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B-side
  
"So Many Paths"

Format
  
7"

Genre
  
Pop rock, soft rock

Released
  
July 1978

Recorded
  
1978

Length
  
4:11 (Album version) 3:29 (7" version)

"Reminiscing" is a 1978 song written by Graeham Goble, and performed by Australian rock music group Little River Band. It remains their greatest success in the United States, peaking at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and #10 on the Easy Listening chart. The song is about a couple reminiscing about the past, with certain music (such as Glenn Miller or Cole Porter tunes) reminding them of certain memories.

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"Reminiscing" was given a BMI Five Million-Air award for five million plays on US radio—the highest achievement ever for any Australian popular song.

According to Albert Goldman's biography, John Lennon named "Reminiscing" as one of his favourite songs. May Pang, erstwhile girlfriend of Lennon, said "Oddly, with all the fantastic music he wrote, "our song" was Reminiscing by the Little River Band."

The original Little River Band song was used for the 2010 film The Other Guys starring Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg.

Cover versions

Barry Manilow covered the song for his 1996 album Summer of '78. Fellow Australian band Madison Avenue, covered the song. The single was released during 2001 and certified Gold by ARIA.

Jazz Nouveau (2012) released 'Reminiscing' which is a collection of Little River Band songs with a jazz/latin twist. Featuring five female vocalists, Emma Pask, Evelyn Duprai, Danielle Blakey, Anthea White and Anita Spring. Proceeds from the sale of this CD go to Variety - The children's charity. http://www.jazznouveau.com.au

Instrumental portions of the song were used as bumper music for the Tom Hatten hosted Family Film Festival on KTLA.

k.d. lang recorded the song for the Australian version of her album Sing It Loud.

Biz Markie sampled the song for his song "Throwback" on the album Weekend Warrior.

Thumbs Carllile made a jazz cover on his 1979 album Guitar Wizard.

The Rise (Carl Riseley album) included a jazz cover of the song.

  • During American Idol’s 2007 broadcast of Idol Gives Back, Ben Stiller jokingly threatened to sing the song nonstop until $200 billion in donations was achieved.
  • In the American Dad! episode "Permanent Record Wrecker", Avery Bullock (voiced by Patrick Stewart) is heard singing it in the elevator.
  • The song is featured in the Freaks and Geeks episode "Kim Kelly is My Friend."
  • The song is heard playing in the background during a scene in Knocked Up with Seth Rogen and Paul Rudd at a Las Vegas hotel room.
  • The song is featured in the HBO series Divorce.

    • Madison Avenue version

    Australian band Madison Avenue covered the song during 2001. Their version became a top ten success in their home country.

    Formats and track listings

    CD single
    1. "Reminiscing" (Da Classic Remix Edit)
    2. "Reminiscing" (Original Mix)
    3. "Everything You Need" (Olav Basoski Remix)
    4. "Reminiscing" (Da Classic Remix)
    5. "It's Alright" (Album Mix)

    The song was also used in the movie "Date Night" and was played in the background during the Las Vegas scene of "Knocked Up". An instrumental of the song is played during the "Strike Out" episode of the sitcom "King Of Queens". The song is included in the Soundtrack for the movie "Monsters Vs. Aliens", and was prominently featured in one of the movie's dance scenes.

    References

    Reminiscing Wikipedia
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