As much as I love musicals, there are some that I will not attempt to view in a live performance. The likes of 'Cats' composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber for example. When listening to 'Memory' -an absolutely beautiful song, I think- I rarely make it to the line
Touch me ...
before my eyes dissolve ... Among the many great renditions of the song, Nicole Scherzinger's interpretation is one my favorites -
Memory
Cats
Midnight
Not a sound from the pavement
Has the moon lost her memory?
She is smiling alone
In the lamplight
The withered leaves collect at my feet
And the wind begins to moan
Memory
All alone in the moonlight
I can smile at the old days
I was beautiful then
I remember
The time I knew what happiness was
Let the memory live again
Every street lamp
Seems to beat a fatalistic warning
Someone mutters at the street lamp gutters
And soon it will be morning
Daylight
I must wait for the sunrise
I must think of a new life
And I mustn't give in
When the dawn comes
Tonight will be a memory too
And a new day will begin
Burnt out ends of smoky days
The stale cold smell of morning
A street lamp dies, another night is over
Another day is dawning
Touch me
It's so easy to leave me
All alone with my memory
Of my days in the sun
If you touch me
You'll understand what happiness is
Look a new day has begun
Songwriters: DOMINIK DE LEON, JUERGEN MUTSCHALL, ALEXIS STRUM
© Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group
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