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Karaoke Showcase
.: The Way You Look To-night :. |
OoRIKoO
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| Date Submitted: |
2022-01-18 [Archive Date: 2022-04-18] |
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Standards |
| Original Artist: |
Fred Astaire |
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One more from 1936. It's the song that beat out "I've Got You Under My Skin" for the "Best Original Song" Acadamy Award. "The Way You Look To-night" is from the film "Swing Time" it was performed by Fred Astaire and composed by Jerome Kern with lyrics written by Dorothy Fields. It won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1936. Fields 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."
In the movie, Astaire sang "The Way You Look To-night" to Ginger Rogers while she was washing her hair in an adjacent room. His recording reached the top of the charts for six weeks in 1936. Other versions that year were by Guy Lombardo and by Teddy Wilson with Billie Holiday. |
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Rank Unavailable |
| Total Comments: |
6 |
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Suzanne Lanoue (Total comments: 4327 Submissions: 478) |
Sat, Jan 29th, 2022
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Oh, great song choice! The title didn't ring a bell, but I recognized it right away when you started singing it. So beautiful!! You sound very jaunty. Love it! Have you seen the movie? The clip is on YouTube for this song. It's kind of funny. Astaire is well known for his dancing, but he was also quite a great singer and actor.
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Reply: Hi Suzanne and yes Astaire was the total package. Unlike todays screen stars back then you had to have it all. Thanks for the listen. |
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Rich101 (Total comments: 4609 Submissions: 261) |
Sat, Jan 29th, 2022
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This is a favorite standard of mine Rik..so very glad you recorded it and posted this!! Excellent performance!!!!RICH |
Reply: Hi Rich, one of my favs too. Thanks so much for listening. |
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Starlyter - Brad (Total comments: 3343 Submissions: 400) |
Mon, Jan 24th, 2022
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Super show as usual Rik. Thanks for the back stage pass...Brad |
Reply: Brad my friend you are backstage permanent my friend. Thanks so much. |
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Jerry (Total comments: 3740 Submissions: 701) |
Fri, Jan 21st, 2022
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Are you sure? Have you shinned a flashlight on her lately. I recall her and remember her playing tackle with Green Bay years ago. She scared all her opponents. Perhaps she's changed or just looks better at night? Anyway, you should get 'some' for crooning her with this beauty....massage the bruises. |
Reply: LOL Jerry too funny my friend and thanks for the comment anyway. |
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Keepinitcntry (Total comments: 1321 Submissions: 168) |
Thu, Jan 20th, 2022
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Hi Rik
You got the rat pack sound ah going and it was indeed a splendid listen. I know if my mom was still with us, she'd be all over this one. She (Irene) (cheerleader) was on here all the time. Bravo pal!!! ~Mark~ |
Reply: Hi Mark, same goes for my mom, she would have loved this one for sure. Thanks my friend. |
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OoRIKoO performs The Way You Look To-night on Karaoke Showcase of Karaoke Scene Magazine Online: OoRIKoO performs The Way You Look To-night on Karaoke Showcase - One more from 1936. It's the song that beat out "I've Got You Under My Skin" for the "Best Original Song" Acadamy Award. "The Way You Look To-night" is from the film "Swing Time" it was performed by Fred Astaire and composed by Jerome Kern with lyrics written by Dorothy Fields. It won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1936. Fields 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."
In the movie, Astaire sang "The Way You Look To-night" to Ginger Rogers while she was washing her hair in an adjacent room. His recording reached the top of the charts for six weeks in 1936. Other versions that year were by Guy Lombardo and by Teddy Wilson with Billie Holiday.
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