The Way You Look Tonight

Timeless scene from the 1936 movie "Swing Time". Fred Astaire singing "The Way You Look Tonight"
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[@Antoniobezj]

Wow guys, I never thought this many people would want to see this. There was a similair version of this video here on youtube but for some reason one day it just vanished so I uploaded this one. I'm glad you all like it this much :)

[@weaamzaid8345]

I am very grateful for uploading this nice video .

[@AntiFredFeng]

Are you kidding? It's Fred Astaire!!~~ His dance and voice make me fall in Love!!

[@jisakoff]

Believe it or not, my wife and I used this as our wedding song.

[@castmo]

Its lovely, thank you!

[@magnoliasouth]

***** Oh but this is one of the most romantic songs I've just about ever heard. I absolutely adore it!

[@murraywood7480]

I remember so well singing this softly to my mum as she slipped into a coma & passed away. It was her favourite song because she said my dad sang it to her when he asked her to marry him . I never knew my dad, he died when I was 4 months old . Many cover versions have been done, but this, the original is totally the best . I miss you so much mum Peggy Wood (Aotearoa)

[@genevievel5309]

❤❤❤❤

[@murraywood7480]

@@genevievel5309 Thank you so much with appreciation... Peggy

[@martinphilip8998]

Wonderful. It’s a beautiful song. Listen to Tony Bennet sing it. SO seductive.

[@murraywood7480]

@@martinphilip8998 Yes I did (listen) & it is good, however the original is the Bestest

[@spartybob1]

It was a great connection

[@user-xx2hj7xb6b]

Of all the versions I've heard thus far, this is my favorite. I like Fred's style of singing. His dancing overshadowed his voice which, in my view, was underrated.

[@ParkerAllen2]

I once read somewhere that George Gershwin really loved Fred Astaire's singing, too, which is a pretty solid endorsement.

[@user-xx2hj7xb6b]

I'll say.@@ParkerAllen2

[@1aikane]

America used to be so classy. It's so good to see these glimpses into this Era. Thanks so much for posting these great clips

[@73singergirl]

They don’t write them like that anymore. In 200 years this song will still be relevant. Beautiful!

[@derekfovargue6676]

I sure do miss the 70s and 80s. The music today is not even the same. Sometimes I wish I could find a time machine and go back in time. Life was much easier and everyone enjoyed life! Is this your favorite song?

[@m.g.carter5867]

So very true.

[@ackgeezer9754]

Jerome Kern music, Dorothy Fields lyrics. Two masters.

[@100YearJukebox]

@@ackgeezer9754 Absolutely. And this exquisite number won them a Best Song Oscar--the first of two for Jerome Kern, and the first (and sadly, only) for Dorothy Fields, who was the first woman so honored. (She was also the only woman, period, until 1968, when the Best Song award went to Marilyn Bergman, together with Alan Bergman and Michel Legrand, for "The Windmills of Your Mind.")

[@melissahammer6267]

Fred Astaire is well known for his dancing but he was also a fantastic singer. His tender and sincere renditions of so many classics are so touching to watch all these years later.

[@incog99skd11]

Well, most of the songs that Astaire sang were arranged and made to suit his very limited singing range. In spite of that, he made the best of it and created many all time classics like this one.

[@wnyduchess]

@@incog99skd11 range isn't everything though. He's still a fantastic singer. All that really matters (imo) is that you sound good, and Fred Astaire sounded wonderful.

[@hankbrown2871]

He was also an extraordinary actor. He had the whole package and he was just irreplaceable. If you want to get really depressed, watch "On The Beach". He was so good in that. The entire cast was.

[@user-xx2hj7xb6b]

One of the most underrated voices in film. I suppose, because he was best known as a hoofer.

[@100YearJukebox]

@@wnyduchess Hear! Hear!

[@stevehinnenkamp5625]

Hollywood stars used to sing great words and music without trying to show-off vocal chords. It was called "honesty"--an actor's best friend.

