Memory (Reprise) | Cats the Musical

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Grizabella (Elaine Page) performs Memory from the 1998 production of Cats.
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Lyrics:
Memory
Turn your face to the moonlight
Let your memory lead you
Open up, enter in
If you find there
The meaning of what happiness is
Then a new life will begin
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About:
Based on T. S. Eliot’s Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats, the show is set amongst a larger- than-life junkyard playground and is alive with our favourite feline characters including Rum Tum Tugger, Mr. Mistoffelees, Macavity, Jennyanydots, Old Deuteronomy, Grizabella and Skimbleshanks.
The Jellicle Cats come out to play on one special night of the year - the night of the Jellicle Ball. One by one they tell their stories for the amusement of Old Deuteronomy, their wise and benevolent leader, who must choose one of the Cats to ascend to The Heaviside Layer and be reborn into a whole new Jellicle life.

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@CountryCowboy008 3 жыл бұрын

Sometimes, our cat is just meowing at the middle of the night with no apparent reason. I just pretend that she's just singing Memory. Well, probably she is.

@aliceshutkina8201 3 жыл бұрын

That made me cry for some reason. Please, hug your kitty!

@jh.p468 3 жыл бұрын

What a cuty kitty

@jeep.. 3 жыл бұрын

nah man she probably dying

@beatrizf9563 3 жыл бұрын

Yeees

@user-ne8eu9ks3w 3 жыл бұрын

Sing with her. Make a kareoke night with her.

@aerielmanla6812 3 жыл бұрын

can you imagine the amount of goosebumps you'd get hearing that live?

@sonnysinger9107 3 жыл бұрын

yes i did

@toatakanuva4846 3 жыл бұрын

@@sonnysinger9107 im jealous

@bluemoonbear4817 3 жыл бұрын

i wish

@cari7689 3 жыл бұрын

id cry

@borninthewrongcentury2993 3 жыл бұрын

I heard it live! It was so powerful and moving, tears well up.

@shiningfennec2360 7 ай бұрын

3:33 This single change of microexpression gets me everytime. You can actually see her face light up as she sings the word "happiness", and then, in a split second, it goes back to grief and sadness. Absolutely incredible acting.

@Hammertime86 7 ай бұрын

Yes I noticed this as well. Very subtle! 🤌 especially with her eyes looking back straight as if coming out of the trance.

@jacqueline373 15 күн бұрын

me too! i love it every time!

@tethryss5001 Жыл бұрын

Pay attention at 3:03, that is not a dub, she is holding that note WHILE STANDING UP! That is incredible.

@CommissarMitch Жыл бұрын

Everyone who sings Memory and means it just show their absolute talent. Like the one time it was sung during the Oscars and the woman went from crouching to standing without pitch change. Edit. Betty Buckly and the Tony awards.

@LucyAyler 11 ай бұрын

It actually is a dub, as all the vocals in the 1998 film were pre recorded in a studio. But Elaine did regularly perform with this range of motion when doing it live at the West End which is absolutely mind boggling to me 😵‍💫

@suburbia2050 9 ай бұрын

@@LucyAylerI would imagine she would have done the motions in the studio too, it needed to be perfectly in sync with the stage performance in which they sang too, they didn’t perform it in silence.

@The_Mimewar 8 ай бұрын

That is UN FRIKKIN REAL!!!

@MadurchinGames 8 ай бұрын

@Lucy-lp5yx this is a recording of a live production, the original group would preform in London theatre ext

@sbb4562 6 жыл бұрын

YOU CAN SEE THE PAIN IN HER EYES *CRYS*

@LocustLuxe 5 жыл бұрын

true

@brettgibson8558 5 жыл бұрын

SBB it’s because she’s a great musical actress who can really get into the feels. She’s extraordinary.

@nicolascanselo5838 5 жыл бұрын

TRUE

@yovel5675 5 жыл бұрын

STFU

@iamsherk2605 5 жыл бұрын

*Cries

@nellieevison5788 4 жыл бұрын

Can we talk about Jemima’s “like a flower”?! BEAUTIFUL FLAWLESS AMAZING

@valwired9500 3 жыл бұрын

YES SOMEONE SAID IT 😭

@radioban 3 жыл бұрын

Gorgeous 😍

@tessfan12 3 жыл бұрын

I love the performer who plays Jemima so much, each time she's on stage my eyes always move to find her. But I don't think that's her voice we hear, I remember reading a comment on another video, and people were saying how they were upset that her voice was dubbed over with this version :(

@radioban 3 жыл бұрын

@@tessfan12 I think it was because the actress Veerle Casteleyn was Belgian and they were worried about an accent, so she was dubbed over.

@zeddy2284 3 жыл бұрын

always remember that part from when I was a kid somethin bout the tone of voice just omg

@PappyOdaniel669 Жыл бұрын

Elaine just nailed the acting and characterization like no one else could. I’ve seen so many versions of this where the performer is smiling throughout, why would you smile at all during this song?!? Not only that, but every nuance is just perfect. I wouldn’t have changed the thing.

@helgathegreat 7 ай бұрын

Jennifer Hudson nailed it in the movie too like, not only vocally but everything, she wasn't smiling as well 🎉

@nimvin 6 ай бұрын

Yes, definitely. I know this sounds weird, but her singing has a kind of meowing quality to it. It's not at all smarmy or maudlin (like that awful Streisand version). Her facial expressions and voice quality are genuinely moving. She really hit the sweet spot in this performance.

@PappyOdaniel669 5 ай бұрын

@@helgathegreat just saw that recently and agree!

@ASleepyTanuki 3 ай бұрын

I disagree completely. Hudson could have knocked it put of the park if the acting direction had just LET her rather than making her sob and snot through the whole thing.

@betelgeuseredstone9082 Ай бұрын

No one beats Elaine as Grizabella. Jennifer Hudson doesn't have the takes, she's a singer and actress. But not Broadway experience.

