"A special song and dance arrangement was created so the number could start out casually. Obviously this song has to go into a dance. This to starts out very casually he just kinda pacing, taking his time but starting a rhythm that she joins. The first part of dance could actually be done by two guys, it's a challenge dance. They kinda checking each other over, figuring out the territory. Then he is going to do a rift that she is going to match. The challenge has begun." - Larry Billman "You really can see the Hermes pan touch" - Ava Astaire McKenzie. "Now they dance together. The touch the non touch actually, is so exciting. They're waiting for him to take her in his arms and whirl her about. But no they don't. The characters at that point in the story are not ready to do that. They both have an urge to touch one another but they do not and choreography mirrors that. I'm sure Fred and Hermes figured out how to make two people dance together but not touch." - Larry Billman / From commentary by Ava Astaire McKenzie and Larry Billman.
I always liked this number, partially because of Ginger's costuming; while the gowns she normally wore were beautiful, they usually covered up her impressive footwork. Here you get to see that her dancing was just as impressive as Fred's.
He would never say who his favourite dance partner was...very diplomatic. And she often criticised his perfectionisn and rehearsal regime in later life ...but together Fred and Ginger were sublime. 👍❤️
Ginger looks like she is having a ball in this number. She was always gorgeous and you could see she enjoyed dancing with Fred but here she just seems to be having more of a romp than usual.
John Yohann I’ve seen class used by some people to describe modern rappers with their obnoxious jewellery but Fred’s Anderson and Shepard tailcoat And his precise mannerism, that is the Webster definition of the word.
Fred Astaire is great, no doubt. But it is Miss Ginger Rogers I keep looking at whenever they dance together.....there is such grace and elegance in every swerve, such confidence and firmness in every step. Here's to the ultimate dance partners the big screen has ever seen!
I find this song and dance more charming every time I watch it. Ginger's reactions while Fred is singing are priceless. Her skeptical expression at 1:09 when he says he “can see the sun up high, though we’re caught in a storm,” says, “You’re just putting me on,” but as he goes on, her amused smile says, “Well, maybe I don’t mind his nonsense.” You can see her imagining cozying up to this fellow, even if she does think he might be just short of a lunatic. And then the dance tells the story of two people just getting to know and like each other. It's a "Won't you come and play?" dance. I love Fred's double takes at 1:54 when he sees that she really has followed him into the dance and is playing along, and at 2:14 when she adds her own steps and isn’t just mimicking his movements. And, of course, Irving Berlin's song and lyrics are lovely in themselves, and the dance just gets more exciting as the storm intensifies.
Ginger was an actress who learned to dance. She used her face as well as her voice. Her expressions when Fred is serenading her are more eloquent than most dialogue. As a 're-actress' she was #1 in the Hollywood of her day.
This is dancing on a level that is almost impossible to attain (I cannot even imagine the amount of work that went into an Astaire/Rogers number.) I love the smile they give each other at the end. They knew they were the best, and danced in celebration of their gifts.
There's been a lot said about which partner he had was the best. Rita Hayworth was beautiful, but to me the ultimate was Ginger Rogers. She was so graceful and completely beautiful and she seemed to suit Astaire's style perfectly. Love the Art Deco set.
He was asked once, by a reporter, which was the best partner he'd had. (Pretty stupid question, actually). Diplomatically, he said Gene Kelly and although he had some be3autiful and talented partners, i.e. Rita, the best was Ginger. He'd had terrible fights with her and her stage mother, but there's no doubting the chemistry
The magic of this number comes from the multiple pauses (both in the music and dance) where the dancers freeze themselves and then magically continue once again. Lovely!
Even with all the other dance numbers in all the other films -- with Ginger and other women in flowing gowns -- there are none that match the synchronized perfection of this routine. The word "magical" is often thrown around but it perfectly describes what one sees and hears in "Isn't This a Lovely Day."