[@juliag.5114]

the reason why today’s movie musicals will never compare to the old ones is because the singing seems very artificial. fred was obviously dubbing himself here but like you said it’s honest. even with better technology today it seems like movie producers, sound mixers or whatever forgot how to make a good musical

[@Shireanna]

Totally, I honestly think Fred has a beautiful voice. He didn't try to be an amazing singer, he just sang, but it was the simple, wholesome way he sang the lyrics to everything, especially this song.

[@doowopper46]

As a "doowop" fan, I loved this song by the Jaguars, 1956. It was special to me and my girl. She passed away this year at 71. Finding this 1936 rendition is priceless. Thank you for posting. Please excuse the tears.

[@lornehargis2614]

❤ sorry for your loss

[@mike_98058]

I'm still married after 50+ years. Your story and this song brings tears to my eyes.

[@JesusChrist-wo8os]

The musicals that Fred and Ginger made together are among the greatest musicals ever made by Hollywood.

[@henry8smallwood]

Astaire gets to me the way so few singers do. The decency of the man shows through in all he did.

[@zacmumblethunder7466]

There was something about the singers of that era. Al Bowley was another, they seem to be serving the song, not making it serve them.

[@flimbambo]

This is the definitive version of this song. No one sang it so straight and yet with such sincerity.

[@1962underdog]

I like Doris Days version.

[@guilhermecarneiro4711]

I love the Bennet Version, but really different feelings. I think this one may be my favorite more upbeat version while the Bennets is my all favorite.

[@zacmumblethunder7466]

I can't pick between Fred's version and Edward Woodward's. Yes, _that_ Edward Woodward, The Equaliser, Whicker Man, etc.

[@ackgeezer9754]

I also like Peggy Lee's version, with Benny Goodman, different.

[@user-xx2hj7xb6b]

I have to agree. It's a matter of personal preference, and my vote goes to Fred.

[@zacatecas2002]

Fred Astaire made everything look so easy. What an amazing performer.

[@incog99skd11]

It wasn't easy at all. If you ask his dance partners, he was one of the hardest working dancers in Hollywood and almost wore out their feet (blood is mentioned) getting a dance routine right.

[@GravityBoy72]

"Keep that breathless charm". I love that line.

[@Leepham7714]

Almost 100 years ago and the song is still so popular and relevant. Fred's talent will live forever.

[@rzombi666]

You look up the word "gentleman" in the dictionary and Fred Astaire will be staring back at you.

[@horsluva0758]

so true :)

[@robertp.wainman4094]

Nicely worded!

[@carltrotter7622]

No, that's the one page of the dictionary that dances back.

[@juve3030]

Wow i just checked and its true.

[@tahamohammad1741]

You sadly can’t be a gentlemen these days without being targeted as a “toxic masculine”

[@GoddessOfWhim2003]

that was beautiful and hilarious. not a word spoken to convey she didn't finish her hair

[@libbyeverett7684]

Miss watching these movies and listen to the music

[@CliffMcAulay]

Astaire, Rogers, Jerome Kern and Dorothy Fields. Timeless talent that will be delighting us all for many years, perhaps even centuries. Thank you for uploading this treasure.

[@donnakotovich1984]

Eddie Nelson too

[@CliffMcAulay]

Hey Donna ..Is that Eddie Nelson who co/wrote "oh Mother I'm Wild'? Great.@@donnakotovich1984

[@lancelotlink3907]

Fred has that 1920s sound in this clip. Best dancer in Hollywood history.

[@samanthawallbrown9243]

I love this version so much- especially when he sings it while she’s in casual clothing and is in the middle of washing her hair. He doesn’t sing it when she’s in a gown and is dressed up. He sings it when she’s dressed down which makes the meaning of the song so raw and heartfelt. Astaire’s version brings out the feelings in it, not just singing the song for the sake of it.

[@lmalino695]

He doesn't know she's 'dressed down'. If you get the opportunity, you should watch the movie. You'll understand it better and it won't diminish your enjoyment.

