Fred Astaire (1899-1987) was an American dancer and singer famous for his n… Read Full Bio ↴Fred Astaire (1899-1987) was an American dancer and singer famous for his numerous appearances in the 1920s and 1930s in Vaudeville, on Broadway and on the London stage with sister Adele Astaire; in musical films between the 1930s and 1960s; and on American TV in the 1950s and beyond. Although he teamed with many dancers, including Gene Kelly, his best known screen pairing was with Ginger Rogers, with whom he appeared in 10 films. He continued to act in non-dancing roles in films and TV in the 1960s through 1980s.

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)

The Way You Look Tonight
Fred Astaire Lyrics

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Some day, when I'm awfully low,
When the world is cold,
I will feel a glow just thinking of you
And the way you look tonight

Oh but you're lovely, with your smile so warm
And your cheeks so soft,
There is nothing for me but to love you,

Just the way you look tonight

With each word your tenderness grows,
Tearing my fear apart,
And that laugh that wrinkles your nose,
Touches my foolish heart

Lovely
Never, ever change
Keep that breathless charm
Won't you please arrange it?
'Cause I love you, just the way you look tonight

'Cause I love you, just the way you look tonight
Just the way you look tonight

Overall Meaning

"The Way You Look Tonight" is a timeless classic love song by Fred Astaire written by Jerome Kern and Dorothy Field in 1936. The song has since then been covered by numerous performers, including Frank Sinatra, Michael Buble, and Rod Stewart. The song's lyrics speak to the feeling of being low and the world feeling cold, but finding warmth and comfort just by the thought of someone special. The singer expresses how lovely the person is, with their warm smile and soft cheeks, and how they can't help but love them just the way they are.

The lyrics also speak to the tenderness and love that grows with every word spoken by their love and how it tears apart any fear they might have. The laughter that wrinkles their nose touches the singer's heart in a way that is both foolish and yet so simple. They ask the person to never change and to keep their breathless charm.

The song speaks to the timeless feeling of love and the power it has to make us feel warm and safe even in the coldest of times. It's a song that speaks to the power of love to give us hope and joy.

Line by Line Meaning

Some day, when I'm awfully low,
On a day when I am feeling very sad and down

When the world is cold,
On a day when everything seems harsh and uninviting

I will feel a glow just thinking of you
Just the thought of you will bring warmth and happiness to me

And the way you look tonight
Especially the way you appear to me at this very moment

Oh but you're lovely, with your smile so warm
Your loveliness is most evident in your warm smile

And your cheeks so soft,
With cheeks that are so delicate and tender

There is nothing for me but to love you,
I cannot help but feel a great deal of love for you

Just the way you look tonight
Exactly how you look with no need for change or improvement

With each word your tenderness grows,
With every utterance, you show more and more affection and kindness

Tearing my fear apart,
Diminishing my fears and worries until they disappear altogether

And that laugh that wrinkles your nose,
And that laugh of yours that causes wrinkles on your nose

Touches my foolish heart
It reaches deep inside me and warms my love-stricken soul

Lovely
Charming and delightful

Never, ever change
Please remain exactly the way you are forever

Keep that breathless charm
Continue exuding that captivating and seductive charm

Won't you please arrange it?
Would you kindly oblige me fulfill this request?

'Cause I love you, just the way you look tonight
Because I am in love with you, just the way you are right now

'Cause I love you, just the way you look tonight
Because I am completely and utterly in love with your current appearance

Just the way you look tonight
Exactly how you appear to me at this moment in time

Lyrics © Kanjian Music, RESERVOIR MEDIA MANAGEMENT INC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern

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Most interesting comments from YouTube:

@sarahmendes7231

Some day, when I'm awfully low
When the world is cold
I will feel a glow just thinking of you
And the way you look tonight

Yes, you're lovely, with your smile so warm
And your cheeks so soft
There is nothing for me but to love you
And the way you look tonight

With each word your tenderness grows
Tearin' my fear apart
And that laugh, wrinkles your nose
Touches my foolish heart

Lovely, never, never change
Keep that breathless charm
Won't you please arrange it?
'Cause I love you
A-just the way you look tonight

And that laugh that wrinkles your nose
It touches my foolish heart

Lovely, don't you ever change
Keep that breathless charm
Won't you please arrange it?
'Cause I love you
A-just the way you look tonight

Mm, mm, mm, mm,
Just the way you look tonight

@asamigasdemardeespanhasupe8137

5y↑134

Someday
When I'm awfully low
When the world is cold
I will feel a glow just thinking of you
And the way you look tonight

Yes you're lovely
With your smile so warm
And your cheeks so soft
There is nothing for me but to love you
And the way you look tonight

