Jerry Orbach - Try to Remember (1960)

The Fantasticks - Try To Remember (Jerry Orbach)

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Try to Remember is a song from the musical comedy The Fantasticks. It is the first song sung in the show, to get the audience to imagine what the sparse set suggests. Its lyrics, written by Tom Jones, famously rhyme "remember" with "September", "so tender", and "December." Harvey Schmidt composed the music.

Try to Remember was originally sung by Jerry Orbach in the Original Off Broadway production of The Fantasticks. "Try To Remember" made the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart three times in 1965 in versions by Ed Ames, Roger Williams and the The Brothers Four. However, in 1975, Gladys Knight & The Pips had a huge international hit with their version of "Try to Remember," combining it into a medley with a cover of Barbra Streisand's "The Way We Were". It reached #11 on the Hot 100 chart. In Knight's version, she recited some of the lyrics from "Try To Remember" in spoken-word fashion before beginning to sing "The Way We Were." The Greek singer Nana Mouskouri also recorded it in three languages: German, French, and Italian.

Try to Remember was also used in the soundtrack of the film The Man Who Fell to Earth, the video game Chrono Trigger, and the Hong Kong film City of Glass (Boli zhi cheng).

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[Kailoa36]

What a wonderful tribute to a real American Treasure. One of the great things about the advent of cinema & TV is that we now have a permanent collective memory of such actors that audiences long after the a star's death can still enjoy their great talent.

[Seattlecarnut]

I didn't know he sang as well. Great voice! Handsome looking guy.

[SDVR007]

you know, i only clicked on this for the song at first. But this is a very well put together video showcasing one of the most talented actors to ever grace the stage. Thank you for making this

[hammerogod]

What an amazing career he had.

[freeekinsane]

Didnt know he sang!



[ReunitedSomeday]

HE REALLY HAD A GOOD VOICE@@ THANKS FOR POSTING THIS I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED THIS SONG

[jvfunn3000]

I MISS JERRY!

[gto66solstice08]

All I know was Law & Order, and I'm a 61 year old from accross the river from Manhattan ... I should have known ...... RIP Jerry

[bykota12]

Thanks for all the pictures and memories of a great actor.

[Glinkaism1]

@RPenta I very much yearn to go back to those days in the early 60s in GV and all over NYC.

[RPenta]

@SueBeaWho Maybe because I am not a Law and Order fan-actually I disdain the series and its bastard progeny-never cared for his character--but he was a great Broadway actor and entertainer and reminds me of other young aspiring actors I say on my frequent visits to Greenwich Village in 1960's.

Very touching song.

[goldenvmedia]

A beautiful song from Kid Sally Palumbo! Thanks for posting!