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“As Time Goes By” is a song written by Herman Hupfeld for the 1931 Broadway musical Everybody’s Welcome. Frances Williams sang the song in the original show.Albert Einstein is mentioned in the song, dealing with his theory.
It was recorded by several artists in 1931 including Rudy Vallee. The song was re-introduced in 1942 in the film Casablanca in which it was sung by Dooley Wilson. Wilson never released a single of the song because a musician’s strike was ongoing at the time of the film’s release. A re-issue of Rudy Vallee’s 1931 recording became a major seller in that year.
The lyrics of the verse that contain the title phrase are:
You must remember this:
A kiss is still a kiss, a sigh is just a sigh.
The fundamental things apply
As time goes by.
History
A snippet of the song is currently included in the 1999 opening logo sequence of Warner Bros. films and in the 2003 closing logo for Warner Bros. Television productions.
Parts were also used in the film What’s Up, Doc?. The song has been recorded by many artists and groups. Kenny Rogers included it on his multi-million selling Love Songs album in 1997.
The vocals are commonly misattributed to Louis Armstrong.
The song is used as the theme of the British comedy TV series As Time Goes By.
The song was performed by American Idol finalist John Stevens (singer) during season 3.
KISS drummer Peter Criss sang the intro to this track as a hidden bonus track on his 1980 solo album Out of Control.
The song was performed by Jimmy Durante on his 1963 pop standards album September Song. This rendition was later included on the soundtrack of Sleepless in Seattle.
In 1999, National Public Radio included it in the “NPR 100,” in which NPR’s music editors sought to compile the one hundred most important American musical works of the 20th century.
Tom Waits’ “Bad Liver and a Broken Heart” from his album “Small Change” begins and ends with a few accords from the song.
The song has made a successful cover for Willie Nelson (with a country edge).
A version of the song was recorded by Rod Stewart for his 2003 cover album As Time Goes By: the Great American Songbook 2
A 1989 episode of Kids Incorporated featured the song being performed by a young Jennifer Love Hewitt.
The song was covered in 2006 by Taiwanese pop star, Wang Lee Hom, and was used to advertise Sony Ericsson.
The song was played by a single violin at the funeral of Casablanca’s lead actress Ingrid Bergman, being one of the most touching moments of the event.
The song was performed by Lee Hazlewood in 2002 on the album ‘Bootleg Dreams & Counterfeit Demos’.
The song was performed by Carly Simon.
The song was recorded by ZZ Top as a hidden track on their album “Mescalero”.
Harry Nilsson recorded a version of this song.
The song was performed by Frank Sinatra. –> More info from Wikipdida
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