 "Love of Life" ran for 28 years, with Auerbach at the helm for most of the episodes and still directing when the show ended in 1980 (at the time, it was the second-longest running show on television).The series concluded with Auerbach walking from empty set to empty set, turning off the lights, accompanied by Tony Bennett's song, "We'll Be Together Again".From there, Auerbach went on to direct several other New York-based soap operas, including "All My Children", "One Life to Live", "Another World" and "As the World Turns".