Fred Astaire - Follow The Fleet (1936)- We Saw The Sea

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  • @addelory
    @addelory 3 роки тому +46

    Today February 22nd, my grandfathers birthday. He is featured in this video. He is playing the upright bass. He was on contract at Warner Bros as part of the orchestra. They would often use them as extras in big production numbers. He played on such soundtracks as “Gone with the wind” and “Casablanca” Happy heavenly birthday to my grandfather Victor. ❤️

  • @addelory
    @addelory 11 років тому +102

    Thank you for posting. My grandfather is in this picture in the background, playing upright bass. Victor de Lory. How cool is that? He was on contract at Warner Bros. and did a lot of stuff like this.

  • @KJP987
    @KJP987 17 років тому +17

    I have just introduced my ten year old to Fred and Ginger. I had tried earlier, but now she appreciates the humor and grace of these movies and loves them as much as I do. She has completely fallen in love with this movie. It remains number two on my list, behind " Swing Time".
    There will never be the likes of these two again.

  • @zeroxx6965
    @zeroxx6965 6 років тому +19

    When I was little my grandad used to sing this to me...10 years later, I start to hum/sing abit of this( obviously a little bit wrong ) so I searched it up and here I am!

  • @kenajones
    @kenajones 8 років тому +52

    5 thumbs down? Seriously? It's Fred Astaire!

    • @hansli46
      @hansli46 7 років тому +1

      They're the same folks who voted for Hillary Clinton!

    • @swerks197
      @swerks197 6 років тому +1

      the same people that put pineapples on they pizza!!

    • @gregoryeatroff8608
      @gregoryeatroff8608 6 років тому +9

      Plenty of Democrats love Fred Astaire. Pretty asinine to inject politics into this.

  • @lakerfanforever08
    @lakerfanforever08 15 років тому +28

    Fred Astaire makes me feel happy no matter what.

    • @elizana3575
      @elizana3575 3 роки тому +5

      You're not the only one, Fred Astaire makes me smile anytime

  • @addelory
    @addelory 12 років тому +45

    That's my grandfather playing the upright bass. What a kick!!!

  • @dmmchugh3714
    @dmmchugh3714 5 років тому +11

    The dancing is outstanding is this movie. I think it was also on Broadway years ago.
    "Instead of a girl or two in a taxi, we were compelled to look at the Black Sea...." - Irving Berlin was a total genius !

  • @wontonnoodle23
    @wontonnoodle23 16 років тому +36

    Fred Astaire was the epitome of class.

  • @jayoungr
    @jayoungr 9 років тому +26

    Love this song--Irving Berlin at his naughtiest! It's like the navy version of "Oh How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning."
    Happy 116th birthday, Fred!

    • @jvgreendarmok
      @jvgreendarmok 8 років тому +10

      A bit of H.M.S. Pinafore in the line about how "the Admiral has never been to sea".

  • @0NET0MB
    @0NET0MB 3 роки тому +6

    Heard this song on Bioshock 2, absolutely love it. Catchy & hilarious 👍🏻

  • @Deutschlieber
    @Deutschlieber 13 років тому +11

    What a wonderful song and performance! And perhaps best of all--every bit of it is still true!

  • @awesomo845
    @awesomo845 7 років тому +106

    Spoilers,
    They saw the sea.

  • @RangiferADV
    @RangiferADV 7 років тому +39

    This song speaks to my soul haha
    -Active Duty Navy :D

  • @Phillygal423
    @Phillygal423 3 роки тому +2

    Thanks for posting.. I’ve been humming this tune all week, I guess I heard it as a child and it came back to me . Found it on YT! 👵🏻👍

  • @퓨퓨퓨-m6u
    @퓨퓨퓨-m6u 6 років тому +21

    We joined the navy to see the world
    And what did we see? We saw the sea
    We saw the Pacific and the Atlantic
    But the Atlantic isn't romantic
    And the Pacific isn't what it's cracked up to be
    We joined the navy to do or die
    But we didn't do and we didn't die
    We were much too busy
    Looking at the ocean and the sky
    And what did we see? We saw the sea
    We saw the Atlantic and the Pacific
    But the Pacific isn't terrific
    And the Atlantic isn't what it's cracked up to be
    They tell us that the admiral
    Is as nice as he can be
    But we never see the admiral
    Because the admiral has never been to sea
    We joined the navy to see the girls
    And what did we see? We saw the sea
    Instead of a girl or two in a taxi
    We were compelled to look at the Black Sea
    Seeing the Black Sea isn't what it's cracked up to be
    Sailing, sailing home again
    To see the girls upon the village green
    Then across the foam again
    To see the other seas we haven't seen
    We joined the navy to see the world
    And what did we see? We saw the sea
    We never get seasick sailing the ocean
    We don't object to feeling the motion
    We're never seasick but we are awful sick of sea
    We joined the navy
    We joined the navy

