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The Chinese title, 旺角卡門 (Jyutping: Wong6gok3 Kaa1mun4), means "Mong Kok Carmen", which alludes to the area of Mong Kok and the opera Carmen, revealing that it is a story of tragic love in Kowloon. A story surrounding the song's genesis has it that Rolling Stones manager Andrew Loog Oldham locked Jagger and Richards in a kitchen in order to force them to write a song together, even suggesting what type of song he wanted: "I want a song with brick walls all around it, high windows and no sex." "As Tears Go By" is a song written by Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, and Rolling Stones' manager Andrew Loog Oldham. It is unclear if the song was written especially for Faithfull or an out-take from the Stones' repertoire. After arriving at her family's restaurant on Lantau, he learns that she was in Hong Kong for the day and will return that evening. Later, the Rolling Stones recorded their own version, which was included on the American album December's Children (And Everybody's). Smiling faces I can see. In any case, it is an absolutely astonishing thing for a boy of 20 to have written a song about a woman looking back nostalgically on her life.". After the job, Wah goes to see his girlfriend, Mabel, who dumps him because he had been so distant and unresponsive to her calls. The two endings for As Tears Go By presented here differ from the original in tone, editing, and duration. “As Tears Go By” served as the second single for The Rolling Stones’ album entitled “December’s Children (And Everybody’s)”. "As Tears Go By" is a song written by Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, and Rolling Stones' manager Andrew Loog Oldham. Find your perfect arrangement and access a variety of transpositions so you can print and play instantly, anywhere. Andrew came and gave me a big hug. Tony says to Wah that if Fly wasn't his sai lo, he would already be dead. Accepting that Fly is not cut out for mob work, Wah gets him a legitimate job selling fishballs from a food cart. On 11 July in Milan the Stones performed it with the Italian lyrics. "It was one of those showbiz songs that needed the proper register. After a couple of takes it was done. I sit and watch as tears go by. His sai lo subordinate, Fly (烏蠅, played by Jacky Cheung) also works for the mob, but is less successful and not as well respected as Wah, frequently causing trouble and borrowing money he can't pay back. As tears go by My riches can't buy everything I want to hear the children sing All I hear is the sound Of rain falling on the ground I sit and watch As tears go by It is the evening of the day I sit and watch the children play Doin things I used to do They think are new I sit and watch As tears go by Mick and I were thinking, this is money for old rope! The result was initially named "As Time Goes By", th… Fly offers to take the job in order to earn the respect of the gang and humiliate Tony, whose thugs abandon him in disgust. One day, Tony approaches Fly and insults him and his lowly profession. Meanwhile, Wah decides to visit Ngor. Doin' things I used to do they think are new. We did take after agonizing take ... but I could not simply do it. I sit and watch the children play. Sheet music is available for Piano, Voice, Guitar and 6 others with 5 scorings and 2 notations in 8 genres. musica.com Añadir a Favoritas We came out and played it to Andrew [Oldham], and he said "It's a hit." The next day, she returns to Lantau, leaving Wah a note asking him to come visit her sometime. [citation needed] The string arrangement on the Stones' version was done by Mike Leander. Fly pulls a gun and shoots the informant, but fails to kill him. Sheet music arranged for Piano/Vocal/Guitar in G Major (transposable). [5], The film was released on Blu-ray by the Criterion Collection on March 23, 2021 in a collection of 7 Wong Kar-wai films.[6]. Browse our 6 arrangements of "As Tears Go By." Oldham played a demo for her with Jagger singing and Big Jim Sullivan on acoustic guitar. Robert from Staten Island, New York The songs As Tear Go By was a completed song before Yesterday by the Beatles. I sit and watch the children play. Having received word that Fly has taken the job, Wah returns to confront Fly. "As Tears Go By" was one of the first original compositions by Jagger and Richards; previously the Rolling Stones had chiefly been performing American blues and R&B tunes. by The Rolling Stones. ", She admits that she "was never that crazy about 'As Tears Go By.'" All I hear is the sound of rain falling on the ground, I sit and watch as tears go by. SKU: MN0131845 It is the evening of the day. The result was initially named "As Time Goes By", the title of the song Dooley Wilson sings in the film Casablanca. "As Tears Go By". Afterwards, Kwan tells Wah to get Fly under control before he gets himself killed. The Stones also released an Italian version of this song, which was appropriately entitled “Cone Le Mie Lacrime” (tr. Released: Dec 18, 1965 (USA) Album: December's Children (And Everybody's) Music: Key of G Major in 4/4 time … The film first debuted on the Blu-ray format in the United States on January 20, 2009. As soon as I heard the cor anglais playing the opening bars I knew it was going to work. "Wong Kar-Wai interview: the revered film director on returning to his first love - kung fu", https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/As-Tears-Go-By-Blu-ray/3783/, https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/World-of-Wong-Kar-Wai-Blu-ray/261077/, "I Travelled 9000 km To Give It To You" in, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=As_Tears_Go_By_(film)&oldid=1016793942, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 9 April 2021, at 03:09. The English title is shared with the 1964 English song “As Tears Go By”, and may have been inspired by it. Edit Master Release Data Correct . Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadow? It peaked at number six on the American Billboard Hot 100, and at number 10 on the Billboard Easy Listening chart, years before the seemingly more wholesome Beatles would see their first entry. In Canada, it peaked at number two on the RPM chart. It remained as Wong Kar-wai's highest-grossing film in Hong Kong, and his only film to gross over HK$10 million, until the record was broken with the release of The Grandmaster in January 2013. The melody features a distinctive oboe line. Exiting the bar, they are cornered by Tony and his gang. We thought, what a terrible piece of tripe. They part ways and Wah, disheartened, boards the ferry back to Hong Kong. Fly hates his new job, but continues to work to please his dai lo. Smiling faces I can see. The disc, released by MegaStar, has since gone out of print. My voice was just plain wrong! https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=As_Tears_Go_By_(song)&oldid=1011221138, Song recordings produced by Andrew Loog Oldham, Articles needing additional references from June 2019, All articles needing additional references, Articles with unsourced statements from October 2019, Articles with unsourced statements from June 2019, Articles needing cleanup from February 2020, Cleanup tagged articles with a reason field from February 2020, Wikipedia pages needing cleanup from February 2020, Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz work identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 9 March 2021, at 18:23. Both Fly and Wah are severely beaten by the gang, but Tony lets them live. As Tears Go By, being Wong Kar-wai’s debut film, you can tell he’s playing with a lot of ideas, and at times it feels like he’s sort of throwing things at the wall and trying to see what sticks. 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