canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| composer | Harvey Schmidt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| 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
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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
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remembering past Septembers ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
lost youth
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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
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reflective ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with The Fantasticks
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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
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standard in vocal recital repertoire ⓘ |
| yearOfCreation | 1960 ⓘ |
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