Fred Astaire, "One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)," from "The Sky's the Limit" (1943)

Fred Astaire introduces the Harold Arlen/Johnny Mercer standard “One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)” at the end of the 1943 movie “The Sky’s the Limit.” (You also hear the orchestra play a reminiscence of “My Shining Hour” at 3:25.) He goes from one bar to another, drinking away his romantic disappointment, and finishes with an uncharacteristically angry, drunken tap solo.

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No one could ever move like him, not even Kelly.

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I have watched this scene about 30 times, it just gets better every time. The man injected life into American culture like no one else, except Kelly.

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You know I think Fred introduced half the songs in the Great American Song Book. If not more.
From stage to screen, ol'Freddie is still the GOAT dancer. 😊❤ and a darn good singer

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Indeed!😁

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Excellent voice, well used by one of the greatest song and dance men in America's history.

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Indeed, he did. Composers and lyricists loved him for subtle style in which he presented a song.

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@jimbrown1559 HOLLYWOOD needed songs to fill Fred Astaire musicals, so of course they hired the best composers of the 1930s & 40s
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Don't let it be said little Freddie can't carry his load.. 🎵🎶

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One of Astaire's best.

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Fue maravilloso solo o con partener

[@OLD_SOUL1900]

I cannot help it but think about Fred and Ginger..."We're drinking, my friend, to the end of a brief episode...make it one for my baby...and one more for the road..."😚

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I read somewhere that Hermes Pan considered Ginger Fred's best partner. Not the best dancer but as his partner I think she understood what Fred wanted to say in their dances

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@@thewayuwearurhat1751 That sounds right to me. Ginger and Hermes met each other and were dear friends before "Fred and Ginger"...Ginger never took singing or dancing lessons. She practiced herself before and during her Vaudevillian days. She was a natural. I personally love her dancing, with Fred and without. She isn't perfect this, however, helps us relate and puts in our minds, "if she can do it, we can do it". She kept up with Fred, was his equal. I recall Fred interrupting a host, something along these lines, "excuse me, but I must say, Ginger was my most effective dance partner..."💖

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Because she didn't have preconceived notions of how the dances should go, she could follow Fred's lead perfectly. And she was a much better actress who could dance, than the others who were dancers who could act, and she SOLD it to the audience. @@thewayuwearurhat1751

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I adored this guy

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I think this is one of my very favorite Fred dances. He just changes energy and mood, expressed in dance, so well here. He explodes into action and it's thrilling to watch. His voice is absolutely lovely in this song, it's perfectly in his range. They don't make em like this anymore.

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YES!!!! thank you so much. I opened just interested in the song, looking for versions, and then I read your comment and WOW!!!! I saw one of the best Fred performances , for sure. I love Fred Astaire but never saw this film neither this dance. It's absolutely fantastic, Voice and dance. THANK YOU AGAIN!!

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In one scene at a bar, with a hat on, Fred looks like Sinatra.

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THESE PEOPLE WERE SINNERS

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Aren't we all?
Jesus is God's unearned Grace to the world. ❤️✝️😊

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Every day, every hour of life is a triumph.

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We are all sinners.

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Talk about dapper...