Tuesday, November 4, 2025

"I Remember When I Loved Her"

I recently read about "I Remember When I Loved Her" in Platts' Times and Seasons (p. 91) and realized that the song's structure matches its theme in a way.  Elements of the song (especially the title line) are reiterated with little or no variation, and this changeless repetition mirrors the static nature of the past on which the narrator is looking back.

(I also learned that there's an Italian version of the song titled "Mio amore sta lontano" ["My Love Is Far Away"].  I found an official copy of it on YouTube.)