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Try To Remember

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This week at Glyn Wilton’s Mixed Music Bag,
he’s asking us to write about a song in which
the title or a line mentions the current month. 
Here’s my September artist and his song.

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My featured artist this week for Mixed Music Bag is the wonderfully talented and extremely likable Andy Williams. Born in Wall Lake, Iowa in 1927, Williams was a hugely successful popular music singer known for his warm voice and smooth delivery. He began singing at the age of eight with his three brothers, forming the Williams Brothers Quartet. The brothers performed on radio shows in Des Moines and Chicago, and later had bit parts in films at MGM. After the quartet disbanded in 1952, Williams went solo and gained popularity with his Billboard #1 hit, “Butterfly”.

Andy Williams’ popularity soared when he hosted his own successful TV variety show in 1962, During its nine year run, the Andy Williams Show featured many well-known guest performers and won three Emmy Awards. During that time Williams released his most popular song, “Moon River”, which he famously performed at the 1962 Academy Awards; it became his signature song. A prominent businessman, Williams also owned the Moon River Theatre in Branson, Missouri, where he performed until his death in 2012 at age 84.

In 1966 Andy Williams recorded a popular version of “Try To Remember” from the long-running off-Broadway musical, The Fantasticks. His version of the song is celebrated for its simplicity and evocative portrayal of nostalgia, with lyrics that bring back memories of an innocent and tender past. The lyrics provide a sense of comfort and solace, suggesting that remembering cherished moments can be a way to navigate challenging times.

This is “Try To Remember” by Andy Williams


LYRICS

Try to remember the kind of September
When life was slow and oh so mellow
Try to remember the kind of September
When grass was green and grain was yellow

Try to remember the kind of September
When you were a tender and a callow fellow
Try to remember, and if you remember
Then follow, (follow), follow

Try to remember when life was so tender
That no one wept except the willow
Try to remember when life was so tender
That dreams were kept beside your pillow

Deep in December, it’s nice to remember
The fire of September that made us mellow
Try to remember and if you remember
Then follow, (follow), follow (follow)
Follow (follow)

Source: Musixmatch
Songwriters: Tom Jones/Harvey Schmidt
Try to Remember lyrics © Chappell & Co. Inc., Crc Jianian Publishing, Chappell & Co., Inc.

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24 thoughts on “Try To Remember”

  2. Mom and Dad loved Andy Williams, and I grew up loving the way he sang. Still do, and I still love to watch his Christmas specials on YouTube. Andy would always sing the traditional carols, back in the days when you could get away with it. Same with Perry Como, and Nat King Cole, and…

    Jerry Orbach introduced “Try To Remember” on Broadway. I’m always a little partial to his…

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E32tk4mq2tY

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    1. That’s a great clip and I almost went with Jerry Orbach instead of Andy Williams but I didn’t want to go through the whole Law & Order explanation 😂. Williams had a really good show (remember the Osmond Brothers?) with great musical numbers and comedy sketches. And you’re right about him singing the Christmas Carols that meant so much to his viewers. My parents loved him and Nat and Perry Como because of the wholesomeness of their shows and there’s not a single thing wrong with that. Thanks, John!

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      1. Jerry Orbach was an actor who could sing, as opposed to a singer who could act. It’s a subtle difference.

        I always liked Andy’s show. Remember when something would happen that would make him laugh? You laughed because he was laughing. A great sense of humor and a humble guy, who’d have his brothers on his show at Christmastime. Good times….

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