May 2021: I just watched TOP HAT for the first time, and when Fred and Ginger started dancing under the gazebo -- apparently their first dance scene together in this film -- with her in riding pants, it gave me a spark of joy to watch them, the sparkle of two people learning more of each other through dance.
Fred-Genius. Ginger-Gorgeous. Irving Berlin-Fabulous. Put them together-Perfection. This should be made available with their other films as a cure for Depression.
I can't resist: You-Sexist. Ginger did, as she once put it, everything Fred did only she did it backwards and in heels (except for this number). So she trumps him on the genius part. She's gorgeous, but to ignore her accomplishments as a dancer and actress and only focus on her looks is sexist.
Everytime I see a favorite clip like this -- I wish I owned some fragment of the set dressings - a chair, lamp, part of a grille -- Would be a treasured possession, for sure!
She gets to her feet and imitates his moves ins way that sort of mocks him, " I'm as good as you" she clearly was. Apparently they would rehearse to the point where he feet bled, but what accomplishment.
I used to be a "professional note-taker" and often covered basic astronomy classes. One professor, when he covered the topic of parallax (which is used to find the distance to a star) always referred to the stars as "Fred" and "Ginger".
Anything you can do, I can do better. I can do anything better than you. Fred: No you can't. Ginger: Yes, I can. Fred: No, you can't. Ginger: Yes, I can. Fred: No, you can't. Ginger: Yes, I can, Yes, I can!
The supreme artistry, beauty and grace displayed here is almost over-whelming. However, one thing that strikes me here is how much BOTH of them are looking down at their feet! I thought that was Verboten for Astaire.
One difference in tapping (where the feet are the focus) between Fred and his feminine counterpart, Eleanor Powell. She took her toes for granted. However, this is a pseudo-improvisation, not a ballroom set piece. As such, it makes sense for them to look down at their steps and each other's. Ditto the unorthodox, staccato arrangement of what was originally a smooth foxtrot, now garnished with those wonderfully synchronised stops and starts. Astaire and Hermes Pan always wanted dancing to move the story along and suit the emotional temp. Here we have the first stage of a courtship: Fred eager, Ginger wary. Hence the fitfulness, the 'challenge' and 'argument' aspects of the earlier part before they reach a provisional understanding and flow more together. But it's not all done and dusted romantically yet; they end side by side and smiling, not in a clinch. There is a rich dramatic intelligence at work behind these routines- not a bravura but unmotivated 'exhibition' in a club or on stage, as in so many musicals then, such as Berkeley's vagaries at Warners. Getting the mood right makes the skill more satisfying: two people on one small set suffice to wow us as much as Buzz's mad mob-handed scenes. Powell took the final step of making do without a partner. After that, musicals had to start over, with Kelly and ballet.
Absolutely gorgeous, could watch this for eternity and never get tired of it! Slightly unmotivated thinking of my own skill-level at tap-dance while watching this haha, but on the other hand we all start somewhere :) Fred and Ginger are the best!
In those days there was no sound dubbing, the orchestra and the singing had to be done live, and low to high Fred never missed a note but when they dance I can't take my eyes off ginger.
Fred was a thin baritone with a narrow range, but he had to sing in big Broadway auditoria (no mikes then). He tried to make the lyrics sound interesting so the customers would pay closer attention to them and less to his limitations. When the lyricists were such as Berlin, with his crazy street slang, the witty Ira Gershwin or the smartly risque Cole Porter, nobody cared about Fred not hitting high notes or making the chandeliers rattle. And in movies, using recorded sound, it mattered barely at all. That 'weak' voice wound up with more standards and hits written expressly for him than anybody in showbiz history.
I adore and respect talent - in the famous and the not-so-famous - I can not abide those who want to be famous - but display no talent - Fred and Ginger are the real thing.
When I was 7 (way back when) our tap dance recital was this song. Then Mama and Daddy took me to an awesome Chinese restaurant...when they were super fancy and chichi...ah, memories. That was 50 years ago.
