One For My Baby
Ginger Rodgers & Fred Astaire Lyrics

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It's quarter to three, there's no one in the place
Except you and me
So set 'em' up Joe, I got a little story
You oughta know

We're drinking my friend, to the end
Of a brief episode
Make it one for my baby

And one more for the road

I got the routine, so drop another nickel
In the machine
I'm feeling so bad, I wish you'd make the music
Dreamy and sad

Could tell you a lot, but that's not
In a gentleman's code
Make it one for my baby
And one more for the road

You'd never know it, but buddy I'm a kind of poet
And I've got a lot of things to say
And when I'm gloomy, you simply gotta listen to me
Until it's all talked away

Well that's how it goes, and Joe I know your gettin'
Anxious to close
Thanks for the beer
I hope you didn't mind

My bending your ear
Don't let it be said
Little Freddie couldn't carry his load
Make it one for my baby

And one more for the road
That long long road

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Ginger Rodgers and Fred Astaire's "One for My Baby" tell the story of a man who is feeling down, and sits alone with the bartender at the bar. The bar is empty except for the two of them, and the man, who we can presume is a regular, asks the bartender to pour him another drink while he tells him a "little story." The man is drinking to the end of a brief episode in his life, and then asks for one more drink "for the road."

Throughout the song, the man hints that he has a lot on his mind that he could share but decides to spare the bartender the details. He says that he's feeling bad, and wishes the music was dreamy or sad to match his mood. The man, who claims to be a poet, appears to be lost in thought, and the bartender allows him to talk until he feels better. The song ends with the man thanking the bartender for his time, apologizing for keeping him up late, and asking for one more drink before he leaves.

"One for My Baby" is a poignant and melancholic song about feeling lost, alone, and longing for human connection. It is often interpreted as a song about loneliness, sadness, and the bittersweet nature of life's transitions. The song is a classic example of a "saloon song," a type of ballad that was popular in the United States during the 1940s and 1950s. Saloon songs typically deal with themes of love, loss, and heartbreak and were often sung by crooners like Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin in nightclubs and bars.

Line by Line Meaning

It's quarter to three, there's no one in the place
It's late at night and the bar is empty, except for the two of us.

So set 'em up Joe, I got a little story
Please pour us another drink, Joe. I have a story to tell.

We're drinking my friend, to the end, of a brief episode
We're drinking to the end of a short period in our lives.

Make it one for my baby, and one more for the road
Pour me one last drink for now, and one more for me to take with me when I leave.

I got the routine, so drop another nickel in the machine
I know the words to this song, so please play it again.

I'm feeling so bad, I wish you'd make the music dreamy and sad
I'm feeling down and would like the music to match my mood.

Could tell you a lot, but that's not in a gentleman's code
I have a lot to say, but it's not proper to share everything.

You'd never know it, but buddy I'm a kind of poet
I may not look like it, but I am actually quite poetic.

And when I'm gloomy, you simply gotta listen to me
When I'm feeling down, I need someone to listen to me.

Until it's all talked away
I need to talk about my troubles until I feel better.

Well that's how it goes, and Joe I know your gettin' anxious to close
That's just how it is, Joe. I know you want to close up soon.

Thanks for the beer, I hope you didn't mind my bending your ear
Thanks for the drinks, and I hope you don't mind me talking so much.

Don't let it be said, little Freddie couldn't carry his load
I don't want anyone to say that I couldn't handle my problems.

Make it one for my baby, and one more for the road
Again, please pour me one last drink for now, and one more for me to take with me when I leave.

That long long road
Referring to the long journey ahead in life.

Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

@tuxguys

8y↑11

Damn you, sir, for posting this... now I'll have to seek out the
entire movie.
Astaire is a seriously underrated singer, and a SERIOUSLY
underrated actor, and I will never, ever, hear this song again without
thinking of it as a "Fred Astaire" tune.
Every time one sees a drunk in the future, trying to maintain his dignity, one should remember this
dance number.
Astonishing.
(Robert Benchley, too? How cool is that!)
Harold Arlen was extraordinarily adept at writing "bluesy" tunes that were not, in fact, Blues; Johnny Mercer wrote lyrics that for sheer urbanity were occasionally equaled, but never surpassed;
This tune is, in my opinion, their collaborative masterpiece.
**superphilipp
Fred Astaire is an underrated Singer and Actor? The guy was bigger than Jesus!
@@superphilipp
Actually, he was, indeed... for awhile...
I teach p/t at the World's Most Famous Music School, in Boston, and I can attest to the fact that
all of my aspiring performers, if they know his name at all, think he
was just a tap dancer...
One of the things I try to impress on them is that, no matter how famous one is, and for how long, it never lasts, so
that alone is not a reason to seek out such a career...
Case in point:
Most of them don't know who Johnny Carson is, or rather, was, either...

