Herman Hupfeld wrote "As Time Goes By" for the Broadway musicalEverybody's Welcome which opened on October 31, 1931. In the original show, it was sung by Frances Williams. It was first recorded by Rudy Vallée on July 25, 1931, for Victor Records, then also by Jacques Renard and his Orchestra on Brunswick Records and Fred Rich. In 1932, Binnie Hale recorded the song. Elisabeth Welch included the song in her cabaret act soon after it was released. In terms of popularity at the time, it was a modest hit.
The song was re-introduced in the 1942 film Casablanca where it was sung by Sam, portrayed by Dooley Wilson. Sam's piano accompaniment was played by a studio pianist, Jean Vincent Plummer; Wilson was a drummer.[6][7][8] The melody is heard throughout the film as a leitmotif.[9] Wilson was unable to make a commercial recording of the song at the time due to the 1942–44 musicians' strike. Unable to record new versions of the song, RCA Victor reissued the 1931 recording by Rudy Vallée, which became a number one hit eleven years after it was originally released. Brunswick also reissued the 1931 Jacques Renard recording.[10][11]
Hupfeld lived his whole life in Montclair, New Jersey, and was a regular customer at the Robin Hood Inn (now the Valley Regency), a tavern built in 1922 on Valley Road, then part of Upper Montclair. He spent many hours at the piano and wrote several of his songs in this tavern. A plaque on the second floor of the Valley Regency Catering Facility in Clifton, New Jersey, commemorates the song. He wrote over one hundred songs, including "Let's Put Out the Lights and Go to Sleep", and the popular Great Depression song "Are You Making Any Money?"[12]
Composition and lyricsedit
The song was originally published in the key of E-flat major. In the film, as sung and played by "Sam", it was recorded in D-flat major. It has since been played in several keys, commonly C major, but also B-flat major, as in Frank Sinatra's recording, and other keys including A major and E-flat major.
Like many later singers, Wilson in Casablanca starts with "You must remember this, a kiss is still a kiss...", singing only the verses and refrain ("As time goes by"). He entirely omits the intro that put those "fundamental things" into context: "This day and age we're living in/Gives cause for apprehension[...] Yet we get a trifle weary/With Mr Einstein's theory/So we must get down to earth at times [...] The simple facts of life [...] cannot be removed".[13][14][15] At least one version moves the intro into the middle of the song.[16]
Chartsedit
Wilson's version was re-released in parts of the world in late 1977, including the UK where it reached number 15 in January 1978, and Australia where it peaked at number 86 in March 1978.
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For the 1999 J pop song see Hiroko Shimabukuro As Time Goes By is a jazz song written by Herman Hupfeld in 1931 It became famous when it featured in the 1942 film Casablanca performed by Dooley Wilson as Sam The song was voted No 2 on the AFI s 100 Years 100 Songs special commemorating the best songs in film 1 surpassed only by Over the Rainbow by Judy Garland As Time Goes By SongWritten1931Published1931 by Harms Inc Songwriter s Herman HupfeldThe song was covered among others by Rudy Vallee Billie Holiday Jimmy Durante Louis Armstrong Frank Sinatra Nancy Sinatra Natalie Cole Harry Nilsson Carly Simon Vera Lynn Bob Dylan and Bryan Ferry It was also the title and theme song of the 1990s British romantic comedy series As Time Goes By National Public Radio included it in its NPR 100 a 1999 list of the most important American musical works of the 20th century as compiled by NPR s music editors 2 The song is a popular reflection of nostalgia and often used in films and series reflecting this feeling 3 4 Since 1999 an instrumental version of the song s closing bars has accompanied the studio logo of many Warner Bros Pictures and Warner Bros Television productions in reference to the studio s production of Casablanca 5 Contents 1 Background 2 Composition and lyrics 3 Charts 4 ReferencesBackground editHerman Hupfeld wrote As Time Goes By for the Broadway musical Everybody s Welcome which opened on October 31 1931 In the original show it was sung by Frances Williams It was first recorded by Rudy Vallee on July 25 1931 for Victor Records then also by Jacques Renard and his Orchestra on Brunswick Records and Fred Rich In 1932 Binnie Hale recorded the song Elisabeth Welch included the song in her cabaret