Our Love Is Here To Stay by 2heartsAMDG

2heartsAMDG - Our Love Is Here To Stay

2heartsAMDG

Jan 03, 2026 06:20pm

ONE OF MY ALL TIME FAVORITE! THIS ONE IS FOR MY HUBBY! 💗THANKS FOR LISTENS SWEET FRIENDS! 💗 "LOVE IS HERE TO STAY"" was first performed by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenny_Baker_(American_singer_and_actor)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kenny Baker</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Goldwyn_Follies" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Goldwyn Follies</a> but became popular when it was sung by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Kelly" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gene Kelly</a> to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leslie_Caron" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Leslie Caron</a> in the film <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_American_in_Paris_(film)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">An American in Paris</a> (1951); however, it was not included in the 2015 Broadway musical <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_American_in_Paris_(musical)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">An American in Paris</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_Is_Here_to_Stay#cite_note-broadway-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[</a>=The song appeared in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forget_Paris" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Forget Paris</a> (1995) and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhattan_(1979_film)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Manhattan</a> (1979). It can also be heard in the film <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/When_Harry_Met_Sally..." rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">When Harry Met Sally...</a> (1989) sung by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Connick_Jr." rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Harry Connick Jr</a>.An instrumental version of the song is sometimes heard in certain episodes of the American television sitcom <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Honeymooners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Honeymooners</a> when Ralph Kramden apologizes to his wife Alice.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_Is_Here_to_Stay#cite_note-6" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">]</a>The song is also used in the musical <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_1940%27s_Radio_Hour" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The 1940's Radio Hour</a>. <h2>Composition</h2>"Love Is Here to Stay" was the last musical composition George Gershwin completed before his death on July 11, 1937. Ira Gershwin wrote the lyrics after George's death as a tribute to his brother. Although George had not written a verse for the song, he did have an idea for it that both Ira and pianist <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Levant" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Oscar Levant</a> had heard before his death. When a verse was needed, Ira and Levant recalled what George had in mind. Composer <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vernon_Duke" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Vernon Duke</a> reconstructed the music for the verse at the beginning of the song. Originally titled "It's Here to Stay" and then "Our Love Is Here to Stay," the song was finally published as "Love Is Here to Stay." Ira Gershwin said that for years he wanted to change the song's name back to "Our Love Is Here to Stay," but he felt it wouldn't be right since the song had already become a standard.<h2> </h2><h2>The Goldwyn Follies</h2>Ira Gershwin recalled, "So little footage was given to 'Love Is Here to Stay' — I think only one refrain — that it meant little in The Goldwyn Follies." Oscar Levant remembers the producer for the film calling Gershwin into a conference one afternoon and insisting that he play the entire score for a panel of attendees. The experience infuriated George, who thought that he had progressed past this stage in his career as a composer. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S._N._Behrman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">S. N. Behrman</a> visited Gershwin a few days before he died and wrote that George told him, "I had to live for this — that Sam Goldwyn should say to me, 'Why don't you write hits like Irving Berlin?' <h2>Other versions</h2><ol><li data-list="bullet"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Norvo" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Red Norvo</a> with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mildred_Bailey" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mildred Bailey</a> – (1938)</li><li data-list="bullet"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nat_%27King%27_Cole" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nat 'King' Cole</a> – <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sings_For_Two_In_Love_(album)&action=edit&redlink=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sings For Two In Love</a> (1953)</li><li data-list="bullet"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinah_Washington" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dinah Washington</a> – <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_the_Land_of_Hi-Fi_(Dinah_Washington_album)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">In the Land of Hi-Fi</a> (1956)</li><li data-list="bullet"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Sinatra" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Frank Sinatra</a> - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Songs_For_Swingin%27_Lovers" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Songs For Swingin' Lovers</a> (1956)</li><li data-list="bullet"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ella_Fitzgerald" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ella Fitzgerald</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Armstrong" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Louis Armstrong</a> – <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ella_and_Louis_Again" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ella and Louis Again</a> (1957)</li><li data-list="bullet"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doris_Day" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Doris Day</a> - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hooray_for_Hollywood_(album)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hooray for Hollywood</a> (1958)</li><li data-list="bullet">Ella Fitzgerald – <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ella_Fitzgerald_Sings_the_George_and_Ira_Gershwin_Songbook" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Songbook</a> (1959)</li><li data-list="bullet"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billie_Holiday" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Billie Holiday</a> – <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_or_Nothing_at_All_(album)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">All or Nothing at All</a> (1959)</li><li data-list="bullet"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Feinstein" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Michael Feinstein</a> - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pure_Gershwin" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pure Gershwin</a> (1987).</li><li data-list="bullet"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susannah_McCorkle" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Susannah McCorkle</a> – <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hearts_and_Minds_(album)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hearts and Minds</a> (2000)</li></ol>