It doesn't matter who we does this song this is the best version it will never be topped it was unbelievable when this came over the airwaves and you were hanging out at the legendary Studio 54
LOVE the video, it is hilarious! Love the way the tap dancer competes with his giant shadows. LMAO!!! Swing Time, Fred Astaire? Really? Well, it went perfectly with this song the way he kept "turning and turning around"! LMAO!
After watching it again I realized that the real African-American tap dancer, Bill Robinson comes out at the end at dances for a minute or two. (After Fred's tribute to Bill's tap style) This is a historical clip.
amazing video! who is this dancing? at first i thought it was Fred Astaire because of the way he was holding his hands, but then the face of the dancer looked like a black guy...
Fred Astaire was a uniquely amazing dancer. He will probably be rediscovered soon. Royal Wedding alone is enough to make him an icon of dance. Astaire felt his hands were too short so he gathered and pointed his fingers in a distinctive way to make his hands look longer and more "elegant" when he was dancing. I suppose I've never seen this clip because it is culturally insensitive to wear blackface. Still, I give myself full marks for recognizing him! Thanks for the reply, saga24us12!
You folks who complain about the blackface are judging too quickly. This is Fred Astaire, one of the greatest dancers in history, paying homage to Bill Bojangles Robinson -- another of the greatest dancers of all time. This was a dance number that was meant as a TRIBUTE to a HERO. It was not an insult. And the blackface was not the comic kind but just some makeup to make him look darker. Have some respect for the intent here.
lol hmmmm yes its a disco song if u r a chart music enthusiast lol, but in reality its modern soul of its time n classed as modern northern soul in uk , ktf , V1
here here n well said , they cant just erase history because its not pc , bollox is what i say its fact not fiction ... im not here to apease anyone if they dont like it they dont need to watch it , but its fred who giving the tribute here so if anyones complaining take it up with him n get ur shovel out n start diggin .
blup blup blah blah , when u got some evidence of that place actually existing get bk to me , otherwise save ur religious ramble'in's for the god channel ok . this is my soul music page if u aint happy do 1 ok . V1