The weather is frightening The thunder and lightning Seem to be having their way But as far as I'm concerned It's a lovely day The turn in the weather Will keep us together So I can honestly say That as far as I'm concerned It's a lovely day and everything's okay Isn't this a lovely day to be caught in the rain? You were going on your way Now you've got to remain Just as you were going Leaving me all at sea The clouds broke, they broke And oh what a break for me
Everyone seem to say they can’t take their eyes off ginger but that’s down to Fred he always showcases his partner he’s so protective and he gets the full potential from his partner
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The whole section from 2.30 onwards where they don't touch but are effectively dancing in hold is fantastic.
"A special song and dance arrangement was created so the number could start out casually. Obviously this song has to go into a dance. This to starts out very casually he just kinda pacing, taking his time but starting a rhythm that she joins. The first part of dance could actually be done by two guys, it's a challenge dance. They kinda checking each other over, figuring out the territory. Then he is going to do a rift that she is going to match. The challenge has begun." - Larry Billman
"You really can see the Hermes pan touch" - Ava Astaire McKenzie.
"Now they dance together. The touch the non touch actually, is so exciting. They're waiting for him to take her in his arms and whirl her about. But no they don't. The characters at that point in the story are not ready to do that. They both have an urge to touch one another but they do not and choreography mirrors that. I'm sure Fred and Hermes figured out how to make two people dance together but not touch." - Larry Billman / From commentary by Ava Astaire McKenzie and Larry Billman.
I always liked this number, partially because of Ginger's costuming; while the gowns she normally wore were beautiful, they usually covered up her impressive footwork. Here you get to see that her dancing was just as impressive as Fred's.
As someone once said: Ginger Rogers did everything Fred Astaire did, only she did it backwards and in high heels...
Carolyn Slesinski someone once said: Fred gave Ginger class and Ginger gave Fred sex appeal.
@@carltrotter7622 even with Ginger, he still lacks it 😂
There’s another one where she wears trousers, “I’ll be hard to handle” in Roberta.
@@The-Musical-Lover oh yes I love that oufit too its timeless, classic but so modern that I could use in any day of work
He would never say who his favourite dance partner was...very diplomatic. And she often criticised his perfectionisn and rehearsal regime in later life ...but together Fred and Ginger were sublime. 👍❤️
Ginger looks like she is having a ball in this number. She was always gorgeous and you could see she enjoyed dancing with Fred but here she just seems to be having more of a romp than usual.
I'm 20 and I wish this type of music was mainstream again, its too perfect.
I probably wouldn't mind losing a girl to Fred Astaire.
It's hard to compete with that level of charm.
suremate 😄
suremate Crosby did in Holiday Inn!
He had more than charm. He had class.
John Yohann I’ve seen class used by some people to describe modern rappers with their obnoxious jewellery but Fred’s Anderson and Shepard tailcoat And his precise mannerism, that is the Webster definition of the word.
NHMO OYTIS Honestly, I didn’t find it very believable.
TOP HAT was one of my favorite Fred and Ginger movies
I LOVE THIS MOVIE. 😊😇🥰
When a fluffy cloud meets a clumsy little cloud...
I’m mesmerised by Ginger’s eyes: so expressive.
If anyone became this romantic to me I would have just died on the spot.
Fred Astaire is great, no doubt. But it is Miss Ginger Rogers I keep looking at whenever they dance together.....there is such grace and elegance in every swerve, such confidence and firmness in every step. Here's to the ultimate dance partners the big screen has ever seen!
They were an amazing duo! I once heard, though, that Fred was a very demanding dance partner, and expected perfect from Ginger. Looks like he got it!
AGrayPhantom qq
The were and are the Best dance ever.
I saw Fred on Johnny Carson show, and Fred said that he wasn't too good at ballroom dancing. So he didn't go to balls. That baffled me!
Ginger Rogers did everything Fred Astaire did, except she did it backwards and in high heels.
