Fred Astaire on Michael Jackson: "Astaire years later told Michael of his Motown 25 anniversary appearance where he debuted his “Moonwalk” dance: “You’re a hell of a mover. Man, you really put them on their asses last night.” Michael says it was the greatest compliment he ever received."
@@blackolantern5666 Was just waiting for someone to go negative...had to bring it up, didn't you? Not enough to enjoy some classy talent, had to talk about stuff that isn't even dancing.
Whoever put this together has a great sense of humor and a fascinating sense of quality. This video shows how great Fred Astaire, Rita Hayworth, and Led Zeppelin all were. Bravo
Don't only praise the editing, praise the Fantastic talent of Mr. Fred Astaire and Miss Rita Hayworth. Remember, she did everything backwards and in heels.
Led Zeppelin 1 came out the same year I dropped Acid for the first time in 1969. I'm 68 now. I was 13 then and that was the first album I ever bought. I used money from my paper route to buy it. That was my first trip to downtown Long Beach, CA by bus by myself to buy the album. So many times tripping in my bedroom listening to it. It was fifteen years later I got to meet Plant backstage at a Donovan concert at the Santa Monica Civic. He was in a wheelchair from a car accident and asked me to push him around. The rest of the band was in the audience. I was a production assistant for Fun Productions that put on the show in 1976(?) and this song was a part of that show. Kudos to the producer of this video! I've done a few like this many years ago in the early days of youtube and it isn't easy.
I had tickets to see them in Atlanta when they had to cancel because of that accident! I was heartbroken! I should have kept the tickets but I had to return them and get my $11 (!!!) back cause I was also broke! Never got another chance to see the band but saw Plant many times and Page a couple of times, playing with other acts. And saw Jason Bonham's Zeppelin tribute in '22.
Never thought that I'd hear Led Zeppelin, Fred Astaire, and Rita Hayworth in the same sentence, much less the same video. Gosh, this was wonderful!! The editing was flawless. I smiled the entire time and I thank you SO much for this. Fabulous.
Usually, musical combinations like this do not always work as well as this did. But this was superb. I was wondering what Fred Astaire would have thought of the whole thing and have decided he would have - pardon - gotten a real kick out of it. It's not like he was totally against rock music. He went to go see an Alice Cooper show with Groucho - who was a close friend of Groucho. And being a really good drummer, himself how could he help but like Bonzo.
I remember seeing one of Astaire's dance partners interviewed on a late night talk show in the '70s. The host talked about Astaire being a great dancer. The woman said, "I did everything he did backwards, wearing heels."
There are more precise dancers than Rita Hayworth but none had her sheer vitality and beauty. Sometimes there are human beings that have a magical quality. She had it. How sad that life and men treated her so unkindly. Damaged her self worth and health. But her daughter sheltered cherished and cared for her through her illness until the end of her life which showed what a warm caring and loving parent she must have been.
I live now in a Village, 6 kms. of Seville (Spain), named Castilleja de la Cuesta, were was born Eduardo Cansino, father of Rita Hayworth. Rita had spanish blood in her veins.
Holy house of... Never once in the countless times I listened to this song did Swing enter my mind. But from now until the end of my days, every time I hear it, I'll be swinging! God bless Zeppelin, their music, this masterpiece tribute to music and of course Fred and Rita!!
This is wild. My mom was a professional dancer, had her own dance studio. She loved Led Zep and did these sorts of dances to them. How I wish I had video back in the day...
This was absolutely superb. Did a great job of timing, dancing with the music and words matching the actions. This is one of the best ones I've seen and I absolutely love Led Zeppelin.
This is one of the best editing jobs I've ever seen. If whoever did this isn't a professional editor, he or she should be. Simply amazing how well it all matches up.
You are correct. Great. Fred was Amazing, his body Was always moving, his fingers, were dancing too. Fred did comment on Rita Hayworth, was terrific as partner. You can Definitely see it, Magnificent together!!!
I haven't watched one of these "old clips dancing to modern music" videos in a long time, & maybe I'm alone in this, but all the others I've watched in the past have been better. I was actually disappointed in the editing of the dance steps to the music. Also, the best one I've seen not only matched the video to the audio, but even matched the video to the lyrics!
It just goes to show how while music may change over the years, dancing doesn't really change as much as you might think. Our parents and grandparents were making the same moves, just to a different beat.
