Cheek to Cheek - Fred and Ginger
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- Опубліковано 3 жов 2024
- Ya Guessed it, both recordings!! Fred first and then Ginger's recording second (please note the original orchestration after Fred finishes singing is not included)
As you can see Fred's is off the soundtrack, Ginger's recording can be found on 'Screen Goddesses'
Ginger recorded 'Cheek to Cheek' and the other numbers from Top Hat (not inc the title song) for Decca in 1935, she included in the 'deal' that if she didn't like them then they should be destroyed, however she forgot to include that the recordings should be returned to her to destroy personally and when she didn't like the recordings and told Decca so they shipped them to England and released them under another label. much as this annoyed Ginger it does mean that we can still listen to her recordings today :)
My grandpa used to sing this all the time. Go easy on me, never knew it was fred astaire. I've recently started watching all Fred's stuff, and this just gave me so many memories of my gramps when I saw this. What a wonderful era for film and music. So much better than today's.
To Daniel. You have discovered something wonderful. Fred Astaire and Ginger.
Watch him with Rita Hayworth in You We’re Never Lovelier. She was a very
natural dancer from the Casino family. All wonderful❤️🇬🇧
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Это вы верно заметили !
came here because of BTS V cover ... for me this song is mood calming in this current era. 💜💜
Fred Astaire has charm, the BEST dancer. A real gentleman. RIP Fred. I'll be honored to dance with you in HEAVEN. Thanks to my mom for letting me stay up late to watch him ☺ I'm 71 today &glad for the memories. Thanks for showing this today. 🤗
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The _best_ dancer? Remember what Ginger Rogers said about doing the same thing - except "backwards and in heels"!
Still watching...80 years later. Still in love with the gorgeousness of it all. Fred & Ginger - marvelous to this day.
How marvelous that we can still watch this mega-talented pair today.
Howard McKay yes, indeed! I didn’t even search for this...I just tapped the top of my screen by accident & what a wonderful surprise!
not really one or two films can buy but no youtube rentals.
They were the ultimate dancing 💃 pair
No one today comes close to Fred and
Ginger. No one.
Yeah , if he had killed her when he mopped the floor with her , he'd already be out & we'd be just adoring him .🙂💙🙂💙🙂💙☮️☮️☮️☮️☮️☮️☮️☮️☮️☮️☮️☮️☮️☮️☮️☮️☮️☮️☮️☮️☮️☮️☮️
@@frankmartinez3020 Ginger did the same steps sometimes going backwards in High Heels. She was simply stunning. Of course Fred was the greatest but I wonder how he could dance in tight dresses and High Heels. I couldn't take my eyes off Ginger when watching these movies with my parents when I was a young child. I would even sneak out of bed and watch peeking in the Den on School Nights. They are a treasure.
Ever smiled for five minutes straight? I just did. Pure magic.
The thought you shared was lovely. Just lovely.
@@evelyncagle2455 Thank you, Ms. Cagle. Somewhere in the future, when a goodly portion of our history is told, we will look back on this era of Fred and Ginger, and only those who really understand life will smile. Perhaps it might even be, for five minutes straight. Bless you.
Why, they's angels. Angels, just like up in heaven.
@@JustSomeGuywithEpicGrasses Indeed, they are, my friend. Indeed, they are.
@@AGTsakumis Приятно читать, грамотно написанный комментарий.🙂🙋♀️
I heard my mom singing the tune while cooking a meal long, long time ago. Then, that beautiful melody got into my head, and I started humming it walking to school. Years later, I saw the movie being show on a black & white t.v. Hence, I didn’t only hum. I danced like him…😊
That's wonderful story. Thank you for sharing it.
My parents were 40 years older than me. My mom passed in 2020. I loved hearing her stories of her youth in the 1930s and during WWII. Your comment made me think of a time when my mom was doing dishes and I was at the kitchen table we were listening to big band and In the Mood came on and she kinda danced a little and the smile on her face and the memories flashing through her mind are in my heart forever.
A huge shout out for the gown designed by Ginger. It flow as clouds floating across God's sky.
Fred apparently hated it because the feathers shed while she danced and got all over him and everywhere--imagine having to dance and sing while breathing in bits of tickly feathers! But his nickname for her was "Feathers," so he must have seen the funny side of it.
@@elainechubb971 WOW ! What a Coincidence. FEATHER N 🪶'S FEATHERS 😅. Beautiful video.