    • @similer5987
      @similer5987 4 роки тому +2

      Those are the lyrics to the other version, but I just realized the lyrics are different in this original version! They go something like "We owe the navy an awful lot."

  • @TripleCCC05
    @TripleCCC05 16 років тому +5

    This was the first Fred Astaire/Ginger Rogers movie I ever watched, and I loved it. But more than that, this is my favorite song in the entire movie. Gotta love Fred's performance!

  • @1stHoneygirl
    @1stHoneygirl 13 років тому +4

    I love this movie. When a Navy recruiter came to our house my mom was upstairs singing this song at the top of her lungs. Cracked me up.

  • @jonathanrandol794
    @jonathanrandol794 6 років тому +1

    Thank you Grandma for introducing this to me! It is wonderful! Thank you to ALL who are serving, or have served!

  • @davekisor1486
    @davekisor1486 4 роки тому +4

    Like a buddy of mine used to say, "the Navy, it's not just an adventure, it's a job!"

  • @SouthernGirl72364
    @SouthernGirl72364 11 років тому +8

    This film was on TCM last night, and it is FABULOUS!!!!!! Thanks for posting this song, it's FANTASTIC!!!!!

  • @addelory
    @addelory 6 років тому +6

    My grandfather is the man in this scene playing the upright bass. How cool is this? ❤️❤️❤️

  • @go1567
    @go1567 13 років тому +10

    Pure change I find this true gem! I've a recording from a Royal-Navy concert in Chatham UK 1942 and was looking for the lyrics of this funny little song. It must be very popular even on the other side of the pond. Thanks for uploading !!

    • @ianthain8638
      @ianthain8638 7 років тому +1

      +go1567: It is. I learned it in London as a boy.

    • @shizueleighhicks6174
      @shizueleighhicks6174 6 років тому +2

      Thank God for TCM. Especially Film Noir on Sundays with Eddie Muller.

  • @TheFaithBreaker
    @TheFaithBreaker 2 роки тому +1

    Great video! We listen to this song all the time! It's my grandfather in the background playing the upright bass! Love this!

  • @garethaskew-hargreaves6549
    @garethaskew-hargreaves6549 8 років тому +42

    They don't make 'em like this any more

    • @mrmickmida7035
      @mrmickmida7035 5 років тому +1

      Gareth Askew they do not make songs like these either

  • @sanhanana8772
    @sanhanana8772 9 років тому +3

    merci pour cet extrait musical.

  • @TheKittyKatsMeow
    @TheKittyKatsMeow 17 років тому +2

    Thank you so much :) I love this song, and Fred Astaire is one of the most talented people who have walked this earth.

  • @WayfarerGirl
    @WayfarerGirl 16 років тому +2

    I love this film
    Fred and his tap dancing! =)
    this is my fav song!

  • @Grlsinger47
    @Grlsinger47 12 років тому +3

    What a funny little song...lol...and.Fred looked so adorable in that sailor's uniform ♥ (Blushes) ♥

  • @chattyroz2934
    @chattyroz2934 3 роки тому +1

    Fred Astaire is my favourite entertainer in the world, but we really must pay tribute to the genius of Irving Berlin here. Who else could have written such a tuneful and amusing song?

  • @eaglesrule8120
    @eaglesrule8120 11 років тому +1

    Fantastic movie, one of my favorites.

  • @23marap
    @23marap 13 років тому +1

    my grandmother taught this to me and my sister when we were little.

  • @kazaragi072
    @kazaragi072 9 років тому +3

    Oh I love this song

  • @AuntPearlsGlorybox
    @AuntPearlsGlorybox 12 років тому

    This is fabulous!! Fred Astaire looks so much like my Dad who strangely wasnt a Fred Astaire fan. Whats not to like? Love you Fred!