With each word your tenderness grows
Tearing my fear apart
And that laugh
Wrinkles your nose
Touches my foolish heart

Lovely
Never ever change
Keep that breathless charm
Won't you please arrange it
Cause I love you
Just the way you look tonight

And that laugh
That wrinkles your nose
It touches my foolish heart

Lovely
Don't you ever change
Keep that breathless charm
Won't you please arrange it
Cause I love you
Just the way you look tonight

Hmm
Hmm
Just the way you look tonight

@PackerBronco

7y↑164

"Fred Astaire is the best singer of songs the movie world ever knew. His phrasing has individual sophistication that is utterly charming. Presumably the runner-up would be Bing Crosby, a wonderful fellow, though he doesn't have the unstressed elegance of Astaire."
--- Oscar Levant

Question: What great singers of the past do you wish had sung your music?
Stephen Sondheim: Nobody really. Well, actually, Fred Astaire.

"As a dancer he stands alone, and no singer knows his way around a song like Fred Astaire."
--- Irving Berlin

"He has a remarkable ear for intonation, a great sense of rhythm and what is most important, he has great style - style in my way of thinking is a matter of delivery, phrasing, pace, emphasis, and most of all presence."
--- Bing Crosby

"Astaire can't do anything badly."
--- Jerome Kern

All comments from YouTube:

@Antoniobezj

10y↑1.1K

Wow guys, I never thought this many people would want to see this. There was a similair version of this video here on youtube but for some reason one day it just vanished so I uploaded this one. I'm glad you all like it this much :)

@weaamzaid8345

9y↑20

I am very grateful for uploading this nice video .

@AntiFredFeng

9y↑27

Are you kidding? It's Fred Astaire!!~~
His dance and voice make me fall in Love!!

@jisakoff

9y↑32

Believe it or not, my wife and I used this as our wedding song.

@castmo

9y↑17

Its lovely, thank you!

@magnoliasouth

9y↑21

***** Oh but this is one of the most romantic songs I've just about ever heard. I absolutely adore it!

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@murraywood7480

2y↑478

I remember so well singing this softly to my mum as she slipped into a coma & passed away. It was her favourite song because she said my dad sang it to her when he asked her to marry him . I never knew my dad, he died when I was 4 months old . Many cover versions have been done, but this, the original is totally the best . I miss you so much mum Peggy Wood (Aotearoa)

@genevievel5309

2y↑7

❤❤❤❤

@murraywood7480

2y↑8

@@genevievel5309 Thank you so much with appreciation... Peggy

@martinphilip8998

1y↑8

Wonderful. It’s a beautiful song. Listen to Tony Bennet sing it. SO seductive.

@murraywood7480

1y↑7

@@martinphilip8998 Yes I did (listen) & it is good, however the original is the Bestest

@spartybob1

51w↑5

It was a great connection

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@1aikane

51w↑31

America used to be so classy. It's so good to see these glimpses into this Era. Thanks so much for posting these great clips

@stevehinnenkamp5625

47w↑16

Hollywood stars used to sing great words and music without trying to show-off vocal chords. It was called "honesty"--an actor's best friend.

@juliag.5114

5w↑1

the reason why today’s movie musicals will never compare to the old ones is because the singing seems very artificial. fred was obviously dubbing himself here but like you said it’s honest. even with better technology today it seems like movie producers, sound mixers or whatever forgot how to make a good musical

@melissahammer6267

2y↑166

Fred Astaire is well known for his dancing but he was also a fantastic singer. His tender and sincere renditions of so many classics are so touching to watch all these years later.

@incog99skd11

49w↑6

Well, most of the songs that Astaire sang were arranged and made to suit his very limited singing range. In spite of that, he made the best of it and created many all time classics like this one.

@wnyduchess

46w↑5

@@incog99skd11 range isn't everything though. He's still a fantastic singer. All that really matters (imo) is that you sound good, and Fred Astaire sounded wonderful.

@hankbrown2871

45w↑6

He was also an extraordinary actor. He had the whole package and he was just irreplaceable. If you want to get really depressed, watch "On The Beach". He was so good in that. The entire cast was.

@user-xx2hj7xb6b

14w↑1

One of the most underrated voices in film. I suppose, because he was best known as a hoofer.

@100YearJukebox

14w

@@wnyduchess Hear! Hear!

@73singergirl

4y↑138

They don’t write them like that anymore. In 200 years this song will still be relevant. Beautiful!

@derekfovargue6676

3y↑5

I sure do miss the 70s and 80s. The music today is not even the same. Sometimes I wish I could find a time machine and go back in time. Life was much easier and everyone enjoyed life! Is this your favorite song?