Never liked Fred Astaire. Thought all those old dance cheesy musicals were rubbish. But Wow! I have never ever ever done such an about-face in my life! Absolutely stupendous! What an absolute mindblower!
Our parents and grandparents were BETTER dancers than we are. They were dancing generations, and their music was made to dance to. I'm 64 and remember the old timers "cutting the rug" at family weddings etc... They were just better dancers than us.
I dunno... There may be some similar steps, just as there are similar chords and progressions in music through the ages. But just as with the changes in music, the overall effect and feel of this kind of dance is radically different from today's.
@@r.p.mcmurphy6623 Those of us who dance like donkeys mixed with elephant don't always pick up on these things right away...BTW, isn't this the best music video ever?
I LOVE THIS. I'm 77 so grew up watching old movies (Astaire musicals & Rita in various movies) on TV & in 70's loved Led Zep, still do 2day!!! And dang, but he's awesome an dancer.
Seeing Fred Astaire and Rita Hayworth dance to Led Zeppelin is absolutely amazing! What an amazing duo! Rita is one of the most talented and absolutely beautiful wooam that Hollywood has ever seen! 😍😍😍❤❤❤
@@jennifersman7990 well yeah....her father was a professional dancer, she took dance lessons from the age of three and performed with him on stage when she was 16. She was a dancer..... that took up acting after a while!
Astaire was once asked who his best dance partner was and famously replied “Rita Hayworth” instead of Ginger Rogers as most might expect. Hayworth wasn’t necessarily famous for being a dancer but her parents were professionals and she grew up in a dance studio so certainly had the background and chops to earn Astaire’s praise. Great video and editing.
Whenever I watch Rita Hayworth dance she looks like she's having the time of her life. Truly one of a kind; the likes of which we'll probably never see again.
Real love for Led Zeppelin for mostly all my life , never would I thought to see these movie classic & these classic Rock & Roll together, absolutely amazing 👏. Whoever paired these up did an outstanding job.
THAT is AMAZING! I have been listening to Led Zeppelin ever since the release of their very first album yet that totally caught me by surprise. Congratulations and thank you to whoever put that together. And, yep, I just found out how special Rita Hayworth was.
What a brilliant combination of two very unlikely entities. The almost superhuman dancing of Fred Astaire and the enduring power of Robert Plant and Led Zeppelin. If this doesn't make you smile then I feel sorry for you. An incredible pairing and the creative minds @ Retro Video both deserve a Standing Ovation!!!
Master class in dance. Fred Astair was so precise and limber yet he never looked like he was working. He looked so serene dancing away in intricate steps that had taken him hundreds of hours to memorize yet he looked like he just dropped in and did it as if he was just breathing.
Astair's physical grace was unmatched. It required a tremendous amount of athletic ability and self-control. He started his professional dance career with his sister, Adele, in the early 1900s in vaudeville. He became a favorite singer of tin-pan alley composers because he knew how to sing phrases so that the words meant something.
Great job! Rita Hayworth was so talented and absolutely beautiful. I was never a big fan of Fred Astaire's acting but he definitely was an amazing dancer. These two meshed perfectly together.
This is one of those TH-cam treasures that I got to see when it was still under 200k views. It's enough to influence people who have never heard of Fred Astaire or Led Zeppelin to get up and shake a leg.
Now I see where Robert got his moves. Whoever did this was spot on genius. I was skeptical, at first, but it could not have worked out better. Well done
Почему-то всегда думал, Led Zeppelin это что-то тяжёлое и не слушал никогда, хотя возможность была. Как жаль... Зато сейчас можно поизучать что-то новое - это большой плюс. Rock-'n'-roll forever!!! ♾️
I’ve idolized Led Zeppelin since I was 12. I’ve loved amazing dance of all genres for as long as I can remember. To put these two things together like this . . . My soul is rocked! 😎 This was a thing of beauty, for sure. (I’m now 64 and still idolize Zeppelin. Just went to a Zeppelin tribute band concert last week - IT ROCKED!) Thank you!
I'm 62. I borrowed Led Zeppelin IV from my older brother in the mid 70s and was hooked from the get go. My father was a big fan of Fred and I'm sure he'd be quite entertained after watching this.
This is brilliant. I love Led Zeppelin! And I really miss all this dancing, that's flat out athleticism. My favorite thing was Ginger Rogers comment about dancing with Astaire, that she did the same thing with 6" heels on.
