He Loves She Loves
Audrey Hepburn & Fred Astaire Lyrics

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He loves and she loves and they love,
So why can't you love and I love too?
Birds love and bees love and whispering trees love,
And that's what we both should do!

I always knew some day you'd come along,
We'll make a twosome that just can't go wrong!
Darling, he loves and she loves and they love, won't you

Love me as I love you?

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Audrey Hepburn and Fred Astaire's He Loves She Loves express the universal feeling of love and the desire for it to be reciprocated. The song talks about how birds, bees, and trees all have the ability to be in love, so why can't the two in the song? The song uses simple yet poetic language to convey the message of love, which makes it a timeless classic.

The opening lines of the song state that "he loves and she loves and they love," which is a clear indication that the singer is aware of other people's love stories but feels left out. The singer then goes on to urge the other person to love them back, as it seems like it would make perfect sense. By drawing comparisons between the love that exists in nature and the love that they could potentially share, the song is attempting to convey that love is a natural process that should not be fought against.

Line by Line Meaning

He loves and she loves and they love,
There are many examples of people and things loving each other, such as him, her and them, and that's a wonderful thing.

So why can't you love and I love too?
If so many other people and things can love each other, why can't we love each other too?

Birds love and bees love and whispering trees love,
Not only do people love, but also birds, bees and trees have the ability to love in their own ways.

And that's what we both should do!
So we should follow the example of these creatures and love each other too.

I always knew some day you'd come along,
I have been waiting for someone like you to come into my life for a long time.

We'll make a twosome that just can't go wrong!
Together, we will make a perfect pair that can never fail.

Darling, he loves and she loves and they love, won't you
My love, just like many others around us, love each other, so why don't you

Love me as I love you?
Love me back with the same intensity that I love you.

Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: GEORGE GERSHWIN, IRA GERSHWIN

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Comments from YouTube:

@Wigfield84

7y↑141

If there is a heaven, this is what mine is gonna look like.

@lar2727

6y↑6

Wigfield84 Jesus loves you ❤

@lar2727

6y↑6

Believe in him and you'll know there is a heaven, and not will you only know, but you'll have it as your future home ❤

@TomoyoTatar

3y↑1

Mine too

@yougottabekiddiing

1y↑1

Complete with Audrey & Fred! Yesssss! ❤😉

@Jeonghans.prettiest

1y↑1

ME TOO !!!!

@RoryVanucchi

3y↑41

Two deservedly wonderful icons. Doesn't get any more romantic and a tribute to both talents. Smooth as silk

@giniespirit

9y↑84

Audrey is the definition of grace and beauty

@Everythingaudrey

9y↑2

Ginie Civera 100 % AGREED :)

@giniespirit

9y↑3

She has been a role model for me my whole life. I even recorded moon river as a tribute for her on my YouTube chanel 😉

@Everythingaudrey

9y↑2

Ginie Civera She is a great role model and person overall who knew how to act as a lady. Very neat! I'll check out your tribute on your channel! :)

@googlefan7409

6y↑5

And Fred is the definition of class, dignity and grace .

@bentonxavier5094

4y↑15

A world without Audrey Hepburn is a sad world

@chapsnaps1

47w↑6

Fred Astaire and Audrey Hepburn give so much to each other as performers during this sequence. He at the end of his career, and she, not quite at the beginning of hers.
The Music and Choreography are peerless.
It's always a joy to watch.
I can only watch it on my own because I always end up in floods of tears.
I remember watching them both on Parkinson when I was younger.
I'm so grateful to have been able to watch such great performers at their peak.
I can see that this was 'borrowed' by Walt Disney, for Mary Poppins.

@lisalazarczyk8426

50w↑6

So flawlessly beautiful that my eyes tear immediately with joy and appreciation for this gift we can enjoy forever through the blessing of film.💖

@fanidimitrova7736

6y↑43

Omg, I wish I lived at that magic time of music, step dance and talking with eyes..

@bobm9400

3y↑16

I love this number. It is both romantic but is also tender, love and life is fleeting let's all open our hearts.

@stephaniebridges8407

9y↑157

She is just breathtaking. The very definition of grace and beauty. And let us not forget Fred Astaire. His version of "He Loves and She Loves" is just exquisite. Add to this the stunning photography and the gorgeous little chateau just outside Paris, it just can't be topped.

My only question is where did you find such a pristine print of the movie?

@Everythingaudrey

9y↑7

+tamara andre I know, the quality is really good! I got the movie on blu-ray and then ripped it to my computer, found all the clips i liked (tons!!) and then separated it. Took awhile. You can find this on blu ray at amazon, or go to my website, www.everythingaudrey.com and in the FILM section it should point you to it.

@stephaniebridges8407

8y↑4

+EverythingAudrey.com oh thank you! I get a lump in my throat every time I see this. I've tried everything to get a decent looking version of this great movie.

