As Time Goes By

Over the past few days, I have been getting heaps and heaps and heaps and heaps of songs. I would like to think of it as my Christmas present to myself. Discovering new music is always one of the things that cheers me up and makes me feel excited, because, let's be honest, when discovering new combinations of exquisite notes and lyrics, a whole new perception of the world is opened up to you... or is that just me? I just am so excited about these new songs to my collection and can't actually put it into words because I'm just too enthusiastic about these new discoveries (sorry if I'm not making any sense).

The first song that I purchased in this music binge was the timeless classic 'As Time Goes By' sung by Frank Sinatra. Frank Sinatra has such a wonderful voice and it brings about a sense of nostalgia for the past which is somewhat glamorised, but I guess for someone who is in love with history, I really do like imagining the glittering time of jazz. But another reason why I decided to use this song for this week, is because the title itself sums up December really well. December in my opinion feels like the shortest month of the year, because there is all this build up to Christmas and before you know it, Christmas is here and then all of a sudden it's the New Year... the month just flies past. I still can't believe that Christmas is only a few days away: it's crazy! Where did the year go? Time really does go by...

I was introduced to the song by the 1990's BBC television series 'As Time Goes By', which stars Judy Dench and Geoffrey Palmer. My family has the box set and we watch it every few years because it is so sweet, about a man and a woman who fall in love again after forty years of living their own separate lives. It's not that well known amongst my generation, but I do love it despite the targeted audience is for more towards my grandma's age.

 

But back to the song itself: It is such a romantic song and should be considered as one of the most beautiful love songs ever. And I hope that you enjoy it.