If only it were true, and not a snarky shot taken because she didn't like him. Fred Astaire incorporated considerably more flourishes to the same steps, no idea how everybody just accepts that comment as true (I just came from another video with them dancing, and saw this comment about 10 times). I know she's gorgeous and all, but you only have to watch them dance once to see it's not true.
I don't know. In six-inch heels she would have been noticeably taller than Astaire. Sounds like just a quip. In addition to that she was 12 years his junior.
*Fred Astaire* - the *greatest of all time dancer rocks* - better than any strictly come dancing / dancing with the stars performance. That Fred Astaire Led Zeppelin mash-up is just ace !
This is exceptionally well done - the beats actually match up. Fred&Rita's embellishments and breaks match up with breaks in the song - same dancing-alone-army guy! Its given me a whole new appreciation for their dancing.
Actually Well Done doesn’t do justice to this amazing edit. Whoever did this is a true artist in my book. The work it must been…bet it was a labor of love. This has made my morning!
WOW !!!! Amazing syncing with the music and dancing. I used to watch these movies as a kid because of parents choices, but this music really puts a new spin on things. LOVE LOVE LOVE IT
That was bad ass!!! Loved seeing them dancing to Led Zepplin, my FAVORITE band of all time!!! 😃😊 tired of seeing dancers doing Michael Jackson moonwalk all the time. This old time musicals stuff was awesome!!! , more, please!!
@@alemgas Michael Jackson was also good friends with Fred Astaire and created Smooth Criminal as an homage to him. My point is that MJ worked in and extended the Astaire tradition (with some James Brown thrown in for seasoning).
@cindykrista I was brought up with live music but if you are talking about playing Led Zeppelin at a ballroom dancing tournament I get it, because you would not do that, but people were dancing on their seats at Led Zeppelin's concert of the century at the O2 Arena in London on the 10th of December 2007, it requires imagination and a bit of flare but if you have no ability to be able to move your feet and body rhythmically to the beat of music in any form better you remain a wall flower then Mick Jagger would also tell you that 🌻🌷🙋
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Rita Hayworth just down right beautiful.
And talented. And those legs went on forever.
One of the hottest women ever.
No one like her👍
She knew how to move that beautiful body. Her face is timeless beauty. I'm in love!!
Gorgeous!
Orson Welles was a lucky man, for several years!
To quote Marty Mc Fly to people in the 1940s not being ready for Led Zeppelin, Your kids are gonna love it
Fred Astaire on Michael Jackson: "Astaire years later told Michael of his Motown 25 anniversary appearance where he debuted his “Moonwalk” dance: “You’re a hell of a mover. Man, you really put them on their asses last night.” Michael says it was the greatest compliment he ever received."
Hayworth is one of the all-time beauties. She would look fabulous in any era.
Amen, brother!
For sure, natural beauty is always best. Now a days these biddys are so full of plastic....
Absolutely! Thank you!
Who said u cant dance to ZEPPELIN
@@johngaribaldi2500 Fred and Rita could dance to anything John! 👍👍🕺💃
I’m 73 and I still listen to LZ. And I love rock and roll.
77 same here. 😊
Same here too
Same. Lucky to have seen them live. 😉
@@racebiketuner Man, I wish you all were my fathers.
65 and I still love this in 2024. The mash up with Led Zeppelin, Fred and Rita was awesome. Such a free expression of music, dance, joy!
Rita was just liquid gold - feminine, confident and talented.
@Stephen Carpenteri. Could you imagine the reaction of Fred if she started twerking??😆 Boy how times have changed so much.
Can't improve on Perfection..First class.
@@blackolantern5666 Was just waiting for someone to go negative...had to bring it up, didn't you? Not enough to enjoy some classy talent, had to talk about stuff that isn't even dancing.
@@rikk319 Of course it's not dancing. 😆😆😜😜 Lighten the F** up!
@Techrecycle4u I concur! 👍😄
Whoever realised this beat is right and fitted this together is a God Damn Genius. Thank you !
They did Trampled Underfoot first... This came after
@@kevinmulrooney3353 Where can I find this Kevin?
I was just thinking that 4/4 beats 120 beats per minute music is universal.
My grandparents introduced me to Fred and Rita. My parents introduced me Led Zeppelin. This mash up is incredible!
Didn't anyone introduce you to The Three Stooges?
"Wipeout" by the Stooges is Great too!!!!
I can't believe how accurate the timing is AWSOME 🎵🎶🎶🎵
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Yep, hate to admit it but this is awesome.
