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"No Strings (I'm Fancy Free)" is a popular song written by Irving Berlin for the 1935 film Top Hat, where it was introduced by Fred Astaire. In the film, the character played by Astaire is advised to get married and Astaire responds by saying he prefers to remain as a bachelor and he launches into this song and a major dance routine.
No Strings (I'm Fancy Free) 1935: Irving Berlin: Irving Berlin: Top Hat: New York, June 26, 1935, Brunswick 7486 Not My Girl: 1929: Fred Astaire, Van Phillips: Desmond Carter: London, April 5, 1929, EC 5174 Oh Gee, Oh Gosh: 1922: Adele Astaire: William Daly: Arthur Francis aka Ira Gershwin: For Goodness Sake: London, October 18, 1923, HMV B1719 ...
His 1935 version was assessed as reaching the No. 3 spot in the charts of the day. [1] In 1953, he included the song in his album The Astaire Story. His final recording was in 1975 and the song was included in the album The Golden Age Of Fred Astaire. [2] Phil Ohman - his 1935 recording was assessed as reaching the No. 16 spot in the charts of ...
"Something's Gotta Give" is a popular song with words and music by Johnny Mercer in 1954. [1] It was published in 1955.It was written for and first performed by Fred Astaire in the 1955 musical film Daddy Long Legs, and was nominated the same year for an Academy Award for Best Original Song, losing to "Love is a Many Splendored Thing" from the film of the same name.
No Strings, an album by Sheena Easton "No Strings (I'm Fancy Free)", a song written by Irving Berlin for the 1935 film Top Hat "No Strings" (song), a song by Chloe Howl "No Strings", a song by Ed Sheeran from the album -
1946: It was also featured in the film Blue Skies, where it was performed by Olga San Juan. 1954: There's No Business Like Show Business, where it was performed by Marilyn Monroe. (Note: based on the lyrics alone, the Marilyn song is different, and within the film's narrative, Monroe's version is a sexier variant of the original that's "stolen ...
They Can't Take These Away from Me is a 1976 studio album by Fred Astaire recorded in London.. This was Astaire's last solo studio album, and the second [citation needed] of the three albums he recorded for Ken Barnes and United Artists Records.
The portion of the song composed entirely by Berlin and published as sheet music contained the first verse and refrain of the original stage number. The refrain begins, "A pretty girl is like a melody / That haunts you night and day", a summary of the song's extended simile.