[@ellynmacgregor8210]

As beautifully as Mr. Astaire sings this song (I love his vocals as well as his dancing), attention should be paid to its makers: Jerome Kern (music) and Dorothy Fields (lyrics).

[@katyb2793]

@@lmalino695 I do recommend watching the movie. And every Fred astair and ginger rogers movie. They're my absolute favourite if you can get your hands on them!

[@janmrz99]

I have mix feelings about the script. I would have liked to have seen a dance version in tails and gowns. Still, I'm happy to see this film clip again and again.

[@katyb2793]

@@janmrz99 that's true, they could have done it towards the end or even as the ending scene. It's 90 years too late though 😅

[@user-hk6pn4ts6m]

It brings a tear to my eye, just wonderful, and a wonderful era.

[@eugenesedita]

He sang with the same delicacy and attention to detail as his dances. Just love his voice, his singing.

[@monicaconsigliereLavieenfleur]

These old filmswere so elegant and beautiful. Nowadays most of the films are unwatchable

[@turkdizikiz1147]

I am a GenZ n yet i love these classics so much

[@kentmessick3457]

This is pretty much a perfect scene. Tight dialogue and not a wasted movement by Fred. Every step has purpose…nothing is wasted.

[@39smokinjoe]

This has always been my favorite song. I used to sing in night clubs around St. Louis way back in the early fifties with a piano player. You'd think a singer would be delighted being told that he sounded like Bing, but I liked it better when they said I sounded like Fred. Those were the days!

[@ukmedicfrcs]

I wish you would make a video for us to see. 🙏

[@beckywauer2291]

Those were the days! We will never see or hear the likes of so many talented people and brilliant, beautiful songs again and I was born in the fifties!

[@incog99skd11]

My Dad was a singer like you and he liked Astaire better than Bing. His all time favorites were Tony Bennett and The Mills Brothers.

[@ramonpurugganan6865]

So much decency, class and beauty and wholesomeness. Quality that are so rare to be found these days.

[@462904]

Great song and she’s a belter. 😎💔💋💋💋💋💋

[@Dexter649]

Him and Bing Crosby are great together!

[@cvcoco]

1936. Depression. Songs and stories were to give people hope. Those who still had them wore a suit everyday despite the hardship. 30s and 40s, movies were high class and about high class people; today its low class movies about low class people. I want our class back, back to that time society was more polite and respectable compared to now in 2020 with hate, divisions and the world burning down.

[@hilaryapril7043]

Yes we need FDR and Eleanor now !

[@warrenhenning8064]

Society was more formal. It was not polite or respectable here or in other countries in any meaningful way. The 1930s were a decade of fascism, war and continued systematic repression of minorities, indigenous peoples, and women. There are nice song and dance routines from that time that are nice, but we should not mistake that for a polite society.

[@janbaluyot8931]

Watching old music and start comparing but you've missed the racism and war back then haha.

[@hilaryapril7043]

Cvcoconuts. Apparently you are not very educated....free public education was available way before FDR's tenure as President. Will not respond to any of your future dumb comments. Have other priorities. Suggest you get a life and perhaps self educate yourself about FDR...he created the WPA and the CCC. AND social security! PS i am not addicted to my cell phone...prefer in person conversations...have fun you all!

[@purenkool2011]

Yep! You said it Mister! 😢

[@Enrique1478]

Who came here in 2020 just because this is an immortal movie song???

[@amyfisher6380]

Meeeeee!

[@mikemodern9491]

2021 baby!

[@ABOOGAWISH]

2021

[@juliahammond7755]

Reminds me of my dad. Love you dad ❤😓

[@derekfovargue6676]

I sure do miss the 70s and 80s. The music today is not even the same. Sometimes I wish I could find a time machine and go back in time. Life was much easier and everyone enjoyed life! Is this your favorite song?

