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The friend directly inspired the song's character Walter. Ray Davies was inspired to compose 'Do You Remember Walter' after running into an old friend and finding they didn't have anything to talk about. – Ray Davies on the song's inspiration, November 1968 Then I met him again recently after about five years and we found we just didn't have anything to talk about. Walter was a friend of mine, we used to play football together every Saturday. Retrospective commentators have described it as one of Davies's best compositions. As one of several character studies to appear on Village Green, the song is often characterised by commentators as central to the album's themes of nostalgia and loss. The song was directly inspired by a similar experience of Davies. The song's narrator describes an experience of running into old friend, only to find that the two no longer have anything to talk about. Written and sung by Ray Davies, the song was recorded in July 1968.

' Do You Remember Walter?' (also spelled ' Do You Remember Walter') is a song by the English rock band the Kinks from their sixth studio album, The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society (1968). ' The Village Green Preservation Society' / ' Do You Remember Walter?' You told me once you were mine alone forever,īut now it's over, dear, and we can neverFrom the album The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society Just to be so sweet when all alone you're dreamin' Just be so sweet when all alone you're dreamin'Ī brighter smile an' a love more bold and free. Remember me when the candle lights are gleamin', The sweetest days are the days that used to be. The sweetest songs are sung by lovers in the moonlight, You told me once that you were mine alone foreverĪnd I was yours till the end of eternity.īut all those vows are broken now, and we will neverĪ brighter face may take my place when we're apart, dear,Ī sweeter smile, a love more bold and free.īut in the end, fair weather friends may break your heart, dear. The saddest words I ever heard were words of parting The sweetest days are days that used to be. The sweetest songs belong to lovers in the gloaming, It would be so sweet when all alone I'm dreaming Remember me at the close of a long, long day. Remember me when the candle lights are gleaming,

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DOWNLOAD & LISTEN to a version performed by T.VERSION #1 (original Scott Wiseman lyrics) Letters to Dorothy Horstman, Apr 8/reprinted in Dorothy Horstman, Sing Your Heart Out, Country Boy, New York, 1976, p.

The lyric was not intended to apply to any particular person. Feeling a bit homesick and sentimental during the bustle of radio shows and road trips, I 'made up' the song while riding in the car to personal appearance jobs. We children were not allowed to touch this momento of the sentimental Gay Nineties, somehow connected with the courtship of Mother and Dad. The phrase 'Remember Me' was on the cup in fancy gold lettering. In our guest room at home when I was a child there was a fancy old cup and saucer which sat on the dresser. This song was written in 1939 when LuLu Belle and I spent a year at radio station WLW, Cincinnati.

lyrics as performed by Bob Dylan on the ' East Orange Tape,' East Orange, NJ, early Feb 1961.

REMEMBER ME WHEN THE CANDLE LIGHTS ARE GLEAMING (Scott Wiseman) © 1946 Vogue Music, Inc., Santa Monica, CA.Īny copyrighted material on these pages is used in 'fair use' for the purpose of study, review or critical analysis only, and will be removed at the request of copyright owner(s). Remember Me When The Candle Lights Are Gleaming (Scott Wiseman/Bob Dylan)