I've got one and we cut many a rug when we were younger. But we can still move our feet. I love this video, both Jackie and Fred. I can't quite see who the lady is?
Years ago I was stationed in Pearl Harbor while my ship was being refitted...I went to a club on the strip by Waikiki beach....the band there played this song and it had a magic effect on me. My heart soared and I was no longer 3000 miles from home....
Martin Luther King had a dream in the 60's. I'm now 80 and still have a dream. I dream that for one night I can dance like Fred and dance with Rita. You can put me in a box after my dream, but it's a dream,an addictive dream!!
I don’t think the surly bonds of gravity apply to Rita. She looks like she weighs as much as a sparrow. You see the bird sliding and scuttling across a paper-thin ice sheet on the birdbath that froze overnight? That’s Rita.
It’s just amazing that this wonderful 1942 dance routine could be so perfectly synchronized with Jackie Wilson’s song! This song was big on the charts the very same year that my husband and I married. It’s been 52 years now, and we’re still going strong! And now with this video, so is the song. Fred Astaire and Rita Hayworth are phenomenal. Absolutely everything about this video, the song, and the dance is timeless! I watch it every day! Thank you, kiddysoulgirl99.
My Mum would have been 92 today. She looked JUST like Rita Hayworth when she was younger. People said it all the time. We lost her unexpectedly in 2000. When I first saw this video, I broke down in tears. My Mum LOVED dancing and BOY could she dance, to ANYTHING ! I absolutely LOVE this video AND this song. Always will. Thank you for uploading it 😊💖💖
@@imagecarpenter WOW ! That is AWESOME ! PLEASE give her my Love and Respect ! 💖💖. Tell her, as a child of the '70s, Marc Bolan and T-Rex, Sweet, Mud, the Bay City Rollers etc... ALL of the 'Glam Rock' genre, were my FAVOURITES ! Until I saw Adam lol ! I STILL listen to them all to this day. 🖒😊💖
@@robertarnold7643 it's so good! I asked kiddy how she does it. Does she pick the dance routine 1st or the song 1st? She picks the songs 1st then finds the dance routine that fits the song. So creative.👍✌️
I loved to watch Fred Astaire dance with Ginger Rogers. Of course, Rita Hayworth was terrific to watch. How did they get the energy to do this kind of dancing and it was spot on.
This one song by itself makes Jackie Wilson a straight up legend. A masterpiece of pure positive energy. I feel like I could run through a brick wall or punch a hole in the sky when I hear this song.
I keep watching and enjoying this. The fluidity of movement is outstanding. The Jackie Wilson song also happens to be one of my favourites. So perfection in so many ways. It’s such a shame some people are so critical in a negative way.
I could watch this all day. So joyous and such amazing choreography pulled off by these two pre-eminent dancers, long gone, but their fantastic dancing lives on to bring us happiness amidst the mess of life.
I get it. I am in the same boat. Disabled now & regret not learning to dance & enjoy life more when I had more freedom to do so. However, I also cling to the verse that was spoken over me as a child when I was dedicated back to God. Jeremiah 29:11.
Jackie's song is possibly the greatest get up song 🎵 in history... Whatever the problems in your life if you can't get up and move to this then there is something seriously seriously wrong with you in the head !!!!!
Had a bad run the last couple of days. And suddenly I remembered this absolute gem. Always works great at resetting me back to being a happy guy. Wonderful dancing too.
This song is such a masterpiece of positivity and freedom listening to it must be similar to what it feels like to be an eagle or a falcon tearing through the sky knowing the world is yours if you want it. Thank you Jackie
Fred had many dance partners but Rita Hayworth was not only an amazing dancer she was absolutely beutiful, these two dancing to Jackie Wilson's classic Higher & Higher is a video I watch constantly RIP Jackie, Fred and the beutiful Rita Hayworth
I'm 68 years young and I can say I was around during the greatest time to be alive! I've heard it all! -- This is such an upbeat tune, you can't sit still!
