DESCRIPTION:
"Our Love Is Here to Stay" is a popular song and a jazz standard. The music was written by George Gershwin, the lyrics by Ira Gershwin, for the movie The Goldwyn Follies (1938) which was released shortly after George Gershwin's death. It is performed in the film by Kenny Baker. "Our Love Is Here to Stay" also appeared, perhaps most memorably, in the 1951 MGM picture An American in Paris, for which it served as the main theme. It also appeared in 1995's Forget Paris in which it is actually a reference to An American In Paris. The song was the last composition George Gershwin completed. Ira Gershwin wrote the words after his brother's death, giving the song a special poignancy.

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 has said that he wanted to change the song's name back to "Our Love Is Here to Stay" for years, but felt that it wouldn't be right since the song had already become a standard. The song is emblematic of the Great American Songbook, with both an introductory verse and a chorus.

Recorded January 5, 1959, Capitol Studios, Hollywood (Verve Records)

It's very clear
our love is here to stay
not for a year
but forever and a day
the radio and the telephone
and the movies that we know
there just passing fancies and in time may go

but oh my dear
our love is here to stay
together were going a long, long way

in time the rockies may crumble
Gibraltar may tumble
they're only made of clay
But our love is here to stay
It's very clear
our love is here to stay
not for a year
but forever and a day
the radio and the telephone
and the movies that we know
there just passing fancies and in time may go

but oh my dear
our love is here to stay
together were going a long, long way

in time the rockies may crumble
Gibraltar may tumble
they're only made of clay
But our love is here to stay