[@TheSaltydog07]

Love Mr. Austerlitz! 💃🕺💃🕺

[@lennieklebanoff3188]

I love Ginger's subtle facial responses. A great actress. Such subtlety I miss in today's culture.

[@broadcasttttable]

I read/hear how Ginger chafed under the stereotype that she was always mentioned in the same breath with Astaire. As you pointed out, she WAS a great actress, and got to display that in a couple of non-musical films she did without Mr. Astaire. She never got her due.

[@MFO6]

Truly a triple threat! Known for his dancing, his acting and singing were effortless. He could do it all!

[@MareShoop]

And play the piano. He could play even though the way this was filmed doesn’t look like it. Just watch Roberta.

[@DSAK55]

his only peer was Gene Kelly

[@juliansmith4295]

@@MareShoop He was an amazing drummer as well.

[@ellynmacgregor8210]

@@DSAK55 Although the two had very different styles and attitudes, each reigned supreme in his own field.

[@alanstrong55]

To dance and act as well as Fred would have been a delight to me. Fred was a tough act to follow.

[@user-vm5ud4xw6n]

I never realized this song was that old. Many old songs get revived but you never know the story behind them. I listened to Fred sing this, Tony Bennett and of course, the version I grew up listening to, The Lettermen.

[@neilpiper9889]

My father used to sing this song with a similar voice in the 1950s when I was about 8 years old. I have been a romantic sucker ever since. And glad of it.

[@melissalily4506]

I am exactly the same💙💙💙💙

[@chrisj.plamondon1828]

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Masterpiece! Unbelievably charming! Fred was a great actor, dancer, singer and musician. He always amazes me... such talent...❤

[@johnwilson8309]

Did you notice how Fred sat down at the piano. Smooth in every move he ever made.

[@sabina9092]

Wowowowowo.... I thought the original was by Frank Sinatra. I'm in love with this version. A legend.

[@ruthbashford3176]

Great......I do like these two. It' hard to believe this film is 80 years old

[@aldnav]

ruth bashford what's the title of this film?

[@emilybrehmer8021]

Swing Time, 1936

[@patrickhyde6125]

He did a nice job acting and singing - communicating the tender meaning of this song perfectly and with a nice sounding voice. He was more than just a magnificent dancer. He was a marvelous entertainer.

[@trevorpugh6475]

It really doesn't get any better than that... a beautiful song beautifully sung by Fred to gorgeous Ginger... romance is out there if you look hard enough 👉☺️

[@garylevinson38]

Why is it that we have nothing that comes anywhere close to this today?

[@SteviePaints]

I was in high school in the mid-1960s, and The Lettermen had recorded this song in 1961. It is such a fond memory of my high school. It was a beautiful slow dance song. The teenagers of today don’t know what they’re missing with slow dancing to tunes like this.

[@flashflame4952]

No one beats Fred and Ginger!!

[@roblewis3565]

Fred Astaire was just a shy, unassuming guy who turned into a genius when performing.

[@nereidamatoscolon]

Beautiful ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@TimothyStapay]

What a fantastic song and performance from Fred Astaire! One of the greatest romantic songs...and I love this scene from the movie!

[@margotp.6291]

The magic of this scene and music is still there - reading so many comments touched my heart almost as much as the song. Proving that all of us love pure, simple moments like this.

[@paulmitchell359]

there are still many who like melodic songs with clever, interesting lyrics.

[@ellynmacgregor8210]

@@paulmitchell359 Especially when the melody was supplied by Jerome Kern and the lyrics by Dorothy Fields!

[@happyhankjr]

I'm 70. I was lucky enough to grow up on Fred Astaire/Ginger Rogers movies. Back then, in the 60's & 70's, the U.S.A. had it's problems but we could always look at movies like these to remind us of simpler, better things. This movie came out in 1936. A year later, in 1937, Fred Astaire sang "They Can't Take That Away From Me", another great song.

[@Michael_black777]

Fred Astaire makes everything sounds like it's out of this world.

