As Time Goes By (song)

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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. 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. A re-issue of Rudy Vallee's 1931 recording became a major seller in that year. It is mainly due to the repeated showings of this film that this song is famous today. A snippet of the song is currently included in the opening logo sequence of Warner Bros. films and in the closing logo for Warner Bros. Television productions, since Casablanca is arguably their most famous film. 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.

It is best known for the chorus:

You must remember this

A kiss is just a kiss, a sigh is just a sigh.

The fundamental things apply

As time goes by.

[edit] Trivia

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 of course).
The song was covered in 2006 by Taiwanese pop star, Wang Lee Hom, and was used to advertise Sony Ericsson.