@m.g.carter5867

37w↑2

So very true.

@ackgeezer9754

21w↑3

Jerome Kern music, Dorothy Fields lyrics. Two masters.

@100YearJukebox

14w↑1

@@ackgeezer9754 Absolutely. And this exquisite number won them a Best Song Oscar--the first of two for Jerome Kern, and the first (and sadly, only) for Dorothy Fields, who was the first woman so honored. (She was also the only woman, period, until 1968, when the Best Song award went to Marilyn Bergman, together with Alan Bergman and Michel Legrand, for "The Windmills of Your Mind.")

@monicaconsigliereLavieenfleur

52w↑3

These old filmswere so elegant and beautiful. Nowadays most of the films are unwatchable

@flimbambo

3y↑172

This is the definitive version of this song. No one sang it so straight and yet with such sincerity.

@1962underdog

2y↑1

I like Doris Days version.

@guilhermecarneiro4711

1y↑4

I love the Bennet Version, but really different feelings. I think this one may be my favorite more upbeat version while the Bennets is my all favorite.

@zacmumblethunder7466

20w↑1

I can't pick between Fred's version and Edward Woodward's. Yes, that Edward Woodward, The Equaliser, Whicker Man, etc.

@ackgeezer9754

14w↑1

I also like Peggy Lee's version, with Benny Goodman, different.

@user-xx2hj7xb6b

11w↑2

I have to agree. It's a matter of personal preference, and my vote goes to Fred.

@samanthawallbrown9243

2y↑184

I love this version so much- especially when he sings it while she’s in casual clothing and is in the middle of washing her hair. He doesn’t sing it when she’s in a gown and is dressed up. He sings it when she’s dressed down which makes the meaning of the song so raw and heartfelt. Astaire’s version brings out the feelings in it, not just singing the song for the sake of it.

@lmalino695

1y↑4

He doesn't know she's 'dressed down'. If you get the opportunity, you should watch the movie. You'll understand it better and it won't diminish your enjoyment.

@ellynmacgregor8210

42w↑3

As beautifully as Mr. Astaire sings this song (I love his vocals as well as his dancing), attention should be paid to its makers: Jerome Kern (music) and Dorothy Fields (lyrics).

@katyb2793

27w

@@lmalino695 I do recommend watching the movie. And every Fred astair and ginger rogers movie. They're my absolute favourite if you can get your hands on them!

@janmrz99

23w↑1

I have mix feelings about the script. I would have liked to have seen a dance version in tails and gowns. Still, I'm happy to see this film clip again and again.

@katyb2793

23w

@@janmrz99 that's true, they could have done it towards the end or even as the ending scene. It's 90 years too late though 😅

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@JesusChrist-wo8os

49w↑29

The musicals that Fred and Ginger made together are among the greatest musicals ever made by Hollywood.

@henry8smallwood

5y↑49

Astaire gets to me the way so few singers do. The decency of the man shows through in all he did.

@zacmumblethunder7466

20w↑1

There was something about the singers of that era. Al Bowley was another, they seem to be serving the song, not making it serve them.

@zacatecas2002

1y↑43

Fred Astaire made everything look so easy. What an amazing performer.

@incog99skd11

49w↑3

It wasn't easy at all. If you ask his dance partners, he was one of the hardest working dancers in Hollywood and almost wore out their feet (blood is mentioned) getting a dance routine right.

@GravityBoy72

3y↑31

"Keep that breathless charm".
I love that line.

@eugenesedita

4y↑43

He sang with the same delicacy and attention to detail as his dances. Just love his voice, his singing.

@39smokinjoe

9y↑85

This has always been my favorite song. I used to sing in night clubs around St. Louis way back in the early fifties with a piano player. You'd think a singer would be delighted being told that he sounded like Bing, but I liked it better when they said I sounded like Fred. Those were the days!

@ukmedicfrcs

3y↑8

I wish you would make a video for us to see. 🙏

@beckywauer2291

1y↑1

Those were the days! We will never see or hear the likes of so many talented people and brilliant, beautiful songs again and I was born in the fifties!

@incog99skd11

49w↑1

My Dad was a singer like you and he liked Astaire better than Bing. His all time favorites were Tony Bennett and The Mills Brothers.

@doowopper46

7y↑11

As a "doowop" fan, I loved this song by the Jaguars, 1956. It was special to me and my girl. She passed away this year at 71. Finding this 1936 rendition is priceless. Thank you for posting. Please excuse the tears.

@lornehargis2614

12w

❤ sorry for your loss

@mike_98058

11w

I'm still married after 50+ years. Your story and this song brings tears to my eyes.