@analuizadefigueiredosouza7851 10 ай бұрын

It's touching how at first most cats avoid looking at her but by the end they're all paying attention to what she's singing. Demeter and Bombalurina seem particularly moved, Munkustrap is staring at Old Deuteronomy's reactions, Jellylorum sits still while Victoria approaches Grizabella again.

@Hinatachan360 8 ай бұрын

Mistophelees seems quite moved by her singing as well. He turns around at "and I mustn't give in" right on cue

@harlslive3850 3 жыл бұрын

that "touch me! it's so easy to leave me!" gave me fucking goosebumps. absolutely flawless.

@TheCosmicNote 3 жыл бұрын

I know right? That’s my most favourite part she sings it with such emotion! Also, I tried to cover this beautiful song. It’s not perfect😅 but it would really mean the world to me if you gave a listen to it!🤗

@sallyroslin4634 3 жыл бұрын

I keep rewinding it..

@MyFlorblanca 2 жыл бұрын

I fell in a loop of memory versions and this one made me cry.

@FilmFan-iv7sz 2 жыл бұрын

That was actually well in the movie too but that's about all the movie did well

@LoverofLiszt 2 жыл бұрын

Transposing music in cromatic mediants (like at that moment) does that to you. It's really emotional. That's why it's my favorite trick to use when composing.

@0.lori.mori.0 3 жыл бұрын

Can we just talk about jemima’s vocals during her part? When she starts with “sunlight” my ears were blessed❤️

@erikaguevara9070 3 жыл бұрын

Seriously

@jonnyq2323 3 жыл бұрын

Not to mention she’s absolutely beautiful. Who is that singer/actress?

@sierrasrecordsandfixations 3 жыл бұрын

@@jonnyq2323 Veerle Casteleyn. It's not her singing though

@katlyneakle7837 3 жыл бұрын

It’s not her singing

@0.lori.mori.0 3 жыл бұрын

@@katlyneakle7837 who is it then

@marlejacobs9575 Жыл бұрын

Memory Turn your face to the moonlight Let your memory lead you Open up enter in If you find there The meaning of what happiness is Then a new life will begin 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 Burnt out ends of smoky days The stale cold smell of morning A street lamp dies Another night is over Another day is dawning 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 Sunlight through the trees in summer Endless masquerading Like a flower as the dawn is breaking The memory is fading Touch me It's so easy to leave me All alone with the memory Of my days in the sun If you touch me You'll understand what happiness is Look, a new day Has begun

@FateDeleter 7 ай бұрын

OFF THE RECORD

@Basey 4 жыл бұрын

Baby did that. Nobody can touch this, and no damn CGI can touch any of these incredibly talented individuals.

@theopinionatedguy8662 4 жыл бұрын

Oh fuck you. Cats cast is good so shut up

@jacoby_iron5812 4 жыл бұрын

Fuck off, same bullshit. The creepy characters look like shit regardless of the version.

@nheilvocal3801 4 жыл бұрын

@@jacoby_iron5812 wth how can you judge the acting without even watching the movie

@persephone2706 4 жыл бұрын

@@nheilvocal3801 Bold of you to assume he hasn't seen the movie...

@nheilvocal3801 4 жыл бұрын

@@persephone2706 ummmm excuse me? The movie hasnt been released yet.

@cormyat07 4 жыл бұрын

Worst thing about the movie is so many people will assume this musical is a horrible, uncanny valley horror experience and miss out on the very real emotional impact of the musical.

@Tanyag9 4 жыл бұрын

dont worry. I was horrified by the movie and now im here discovering how great the musical is :-)

@cerisejaxel9636 4 жыл бұрын

Glad to find other newcomers here! Maybe something good did come from Cats (2019).

@ettolovo3072 4 жыл бұрын

No, i'm glad about the movie cause it makes me descovery the movie

@fillabunny 4 жыл бұрын

I also finally watched the musical after seeing the movie. Turns out I love it and I should have given it a chance when I was 13.

@cormyat07 4 жыл бұрын

I think part of it also is when you see a musical live, you are impacted as much by the performance as the story. The actors/dancers are doing it live and they don't get multiple takes. It puts the audience into a sympathetic relationship with the performers. Movies invariably lose that feeling of presence you get in the theater.

@sisyphusofephyra7801 4 ай бұрын

This song alone is singlehandedly responsible for this fever dream of a musical success

@jedroberts10 Жыл бұрын

I could not care less about the rest of the musical, but I would give anything to be able to see this song performed live. Absolutely awe-inspiring

@gelraldoldo5152 8 ай бұрын

Same

@lilyprice706 6 ай бұрын

I got to see the national tour front row center for my birthday, I didn’t know anything about cats (and front row center is a bit to close for this play) however memory was amazing

@nimvin 6 ай бұрын

I agree. I'm just not into all the cheap emotionalism of Broadway musicals. But I would stand in line to watch Elaine Page sing this song in all her kitty cat make-up with those amazing expressions and all that emotion.

@drakkonscythe 3 жыл бұрын

Jemima's voice is so pure. Nothing else to describe it as. Pure

@TheCosmicNote 3 жыл бұрын

Yes! Immaculate 👏 Also, I tried to cover this beautiful song. It’s not perfect😅 but it would really mean the world to me if you gave a listen to it!🤗

@RozWBrazel 2 жыл бұрын

Yes! And the actual actor’s voice is beautiful too!

@drakkonscythe 2 жыл бұрын

@@RozWBrazel Bruh, that's...what I meant? It's very common to refer to an actor by their character's name, regardless of whether or not you know their actual name (which I do not)??

@RozWBrazel 2 жыл бұрын

@@drakkonscythe No, the voice we hear in this is _not_ the actress's actual singing voice. Her accent was very strong so they dubbed it. Go look for clips of her actually singing, she still has a very cute and lovely voice.

@drakkonscythe 2 жыл бұрын

@@RozWBrazel Huh. Interesting

@adambowering5914 6 жыл бұрын

The emotion shown in her eyes while singing displays more talent that most actors can muster in their entire career. forget the voice, it's once of the best all time.

