Simply Sondheim - I Remember

SIMPLY SONDHEIM - A 75th Birthday Salute

Judy Butterfield ("Judy sings Judy"), accompanied by pianist Daniel Lockert (musical director and conductor); Daniel Fabricant, Bass; and Randy Odell, drums & percussion, in James Brewer's 2005 concert tribute to Sondheim, presented in San Francisco. 2-CD set and more info at www.a-jproductions.net.

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• Stephen
• Sondheim
• Simply
• Remember
• Ah
• But
• Underneath
• You
• Could
• Drive
• Person
• Crazy
• Broadway
• Baby
• Farewell
• Daniel
• Lockert
• Fabricant
• Randy
• Odell

[lepetitthimble]

what is this song from?

[sartists]

"I Remember" is from the 1966 television special "Evening Primrose," starring Anthony Perkins and Charmian Carr.

[sartists]

Mr. Sondheim wanted great enunciation and was quite pleased with the results - JB, the producer.

[dryoda61]

I performed this at a Sondheim review about 2 years ago. I decided not to tell the audience about the original show (Evening Primrose). After the performance I polled the audience to see what they thought it was about. It was fascinating. It meant something different to each person. One said it was someone in prison. Another said it was a person with Alzheimer's disease telling us what was going on inside their head. That's the beauty of so many of Sondheim's lyrics.

[tooslimnc]

@StateOfGrace You can watch it on Netflix, Streaming. The character is not a mannequin that comes alive at night, but has been living in Sterns department store since age 6 (Mom left her behind, she is now a slave to others in the store) so only can barely remember life outside. Can't say much else or will ruin the story if anyone wants to watch it!

[Bway2be]

Gorgeous. Lovely voice, and it was wonderful watching all the beautiful expressions and stage presence!

[StateOfGrace]

I've never actually seen evening primrose but I'm pretty sure that this character is a mannequin that only comes alive at night. all she knows are the materials in her store, which is why she compares blue ink with the sky, crisp paper with leaves, ect.

[fieryblaze84]

i'd say belt it only if your acting approach to this piece leads you to be that emotionally intense in the phrase. basically if the dramatic circumstances and your emotional connection make it so. if they do, belting that part would sound great. if not, however, it would just sound disconnected and "performance-y." hope that helps! :D

[beautyisme82]

It's from "Evening Primrose" which is a made for TV mini-musical about a man who moves into a deptartment story and is taken in by a community of people who live there and come out at night. One girl is kept as a slave: she'd gotten lost in the store as a child and was kept there to serve the people living there. In this song she tells the newcomer what she remembers of the outside world. Later in the story they fall in love and attempt to escape.

[n30phelps]

As far as I remember from my performance, it is about someone who has been locked in an apartment, or department store for many years. I would say that when you are singing the lists, get excited, quicken the pace, try and get a clear tone to your voice, then slow down at the end. Like the memory is fading

[debralstark]

continued.....

as a young girl, her mom accidently leaves her at Macy's and she is captured by this society. Once you are with them, you aren't allowed to leave.

A young poet escaping the world to write, decides Macy's would be as good place as any . He also become part of the society.

He and the girl (now much older) fall in love. he tells her about the world. in this song, she is remembering.

[debralstark]

one act sondheim musical made for tv.

she lives w/ a secret society that lives in Macys, NY. they come out when the lights go out at night.

[watcherofvideos111]

this is beautiful! really lovely.

you seem like a perfect louisa in the fantasticks! :)