Memories Are Made of This

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"Memories Are Made of This" is a popular song written by Terry Gilkyson, Richard Dehr, and Frank Miller in 1955.

The most popular version was recorded by Dean Martin and the The Easy Riders (who consisted of Gilkyson, Dehr, and Miller); another version was recorded by Gale Storm.

The Martin version reached #1 on the Billboard chart in 1956.

Tim Rice has stated that the Everly Brothers version of this is the most perfect pop song ever.

After the 1956 Hungarian Revolution, the song was adapted into the "Honvágy-dal" (The Song of Homesickness), used as an unofficial anthem for refugees scattered around the world. Recorded by Ida Boros, it became a cultural phenomenon and a sign of protest against the communist government.

For an impression of Dean Martin, American tenor Mario Lanza sang "Memories Are Made of This" in a sequence of impressions that included other popular singers of the era in his 1958 movie Seven Hills of Rome.

[edit] Cover versions

Dean Martin (1956)
The Easy Riders (1956)
Petula Clark (1956)
Gale Storm (19??)
Everly Brothers (1960)
Frank Sinatra (19??)
Johnny Cash (1996)
Jim Reeves (19??)
Little Richard (1964)
Statler Brothers (2003)
Paul Anka (1963)
Ray Conniff (1961)

German versions
Erste Allgemeine Verunsicherung : Alk-Parade (1991)
Die 2te Sensation : Heimweh (1982)
Element of Crime : Heimweh (2004) Soundtrack The Edukators
Stephan Remmler und die Schatzsucher : Heimweh (1991)
ZK , later Die Toten Hosen : Heimweh (1980)
Freddy Quinn : Heimweh (Dort wo die Blumen blüh'n) (1956)

Preceded by "Sixteen Tons" by Tennessee Ernie	Billboard Top 100 number one single (Dean Martin version) January 14, 1956 (5 weeks)	Succeeded by "The Great Pretender" by The Platters