Which 1951 Gene Kelly musical film featured the song 'Love Is Here To Stay'?
Love Is Here to Stay Love Is Here to Stay "Love Is Here to Stay" is a popular song and jazz standard composed by George Gershwin with lyrics by Ira Gershwin for the movie "The Goldwyn Follies" (1938). "Love Is Here to Stay" was first performed by Kenny Baker in "The Goldwyn Follies" but became popular when 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
Love Is Here to Stay 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