Remember When
Bert Kaempfert Lyrics


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I'm sitting with an empty glass and a broken heart,
Thinking to myself what have I done,
Cause as my future got bright we started losing light,
And I couldn't see that you were the one,
So can we push push push rewind,
Go go back in time,
When we were kids sneaking bottles of wine,
Take take take me back, I wanna go back,
Back to what we had! Do you remember when we started this mess,
My heart was beating out of my chest!,
Remember when we stole your dad's car,
I never thought we'd take it that far,
Oh we were flying so high, yeah partners in crime,
So why'd we ever say good bye?,
Remember when we, when we, had it all
Do you remember when...
Wish I was still the only one running cross your mind,
I guess I just wanted you to know
Oh from your ruby lips to your fingertips,
I can't believe I let you go,
So can we push push push rewind,
Go go back in time,
When we were kids sneaking bottles of wine,
Take take take me back, I wanna go back,
Back to what we had! Do you remember when we started this mess,
My heart was beating out of my chest!,
Remember when we stole your dad's car,
I never thought we'd take it that far,
Oh we were flying so high, yeah partners in crime,
So why'd we ever say good bye?,
Remember when we, when we, had it all
Do you remember when...
I'm hanging by a thread,
I'm tearing at the seams,
Holding on to what we used to be! and I should let you go...
But I just won't give up up up up up up up!
Push push push rewind,
Go go back in time,
When we were kids sneaking bottles of wine,
Take take take me back, I wanna go back,
Back to what we had! Do you remember when we started this mess,
My heart was beating out of my chest (my heart was beating out of my chest!)
Remember when we stole your dad's car,
I never thought we'd take it that far,
And we were flying so high, yeah partners in crime,
So why'd we ever say good bye?,




Remember when we, when we, had it all!
Do you remember when

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Bert Kaempfert's song Remember When describe the experience of looking back on a past relationship with regret and longing. The singer reflects on how he and his former partner had a bright future, but something came between them and they couldn't see that they were meant for each other at the time. The singer wishes he could go back in time to the days when they were young and carefree, sneaking bottles of wine and stealing cars. He remembers how they were partners in crime and had it all, but they said goodbye and now he is left with a broken heart and a desire to rewind time and relive their past together.


The song is a nostalgic journey back to a moment of lost love and the feeling of wanting to go back in time to fix things. The use of the word "remember" throughout the song creates a sense of longing for the past, as memories of youth, love, and adventure flood back. The singer's yearning for a past relationship can be relatable to many people who have experienced heartache and regret.


Line by Line Meaning

I'm sitting with an empty glass and a broken heart,
Feeling devastated and alone with nothing left but an empty glass, I can't help but think about how it all went wrong.


Thinking to myself what have I done,
Wondering where it all went wrong, how we got to this point, and what part I played in our downfall.


Cause as my future got bright we started losing light,
Although things were looking up for me, our relationship began to take a turn for the worse and lose its spark.


And I couldn't see that you were the one,
In hindsight, I realize that I was blind to the fact that you were the missing piece in my life.


So can we push push push rewind,
If only we could turn back time, I would do everything in my power to make things right.


When we were kids sneaking bottles of wine,
I long for the carefree days of our youth when we would rebel by sneaking bottles of wine and living in the moment.


Remember when we started this mess,
Looking back on our relationship, I remember the chaotic and exciting beginning that has since faded away.


My heart was beating out of my chest!,
I was filled with an intense excitement and anticipation that I had never felt before.


Remember when we stole your dad's car,
Recalling the wild and reckless decisions we made together, like the time we stole your dad's car and went joyriding.


I never thought we'd take it that far,
Reflecting on the times we went too far in our actions, like stealing a car, and realizing how dangerous it could have been.


Oh we were flying so high, yeah partners in crime,
We were invincible as partners in crime, living life on the edge and feeling on top of the world.


So why'd we ever say goodbye?,
Questioning why we had to part ways, and whether things could have turned out differently if we had stayed together.


Wish I was still the only one running cross your mind,
Longing to be the only thing on your mind, and feeling hurt if I am not.