@rzombi666

8y↑1.1K

You look up the word "gentleman" in the dictionary and Fred Astaire will be staring back at you.

@horsluva0758

7y↑17

so true :)

@robertp.wainman4094

4y↑19

Nicely worded!

@carltrotter7622

4y↑27

No, that's the one page of the dictionary that dances back.

@juve3030

4y↑17

Wow i just checked and its true.

@tahamohammad1741

4y↑25

You sadly can’t be a gentlemen these days without being targeted as a “toxic masculine”

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@MFO6

4y↑103

Truly a triple threat! Known for his dancing, his acting and singing were effortless. He could do it all!

@MareShoop

3y↑7

And play the piano. He could play even though the way this was filmed doesn’t look like it. Just watch Roberta.

@DSAK55

49w↑1

his only peer was Gene Kelly

@juliansmith4295

48w↑3

@@MareShoop He was an amazing drummer as well.

@ellynmacgregor8210

42w↑1

@@DSAK55 Although the two had very different styles and attitudes, each reigned supreme in his own field.

@CliffMcAulay

3y↑34

Astaire, Rogers, Jerome Kern and Dorothy Fields. Timeless talent that will be delighting us all for many years, perhaps even centuries. Thank you for uploading this treasure.

@donnakotovich1984

Eddie Nelson too

@CliffMcAulay

Hey Donna ..Is that Eddie Nelson who co/wrote "oh Mother I'm Wild'? Great.@@donnakotovich1984

@Corinthian44

8y↑440

The song's lyricist , Dorothy Fields said that, the first time its composer, Jerome Kern played the tune to her, she found it so beautiful that she left the room and cried. Surely one of the best songs ever written !

@ayf1983

3y↑9

Swing Time is my favorite film of their partnership, and a lot of that is because of Kern's music.

@007ndc

2y↑6

The end of the song gets me every time

@vintagebrew1057

2y↑2

I adore Fred but I also love the version by Peter Skellern. A song so timeless and achingly beautiful.

@stevehinnenkamp5625

47w↑1

How wonderful the lovely Ginger isn't in a ball
gown but fresh out of the shower, hair treatment, cold creme. They had a sense of humor in the 30's. The most beautiful love song, a Mozartian melody, comes down to earth in a marvelous way.😂❤

@stevehinnenkamp5625

42w↑1

No doubt. A simple melody with Mozartean innocence but Kern's marvelous tweaks and Dorothy's sublime lyric wavering between extradinaire and commonplace. That inner tension makes The Way You Look Tonight immortal.

@Leepham7714

43w↑29

Almost 100 years ago and the song is still so popular and relevant. Fred's talent will live forever.

@ep4169

46w↑3

Oh to live at a time when a person could sing a song like that without a blush, a wink at the camera, or a hint of irony.

@laquerisma

7y↑279

One of the sweetest songs sung in the sweetest manner.

@PlanetYokoshima

5y↑2

Cheek to cheek will make you drool.

@Jasonchudj

8y↑1.1K

"I LOVE THE WAY YOU LOOK EVERY NIGHT, CHANDLER !" In Janice's voice

@sophiemahu9982

7y↑4

omg yaaaaas

@rach101

7y↑2

LOL

@bigdavid240

7y↑6

zhubox03 that brought me here lol

@XoShadowXO

7y↑2

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@NairaCorleone

zhubox03 LOL

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@johnnybeanz1296

4y↑188

They asked Irving Berlin who was. his favorite singer of his songs. He replied Fread Astaire. When asked why that was, his answer was simple— “He sings ‘em the way I wrote ‘em.”

@6strings5904

4y↑1

johnnybeanz1 C.Porter

@6strings5904

4y↑1

J.Kern

@dmswan3172

4y↑1

johnnybeanz1 So well said!🌟

@007ndc

2y↑2

Fred Astaire introduced an astonishing amount of classics of the Great American Songbook

@arielsonnenbergloop1249

8y↑586

Just listened to Sinatra, Buble and several others but none of them can hold a candle to this original version

@horsluva0758

7y↑17

you got that right

@NovaJake360

7y↑17

I know! I saw the movie and fell in love with this version!

@julinho218

6y↑8

critics say Astaire is the ultimate singer of his own songs

@raymondmcmenemy303

5y↑3

Darn tootin'.

@turbotaquitogoogle8095

5y↑4

Except for mouse rat

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@patrickhyde6125

46w↑21

He did a nice job acting and singing - communicating the tender meaning of this song perfectly and with a nice sounding voice. He was more than just a magnificent dancer. He was a marvelous entertainer.