@lynettegarcia6419 4 жыл бұрын

So true

@daydreamer3 4 жыл бұрын

Really true. There is no replacing these people... Elaine Paige, Michael Crawford, not to mention Andrew himself... just unbelievable talent.

@premuel2 4 жыл бұрын

good you say most actors

@TheHeirofDrakkon 4 жыл бұрын

She almost cried from the looks of it, this is also more emotion than what I saw in the remake trailer.

@andrewsheridan612 4 жыл бұрын

@@TheHeirofDrakkon She has a scene before this, where she's trying to move like she did when she was young, and she goes from "smiling" to gut-wrenching sad in an absolutely brilliant way.

@andycharles6921 2 ай бұрын

She leaves it all on stage in her performance! Incredible!

@walkwithmarco 7 ай бұрын

i wish ive would give justice to this kind of masterpiece!

@allenholloway5109 3 жыл бұрын

Why is nobody talking about how she nailed the climax WHILE STANDING UP just a second before? If anyone has sung before, you know that while what she did does technically make sense, it would have to have pretty much perfect timing. Not to mention that breathing in while standing up like that would give me super intense vertigo.

@TheCosmicNote 3 жыл бұрын

Agreed! It’s really difficult. I can never do that! Also, I tried to cover this beautiful song. It’s not perfect😅 but it would really mean the world to me if you gave a listen to it!🤗

@oldageisdumb 3 жыл бұрын

They recorded the music before filming. Not singing live

@cassidyb.3531 2 жыл бұрын

@@oldageisdumb But still, people do this live all the time

@honeycomb937 2 жыл бұрын

@@oldageisdumb then damn, she did an amazing job lip-syncing

@stevehughes6627 2 жыл бұрын

@@oldageisdumb they do that in live, London theatre? Really....😂

@hawkeye7246 4 жыл бұрын

How is it that these cats look so much better than a movie made 20+ years later?

@vampiricly 4 жыл бұрын

because the movie took the cats thing too literally

@tenten5714 4 жыл бұрын

@Abeni Schwebke then why didn't they take the costumes seriously? Like damn that's poor excuse... many fantasy films have done better with their costumes...

@tomaszwojtasik5483 4 жыл бұрын

It' because these cats are practical effects and makeup while the movie is all CGI. This is the same reason that the orcs in the Lord of the Rings movies look so much better than the ones in the Hobbit.

@HawkinaBox 4 жыл бұрын

Because it's realistic

@tenten5714 4 жыл бұрын

If the movie production can't afford realistic CGI they could have just use costumes and make up then cgi for feature enhancements... that's cheaper...

@mcmann2243 Жыл бұрын

It feels like jemima’s voice can’t not be photoshopped. It’s so pure and beautiful that it doesn’t sound real

@danielwilson7193 Жыл бұрын

You do know it's not her singing, right? Her actress is Belgian and has a distinct accent, so they dubbed over her with another singer.

@phoenix9531 Жыл бұрын

I think you mean "autotuned". Photoshop is a image editing programm.

@Totallysleepingrn Ай бұрын

Saying “photoshopped” instead of auto tuned is so funny actually

@thepaintedpoppies1010 Жыл бұрын

One of my favorite duets. Grizelda's voice is so rich and soulful and Jemima's voice is so clear and angelic. The harmony is indescribable.

@Theguyoverthere603 3 жыл бұрын

Anyone here after watching Sideway’s Cats video?

@midnight5163 3 жыл бұрын

@jimmygarza8896 3 жыл бұрын

@rini1010 3 жыл бұрын

Yep.

@danielalt7054 3 жыл бұрын

Wassup

@isaac_759 3 жыл бұрын

Good stuff

@johndeyoung2459 5 жыл бұрын

The fear in her voice when she sings *"The memory is fading"* Is just haunting, she doesn't want to lose it.

@supershepherd 4 жыл бұрын

One of the many reasons I feel Elaine is one of tbe few people who can do this song justic

@bluespacecadet Жыл бұрын

One of the few songs that moves me to tears every single time I listen to it

@CommissarMitch Жыл бұрын

Same.

@RubyMarkLindMilly 9 ай бұрын

If this doesn't make you emotional nothing will

@RondaBernstein 2 жыл бұрын

The fact that this song is about an old unwanted cat that just wants to be touched and loved makes it so sad. You can imagine she had a loving home and was then discarded. Those are the happy memories she refers to. Now each day she hopes she'll find that happiness again only for the day to end without it. Also, it's a message not to overlook the senior cat with the matted fur. Give them a chance. Touch them and YOU'LL see what happiness is and the happy memories will live again for that cat as they'll once again be loved. 😭😭😭😭 #adoptdontshop

@GLADORISIMA Жыл бұрын

Muy triste

@Davidudka Жыл бұрын

You pass on a wonderful message to all of us. All life, however unloved it looks is worth loving and cherishing. Best wishes to you

@paidewhatsapp807 Жыл бұрын

furry cosplay + ratio

@tomgroth7888 Жыл бұрын

You are right.

@barneytheolddog9468 Жыл бұрын

@@paidewhatsapp807 you play roblox shut up

@TDIdialgagirl 4 жыл бұрын

3:07 _"Touch me! It's so easy to leave me!"_ Me, running towards the stage with tears in my eyes: I'M COMIN' GRIZZIE!

@mistermothman5267 3 жыл бұрын

Meeeeee

@MariMari-pn8md 3 жыл бұрын

i cryed

@tabby73 3 жыл бұрын

Me too! 😭 Every time

@makmakmak5048 3 жыл бұрын

sry i have dirty mind about the touch part

@DaveTheVader 3 жыл бұрын

Aw lawd he comin'!

@abrianpeak95 Жыл бұрын

I love this musical, but this song has never made me cry until now. I had my cat for 21 years. I was six when we adopted her. We just lost her a few months ago. Now this song makes me think of her.

