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Joe Fagin (December 1939 – 5 September 2023) was an English pop/rock singer-songwriter. He was best known for the 1984 chart hit "Breakin' Away / That's Livin' Alright", and for singing a version of "As Time Goes By" for the 1990s BBC sitcom of the same name starring Judi Dench and Geoffrey Palmer.
"As Time Goes By" is most famous from the film Casablanca (1942). It was originally written for the Broadway show Everybody's Welcome (1931), which ran for 139 performances. [3] In 1931, the song was a modest hit, with versions issued on Victor, Columbia, Brunswick and the dime store labels. [citation needed]
"As Time Goes By" is a jazz song written by Herman Hupfeld in 1931. It became famous when it featured in the 1942 film Casablanca, performed by Dooley Wilson as Sam. The song was voted No. 2 on the AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs special, commemorating the best songs in film [1] (surpassed only by "Over the Rainbow" sung by Judy Garland).
The song entered the Billboard Hot 100 the week ending 28 November 1964, where it stayed for nine weeks peaking at number 22. In Canada, it peaked at number two on the RPM chart. [9] Faithfull performed the song on the television show Hullabaloo, in the segment presented by Beatles manager Brian Epstein from London.
In that romantic drama, he performs its theme song "As Time Goes By". Wilson was a drummer and singer [1] who led his own band in the 1920s, touring nightclubs in London and Paris. In the 1930s he took up acting, playing supporting roles onstage on Broadway and in a series of modest films.
With his group the Connecticut Yankees, Vallée's best-known recordings include "The Stein Song" (a.k.a. University of Maine school song) in 1929 [15] and "Vieni, Vieni" in the latter 1930s. His last hit record was a reissue of "As Time Goes By", popularized in the 1942 film Casablanca.
As Time Goes by (CBS/Sony, 1987) No More Blues (Concord Jazz, 1989) Sabia (Concord Jazz, 1990) I'll Take Romance (Concord Jazz, 1992) From Bessie to Brazil (Concord Jazz, 1993) From Broadway to Bebop (Concord Jazz, 1994) Easy to Love: The Songs of Cole Porter (Concord Jazz, 1996) Let's Face the Music: The Songs of Irving Berlin (Concord Jazz, 1997)
As Time Goes By (Bobby Vinton and George Burns album), 1992; As Time Goes By (Bryan Ferry album), 1999; As Time Goes By (The Carpenters album), 2001; As Time Goes By (Chet Baker album), 1986; As Time Goes By (Duke Jordan album), 1985; As Time Goes By (Harpers Bizarre album), 1976; As Time Goes By: The Great American Songbook, Volume II, by Rod ...