All comments from YouTube:

@qwerpoiu555

3y↑13

Having listened to Sinatra's version numerous times and finally coming here, boy I'm so surprised this song was originally a big tap number, and I absolutely love it!

@nobuddyrich

12y↑5

Class, talent, style, creative perfectionist and a great human being. They shot this in ONE TAKE! We will never see his likes again.

@Goedhartbros

14y↑26

Bing Crosby: "There never was a greater perfectionist, there never was, and never will be, a better dancer, and I never knew anybody more kind, more considerate, or more completely a gentleman...I love Fred, John, and I admire and respect him. I guess it's because he's so many things I'd like to be and I'm not. "

@carltrotter7622

Where is that quote from dear fellow?

@stevedirks3

3y↑1

Bing Crosby in a letter to John O'Hara as quoted in Thomas, Bob. Astaire, the Man, The Dancer. Weidenfeld and Nicholson, London, 1985. ISBN 0297784021 p.242.

@Goedhartbros

3y↑3

@@stevedirks3 My comment: 10 years ago. The question: 7 months ago. The reply: 20 minutes ago. Gotta love the timespan

@tallisonrausch5719

3y↑1

Yes, apparently real type A professionalism standards.

@ange9663

3y↑9

The awesome Fred Astaire, written for him and the best version by far. Super fit to just jump up onto stools and bar like that. Just the greatest ♥️♥️

@bobbydazzler1780

4y↑6

They don’t make them like that no more. The ultimate show man, singer, actor but man he could dance.

@gordonlancaster3492

7y↑4

Best tap routine ever.

@chattyroz2934

7y↑19

His timing is unbelievable. The door slam at the end was dead on the beat!

@truro007

12y↑5

The finest entertainer and dancer who ever walked/danced on this earth. Truly fantastic.

@anneroselli161

4y↑6

Not only did. I love Fred a stairs. Dancing I also loved his singing

@normaflint1490

7y↑5

THIS IS FRED'S - NO DOUBT ABOUT IT - FABULOUS!!

@tomgreene2978

1y↑4

Yes, a true masterpiece. And never before or since did you see Fred Astaire show such emotion and anger and frustration! He wanted to change his image as just a great song and dance man, and during the war years wanted to come off more like a soldier or a fighter and the song was written specifically for him so he could show off that side of himself. Interesting that so many people think this was Frank Sinatra’s song, who sang it in a spectacular and melancholy tone. Obviously, the song was meant as a different type of “emotion“. An interesting sidenote; As said, this was made during the war and many preview audiences wrote on their cards that they were upset that he destroyed so many glasses since glass was one of the number one vital materials that had to be saved or sent off for the war effort. They felt this was a horrible waste! My mother remembers that when she originally went to see this movie in a theater in New York they were all given information newsletters, which explained that all the glass used in that dance sequence were actually factory rejects, and that all of the broken glass was carefully swept up after each take by the crew and immediately sent to the glass recycling plants for the war effort. Some time ago, when I worked at Paramount, I actually met with a retired prop maker who worked on the movie, and he told me that he thought he could just make spun-sugar glasses, which is what they usually use for breakable glasses and bottles, but he couldn’t because sugar was also highly rationed! He also said that he was on the set and they had a nurse available for the several days it took to shoot because they were using real glass and the shards were quite dangerous as he danced on them. He said he believes that Mr. Astaire actually got cut-up on several occasions, but kept on dancing after being bandaged.

@SukieTawdry1000

8y↑42

This is my favorite version of this song. Sinatra does it great and it's a perfect song for him, but it was written for Fred who also does it great and not only sings it but dances it!

@spacebum

SukieTawdry1000 For me personally, Deano did it better than everyone. The coolest of them all.