I heard this song for the first time when I was 14 years old I’m 72 now walking along one Sunday morning feeling down and lonely I hard this song made me feel better rest in peace Jackie Wilson
Actors today can't hold a candle to these greats from the 40's, 50's and 60's. Sadly, they're almost all gone. They were all so multi-talented and masters of what they did.
A few people have copied it claiming to be their own which is annoying because it took me hours to make the mash up but hey ho I'm glad you are still loving it , many thanks 😊
That’s Fred Astaire and I assume his usual dance partner Ginger Rogers. There were many Fred Astaire Dance Studio all over America ay one time when I was young. Just wish I would have taken lessons!
No wonder why Michael Jackson adorably admired Fred Astaire he was such an incredible dancer. R. I. P. you both ( not forgetting Rita Hayworth ) and rejoice in heavenly paradise!
Wow, I still listen to this song regularly. I was 8 years old when I first heard it, the lady next door gave weekly Friday night parties. I was suppose to be sleep but I would stay up just to hear her play this song.
this film truly demonstrates how skilled Rita was as a dancer, and how easy it was to watch her, still a relative novice at this point, in lieu of Fred Astaire. All eyes draw toward her, and she is the star of this complex routine. In spite of his legendary partnership with Ginger Rogers, Fred Astaire always called Rita his favorite dancing partner. He recalled how gifted and quick she was in learning the most advanced routines-often learning the steps in the morning, mulling over them during lunch, and after lunch performing the dance without a single mistake.
thank u kiddysoul girl! showing fred and rita! white men can and do have rythem!! and jackie w! i love and miss what made motown!! lets us get 2 gether for our youth!!
The first time I saw this, I wept! It reminded me of my mother & father who passed away. But it also reminds me of the great times we had with them! Mom....DAD... I LOVE YOU!
there is something about how all these older dancers moved....that just brings a smile to my face. These days its just not the same. we lost something from then until now! So happy when i watch this!
Not primarily a soul fan, but this blends well with the music - it`s like there`s no separation. It would be nice to think that Fred and Rita are watching this
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Whoever put this song and dance together is bloody genius; it just works so perfectly 😊
Great!
Yuo
I was thinking the same thing - you said it so well!
Bit of a late reply but thank you
@@kiddysoulgirl99 a big thank you from me !!!!
makes my soal dance and turn into a happy state !!!!
🎼🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶
Fred and Rita were before my time. Jackie Wilson was during my time. What an amazing and perfect combination of song and dance.
I'm pretty certain that's Ginger Rogers although he did partner with Rita
Fred who??????
@@Button215 no you're looking at Rita Hayworth
imagine being around Rita back then- you would be feeling like this song@@arnoldblashak171
Perfect dancing to a perfect song 😍😍
Find someone you can dance like this with and your life is complete. ❤️
Definitely , 🙌
@@thomasandersen6719 Not complete but lots of fun.
I love
Never in this live, not 2090, never!😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢
I've got one and we cut many a rug when we were younger. But we can still move our feet. I love this video, both Jackie and Fred. I can't quite see who the lady is?
anyone giving that a thumbs down is simply jealous; they can't dance, sing or just enjoy life for what it is.
Looks like someone needs a slap from great grandma..
Years ago I was stationed in Pearl Harbor while my ship was being refitted...I went to a club on the strip by Waikiki beach....the band there played this song and it had a magic effect on me. My heart soared and I was no longer 3000 miles from home....
Ginger and Fred would approve of this!!
Maybe so, but this is Rita Hayworth.
Martin Luther King had a dream in the 60's. I'm now 80 and still have a dream. I dream that for one night I can dance like Fred and dance with Rita. You can put me in a box after my dream, but it's a dream,an addictive dream!!
I hope you find your Rita and can have a dance x
Ahhh, we all need to have dreams, no matter how old we are, so you keep dreaming lovely! 😉
She doesn"t even seemed to be breathing hard-these two are actually tremendous athletes.
her dad had a dance studio
Dancing 💃 👯♀️ 💃 is a great workout!!
