Album: As Time Goes By (1931)

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• You must remember this,
  A kiss is still a kiss,
  A sigh is just a sigh,
  The fundamental things apply,
  As time goes by.
  And when two lovers woo,
  They still say "I love you,"
  On that you can rely,
  No matter what the future brings,
  As time goes by.
  
  Moonlight and love songs,
  Never out of date,
  Hearts full of passion,
  Jealousy and hate,
  Woman needs man, and man must have his mate,
  There's no one can deny.
  
  It's still the same old story,
  A fight for love and glory,
  A case of do or die,
  The world will always welcome lovers,
  As time goes by.
  
  Moonlight and love songs,
  Never out of date,
  Hearts full of passion,
  Jealousy and hate,
  Woman needs man, and man must have his mate,
  There's no one can deny.
  
  It's still the same old story,
  A fight for love and glory,
  A case of do or die,
  The world will always welcome lovers,
  As time goes by. Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 6

• Steve from UkThe lyrics shown here are wrong. The second line should be "A kiss is STILL a kiss"; the use of "just" seems to be a common misconception. (fixed, thank you - editor)
• Bob W from Los Angelessee:
  https://www.afm47.org/press/three-pianists-of-casablanca/
  
• Topher from ThemoonIt's not true that Arthur Dooley Wilson wrote "As Time Goes By". Herman Hupfeld wrote both music and lyrics. There is a disturbing trend on the Internet to insist, and to demand that others embrace, the lie that every song's lyrics and tune was wrote by the performing artist who made it famous. Why is this happening? Why is everyone perpetrating this lie? There are many songs that were written by people who ARE NOT the performing artist who made that song famous! Why would you rather have your entrails dragged out of your body before you will admit that this is so? There are principles worth dying for. Truths worth dying for. No lies is worth dying for. To be in the grip of the idea that if a certain performing artist made a song famous then that artist MUST have written and composed that song is as irrational as, but unfortunately as common as, the idea that everyone who doesn't embrace one true religion is someone who deserves to die.
• Barry from Sauquoit, NyOn October 6th 1968, Tiny Tim performed a medley of "Hello, Hello," "As Time Goes By" and "I Gave Her That" on the CBS-TV program 'The Ed Sullivan Show'...
  All three songs by him are available on You Tube; the Sopwith Camel's version of "Hello, Hello" peaked at #26 in 1967 and "I Gave Her That" was composed in 1919 and recorded by Al Jolson in 1920...
  Another memorable line from the movie was when Ric says "Louie, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship" {https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vY-4zWKsJM}.
• Barry from Sauquoit, NyOn August 26th 1973, "As Time Goes By" by Nilsson entered Billboard's Hot Top 100 at position #96; and on September 16th, 1973 it peaked at #86 {for 1 week} and spent 5 weeks on the Top 100..
  The song was the last track on his album 'A Little Touch of Schmilsson in the Night'...
  In 1959 Johnny Nash covered it; his version peaked at #43 on the Top 100...
  R.I.P. Harry Edward Nilsson III {1941 - 1994}.
• Scotty from Cheyenne, WyCarly Simon does a gorgeous version of this on her album "Coming Around Again."

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