@natalieg9845

ya it can not :)

@casper7319

4y↑19

This dress is so timeless. Zoe Kravitz recently got married in Paris in a copy of this dress and it still looks as fresh as it did here

@patricemoran7469

2y↑11

Although I'm sure he was a tough taskmaster when it came to rehearsing and perfecting a dance routine...Fred made them all look great...including the georgeous angelic Audrey Hepburn.

@amelienotpoulain

1y↑4

the day i watched this movie was so special, and for some reason it happened to be one of my favorites by far!

@itspricila

Agreed great music and beautiful scenery audrey at her best ❤

@louisvonbeethoven

2y↑3

I wish music was still as tender and beautiful as what the Gershwins left us.

@snapmyneck8818

4y↑14

When they moved onto the plank of wood and floated across the pond, that was smooth af

@MsHighHorse

8y↑39

I love Audrey, and the pairing of Fred and her is sublime! Love Fred's voice!

@trangk.4354

9y↑54

Audrey is very beautiful in bride's dress !

@Everythingaudrey

9y↑2

Nguyễn Thảo Trang Yes, she is quite beautiful in it! :)

@fairyharmony8766

Trang K. I can't take my eyes off her 😍

@padroneoso

3y↑11

Magical scene with two great talents. Superb orchestration of one of the Gershwins' best songs.

@-l-733

37w↑4

I am getting married in this location, my granny is making me a replica of this very dress 🥹

@vanessamutoni4869

2y↑4

Currently crying ❤️

@mauricioduron3193

2y↑3

By the Gershwins!
Great Stanley Donen...

@radioheadtv3131

6y↑11

This is my dream setting

@veronicagreene7502

6y↑15

I love this movie. I love dress the ballerina bun the veil with ribbon bow and gloves. Audrey looks beautiful timeless and elegant. I love this movie.

@natalieg9845

5y↑8

the way they dance is so graceful audrey looks so pretty:)

@luismariasavasta1379

Lovely couple and song❤

@tonafirnges7971

3y↑2

The rabbit hole is never ending. Yunjae and Kaisoo feed the romance in my soul.

@shadowlash100

6y↑7

When am I going to find someone like this??????😢😭😢😭😢😭😢

@opentrunk

You mean some babe 30 years younger than you who likes nerds? Good luck.

@straycat316

5y↑6

Enchanting and beautiful :)

@alexkije

5y↑6

Good melody!

@googlefan7409

6y↑12

You love and I love this movie so much

@shadowlash100

5y↑9

Thank you to the girl that I thought I was going to marry but she never wanted to take the relationship we had serious for introducing me to Audrey, I don't hate you or am I sad because you helped me become who I needed to be and because you started a fire in me that's never going to die and only push me to achieve good things. I hope you and your Pomeranian are doing good, you know I care about y'all with all of my heart💔

@cristinaquinto2056

5y↑9

Audrey puede ser tan magnifica en todo aspecto porque a su lado tiene a Fred que sin opacarla también resalta finamente, hermosa canción, hermoso todo.

@The-Musical-Lover

1y↑2

I gotta say, yes, the age difference is visible. However, when I watch this movie, I don’t think of the romance as much, as of the fact that all the topics of the make it a masterpiece - singing, dance, fashion, photography and even philosophy.
I love both actors. While they weren’t a best pairing as a love couple, I can’t Imagine anyone else replacing them here. Not even Ginger Rogers whom I love too.
So this is what I have to say.
This is such a dreamy rendition of this song.

Also, imagine if in another dimension they were born closer to each other and it was Audrey Hepburn with a young Fred Astaire. They would be so cute I’d die. 😁

@kennedy8008

4y↑4

Fred you little flirt🥰

@sarahdimajo1402

4y↑5

I was having a walk with a friend. I saw that castle-house ! There was a sign explaining Audrey Hepburn and Fred Astaire shot that scene there !

@fairyharmony8766

Sarah Dimajo Really? Where?

@sarahdimajo1402

@@fairyharmony8766 Near Paris

@snapmyneck8818

Does the castle have a name?

@user-ly8bk5pe1b

2y↑1

Very good

@ccc2784

6y↑18

2:18" look at all those chickens!"

@veronicagreene7502

6y↑4

I think those are swans not chicken.

@gabrielajunqueira216

5y↑2

@@veronicagreene7502 it's from a Vine
Just meme :v

@alejandra199551

7y↑5

And I love this movie 😍

@chant.tonnant

5y↑3

Combien la légèreté peut être délicate et profonde ! Grand art garanti...

@romysales7188

3y↑2

Stanley Donen choreograph this their is a touch of Gene Kelly in this as Stanley was friend to Gene until it’s always fair weather it’s just beautiful can’t stop watching it

@itspricila

My favorite movie ending

@osvaldojamez4298

1y↑1

Roger ha logrado su objetivo de su viaje en el tiempo. Ha logrado conquistar a Audrey..buena!!