2022 and still listening to this heavenly music, it's so peaceful 💖
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came here because of BTS V cover ... for me this song is mood calming in this current era. 💜💜
People always said Fred Astaire was the nicest man in Hollywood. Perfect gentleman, possibly the most elegant male dancer there has ever been.
Nobody can duplicate what these two ICONS contributed to the entertainment industry. They were/are smooth as Silk. Great moves, great voices. This era was when music was music and dancing was dancing. And it was with an orchestra filled with outstanding musicians as well.
I can’t explain but every time I watch this scene, I can’t stop smiling. It also tugs at my heartstrings. I don’t know why.
Porque escenifican muy bien lo que es ser joven, estar enamorados y hacer buena pareja?
Just how good were these two! In the 70-odd years (nearly 80 years) since they first got together they were magic and since then we've never seen their equal. How much joy have they brought to millions who've watched and appreciated their innocent romantic comedies. RIP to both of them.
Utterly sublime. Ginger is so perfect, the way she finishes moves, bobs her shoulders so perfectly mirror Fred or just dot the 'i's and cross the 't's of his movement. A perfect combo. I remember reading that Irving Berlin thought Fred was the best singer of his songs. Perfectly understandable since, whilst his voice might not be perfect, his timing when singing is as immaculate as when dancing, so he really gives meaning to even the most trivial lyric he sings.
sublime is a very good word
@Rob...Fred, along with Dooley Wilson, Walter Huston, Jimmy Durante, Martha Raye, Stubby Kaye, even The Merm, weren't so much singers as they were stylists. As stylist doesn't appear on the pop list. No, they were of a different style. Take Walter Huston's "September song," a perfect counterweight to Dooley Wilson's ''As time goes by," both memorable stylists. Rob, I'd like to say more, but I hope you see at least part of what i'm trying to say as to singer v stylists.
I read that too about how Berlin called Fred the best singer of his songs--because he sang the songs the way they were written. I have several old LPs of Fred singing, mostly songs from his movies (including the ones Ginger sang), and love them dearly.
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Damn, Fred and Ginger had class. And here I am, in my pyjamas, drinking Carlsberg out of an Austin Powers mug. Pfft.
just look listen and be glad that heaven comes to earth if only for a short time
I think you've got some class of your own
@math... How poetic. And so true.
Me too, don’t feel bad. I desperately appreciate this music
That's who you really are, unfortunately.........................
Howard, Alexander...right on! How very beautiful and elegant this is. And what an era: no tattoos, piercings, everyone was slim and impeccably dressed. Pure class. This is what Heaven looks like. How lucky are to be able to enjoy their sublime genius still.
Relieving to see there are people who still think these things. Always used to wonder looking at classic movies comments as to how so many just treat it like any common video of today and are blind to not notice the elegance and superior things of that era.
The man is a silky smooth operator. These two dancing together epitomize elegance and class.
Fred's simply one of the very very best dancers in his time. He makes dancing so effortless and light. It's almost like he's floating in air when he moves. I would hesitate to use the term "elegant" on a man, but he is. Stylish, cool, and just immaculately poised.
As for Ginger, she's just equally gorgeous.
Ginger did everything Fred did. Only backwards, and in high heels.
AStair best dancer ever
@@williamclayton9566so do all Female dancers. This stupid comment was originated to put down Fred. It’s lucky she wasn’t dropped on the floor when her MALE partner lifted her and swung her around. Maybe he Should have done THAT inhigh heels
No one had the grace and artistry like that she did. In an old interview she did she said she w❤would dance til her feet bled. That outfit the feathers were all over the floor and they would have to stop dancing. No two others danced like they did..none compared
2024 and still listening. Theirs something magical about this song i love.
Why, they's angels. Angels, just like up in heaven.
Angels with dirty faces
They are gorgeous and have no replace 'till now!!!👏👏👏
Man Who Wears A Box The Green Mile! Loved that clip & line in that movie! 👍🏼😉
Greg Chambers Loved that movie as a child! Pat O’Brien & James Cagney! What a great team!
I've loved this song much longer than the movie. It was my grandma's favorite. This was actually my older sister's wedding song. She passed away 5 years ago so the angels line has double meaning. I hear the song and I think of a soul no purer than John Coffey and I get teary. I remember his talking of angels and I think of my sister and the tears fall.
great ...sooo romantic..his voice is so nice to the ears and the way they dance like they are flying
O papai acabou de me enviar esse vídeo! Tenho 43 anos sou de 1979 e confesso verdadeiramente que prefiro sem hesitar algo sublime assim para assistir hoje em dia❤️🔥Muito lindo❣️❣️❣️
There was once a Hollywood. Thanks for posting this. I am reminded.
