這首歌出自最為知名的音樂劇《貓》。《貓》作為風靡全球的知名音樂劇，被翻譯成15種語言，自1981年起在百老匯演出以來，幾乎每年都會在世界的某個國家上演。而《memory》不僅是音樂劇《貓》中最高潮的部分，甚至可以說是在音樂劇史上流傳得最廣的“記憶”。魅美的貓Grizabella成為《貓》的感情出口，她在“記憶”裏表白了她在外麵世界所受的痛苦，她所永遠失去的快樂和美麗的日子，以及她歸家的渴望。於是，動人心弦的《memory》唱響了全世界。
他的名字是“大皮球”
《Memory》
Midnight, not a sound from the pavement.
Has the moon lost her memory? She is smiling alone.
In the lamp light the whithered leaves collect at my feet,
And the wind, begins to moan.
Memory, all alone in the moonlight.
I can dream of the old days, life was beautiful then.
I remember, the time I knew what happiness was.
Let the memory live again.
Every street lamp seems to beat, a fatalistic warning.
Someone mutters and a street lamp smutters, and soon it will be morning.
Daylight, I must wait for the sun rise,
I must think of a new life, and I mustn't give in.
When the dawn comes, tonight will be a memory too,
And a new day will begin.
Burnt out ends of smoky days, the stale cold smell of morning.
A street lamp dies, another night is over, another day is dawning.
Touch me, its so easy to leave me
All alone with the memory, of my days in the sun.
If you touch me, you'll understand what happiness is.
Look, a new day has begun.
