Many songs associated with film icon Humphrey Bogart were featured in his films. Some of these include ‘Knock On Wood’ and ‘As Time Goes By,’ both from the 1942 film ‘Casablanca.’ There’s also the tune ‘Am I Blue’ from the 1944 movie ‘To Have And Have Not’ and ‘Moanin’ Low’ from 1948’s ‘Key Largo.’

Some contemporary songs are associated with Bogie, too. This includes the 1981 hit ‘Key Largo’ by Bertie Higgins. Before both were featured in 1937’s ‘Marked Woman,’ Bogie and future wife Mayo Methot re-acquainted after years apart.

Yet the song that started it all for them wasn’t a new one. The tune they first danced to had been released a few years earlier in 1934 by Ray Noble, titled ‘The Very Thought Of You.’ Here’s the original version they likely enjoyed, arm-in-arm.

The Very Thought Of You
Music & Lyrics by Ray Noble

The very thought of you and I forget to do
The little ordinary things that everyone ought to do
I’m living in a kind of daydream
I’m happy as a king
And foolish though it may seem
To me that’s everything

The mere idea of you, the longing here for you
You’ll never know how slow the moments go till I’m near to you
I see your face in every flower
Your eyes in stars above
It’s just the thought of you
The very thought of you, my love

The mere idea of you, the longing here for you
You’ll never know how slow the moments go till I’m near to you
I see your face in every flower
Your eyes in stars above
It’s just the thought of you
The very thought of you, my love