"Memories" is a popular

song A song is a musical composition performed by the human voice. The voice often carries the melody (a series of distinct and fixed pitches) using patterns of sound and silence. Songs have a structure, such as the common ABA form, and are usu ...

with music by

Egbert Van Alstyne Egbert Anson Van Alstyne (March 4, 1878 – July 9, 1951) was an American songwriter and pianist. Van Alstyne was the composer of a number of popular and ragtime tunes of the early 20th century. Biography Van Alstyne was born in Marengo, Illi ...

and lyrics by

Gus Kahn Gustav Gerson Kahn (November 6, 1886October 8, 1941) was an American lyricist who contributed a number of songs to the Great American Songbook, including " Pretty Baby", " Ain't We Got Fun?", " Carolina in the Morning", " Toot, Toot, Tootsie (G ...

, published in

1915 Events Below, the events of World War I have the "WWI" prefix. January *January – British physicist Sir Joseph Larmor publishes his observations on "The Influence of Local Atmospheric Cooling on Astronomical Refraction". *January 1 * ...

. The song has become a

pop Pop or POP may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * Pop music, a musical genre Artists * POP, a Japanese idol group now known as Gang Parade * Pop! (British group), a UK pop group * Pop! featuring Angie Hart, an Australian band Album ...

standard, recorded by many people over the years. Early successes were by

Henry Burr Henry Burr (January 15, 1882 – April 6, 1941) was a Canadian singer, radio performer and producer. He was born Harry Haley McClaskey and used Henry Burr as one of his many pseudonyms, in addition to Irving Gillette, Henry Gillette, Alfred Ale ...

who recorded the song in December 1915 using the name of Harry McClaskey, and by

John Barnes Wells John Barnes "Jack" Wells (October 17, 1880 – August 8, 1935), was an American composer and singer. He sang as a tenor. He was once described as "one of the best known concert singers in New York." A popular singer, Wells was featured on many Gr ...

who recorded it for Victor Records (catalog 17968A) on February 3, 1916.

Other notable recordings

Pat Boone Patrick Charles Eugene Boone (born June 1, 1934) is an American singer, songwriter, actor, author, television personality, radio host and philanthropist. He sold nearly 50 million records, had 38 Top 40 hits, and has acted in many films. Boone ...

covered the song on his album ''

Memories Memory is the faculty of the mind by which data or information is Encoding (memory), encoded, stored, and retrieved when needed. It is the retention of information over time for the purpose of influencing future Action (philosophy), action. I ...

'' (1966). *

Bing Crosby Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby Jr. (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was an American singer, comedian, entertainer and actor. The first multimedia star, he was one of the most popular and influential musical artists of the 20th century worldwi ...

recorded the song on November 27, 1947 with

John Scott Trotter John Scott Trotter Jr. (June 14, 1908 – October 29, 1975), also known as "Uncle John", was an American arranger, composer and orchestra leader. Trotter was best known for conducting the John Scott Trotter Orchestra which backed singer and ...

and His Orchestra. *It was sung by

Mario Lanza Mario Lanza ( , ; born Alfredo Arnold Cocozza ; January 31, 1921 – October 7, 1959) was an American tenor and actor. He was a Hollywood film star popular in the late 1940s and the 1950s. Lanza began studying to be a professional singer a ...

on his 1952 Coca-Cola Radio Show. *"

Mitch Miller Mitchell William Miller (July 4, 1911 – July 31, 2010) was an American choral conductor, record producer, record-industry executive, and professional oboist. He was involved in almost all aspects of the industry, particularly as a conductor ...

& The Gang" on their 1959 album, "Still More Sing Along with Mitch". * George Morgan – included in his album ''Golden Memories'' (1961). *Progressive rock group

Phish Phish is an American rock band formed in Burlington, Vermont, in 1983. The band consists of guitarist Trey Anastasio, bassist Mike Gordon, drummer Jon Fishman, and keyboardist Page McConnell, all of whom perform vocals, with Anastasio being the ...

encored with this song 47 times throughout their illustrious career, often without the use of microphones to keep it in traditional settings.

Film appearances

*1940 The motion picture "

It All Came True ''It All Came True'' is a 1940 American musical comedy crime film starring Ann Sheridan as a fledgling singer and Humphrey Bogart, who was third-billed on movie posters, as a gangster who hides from the police in a boarding house. It is based o ...

" featured a version by the Lady Killers Quartet. *1950

Cheaper by the Dozen (1950 film) ''Cheaper by the Dozen'' is a 1950 American comedy film based upon the autobiographical book ''Cheaper by the Dozen'' (1948) by Frank Bunker Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey. The film and book describe growing up in a family with twelve ...

- Briefly sung by Frank (

Clifton Webb Webb Parmelee Hollenbeck (November 19, 1889 – October 13, 1966), known professionally as Clifton Webb, was an American actor, singer, and dancer. He worked extensively and was known for his stage appearances in the plays of Noël Coward, in ...

) and his children. *1951 I'll See You in My Dreams - played on piano at the Townsend Publishing Co. Also sung on-stage by a male tenor *1953 So This Is Love

Lyrics

(Egbert Van Alstyne / Gus Kahn) :Round me at twilight come stealing :Shadows of days that are gone :Dreams of the old days revealing :Mem'ries of love's golden dawn :Memories, memories :Dreams of love so true :O'er the sea of memory :I'm drifting back to you :Childhood days, wild wood days :Among the birds and bees :You left me alone, but still you're my own :In my beautiful memories :Sunlight may teach me forgetting :Noonlight brings thoughts that are new :Twilight brings sighs and regretting :Moonlight means sweet dreams of you :Memories, memories :Dreams of love so true :O'er the sea of memory :I'm drifting back to you :Childhood days, wild wood days :Among the birds and bees :You left me alone, but still you're my own :In my beautiful memories

References

External links

1915 songs Pop standards Songs about nostalgia Songs with music by Egbert Van Alstyne Songs with lyrics by Gus Kahn The Manhattans songs {{pop-standard-stub