In part because of his expressive phrasing and graceful interpretation, Astaire was chosen to introduce many now-classic songs, including standards by Cole Porter (example, "Night and Day"), his friend Irving Berlin ("Let's Face the Music and Dance"), Jerome Kern ("The Way You Look Tonight"), Johnny Mercer ("One for My Baby") and George and Ira Gershwin ("They Can't Take That Away from Me").
Fred Astaire is interred at Oakwood Memorial Park, Chatsworth, California, USA, the same cemetery where Ginger Rogers, is located. (http://encyclopaediaoftrivia.blogspot.com/2011/09/fred-astaire.html)
'S Wonderful
Fred Astaire Lyrics
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'S marvelous, 's marvelous
That you should care for me
'S awful nice, 's awful nice
'S paradise, 's paradise
'S what I love to see
You can't blame me for feeling amorous
Oh, 's wonderful, 's marvelous
That you should care for me
In "S Wonderful," Fred Astaire sings about how amazing and wonderful it is that someone cares for him. He finds it "awful nice" and "paradise" to know that someone loves him, and their affection has made his life glamorous. He is impressed by the fact that someone could care for him, and he feels amorous because of it.
Line by Line Meaning
'S wonderful, 's wonderful
It's fantastic, it's fantastic
'S marvelous, 's marvelous
It's fabulous, it's fabulous
That you should care for me
That you feel affection for me
'S awful nice, 's awful nice
It's incredibly nice, it's incredibly nice
'S paradise, 's paradise
It's like paradise, it's like paradise
'S what I love to see
That's what I like to see
You've made my life so glamorous
You've made my life full of charm and elegance
You can't blame me for feeling amorous
It's not surprising that I feel romantic towards you
Oh, 's wonderful, 's marvelous
Oh, it's fantastic, it's fabulous
That you should care for me
That you feel affection for me
Lyrics © DistroKid, Strictly Songs SPRL, Universal Music Publishing Group, Capitol CMG Publishing, Unison Rights S.L., Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Ira Gershwin, George Gershwin
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@bentonxavier5094
A world without Audrey Hepburn is depressing. Why wasn't I alive when she was?
@Ayvrie04
AMEN!!!!
@francescacavatorti7527
I definitely agree...
@johnnygunzfilmbuff7821
I was born the year she passed away.
@PiterMaguire
Why? Life was more difficult back then especially if you were a person of color or a woman.
@blueskygal255
@Phoenix every era has its problems.. but everyday life was much more pleasant than today. And u weren't raised on angry rap songs and a Godless country. It makes a difference.
@hudsony777
One of the most romantic scenes in the most beautiful location ever filmed.
@Nikodymus
No wonder I have unrealistic standards of romance...
@tikitorchgamin1842
Dont lower your standards for anybody!
@unspunhun
I realized that we have this fantasy in our head, much shaped with films and songs like these but love comes in all forms and we should appriciate all of them. Sometimes we have it right in front of us and don't even realize!