@ohoh2146 Жыл бұрын

Sometimes I think how mad it must be for the co stars of legends like Elaine Page to just watch something like this unfold in realtime and just keep it together.

@universalorlandochica 4 жыл бұрын

See, this is where Cats the Musical should have stayed. Not everything needs to turned into a movie.

@ardencross2992 4 жыл бұрын

This shit looks awful. Of all the musicals, what made them think that THIS would be a good movie. Whoever the artsy farsy director is needs to checked for any involvement with bestiality

@fernandolemon9204 4 жыл бұрын

I've seen some sources call *this* version of Cats a film. IMO, it's more of a stage recording; but regardless, it's way better than the 2019 one for sure.

@richard8798 4 жыл бұрын

Well, I guess we got it out of the way. Now let’s forget it happened.

@QuasiELVIS 4 жыл бұрын

Nothing *needs* to be turned into a movie.

@Christopher_TG 4 жыл бұрын

Apparently Steven Spielberg wanted to produce an animated film adaptation back in the 90s, but he could never get it off the ground. If you were going to adapt this to film, that seems like the most appropriate medium to me.

@cinnbonne4086 4 жыл бұрын

I heard Jennifer Hudson’s rendition, she is so utterly talented but no one can sing it like Elaine Paige, she totally understands Grizabella

@Qrispy 4 жыл бұрын

Her voice was killer but man all that snot was distracting.

@RR-qv8uz 4 жыл бұрын

Qris wtf 🙄

@RR-qv8uz 4 жыл бұрын

This IS Elaine Paiges’’ role 😮 blissful voice 👏👏incredible!

@kens97sto171 4 жыл бұрын

I saw Sarah Brightman play this role in London.. She was also amazing. She was also married to Andrew Lloyd Webber at the time I believed.

@HoyaSaxaSD 4 жыл бұрын

Umm, you seem to have omitted the original Broadway and (IMO) far superior, Ms. Buckley. Page is certainly good; but I don’t feel near Buckley in the role. Not only in voice, but perhaps principally because (as others have pointed out), Buckley played the part with strength and defiance. Someone who has been shunned, but has not doubted her self worth. Whereas Page, and the uninspiring and far worse Hudson versions, play the role as desperate for approval, pathetic even (certainly in the Hudson version). For example: toward the end, when she sings “if you touch me,” Page seems desperate and scared in her facial expression(same with the touch at the end). Now Buckley at the 83 Tony’s video on YT, it’s strength and dignity. (I won’t even mention Hudson, other than to agree she suffered from the American Idol desire to just belt everything out; missing restraint. I think the reviewer who said JH looked constipated during Memory was too harsh, though.) That’s my take and opinion at least. Thank God for KZfaq for these videos.

@DiveintoSone 7 ай бұрын

Here after IVE- OFF THE RECORD

@michaeldexter2544 8 ай бұрын

I've seen it live on stage three times, and I don't think there was a dry eye in the house when Grizabella sang "Memory." But what *really* gets me is when, just after Grizabella collapses in hopeless despair, Jemima stands and begins to sing in that indescribably pure, unbelievably beautiful voice. Brings a tear to my eye ... every. single. time.

@sofiah6997 6 жыл бұрын

'It's so easy to leave me!' Me: (while sobbing) WHO HURT YOU?! WHOOO?!

@BiscuitDelivery 6 жыл бұрын

Life.

@kmart3453 6 жыл бұрын

Literally all the jellicles lmao

@maureenkoehler7594 6 жыл бұрын

Sofia Horstman l.

@LocustLuxe 5 жыл бұрын

all the cats ok do u not watch the show ???

@cuctus0428 5 жыл бұрын

@xenomorph6599 3 жыл бұрын

Chills every time. Actually surprised myself and got big emotional at the climax of this song first time I watched this. I discovered the spectacle of Cats the Musical through a video describing just how bad Cats the Movie screwed up on every level. New respect for this entire show

@SONICftw212 3 жыл бұрын

Sideways was it?

@Everyyoueverymiau 3 жыл бұрын

Me, too

@fatimacastro8354 3 жыл бұрын

Omg same, i just wached the entire play!

@Local--Idiot 3 жыл бұрын

Sideways Pog

@Nekomaii 3 жыл бұрын

Sideways just gave me an entire new obsession

@rumaborah7195 7 ай бұрын

I am here after ive's off the record trailer ❤

@sandracreevy278 2 ай бұрын

Elaine Paige has one of the most hauntingly beautiful voices ever

@captainbarbossa289 4 жыл бұрын

For me it’s the eyes. Elaine Page’s vocals are up there with the best of them, but no one has *ever* emoted with their eyes in this song the way she does. I buy her pain, hurt, desperation, pride, and strength all through her eyes. They are, after all, the window to the soul.

@madisonsadler6850 4 жыл бұрын

Matt Thompson keri. fuller. period

@lovedove2661 4 жыл бұрын

Yes, she made my heart shake!

@Graycata 4 жыл бұрын

That's why this is my favorite version of this song. I can feel her pain I'm suffering just buy her expression

@HaydnC5 4 жыл бұрын

What also helps is the way they did her make-up, they dragged everything down so she constantly looks sad. Most other Grizabella make-up I've seen they just dirty her up, here it looks like she's genuinely broken inside. Really adds to the performance as a whole. Elaine is perfection.

@michaelbrough4279 4 жыл бұрын

@@Graycata never fails to make me cry

@Tina-ze6md 4 жыл бұрын

The amount of emotion in the climax makes me cry every single time.

@GGlovescj 4 жыл бұрын

Xristina Quiroz ...same sis same

@TheNCWoman 4 жыл бұрын

Same here. Tears tears tears.

@sadface2817 4 жыл бұрын

the amount of emotion in the cry makes me climax every single time

@ImaniLabels 4 жыл бұрын

Facts

@n.d.9352 4 жыл бұрын

YES! Goosebumps and tears, every time

@cherly_boom 7 ай бұрын

Who's here after the recent IVE trailer off the record 🖐️?