4/4 at 178 bpm
It's not! Maybe here and there, but overall, it sux!
I tuned in for Rita Hayworth, stayed for Zeppelin and Rita Hayworth ❤️
Okay something like that
She's the only one that Fred Astaire said could keep up with him and more.
A little Led Zeppelin always makes everything better
And a LOT of Zeppelin is even better
Yes! This song 🎵 is fire! Fred Astaire is a beast on the dance floor! Rita Hayworth was ahead of her time! 🥰 LOVED THIS! 👏👏🙌🙌👍🏽👍🏽⭐️⭐️😎😎❤️❤️
Yeah you know what now that you mentioned it
In 1978, a girlfriend criticized my love of Led Zeppelin. She said, "In ten years, you'll still be listening to Led Zeppelin." How about 42 years?
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA 👍
The same
😆😂
About 25 years ago I went to a Victorian music hall singalong dinner. I remarked that in a hundred years we’d be singing along to AC/DC...
Can’t think of how Led Zeppelin would become passé. Especially with the garbage passing for music in 2022.
Astaire’s and Hayworth timing to this modern LED Zeppelin number is perfect, thanks to whoever matched the timing to the dance.
Whoever put this together has a great sense of humor and a fascinating sense of quality. This video shows how great Fred Astaire, Rita Hayworth, and Led Zeppelin all were. Bravo
You got that right !
Yes!!!👍🤗
And good sense of time too
Shepherd's Chapel Network !!!!!!! Do you know where America is mentioned in the Bible ???????
❤ a long time❤
Don't only praise the editing, praise the Fantastic talent of Mr. Fred Astaire and Miss Rita Hayworth. Remember, she did everything backwards and in heels.
It was Ginger Rogers who made the statement.
Backwards? Please explain
However that particular quote was made by Miss Ginger Rogers, Fred's longtime dance partner
Everything!?
True. Funny how women have to dance and we take if for granted.
I can't stop watching this.
Led Zeppelin 1 came out the same year I dropped Acid for the first time in 1969. I'm 68 now. I was 13 then and that was the first album I ever bought. I used money from my paper route to buy it. That was my first trip to downtown Long Beach, CA by bus by myself to buy the album. So many times tripping in my bedroom listening to it. It was fifteen years later I got to meet Plant backstage at a Donovan concert at the Santa Monica Civic. He was in a wheelchair from a car accident and asked me to push him around. The rest of the band was in the audience. I was a production assistant for Fun Productions that put on the show in 1976(?) and this song was a part of that show.
Kudos to the producer of this video! I've done a few like this many years ago in the early days of youtube and it isn't easy.
I had tickets to see them in Atlanta when they had to cancel because of that accident! I was heartbroken! I should have kept the tickets but I had to return them and get my $11 (!!!) back cause I was also broke! Never got another chance to see the band but saw Plant many times and Page a couple of times, playing with other acts. And saw Jason Bonham's Zeppelin tribute in '22.
I'm sure the acid was way stronger than in the 80s? Did partake in some window pane and purple microdot. Wild times.
Was at a Bad Company concert in L.A. that year and he was brought on stage to sing. I think it was at the Forum and we went wild.
You are lucky!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ит' с лайкед😅!
Never thought that I'd hear Led Zeppelin, Fred Astaire, and Rita Hayworth in the same sentence, much less the same video. Gosh, this was wonderful!! The editing was flawless. I smiled the entire time and I thank you SO much for this. Fabulous.
IknowRight!!!
Found this by accident. You're right. Plus I never knew Rita Hayworth was such a great dancer. I'm lovin' it . Ooooh yeah. Ooooh yeah.
Couldn't have said it better myself.
Wow...nice
Usually, musical combinations like this do not always work as well as this did. But this was superb.
I was wondering what Fred Astaire would have thought of the whole thing and have decided he would have - pardon - gotten a real kick out of it. It's not like he was totally against rock music. He went to go see an Alice Cooper show with Groucho - who was a close friend of Groucho. And being a really good drummer, himself how could he help but like Bonzo.
Going to admit I only watched to see Rita Hayworth. In my opinion the most beautiful actress ever
Rita Hayworth, Goddess from Planet Awesome! Yeoh!!!
I remember seeing one of Astaire's dance partners interviewed on a late night talk show in the '70s. The host talked about Astaire being a great dancer. The woman said, "I did everything he did backwards, wearing heels."