This is what we call talent!!!!!
I don’t think the surly bonds of gravity apply to Rita. She looks like she weighs as much as a sparrow. You see the bird sliding and scuttling across a paper-thin ice sheet on the birdbath that froze overnight? That’s Rita.
Jackie Wilson. One of the greatest voices ever recorded. Gone to early.
Jackie Wilson finally got a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame!
well deserved indeed
It's about time
About time
A star? He should have a galaxy.
Universe
It’s just amazing that this wonderful 1942 dance routine could be so perfectly synchronized with Jackie Wilson’s song! This song was big on the charts the very same year that my husband and I married. It’s been 52 years now, and we’re still going strong! And now with this video, so is the song. Fred Astaire and Rita Hayworth are phenomenal. Absolutely everything about this video, the song, and the dance is timeless! I watch it every day! Thank you, kiddysoulgirl99.
Jackie Wilson was 'Mr. Excitement'
@@bobkurtz2816 ... Yes, he really was!!!
I agree, this is perfectly synchronized. Great job by its creator!
It's awesome -:)
Good to know 😊
Rita Hayworth what magic.....just watching this makes me feel happy.
My Mum would have been 92 today. She looked JUST like Rita Hayworth when she was younger. People said it all the time. We lost her unexpectedly in 2000.
When I first saw this video, I broke down in tears. My Mum LOVED dancing and BOY could she dance, to ANYTHING ! I absolutely LOVE this video AND this song. Always will. Thank you for uploading it 😊💖💖
My mother is 99 and she is still a cosmic dancer cf Marc Bolan
@@imagecarpenter WOW ! That is AWESOME ! PLEASE give her my Love and Respect ! 💖💖.
Tell her, as a child of the '70s, Marc Bolan and T-Rex, Sweet, Mud, the Bay City Rollers etc... ALL of the 'Glam Rock' genre, were my FAVOURITES ! Until I saw Adam lol ! I STILL listen to them all to this day. 🖒😊💖
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I ever so sorry, love for, South Wales Wales
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Whoever created this video should win an award; watching it is absolutely exhilarating. You have done everyone proud.
Thank you very much I'm glad you like it
Watched for years now and never stops lifting me up and bringing a smile to my face thank you so much kiddy soul girl.
I’ve watched this about 50 times. Every time Ijust smile all the way through.
That's all.😁👍✌️
@@shyba2011 I just shared for about the tenth time
@@robertarnold7643 it's so good!
I asked kiddy how she does it. Does she pick the dance routine 1st or the song 1st?
She picks the songs 1st then finds the dance routine that fits the song.
So creative.👍✌️
Same
Me too
I'll say it again, Pure Class Jackie Wilson
Seen him at the cosmo in 1972 met him at the hilltop Hotel shook hads with him feel very privileged the man is a legend ...
I loved to watch Fred Astaire dance with Ginger Rogers. Of course, Rita Hayworth was terrific to watch. How did they get the energy to do this kind of dancing and it was spot on.
Is this or is it not the most Happiest Tune around 😁😁😁😁😜😜
The dancing is fantastic, i wish we danced like this these days lol.
Well said
@G P Awesome, after this Covid mess I need to look into dancing.
It’s so much fun!😍❤️👍🏽
You and me both 😀
Take a look at " there's a ghost in my house " brilliant!
Quite possibly the best dance duet to modern music ever!
Yeah I'll go along with that.
You bet!
And you thought Rita Hayworth was ' just ' an actress. What a wonderful talent she was
One word… Vaudeville… she’s a complete talent
This one song by itself makes Jackie Wilson a straight up legend. A masterpiece of pure positive energy. I feel like I could run through a brick wall or punch a hole in the sky when I hear this song.
Easily one of my all time favorite records.
@Daniel trujillo Absolutely: And what you said is the 'straight up ' TRUTH about Jackie Wilson. Just phenomenal.