@Raul...Indeed. And that's why Johnnie Davis shouted, "Hooray for Hollywood."
Top Hat - Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers, one of the best musicals EVER. So sad that they don't make em like this anymore :(
Absolutely magnificent and elegant performances by both. Timeless glamour.
Its a time fading from memory, but clips like this show what class and style these two wonderful dancers could project.
I miss all these BEAUTIFUL old movies !!! 😊
Simply Romantically BEAUTIFUL !!! 🥰
No nasty things , like to today , just a pure , faithful love !!! 💖
I'm Gonna go out and buy them !!! 😊
that dress, im in love.
probably not made in China
Ginger designed it herself.❤️
@@craftyfox3694 Ginger and her mother designed it. But they couldn't stop the feathers flying everywhere when the wearer moved in it. Wonder wherever that dress is now. 20th Century Fox should have preserved it.
i have been mesmerized by this whole look since i first saw top hat as a kid. i want my wedding dress to look exactly like hers
You are so right.
this old classic jazz song make my heart so warm
Fred Astaire is just so LOVABLE! :D
Now these 2 are stars real movie stars, not the crap u see today, first class all the way, I can watch them all day, wait,I have been watching them all day.
They's angels...Angels just like in Heaven.
That's what Coffy said in The Green Mile.
gaynor morgan It's Coffey, John Coffey, like a drink, just dont spell the same.
LordLukste You know, I fell asleep this afternoon, an' I had me a dream. I dreamed about Del's mouse. I dreamed he got down to that place Boss Howell talked about, that Mouseville place. I dreamed there was kids, and how they laughed at his tricks! My! I dreamed those two little blond girls was there, and they was laughin' too. I put my arms around 'em and sat 'em on my knees, and there's no blood comin' out of they hair and they's fine. We all watched Mistah Jingles role that spool, and how we did laugh! Fit to bust, we was!
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MrPjw5 that was just GREAT! 😃👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
What elegance and class. And the pure music to top it off. Simply amazing and heartfelt.
Suavidade nos movimentos, precisos, autênticos, belos...! Ambos cantavam, dançavam e atuavam...! GÊNIOS da arte ! 👏👏👏 ❤❤❤
Cierto , pienso lo mismo...
They brought smiles to people in the darkness of the Great Depression with the beauty and elegance of their dancing and beautiful outfits and scenery. Fred was a good actor which gets forgotten because of his amazing dancing. He was funny, never took himself seriously like looking in the mirror and quickly turning away so he didn't have to see himself - the butler, so droll and Edward Everett Horton all made a splendid cast of drama, silliness and humor and love aka "happily ever after" :)
The butler was Eric Blore, a very funny actor. with impeccable timing.
Fred Astaire was just classy and talented, a great loss.
@Michelle...A different, of course. But what did you think of Caesar Romero's elegant style of dancing?
Katharine Hepburn said he gave Ginger class, Ginger gave him sex. I rather think he already had that.... She was a talented hoofer who began in chorus lines, just as Betty Grable, for instance.
Michelle Little I remember reading in a James Cagney biography how he spoke of Fred, who was adopted & at the age of 3 was taking dance lessons. Cagney said how hard Fred practiced & practiced to make the dancing look effortless in these movies!
Absolutely.
Absolutely.
Now this is a time when Hollywood was all about true talent and had grace n class! God how I wish I was apart of that era!
krissy kat me too...I swear I missed my era...or maybe I was a dancer reincarnated...I had hoped to be one in this life!
When I was a kid I miss watching these movies with my mother. RIP Mom love you ❤❤❤❤
This song is so romantic, sweet and charming. Love it!
yeah, came here because of BTS V cover ... for me this song is mood calming 💜💜
magneficient....i think we owe a lot to the one who owns the video...this is a piece of masterful performance...really worth to be admired forever...
RIP John Coffey :(
And rest in peace Michael Clarke Duncan
Wonderful
Inevitable el recordar a John Coffey en The Green Mile. Lloré igual que él al ver a estos ángeles en el cielo.
Total class. Great music, great dancing, great people.
Love this, this time has come & gone. so beautiful. Dancing is flawless!
The expressions, the flow, the dips and spins. Flawless.
Today’s dancing stars have nothing on Fred & Ginger. Class these days is a place of learning & not very well at that ! The likes of Fred & Ginger actually had “Class” !