"One of Astaire's dance partners" LOL that was Ginger Rodgers
@@mikeberg5003 Rogers.
There are more precise dancers than Rita Hayworth but none had her sheer vitality and beauty. Sometimes there are human beings that have a magical quality. She had it. How sad that life and men treated her so unkindly. Damaged her self worth and health. But her daughter sheltered cherished and cared for her through her illness until the end of her life which showed what a warm caring and loving parent she must have been.
She steals the spotlight from Fred Astaire at the first dance. I don't think other of his dance couples have achieved the same thing.
I live now in a Village, 6 kms. of Seville (Spain), named Castilleja de la Cuesta, were was born Eduardo Cansino, father of Rita Hayworth. Rita had spanish blood in her veins.
She was an excellent dancer and danced professionally at a young age. In an interview, Fred Astaire called her his favorite partner.
Before my time, never realized just how beautiful she was and a great dancer too
I can imagine Rita and Fred smiling over this. It's in such good taste.
Holy house of...
Never once in the countless times I listened to this song did Swing enter my mind. But from now until the end of my days, every time I hear it, I'll be swinging!
God bless Zeppelin, their music, this masterpiece tribute to music and of course Fred and Rita!!
This is wild. My mom was a professional dancer, had her own dance studio. She loved Led Zep and did these sorts of dances to them. How I wish I had video back in the day...
I wish you had, too. I would have love to have seen her dance.
HOW COOL!!!
MY MUM likes ABBA 😔
Hey.....why not !
me and your Mom would have got on
This was absolutely superb. Did a great job of timing, dancing with the music and words matching the actions. This is one of the best ones I've seen and I absolutely love Led Zeppelin.
What are you talking about? Almost nothing matches rhythmically. This is poorly done, just some movie clips pasted onto a music track.
@@kilroy2517 Oh, no. It's Mr. Click track. 😄
@@tubbers20 The beat. Where is it?
@@kilroy2517 In Bonham's right foot.
The best on I've seen is this one: th-cam.com/video/M1F0lBnsnkE/w-d-xo.html
This is one of the best editing jobs I've ever seen. If whoever did this isn't a professional editor, he or she should be. Simply amazing how well it all matches up.
Totally agreed!!!!
You are correct.
Great. Fred was
Amazing, his body
Was always moving, his fingers, were dancing too.
Fred did comment on Rita Hayworth, was terrific as partner. You can
Definitely see it,
Magnificent together!!!
Awesome video job !!
I haven't watched one of these "old clips dancing to modern music" videos in a long time, & maybe I'm alone in this, but all the others I've watched in the past have been better. I was actually disappointed in the editing of the dance steps to the music. Also, the best one I've seen not only matched the video to the audio, but even matched the video to the lyrics!
@@davidrosoff3228 i
Bloody eighty year old next door still playing this at full volume.
Good on him. I hope I am doing the same (72 years old now).
Hey, I'm a young 78! And I can still dream with the best of you! 😅
68 here and still doing same since early 1970s
I'm only 72, and I crank it up. Is that a little better?
70 likewise.
OMG, it is perfect! Rita Hayworth, arguably one of the top 10 most beautiful women ever and Fred Astaire is divine as always.
Drop dead gorgeous
And dont fotget the MIGHTY LED ZEP.
It just goes to show how while music may change over the years, dancing doesn't really change as much as you might think. Our parents and grandparents were making the same moves, just to a different beat.
Never liked Fred Astaire. Thought all those old dance cheesy musicals were rubbish. But Wow! I have never ever ever done such an about-face in my life! Absolutely stupendous! What an absolute mindblower!
Our parents and grandparents were BETTER dancers than we are. They were dancing generations, and their music was made to dance to. I'm 64 and remember the old timers "cutting the rug" at family weddings etc... They were just better dancers than us.
Well... except the likes of WAP and twerking. That nonsense isn't the same.
I dunno... There may be some similar steps, just as there are similar chords and progressions in music through the ages. But just as with the changes in music, the overall effect and feel of this kind of dance is radically different from today's.
Rita was Fred's favorite dancing partner. Maybe not technically the best of them, but she comes across so effortless. They're great together.
she could pick up a complicated routine faster than anyone else and was adorable doing it
And here I've been telling everyone for years that it's impossible to dance to LED Zeppelin. Great job! This is really well edited and timed.
Sometimes things like that happen
Really hits home how important the beat in music goes with dancing.
