I Remember You
Johnny Mercer
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I remember you-ooh You're the one who made my dreams come true A few kisses ago I remember you-ooh You're the one who said "I love you, too" Yes, I do, didn'tcha know? I remember, too, a distant bell and stars that fell Like the rain out of the blue-ooh-ooh-ooh-hoo-hoo-hoo When my life is through And the angels ask me to recall The thrill of it all Then I will tell them I remember you-ooh I remember, too, a distant bell and stars that fell Just like the rain out of the blue-ooh-ooh-ooh-hoo-hoo-hoo When my life is through And the angels ask me to recall The thrill of it all Then I will tell them I remember, tell them I remember Tell them I remember you
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Written by: Johnny Mercer, Victor Schertzinger
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10 facts about this song
Record History"I Remember You" was recorded by the Jimmy Dorsey orchestra with vocalists Bob Eberly and Helen O’Connell on December 1941.
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Song PerformanceIt was a major hit for Dorsey, reaching number one on the Billboard charts in 1942.
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Composer and LyricistThe song was composed by Victor Schertzinger and the lyrics were penned by Johnny Mercer.
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Song InspirationJohnny Mercer wrote the lyrics for "I Remember You" as a love song to his future wife, Ginger Mehan.
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Movie Appearance"I Remember You" was first introduced in the 1942 movie "The Fleet’s In," directed by the song’s composer, Victor Schertzinger.
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Song Success"I Remember You" remains popular and has been covered by a variety of artists in diverse genres. Some famous covers include versions by Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, and Diana Krall.
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Posthumous AwardAlthough Victor Schertzinger died before the movie was released and the song became a hit, he shared the 1943 Oscar for Best Original Song with Johnny Mercer posthumously.
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Subsequent UsesThe song has been used in multiple subsequent films and TV shows, including "Chinatown", "The Singing Detective", and "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine".
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Lyrics BackgroundThe lyrics evoke nostalgia and longing, with a refrain that goes, "I remember you/You're the one who made my dreams come true/A few kisses ago."
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Song’s Cultural ImpactOver the years, "I Remember You" has become a classic American popular song and a standard in the Great American Songbook.
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