  • @MStrat1106
    @MStrat1106 12 років тому

    Delightful, the whole movie is Fred and Ginger at their most buoyant, and the opening number sets the tone. Great show, and Fred is the greatest!

  • @Khloe_dancer_model
    @Khloe_dancer_model 12 років тому +3

    OMG!I LOVE Fred! =P he was so talented!

    • @ianthain8638
      @ianthain8638 7 років тому

      Ginger did everything Fred did, but she did it backwards and in high heels.

  • @AmusedChild
    @AmusedChild 15 років тому +1

    I have never laughed so hard in the first two minutes of a film as I did at this one! This is one of the lesser-known Astaire/Rogers films - though I don't know why, it's chock full of funny lines, hilarious gags and some of the best dancing the duo ever did.

  • @Ravenelvenlady
    @Ravenelvenlady 13 років тому +2

    @TheKittyKatsMeow And also one of the best comedic film talents. What a blessing to have had him in so many great films.

  • @winkieandleah
    @winkieandleah 16 років тому +1

    I think this was my first Astaire flim as well - it certainly made an impression!

  • @iohanngauss
    @iohanngauss 13 років тому +2

    just wonderfull

  • @cassandracarter3577
    @cassandracarter3577 3 роки тому +1

    I swear I love Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers movies

  • @lindyasimus
    @lindyasimus 11 років тому

    This was on tv here last night late what a hoot.

  • @annalovesfilm
    @annalovesfilm 16 років тому +3

    We joined the Navy to see the girls
    And what did we see?
    We saw the sea:(...I love this song and
    I LOVE Fred, he so cute:)

  • @jdng86
    @jdng86 8 років тому +9

    The lack of girls is the saddest part.

    • @jvgreendarmok
      @jvgreendarmok 8 років тому +5

      I'll see a lot of you, and you'll see a lot of me, and it's absolutely certain that we'll see a lot of sea, but we ain't gonna see no dames!

  • @ClueFinderDirtDigger
    @ClueFinderDirtDigger 15 років тому

    How adorable! Fred was wonderful :)
    I agree with the previous comments; posting the full movie would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for the clip!

  • @camdenbrooks2917
    @camdenbrooks2917 6 років тому +2

    They certainly don't make 'em like this anymore! Life is far too serious these days; I'm currently doing a playlist of songs that have meaning in my life and this was the one that we used to sing in the car going on holiday. My ex royal navy Father used to start the song when we'd asked for the umpteenth time 'are we there yet?" Thank you for uploading!

  • @robertsihler3384
    @robertsihler3384 6 років тому

    There was a version of this song that was pretty popular in the late 1950s, as I recall!

  • @Zoltarswim
    @Zoltarswim 10 місяців тому

    My Grandpa used to sing this to me.

  • @catwomanpl1
    @catwomanpl1 14 років тому

    Splendid! I'm addicted, too! Song and dance men - Fred, Gene and Donald; song men - Bing and Howard Keel. Of course, I like some actresses, too

  • @squiddybits9394
    @squiddybits9394 4 роки тому

    I was brought here from Bioshock. Superb song!!!

  • @Atena2733
    @Atena2733 3 роки тому +1

    I found this song via the "For & Against" book.

  • @Khloe_dancer_model
    @Khloe_dancer_model 12 років тому +1

    For real?? how LUCKY!he must have tons of stories from Fred Astaire then!

  • @titchmoynihan4722
    @titchmoynihan4722 8 років тому +9

    He looks so much like Stan Laurel in this clip

    • @kayedeedid
      @kayedeedid 7 років тому +2

      I thought the exact same thing...

    • @gooddognigel4947
      @gooddognigel4947 6 років тому +2

      I have always thought so too.

