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Remember the Time Lyrics

Do you remember
When we fell in love
We were so young
And innocent then
Do you remember
How it all began
It just seemed like heaven
So why did it end?

Do you remember
Back in the fall
We'd be together
All day long
Do you remember
Us holding hands
In each other's eyes
We'd stare
(Tell me)

Do you remember the time
When we fell in love
Do you remember the time
When we fell in love
Do you remember the time
When we fell in love
Do you remember the time

Do you remember
How we used to talk
(Ya know)
We'd stay on the phone
At night till dawn
Do you remember
All the things we said like
I love you so
I'll never let you go

Do you remember
Back in the spring
Every morning birds would sing
Do you remember
Those special times
They'll jst go on and on
In the back of my mind

Do you remember the time
When we fell in love
Do you remember the time
When we fell in love
Do you remember the time
When we fell in love
Do you remember the time

Those sweet memories
Will always be dear to me
And girl no mamtter what was said
I will never foret what we had
Now baby

Do you remember the time
When we fell in love
Do you remember the time
When we fell in love
Do you remember the time
When we fell in love
Do you remember the time

Do you remember the time
When we fell in love
Do you remember the time
When we fell in love
Do you remember the time
When we fell in love
Do you remember the time

Remember the times
Ooh
Remember the times
Do you remember girl
Remember the times
On the phone you and me
Remember the times
Till dawn, two or three
What about us girl

Remember the times
Do you, do you, do you, do you, do you
Remember the times
In the park, on the beach
Remember the times
You and me in Spain
Remember the times
What about, what about...

Remember the times
Ooh...in the park
Remember the times
After dark...do you, do you, do you
Remember the times
Do you, do you, do you, do you
Remember the times
Yeah yeah
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mru007 On Mar 27, 2001
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The song by itself is about a guy telling a girl to recall their good memories. But if you watch the video, the subliminal message is asking us to "remember the time" of the zenith of Africa which was the ancient Egypt civilisation -- people tend to differentiate the two and forget that Egypt is part of Africa. He is obviously pro-black, despite what the media says. Just my two cents.

Or perhaps he's remembering a past life (reincarnation)? lol maybe a silly thought, but who knows.

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yea i'm actually watching the video right now, going along with these lyrics..and yea i heard this song when i was younger andi liked the video only... but now that i'm actaully realizing what the lyrics are its like"wow, those are meaningful lyrics". i love this song

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Great video and a great song by MJ I remember when I was a kid this was my favorite song by him and still is

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MJ dedicated this tune to Diana Ross. It makes one wonder...

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this song is about remembering a great relationship. i believe it's a guy who just got dumped by his girl because maybe she was thinking it was going bad and this song is about reminding her all the great things that happened in their relationship. possibly trying to find ways to keep this relationship to last?

whether i'm right or wrong, this song is great. may you rest in peace, michael jackson<3

RIP Michael Jackson. I'm relative sure he had many a banana pancake with a child, but then again some grown men do as well. As for good times, there were NONE.

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I read that he dedicated this song to Diana Ross. Now I get it.

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According to Michael's brother Jermaine in his book, this song was about Michael's relationship with Diana Ross.

"...As for how intimate they truly became, this is where his music - nearly always semi auto biographical - should speak for itself. Go listen to the wistful lyrics of "Remember the Time" released in 1992. That song was, as Michael told me, written with Diana Ross in mind; the one great love that, as far he was concerned, escaped him."

Source: You Are Not Alone: Michael, Through A Brother's Eyes (Jermaine Jackson, 2011)

The video had Michael playing as a prince (himself) having an affair with the Queen of Egypt (Diana) behind the King's back (either Berry Gordy or Arne Naess, Diana's husband). He's also reminiscing the glory days of Ancient Egypt in the video (to signify the the glory days of him and Diana being the 'King and Queen' of showbiz coined by Ebony magazine back in 1982) and is begging the Queen to 'remember the time' when they were together.

So it's safe to say the song was a nostalgic ode to his past relationship with her, and he wrote 'dedicated with love to Diana Ross' on the 1992 single cover to hammer things even further that the song was meant for her and only her.

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when i first heard this song it was like... cool, but i never realized how sad the lyrics are

Cover art for Remember the Time lyrics by Michael Jackson

its easy...bout sum1 tryna remind htheir x-gf about all the gd times they had

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Fantastic love song. It's so funky and it's sentimental without being cheesy. Very cool song!