So this has now moved from to be my favorite track. I know I said ‘I’ll Be Waiting’ was but after watching her perform ‘Don’t You Remember’ this for her VH1 Unplugged taping (yes, I don’t know how its VH1 AND Unplugged when Unplugged was an MTV property but anyways) I got goosebumps. Her runs on it are seamless and the lyrics shoot me right at the heart. She sounded perfect at the taping and she didn’t have to sing a song twice. She did everything in 1 take. Her voice is beyond perfection live. You think she sounds good on the track? Well live she takes it to another level. She also murdered Aretha’s version of “Natural Woman” at the taping. Before she started she said that she may have to do a couple of takes because they had never performed it, she knocked it out with 1 take. Again. Perfection. The taping was 50/50 boys/girls and a cultural melting pot. I believe it airs the first week in March on VH1. Of course, catch it.
When will I see you again?
You left with no goodbye, not a single word was said
No final kiss to seal anything
I had no idea of the state we were in.
I know I have a fickle heart and bitterness
And a wandering eye, and a heaviness in my head
But don’t you remember, don’t you remember?
The reason you loved me before,
Baby please remember me once more.
When was the last time you thought of me?
Or have you completely erased me from your memories?
Cause I often think about where I happen to roam.
You more I do, the less I know.
But I know I have a fickle heart and bitterness
And a wandering eye, and a heaviness in my head.
But don’t you remember, don’t you remember?
The reason you loved me before,
Baby please remember me once more.
Ohhhh
I gave you the space so you could breathe,
I kept my distance so you would be free,
I hope that you find the missing piece
To bring you back to me.
Why don’t you remember, don’t you remember?
The reason you loved me before,
Baby please remember you used to love me.