@ornellamiliciani7074

2y↑1

❤️Semplicemente meravigliosi💓

@jkkasing1885

5y↑2

❤

@Y0Y0Evan

3y↑3

aka the only actual song in the entire TATMR workprint

Yes, I saw it. Go crazy

@Lilyugiproductions

3y↑1

Tbh this is a great song for both films but I like it in here better tho lol

@Marcel_Audubon

yawn. Sorry, not impressed

@lukasmiller486

6y↑4

4:03 That was a close one.

@cezararmando5026

3y↑1

Pra mim pra minha história
..está é a canção!!!;....ainda me faz sonhar ....como me fez no momento em que me encontrei naqueles olhos dela....

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ro me encontrei naqueles seus olhos......

@Ethan52108

3y↑1

This was used in the Thomas and the Magic Railroad Directors Cut.

@Lilyugiproductions

4y↑3

Fun fact this song was used in a deleted scene in Thomas and the magic railroad it had the same feel like the original

@puterboy2

4y↑1

Except it was in monochrome, so it felt more like a scene out of Pleasantville.

@Lilyugiproductions

3y↑1

@@puterboy2 yeah lol I just realized that 😂

@realchristian77010

4y↑3

This song was in the TATMR directors cut.

@ajp0342

4y↑1

I wish that scene made it into the final cut, it just hurts that it never did

@realchristian77010

45w

@@ajp0342 Agreed, but it could've made that movie of Thomas too american than the final version. Don't take it as xenophobia, pls. But although my opinion, that romantic flashback scene of Burnett and Tasha's dance could've be so beautiful.

@harrisonallen651

4y↑1

the workprint of Thomas and the Magic Railroad brought me here!

@Lilyugiproductions

Yeah this song fits so well for both films! I bet even somethings never leave you would be good here too!

@jojonas5463

5y↑2

Star Trek short treks brought me here

@Dylonely42

23w↑1

Good

@taylorde561

BROOOO ME AND WHO??? 😭😭😭😭

@yellowrose45

5y↑2

Try as I might, I can’t identify the exact regulation ballroom dance they’re doing. It’s a 4/4 time signature, but what steps? Anyone?

@chattyroz2934

4y↑4

Fred Astaire always had original choreography, either his own or working with someone else, but he always had the last word. There was nothing "regular" in his work. His main motivation was to show something new and fresh each time.

@mariahcarey9470

What's the end music?

@abigailchorley8118

8y↑4

does anyone know what kind of flowers those are?

@nimarmor

7y↑5

Abigail Chorley lilies of the valley

@abigailchorley8118

7y↑1

Thank you!

@veronicagreene7502

6y↑3

I think the flowers of lily of valley. The flowers along with dress bow veil and bun and gloves are prefect. She made beautiful timeless bride.

@maryschvoice

2y↑1

I love the song but why won’t the pigeons fly?

@liltumor9716

I’m so fucking depressed.

@hapgood22

1y↑1

Fred Astaire is thirty years older than Audrey Hepburn. I can't get past that, even though there are wonderful musical numbers here. The age difference is uncomfortable.

@deepabanapur111

4y↑4

Man thank god we have hot male romantic leads in 2020. He looks like a straight up grandpa next to her. Imagine being a world class actress and having to act that you're in love with a wrinklyass turtle.
No hate on fred, but cmon, this is audrey he's kissing

@romysales7188

3y↑4

They always paired him with younger women they did it to Gene too it works he’s in good shape for 54 and Audrey had a thing for older men

@Marcel_Audubon

3y↑1

creepy comment

@jackolantern6692

3y↑3

The actresses are ALWAYS having to act like they're in love with someone they're not. And many times over they are having to kiss someone they don't care for at all.

@Marcel_Audubon

3y↑1

@@jackolantern6692 yeah, it's called acting. The men are required to act, too. Profound observation there 🤣😂🤣

@jackolantern6692

3y↑6

@@Marcel_Audubon The point was...So what if he was a wrinklyass turtle? as deebabanap said up there in reference to dear old Fred Astaire, Hepburn would kiss anybody the script told her too. I'm sick of hearing people act like only person who is within 2 years of your age is one you can be physical with. Fuck! He was talented star of golden age of hollywood, anyway. Old men, movie stars or not, still like some action anyway.

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@Truebizcuit

8y↑3

Why does she look so much like Ariana grande!

@queenofthenorth9264

6y↑5

Truebizcuit It's more like the other way around. Ariana is most likely inspired by Audrey. I mean who wouldn't be? Ariana just happens to look similar to Audrey.

@jesusvazquez945

6y↑11

Truebizcuit fuck no

@shadowlash100

6y↑16

I heard a lot of stupid shit in my life but this takes the cake, please change your mentality and your ways of life and never say anymore stupid shit like this. How dare you compare such disgusting trash to a goddess?

@realitywins9020

5y↑14

Ariana Grande may bear a slight superficial resemblance to Audrey physically, but she has none of Audrey's grace, class, elegance, manners, depth, intelligence, dignity, modesty, humility, and all round wonderfulness