@cvcoco

4y↑283

1936. Depression. Songs and stories were to give people hope. Those who still had them wore a suit everyday despite the hardship. 30s and 40s, movies were high class and about high class people; today its low class movies about low class people. I want our class back, back to that time society was more polite and respectable compared to now in 2020 with hate, divisions and the world burning down.

@hilaryapril7043

4y↑4

Yes we need FDR and Eleanor now !

@warrenhenning8064

4y↑47

Society was more formal. It was not polite or respectable here or in other countries in any meaningful way. The 1930s were a decade of fascism, war and continued systematic repression of minorities, indigenous peoples, and women. There are nice song and dance routines from that time that are nice, but we should not mistake that for a polite society.

@janbaluyot8931

4y↑8

Watching old music and start comparing but you've missed the racism and war back then haha.

@hilaryapril7043

Cvcoconuts. Apparently you are not very educated....free public education was available way before FDR's tenure as President. Will not respond to any of your future dumb comments. Have other priorities. Suggest you get a life and perhaps self educate yourself about FDR...he created the WPA and the CCC. AND social security! PS i am not addicted to my cell phone...prefer in person conversations...have fun you all!

@purenkool2011

Yep! You said it Mister! 😢

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@chrisj.plamondon1828

6y↑50

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Masterpiece! Unbelievably charming! Fred was a great actor, dancer, singer and musician. He always amazes me... such talent...❤

@Enrique1478

4y↑198

Who came here in 2020 just because this is an immortal movie song???

@amyfisher6380

3y↑2

Meeeeee!

@mikemodern9491

3y↑2

2021 baby!

@ABOOGAWISH

3y↑1

2021

@margotp.6291

4y↑23

The magic of this scene and music is still there - reading so many comments touched my heart almost as much as the song. Proving that all of us love pure, simple moments like this.

@paulmitchell359

4y↑3

there are still many who like melodic songs with clever, interesting lyrics.

@ellynmacgregor8210

42w↑1

@@paulmitchell359 Especially when the melody was supplied by Jerome Kern and the lyrics by Dorothy Fields!

@Michael_black777

1y↑2

Fred Astaire makes everything sounds like it's out of this world.

@allangilchrist5938

25w↑1

Thank you Antonio, this is beautiful. What woman's heart wouldn't be won by such charm and romance.

@thebambino4728

4y↑19

For a guy they said COULDN'T SING he did a PRETTY DAMN GOOD job of it !

@funshine817

47w↑3

Now THAT'S how you do romance! 😍😍❤❤

@GoddessOfWhim2003

5w↑1

that was beautiful and hilarious. not a word spoken to convey she didn't finish her hair

@MuppetMollyStarGleek

10y↑1.6K

I know it's a little thing, but it drives me mad that so many people tend to attribute this song to Frank Sinatra.

Sinatra recorded it in 1964, nearly thirty years after this film, but I hear so many people referring to his cover as the original. I suppose it isn't a bad cover, but I like this one so much more; the simplicity of it, you know? Such beautiful words don't require such grand bands and halting delivery.

Fred, man. He just sings it, beautifully and full of heart, with no embellishments or grandeur. He let's Kern's melody progress naturally, and Fields' lyrics are so clear! It was his simple, emotional delivery that helped get this fantastic tune its Oscar.

I know Sinatra's version gave this old standard new life, but really, I wish more people listened to Fred's.

@WillJRogers123

10y↑75

Frank Sinatra tends to be associated with every song ever written, including the ones he never performed. We'll always know though!

@marvinmelhorn5843

10y↑38

Sinatra's covers always seem to get the most air play and recognition. Not many people know that the original singer for "New York, New York" was Liza Minnelli. Her pals, John Kander and Fred Ebb, wrote it specifically for her for her film of the same name (co-starring Robert DeNiro). Frank later covered it, and it's the version that became the standard.

BTW: Did Frank ever sing anything original? Most of his famous songs seem to be covers (e.g "The Lady is a Tramp" is from the Broadway musical BABES IN ARMS) or English versions of foreign hits (e.g. "My Way" is based on the French song "Comme d'habitude" with English lyrics by Paul Anka).

@jldoofenschmirtz615

10y↑19

Marvin Melhorn
Poor Liza. They play her version at Yankee Stadium when the home team loses, and they play Frank's when they win.

Frank did mostly covers, but they were pretty damn good covers. He paved the way for Linda Ronstadt!

@ayf1983

10y↑12

"Somethings Gotta Give" is another one. First sang by Fred in Daddy Long Legs, but it's most known as a Bing Crosby standard.

@lucyrydin8526

10y↑4

Frank Sinatra associated with Beyonce's "Irreplaceable" ? NO WAY!