Jackie Wilson was smooth Elvis Presley said that he used Jackie Wilson's moves
It beggars belief that anyone on planet earth could give this a thumbs down. Are they blind, deaf and perhaps a little bonkers? Probably.
I keep watching and enjoying this. The fluidity of movement is outstanding. The Jackie Wilson song also happens to be one of my favourites. So perfection in so many ways. It’s such a shame some people are so critical in a negative way.
Thank you for your kind comments anyway :-)
@@kiddysoulgirl99 know in your heart that your video has uplifted many people.
@@audreystrachman7950 thank you for your kind comments that is very nice to know
Watch her face. Shes dancing for the joy of it. They are having a whale of a time. What a combination. Jackie. Rita and Fred.
the really could move on that dance floor
Doesn't get much better then this..!!!
No knickers too, imagine the draft!.
@@shyba2011 Superb!
Isn’t it Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire??
I could watch this all day. So joyous and such amazing choreography pulled off by these two pre-eminent dancers, long gone, but their fantastic dancing lives on to bring us happiness amidst the mess of life.
How true
Jackie Wilson and these dancers??? FLAWLESS.
In a mixture of crying a smiling, I am disabled now but I just loved this so so much, thank you!
I know exactly what you mean I'm disabled now but still try to jigger on my seat when I hear good old music like this
💖🌈💖🌈💖🌈🙏🏻
@Tracy Smith
...crying & smiling...
Music, dancing, and Art were like oxygen to me too.
💚
I get it. I am in the same boat. Disabled now & regret not learning to dance & enjoy life more when I had more freedom to do so. However, I also cling to the verse that was spoken over me as a child when I was dedicated back to God. Jeremiah 29:11.
Jackie's song is possibly the greatest get up song 🎵 in history...
Whatever the problems in your life if you can't get up and move to this then there is something seriously seriously wrong with you in the head !!!!!
This .... This music, dancing, energy and happiness, this is what the whole world needs right now and forever.
Isn't life worth living when you can watch moments like this. Rita and Fred, a great performance.
When I'm down I come back to this.
It's a great pick me upper !!!
Awwwwwwww
Had a bad run the last couple of days. And suddenly I remembered this absolute gem. Always works great at resetting me back to being a happy guy. Wonderful dancing too.
Me too.
Phillip Davies I Soto and it brings me up higher and higher
Never ever get tired of watching this 😍😍😍😍😍😍
I must have watched this over 200 times. The choreography is outstanding. Here's to the next 200 views.
I’m not sure why any one would give it the thumbs down!
Me too, it's uplifting and crazy how this song goes with their dancing.
Love it!
It takes a real talent to do this.
Impressive...!!!!🎤😁
Rita was one of the most under rated and beautiful women of her time.
None could compare with Astaire. Class act!
I read that Fred never fooled around. He preferred to be home with his family, when not working.
A great song, and very, even more than nice video with acrobatic dance performance
This song is such a masterpiece of positivity and freedom listening to it must be similar to what it feels like to be an eagle or a falcon tearing through the sky knowing the world is yours if you want it. Thank you Jackie
I totally agree
@@kiddysoulgirl99 tell me about any other songs that hit you as deeply as this one.
@@kiddysoulgirl99 how about Have You Been Making Out Ok from Al Green or Lovely Woman from Jae Mason or Woman Woman from Johnny Bristol
It's one of those songs that make you feel glad to be alive ❤️
It's one of those songs that make you feel glad to be alive ❤️
Dancing is as natural as breathing for those two. I would have been crawling my butt off the dance floor looking for oxygen. Not kidding.
The Spectacularly Elegant Fred Estaire and the Stunningly Beautiful Rita Hayworth were Poetry in motion!🎉💃🌹👍
Exactly
is that what Johnny was singing about?
Ginger rogers?? Astaire??
Amazing
Assolutamente meraviglioso. caro Angelo. Ciao ciao
best adaption of music to dancing, i've ever seen . fred, rita, and jackie would all be proud of you, kiddysoul.