@cherylalikhani5957 2 ай бұрын

Her eyes are even more expressive than her beautiful vocals. This song makes me cry, she is a such an emotional powerhouse that I feel like I can physically touch the pain and loneliness.

@jimhalpert6666 4 жыл бұрын

2:33 Honestly Jemima is so pretty. Like it’s so wacky how pretty the actress looks even if she’s dressed up as a cat.

@zekumi 4 жыл бұрын

I agree completely. She’s freakin adorable.

@draculao6531 4 жыл бұрын

I will tell pam

@chantolove 4 жыл бұрын

At this point, you're used to it. You've already sat through 3/4 of a show of this, it's not weird anymore.

@KingOfGaymes 4 жыл бұрын

More proof that cats are prettier than people

@donavonhoho 4 жыл бұрын

furry detected. Run before the cops come.

@strangehumanbeing6565 3 жыл бұрын

Has anyone else noticed that when Grizabella begins to sing, everyone is turning away from her but at the song goes on they slowly begin to turn towards her

@finleyforevermore 2 жыл бұрын

The first person I noticed to turn around was Jennyanydots.

@ianfortuna9385 2 жыл бұрын

You seriously need more likes

@micaelasparks6426 2 жыл бұрын

As a kid I always noticed Mr. Mistofelees turning around right when she sings “and I mustn’t give in”. I always thought it was the moment the rest of the cats respected her so they turned around too🤷🏼‍♀️

@ChristineTheHippie 2 жыл бұрын

Jenny, Etcetera and Elektra were the first to look around

@amandawerner3491 2 жыл бұрын

i did

@amymiller8964 Жыл бұрын

That is the greatest note ever sang above Pavarotti. I’m sobbing and going to listen to it again. Damn. Amazing.

@lavienrosewon8811 7 ай бұрын

Here because ive but i remember that😢

@ananya_maz 3 жыл бұрын

I’m not even a cats fan and this song slaps.

@TheCosmicNote 3 жыл бұрын

I tried to cover this beautiful song. It’s not perfect😅 but it would really mean the world to me if you gave a listen to it!🤗

@shyshy5623 4 жыл бұрын

See I think thats what the cats movie is missing. The cat mouth.

@shyshy5623 4 жыл бұрын

George joy that is true.

@JoribenZaballa 4 жыл бұрын

and noses. the bare human face is just really odd.

@landopolaroid9157 4 жыл бұрын

Cat mouth

@monkeykingsauli4650 4 жыл бұрын

George joy it looks weird regardless

@zerotodona1495 4 жыл бұрын

이지원 and the musical talent

@RatedArggg Жыл бұрын

I don't know why, but the lyric "the memory is fading" hits me harder than anything.

@GrizaMi Жыл бұрын

'Memory' was the first song I learned 18 years ago at my singing lessons ❤️ Last week my singing teacher died of cancer and today would be her birthday. I'm so thankful that she teached me this song.

@annaliesecancilla894 3 жыл бұрын

To remove jemima and the other kittens. Unforgivable.

@poopityscoop839 3 жыл бұрын

They didn’t remove them, they just took away what made them unique and crucial to the plot.

@SemiCommma 3 жыл бұрын

@@poopityscoop839 basically removing what the character is an replacing it with another with the same name

@poopityscoop839 3 жыл бұрын

@@SemiCommma I see your point.

@poopityscoop839 3 жыл бұрын

Additionally they made Victoria the main character so we could look at the Jellicles through a different POV but that was just a bizarre decision.

@kateelliott8228 3 жыл бұрын

@@poopityscoop839 they also tried to give cats more of a story, when the point of cats is that there isn’t really a story

@xxan4716 6 жыл бұрын

I just wanna hug every cat who feels this way. :'(

@fynncarter2327 6 жыл бұрын

Mich S me to... Me to

@lizettepagcaliwagan8381 5 жыл бұрын

@hausofremix5529 5 жыл бұрын

Same

@jacquelinebenitez2465 4 жыл бұрын

Me too 😿.

@annwe6 4 жыл бұрын

And every human...

@FreddieN-li3ck 2 ай бұрын

This is the first movie I’ve ever owned. It taught me my love for the arts. This version remains close to my heart. ❤

@Enfjscrolling Жыл бұрын

Four years later and I still cry every time she raises her voice

@tankmaster1018 7 жыл бұрын

2:53 I know that Elaine Page absolutely kills this song she is so good, but that inflection on the end of the word "Flower" by the woman singing in the background was just jaw dropping! Holy shit that must be the most beautiful second of a woman singing I have ever heard...

@kaydenevideo 7 жыл бұрын

I agree - she did so well. Her voice was bright, and clear, and so beautiful. She doesn't get a lot of credit but she killed it and really moves people every time they hear or watch this!

@salem.suckss 7 жыл бұрын

tankmaster1018 I know it is crazy her voice almost sounds auto-tuned

@tacokotaco1822 7 жыл бұрын

IKR! Does anyone know her name?

@tankmaster1018 7 жыл бұрын

+tacokotaco Veerle Casteleyn? Edit: Well apparently I had the right person, but its not her voice that you hear in this video. Guess they dubbed another singer who's accent wasn't as heavy or something? But whenever you try to find anything from Helen Massey singing CATS, there isn't really anything, and on top of that there is hardly anything at all on KZfaq with her singing. Damn... I'm not even a big fan of this musical and I'm getting sucked into trying to figure out the story behind this now! Lmfao Edit 2: And now I just saw more comments saying its a woman named Jemima something... I am completely lost now!

@tacokotaco1822 7 жыл бұрын

tankmaster1018 Thank you!

@jalicea1650 2 жыл бұрын

I can't believe this was 1998. I wish I was there to have heard this live. God her voice transcends the decades.

@nicolettaasmr Жыл бұрын

I was there in 1998 and saw this live on broadway. Pierced my soul! One of my most amazing "memories."

@jalicea1650 Жыл бұрын

@@nicolettaasmr you’re so lucky to have seen her live.