    • @similer5987
      @similer5987 4 роки тому +1

      I thought so too... Are they sixth cousins ten times removed or something? XD

  • @sharonsumnerlott
    @sharonsumnerlott 4 роки тому +1

    Ethel Mermann and Gene Rayburn just sang this on The Love Boat 🚢

  • @johnparadise3134
    @johnparadise3134 3 роки тому

    Album: Cheek To Cheek: Irving Berlin Songbook
    Play "We Saw The Sea"
    on Apple Music
    We joined the Navy to see the world
    And what did we see? We saw the sea
    We saw the Pacific and the Atlantic
    But the Atlantic isn't romantic
    And the Pacific isn't what it's cracked up to be
    We joined the Navy to do or die
    But we didn't do and we didn't die
    We were much too busy looking at the ocean and the sky
    And what did we see? We saw the sea
    We saw the Atlantic and the Pacific
    But the Pacific isn't terrific
    And the Atlantic isn't what it's cracked up to be
    They tell us that the Admiral
    Is as nice as he can be
    But we never see the Admiral
    Because the Admiral has never been to sea
    We joined the Navy to see the girls
    And what did we see? We saw the sea
    Instead of a girl or two in a taxi
    We were compelled to look at the Black Sea
    Seeing the Black Sea isn't what it's cracked up to be
    Sailing, sailing home again
    To see the girls upon the village green
    Then across the foam again
    To see the other seas we haven't seen
    We owe the Navy an awful lot
    For they taught us how to do the Sailor's Hornpipe
    And they showed us how to tie a sailor's knot
    But more than that, they showed us the sea
    We never get seasick sailing the ocean
    We don't object to feeling the motion
    We're never seasick but we are awful sick of sea

  • @christianmino4073
    @christianmino4073 6 років тому +1

    Ten landlocked admirals disliked this video!

  • @PoetryETrain
    @PoetryETrain 11 місяців тому

    Word, turn it up everyone!

  • @gooddognigel4947
    @gooddognigel4947 6 років тому +1

    I love the Art Deco inspired ship!

  • @もすもす-q7y
    @もすもす-q7y Рік тому

    最近日本語版のWe Saw The Seaで知った大好きな歌の一つ☺

  • @YokoshimaOfficial
    @YokoshimaOfficial 5 років тому +1

    'But we didn't do.... and we didn't die... = =

  • @647Anna
    @647Anna 14 років тому +1

    I adore him!

  • @yourfilmindustry
    @yourfilmindustry 13 років тому +2

    2 people saw the admiral, and were shot, leaving no people who saw the admiral

  • @aniharutyunyan3625
    @aniharutyunyan3625 6 років тому

    An armenian here to listen to this song..cuz i saw a part from it in my homework...so i've serached for it and i actually like it 😂

  • @smilealexislovesya
    @smilealexislovesya 12 років тому +8

    hehe i can't wait to join the Navy, just 1 year to go. HOOYAH!

  • @joijaxx
    @joijaxx 5 років тому

    So cute!!

  • @rakiahbaker5589
    @rakiahbaker5589 6 років тому

    I like the classics

  • @HaWkBeAtLeSnElSoN
    @HaWkBeAtLeSnElSoN 14 років тому

    Fred Astaire is on eof my favorite people(and Gene Kelly)=)

  • @jamesy1955
    @jamesy1955 5 років тому +2

    Wow...he's a ringer for Stan Laurel. 😂😂😂

  • @verdant2215
    @verdant2215 2 роки тому

    Its amazing to see the uss arizona in this

  • @andy42x
    @andy42x 14 років тому

    catchy tune.

  • @classicmovielover77
    @classicmovielover77 12 років тому

    wonderful actor Fred Astaire so amazingly talented :) could you upload the movie? :)

  • @winkieandleah
    @winkieandleah 15 років тому

    Yes!!! PLEASE??????????

  • @waleed-bj2vg
    @waleed-bj2vg 4 роки тому +1

    Who came from British counsel ❤️😭

  • @katandbaby
    @katandbaby 14 років тому

    i'm a big fan of fred and ginger's movie and i always thought i prefered when fred was dressed in top hat, white tie and tails until i saw this one and realised there's still nothing sexier than a man in uniform and fred is no exception to that rule!

  • @inonemus
    @inonemus  17 років тому

    he sure is!

  • @Unrael
    @Unrael 7 років тому

    des barres !

  • @Bram25
    @Bram25 4 роки тому

    Bioshock 2 brought me here!

  • @winkieandleah
    @winkieandleah 17 років тому

    What about Cary Grant? He was English & was always comfortable in front the camera - to my way of thinking at least.
    I love this scene - & the song!

