You say tomato, I say tomato…Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers sing “Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off” (music by George Gershwin and lyrics by Ira Gershwin) in the 1937 movie Shall We Dance. In this clip, Fred and Ginger not only sing, but also dance on roller skates. A classic!
EASTER PARADE
Music and Lyrics by Irving Berlin
(Excerpt — listen to Judy Garland and Fred Astaire perform “Easter Parade” from the 1948 movie at youtube.com)
In your Easter bonnet
with all the frills upon it,
you’ll be the grandest lady
in the Easter Parade…
Oh, I could write a sonnet
about your Easter bonnet
and of the girl I’m taking
to the Easter Parade.
Note: Fred idolized Judy (“She was simply wonderful…”) and Judy adored Fred — and you can see their mutual devotion in every scene of this classic musical.
Happy Easter to all!
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