Happy Birthday Fred! Yes, he would have been 108 years old today were he still alive! I have spent a lifetime watching Fred on TV. Beth once told me of a woman she met in a movie theatre who was amazed by her detailed knowledge of Fred Astaire movies! Oops, maybe too much time in front of the TV! Shall We Dance (1937) is one of my favourite Fred & Ginger movies because in it Fred sings They Can’t Take That Away From Me ( to Ginger on the Staten Island Ferry). I can watch Shall We Dance repeatedly and never tire of it (- Jeff does, so I watch it when he is out of town)! When I hear any recording of this song it just makes we want to dance! This lovely song written by George and Ira Gershwin seems appropriate for those who are missing from my life today! Yes, I am wishing Fred a happy birthday today but more importantly I am remembering my grandfather and Aaron who also shared Fred's birthday. I have memories of them that no one will ever take away from me. They brought a greater joy and light into my life!
They Can’t Take That Away From Me
The way you wear your hat
The way you sip your tea
The memory of all that
No, no, they can't take that away from me
The way you smile just beams
The way you sing off key
The way you haunt my dreams
No, no, they can't take that away from me
We may never, never meet again
On that bumpy road to love
Still I'll always, always
Keep the memory of
The way you hold your knife
The way we dance till three
The way you've changed my life
Oh, no, they can't take that away from me
No, they can't take that away
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