The Memory Remains
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| Single by Metallica from the album ReLoad |
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| B-side | Fuel for Fire/Memory For Whom the Bell Tolls (Haven't Heard it Yet Mix) |
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| Released | 1997 | ||||
| Format | CD single | ||||
| Recorded | 1995 - 1997 | ||||
| Genre | Heavy metal | ||||
| Length | 4:38 | ||||
| Label | Elektra Records | ||||
| Writer(s) | James Hetfield Lars Ulrich |
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| Producer | Bob Rock Metallica |
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"The Memory Remains" is a song by Metallica from their 1997 album ReLoad. It was first performed live in a "jam" version on July 2, 1996.[1] The song is about a once-great, now forgotten celebrity who is desperate to regain her fame but is driven half-mad with her obscurity. It may be a reference to the film Sunset Boulevard.
The song was the first single from the album. It was written by James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich and featured British singer/actress Marianne Faithfull as a guest vocalist. When played live, the band encourages the fans to sing Marianne's parts. It also contains lines spoken by Marianne taken from the Marilyn Monroe movie The Misfits ("Say yes... at least say hello...").
Some the aforementioned live, pre-ReLoad jams can be seen in Metallica's vault. The song was also performed on the December 6, 1997 edition of Saturday Night Live when Metallica was the musical guest along with Faithfull. It was later performed with the San Francisco Symphony (conducted by Michael Kamen) on S&M.
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[edit] Music video
The "Memory Remains" music video features a surreal, anti-gravity concept. It has the band playing on a large, suspended platform that makes full, continuous rotations throughout performance, similar to that of an enormous swing. Faithfull is eventually seen singing in a dark corridor.
According to Encyclopedia Metallica, the video was shot at the Van Nuys Airport and cost $400,000 with the large platform costing over $100,000. The video premiered on MTV's Mattrock on November 15, 1997.[2]
[edit] Demo
The demo was called "Memory".
[edit] Track Listing
CD Single (UK pt. 1)
- The Memory Remains - 4:39
- Fuel for Fire (Work in Progress with Different Lyrics)
- Memory (Demo Version)
CD Single (UK pt. 2)
- The Memory Remains - 4:39
- The Outlaw Torn (Unencumbered by Manufacturing Restrictions Version) - 10:42
- King Nothing (Tepid Mix)
CD 2-track Single (US & Canada)
- The Memory Remains - 4:39
- For Whom the Bell Tolls (Haven't Heard It Yet Mix)
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ The Memory Remains EncycMet.com. Retrieved March 21, 2008.
- ^ The Memory Remains EncycMet.com. Retrieved March 21, 2008.
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