Lost Gem: "Remember" - Greg Kihn (1978)


"Nothing will ever be the same.
Some of the best things fade;
Some of the worst remain."
~ Greg Kihn ~


The first half of the eighties was Greg Kihn's most commercially successful period. Lots of solid pop-rock swag that was performed earnestly with just a swig of tongue-in-cheek.

Kihn was easy to like.

But the late seventies was when Kihn earned most of his RnR battle scars. Touring constantly, playing anywhere and everywhere.
In 1978 Kihn released an underrated album..."Next Of Kihn"...which has a very...close to the bone...vibe. It screams..."Hey! I'm Greg Kihn. And I don't deserve to be ignored." And it's a perfect starting point in understanding this flame.

Lost Gem:--> "Remember"...is a stunner...capturing a snapshot of a past relationship in a most haunting and epic way.

Have you heard this gem?


Silver bird takes off in the night
Another's comin' in
In any window a light
As every night begins

One thing stays on my mind
As I look back over time
I guess it just couldn't last
I feel it's fadin' fast

Do you...remember?
Do you...surrender?
Do you...(whoa) remember how it feels?

If it all comes back on me
I won't run and hide
Sometimes all you got left
Is your empty pride

Nothing, nothing
Will ever be the same
Some of the best things fade
Some of the worst remain

But I can't turn back the tide
Or show you somethin' inside
Or help you out when you fall
If I can help you at all.

Good stuff!

Casey Chambers
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Comments

Alex said…
Cool song -- but much more prog than his later, poppier stuff. Not at all what I'd have expected!
August 14, 2010 at 3:52 PM
Casey said…
Alex...Agreed. Kihn sounds just a little more..."dangerous" than his later stuff.
A nice direction I wish he would have pursued a little more.
August 14, 2010 at 7:06 PM
WZJN said…
Have to agree - not what I was expecting, but a great song to listen to.

I still get off on 'Valerie' and 'Cant' Stop Hurting Myself'. Matter of fact, just listened to them both this past weekend.
August 17, 2010 at 3:08 PM
Grumpies said…
Another great old song I'd completely forgotten about. Thanks for the reminder.
August 17, 2010 at 4:31 PM
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