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Memory

Midnight
Not a sound from the pavement
Has the moon lost her memory?
She is smiling alone
In the lamplight
The withered leaves collect at my feet
And the wind begins to moan

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

Every streetlamp
Seems to beat a fatalistic warning
Someone mutters
And the streetlamp gutters
And soon it will be morning

Daylight
I must wait for the sunrise
I must think of a new life
And I musn't give in
When the dawn comes
Tonight will be a memory too
And a new day will begin

Burnt out ends of smoky days
The stale cold smell of morning
The streetlamp dies, another night is over
Another day is dawning

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

「貓」作為歌舞劇首次演出是在1981年5月11日。
地點是在倫敦西頭的新倫敦劇院,從此在英國一炮而紅!
「貓」憑著難以被打破的票房成績,
成為英國有史以來最成功、連續公演最久的音樂劇。
1982年「貓」開始在全世界的舞台劇聖地,美國紐約的百老匯大街上公演﹔
到2000年夏天停演,早已打破了百老匯連續公演最久、
而且也是次數最多的記錄。
直到現在,「貓」仍在倫敦西頭公演﹔
除此之外,「貓」也是美國最長的巡迴演出的劇目,
到目前為止至少已經有四次全美巡迴演出的紀錄。

「貓」曾獲得七項東尼獎(Tony,可以說是舞台劇界的奧斯卡獎)包括最佳歌劇。
而「回憶」則成為現代音樂中的經典,這一首歌曾被錄製過六百次之多﹔
演唱者包括世界聞名的歌手Barbara Streisand, Barry Mantilow和Judy Collins.
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