"As Time Goes By" (Binnie Hale, 1932)

[good2000ful]

Too much vibrato, siounds like a saw and violin bow.

[wollestoncraft]

Love it! Thanks 4 posting this rare gem. Also love the Rudy Vallee,

[impCaesarAvg]

So 'As Time Goes By' was already an oldy when Casablanca was made. Who knew?

[nhannguyen9190]

I've been listening to more than 10 versions of this song and this is the best 1 i can find. Thank you for the vid.

[Paulodafigaro1]

Thank you for share this wonderful record.

[Greenhornet270]

Beautiful song; great singer....

[SnieznyAniol]

Fabulous!! So this is a original version of this song??

Lovely voice she have.

[Bfdidc]

I like the verse in there about: "The day and age we're living in gives cause for apprehension, with speed the new invention, and things like third dimensions..."

It gives a real sense of the time, when speed, breakthroughs in science, depression and the birth of the modern had people apprehensive and yearning to remember the "fundamental things in life." I haven't heard that verse in other versions of this song.

[Veronique0831]

Wonderful song ~thank

[sepod]

Her recording of the song "Spread A Little Happiness" from the 1928 musical Mr. Cinders is possibly her best remembered work, and the rock musician Sting took a cover version of the song to number 16 in the UK Singles Chart 54 years later for the movie Brimstone and Treacle.

[sepod]

Binnie Hale 18991984) was an English actress and musician. Both her father, Robert Hale and brother, Sonnie Hale were actors. She married West End actor Jack Raine, with whom she had one daughter. Among films and stage productions, she appeared in No, No, Nanette in 1925 at the Palace Theatre, London.

[deadbeatdynamo]

Hubba hubba

[themultiplayer1]

that kinda time is war

i wonder did she survived the war?

i love this song! that was so beatiful

5 stars

[sepod]

There was no War during the time Binnie sang "As Time Goes By" in 1932 . WW1 was over for about 12 years and WW2 didn't commence until another 7 or 8 years after Binnie's performance.

[JollyJollies22]

@themultiplayer1 LOL...sorry...

[aiglecinq]

toujours merveuilleu écouter de la belle musique

[agogoloft]

Lol, growing up in the 90's and 2000's I have to go back 80 years more or less to listen to decent Music ^_^ this is awesome.

[agogoloft]

Okay, decent is an understatement. Awesomely awesome and positively wonderful is better

[faniymx]

@agogoloft  you´re totally and completely right

[chicka321]

@agogoloft 90s were fucking great. what you talking about? 2000's, that's a different story for sure

[bud8630]

wonderful

[dianamaryflorence]

Binnie Hale was one of my favorite singers back in the 1930's. She sang like no one else. I have lots of 78rpm records of her.

[aldiboronti]

What a revelation. Great song, beautifully sung. Thank you for this.

[thechinadesk]

Five Stars!

Better than later versions!

Even Dooley Wilson's.

[sallygal7]

This is lovely. You can imagine Rick and Ilsa sitting in a Paris bistro with this version of the song playing on the jukebox.

[iloveffvii]

Brings tears to your eyes, doesn't it? :')

[stealth082]

thank you

[2playraretunes]

I am making a dvd of 3000 old photos for my 96 year old mother who took most of them herself. Her father, my dear grandfather..., would sing these old songs to us. I would like to be able to put this tune on the dvd for my mother to listen to as she views her old photos. Can you tell me where I can obtain/purchase this tune or download it? Thanks!

[1ampixie]

RReady,,can you post INK SPOTS.."MY PRAYER"" I can't find it anywhere..I love it so much..

[sallygal7]

You can find their version of "My Prayer' on ITUNES

[CallMe1967]

Beautiful Song about time for the 1920's to take the turn around into the 21st Century.

[Glenmed]

Love it!

[78timothy]

This version is utterly charming! I sing this at Karaoke, with the 3rd Dimension verse; This gramophone recording confirms that this verse was written at the same time as the Chorus, as the Verses' Lyrics alway puzzled me, but now that I have heard it this way, it makes perfect sense. Gibbons is just super as her Accompanist, never a disappontment! :-) I'd have rated at 5 Stars.

[onlyanirishboy]

Interesting that she, unlike Vallee, holds off on the generally-forgotten lyrics (the "Einstein's theory" part) until she does the refrain (the "you must remember this" part). Because of Casablanca, most people today think that the refrain is the whole song. (This is a general phenomenon -- who remembers the opening lyrics to Take Me Out To the Ball Game, or even White Christmas?)

[RReady555]

True enough, Irish. I wonder how the song unfolded in the original show..has Hupfeld's "Everybody's Welcome" ever been revived?

The line "Things like Third Dimension" always struck me as a miswritten lyric--in connection with relativity shouldn't it have been **Fourth**? ;)

Vintage refrains are often feature more crowd-pleasing, sing-along melodies than the expository intros...I reckon that's key.

Regards,

-RR

[KawhackitaRag]

@RReady555 I agree that verses to old songs are often forgotten... how often do you hear the verse to, for example, "My Gal Sal" (which is in 4/4) compared with that famous song's chorus (in 3/4) for example? However, I think most songs sound incomplete to me without the verse... also, there is less musical "meat" for the creative musician to work with.

Also, contemporary pop songs are usually performed complete (with verses and everything); the old ones deserve at least as much!

[KawhackitaRag]

@onlyanirishboy Finally, verses are important in that they usually EXPLAIN the lyrics to the chorus, and provide a smoother transition into it. "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" is a perfect example. It is somewhat nonsensical if you don't hear the verse telling about Katie Casey who is unlike most girls of her day in that she doesn't want to go to the theatre to see a show (for a date with her boyfriend), but would much rather see a baseball game!

[JoeChrisMorris]

Very nice post

[RReady555]

Thanks, Joe...it's a great American tune. I had always thought it was written for "Casablanca".

Best,

-RR

[JoeChrisMorris]

Was Casablanca the first film it was in

I understand they wanted to cut it after filming (!) but Bergman had cut her hair for her next film (a Hemmingway film) so they couldn't reshoot!

[RReady555]

Great story, Joe...thanks! Can't imagine the movie with that song (and those scenes) cut out of it.

Yes, I believe that the song's first movie use was in "Casablanca" though it had a very popular Broadway run in Hupfeld's "Everybody's Welcome" (Frances Williams sang).

[hfglolol]

YES, TRUE.  MO

[genia106]

Yes, those Brits are great! I love this rendition sung by the marvelous Binnie Hale.

She has made it special with her sophisticated style and her glorious voice!

[RReady555]

(: You're *everywhere*, genia! Didn't get a notice about this comment.

Those singers, musicians and comedians who came out of the Music Halls, Vaudeville and the Night Clubs had an incredible sense of what "worked" with audiences.

[nightbeauty02]

awh!!! such a beautiful song sung by such a lovely singer! thank you for posting this. <3!

[RReady555]

Thanks, Beauty!  A lovely tune crooned for this full June Moon...

Best,-RR