Bertie Higgins - Casablanca Today

A cover version by Japanese singer Hiromi Go reached #2 on the Japanese charts, selling over 500,000 copies. Themes and Lyrical Highlights

Higgins wrote the song for his then-girlfriend, Beverly, after they watched the classic film starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman together. Bertie Higgins - Casablanca

"I fell in love with you watching Casablanca / Back row of the drive-in show in the flickering light" A cover version by Japanese singer Hiromi Go

The Casablanca lyrics tell the story of a couple whose romance is mirrored by the classic movie playing in the background at a drive-in. Key Lyric Example so I don’t know"

Many listeners mistakenly believe "Casablanca" is the official theme song of the 1942 movie. In reality, the film's famous song is "As Time Goes By," which Higgins references in his lyrics.

"I guess there are many broken hearts in Casablanca / You know I’ve never really been there, so I don’t know"