@martinplatt5928

7y↑6

Far better than Frank....and he dances too as you say

@barbararichmond2167

3y↑1

Tempo is better for me.
My favorites of all of the ones I have listened to was by Della Reese and Johnny Mercer, who wrote the lyrics.
My mother used to sing this song
and was the first person I had heard sing it ( when I was a young girl)....
Beautiful melodious voice..... And I remember so many songs from back in the day because of my mother.
Miss you, Mama!!!

@tallisonrausch5719

3y↑2

@@spacebum Deano doesn’t count because he improves everything he does. Enjoy him way better than Sinatra. Martin apparently one take kinda guy, just shows up and records once, and that’s what you here. You can hear in his songs how he never took himself as seriously as Frank & it adds so much spontaneity. Tragic what happened to his son - apparently sucked all the joy & humor out of his life for its remainder.

@TheEriekayaker

7y↑5

I didn't learn that I love dancing until I hit my 50s. wish I'd learned that earlier. Every time I see Astaire I'm blown away.

@Ladybug1923

15y↑4

The incomparable Mr. Astaire!!

@astaire8

11y↑7

WHAT A DANCER !! FRED BRINGS THIS NUMBER TO LIFE - ABSOLUTE PERFECTION !! Thanks for this.

@astaire8

16y↑7

I love Fred singing this - and the dancing is fantastic!!

@purdueman2012

6y↑5

What an incredible performance!!!!! First time I ever saw this...Jesus could this cat dance!!!!!

@Lonersquare

13y↑8

That little "SPIN STOMP" that he does at 3:32 is very cool to look at. I can truly see how this man influenced Michael Jackson. Both of them were clearly ahead of their times.

@youngdirector2000

15y↑4

I had only heard the Sinatra version and Sammy Davis doing his impersonations. I feel Astaire hit the right style in his dance as a drunk in smashing all of the prop breakaway glass on the set.

@marcymcgee6297

11y↑4

I will always love Fred Astaire. This is my favorite song and dance of his. He will always be pure poetry.

@juanacala2186

11y↑5

Fred Astaire , ALWAYS AMAZING!!! The best dancer ever......sheer joy to watch!

@GiggleBlizzard

14y↑4

Fantastic film, watched it a few days a go for the first time and I truly enjoyed it! Good music too!

@edwardhannaby

14y↑3

i haven't seen this film, but i must look for it, ive seen some of freds others, and what a song . . . . . . ive known it for some years . . johnny mercer. . timeless musical genious, his songs with fred astaire, frank sinatra, tony bennet , michael buble or anyone.. even myself, sound great. may johnny's songs never die.

@ChristoFuzzer

27w

Have you seen this yet, 13 years on? I'm a big fan of this film, the cast with this stylish and humourous romance and the comic chemistry and timing of the two leads.

@ChefDaveWQFS

5y↑3

Damn, that man could dance. What an athlete.

@Hevynly1

15y↑9

He's just SO great. I never tire of watching him. Complete brilliance!

@TheClassics4me

13y↑2

Why is it someone else could try and dance this to perfection but never come close to Mr. Fred Astaire? There's just something special about him I guess.

@cupcake101

14y↑5

The great Mr. Astaire!!! He is so awesome!

@Drblooter99

14y↑2

In the 2nd half of this post, Fred was 44, Joan Leslie was 18. Nowadays, the case would be referred to social services, and the troubled couple would appear on the Jeremy Kyle Show.

@truro007

12y↑3

Fred..............genius....

@Jongjinlee

8y↑4

Look at the precision when he kicks those glass cups, most of us would hit the table. OUCH!

@TheRebelbanker

12y↑2

nobody make thing like this anymore. Thank you Mr. Astaire,

@cherryberry360

15y↑3

Fred does it best!! <333

@garystuart6289

8y↑16

Astaire was a real musician, and it shows in this first and best version of the song. It ends up having an absolutely hallucinogenic, cinematic moment. The rhythm extends past the number to the dramatic expression--right down to the composition and cutting.

@emster93

15y↑3

That line impressed me, too. Love Fred Astaire!

@loves131010

15y↑1

singing+acting+dancing.. wow! gotta love thsi guy.. haha

@officialnut

15y↑2

Ah, Fred pwns. All the best, Mr. Song and Dance Man; the world lost a genius when you died.