So lovely I feel much better when I see them when I am not feeling not very good 😌 😊 ☺ ✨ 🙂 💕 😌
Eu também fico no paraíso quando ouço essa música. E Fred Astaire é sensacional! Tempos maravilhosos com filmes românticos e músicas lindas! Brasil, de Aracaju, Sergipe.
Bliss. Takes me back to watching the musicals with my nana. Love Fred and Ginger.
I am transported to another place and time. How lovely.
Heaven... I'm in heaven,
And my heart beats so that I can hardly speak.
And I seem to find the happiness I seek,
When we're out together dancing cheek to cheek.
Heaven... I'm in heaven,
And the cares that hung around me through the week,
Seem to vanish like a gambler's lucky streak,
When we're out together dancing cheek to cheek.
Oh, I love to climb a mountain,
And to reach the highest peak.
But it doesn't thrill me half as much
As dancing cheek to cheek.
Oh, I love to go out fishing
In a river or a creek.
But I don't enjoy it half as much
As dancing cheek to cheek.
Dance with me! I want my arms about you.
The charms about you
Will carry me through to...
Heaven... I'm in heaven,
And my heart beats so that I can hardly speak.
And I seem to find the happiness I seek,
When we're out together dancing cheek to cheek.
Miloš Marinković qqq
@Liam Berg (STUDENT) I love this song becouse of movie Green mile coffees favourite song
Thank you! One small point: I don't know what the published lyrics are, but in the film Fred sings "I want my arm about you. The charm about you ..." (singular). In ballroom dancing, the man has only one arm around his partner ...
Mon idole pendant mon enfance, à 70 ans j'aime toujours la grâce de Fred Astaire ainsi que le couple qu'il formait avec Ginger Rogers. Des artistes rares ! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
I think Ginger was his best dance partner. She complimented his style of dancing to a T.
Wonderful !!!
Yes, Ginger was his best partner, although all his dance partners were wonderful.
We're old now but we can't forget this song and Fred and Ginger's superb dancing. Ballroom dancing seems to be a thing of the past, but how we loved it.
Like two elegant swans!!!
Man I wish I was alive when music like this was available not all the shit we have now. Just watching old black and white movies with my grandfather and seeing their houses and how they dress and hold themselves, all the stories that my grandfather used to tell make me wish I was around.
I have some old LPs of Fred singing--mainly songs from his films with Ginger. I think one is The Fred Astaire Song Book." They aren't the movie soundtracks but recorded in a studio. (Fred sings Ginger's songs, too.) Very good sound. I bet if you search online you'll find something still available. Not sure how expensive, of course!
Such great dancers that brought so much joy to so many people, I remember watching this movie with my late mother beautiful memories.
More than any other little gem, this song is more beautiful to me than any other.
Wow! As well as dancing as smoothly as Mercurial quicksilver, Fred had an equally smooth voice to match. Absolutely brilliant film with superb choreography!
I’m watching their feet as Ginger sings & they’re right in step! Nice job! 😃👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼♥️🌹🥂🍾
I hope they are lookin down on all of this world...and to know what a impact this SONG/ DANCE has/had
On all of the different age still enjoying listening to this song
That's quit an accomplishment to be remembered by.❤😊
Sitting here with my cat Lucy on my lap and I'm in heaven. . .
Sublime melding of dancing and words and music. Later generations never experienced the joy of "dancing cheek to cheek"
God, I want her dress... Or an occasion to wear one like hers, hahaha
the best dress in world just to dance i love it.......................... both are genieus as my rita hayworth dancing with him.........................
Is it ostrich fathers?
Warning: the feathers on her dress shed! So if you ever ldo get a feathered dress, take allergy pills ahead of your dancing!
Not enough love for Ginger in these comments. She did everything Fred Estaire did, but did so in heels, backwards and bleeding from her feet. I urge you to look into this woman, she's an inspiration.
Agree entirely
Totally agree!
I agree, Robyn, that it is worthwhile to appreciate them both. I've enjoyed Fred and Ginger in the 10 movies that they did together, plus many other films done independently of each other!
I certainly do not get the impression of any "hate filled garbage" in your comment at all ✌️
She had a beautiful singing voice but we seldom hear it.
Ginger had issues, to say the least. Its why men never stuck around in her life for very long. In later interviews she grew prickly because people referred to the films as "Astaire-Rogers pictures" as opposed to "Rogers-Astaire pictures." Truth is, she never collaborated with Fred or Hermes Pan when they both would try and choreograph the dances. All she really cared about was what dress she wore and learning the steps. Its rather incredible that she believed HER name should come first.
