Do You Remember?
This song is one of Leon's gentlest to date, the lyric consisting of happy memories of courtship but becoming gloomier as it proceeds. With an attractive melody, this became one of his most successful period songs, taken up by The Three City Four a year after Leon's solo recording, and re-recorded several times down the years.
Leon conceived the song in 4/4 time, which is how it was initially presented, but later cover versions recast it in 3/4, inspiring Leon to make an updated version, also in 3/4.
Leon conceived the song in 4/4 time, which is how it was initially presented, but later cover versions recast it in 3/4, inspiring Leon to make an updated version, also in 3/4.
"The fears of love dying, becoming a habit or a conventional game played according to the marriage rules, are perhaps typically adolescent. Afterwards, there just isn't any point in worrying." - LR (sleevenotes to Smoke & Dust Where the Heart Should Have Been, 1967)
"On the Hugga Mugga... LP, this early song was in 4/4 time. David Campbell sent me a tape with his 3/4 version on it and some years later, Leen Persijn's Flemish recording of it* also turned out to be in 3/4 time. And why not? All songs should have their time signatures changed every so often to prevent them becoming complacent and boring." - LR (sleevenotes to Guess What They're Selling at the Happiness Counter, 1992)
*Leon has a following in Belgium. In 1984, Leen Persijn released the album, Alles Is Te Koop, [We Sell Everything] which contained Flemish readings of 11 Leon Rosselson songs. Leon and Martin Carthy are credited as arranger on some of them (but not "Do You Remember?"), indicating that they were involved in the sessions.
"On the Hugga Mugga... LP, this early song was in 4/4 time. David Campbell sent me a tape with his 3/4 version on it and some years later, Leen Persijn's Flemish recording of it* also turned out to be in 3/4 time. And why not? All songs should have their time signatures changed every so often to prevent them becoming complacent and boring." - LR (sleevenotes to Guess What They're Selling at the Happiness Counter, 1992)
*Leon has a following in Belgium. In 1984, Leen Persijn released the album, Alles Is Te Koop, [We Sell Everything] which contained Flemish readings of 11 Leon Rosselson songs. Leon and Martin Carthy are credited as arranger on some of them (but not "Do You Remember?"), indicating that they were involved in the sessions.
Recordings
Version 1 (1966) Original version, in 4/4 time
Version 2 (1967) Group recording by The Three City Four, with lead vocals by Roy Bailey and Marian McKenzie. Recorded in 4/4.
Version 3 (1970) Second solo recording, also in 4/4
Version 4 (1971) Again in 4/4 time.
Version 5 (1992) In 3/4 time. Liz Mansfield sings; Leon does not appear.
Version 2 (1967) Group recording by The Three City Four, with lead vocals by Roy Bailey and Marian McKenzie. Recorded in 4/4.
Version 3 (1970) Second solo recording, also in 4/4
Version 4 (1971) Again in 4/4 time.
Version 5 (1992) In 3/4 time. Liz Mansfield sings; Leon does not appear.
