Love Is Here to Stay - wikipedia Love Is Here to Stay Love Is Here to Stay by George & Ira Gershwin Original Cover of George and Ira Gershwin 's Love Is Here To Stay Genre Popular song from the 1938 film The Goldwyn Follies Publisher Chappell & Co. Inc Additional music by Vernon Duke `` Love Is Here to Stay '' is a popular song and jazz standard. The music was written by George Gershwin with lyrics by Ira Gershwin for the movie The Goldwyn Follies ( 1938 ). Contents 1 History 2 Composition 3 The Goldwyn Follies 4 Versions 5 See also 6 References History `` Love Is Here to Stay '' was first performed by Kenny Baker in The Goldwyn Follies but did not reach popularity until it was sung by Gene Kelly to Leslie Caron in the film An American in Paris ( 1951 ). The song appeared in Forget Paris ( 1995 ) and Manhattan ( 1979 ). It can also be heard in the film When Harry Met Sally ( 1989 ) sung by Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald. An instrumental version of the song is heard in an episode of TV 's The Honeymooners when Alice turns to Ralph and says : `` I loved you ever since the day I walked in your bus and you shortchanged me. '' The song is also used in the musical The 1940 's Radio Hour ; however, it was not included in the 2015 Broadway musical An American in Paris. Composition `` 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 Oscar Levant had heard before his death. When a verse was needed, Ira and Levant recalled what George had in mind. Composer Vernon Duke 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 would n't be right since the song had already become a standard. The Goldwyn Follies 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. S.N. Behrman 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 do n't you write hits like Irving Berlin ? ' ''. Versions Notable versions Gene Kelly -- An American in Paris ( soundtrack ) ( 1951 ) Four Freshmen -- Four Freshmen And Five Trombones ( 1955 ) Nat King Cole -- Nat King Cole Sings for Two in Love ( 1955 ) Frank Sinatra -- Songs for Swingin ' Lovers ! ( 1956 ) Joni James -- Let There Be Love ( 1956 ) Dinah Washington -- In the Land of Hi - Fi ( 1956 ) Lester Young -- Pres and Teddy ( 1956 ) Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong -- Ella and Louis Again ( 1957 ) Doris Day -- Hooray for Hollywood ( 1958 ) Carmen McRae -- Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday at Newport ( 1958 ) Billie Holiday -- All or Nothing at All ( 1959 ) Blossom Dearie -- Once Upon a Summertime ( 1959 ) Ella Fitzgerald -- Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Songbook ( 1959 ) Oscar Peterson -- Oscar Peterson Plays the George Gershwin Songbook ( 1959 ) Luigi Tenco -- ( 1960 ) Dorothy Ashby -- Soft Winds ( 1961 ) Andy Williams -- Warm and Willing ( 1962 ) Dave Brubeck -- Plays And Plays And Plays ( 1962 ) Dexter Gordon -- Our Man in Paris ( 1963 ) Jack Jones -- Dear Heart ( 1965 ) Ray Charles -- I 'm All Yours Baby ! ( 1968 ) Chris Montez - Watch What Happens ( 1968 ) Diana Ross -- Lady Sings the Blues ( 1972 ) Rosemary Clooney -- Rosemary Clooney Sings the Lyrics of Ira Gershwin ( 1979 ) Harry Connick Jr -- When Harry Met Sally ( 1989 ) John Pizzarelli -- Our Love is Here to Stay, counterpoint with Neal Hefti 's `` Li'l Darlin ' '', arranged by Don Sebesky ( 1997 ) Lisa Stansfield -- Swing original motion picture soundtrack ( album ) -- ( 1999 ) Susannah McCorkle -- Hearts and Minds ( 2000 ) Rod Stewart -- As Time Goes By : The Great American Songbook, Volume II ( 2003 ) Smokey Robinson -- Timeless Love ( 2006 ) Teddi King -- ' Round Midnight ( 2008 ) Barry Manilow -- The Greatest Love Songs of All Time ( 2010 ) Brian Wilson -- Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin ( 2010 ) Eric Clapton -- Old Sock ( 2013 ) Meiko -- You & Me ( 2013 ) Uri Caine -- Rhapsody in Blue ( 2013 ) Matt Dusk and Margaret -- Just the Two of Us ( 2015 ) See also List of 1930s jazz standards References ^ Jump up to : Jablonski, Edward ( 1988 ). Gershwin. London : Simon & Schuster. p. 317. ISBN 0671699318. Jump up ^ `` When Harry Met