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Lew Crippen · 05-13-2008, 12:06 PM

I’ve often wondered what it would have been like to see an Astaire movie without having heard the music first. By the time I have heard Fred and Ginger sing such Gerswhin classics as Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off or They Can’t Take That Away From Me, I’ve already heard a plethora of great singers like Ella put their spin on these songs.

Even if Fred were a very good singer, rather than barely adequate, he would suffer by comparison.

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Lew Crippen Member Location: Ajijic, Jalisco, Mexíco Join Date: May 2002 Local Time: 07:24 PM Local Date: 10-13-2008 Posts: 11,414	Re: AFI 100 Years Series Discussion & Challenges, vol. 2 I’ve often wondered what it would have been like to see an Astaire movie without having heard the music first. By the time I have heard Fred and Ginger sing such Gerswhin classics as Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off or They Can’t Take That Away From Me, I’ve already heard a plethora of great singers like Ella put their spin on these songs. Even if Fred were a very good singer, rather than barely adequate, he would suffer by comparison. ¡Time is not my master!