@nicolettaasmr Жыл бұрын

@@jalicea1650 breathtaking!

@teresitaviera3000 Жыл бұрын

Lo vi en Argentina por tv Films and Art..inovidable.

@toeJams Жыл бұрын

This was 81

@carysbailey3800 Жыл бұрын

The best version of this in my opinion. Elaine Page what an absolute superstar

@FranciscoNakajima 2 ай бұрын

Elaine Paige is just AWESOME!

@haalandfilms1695 4 жыл бұрын

the ultimate "crying for help" song, add any mental issue with it, and it all comes down to wanting to feel that you belong somewhere, that you are accepted by everyone else

@AxeKick80 4 жыл бұрын

The ultimate song for aging and bittersweet nostalgia as well. Feeling your best days are behind you...😔

@haalandfilms1695 4 жыл бұрын

@@AxeKick80 well, they're not. it's all about perspective. There is always something new you can do and explore, always a skill you haven't mastered and always some knowledge you haven't gained yet

@landonhagan450 4 жыл бұрын

You just elevated this song from sad to gut-wrenching and beautiful.

@vicenteisaaclopezvaldez2450 4 жыл бұрын

To me memory is a song about loving life.

@mistermothman5267 3 жыл бұрын

As someone who has major mental issues, this song is my go to for a calming session.

@nahtandorvol4200 4 жыл бұрын

One good thing that Cats (2019) did was make us appreciate this version a lot more.

@BeanBag343 3 жыл бұрын

Amen

@lesliematyas1727 3 жыл бұрын

the movie was so lierally bad ....thankfuly i watched the theater side....and will remember what is the real CATS.

@patrickvanrinsvelt4466 3 жыл бұрын

This is a musical... Personified.

@Life_is_pain556 3 жыл бұрын

And that's on period

@ezelfrancisco1349 3 жыл бұрын

It made people appreciate the 1998 more (except for Skimbleshanks, the 2019 version is an actual good adaptation of the stage version)

@tonyf.7799 Жыл бұрын

My wife kept on at me to see this musical for years, I eventually surprised her taking her to London to see the musical just before it closed at the New London theatre , did I like it ? My wife passed away in 2019 and up until then we saw the stage show at various venues 28 times ! I miss you my Grizabella !

@seanbaritone 8 ай бұрын

Whenever I go to sleep and all of the doors are closed, I like to imagine that the meows that I here are my cat singing this song.

@abbie7097 4 жыл бұрын

But why is no one talking about Jemima, she has such a stunning voice and every time I hear her part it gives me goosebumps.

@wollow2102 4 жыл бұрын

I know right! She's my favorite cat in this musical!

@maximcypher3109 4 жыл бұрын

It's Grizabella's song that's why.

@Yes-ey4wq 4 жыл бұрын

I’ve seen loads of comments about her lol

@maximcypher3109 4 жыл бұрын

@@Yes-ey4wq ya, every other comment is about her, lol

@theamericanyoutuber 4 жыл бұрын

And she has a spike collar. Adorable and deadly...

@excessivelyfangirlingbookw3339 3 жыл бұрын

i love how the other cats go from aggressively ignoring her to silently watching her while she sings

@TheCosmicNote 3 жыл бұрын

Yes! Also, I tried to cover this beautiful song. It’s not perfect😅 but it would really mean the world to me if you gave a listen to it!🤗

@Emberchariot 2 жыл бұрын

Everyone needs their moments. 😂😊

@zb1ve 7 ай бұрын

I came here after my favorite band called ive used this as sample for their new music called off the records

@cristinasanchez9607 3 ай бұрын

This is not the first time I heard this song, but HOLY COW, that "The memory is fading." and "Touch me! It's so easy to leave me..." hit me hard this time.

@crimsonstang 6 жыл бұрын

Jemima's voice is unreal. It sounds almost computerized because it is so perfect.

@melaniemckiddy1776 5 жыл бұрын

I always want to follow Grizzabella up those stairs!

@chrisliamshepard254 5 жыл бұрын

Helen massey

@Trainlover1995 5 жыл бұрын

Jemima's voice was actually dubbed. Her actress in the 1998 film was Dutch, and they dubbed her over with a British actress over fears that her accent would make her unintelligible.

@mikegaskin5542 5 жыл бұрын

Veerle Casteleyn is Belgian

@jonbovi1877 4 жыл бұрын

Who is Jemima

@allycat8427 3 жыл бұрын

Misto just be sparkling in the back

@58209 3 жыл бұрын

he can't turn off the fabulous. it's who he is.

@canofworms6730 3 жыл бұрын

this song breaks my heart but I'm wheezing at this I'm sorry

@faith4disney 2 жыл бұрын

For dramatic effect ofc

@tonakai.mi_ Жыл бұрын

ほんとに素敵なミュージカルかつ、歌声がほんとに綺麗😭

@np7na7na Жыл бұрын

I cry every single time when I hear this song for all the animals that suffer 💔😢

@katiusicaklain9850 4 жыл бұрын

The song is heart wrenching but what makes it even more so is the look on her face when Victoria lays her hand (paw) in hers. That's the look of someone who has been touched starved for years, wanting affection but also afraid to reach out from being rejected so many times but still hopes that someone would reach back. Don't mind me I'm emotional.

@scarletpanther2513 3 жыл бұрын

I felt the same way! Just that look of "Ah~" and peace after endless pain.

@chrischrischrischris5174 3 жыл бұрын

#pandemicfeels

@Pluveus 3 жыл бұрын

There's a similar feeling when Jemima starts singing an accompaniment to her halfway through the song. Demeter and Bombalurina sang during Grizabella's song, but it wasn't an accompaniment, it was accusatory and hammered home her isolation. The first instance of Memory was also the only full song in the show that was a solo with no chorus.

@jamellayne246 4 жыл бұрын

The harmony between Jemima & Grizabella gives me chills every time i hear it and raptures my soul. Elaine Page has made it impossible for anyone else to embody this role. She is a true legend in every sense of the word.