What a sweet. yet romantic song. He could sing the names out of a phone book and it would sound wonderful. They were great!!
Very nice job! Looks smooth as silk and timed well. I think I'll watch it again :)
They seem so in love it takes my breath away! 💘
The infamous ostrich feather dress. But Ginger looked wonderful in it.
Years later Leslie Caron told Fred she was designing her costumes for 'Daddy Long Legs'. Fred said: 'OK, but no feathers!'
Боже, какое великолепие! Почему я не там живу!
Isn’t this so lovely, and beautiful ♥️
A true classic, thank you for the video/dance/sound. This will be appreciated in 200 years, like Mozart !!
This is always wonderful to see and hear 🥰!!!
I can’t tell you how much I love to hear them both singing! I love this you & had I not had such a curved spine...I would’ve continued dancing as I wanted that as a fun career! I so loved it & I LOVE ballroom dancing! Beautiful to watch & lovely to listen! Much appreciation! ✨♥️✨🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
I LOVE this. And I will never STOP loving this. Ginger designed her gowns.
I use to watch these movies when I was a child in the late 70s I loved the fashion would have been the styles my nana wore I still love those dresses now and the dancing was beautiful 🙏🎁
Just incredible one of my all time favorites. I realized in the subtle movements they were one in that moment. wow.
Every time I hear this I think of the green mile... Michael Clark Duncan we miss u!!!!!
Amazing to think that our culture actually had its peak 77 years ago when the public preferred this more artistic portrayal of what it means to fall in love.. An expression of movement and music so much more intricate than anything represented in popular culture today. Heres hoping our society can once again reach such eloquence of expression through movement within our lifetimes.
Unlikely
listening to this song and being reminded of green mile makes me feel melancholic. good old days were movies and music like this were produced. these days were truly heaven
Nicely done!!! Love Ginger and Fred together. It was a nice touch to include both recordings.
GingerRogers1911 yes, indeed! I wasn’t even looking...just touched my screen accidentally & it came on! That is very fortunate & a niece surprise for me! I haven’t seen this since I was a young girl in the 60’s!
GREAT MUSIC,TIMES THAT WOULD NEVER COME BACK,❤❤❤❤❤
Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. Me gustaban mucho sus películas musicales, por sus bailes, eran muy entretenidas. Buenísimos bailarines y con el sonido de sus zapatos( claqué).
I had never heard her version before. Thank you.
Да,было время истинно талантливых людей！Сколько грации,света.А сейчас мусор во всем
Dancing with the stars? This is it.
This is the one they had to redo all day long because when they DID get good take Fred Astaire's wig flew off. Ginger Rogers designed that dress...so amazing.
R. Nagarya cool facts! Never knew it was a wig...just knew he was a perfectionist! Great designing!
I don't think it was a full wig--just a toupee.
This is so beautiful to both listen to and watch 🤍
came here because of BTS V cover ... for me this song is mood calming 💜💜
A movie that is sadly missing from my collection. This is my favorite Fred & Ginger movie.
If couples want a relaxing dance and song this is the video they are looking for
I love watching their dancing. I also dance and sing "Heaven" karaoke.
I would love to find a man to dance to this song like they do.
Epsonthe Giraffe me too!
Beautiful and I heard Ginger fought to wear that gown, because all the feathers. Worth it!
she was only 24 years old here!
@@kelseymathias3881 Wow! And I heard Howard Hughes was a fan.
Love watching this couple dance. So talented. They don't make movies like this anymore..
remind me of John Coffee from "The Green Mile" movie.. such a wonderful movie.. It made me cry..
filmmakers actyaully werea rtsists and were passinate about their craft and actually CARED about what theyw ere creaing..thisis beuatiful and f***king amazing!!!
Such a classic song for a billion or more people... back in the day. I love it because of the film green mile.
I have always came here to listen.
Just HEAVEN 💕
OMG - this is the music (and dancing) of my courtship. We were married, my husband and I, until his (premature) death and I cannot see any of the music produced nowadays underscoring our sort of courtship or romance. I don't know what sort of world kids are living in nowadays. I'm sorry for them.
Don't feel sorry for them. Youth makes everything good. To them they are happy and they feel sorry for us/you /me.
It has something magical
one of my favorites songs ....and the movie is so beautiful....top hat
RIP Michael Clarke Duncan
S Cramer huh?
I’m 16, wasn’t even born in this generation but I’m in absolute love with this song