Sally ( 1989 ) ''. Musicfromfilm.com. Retrieved August 22, 2016. Jump up ^ William Grimes ( March 17, 1993 ). `` Islands : ' Honeymooners ' Is n't Over, As Early Sketches Turn Up ''. The New York Times. Retrieved August 22, 2016. Jump up ^ `` 1940s Radio Hour ''. guidetomusicaltheatre.com. Retrieved August 22, 2016. Jump up ^ Marilyn Stasio ( April 12, 2015 ). `` Islands : Broadway Review : ' An American in Paris ' ''. Variety. Retrieved August 22, 2016. ^ Jump up to : `` Jazz Standards Songs and Instrumentals ( Love Is Here to Stay ) ''. Jazz Standards. Retrieved 8 December 2014. Jump up ^ Levant, Oscar ( 1942 ). A Smattering of Ignorance. Garden City Publishing. p. 196. Jump up ^ Jablonski, Edward ( 1992 ). Gershwin Remembered ( 1 ed. ). Portland, Oregon : Amadeus Press. p. 157. ISBN 0 - 931340 - 43 - 8. George Gershwin Albums Gershwin Plays Gershwin : The Piano Rolls Ballets An American in Paris Gershwin Piano Concerto Three Preludes Who Cares ? List of stagings Operas Blue Monday ( 1922 ) Porgy and Bess ( 1935 ) Orchestral works Rhapsody in Blue ( 1924 ) Concerto in F ( 1925 ) An American in Paris ( 1928 ) Second Rhapsody ( 1931 ) Cuban Overture ( 1932 ) Strike Up the Band ( 1934 ) Hoctor 's Ballet ( 1937 ) Piano compositions Three Preludes ( 1926 ) French Ballet Class ( 1937 ) Songs `` Are n't You Kind Of Glad We Did ? '' `` ( I 've Got ) Beginner 's Luck '' `` Bidin ' My Time '' `` Blah Blah Blah '' `` Boy Wanted '' `` Boy ! What Love Has Done To Me ! '' `` But Not for Me '' `` By Strauss '' `` Clap Yo ' Hands '' `` Do It Again '' `` Doin ' Time '' `` Embraceable You '' `` Fascinating Rhythm '' `` A Foggy Day '' `` For You, For Me, For Evermore '' `` Funny Face '' `` ' The Half of It, Dearie ' Blues '' `` He Loves and She Loves '' `` How Long Has This Been Going On ? '' `` I Ca n't Be Bothered Now '' `` I Got Rhythm '' `` I Was Doing All Right '' `` I 've Got a Crush on You '' `` Is n't It a Pity ? '' `` Just Another Rhumba '' `` Let 's Call the Whole Thing Off '' `` Let 's Kiss and Make Up '' `` Liza ( All the Clouds 'll Roll Away ) '' `` Looking for a Boy '' `` Lorelei '' `` Love Is Here to Stay '' `` Love is Sweeping the Country '' `` Love Walked In '' `` The Man I Love '' `` My Cousin in Milwaukee '' `` My One and Only '' `` Nice Work If You Can Get It '' `` Of Thee I Sing '' `` Oh, Lady Be Good ! '' `` Oh, So Nice ! '' `` The Real American Folk Song ( is a Rag ) '' `` 'S Wonderful '' `` Sam and Delilah '' `` Slap That Bass '' `` Somebody from Somewhere '' `` Somebody Loves Me '' `` Someone to Watch Over Me '' `` Soon '' `` Stairway to Paradise '' `` Stiff Upper Lip '' `` Strike Up the Band '' `` Summertime '' `` Swanee '' `` That Certain Feeling '' `` They All Laughed '' `` They Ca n't Take That Away from Me '' `` Things Are Looking Up '' `` Tra - la - la '' `` Treat Me Rough '' `` Walking the Dog '' `` Who Cares ? '' `` You 've Got What Gets Me '' Tribute albums Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin By George Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Song Book Ella Sings Gershwin Gershwin Live ! Gershwin 's World The Glory of Gershwin Ira, George and Joe Nice Work If You Can Get It Oscar Peterson Plays the George Gershwin Songbook Red Hot + Rhapsody : The Gershwin Groove Rosemary Clooney Sings the Lyrics of Ira Gershwin Related articles Gershwin Prize Ira Gershwin ( brother ) Arthur Gershwin ( brother ) Frances Gershwin ( sister ) Gershwin Theatre List of compositions by George Gershwin Category : George Gershwin Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Love_Is_Here_to_Stay&oldid=814909556 '' Categories : 1938 songs 1930s jazz standards Songs with music by George Gershwin Songs with lyrics by Ira Gershwin Frank Sinatra songs Mildred Bailey songs Andy Williams songs Jazz compositions in E-flat major Talk Contents About Wikipedia Italiano Suomi Edit links This page was last edited on 11 December 2017, at 17 : 07. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. 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Question: who sang our love is here to stay
Answer: Kenny Baker