Alan Jackson – Remember When

Låtskrivare: Alan Jackson (2002–2003)
Artist: Alan Jackson (släppt 27. oktober 2003)
Album: “Greatest Hits, Vol. II” (2CD, 2003)
Countrylistan: #1 den 7. februar 2004

“Remember When” skrev Alan Jackson når han så tilbake på sitt eget liv — sammen med sin kone Denise og deres tre døtre. Han reflekterte også over den vanskelige perioden i 1998 da paret hadde en kort separasjon. Årsaken var det hektiske livet som musiker og at Alan hadde vært utro. I boken som Denise senere skrev, “It’s All About Him: Finding the Love of My Life”, forteller hun ærlig om parets liv, utfordringer og kjærlighetshistorie.

Låten ble ikke bare en av de mest rørende og velskrevne countrylåtene ifølge Billboard, men også musikkvideoen – produsert av Trey Fanjoy – ble en elegant og følelsesladet hyllest til kjærligheten, med opptredener av Denise og døtrene deres.

Remember when I was young and so were you
And time stood still and love was all we knew
You were the first, so was I
We made love and then you cried
Remember when

Remember when we vowed the vows and walked the walk
Gave our hearts, made the start, it was hard
We lived and learned, life threw curves
There was joy, there was hurt
Remember when

Remember when old ones died and new were born
And life was changed, disassembled, rearranged
We came together, fell apart
And broke each other’s hearts
Remember when

Remember when the sound of little feet
Was the music we danced to week to week
Brought back the love, we found trust
Vowed we’d never give it up
Remember when

Remember when thirty seemed so old
Now lookin’ back, it’s just a steppin’ stone
To where we are, where we’ve been
Said we’d do it all again
Remember when

Remember when we said when we turned gray
When the children grow up and move away
We won’t be sad, we’ll be glad
For all the life we’ve had
And we’ll remember when

Remember when
Remember when

Artikkelen er oppdatert 4. februar 2024 av Rolf Berglund