Introduction
Bertie Higgins’s song “Casablanca” is a romantic ballad that was released in 1982. It is a song about a man who fell in love with a woman while watching the classic film Casablanca. The song is full of nostalgia and longing, and it has become a popular choice for weddings and other special occasions.
The song begins with the narrator describing how he fell in love with his beloved while watching Casablanca at a drive-in theater. He remembers the popcorn and cokes, the flickering light, and the Moroccan moonlight in her eyes.
The chorus of the song is a plea to his beloved to come back to him. He sings, “A kiss is still a kiss in Casablanca/But a kiss is not a kiss without your sigh/Please come back to me in Casablanca/I love you more and more each day as time goes by.”
In the second verse, the narrator reflects on the fact that there are “many broken hearts in Casablanca.” He acknowledges that he has never actually been to Casablanca, but he says that his love story is just as real as any that has been seen on the big screen.
The song ends with the narrator repeating his plea for his beloved to come back to him. He sings, “A kiss is still a kiss in Casablanca/But a kiss is not a kiss without your sigh/Please come back to me in Casablanca/I love you more and more each day as time goes by.”
“Casablanca” is a beautiful and moving song about love and loss. It is a song that has resonated with listeners for generations, and it is sure to continue to be enjoyed for many years to come.
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Lyric
I fell in love with you watching Casablanca
Back row of the drive-in show in the flickering light
Popcorn and cokes beneath the stars
Became champagne and caviar
Making love on a long hot summer’s nightI thought you fell in love with me watching Casablanca
Holding hands ‘neath the paddle fans in Rick’s candle lit cafe
Hiding in the shadows from the spies
Moroccan moonlight in your eyes
Making magic at the movies in my old ChevroletOh a kiss is still a kiss in Casablanca
But a kiss is not a kiss without your sigh
Please come back to me in Casablanca
I love you more and more each day as time goes byI guess there’re many broken hearts in Casablanca
You know I’ve never really been there so I don’t know
I guess our love story will never be seen
On the big wide silver screen
But it hurt just as bad when I had to watch you goOh a kiss is still a kiss in Casablanca
But a kiss is not a kiss without your sigh
Please come back to me in Casablanca
I love you more and more each day as time goes byOh a kiss is still a kiss in Casablanca
But a kiss is not a kiss without your sigh
Please come back to me in Casablanca
I love you more and more each day as time goes by
I love you more and more each day as time goes by