  • @marcuslunsford-od8se
    @marcuslunsford-od8se 2 місяці тому

    I have no reason not to believe the person that said their Grandfather was playing the Bass in this movie clip, I don’t know why people have got to go out of their way to be a complete Moron by insulting this person. Sometimes I think some people are just so miserable they want everyone to be as miserable as they are.

  • @パーナ-b8e
    @パーナ-b8e 3 роки тому

    日本の海軍に入ったらと同じ曲だ
    どっちが元なんだろ?
    知っている方がいたら教えて頂けますか?
    英訳誰かお願いします

  • @Bram25
    @Bram25 8 років тому

    7 Splicers disliked this video! Would you kindly give this video a like?

    • @kayedeedid
      @kayedeedid 7 років тому

      must be Bieberites...

  • @catwomanpl1
    @catwomanpl1 14 років тому +1

    Oops, I forgot Frankie Sinatra! How unthoughtful of me...

  • @anonimousehistoria
    @anonimousehistoria 9 років тому +7

    Maybe I am not the smartest but What did he say they have seen?

    • @F0rumguyFTW
      @F0rumguyFTW 8 років тому +3

      +Wiston Smith what did they see? they saw the sea!

    • @anonimousehistoria
      @anonimousehistoria 8 років тому +3

      +F0rumguyFTW They saw the Pacific and the Atlantic?

    • @kayliemoore4899
      @kayliemoore4899 8 років тому +4

      But the Pacific isn't terrific, and the Atlantic isn't romantic.

  • @craigbreuwet1924
    @craigbreuwet1924 Рік тому

    Is this the one where Fred Astaire throws this white thing down and it makes a popping noise like a fircracker and he it like tap dancing to the song and everything I found that scene so very awesome if this is the movie, can't remeber what remember what that what that that whit white that white substance is calledI know it has a name though

    • @chattyroz2934
      @chattyroz2934 Рік тому

      I think you're thinking of Holiday Inn with Bing Crosby. And they were firecrackers.

    • @craigbreuwet1924
      @craigbreuwet1924 Рік тому

      @@chattyroz2934 no it was on a ship and in it Fred Astaire had a Navy uniform on

    • @chattyroz2934
      @chattyroz2934 Рік тому

      This is the only firecracker dance I'm aware of, and it's from Holiday Inn ua-cam.com/video/2LxlaCBhekU/v-deo.html

    • @craigbreuwet1924
      @craigbreuwet1924 Рік тому

      @@chattyroz2934 nope that was not it sorry I checked it out and wish I could remember what the name of the movie was that Fred Astaire was in was there more than one Navy movie that Fred Astaire in because I distinctly remember that Fred Astaire was in a Navy uniform and I can't remember if it was the aft part of the ship or the focsle part of the ship that Fred Astaire was tap dancing and doing his usual style of dancing with the firecrackers or whatever it was that he was throwing down on the deck of the ship but that scene was so awesome to behold I just wish I could remember the movie was in the Navy so that is how I know Navy jargon thank you

  • @joyandaxeltolosa5814
    @joyandaxeltolosa5814 9 років тому +1

    what did we see we saw the see

  • @Fenton4500
    @Fenton4500 16 років тому

    I think mine was The Easter Parade or this one.

  • @RalemaCreamOfDeath
    @RalemaCreamOfDeath 12 років тому

    I want this movie

  • @ellechick13
    @ellechick13 13 років тому

    I have it on DVD - how do I put it on UA-cam??

  • @rencossio
    @rencossio 14 років тому

    @riflerider20 I know exactly what you mean, I feel the same way ;-)

  • @JuliaPhillies31
    @JuliaPhillies31 13 років тому

    Isn't he the guy who plays the mail guy on Santa claus is coming to town the movie??

  • @corazonklee3773
    @corazonklee3773 11 років тому

    Estará completa. Y subtitulada

  • @PopisPopcorn
    @PopisPopcorn 13 років тому

    2 people saw the sea

  • @mamarremamarremamarremamar4092
    @mamarremamarremamarremamar4092 4 роки тому

    That’s why they won the war

  • @emiliodesalvo7024
    @emiliodesalvo7024 2 роки тому

    What ship!

  • @steamgent4592
    @steamgent4592 5 років тому

    Looks like a mock up of the USS New York or Texas.

  • @RalemaCreamOfDeath
    @RalemaCreamOfDeath 12 років тому

    subs in spanish please