@martinplatt5928

7y↑4

Fan bloody tastic....the Master xx

@SukieTawdry1000

13y↑4

Sinatra comes close, but this is the best. Fred not only sings it, he dances it!

@ricoshahid7912

6y↑6

WOW THIS SMOOTH BROTHER WAS OUTCOLD OUTCOLD AWESOME AWESOME.

@carltrotter7622

4y↑4

The only dancer I’ve seen to capture emotion perfectly.

The way he smashes that glass and backs off as if he’s disgusted with his life at the moment and can’t even place it down upright, the aggressive tap dancing and momentary disregard for the bar property really emphasises the depressive anger burst of the moment, he even wears a fedora with Black Tie which illustrates that his life at the moment is in pieces as you should only wear a Homburg or Top Hat with a tuxedo!

6/5.

@JavierBonilla78

I've been hearing this song over and over for the last hour, so many singers from Sammy Davis Jr. to Tony Bennett, from Robbie Williams to Willie Nelson, and so far there are only two great versions of this iconic song: Frank Sinatra's is the ultimate one and Fred Astaire's is the good one.

@MarcBrewer

13y↑6

Fred introduced more great songs than anybody - and he is, as always, great here. But I'd like to point out that Robert Benchley (the Fat Man with the Broken Heart) is also always great in these thankless 2nd Banana roles.

@HeartBeatOfYourLife

15y↑4

Agreed! I love both Fred and Gene so much. They showed us what true talent looks like. Have you watched the scene in "Ziegfeld Follies" where the two of them are dancing together? Unbeatable combination!... Yes, Gene was smokin' hot and Fred invented the word classy.. If I were given the chance to put together the ultimate musical cast I would choose Gene, Fred and Sinatra as my leading men.. Better than that, it doesn't get..

@robotwmp

12y↑1

master of his craft

@mrsrose0

13y↑3

I agree wholeheartedly - it's ALWAYS been my fave interpretation of this great song!

@TheSealOfTheRose

10y↑4

I haven't seen this one it looks amazing. What a great dance routine. Fred Astaire was the greatest dancer ever there will never be anyone greater than him. I really want to see 'The Sky's the Limit' Now!!

@kimbaruss

9y↑2

TheSealOfTheRose Not the best Fred movie, but, this scene makes it worth it!

@anthonymurphy456

TheSealOfTheRose i

@fredradatz9575

3y↑1

This is my favorite version

@chattyroz2934

6y↑4

He most certainly wasn't drunk when he did this, he would have broken his neck if he were. Plus, Fred Astaire was always totally in control. This dance looked fiendishly difficult and would likely have been impossible otherwise. IMDB was probably mixing this number up with the drunk scene in Holiday Inn where, according to his daughter, he did have a bit of a tipple. In that one he ended up flat on his face (perfectly on the beat, of course).

@saintcruzin

13y↑2

Just can't beat Astaires dancing but Sinatras version just breaks your heart!!

@roblewis3565

8y↑8

You can see in this song Astaire's influence on Sinatra in the 50s in his singing and his classy dress habits. Both were about the same size and build. Astaire was a great singer, and Frank appreciated that.

@tuxguys

7y↑4

I agree.
Astaire was one of his two biggest influences, as to image; the other was Humphrey Bogart.

@thebrazilianatlantis165

Frank admired Billie Holiday and Fred, and Billie admired Louis Armstrong and Bessie Smith. Billie's deadbeat dad told her the world doesn't need a female Louis Armstrong, and he was wrong.

@flemwad

15y↑1

Always have loved fred Ataire.. At 2.45 I thought..'he's away to kick off!' At 4.34 I though.."KNEW IT!!!' lol,, great routine I saw it many years ago and thought I would look it up it as it was on the BBC recently. Thx for posting this clip of Fred - he is the mutts nuts (excuse the expression)

@heisMrQ

11y↑3

Just brilliant!

@FredAsta1re

11y↑3

This is just excellent

@tuxguys

8y↑11

@kimr5071

8y↑1

+tuxguys the movie is pretty bad, he's too old for the part so maybe just stick with this. possibly my favorite song/dance by Astaire.

@lanedolvin8823

8y↑1

Well if you really want to see the movie, I do recommend only the more passionate fans of Astaire to watch because it's very different from his other roles and is not the light musical comedy. However you can find it on dailymotion "The Sky's the Limit (1943)

@ChefDaveWQFS

5y↑1

Teach your children well.