I guess I just wanted you to know
Wanting to express my feelings and thoughts to you, even if it won't change the past.


But I just won't give up up up up up up up!
Refusing to give up on us and clinging onto the hope that we can somehow turn things around.


I'm hanging by a thread,
Feeling like my life is hanging by a thread, and that my relationship with you is the only thing that can save me.


I'm tearing at the seams,
Falling apart at the seams, and feeling like I am barely holding myself together.


Holding on to what we used to be! and I should let you go...
Struggling with the idea of moving on and letting go, despite the fact that returning to what we used to be may not be possible or healthy.


When we were kids sneaking bottles of wine,
Nostalgic for the simple, carefree days of our youth, when we could sneak away and enjoy each other's company.


And we were flying so high, yeah partners in crime,
Remembering the wild and reckless decisions we made together, yet feeling a sense of unity and invincibility as partners in crime.


Remember when we, when we, had it all!
Recalling a time when we had everything we needed to be happy and content, but lost it along the way.




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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

@yvanponcin5578

Here are the lyrics of this wonderful song:



Remember When (We Made These Memories)
(Brenda Lee version)



Pizza pies and carousels, the fountains and the wishing wells
Remember when we rode in Edeline
Switzerland, we loved it too
Although we left there black and blue
Remember when we tried to learn to ski
Those two days in London town
We Yankee doodled all around
Rubbed elbows there with all the royal teas
We still get such many laughs just looking at those photographs
Remember when we made these memories
Wasn't that some honeymoon I know I won't forget it soon
Not if I live to be a hundred years
Here's the one we snapped in Spain
I can't remember was it rain
Or were your eyes just filled with happy tears
All good things must end it's true
So back to USA we flew
But who was happier than me and you
To relive each wonderland
We open up this album, and
Remember when we made theses memories...
Remember when we made theses memories



All comments from YouTube:

@olgafernandez5198

Es escalofriante escuchar ésta incomparable versión, REMEMBER WHEN, interpretada por el inigualable Bert Kaempfert, quien con su talento desde ahora se inmortalizó. Tiene ésta melodía, un no se que, un chillido, que me causa una sacudida inexpresable. Recibe mis saludos muy efusivos Socrates 2007 y por supuesto con un fuerte abrazo a Bert Kaempfert, que si mis oídos se rayan de tanto escuchar ésta linda música, se apachurraron.

@Lady_A.R.Browne

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ I love this timeless music. I was raised with Bert Kaempfert and his orchestra (in my very own home .... dad was a professional musician and played brass, string and wind instruments). He also played piano and was an amazing singer, too. So the sounds of Maestro Kaempfert eluded our homes.
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I love how Sylvia Vrethammar sang it in live. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

@dr.togoedgardyedayeda5991

QUANDO OUÇO ESSAS BELAS MUSICAS, ACOMPANHADA POR MESSA MARAVILHOSA ORQUESTRA E OUTRAS MUSICAS INTERPRETADAS POR ESSA MARAVILHOSA ORQUESTRA, REJUVENEÇO 70 ANOS.- OBRIGADO 2007

@sethusekhar

One of the best Kaempfert compositions. Can keep listening to it over and over.

@olgafernandez5198

Hasta los Angeles en el Cielo están de plácemes al tener la alegría de oír a Bert Kaempfert destacando a Remember, la canción del chillidito como la llamo yo. Es una verdadera fantasía. Innumerables y respetuosos abrazos.

@joseevandrobarros1491

BERT KAEMPFERT, Você é genial, cara. Que compositor, que extraordinário arranjador.

@claudiohermanoklein6516

A música não tem Data de validade. É eterna

@nelsonbignelson6656

Simplesmente espetacular. Composição, arranjo e músicos da melhor qualidade. Com certeza B K esta no Céu compondo e tocando para o Criador.

@cfb15jan

Nostalgia feast time and superb at that. Listen on headphones and one can hear crisp, clearly balanced sound with, not least, the glorious resonant 'thunk' of the string bass as well as Ladi Geisler's 'knack bass'. Allied to Kaempfert/Rehbein's wonderful scoring another magical music meander.

@ludovicotuchlinski76

Música maravilhosa.

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