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@winstonmiller9649

2y↑8

What a delightful ambiguous and humorous scene. Nicely evoked balance of what he wants, what she wants, but what he gets... He's singing his heart out and we're cracking up because of the unsaid, just the camera work does it all for us!!
🖤😊😀😂🤣❤

@gwynnielsen5081

19w↑2

My father saw Fred Astaire as a role model in a sense. To him, Astaire was the perfect gentleman: elegant and polite.

@enbyrne457

3y↑20

2021 here. March 10😊. I just found out my 2 and a half years old nephew sang this song . Apparently it's my sister's lullaby for him . I'm so teary with joy, he can sing this song in his baby talk words 😊😊❤❤❤

@TimothyStapay

2y↑14

What a fantastic song and performance from Fred Astaire! One of the
greatest romantic songs...and I love this scene from the movie!

@rosebarry

38w↑4

Fred Astaire could certainly sell a song! So moving, it makes me smile and cry.

@Dotoku14

8y↑194

Fred has the most emotional version of this song. I like The Letterman and Sinatra's versions well enough. But Fred takes it to a whole new level. Makes me feel like he actually loves Ginger/Penny.

@dubbelhenke854

8y↑3

That's Fred for ya.... He isn't really a singer....but you just got to love him anyway; noone does these songs better ....!

@johnmurphy1271

8y↑9

Dorothy Fields who wrote the lyrics said she cried when she heard the song sung

@horsluva0758

7y↑8

Fred is mult talented. and yes, he does. those other versions can't touch him :)

@horsluva0758

7y↑2

he sings in every movie as they're musicals :)

@tomr6223

7y↑2

He certainly drives a nail through her heart. In the bathroom, in the mirror, she timelessly focuses the scene.

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@moonjazz

38w↑8

Beautiful song sung by a charming gentleman. Amazing voice 🥰 I sure love the lifestyle and music back in olden golden days 🥰🥰🥰

@keybawd4023

48w↑5

This is sheer magic. One of the great prewar songs (Jerome Kern, lyricc Dorothy Fields). Just Magic.

@anthonycooper6789

47w↑4

This is magical music...wonderful!

@f4iryjake

36w↑3

I love this guy when ever I listen to his music and songs I just feel like I’m living the old days

@user-sb9es3ed5v

And Crosby

@elizabethleninski4550

6y↑20

Wasn’t he just the gentleman.. I met him in Vermont shortly after his sister passed away and still he was composed as a true gentleman always is!

@sarahjones8396

4y↑2

You lucky lady! To have met Astaire...wow.

@flakyace

8y↑562

back when men dressed beautifully and wore hats,, I wish this were so , now..

@JudgeJulieLit

8y↑40

+jeffrey Phillips And women dressed beautifully to shampoo their hair. Were you to start dressing beautifully and sporting hats, you might revive the mode.

@radioheadtv3131

6y↑3

jeffrey Phillips agreed

@___Mal

6y↑2

ebonics4everyone Fuck woddy wilson, we wouldn't have been in WW1 in the first place if it weren't for his ego.

@alastairjinks6966

5y↑6

People wear caps, beanies etc . But not the same as hats

@carltrotter7622

4y↑8

Society follows celebrities if one celebrity started dressing like this, others would follow.

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@pokebrandon969

9y↑83

Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers are really magical together!

@Paul-lm5gv

17w↑1

A classy time in movies that helped people escape their hardships for a brief time and get through the Great Depression!

@samuelrosenberg5088

3y↑21

My mom would sing this to me nearly every night when I was a little kid. Even though I was born in the early 2000s, this song is very nostalgic for me.

@osocool1too

6y↑7

No-one could do this sort of scene better than Fred.

@ruthbashford3176

8y↑19

Great......I do like these two. It' hard to believe this film is 80 years old

@aldnav

ruth bashford what's the title of this film?

@emilybrehmer8021

Swing Time, 1936

@debramartin1583

34w↑2

Beautiful! Brought tears to my eyes.

@gg4gb1914

34w↑1

Now That is A Great American Ambassador. He Represented his Country and his Craft of Music, Dance & Song So Well. What a Stand Up Fellow.

@flinthillsdad

7y↑51

I've heard it said that song writers were always pleased to have Fred introduce their songs as he always performed them straight, as written.

@dmswan3172

4y↑5

Rich Howard That he did, they needed nothing else!🌟

@butchie2752

44w↑1

I explained this in court to a federal judge interpreting a statute many years ago. I encouraged him to follow Fred’s example and just sing it the way they wrote. It. He wasn’t real amused.

@googlefan7409

3y↑4

He is so beautiful, look at his lashes and his smile... He looks REALLLLYYY in love and you can sense his love in his tone. THIS IS WHAT I CALL LOVE

@pauljung3534

44w↑2

"A longing and lathering.. of love."