@marymichael1211

1y↑1

Thank You for emphasizing that the greatest dancer was also a good underrated singer and good underrated actor. His dancing, singing, and acting were all unique, charming, and believable.

@kenziee66

15y↑2

My best friend is fred astairs great grandaughter.

@chinzebo

12y↑2

How wonderful EVERYTHING is on this FABULOUS clip!! THANK YOU!!

@shigermuleye5203

Never in a million years would I have guessed Fred Astaire was the original singer of this song. I always listened to the Billie Holliday version. He had an amazing career.

@CarolynJonesForever

12y↑2

Damn! He's an amazing dancer! if i could dance like him i'd be happy!

@tonyfidanzo3331

1y↑1

TALENT

@SpectreCoil

10y↑6

Brilliant.

@lautanner

16y↑3

I love you I love you I love you! I have been waiting for this clip for years! Please don't ever ever take it down. I feel like such a snob saying this, but I've always preferred this version over Sinatra.

@MelanieAF

8y↑5

I have read in various places that Cole Porter, Irving Berlin and company loved to have Fred Astaire introduce their songs because his phrasing and lyrical intelligence really sold the songs. And Astaire was proud that he actually had a larger range than Cosby :)

@colintrapmore7019

Melanie A to

@steveweinstein3222

This one's Harold Arlen. I know Gershwin was NOT happy at the way RKO buried his amazing songs like They Can't Take That Away From Me. He felt — deservedly so — that it deserved a larger "footprint" onscreen.

@mikeycondry1493

6y↑2

I don’t think he had a bigger range than Bing, considering he never shows it. Most times when Fred sings, he never really hits low or high notes, but Bing can go really Hugh considering how low his voice is.

@steveweinstein3222

6y↑2

Astaire had a thin, reedy voice. As a singer, he was a great dancer.

@jamesfeldman4234

6y↑2

I think you meant Crosby, not Cosby. Bill Cosby was never noted for his vocal range.

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@spokeshole

13y↑1

Reeking with CLASS

@taylordowning2533

7y↑5

Pure class even when drunk. I love this number

@MartinDreyer1

12y↑3

Fred Astaire could wreck up the place like a gentleman

@trubblemuffin

15y

I love the angst dancing. It precludes any rock n roll instrument smashing to the same effect. Wonderful. i also love how pliable and 2 dimensional the jilted love is "Well I'll be the fat man with the broken heart" Smile.... !

@broadwayapple

14y↑1

A remarkable and performance from a forgotten and very atypical WWII movie. Someone at Warner Archive (George Feltenstein, are you listening?) should issue "Sky's the Limit" as one of their burn-to-order DVDs. It's also terrific how world-class artists like Fred Astaire and Frank Sinatra can take completely different approaches to the same material - and come up with equally emotional, equally definitive performances.

@OKEYDAYLJ

5y↑1

there was a lot of backlash for this scene. It was filmed during WWII, & EVERYTHING was rationed. People didn't take kindly to smashing glass & furniture. The only way the studio got away with it was that it was Fred Astaire doing all the smashing.

@647Anna

15y↑3

I love drunk Fred:) he's soooo charming!:) and i love his tousled hair:)

@brendagrabina1989

8y↑4

RIP Joan Leslie!

@Kelly-nm4kw

Hello Brenda, How are you doing?

@khussein6409

31w

AWESOME!

@Rtmax45

13y↑2

The ending is cut short on this video. After he says goodbye baby, she says goodbye darling. Fred boards the plane, and says, Oh I almost forgot, I love you. She says now is a fine time to tell me. In so many words. The movie ends with Joan watching the bombers flying over head with a little tear coming from her eye, and says something that is inaudible(placed in on purpose). The movie ends. Fred is a fighter pilot not a bomber pilot. He is just along for the ride with his two friends.

@tallisonrausch5719

3y↑4

Amazing considering the pressure he was under to get it right the first time lest crew had to rebuild the whole set.

@Kelly-nm4kw

Hello Tallison, How are you doing?

@RAYCHAPA

13y↑1

This song will live forever, raychapa01.

@thedogesl

8y↑29

Great version; has an edgy energy the Sinatra version doesn't, but then they' going for completely different interpretations.

