Nobody seems to know the opening lines of “As Time Goes By”, the song that Sam plays for Ilsa and Rick in Casablanca, that’s because Sam started slap bang in the middle with the caution…

“You must remember this, a kiss is still a kiss, a sigh is just a sigh”

and maybe he thought that was the message they needed to hear, but this is how the song really starts.

“This day and age we’re living in
Gives cause for apprehension
With speed and new invention
And things like fourth dimension.

Yet we get a trifle weary
With Mr. Einstein’s theory.
So we must get down to earth at times
Relax relieve the tension

And no matter what the progress
Or what may yet be proved
The simple facts of life are such
They cannot be removed.

You must remember this, a kiss is still a kiss, a sigh is just a sigh”

Forty-one pianos have been installed in public places around the city of Toronto. This makes me feel extremely happy. People will relax and relieve their tensions. People will play music, others will listen, maybe some folk will even sing.

“The fundamental things apply
As time goes by.”