They All Laughed - Extended Audio - Ginger Rogers, Fred Astaire - Shall We Dance? 1937

Extended version! The second chorus of Ira Gershwin's wonderful lyric to "They All Laughed" was cut from "Shall We Dance" in 1937. Here's audio of Ginger Rogers singing the entire song (it occurs when the image freezes) while Fred Astaire scowls. Fortunately, they eventually dance!

[Narragansett]

She could do it all. Act, sing, dance. Ginger Rogers was a national treasure.

[potdog]

i understand that the idea of beauty changes but i honestly think her beauty is timeless

[thefool]

Studying music in cinema in college. Watching talent like this is an education unto itself.

[gregorymilosh]

the sheer quantity and complexity of the dance steps in this tap number is exceptional
thank you Lord for Fred Astaire’s amazing choreographic skills

[itigfnr]

Wow! Can anything else come so close to perfection? Ginger and Fred!

[bruceinpb]

This is my daily feel good YouTube… Thank you Ginger

[thewayuwearurhat]

There are few things in life that simply can't be duplicated.
Fred and Ginger are one.
And Secretariat's another.
They can't take that away from me 🙂

[EBSJones]

Utterly delightful. Brought tears to my eyes.

[loubisignani]

I don't dance but I've seen lots of dancers. Many are great and a pleasure to watch. This duo is the best!

[richardgornalle]

This is simply fantastic entertainment from these true legends.

[kirkfeather]

For a while I played sax in a big band in Manhattan (the Lynn Oliver Orchestra) in the late '70s that featured young singers up front who could convincingly reproduce the sound(s) of the male and female crooners of the 1930s and '40s. Lynn possessed original arrangements from the Dorsey orchestras, Count Basie, Artie Shaw, Harry James, Larry Elgart, et al. And the brilliant, witty songwriting of that earlier era! After a night on that time-machine bandstand I would hear contemporary songs on the radio and so many of them just sounded dull and uninspiring. With a few notable exceptions to my ear and sensibility the output of my generation lacked much of the intelligent, worldly wit (in both melodies and lyrics) that was the hallmark the era of the Gershwins, Julie Stein, Irving Berlin, Frank Loesser, Cole Porter, Johnny Mercer and others. That sophisticated wit had simply evaporated and people took themselves SO seriously.

[lanecountybigfooters]

I cannot tell you how many times over the past pandemic 2 years that I've watched this. Thank you! This is one of my favorite taps of theirs. There is so much joy in it.

[technicolordreams]

I've been looking for Ginger singing the whole version forever! THANK YOU ❤

[cscottzimnamaste]

They had no idea what icons they would become. Just two incredibly different, gifted artists exploring their gifts

[MFuria-osln]

This song, this performance always puts such a big smile on my

[DJJonnyBizzle]

My goodness me 😮 what an excellent show! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[mxucuet]

in her autobiography Rogers recalled that she was dating Cary Grant at this time, and he came to the set and stood beside the camera and she actually is singing this song to him.

[patricemoran]

ferociously talented in every respect!

[dominiqueboisnard]

Du grand art, vive l'Amérique.🥰😍🤩💙🤍❤ Good LUCK

[gabrieladiazlammertyn]

Que lindo verlos bailar hace rato no veía este video realmente increíbles