Astaire was also a drummer.
duh
@@r.p.mcmurphy6623 Those of us who dance like donkeys mixed with elephant don't always pick up on these things right away...BTW, isn't this the best music video ever?
Fred, Rita and the late great John Bonham on drums. It's a match made in heaven
You're absolutely right - it's all int the beat/ accent.
I LOVE THIS. I'm 77 so grew up watching old movies (Astaire musicals & Rita in various movies) on TV & in 70's loved Led Zep, still do 2day!!!
And dang, but he's awesome an dancer.
He actually said Rita was his favorite partner because she could keep up with him.
The editing on this is MAGNIFICENT! The musical mind that saw them dance and heard Robert Plant is freaking GENIUS.
You should see the one of her dancing to "Stayin' Alive"!
😂 @@mattslupek7988
Seeing Fred Astaire and Rita Hayworth dance to Led Zeppelin is absolutely amazing! What an amazing duo! Rita is one of the most talented and absolutely beautiful wooam that Hollywood has ever seen! 😍😍😍❤❤❤
Just class Fred a genius, Rita just beautiful. All beautiful
Je les adore tous les deux, aimerais revoir des films et chansons des années 60,70,m,à la télé, merci
I was thinking that they was a little bit before that time that he was mentioned about my friend
Yeah they was a little bit ahead of schedule on that one I'm sure
She was not only beautiful she could really dance.You can tell she really loved it,her face just lit right up.
I believe Fred himself said she was the best dancer he ever worked with
@@jennifersman7990 well yeah....her father was a professional dancer, she took dance lessons from the age of three and performed with him on stage when she was 16.
She was a dancer..... that took up acting after a while!
total stunner
To whoever compiled this incredible piece of art, you are doing something creative and wonderful! Thank you for this fabulous creation!!
Astaire was once asked who his best dance partner was and famously replied “Rita Hayworth” instead of Ginger Rogers as most might expect. Hayworth wasn’t necessarily famous for being a dancer but her parents were professionals and she grew up in a dance studio so certainly had the background and chops to earn Astaire’s praise. Great video and editing.
I thought I heard a review of an audition of Astaire was something like "...Can't sing. Can't act. Balding. Can dance a little...". So... yeah...
I heard he had said Joan Leslie. Also not known for dancing but was quite a little hoofer, apparently.
Oh I don't know, I still think Fred 'n Ginger were the best dancers on the planet in their day.
My Uncle - who is now 91 - toured with Ginger Rogers - I don't think she could touch Rita - in looks style, moves or pure HEAT ...
she was performing professionally as her father's dance partner by 12.
Whenever I watch Rita Hayworth dance she looks like she's having the time of her life. Truly one of a kind; the likes of which we'll probably never see again.
Absolutely brilliant! Even gives the Led Zeppelin original, a timeless classic, a whole new level of energy!!
❤
Excellent job. To perfectly time the music to an old clip
That Fred Astaire could really dance!! He probably never imagined he'd be dancing to one of the best from Led Zeppelin!!👏🏻👏🏻
This just goes to show that Fred Astaire was such a phenomenal dancer he can dance to anything you can play.❤🧡💛
Dude had moves.
True, but you have to remember Fred was a huge Led Zeppelin fan.
@@phaedrussmith1949 damn near spit out my beer..... stop it! LMAO....
The magic was making the difficult look easy. They both had the magic!
I would love to watch them dance to "When the Levee Breaks"
This sure put a smile on my face ... very entertaining and very well done.
We all know how good Fred was but Rita....just great absolute joy to watch.
Real love for Led Zeppelin for mostly all my life , never would I thought to see these movie classic & these classic Rock & Roll together, absolutely amazing 👏. Whoever paired these up did an outstanding job.
Absolutely
It has been a long time 😂
Let me get let get back
THAT is AMAZING! I have been listening to Led Zeppelin ever since the release of their very first album yet that totally caught me by surprise. Congratulations and thank you to whoever put that together. And, yep, I just found out how special Rita Hayworth was.
when i was a child i told my mother when i grew up i was going to marry her i thought she was the prettiest woman i had ever seen
Quality very special so nice to see and Rita what a looker
Me too,yahoo😮
😂😂😂🎉
Eindeutig der Beste Hardrockersong aller Zeiten❤❤❤
I don't know who put this together, but just one word ," brilliant. "
This is just the best. Who ever did this I give you a standing ovation!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👋👋👋👋❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
What a brilliant combination of two very unlikely entities. The almost superhuman dancing of Fred Astaire and the enduring power of Robert Plant and Led Zeppelin. If this doesn't make you smile then I feel sorry for you. An incredible pairing and the creative minds @ Retro Video both deserve a Standing Ovation!!!