[@moonjazz]

Beautiful song sung by a charming gentleman. Amazing voice 🥰 I sure love the lifestyle and music back in olden golden days 🥰🥰🥰

[@googlefan7409]

He is so beautiful, look at his lashes and his smile... He looks REALLLLYYY in love and you can sense his love in his tone. THIS IS WHAT I CALL LOVE

[@emcash7042]

He’s so cute and nice!

[@larrywolfson6898]

Fred Astaire! Oh my how great he was.,

[@enbyrne457]

2021 here. March 10😊. I just found out my 2 and a half years old nephew sang this song . Apparently it's my sister's lullaby for him . I'm so teary with joy, he can sing this song in his baby talk words 😊😊❤❤❤

[@ep4169]

Oh to live at a time when a person could sing a song like that without a blush, a wink at the camera, or a hint of irony.

[@markdaniele4539]

We all come and go but why must the class and beauty of dignity also be just a reminder of what once was.The dictation and clarity along with the impeccable fashion of the clothes.I miss all of it.

[@rosebarry]

Fred Astaire could certainly sell a song! So moving, it makes me smile and cry.

[@sanderegberink8073]

This is magic, it truly is. Thank you Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers !

[@sarahmendes7231]

Some day, when I'm awfully low When the world is cold I will feel a glow just thinking of you And the way you look tonight Yes, you're lovely, with your smile so warm And your cheeks so soft There is nothing for me but to love you And the way you look tonight With each word your tenderness grows Tearin' my fear apart And that laugh, wrinkles your nose Touches my foolish heart Lovely, never, never change Keep that breathless charm Won't you please arrange it? 'Cause I love you A-just the way you look tonight And that laugh that wrinkles your nose It touches my foolish heart Lovely, don't you ever change Keep that breathless charm Won't you please arrange it? 'Cause I love you A-just the way you look tonight Mm, mm, mm, mm, Just the way you look tonight

[@osocool1too]

No-one could do this sort of scene better than Fred.

[@donbrynelsen2157]

There's will never again be someone like Fred Astaire

[@kevken3293]

Not many women could look so gorgeous with foam on their heads! Fred and Ginger forever!

[@laquerisma]

One of the sweetest songs sung in the sweetest manner.

[@PlanetYokoshima]

Cheek to cheek will make you drool.

[@anthonycooper6789]

This is magical music...wonderful!

[@guazzellisergio1697]

Fred, my favourite performer of this timeless great song..who on earth dislikes this?

[@winstonmiller9649]

What a delightful ambiguous and humorous scene. Nicely evoked balance of what he wants, what she wants, but what he gets... He's singing his heart out and we're cracking up because of the unsaid, just the camera work does it all for us!! 🖤😊😀😂🤣❤

[@ralphfurley123]

Mr. Fred Astaire, one of the greatest entertainers of all time!!! And that just might be an understatement! ☮️🖖🏽

[@dmswan3172]

Fred Astaire sang this timeless jazz standard so perfectly!🌹🌹🌹

[@devonseamoor]

Gosh, what a gentleman and multi-talented man Fred Astaire was.... is, still on the screen. Great! When he dances, he makes me forget my age, ha!

[@almeggs3247]

Just sent it to the my most beautiful granddaughter !

[@debramartin1583]

Beautiful! Brought tears to my eyes.

[@PoliteTia]

The best version ever! Thank you Antonio Kolakušić

[@eamoncullen9851]

Swing Time & Shall We Dance are my wife's 2 all time favourite films & she is 7 years younger then I am! (& I'm only in my early 50s.).

[@f4iryjake]

I love this guy when ever I listen to his music and songs I just feel like I’m living the old days

[@user-sb9es3ed5v]

And Crosby

[@samuelrosenberg5088]

My mom would sing this to me nearly every night when I was a little kid. Even though I was born in the early 2000s, this song is very nostalgic for me.

[@teresapowell139]

Nothing compares to Fred Astaire singing this song, so lovely!