Thank you so much !
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@@kiddysoulgirl99
A masterpiece, lifting us higher & higher when feeling down. Thank you for sharing, Ange ;
@@kiddysoulgirl99 Told you !!😁
@@psx2514 yes I did
Sweet combinations of talent.... Very nice!
Fred had many dance partners but Rita Hayworth was not only an amazing dancer she was absolutely beutiful, these two dancing to Jackie Wilson's classic Higher & Higher is a video I watch constantly RIP Jackie, Fred and the beutiful Rita Hayworth
How can people actually pull this off ? This is surreal, I can't believe what I'm seeing.
What a joyous song. That’s the only way to describe it. A million years ago, WOW 🏖️
The good thing about great music is that it never fades
Pure poetry in motion. My dad is 83 and Ballroom is his life. I ping him this every week. Such joy.
Good for your dad
These pair are amazin im very jealous that I can’t dance like this… un believable… they deserve an award for this performance !!
I'm 68 years young and I can say I was around during the greatest time to be alive! I've heard it all! -- This is such an upbeat tune, you can't sit still!
I heard this song for the first time when I was 14 years old I’m 72 now walking along one Sunday morning feeling down and lonely I hard this song made me feel better rest in peace Jackie Wilson
I could not keep my eyes off Rita. Made it look effortless.
MANY MAY NOT KNOW RITA WAS AN EXCELLENT DANCER AND COULD HOLD HER OWN WITH THE BEST OF THEM
I think this clears things up.✌️
Better than Ginger Rogers, in fact Rita Hayworth was Fred Astaires favourite dance partner!
Actors today can't hold a candle to these greats from the 40's, 50's and 60's. Sadly, they're almost all gone. They were all so multi-talented and masters of what they did.
This song is perfect for bringing the Statue of Liberty to life
Still loving it in 2024.....
A few people have copied it claiming to be their own which is annoying because it took me hours to make the mash up but hey ho I'm glad you are still loving it , many thanks 😊
The beautiful communion of two wonderful dancers and people....it's like watching a masterpiece being painted
Now that's dancing.
+G- Man Yep...no one like them...I cannot take my eyes off Fred!!!
Jeanne Illenye
Yea, back in the day I could cut-a-rug.
Yes Me too The Red Devils team at Bolton Palais dance hall around 1956 for several years. Never away except to go to other places to R & R /(Jive)
Agree, that is dancing. That type of dancing is lost in this day and age. What a pity!!!
G- Man boy you aren't kidding
What an incredible woman rita hayworth was. This era will never come back
No one was as good as rita hayworth
Total class. An extremely talented gentleman dancing with an extremely talented lady. And of course an extremely talented singer and musicians.
Great for me and the Best.......
😍😍🤩
Thatz like saying The Apollo Exhaust Was Hot
Delt with
That’s Fred Astaire and I assume his usual dance partner Ginger Rogers. There were many Fred Astaire Dance Studio all over America ay one time when I was young. Just wish I would have taken lessons!
Dance like nobody is watching-beautiful
George Seward e
Lviselviisq
No wonder why Michael Jackson adorably admired Fred Astaire he was such an incredible dancer.
R. I. P. you both ( not forgetting Rita Hayworth ) and rejoice in heavenly paradise!
I clicked on this because I love the song, but the dancing really adds to the JOY of it.
Same!
Same
yep.......that's not the first time fred astaire has danced
The JOY THIS SONG BRINGS!!!
One of the most beautyfulst songs ever!!! ❤❤❤❤
RIP Jackie. One of the best!!
Wow, I still listen to this song regularly. I was 8 years old when I first heard it, the lady next door gave weekly Friday night parties. I was suppose to be sleep but I would stay up just to hear her play this song.
