World's Greatest Songs—As Time Goes By No list of "World's Greatest Songs" would be complete without the ever-endearing "As Time Goes By" from one of the greatest movies of all time, the 1943 Academy Award winning (Best Picture) Casablanca.

1. Songs from the Movies
Session 2
November 2014
Halina

2. Songs are the art of speaking
I have been using songs to teach English and Polish for a long time.
Personally I firmly believe in the power of good music as well as in
the power of well-written lyrics. Songs may help with teaching
pronunciation and can be the inspiration for extraordinarily
interesting, challenging discussions. Different topics often inspire
students to talk about various issues and problems, often sharing
extremely different perspectives. That is why songs are also
materials for practicing conversational skills.

3. English learners have problems in terms of pronunciation, word stress, and
sentence stress. A short movie and a song , using visual and auditory aids
in teaching spoken English can improve communication skills.
Using English from TV shows, movies, and songs has a positive impact on
the pronunciation as well as speaking skills.
.

4. When using songs we can create a learning setting to build all language
skills: speaking, reading, listening and writing skills. There are
numerous beneficial classroom music activities that focus on lyrics.
Possibilities of countless different interpretations create the chance to
practice spoken language. Most of the songs tell a story, and these
stories can be rephrased or retold again to practice sequencing, the
story line, drawing conclusions.

5. However, the songs often use idioms that have to be
explained. It is important to remember that we can also
use songs in discussions of culture and cultural
differences. Songs may be a substantial source of
information about human associations, ethics, customs,
history, humour, etc.
I've been using songs and lyrics for a long time. I always
try to fit choices into my students’ needs - all depending
on the level of the class.
My lessons with songs are mostly based on pop, rock and
blues. We do different exercises to improve several
language skills.

6. Casablanca is a film about politics and war.
When "As Time Goes By" plays, the film becomes the love
story of Ilsa and Rick.

7. Description: It's 1941 and the German military machine has defeated France and
most of Europe. Victor Laszlo, the leader of the Czech resistance, has escaped from
a German concentration camp. With Ilsa, his beautiful young wife, he flees to
Casablanca, the capital of Morocco. From there he intends to travel to Lisbon and
then to America where he will continue working to defeat fascism. Laszlo's
prospects for leaving Casablanca depend upon Rick, a deeply disillusioned
American expatriate who operates a popular nightclub. It turns out that before the
fall of Paris, Rick and Ilsa had an intense love affair that ended suddenly when Ilsa
disappeared. Rick is still in love with Ilsa, and she is in love with him. Rick and Ilsa
must make choices that will either serve themselves or a greater good.
Casablanca, one of the most popular movies ever made, is considered by many to
be an artistically flawless film.

8. • Rick's decision to let Ilsa leave with Laszlo would
privilege long-term concerns over short-term ones. In
exchange for love today, victory and freedom will
prevail in the future.
• For Rick and Ilsa, the conclusion is neither as happy nor as simple.
• Not only do the lovers have to split up a second time, but neither truly
knows what the other is thinking. Laszlo undoubtedly loves Ilsa, but
Rick's and Ilsa's feelings aren't so clear.
• The film demonstrates the moral value of sacrifice and the triumph of
the political over personal desire.

10. The actual words of "As Time Goes By" argue that the one timeless truth
is love, but in Casablanca, the politics ultimately triumphs.

11. This was written by Herman Hupfeld for the 1931 Broadway musical
Everybody's Welcome. The song was made memorable when sung by Dooley
Wilson in the 1942 film Casablanca. The song connected the characters Rick
Blaine (Humphrey Bogart) and Ilsa (Ingrid Bergman).
Casablanca was nominated for 8 Academy Awards and won 3: Best Picture,
Best Director, and Best Screenplay. Some of the memorable lines from the film
include:
"Here's looking at you, kid."
"Sing it, Sam." (Nobody in the film said, "Play it again, Sam.")
"Let's go fishing until she goes home."
"Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world she has to walk into mine."
"Who are you really? Where were you before? What did you do? What did you
think?"
"We'll always have Paris." (thanks, Garry - Anchorage, AK)

12. World's Greatest Songs—As Time Goes By
No list of "World's Greatest Songs" would be complete without the ever-endearing "As
Time Goes By" from one of the greatest movies of all time, the 1943 Academy Award
winning (Best Picture) Casablanca.
Who can forget the sadness in the eyes of Ilsa Lund, played by the beautiful Ingrid
Bergman, as she implores Sam, played by Dooley Wilson, to play and then sing, "As
Time Goes By"?
Ilsa: Play it
once, Sam, for
old times'
sake.

13. As Time Goes By by Arthur "Dooley" Wilson

14. Ilsa: Play it once, Sam, for old times' sake.
Sam: I don't know what you mean, Miss Ilsa.
Ilsa: (whispered) Play it, Sam. Play 'As Time Goes By.'
Sam: Why, I can't remember it, Miss Ilsa. I'm a little rusty on
it.
Ilsa: I'll hum it for you. (Ilsa hums two bars. Sam starts to
play - without singing the lyrics. She presses him to sing.)
Sing it, Sam.
After remaining deferential, Sam is finally disarmed by her
alluring charm and gives into her persistent requests. He
sings the chorus, as the breath-taking Ilsa listens - and
remembers a past love affair - with tears welling up in her
eyes...

15. Casablanca won the Oscar for Best Picture (and two others as well) and
while Max Steiner was nominated for an Academy Award for Original
Music Score, it was "As Time Goes By," the only song in the film not
composed by Steiner, that is synonymous with the movie (although the
music throughout is excellent and memorable).
This wasn't the first time "As Time Goes By" stole the show.

16. You must remember
this
A kiss is just 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
That 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.
Oh yes, the world will always welcome lovers
As time goes by.
As Time Goes By Lyrics
(Words and Music by Herman
Hupfeld)

17. Time Goes By Quotes
Time and history, in the form of the war, dominate the
present and steer the future. If the love between Rick
and Ilsa does survive, it will do so only as a memory.
The significance of the words of "As Time Goes By,"
therefore, is that they are ultimately false. The future
can and does bring situations that interrupt love, and
the fundamental things don't always apply.

18. Time Goes By Quotes
 5th "Here's looking at you, kid." (During production breaks, Ingrid
Bergman would play poker with other cast members. Since she was still
learning English, Bogart would occasionally watch the game, and he
added "Here's looking at you" to her poker repertoire.)
 20th "Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship."
 28th "Play it, Sam. Play 'As Time Goes By.'"
 32th "Round up the usual suspects."
 43th "We'll always have Paris."
 67th "Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into
mine."
 Ilsa Lund: Play it once, Sam. For old times' sake

19. Some Questions
1. Does Rick love Ilsa? Why?
2. Why did Rick give up on Ilsa?
3. Has he gotten over her?
4. What is Ilsa and Rick’s relationship based on?
5. Is a personal, romantic love more important than politics
or public trump card?
6. What do you think of Ilsa?
7. What must we remember?

20. The song was re-introduced in 1942 in the
film Casablanca, sung by Dooley Wilson
accompanied by pianist Elliot Carpenter
and heard throughout the film as a leitmotif.

21. Questions and Discussion
Time…
Thank you for your collaboration,
Halina