This number and footwork looks impossibly difficult! Respect to them! 🤍🕊️🕊️
I find this song and dance more charming every time I watch it. Ginger's reactions while Fred is singing are priceless. Her skeptical expression at 1:09 when he says he “can see the sun up high, though we’re caught in a storm,” says, “You’re just putting me on,” but as he goes on, her amused smile says, “Well, maybe I don’t mind his nonsense.” You can see her imagining cozying up to this fellow, even if she does think he might be just short of a lunatic.
And then the dance tells the story of two people just getting to know and like each other. It's a "Won't you come and play?" dance. I love Fred's double takes at 1:54 when he sees that she really has followed him into the dance and is playing along, and at 2:14 when she adds her own steps and isn’t just mimicking his movements.
And, of course, Irving Berlin's song and lyrics are lovely in themselves, and the dance just gets more exciting as the storm intensifies.
Julia Littleton mate, please just do my music o level already 😁😁
Ginger was an actress who learned to dance. She used her face as well as her voice. Her expressions when Fred is serenading her are more eloquent than most dialogue. As a 're-actress' she was #1 in the Hollywood of her day.
A real mood lifter in the middle of the 30s depression, the world needed this.
She had the most expressive face.
She was a terrific actress..
which sets her apart from Fred's later dance partners.
It must be a difficult piece of acting to just sit there and be sung to.
This will always be me and my nanas song- the fun the love and the dance
This is dancing on a level that is almost impossible to attain (I cannot even imagine the amount of work that went into an Astaire/Rogers number.) I love the smile they give each other at the end. They knew they were the best, and danced in celebration of their gifts.
They were dancers and then actors
Terrence Daugherty Astaire would start rehearsing (without Ginger) using Hermes Pan as a stand-in for Ginger weeks before production.
There's been a lot said about which partner he had was the best. Rita Hayworth was beautiful, but to me the ultimate was Ginger Rogers. She was so graceful and completely beautiful and she seemed to suit Astaire's style perfectly. Love the Art Deco set.
He was asked once, by a reporter, which was the best partner he'd had. (Pretty stupid question, actually). Diplomatically, he said Gene Kelly and although he had some be3autiful and talented partners, i.e. Rita, the best was Ginger. He'd had terrible fights with her and her stage mother, but there's no doubting the chemistry
Texas Gal
Fred~Ginger, Gene~Cyd
NO-ONE, absolutely no-one can hold a candle to light-as-air, debonaire, Mr Fred Astaire! 💖👏 He is was a living work of art! God Bless you Fred xxx
Well said 👍
At often times, they remind me of a pair of beautiful leaves blowing in the wind, so light on their feet they were. Just lovely.
They felt what they were doing.
The magic of this number comes from the multiple pauses (both in the music and dance) where the dancers freeze themselves and then magically continue once again. Lovely!
Pure escapism during the depression and now. Theres always sense of joy in their films which lifts the spirits.
I need this in my life.
No computer generated dancing just raw talent set to a great musical number in good old black and white.
Nothing better than Fred and Ginger!! Always BRILLIANT!!
Even with all the other dance numbers in all the other films -- with Ginger and other women in flowing gowns -- there are none that match the synchronized perfection of this routine. The word "magical" is often thrown around but it perfectly describes what one sees and hears in "Isn't This a Lovely Day."
I love those two. The sweetest scene in movie history. That song........
I wish they still knew how to produce screen magic like during this golden age in hollywood. Stunning and pure pleasure for heart, mind and soul.
The all-time greatest musical!! Love those old MGM classics. RIP Fred, Gene, and Ginger! Dance your hearts out up there!
I thought this was an RKO film. No?
This is an RKO movie. RKO did the first 9 of the 10 films Astaire & Rogers made together.
May 2021: I just watched TOP HAT for the first time, and when Fred and Ginger started dancing under the gazebo -- apparently their first dance scene together in this film -- with her in riding pants, it gave me a spark of joy to watch them, the sparkle of two people learning more of each other through dance.
Hopefully you have gotten the chane to see more of Fred and Ginger's movies.
