Jerry Orbach - Try to Remember (1982)

[forsythbill1]

What a great singer really expresses the lyric simply yet very evocatively a fine actor.

[MaggieLovesJimmy]

Both Hugh Hefner & Jerry Orbach went to my alma mater, University of Illinois. Hugh Hefner, I could care less. But the moment I learned Jerry Orbach went here, I felt so proud. :) Jerry Orbach was a wonderfully talented human being. I wish I could have been able to see him perform in real life - but I thank people who upload videos like this.

[elphie444]

He is perfection

[haroldhill1000]

Jerry sang the song exactly as he had sung it in the original production in 1960. I thought the scarf was a nice touch, as he wore one of those as well when he played "El Gallo." He could do it all.

[bh5606]

Lennie Briscoe....great performance.

[Drillin4Oil]

Thank you Jerry. We love and miss you!



[toddabearsf]

He was the nicest man who truly loved being an actor. He could sing any song from any Broadway show -- he learned them all and had them in his repertoire. His "Law and Order" gig was good for him in his later years -- it enabled him to live in his beloved New York. I was shocked when I learned of his death -- he just wasn't old enough. I never met him, but I liked him and I miss him.

[fgonzalez43]

Jerry Orbach was an absolutely consummate artist.

[suze2012]

There's a Jerry-sized hole in the universe...

[gto66solstice08]

Not your Mom & Dad's Law & Order .....RIP Jerry

[peanutbeanma]

i love his voice.

[SueBeaWho]

You know, back then, scarves around the neck for men was COOL. LOLOL!!

[alicegoon]

@SueBeaWho ascot, kid.

[SueBeaWho]

@alicegoon OOPs. But you made my day by calling me kid :-) I just turned 50 last month. LOL

[alicegoon]

@SueBeaWho Great. I hit 86 in December.

[Beautifulmusiclistnr]

I heard this song today on The Lawrence Welk Show. Yes, I watch that show!  It reminds me of when I was a kid in the 70's. Anyway, I heard this song today, and it was so beautiful, and I've always loved the song ever since I was a kid, and it reminds me of a very nice childhood and how our family was together, but Mom's gone now, and she loved this song, and life really was simpler, and it is nice to remember, and it's okay to look back with happy tears like the ones in my eyes right now.

[SueBeaWho]

@Beautifulmusiclistnr i totally agree!!!!

[44032]

I think he sounds a bit like Ed Ames.

[mooflameflame]

Where was this recorded?

[stootab]

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[Steelback70]

It's so bizarre to hear Lenny Briscoe singing. Why couldn't they have fit this into Law & Order.

[davidhumerocks]

that stack of chairs is insane

[jonathanlarge]

Mr. Orbach was talented in television and on Broadway. What a talent, and a gentleman.  May he rest in peace.

[mishaplumb]

Wow. I knew he began his career in musicals, but this is the first time I've heard him sing!

An immensely talented and missed man.

[goldcoastlawyer]

This song was never the same after 9/11

[randomguyh8y]

he was absolutely the best no doubt about it

[Smile6784]

He was magnificent - I'm so glad we can still see and hear him

[ffricke1]

Outstanding Job Jerry. You are truly a amazing talent... Song and Dance man

extraordinare. Thank You for all of those years and memory's...

[410Lulu]

Love jerry O

[PolishRoots]

What a Guy....WHAT A GUY..........:>)

[LadyMacp1]

This song will always be GOLD!!!

[pocomovie]

wow o dislike

[Diehardwickedfan]

So fricking beautiful!! *wipes tear from eye*

[necktieguy1]

I always liked Jerry Orbach on Broadway and on tv. Thanks for this post. He is missed very much.

[maxreger100]

The voice may have been fresher 22 years earlier, but his diction and communicative chops are far superior here. I guess he just got better and better.......

RIP big guy.

[KOHF34]

I miss watching Jerry's brilliance on Tv. :(

[RentandWicked]

All he did was stand there and sing , completely commanding the stage and showing all emotions through his voice and face , that's real talent right there no need of flashy sets or anything

[purplepansy3]

The best El Gallo to ever sing this beautiful song...........

[evied1020]

so pretty!

[kanojoe2000]

lenny briscoe!

[jvfunn3000]

I MISS JERRY!

[neilnsue]

I never knew him as a singer (I guess I was under a rock!), but I always loved him, whatever I saw him in. And of course, as Lenny Brisco! He was so much more! What a great talent-I miss him, too.

[RandomPersonman]

My little apprentice....R.I.P. Jerry and Tom

[lane0065]

miss him...

[hairyhandedgent]

This is simply perfect on every level

[rocketdog14]

Thank you so much for this gem.

[Fupsennod]

What a voice!

[tuckerdutch]

autumn

[LuniaVideo]

Detective Briscoe has got a powerhouse voice :D

[oYoYebutu]

Whoa! I'd thought only Belafonte could do it right.

[lejistar]

@oYoYebutu Orbach was the original in the 1960 off-broadway run of "The Fantasticks".

[oYoYebutu]

@lejistar Yeah, and he was good.

[logancody05]

Talk about an entertainer who could do it all! Good bye Jerry you're missed.

[lajillycat]

This is so beautiful it hurts. Thank you for posting this.

[vanzofaust]

thanks for posting this.

[winciepoo]

Beautiful. RIP

[henrypeckstv]

the singing policeman