@codykirk9016 4 жыл бұрын

Her voice is amazing, it literally made my eyes tear up, and that's an impressive feat. Bravo Madam, bravo.

@danielaestherabreuabreu4016 4 жыл бұрын

Susan Boyle maybe

@madisonsadler6850 4 жыл бұрын

keri fuller has met this challenge

@richerDiLefto 4 жыл бұрын

I’m always moved by the surprised way Grizabella pops up after hearing Jemima’s voice chime in like a ray of sunshine. It’s as if she’d just heard that she’d been freed from a horrible prison and was immediately prompted to make her final plea for acceptance.

@mandarinclemmie 4 жыл бұрын

*cough* Betty Buckley *cough*

@jamesofhoenn4790 Жыл бұрын

“Touch me! it’s so easy to leave me! all alone with the memory… of my days in the sun…” Buckley captures the weight and importance of the song. Powerful and impactful, it can make any passerby turn their head to hear what she has to say. Paige captures the raw emotion. She sounds on the brink of tears as she laments one last powerful time in hopes that her pleading will not fall upon deaf ears one last time. Enough to make even the most hesitant listener get moved by her words. Hudson… she looks like a cat.

@dampsocc Жыл бұрын

The climax left me overwhelmed with emotion

@Introbulus 4 жыл бұрын

I feel like the thing missing from the other version is desperation - absolute miserable desperation of a cat that's been cast out and neglected for years upon years, left in the trash, with nothing more to lose but their mortal soul, reaching with every ounce of their heart towards the last flickering light of hope that remains.

@caramel7050 4 жыл бұрын

@@neveropenyourmoutharoundfo1903 Uh, citation needed?

@car9melo 4 жыл бұрын

@@neveropenyourmoutharoundfo1903 no dumbass

@Kmn01923 4 жыл бұрын

I cannot agree more with your comment. And Memory is just perfect song that such emotions are concentrated into..

@mindymaria871 4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely. This performance is untouchable.

@scarecrow2621 4 жыл бұрын

Did we watch the same movie?

@lizcarney3556 7 жыл бұрын

Jemima's voice with Grizabella's is absolutely beautiful. Jemima's soprano voice that's so soothing and Grizzabella's reed alto voice is so perfect. It's so beautiful.

@chrisliamshepard254 5 жыл бұрын

Helen Massey

@halfdeadminah5857 5 жыл бұрын

@@chrisliamshepard254 They didn't ask😂.

@mikehaws3187 5 жыл бұрын

The agony and ecstasy of growing old

@ohno862 5 жыл бұрын

Ikr it's beautiful

@Jjjjvtgvtfuhftgcse56534 5 жыл бұрын

2:37 what is her name

@ngunevergiveup5374 2 ай бұрын

Their duet is short lived....but has a lasting impact! Wow.

@toribrewer2112 Жыл бұрын

Her vocals are absolutely amazing. I saw this live on stage as a child and my jaw dropped even then. She deserves all the praise

@brian_b34 3 жыл бұрын

Cleansing my soul from the cats movie by watching this masterpiece

@Riverswept 3 жыл бұрын

Exactly what I'm doing now 😂

@dangoldstein5512 3 жыл бұрын

me too

@BeanBag343 3 жыл бұрын

This is infinitely better than the crappy remake

@brendank4095 4 жыл бұрын

are we just gonna ignore Jemima’s vocals???!??!!

@sandysushi591 4 жыл бұрын

Right?!?! Like I love Grizabella but omg Jemima's vocals are so good! Her vocals sound magical!

@annem.2672 4 жыл бұрын

@@sandysushi591 I had to reply her part three times because it was so pretty!

@miltsuee6118 4 жыл бұрын

I always replay her part for 10 times when I watch this, her voice is way too pretty??

@littleblizzard7591 4 жыл бұрын

Xcuze she sounds like what I imagine angels sound like. I wish her part was longer.

@yourmother8775 4 жыл бұрын

@@littleblizzard7591 you should try listen to "The moment of happiness"!

@Kamelia.Lavieengold 9 ай бұрын

Sua brings me here 😂😍❤❤❤

@CulturedMandy Жыл бұрын

I can't believe i just cried

@TakaComics 3 жыл бұрын

Betty Buckley may have the amazingly effortless full belt that pierces through you, but nobody pulled out the raw emotions in both voice and acting like Elaine Page. Once that climax hits, she looks like she is in agony with her grief and sadness. One of the finest performances ever.

@TheCosmicNote 3 жыл бұрын

Completely agree! Betty is superb vocally but the way Elaine sang it with so much emotion...i don’t think anyone can top that! Also, I tried to cover this beautiful song. It’s not perfect😅 but it would really mean the world to me if you gave a listen to it!🤗

@jayw900 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheCosmicNote Don't beg on other videos.

@mrsslibby6857 2 жыл бұрын

Agreed, and her vibrato is just exceptional

@NotesFromKrautland 2 жыл бұрын

Very true. Nobody else I heard has packed so much hurt into the song as she has. She reserves all the power for the climax. Buckley puts so much pride into the part that one thinks: she's kinda fine, don't worry about her. Page's choice is reaching out at a different level.

@retrolady66 2 жыл бұрын

Amen!!!!

@geraldposadas9201 8 жыл бұрын

best version of memory ever!!! salute to elaine page

@xxcarlita31xx 6 жыл бұрын

Gerald Posadas agree

@Disneylover25. 6 жыл бұрын

Gerald Posadas this whole movie is the best version

@freyrapollo 6 жыл бұрын

Owl Lover - I would agree, however the movie never included Growltiger's Last Stand. A real shame, other than that, the movie is great.

