Dancing Cheek to Cheek



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Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers dance in the 1935 RKO film 'Top Hat', music and lyrics by Irving Berlin.
In this scene, Ginger's friend Madge is trying to match Fred and Ginger romantically. Fred is trying to woo Ginger, who mistakenly thinks that he is married to Madge, hence her reluctance to dance with him.
So many young people have commented favourably on this clip, expressing a longing for the romantic time of the 1930s. It was a hard time for many, the Great Depression. Films like this were a way for poor people to escape grim reality for a few hours inside the cinema, to catch a glimpse of the glamorous world of the rich and beautiful.
Today people long to escape the mediocrity and awfulness of modern taste - violent blockbuster movies, unintelligible actors, loud pointless soundtracks (you could hardly call it music). Artistry and talent has given way to mediocrity and the cult of celebrity.
Now is the time for young people to abandon crowded gigs and nightclubs where they prance aimlessly, waving their arms in the air, deafened by the noise. Go to an old fashioned ballroom dance, with a band that doesn't rely on amplification and plays real tunes. There you may meet the person of your dreams, to hold in your arms and talk to.


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Array ( 1 week ago by Gemini730)
JimBeatty:
I agree with everything that you wrote in your introduction.
Thanks for sharing with Us.
Lorraine
Beautiful. ... ( 6 days ago by Tsitsihon)
Beautiful. Thank-you for leaving in the final moment...
Ah Ginger. ( 6 days ago by Narragansett55)
Ah Ginger.
Intoxicating ( 6 days ago by MSKR111)
Intoxicating
I was trying to ... ( 6 days ago by hajune)
I was trying to think of one word to describe this amazing scene but was drunk at the time.
I agree with first ... ( 5 days ago by cacawiwi)
I agree with first half in your description. I enjoy the art and music of yesteryears, but you shouldn't talk that way of today's youth. They are both escapes and ways of enjoying one's short life. They represent false fantasies of each other's time.
This is a great song and dance. True art.
I'm not criticising ... ( 5 days ago by JimBeattie)
I'm not criticising today's youth. It's the culture that they've received from the trendy middle aged loud rock generation.
i love it...one of ... ( 4 days ago by garett6822)
i love it...one of the best songs ever
The Green Mile FTW ... ( 3 days ago by McQuackor)
The Green Mile FTW :)
im 16 years old, i ... ( 3 days ago by LedMother34)
im 16 years old, i love metal music. but I LOVE MOVIES LIKE THIS
Astaire,Crosby,Sinatra,Martin are my favorite
"While segregation ... ( 3 days ago by marvelowns)
"While segregation demeaned and hurt the black community, it destroyed the souls of the white community."
@JimBeattie : Just ... ( 3 days ago by cacawiwi)
@JimBeattie : Just because something seems more fashionable in yours eyes doesn't mean it ultimately is. Liking all kinds of music I appreciate "loud rock" as much as this. This and loud rock is humanity's expression...I love it, regardless of people's incapability to detach themselves from it.
Music is a wonder...
Oh I have always ... ( 3 days ago by 2meheavensentmusic)
Oh I have always loved her outfit. lolWhat an absolute dream, to have one night like this. lol I am too deep for most people. lol
I agree - I like ... ( 3 days ago by JimBeattie)
I agree - I like all good music :
Jazz, Classical, Folk, Brass Band, Wind Ensemble, Strings, Piano, Dance Band, Choral, Sacred Music, Ballet, Latin, Oriental.
- All Music, as long as it's not too loud.
how i wish i were ... ( 2 days ago by kampfychair)
how i wish i were alive in this time. i often feel im in the wrong time era.
Me too! ( 1 day ago by edwardjames50)
Me too!
You're not too deep ... ( 1 day ago by edwardjames50)
You're not too deep for me, and I agree with you.
so awesome! i think ... ( 1 day ago by DaInFaMoUs77)
so awesome! i think ima try and get me and my fiancee to do the basic steps of this song for our 1st dance :D
this has been my ... ( 1 day ago by teetle1986)
this has been my favorite from fred and Ginger since i was very little :)
shes soooo very beautiful and fred astaire was just amazing in every way .
so graceful and breathtaking , every 1 says dance is a lost art form and especially tap .
I wish times could go back to those days!
kampfychair : you ... ( 1 day ago by teetle1986)
kampfychair : you are so right , if i had a dollar for every time I have said I was born in the wrong time , i would be sooooo rich !
back then they had more passion in what they did then ppl have these days in everything they do .
life was so very different and so innocent compared to now days .
This makes me think ... ( 1 day ago by sandrapoet)
This makes me think of the movie,
"Green Mile."
Mr. Jangles? ( 16 hours ago by nintendofreakXD)
Mr. Jangles?
ladygaga is ... ( 12 hours ago by Hawkred82)
ladygaga is excellent and makes Madonna look like an amateur - "naked lady gaga DOT comm" awesome
;-) ( 4 hours ago by edwardjames50)
;-)



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