"In true love... there are no goodbyes."

~ PJung

@almeggs3247

4y↑2

Just sent it to the my most beautiful granddaughter !

@kellymcdonald4893

10y↑17

He sure knew how to sing a love song. Some of the sweetest songs ever. I love Fred Astaire♥

@michaelbruno4608

Kelly McDonald hello 👋
How are you doing

@AJNorth

4y↑32

One of the loveliest entries in The Great American Songbook, and a timeless example of poetry set to music. Written by Dorothy Fields (lyrics) and Jerome Kern (music) for the Fred Astaire — Ginger Rogers RKO film "Swing Time", it won the 1936 Academy Award for Best Original Song. Said Fields, "The first time Jerry played that melody for me I went out and started to cry. The release absolutely killed me. I couldn't stop, it was so beautiful." Indeed.

@joanschilleci7564

4y↑5

Dear A.J. We all have to do everything we can to keep this gorgeous music alive. If you can sing and have a pianist, volunteer to sing these Great American Songbook masterpieces at retirement homes. I do and you have never seen such grateful audiences in your life as the residents there. Hopefully, after the corona virus, the residents can sing with us again throughout this wonderful country.

@gwynnielsen5081

25w↑1

Fred was class personified. So many men of his generation really wanted to be him.

@lancelotlink3907

7y↑1

Fred has that 1920s sound in this clip. Best dancer in Hollywood history.

@SteviePaints

47w↑6

I was in high school in the mid-1960s, and The Lettermen had recorded this song in 1961. It is such a fond memory of my high school. It was a beautiful slow dance song. The teenagers of today don’t know what they’re missing with slow dancing to tunes like this.

@sanderegberink8073

9y↑8

This is magic, it truly is.
Thank you Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers !

@sarahmendes7231

@mohammedcohen

35w

MAN!!! I LOVE these old A&R flicks!!!

@SakeemaDaniels-nn4jy

40w↑2

Love these old films!!!!

@ramonpurugganan6865

4y↑5

So much decency, class and beauty and wholesomeness. Quality that are so rare to be found these days.

@w1o2l3f4i5e

3y↑12

this version seems so heart felt, that it often brings a tear to my eye.

@marthawoodworth

36w↑1

When the world seemed simpler: romantic, lovely, full of hope and promise, charming, glamorous, witty, elegant. Antonio, the black and white film noir series is very popular here. In these troubled times, people need the entertainment of a "better" time. And black and white is making a comeback.

@terdsak4526

7y↑1

How would any woman not melt with debonaire Fred singing this, just for her?

@SuperSillylovesongs

8y↑218

1936 and still going strong WOW

@JudgeJulieLit

+Peter Madden. Ars longa.

@neogenzim1995

8y↑13

aren't you glad Astaire will outlive Taylor Swift and Justin Bieber? brings a smile to my face.

@horsluva0758

7y↑5

well, what did you expect from talent and class .... too sad it's not like that today :(

@horsluva0758

7y↑1

totally estatic!!!!

@chingmarc150

7y↑2

horsluva0758 Yah thats why I teach other people to love old songs

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@xmaryHXCx

8y↑286

Back when everything was beautiful and sweet. I wish all arguments could be settled like this.

@horsluva0758

7y↑2

me 2 :)

@royalcat10

6y↑44

Until you remember that in the real world, many, if not most, arguments between a man and a woman in this time period were settled with a backhand.

@ryanramon810

6y↑1

lmao

@sujeevanipieris5556

6y↑2

Now it's all real housewives of ..... something lol

@paumcpechannel4380

Zorp do you really think that?

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@user-hk6pn4ts6m

It brings a tear to my eye, just wonderful, and a wonderful era.

@georgec9590

3y↑5

I once saw a clip of Fred Astaire rapidly and accurately hitting a line of golf balls with a mid-range iron. This guy was as coordinated as a human being could be. Even his singing of songs was so very memorable. A total talent, no doubt!

@dracopticon7788

10y↑438

"Someday when I'm awfully low
when the world is cold
I will feel a glow just thinking of you
and the way you look tonight"

Romance when it meant something.

@stormcloudsabound

7y↑16

Dracopticon romance can always mean something, just depends on who's in it. don't just dismiss romance as dead just because the style's changed. and if you're salty that no one will romance you like this, then get over it. times change.

@PlanetYokoshima

5y↑5

I Liked your comment many times.

@lennieklebanoff3188

2y↑6

I love Ginger's subtle facial responses. A great actress. Such subtlety I miss in today's culture.

