The Way You Look Tonight - Fred Astaire (Swing Time, 1936)

[moosatious]

Wonderful song, based on a theme from Act 2 of the "greatest opera nobody ever heard." Nobody that is, except Jerome Kern who wrote the song. Presumably Kern attended the Berlin performance in 1922. Lucky guy! Plus visitors to the fredigundis website There was a "concert" performance of the opera by the orchestra of the Austrain Radio back in 1979, released on "bootleg" vinyl. .Not well recorded. But what the recording engineer (somebody the audience?) did capture will blow you away.

[drjjpdc]

If you really like this song, check out the great Art Tatum's solo piano version. About 6-7 minutes of happy jazz while repeating this great melody.

[nemeckathleen1]

Oh Fred you are the best when it comes to all the classic's you could sing them so lovely. You could dance them even better with such style and grace! My heart always goes to you the best dancer that ever lived!

[miguelofthehillcount]

Fred and Ginger. Classics forever.

[royko22]

I had a record of Fred's songs that was released back in the 80s -- "Starring Fred Astaire" -- he had some of the greatest song writers of the era writing for him and this was one gem among many.

[kissymissy08]

his version is the best! I love fred astaire :)

[tmax45R]

They had problems with Ginger's shambo, so they used whip cream. Just a little trivia.

[MonarchistPipeBrit]

Beautiful film and Singing, but I must say Sinatra does the song better.... Sorry Freddy!

[Choefoe]

@MonarchistPipeBrit Well,Sinatra is a singer, Astaire is a storyteller,I prefer Astaire in this case;-)

[Wbanpo]

My favorite song + my favorite scene!

[tcampbell1111]

Absolutely marvelous. One of the best scenes from the movies. One of Jerome Kern's finest songs. Never get tired of this scene. Thanks for the post.

[astaire8]

WITHOUT A DOUBT, FRED'S VERSION IS BEST....



[PrincessAdriannas]

Simply beautiful. I love this song, and I think Astaire sings it wonderfully! He did the piece justice. What a fantastic actor, singer, and dancer!

[bestgay1]

i herd about this song from the friends show coz moneca geler love this song in the show

hahahah

i love friend so i love dis song

[NatalyCindyFan]

3 people don't know anything about music.

[vladdrac88]

I can see kids from Buenos Aires to Beijing singing this to each other. Now we need the technology to do that........:) sorry.....:)

[spokeshole]

This folks, is REAL showbusiness!

[ashnivy]

"like" no "dislike" no where is the "love" rating!!!!!!!

[ozmorphus]

She was hot even with soap on her head.

[nataaawa]

The three people who disliked this obviously have no taste.

[CamilaRibeiro]

Como pode alguem não gostar desse video? Ginger & Fred <3

[ClassyVintageBroad]

*sigh* ^_^

[alangrahamwingrove]

The original - the (equal) best



[applenia88]

the end is great! he starring at her and she realises she still has foam in her hair....beautiful song though!

[msinvincible2000]

I will never thank enough the film "Peter's friends" for introducing me to this beautiful masterpiece

[Voiceguardian]

WOW! He can play strings on that piano?!

[nataaawa]

@Voiceguardian

He could do everything :3

[kasbersky]

he went onto a piano and started singing... But I can hear 3 more different instruments

[DebeliTony]

@kasbersky I hear whole orcestra so what? In modern movies there are zombies, laser weapons, flying cars, magic rings, huge blue people etc. etc.... I think you get my point.

[kasbersky]

@DebeliTony jeez i was just making a joke... never said it was bad either. chill

[wkunzelman1]

The song was written by Jerome Kern with lyrics by Dorothy Fields, and has become a standard. Fields later remarked, "The first time Jerry played that melody for me I went out and started to cry. The release absolutely killed me. I couldn't stop, it was so beautiful." (wiki)

[here2cre8]

@rubyhaleybenjamin I SO agree!! My favorite part ;)

[astaire8]

FRED SINGS THIS SO GOOD - NO-ONE ELSE

DOES IT BETTER...... I LOVE FRED.......

[seaotteR79]

Such a beautiful tune. Quality!

[crazystarwarsguy1006]

Classissimo

[whatwouldjanedoGD]

ginger rogers is beautiful even with soap in her hair <3

[TheTrauben123]

you know, even though i've never seen the movie itself, this is so, so touching

[YayPinkie]

Why don't they make movies like this anymore? |:

[younggreenshoot]

Look at Rogers, what a beaut

[QueenBee2314]

iWant This Song Played @ My Wedding<33

[delightfulstar]

So many people associate this song with Sinatra (and I love his version too!), but Fred's is still my favorite. I love the tenderness in his delivery, and how he conveys the lyrics. Years later, when Fred appeared as a MG on "What's My Line," he dismissed his singing talent a bit. As you can tell, he was being quite humble - his voice was every bit as smooth as his dance steps!

[EpicJewelsify]

@delightfulstar Me too! I love the simplicty of his delivery... it suits the style so well and lets the beautiful lyrics shine. :) <3

[Choefoe]

@EpicJewelsify That,s the reason why he wa the favorite singer of Cole Porter and the Gershwins,they admit they wrote songs with Astaire,s voice in mind. Because he was so natural, When he sings it you believe him;-) That,s something else then singing a song.He,s telling a story

[BlackMagnumFilms]

Don't you just wish movies were made more like this...

[fashionistachica]

u know its classic when ur heart melts at the first note of the song.........amazinggggggggggg­gggggggggggggggggggg

[ThElAuRiS5]

esta cancion la conoci por un amigo kada ke escucho este tipo d musica m transporto como a esa epoca y sin a verla vivido m hubiera gustado vivirla... ke linda cancion

[NoxRio]

best youtube video ever !

[GreenLightTraffic]

великая песня (jerome kern/dorothy fields)

[rduncan4040]

What a gem!

[dgeorodas]

esto era romance, no las tonterias que nos venden ahora en el cine... adoro esta pelicula!!!...

[spicylou]

LORI, you looked stunning tonight! If I knew all the words to this song, I would have sung it to you! Thank you for a wonderful evening.

And you are a great pianist.

[MsSmontalvo]

I'd never seen this before but luv the song n wanted to hear the original version... LUVD it, dat ws sooo cute!!! <3

[derekchin01]

First saw this in 1982, and it instantly became my favorite song of all time. Had a mad crush on Ginger - good thing I wasn't around to stalk her in 1936, LOL.

[Dpun1000]

One of my favorite songs of all time. Check out the cover on my Channel!

[HimynameisLM]

I cry every time I watch this video. How beautiful :)

[7Island7]

Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers... None Better.

[thomascow1]

Love Astaire,he was fab artist

[divashaf16]

This is a wedding and everyday song. :-)

[C0mput3r]

They just dont make movie like this any more. Thats why they are called classics.

[StillAware]

@C0mput3r That's awesome, I had to make a new playlist category for this video and named it 'Classic' then looked down at the comments... it's definitely true though.

[alalmel]

Saw this when I was six years old and have remembered and loved it ever since.

[illquidOFFICIAL]

i cried.

[flashlight13]

this is so...gah. lovely.

[hermounts]

with all that shampoo on her head, hope they got it in one take!

[kenaco2009]

@hermounts Actually, it's really whipped cream. The shampoo kept running down her face, so they had to find something that would stay in place.haha

[GuyaneseRasTa]

love frank sinatra.

[Tony4u1]

@GuyaneseRasTa It's Fred Astaire it says so at the top and this is the original and much better than Frank's version.

[GuyaneseRasTa]

@Tony4u1 yeah i kno, i just think the frank sinatra version is better