Film Casablanca and Rudy Vallée: As Time Goes By, 1943

[1920sbuff]

Vallée performed two superb version of this, although I have a slight preference for the 1931 one. This is a classic that stands as a rock.

[paulostroff99]

Amazing memories reawoken.

[tango3721]

Hello Grzegorz and everybody! This is a super masterful tribute to this immortal song and - probably - the most magnificent love story ever told on the silver screen. What is interesting is that according to an excellent article - nobody who participated in the making of this movie - all its major stars, the director, the screenwriter - none of them had any clue that they were created a masterpiece. They were afraid that it would be a big "flop"! What a great surprize!!!

[albertdiner]

well done video. Rudy Vallee sings it complete with the intro included. most

enjoyable.

[dzheger]

A wonderful upload! The classic song and a splendid video celebrating the film which is considered by many to be the best romantic drama ever.

[stlivermore]

A particularly nice recording, thanx for sharing.

[camille885]

This is a fabulous song...

I didn't know that Rudy Vallée sang also during the 1940's!

[stelladoriente1]

Hai sempre " Chicche"!!! Ein Juwel!

Ciao!

[barbcard]

@240252 Couldn't agree with you more. Nowadays I barely know the names of these boring, often vulgar, celebs.

[HarborGuy]

Also, the song from the movie was older than the movie, and there were no recordings available at the time so the earlier issues from the earl7 l930's were sold. Unlike today, music (recorded) or live was all regulated for Radio Broadcast and for film use. As well as the content being censored.

[Gadomska]

As time goes by - remembrances remain. Wesołych Świąt w niewesołym kraju Elżbieta

[240252]

@Gadomska Elżbieto, odwazjemniam Twe życzenia i niestety, podzielam Twój smutek. Choć marsz 10go przez ulice Warszawy na trochę natchnął mnie nadzieją, to jednak zmasowana kontrofensywa kudłatego z powrotem podcięła skrzydła, na chwilę rozpostarte do lotu. Ale - ufajmy! Przed nami Nowenna Miłosierdzia Bożego i zaraz po niej dalsze wielkie znaki. Zapraszam tu jutro, szykuję bardzo piękny uploading na Wielki Piątek. Pozdrawiam!

[JCJasion]

This was actually a reissue of Vallee's 1931 recording done thusly due to the American Federation of Musicians Recording ban, also known as the Petrillo ban, after the then president of the A F of M, James Petrillo.

[240252]

@JCJasion Oh, that's very interesting! Could you write a few words more about that ban? What was the reason?

[JCJasion]

@240252 - What made it interesting is that since VOCALISTS were not in the same union, but rather members of AFSCME ( communications workers' union ) which HAD settled their own separate settlement with the record companies, INTSTRUMENTALISTS were banned from recording from roughly mid 1942 - 1944 for the major labels like (RCA) Victor and Columbia where other companies, like Capitol, Decca and the smaller labels, settled earlier.

[JCJasion]

@JCJasion The American Federation of Musicians or AF of M, headed by James Petrillo, which was the union for INTSTRUMENTAL ( not vocalist musicians ) failed to reach agreements over royalties and union scale (minimum) payments for musicans recording commercial records. The recording industry, after going electrical had, in the 17 ensuing years DECIMATED playing gigs for live music. Venues were using canned music.

[JCJasion]

@JCJasion -- Hence you had recordings of Frank Sinatra doing songs like "People Will Say We're In Love" from the show "Oklahoma" in late 1943, early 1944, backed only by an acapella choir. This also spurred the promotion of the 'Harlem' quartets, small street-corner acapella groups that did rhythmic versions of the pop tunes of the day a la Mills Brothers - These would evolve into the first Doo-Wop groups in the late 1940's and early 1950's.

[240252]

@JCJasion all that explains why it writes on the label: Rudy Vallee, Baritone suggesting, it is an a capella recording. Thank you for that VERY interestinv story :-))

[barbcard]

As time goes by I admire your YT skills more and more. Very sophisticated version of this old favorite from my favorite movie of all time. Play it again, G, any time, anywhere,

[240252]

@barbcard I heard this song hundred times, nevertheless yestarday when I dragged it out and played a 101st time, it went straight into my heart. The noble and thoughtful beauty of Ingrid and that masculine peaceful sense of honor on Bogat's face really moved me. Suddenly I realized, how few faces of such kind we see nowadays around us. It's as if all the celebs of today were taking part in some devilish contest, whose face will be uglier, more insolent, more vulgar or least intelligent.

[bill3murr]

enjoyed this very much. thank you.

[Trombonology]

"You played it for her -- you can play it for me. ... If she can stand it, I can. Play it!" ... Oh, such wonderful images of the tough but vulnerable Bogie and the luminous Bergman. I especially appreciated seeing the "If you knew how much I loved you, how much I still love you" shot. Who but those two in those roles? ... I hadn't heard Rudy's version of "As Time Goes By"; I was glad to find him doing the seldom-encountered verse.

[240252]

@Trombonology Yes, the dialogues were fabulous. The screenplay was a masterpiece, the directing was perefect, And these two in love - divine! What a movie! I put it on sometimes in the similar way as I sometimes put on Mozart's Jupiter Symphony or Bach's preludes

[flasp11]

Fascinating! Thank you for such joyful moments.

[XxXEMOBOYx]

Piosenki z lat 40. mają taki niepowtarzalny nastrój. Piosenki podobne do tej kojarzą mi się z nocną porą, jakimś klubem nocnym , gdzie ludzie siedzą , damy palą papierosy, i tańczą... Dziękuję za umilenie wieczoru tym nagraniem :) Pozdrawiam :)

[240252]

@XxXEMOBOYx Jetes młody więc nie zdziwiłbym się, gdybyś nie widział dotąd filmu "Casablanca", wtedy powinieneś go jak najszybciej zobaczyć! Wspaniały scenariusz, mistrzowska rezyseria i ta niebywała para... Bogart i Ingrid Bergman. No i właśnie to coś, o czym piszesz, a co miał film czy muzyka lat 40tych: niedopowiedzenie, smutek, półmrok, głębia.