Music Video Monday… Fred Astaire – Puttin’ On The Ritz

by Sticky Toffee Pudding

You’ve really got to marvel at the wonders of the internet haven’t you? I mean what did people do before the rise of that glorious pit of procrastination that is Youtube? How did people ever avoid doing the things they were meant to be doing? After all there’s only so many times you can play PONG on your Digital VT-100 before the monotonous, mindnumbingly slow beep, beep, beeping causes you to gnaw at your own arm as your brain gradually turns to mush. Or you just give up and get cracking on that essay/project/presentation due, desperate for stimulation.

Thank Meredith we live in a time where one can happily waste a whole week staring at the screen clicking on link upon link; opening their eyes to new and exciting clips of everything, everything, everything. I mean how else would I have discovered this little gem below?

Now I’ve got to admit, I’m a big lover of  old classic musicals. You can blame my parents for sitting my in front of  videos with 6 hours worth of recorded TV as a small child. Whilst I’m never quite sure which one I’ve seen, (nothing was ever labelled and everything slightly overlapped),  I never forget a classic tune and I absolutely loved this one as a wee lass. Anyhoot, for this week’s MVM I thought I’d give you all a looksie at what kept me captivated upstairs whilst my mother chopped onions in the kitchen. It maybe an oldie, but it’s most certainly still a goodie.

You’ve gotta appreciate the tap work in that. Still, as frigging awesomely cool as Astaire is he will never eclipse my love for Gene Kelly. Honest to God I’d go back in time and marry this guy if I could. Sadly Youtube is being greedy and refuses to let me embed, however I strongly recommend you check out this little clip right here. And if that doesn’t do it for you, this one surely will. You’ve got Cyd  Charisse in that one too – what a bonus.

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My my wasn’t that a treat. Fancy some more Music Video Monday  joy? Why not take your pick from this list right here? Quickly now, whilst you’re boss isn’t looking. Go on, you know you wanna!