@broadcasttttable

I read/hear how Ginger chafed under the stereotype that she was always mentioned in the same breath with Astaire. As you pointed out, she WAS a great actress, and got to display that in a couple of non-musical films she did without Mr. Astaire. She never got her due.

@amazingme1408

BEAUTIFUL.....IT WILL NEVER EVER GET BETTER THEN THIS.FRED IS THE TOP...AND HE TRULY WASNT EVEN A SINGER.

@garylevinson38

14w↑1

Why is it that we have nothing that comes anywhere close to this today?

@dalebaker9109

4y↑15

I have always loved this song. And while Fred never had, a strong voice it’s almost perfect for this song, that should not be over sung.

@neilpiper9889

3y↑3

My father used to sing this song with a similar voice in the 1950s when I was about 8 years old.
I have been a romantic sucker ever since. And glad of it.

@melissalily4506

3y↑1

I am exactly the same💙💙💙💙

@user-xx2hj7xb6b

14w↑1

Of all the versions I've heard thus far, this is my favorite. I like Fred's style of singing. His dancing overshadowed his voice which, in my view, was underrated.

@ParkerAllen2

I once read somewhere that George Gershwin really loved Fred Astaire's singing, too, which is a pretty solid endorsement.

@user-xx2hj7xb6b

I'll say.@@ParkerAllen2

@joanschilleci7564

4y↑2

Thank you Antonio. I understand that this most romantic of songs won the Academy Award for Best Song in 1936 which it so richly deserved. The beauty and sophistication of the melody and the lyrics is so "Jerome Kern/Dorothy Fields". This was in the middle of the Depression and I can see in my mind's eye people going into a dark movie theatre and for a little while, being able to forget that they had no money and certainly not the beautiful clothes that the stars wore in the movies. There was implied sexiness but certainly not the sex upon first meeting which movies now think that people want to see. A man would have not dared to be so bold to even mildly suggest it at that time but then a woman would not have been insulted if he didn't try. Does anyone else feel that they were born in the wrong decade if not in the wrong century?

@asamigasdemardeespanhasupe8137

5y↑134

@rakeshpanda9002

4y↑3

Divine

@bigbarty8648

4y↑1

Whoops! You got the lyrics wrong.

@fuhhkuuu3207

That's the frank sinatra lyrics.

@rutbrea8796

3y↑5

I always loved Fred since I was a child and watched his movies. The way he danced, such as this singing, and romantic movies.

@stephenstephen1505

50w↑2

A lovely old song expressed beautifully by Astaire

@flashflame4952

51w↑2

No one beats Fred and Ginger!!

@jewelfish2001

3y↑4

Lots of great singers have covered this, but it will always be Fred Astaire's song to me.

@TinthiaClemant

3y↑6

Classy, classics, wonderful.

@AndWhatIsThisNow

I didn't realize this song was from the 30's. Learn something every day!

@libbyeverett7684

46w↑1

Miss watching these movies and listen to the music

@PackerBronco

7y↑164

@jamesjfisk4968

Didn't he work with Don McLean at some point? Or maybe I'm misremembering.

@sharpduds

4y↑1

Adele closed her career with a triumphant performance in The Band Wagon ... She then married the Duke of Devonshire's second son and retired to Lismore Castle, leaving a gap that can never be filled. Fred struggled on without her for a while, but finally threw his hand in and disappeared. There is a rumour that he turned up in Hollywood. It was the best the poor chap could hope for after losing his brilliant sister.
- P. G. Wodehouse and Guy Bolton

@lynnea286

3y↑6

Thankyou for all those quotes. He was very talented, very special indeed 🙏🎶🎶💖

@niveamariafonseca1408

Concordo plenamente !!!

@salinagonzalez5221

2y↑5

Smooth, cool and he can sing and dance 🕺

@kris10ryan54

He’s an absolute treasure ♥️

@user-vm5ud4xw6n

27w

I never realized this song was that old. Many old songs get revived but you never know the story behind them. I listened to Fred sing this, Tony Bennett and of course, the version I grew up listening to, The Lettermen.

@ralphfurley123

3y↑5

Mr. Fred Astaire, one of the greatest entertainers of all time!!! And that just might be an understatement! ☮️🖖🏽

@PoliteTia

10y↑14

The best version ever! Thank you Antonio Kolakušić

@happyhankjr

1y↑1

I'm 70. I was lucky enough to grow up on Fred Astaire/Ginger Rogers movies. Back then, in the 60's & 70's, the U.S.A. had it's problems but we could always look at movies like these to remind us of simpler, better things. This movie came out in 1936. A year later, in 1937, Fred Astaire sang "They Can't Take That Away From Me", another great song.