@johnarindale7603 5 жыл бұрын

Betty Buckley was better imo

@hollaback5935 4 жыл бұрын

John Arindale agreed I cry every time I watch her perform it

@nanobotxtina5355 11 ай бұрын

the costumes and the cast and the performances this is a gem and to iconic to beat ...my childhood ...magical

@HeroInTheSun 3 ай бұрын

so beautiful

@winmontgomery5438 4 жыл бұрын

we wanted a profesionaly recorded musical, not whatever the hell they did

@Zadejah 4 жыл бұрын

win montgomery Lmfaooo

@castlebyastream 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, the movie was kind of a letdown, sorry to say it.

@MewMewSun 4 жыл бұрын

@@castlebyastream only kind of? It was scary bad

@Dirahanonymous 3 жыл бұрын

i just finished watching the remake and cried when Jennifer Hudson sang this song now I'm crying again after just calming down....send help

@milly4543 3 жыл бұрын

Except we didn't. Nobody wanted a Cats the Musical to be made into a film but they did it anyway because screw art it's all about the $$$

@jupitersoda2326 6 жыл бұрын

Lyrics: Turn your face to the moonlight Let your memory lead you Open up, enter in If you find there the meaning of what happiness is Then a new life will begin Memory All alone in the moonlight I can smile at the old days I was beautiful then I remember a time I knew what happiness was Let the memory live again Burnt out ends of smokey days The stale cold smell of morning A streetlamp dies - another night is over Another day is dawning 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 Sunlight through the trees in summer Endless masquerading Like a flower as the dawning is breaking The memory is fading Touch me It's so easy to leave me All alone with a memory Of my days in the sun If you touch me, you'll understand what happiness is Look, a new day has begun

@jamesfarquhar7751 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@pythonjava6228 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@lauraleon9332 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

@lynettegarcia6419 4 жыл бұрын

LOVE THIS SONG FOREVER

@amarjitsingh8814 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@kassinovaa 2 ай бұрын

Absolutely beautiful singing brings me to tears every time 🥹😭

@bettinaostermann4841 5 ай бұрын

What a great musical actress. I was so lucky to watch her in "Chess" and "Sunset Boulevard" in London. My mother (now turning 83) even got an autograph of her and is still proud of it.

@tethryss5001 2 жыл бұрын

Anyone love the duet portion of the song at 2:50?! Elaine Paige KILLS it here and it perfectly goes right to the climax of the song.

@FeathermaneEdits Жыл бұрын

That's the part that makes me cry 😭

@szyna123hu Жыл бұрын

Just wish to have version of this song where they both sing whole thing

@sylvainflorence9155 Жыл бұрын

Exactly Who's the second caractère of the duo, and the actress

@FeathermaneEdits Жыл бұрын

@@sylvainflorence9155 the character is Jemima. She is played by Veerle Casteleyn.

@WhiteTiger950 Жыл бұрын

And Jemima switches to a maybe alto, or mezzo-soprano there, complimenting Grizzabella's baritone SO well, it's absolutely beautiful!

@newestport7338 2 жыл бұрын

3:07 you can hear the pain, desperation, and fear in her voice when she lets out the last scream she has any energy for. Her last chance for new life, and she’s begging for anyone just to touch her. To just acknowledge her presence. Then you hear the defeat in her voice. Her slowly coming to terms that she won’t be reborn. One last exasperated plea. Not the greatest broadway show, but absolutely one of the greatest broadway hits of all time, paired with a masterful performance. Exquisite tbh

@josephrivera1370 8 ай бұрын

But at the end, they accepted her, and she was chosen to be reborn.

@reaper_boixx3126 8 ай бұрын

Oh definitely, when I heard the music along with the amazing singing it’s always a tear jerker for me

@jpwilkinsonjr 7 ай бұрын

No remakes needed. This is perfect.

@Ioveswitch 7 ай бұрын

IVE💘💗💘

@gabrieltanguay9695 2 жыл бұрын

Elaine’s version is everything because it’s so beautifully acted. She conveys such desperation, loneliness, and torture that is missing her old life in just one look/note. Even Betty Buckley’s version rings a bit hollow to me. I don’t know why everyone praises Betty when Elaine made this song what it is today.

@redblackjester 2 жыл бұрын

I agree. It's just that this song's not about how well ya sing it, it's about how well you portray this pain that Grizzabella is going through both with your voice and your body. This song is a cry of pain and hope, not a song you can exactly belt out like Betty did. Betty portrayed a Grizzabella who was still glamorous despite everything and perhaps in doing that it's missing the point entirely because Grizzabella was casted out of society and desperately wants to go back, so portraying her as a cat who's still feeling like they're glamorous and confident is just not doing justice to the idea of Grizabella's character. If you watch Betty's performance, you can see her express emotion but it's not pain, it's not sorrow, she looks poised and unaffected by what she's singing and that's where she fails. I agree with everyone else that Betty's voice is incredible and deserves praise, but Elaine's is just the better version overall.

@goosequillwrites_ 11 ай бұрын

@@redblackjester Dude you hit the nail on the head. It's more complicated than that too. From a musical standpoint, Betty's version is kinda better. She takes a lot of liberties in the notes and tempo of the song, singing a lot of it it tempo rubato which means "stolen time". She not only maintains the emotion and power behind her words, but she does it while modulating freely up and down in her register to emphasis certain lines and speeds up/down so she can linger on some of those prettier words and sounds. She and the orchestra separate and merge back together in some beautiful ways that feel like two singers in perfect harmony. On the other hand, Elaine follows the music as it was written and while the orchestra compliments her, there is no individual freedom and variation. It's still great but its a different type of great. Both performers are amazing, and while that was some nerdy crap, I'm no professional musician. All I can say to describe it is that Betty hammers emotion into your soul while Elaine draws it out like a water well. And it goes without saying that emotion the comes from within will always be more powerful.

@stephaniegwinn-lj8bh 11 ай бұрын

PL en un poco más tarde Westey

@stephaniegwinn-lj8bh 11 ай бұрын

@@goosequillwrites_ para la próxima semana se estrena en la mañana a juntarmiie el

@Maya-sv1pz 9 ай бұрын

I'm South East Asian, and this mesmerized me. It's so beautiful.