Legendary and iconic. :) And, yes, if I met Fred Astaire I'm afraid no one could compete with his charm and ego-less grace.
Sigh :)
These two were magical.
Yes they were! Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers!
Fred-Genius. Ginger-Gorgeous. Irving Berlin-Fabulous. Put them together-Perfection. This should be made available with their other films as a cure for Depression.
It was a cure for many during The Depression!
I can't resist: You-Sexist. Ginger did, as she once put it, everything Fred did only she did it backwards and in heels (except for this number). So she trumps him on the genius part. She's gorgeous, but to ignore her accomplishments as a dancer and actress and only focus on her looks is sexist.
i can see the full color in this scene.. and its beautifuuuul
Ginger dancing in pants in my weakness, what amazing footwork
Clean, crisp tap sounds too!
Everytime I see a favorite clip like this -- I wish I owned some fragment of the set dressings - a chair, lamp, part of a grille -- Would be a treasured possession, for sure!
Love this so much. Sometimes the old stuff is the best!!
His singing is absolutely perfect. No one could do this song greater justice.
Man, this is flawless. Ginger was fabulous.
Beautiful scene, beautiful song!! wonderful lyrics
Never mind the dancing, I adore his singing!
Romantic, I could marry the old movies jeje
His own dancing overshadowed his singing. I adore his singing too.
Pure class. Thank you Fred, Ginger and Rita for the memories.
Each time i watch them and sing with them is..a lovely day.
One of the very greatest duos. Thanks.
They will never be equalled!
She gets to her feet and imitates his moves ins way that sort of mocks him, " I'm as good as you" she clearly was. Apparently they would rehearse to the point where he feet bled, but what accomplishment.
This has a catchy tune that I really like although they dance great it is the song that is so pretty.
Only watched this movie an hour ago and it's made me fall in love with the golden era of cinema again
It's all so beautiful
Was it your first time seeing it?
The album is glorious
This film is truly captivating!
Heavenly to watch not only where they brilliant dancers but they could both act as well
thank you.
This Just makes my life
⭐⭐⭐⭐1/2 Brilliant! Great tap number and great song!❤❤
surreal to think this is nearly 100 years old
I used to be a "professional note-taker" and often covered basic astronomy classes. One professor, when he covered the topic of parallax (which is used to find the distance to a star) always referred to the stars as "Fred" and "Ginger".
cute
My all time favorite ❤️😃
One of my all time favorite numbers
Anything you can do, I can do better.
I can do anything better than you.
Fred: No you can't.
Ginger: Yes, I can.
Fred: No, you can't.
Ginger: Yes, I can.
Fred: No, you can't.
Ginger: Yes, I can, Yes, I can!
We watched this at school today I like it it's nice 🤗
gena cooper you watched this at school!?
I need to transfer schools.
The supreme artistry, beauty and grace displayed here is almost over-whelming. However, one thing that strikes me here is how much BOTH of them are looking down at their feet! I thought that was Verboten for Astaire.
One difference in tapping (where the feet are the focus) between Fred and his feminine counterpart, Eleanor Powell. She took her toes for granted.
However, this is a pseudo-improvisation, not a ballroom set piece. As such, it makes sense for them to look down at their steps and each other's. Ditto the unorthodox, staccato arrangement of what was originally a smooth foxtrot, now garnished with those wonderfully synchronised stops and starts.
Astaire and Hermes Pan always wanted dancing to move the story along and suit the emotional temp. Here we have the first stage of a courtship: Fred eager, Ginger wary. Hence the fitfulness, the 'challenge' and 'argument' aspects of the earlier part before they reach a provisional understanding and flow more together. But it's not all done and dusted romantically yet; they end side by side and smiling, not in a clinch.
There is a rich dramatic intelligence at work behind these routines- not a bravura but unmotivated 'exhibition' in a club or on stage, as in so many musicals then, such as Berkeley's vagaries at Warners. Getting the mood right makes the skill more satisfying: two people on one small set suffice to wow us as much as Buzz's mad mob-handed scenes.