[@gwynnielsen5081]

My father saw Fred Astaire as a role model in a sense. To him, Astaire was the perfect gentleman: elegant and polite.

[@elizabethleninski4550]

Wasn’t he just the gentleman.. I met him in Vermont shortly after his sister passed away and still he was composed as a true gentleman always is!

[@sarahjones8396]

You lucky lady! To have met Astaire...wow.

[@jamescowley1710]

This is marvelous....why did Hollywood leave this wonderful era of the 1930's? relaxing and enjoyable ........

[@rutbrea8796]

I always loved Fred since I was a child and watched his movies. The way he danced, such as this singing, and romantic movies.

[@arielsonnenbergloop1249]

Just listened to Sinatra, Buble and several others but none of them can hold a candle to this original version

[@horsluva0758]

you got that right

[@NovaJake360]

I know! I saw the movie and fell in love with this version!

[@julinho218]

critics say Astaire is the ultimate singer of his own songs

[@raymondmcmenemy303]

Darn tootin'.

[@turbotaquitogoogle8095]

Except for mouse rat

[@kellymcdonald4893]

He sure knew how to sing a love song. Some of the sweetest songs ever. I love Fred Astaire♥

[@michaelbruno4608]

Kelly McDonald hello 👋 How are you doing

[@thebambino4728]

For a guy they said COULDN'T SING he did a PRETTY DAMN GOOD job of it !

[@Corinthian44]

The song's lyricist , Dorothy Fields said that, the first time its composer, Jerome Kern played the tune to her, she found it so beautiful that she left the room and cried. Surely one of the best songs ever written !

[@ayf1983]

Swing Time is my favorite film of their partnership, and a lot of that is because of Kern's music.

[@007ndc]

The end of the song gets me every time

[@vintagebrew1057]

I adore Fred but I also love the version by Peter Skellern. A song so timeless and achingly beautiful.

[@stevehinnenkamp5625]

How wonderful the lovely Ginger isn't in a ball gown but fresh out of the shower, hair treatment, cold creme. They had a sense of humor in the 30's. The most beautiful love song, a Mozartian melody, comes down to earth in a marvelous way.😂❤

[@stevehinnenkamp5625]

No doubt. A simple melody with Mozartean innocence but Kern's marvelous tweaks and Dorothy's sublime lyric wavering between extradinaire and commonplace. That inner tension makes The Way You Look Tonight immortal.

[@stephenstephen1505]

A lovely old song expressed beautifully by Astaire

[@gwynnielsen5081]

Fred was class personified. So many men of his generation really wanted to be him.

[@w1o2l3f4i5e]

this version seems so heart felt, that it often brings a tear to my eye.

[@funshine817]

Now THAT'S how you do romance! 😍😍❤❤

[@SakeemaDaniels-nn4jy]

Love these old films!!!!

[@jewelfish2001]

Lots of great singers have covered this, but it will always be Fred Astaire's song to me.

[@keybawd4023]

This is sheer magic. One of the great prewar songs (Jerome Kern, lyricc Dorothy Fields). Just Magic.

[@euglec27]

What a wonderful song and great clip. I cannot figure out why anyone would give it a thumbs down.

[@jamesgreen807]

"they" have cold heart/tone dead!

[@sandeshpaudel5099]

F.R.I.E.N.D.S really imporoved the taste of music.. really intriguing

[@mgolden5630]

Very funny and classic at the same time.

[@georgec9590]

I once saw a clip of Fred Astaire rapidly and accurately hitting a line of golf balls with a mid-range iron. This guy was as coordinated as a human being could be. Even his singing of songs was so very memorable. A total talent, no doubt!

[@Queenie_Francie]

Wonderful. I'm crying. Beautiful melody, beautiful lyrics, beautiful Fred & Ginger.

[@horsluva0758]

lol!!

[@samuelm.hodnettii.2768]

Interesting .. those classics never stop ...