“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 Harry Connick Jr. 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;[4] however, it was not included in the 2015 Broadway musical An American in Paris.
Songs with Banjo from Harold Hagler