Pure class
Fantastic whoever you are....smiling from ear to ear. Whew
Thank you
Agrreee brill music , dancin didnt dance couples at northern such a shame wish i could still dance same
this film truly demonstrates how skilled Rita was as a dancer, and how easy it was to watch her, still a relative novice at this point, in lieu of Fred Astaire. All eyes draw toward her, and she is the star of this complex routine. In spite of his legendary partnership with Ginger Rogers, Fred Astaire always called Rita his favorite dancing partner. He recalled how gifted and quick she was in learning the most advanced routines-often learning the steps in the morning, mulling over them during lunch, and after lunch performing the dance without a single mistake.
Also kiddy for even thinking about doing this.AMAZING!
Boy, those people could really dance back in the 40's and 50's.
thank u kiddysoul girl! showing fred and rita! white men can and do have rythem!! and jackie w! i love and miss what made motown!! lets us get 2 gether for our youth!!
Couldn't have matched a greater pair for this song 👍🏿
Specially him.
So elegant.
Michael Jackson has his mood or energy... I dont have the vocabulary in english. But they both have the same spirit
That dancing is unbelievable two legends and a legend singing
Beautiful Rita Hayworth killin it with style ❤❤❤
And Fred Astaire. They just floated across the floor. Perfect!
@Molon Labe Oh, it's Gorgeous Rita Hayworth.....So beautiful and she's keepin up with Fred!!!....Says alot.
Howcome this song lifts your spirit instantly, putting a big smile on your face :)) I just love it so much! 😍🥰
I'm in awe of this beautiful routine!! Timeless!!! Took me an hour to wipe the smile off my face!
never get tiered of hearing this song and watching them dance to it, just an old bit of music for an old guy of 75.
You are still a young man
Woman of 37, I love it & play it for kids at my school, and they like it & ask about it! Timeless
Love this song But with this video clip its just Magical :) Its like it was made for them
For a woman who is 2 years from being 80 loves it.....
Wonderful on ne s'en lasse pas de les regardzr
Didn’t realize how great a dancer Rita Hayworth was ‘til I saw this film.... she’s fantastic!
Jackie Wilson was a favorite of mine in my younger days!
Same here I knew she was an actress but I didn't know she could dance. Her and Fred make a perfect combo.
The first time I saw this, I wept! It reminded me of my mother & father who passed away. But it also reminds me of the great times we had with them! Mom....DAD... I LOVE YOU!
That's lovely that you remember the good times , my mom passed 15 years ago i still weep but always remember the good times ..
Incredible dancing, their feet seem to float on the joy of dancefloor, and the perfect music
Probably the best ever male dancer with the best ever female dancer! This pre-WWII era was great in many ways, sad in others.
Was she the most beautiful, talented woman of her day...oh yeah!
She gave us the Radar
@@debbylambert3319 it was Hedy Lamarr
Fred Astaire and Rita Heyworth, his favourite dance partner, just brilliant. This routine lifts my mood anytime I watch. Brilliant.
there is something about how all these older dancers moved....that just brings a smile to my face. These days its just not the same. we lost something from then until now! So happy when i watch this!
I just love when they mix this stuff
My mom got me loving Rita... and at 60 I still do! Those legs! Jeez! ;-)
I just cant stop watching this….
Not primarily a soul fan, but this blends well with the music - it`s like there`s no separation. It would be nice to think that Fred and Rita are watching this
Such an uplifting, feel good song!! :D
Well, very well done, makes bloody goosbumps, can't stop wiggeling.
love it
Can't stop watching this magic.
The worlds greatest dance duo in perfect harmony and enjoying it.Perfection.
Can't take my eyes off Rita Hayworth!
you're not alone fella
Must agree.
Jacob Quinn my words exactly!
She's a stunner.
Indeed she's so happy!
I ALWAYS LOVED THIS SONG BY THIS BEAUTIFUL SOUL. THANK YOU. LOVE YOU.
Great song, great star.
I watch this every day just to see rita she was so beautiful and she was a great dancer
this song makes me feels so young again, gives me always such a good feeling
im 14 i love this song mate I'm australiain
@@lazerface6039 great taste in music
@@audreystrachman7950 ya
Yep😀