@sinjin405

8y↑15

A lot of the great composers of that time, Berlin, Gershwin, Porter wrote their songs wanting Fred Astaire to sing them. I always loved the way he sang.

@mig25pd

15y

Agree with you completely. "But that's not in a gentleman's code" has style. It reminds me of something my old grandfather (bless him) would say.

@mig25pd

16y↑1

Agree that Sinatra owns the song but the dance routine is Astaire at his very very best - simply superb.

@esmeephillips5888

4y↑1

The use of dissolves is highly unusual for an Astaire number, but it suits the wooziness of his mood.

Having played a wildly overage collegian in 'Second Chorus', Fred must have decided it was time to get older and darker on screen. The aggressiveness which flares up here foreshadows 'Puttin' on the Ritz' in 'Blue Skies', intended to be his valedictory routine. When Sinatra needed to toughen up his bobbysox, pretty-boy persona, he chose the same song.

@suzukibn1131

3y↑1

Song & dance man.

@michaelbelt8768

7y↑4

Damn, what a hoofer! Only Sammy could have approached his talent.

@patricemoran7469

3y↑2

'Approached' is the appropriate word.
Fred was much more than a hoofer.
The genius of 20th century dance.
RIP.

@MuppetMollyStarGleek

My girl is in the air guard... Sometimes, my baby is gone gone gone.

This song... This sequence... It speaks to me, damn right it does

@Greeneyes3005

“You know something, I think you’re just about the sweetest thing I ever hope to meet, on this Earth.”🥲 ❤️🌹

@PurpleRain500

7y↑4

Real Entertainers.

@hottubz1965

10y↑5

Classiest way to tear up a joint!

@PATACHENREN

7y↑1

la Grande CLAAAASSE'...👀👂👈👍👍

@jayoungr

8y↑7

Interesting to compare this with Gene Kelly's "alter ego" dance from Cover Girl, made a year later. The idea of using tap dance to express anger or frustration must have been "in the air" at the time.

@thebrazilianatlantis165

4y↑2

And maybe the Gene copying Fred kind of in the air.

@normanvonputz

12y

wow, i love these old movies, they are just amazing, no big explosions, no mass murder, no shootouts, just talent and entertainment and alot and i mean a hell of a lot of talent and skill. and some cool guys, the original bad boys, the kings of cool. frank sinatra, sammy davies, fred astaire, and dean martin, grab your self a glass of whisky, and watch this or just put their records on. and belive you me. you are going to be in paradise.

@robertomafaldo9348

13w

fred foi e sempre sera o maior dancarino do estados unidos e do mundo te amo

@Superphilipp

15y↑1

Fred Astaire is an underrated Singer and Actor? The guy was bigger than Jesus!

@Rtmax45

13y↑1

I have this movie and I had it made into a DVD. Throughout this movie, Joan is trying to get Fred to work, but every interview she sets up for him he won't accept the job. She can't understand why. She finally walks out on him, and it hurts him. He sings this song. Her boss knows why he won't work. The end of this clip Joan finds out why he didn't want to work. She learns the secret he has been holding back on her.

@VioletWillowTree

8y↑2

This is how men should de-stress: dance it out ;)

@BlazzingSaber

16y

Nice...

@AshLuvsJonnyStew

15y↑1

I read on IMDb that when he kicks all the glasses he cut his ankles and shins.

@SonOfQuag

12y↑2

He even walks cool...

@Goedhartbros

14y↑1

Sammy Davis Jr. LOVED this song!!! Paul McCartney LOVED Fred Astaire!!!

@sierramike5259

This performance carries the whole movie...impeccable...But then again Billie Holiday's version gives the song an emotional depth like no other...of course Ida Lupino in Road House brings a edgy verve to the song that is a class of it's own...

@ChrisStockslager

14y↑2

I wish I had Fred's drunk balance!

@bbukid

16y↑1

you preferre this(Astaire's version)to Sinatra's maybe because, primarily, this song was made for him, Fred Astaire. Both, versions are, in my book, gems of the highest quality.

@animeeclipse

15y

Actually, I found out, when Fred was younger, he did a cart-wheel trick and sprained his arm...thats the reason he's not a big fan of gymnastics...you can imagine...the poor boy with bad memories haunting him...Fred Astaire is FOREVER though!!!