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The Year of Tony Bennett

An Appreciation of the Art and Music of Tony Bennett

October 7, 2015 By Suzanne Leave a Comment

Song of the Day: As Time Goes By

The song of the day for Wednesday, October 7, 2015 is “As Time Goes By.”

About This Song

“As Time Goes By” was written for the 1931 Broadway musical Everybody’s Welcome by Herman Hupfeld. It was a modest hit, with recordings by Rudy Vallee and Binnie Hale. All that changed in 1942, when it was sung by Dooley Wilson in the film Casablanca. Not only was “As Time Goes By” sung; it was a major point plot, as Rick (Humphrey Bogart) has told his pianist Sam (Dooley Wilson) to never ever play that song. Until Rick’s long-lost love, Ilsa (Ingrid Bergman) comes to Casablanca and Rick’s American Bar asks Sam to play the song. The song provides one of the most misquoted lines in all of film. Bogart never says “play it again, Sam.” He says “if she can stand it, so can I. Play it Sam. Play ‘As Time Goes By.’” The American Film Institute named “As Time Goes By” the second most important song in film, next only to “Over The Rainbow.” Note that Tony Bennett sings the verse for this song, which has seldom been heard, especially since the release of the film Casablanca.

About This Version

Tony Bennett recorded “As Time Goes By” in 1975 for his album Tony Bennett Sings Life Is Beautiful. The album was arranged by Torrie Zito, who also played piano for the album. Also featured were John Guiffrida on bass and Chuck Hughes on drums.

As Time Goes By

Listen to As Time Goes By on Spotify. Tony Bennett · Song · 2004.


“As Time Goes By,” as well as The Complete Improv Recordings, is available from iTunes.

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Filed Under: Song of the Day Tagged With: Casablanca, Everybody's Welcome, Herman Hupfeld, Tony Bennett Sings Life Is Beautiful, Torrie Zito

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