So true
You forgot Rita Hayworth, you big dope....
@milt Rita had to everything in reverse. I think that's mind-boggling. That's very athletic!!!!
@@danielguadian2716 Oops! Not intentionally, I assure you. Thank you for setting me straight.
Rock ❤ Roll 😂
Only time in recorded history that people have actually danced to Led Zeppelin. Instead of simply banging their heads against the wall.
Master class in dance. Fred Astair was so precise and limber yet he never looked like he was working. He looked so serene dancing away in intricate steps that had taken him hundreds of hours to memorize yet he looked like he just dropped in and did it as if he was just breathing.
Rita was the only one that could keep up with him. He said this publicly and even said she was beyond his ability.
Astair's physical grace was unmatched. It required a tremendous amount of athletic ability and self-control. He started his professional dance career with his sister, Adele, in the early 1900s in vaudeville. He became a favorite singer of tin-pan alley composers because he knew how to sing phrases so that the words meant something.
Какая музыка была в наше время!!На месте не усидишь!Блеск!🤩
Great job! Rita Hayworth was so talented and absolutely beautiful. I was never a big fan of Fred Astaire's acting but he definitely was an amazing dancer. These two meshed perfectly together.
Check out Fred's later movies. As as old man he stars in a movie titled 'Ghost Story' - no dancing - and his acting is superb.
@@Berkcam He's also superb in "On The Beach" and "The Towering Inferno"!
He was excellent in BSG.
I love this! Whoever thought of sync-ing the old dance routine to our rock 'n rolll is brilliant. I congratulate you!❤
Great music and dancing!!!!!
this is what tapping should sound like th-cam.com/video/g170UfckI4E/w-d-xo.html - not covered up by music so that there are no taps to hear
This has got to be one of the BEST mashups I've yet seen, well done!
This is one of those TH-cam treasures that I got to see when it was still under 200k views. It's enough to influence people who have never heard of Fred Astaire or Led Zeppelin to get up and shake a leg.
" I got to see when it was still under 200k views."
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It's ramping viral now. Almost double the views in 5 days.
The Timing,the "Synchronisation",so to say,IS unbelievable...simply AMAZING👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Two of my favorite dancers and a great band. Good vid😊
Brilliant. Also really makes you realize how precise was Astaire’s sense of rhythm 🥁 !
This is stunning. Who'd have thought. Fred and Rita. Rock 'n roll before their time! Kudos the editor.
but there are not taps to hear - makes no sense - should sound like th-cam.com/video/g170UfckI4E/w-d-xo.html - not covered up by music
Now I see where Robert got his moves. Whoever did this was spot on genius. I was skeptical, at first, but it could not have worked out better. Well done
Почему-то всегда думал, Led Zeppelin это что-то тяжёлое и не слушал никогда, хотя возможность была. Как жаль... Зато сейчас можно поизучать что-то новое - это большой плюс. Rock-'n'-roll forever!!! ♾️
Beautifully done - I'm sure they would both be overjoyed to see how timelessly relevant their work and talent has remained.
Do not tamper with the original
@@peterkaldenberg2812 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Just awesome! The editing was tremendous! Astaire was simply the best, and Rita was just stunning. And that Led Zeppelin group might pan out too! Lol
What simply astonishes me is how easy Astaire, Hayworth, and LZ went together with the incredible editing! Be well,safe and peace to you and yours.
Rita was always Fred's best partner. Amazing the way Led Zeppelin music works here. Wonderful to watch.
Oh my word !! This is just brilliant. Should be dispensed free as a cure for Depression !! Cant stop watching it
This was fun to watch. A much needed distraction. Excellent editing work. Thank you.
Amazing. When you move like Fred & Rita it can work with any music 👌🏻so fluid. Love it
This just makes me smile ! LOVE IT !!!!
I’ve idolized Led Zeppelin since I was 12. I’ve loved amazing dance of all genres for as long as I can remember. To put these two things together like this . . . My soul is rocked! 😎 This was a thing of beauty, for sure.
(I’m now 64 and still idolize Zeppelin. Just went to a Zeppelin tribute band concert last week - IT ROCKED!)
Thank you!