Powell took the final step of making do without a partner. After that, musicals had to start over, with Kelly and ballet.
Classic Film! Wish they still made them like this
My heart is about to burst from Fred x Ginger feels. They're so perfect together. :D
Absolutely gorgeous, could watch this for eternity and never get tired of it!
Slightly unmotivated thinking of my own skill-level at tap-dance while watching this haha, but on the other hand we all start somewhere :) Fred and Ginger are the best!
!!MARAVILLOSOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSSSSSSSSSSS!! como siempre
Timeless .
He's gravy and she's grits. They're perfect together.
Love this dance number! They were meant to dance together.
By far my favorite part of this movie! ♡
Merci beaucoup from Paris France first Class dancing ever !
One of my favorite pieces. A great setting, score and choreography.
Strictly dancing eat your hearts out this is the pinnacle of perfection, the strange thing is they make it look simple 😍
In those days there was no sound dubbing, the orchestra and the singing had to be done live, and low to high Fred never missed a note but when they dance I can't take my eyes off ginger.
THIS IS MY FAVORITE DANCE NUMBER OF ALL TIME. GOD BLESS THEM BOTH. OH, IF ONLY I COULD HAVE HAD THE CHAMCE TO DANCE WITH FRED.
One of my favorite dance sequences, love Ginger in this
Absolutely fantastic!!!
I love that movie. This is my favorite song- I could listen to it for hours. Thanks sooooooo much for posting!!!
Wow Ginger is just stunning
This deserves so much more love
This always puts smile on me when it is raining outside (or sunny) :)
Fred Astaire was great in this of course, but this might be my single favorite Ginger Rogers number.
Lovely play. The freedom they had on dancing is admirable.
When Astaire sings 'up HIGH' it gets me each time, such perfect phrasing!
Fred was a thin baritone with a narrow range, but he had to sing in big Broadway auditoria (no mikes then). He tried to make the lyrics sound interesting so the customers would pay closer attention to them and less to his limitations.
When the lyricists were such as Berlin, with his crazy street slang, the witty Ira Gershwin or the smartly risque Cole Porter, nobody cared about Fred not hitting high notes or making the chandeliers rattle. And in movies, using recorded sound, it mattered barely at all.
That 'weak' voice wound up with more standards and hits written expressly for him than anybody in showbiz history.
Auditioning for a musical tomorrow with this beautiful piece
They were and still are absolute magic.
I adore and respect talent - in the famous and the not-so-famous - I can not abide those who want to be famous - but display no talent - Fred and Ginger are the real thing.
Damn that's a beautiful movie
When I was 7 (way back when) our tap dance recital was this song. Then Mama and Daddy took me to an awesome Chinese restaurant...when they were super fancy and chichi...ah, memories. That was 50 years ago.
I can’t get enough of watching these two!
Ginger Rogers; "I did everything that he did but backwards and in high heels!"
Maravillosos
How can anyone not like this? !0 TDs?
Ginger was looking at him like, "How can you be dancing at a time like this?"
Another great routine
Pure class
I absolutely love those two 🤗
Timeless. Never ever tire of this wonderful song. Thank you for posting.
I found a video in better definition! Enjoy this fantastic duo! The best ever!!!
This is so great. The dancing and the tune! Oh my! She is more interesting everytime I watch this.
just makes me crazy happy to see two humans able to dance this way
This always makes me smile!
Sublime.
The weather is frightening
The thunder and lightning
Seem to be having their way
But as far as I'm concerned
It's a lovely day
The turn in the weather
Will keep us together
So I can honestly say
That as far as I'm concerned
It's a lovely day and everything's okay
Isn't this a lovely day to be caught in the rain?
You were going on your way
Now you've got to remain
Just as you were going
Leaving me all at sea
The clouds broke, they broke
And oh what a break for me
Everyone seem to say they can’t take their eyes off ginger but that’s down to Fred he always showcases his partner he’s so protective and he gets the full potential from his partner