act soon after it was released In terms of popularity at the time it was a modest hit The song was re introduced in the 1942 film Casablanca where it was sung by Sam portrayed by Dooley Wilson Sam s piano accompaniment was played by a studio pianist Jean Vincent Plummer Wilson was a drummer 6 7 8 The melody is heard throughout the film as a leitmotif 9 Wilson was unable to make a commercial recording of the song at the time due to the 1942 44 musicians strike Unable to record new versions of the song RCA Victor reissued the 1931 recording by Rudy Vallee which became a number one hit eleven years after it was originally released Brunswick also reissued the 1931 Jacques Renard recording 10 11 Hupfeld lived his whole life in Montclair New Jersey and was a regular customer at the Robin Hood Inn now the Valley Regency a tavern built in 1922 on Valley Road then part of Upper Montclair He spent many hours at the piano and wrote several of his songs in this tavern A plaque on the second floor of the Valley Regency Catering Facility in Clifton New Jersey commemorates the song He wrote over one hundred songs including Let s Put Out the Lights and Go to Sleep and the popular Great Depression song Are You Making Any Money 12 Composition and lyrics editThe song was originally published in the key of E flat major In the film as sung and played by Sam it was recorded in D flat major It has since been played in several keys commonly C major but also B flat major as in Frank Sinatra s recording and other keys including A major and E flat major Like many later singers Wilson in Casablanca starts with You must remember this a kiss is still a kiss singing only the verses and refrain As time goes by He entirely omits the intro that put those fundamental things into context This day and age we re living in Gives cause for apprehension Yet we get a trifle weary With Mr Einstein s theory So we must get down to earth at times The simple facts of life cannot be removed 13 14 15 At least one version moves the intro into the middle of the song 16 Charts editWilson s version was re released in parts of the world in late 1977 including the UK where it reached number 15 in January 1978 and Australia where it peaked at number 86 in March 1978 Chart 1978 PeakpositionAustralia Kent Music Report 17 86References edit AFI s 100 Years 100 Songs Retrieved October 6 2010 NPR s 100 NPR Archived from the original on December 24 2009 Retrieved December 30 2009 Tan Siu Lan Cohen Annabel J Lipscomb Scott D Kendall Roger A June 27 2013 The Psychology of Music in Multimedia OUP Oxford ISBN 978 0199608157 Browne Ray Broadus Ambrosetti Ronald J 1993 Continuities in Popular Culture The Present in the Past amp the Past in the Present and Future Popular Press ISBN 9780879725938 Kim Wook September 21 2012 Mountain to Moon 10 Movie Studio Logos and the Stories Behind Them Time Retrieved August 12 2023 Who Played It Again Sam The Three Pianists of Casablanca AFM Retrieved October 1 2017 https www afm47 org press three pianists of casablanca Jean Vincent Plummer IMDb Buhler James Caryl Flinn David Neumeyer 2000 Music and cinema Wesleyan University Press p 174 ISBN 978 0 8195 6411 5 Zinsser William 2000 Easy to Remember The Great American Songwriters and Their Songs Jaffrey New Hampshire David R Godine p 165 ISBN 978 1 56792 325 4 Jasen David A 2003 Tin Pan Alley an encyclopedia of the golden age of American song New York Taylor amp Francis p 216 ISBN 978 0 415 93877 8 Gilliland John 1994 Pop Chronicles the 40s The Lively Story of Pop Music in the 40s audiobook ISBN 978 1 55935 147 8 OCLC 31611854 Tape 1 side A Hall Roger 2015 A Guide to Film Music Songs and Scores PineTree Press 6th edition p 23 Wayne Randy November 20 2015 As Time Goes By and Albert Einstein Do the Fundamental Things Still Apply The Lansing Star Archived from the original on November 24 2015 Retrieved November 23 2015 Galison Peter February 12 2015 EMC2x The Einstein Revolution HarvardX courses edx org Archived from the original on February 13 2015 Retrieved February 12 2015 Galisonm Peter January 22 2015 HAREMC2XT115 V000200 100 HarvardX YouTube Retrieved February 12 2015 As Time Goes By Binnie Hale 1932 Archived from the original on December 21 2021 via YouTube Kent David 1993 Australian Chart Book 1970 1992 illustrated ed St Ives N S W Australian Chart Book p 340 ISBN 0 646 11917 6 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title As Time Goes By song amp oldid 1206219440, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