I'm 62. I borrowed Led Zeppelin IV from my older brother in the mid 70s and was hooked from the get go. My father was a big fan of Fred and I'm sure he'd be quite entertained after watching this.
Let's take a minute and give Mad Propers to this Editor. 💥👏🏽💚 Long Live Fred,Rita...and 'The Mighty, Mighty Led Zeppelin'.
This is brilliant. I love Led Zeppelin! And I really miss all this dancing, that's flat out athleticism. My favorite thing was Ginger Rogers comment about dancing with Astaire, that she did the same thing with 6" heels on.
And backwards!
Its a jewel...
If only it were true, and not a snarky shot taken because she didn't like him. Fred Astaire incorporated considerably more flourishes to the same steps, no idea how everybody just accepts that comment as true (I just came from another video with them dancing, and saw this comment about 10 times). I know she's gorgeous and all, but you only have to watch them dance once to see it's not true.
that is incredible
I don't know. In six-inch heels she would have been noticeably taller than Astaire. Sounds like just a quip. In addition to that she was 12 years his junior.
*Fred Astaire* - the *greatest of all time dancer rocks* - better than any strictly come dancing / dancing with the stars performance. That Fred Astaire Led Zeppelin mash-up is just ace !
This is exceptionally well done - the beats actually match up. Fred&Rita's embellishments and breaks match up with breaks in the song - same dancing-alone-army guy!
Its given me a whole new appreciation for their dancing.
This is absolutely pure genius work in choreography
excellent excellent excellent work !
Wow! This is the variation on a theme I’ve been waiting for! Brilliant!
That was awesome! They had rock n roll in their hearts and didn't even know it!! ❤️
Around 2:30 the dance looks like 60's style.
This is the best thing I've seen all day.
I loved this video and Rita Hayworth is so Gorgeous. Possibly a top 10 of all Time!
Possibly? You need your head examined
Actually Well Done doesn’t do justice to this amazing edit. Whoever did this is a true artist in my book. The work it must been…bet it was a labor of love. This has made my morning!
Putting these 2 great acts, Fred & Ginger and Leppelin together just proves how Brilliant they both were. Thank you.😊😊😊
Ginger ??
excellent montage , quelle beauté cette Rita Hayworth . Merci pour ce moment 😊
Can't go wrong with the classics
Greatest dancer who ever lived! Love you Fred Astaire!
True but I would rather watch Rita Hayworth.
Greatest WHITE dancer who ever lived...maybe
WOW !!!!
Amazing syncing with the music and dancing. I used to watch these movies as a kid because of parents choices, but this music really puts a new spin on things.
LOVE LOVE LOVE IT
The dancing is astounding!
That was bad ass!!! Loved seeing them dancing to Led Zepplin, my FAVORITE band of all time!!! 😃😊
tired of seeing dancers doing Michael Jackson moonwalk all the time. This old time musicals stuff was awesome!!! , more, please!!
Jackson coppied the moon walk from some old movie from the 1920s ,
@@alemgas Michael Jackson was also good friends with Fred Astaire and created Smooth Criminal as an homage to him. My point is that MJ worked in and extended the Astaire tradition (with some James Brown thrown in for seasoning).
And who says you can't dance to Led Zeppelin? That was great!
I never heard anyone say you can't dance to Led Zeppelin...ever.
Most people can't dance to Zeppelin, you have to be good like Fred Astire
@cindykrista Please loosen up a bit Cindy 🤟👉🍻🤣🙋
@cindykrista I was brought up with live music but if you are talking about playing Led Zeppelin at a ballroom dancing tournament I get it, because you would not do that, but people were dancing on their seats at Led Zeppelin's concert of the century at the O2 Arena in London on the 10th of December 2007, it requires imagination and a bit of flare but if you have no ability to be able to move your feet and body rhythmically to the beat of music in any form better you remain a wall flower then Mick Jagger would also tell you that 🌻🌷🙋
@cindykristaBut we are now living in the year 2022 not 1942
Watching Rita dance always makes me smile!
Excellent sincronizated! Super video👍👍👍👍👍👍😁!
BRAVO! One of the greatest rock bands in history and two legends from the big screen matched to perfection. Absolutely enjoyed this. THANK YOU!!!!
Amazing how the song and the dancers blend so well. Who would have thought.
Love it. Rita Hayworth was a doll!
Finally, the missing link between my parents' era and mine. This is a brilliant video. Been a Zeppelin fan for over 50 years.