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19 October 2010 @ 10:51 pm
it wouldn't be make-believe
Day 24: A great song to dance to
With a partner, I love dancing to Bobby Darin's "Beyond the Sea." But when dancing by myself, and when I'm in the mood to trot out my bare minimum of dance training, I love Ella Fitzgerald's version of "It's Only a Paper Moon." I prefer the recording from Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Harold Arlen Songbook, but I was only able to find a small snippet of it on Verve Music Group's page for that album. I hope it's enough to give you a sense of the song.

Sigh. Someone needs to invite me to a wedding. That's always the best environment for dancing: fun music, room to be dipped by your partner, merry people all too willing to humiliate themselves....
 
 
Prepare a Face: energetic
Love Song: Ella Fitzgerald - It's Only a Paper Moon
 
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[identity profile] janeite723.livejournal.com on October 21st, 2010 01:08 am (UTC)
Ooh, Ella Fitzgerald! What a classy pick, compared to mine. :) I love weddings too, especially when I know a lot of the other guests. Joy + romance + open bar = good times!
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[identity profile] in-omnia.livejournal.com on October 21st, 2010 03:02 am (UTC)
The open bar helps a lot! ;) And, yeah, Ella Fitzgerald helps me remember the handful of jazz dance moves I learned almost 15 years ago. Otherwise, as long as it's a song I know, I'm going to love dancing to it. Especially if I get to shake my hips! (Fugee's "Killing Me Softly" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YAEWrnOtrY) and No Doubt's "Hella Good" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtTj4cramPM&ob=av2e) were close runners-up.)
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