Sunday, September 19, 2010

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Song Sketch


The lovely and brilliantly talented Kate Gabrielle has featured my song Fred Astaire as her Silents and Talkies song of the week accompanied by artwork! So, in honor of that honor, I did a quick piano sketch of one of his most iconic pieces, Cheek to Cheek.

I think my favorite Astaire songs are probably Night and Day, Never Gonna Dance, Pick Yourself Up, Steppin' Out With My Baby and my very very favorite, All My Eggs in One Basket. But he's wearing a sailor outfit in that song, not his signature tux, so I thought my cover would be more typical Astaire!

What are your favorites of his?


If you would like a copy of this song for you, just let me know in a comment! If it's your first request, please leave your email address as well.

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14 comments:

  1. Oh, Thank you!!!! Thank you for this wonderfully sweet and uplifting instrumental version! Wonderful song...wonderful interpretation! lovely! I'd love a copy, please!

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  2. I love it!! May I please have a copy?

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  3. Oh! and I have bunches of Fred Astaire favorites but I'll narrow it down to: Night and Day, Pick Yourself Up, Never Gonna Dance, I'm Putting All My Eggs in One Basket, Isn't This A Lovely Day (To Be Caught in the Rain), I Left My Hat in Haiti, Slap that Bass, and So Near Yet So Far. okay so 8 isn't exactly narrowing it down. The thing is, every time I listen to Fred Astaire, I rediscover how amazing the songs are my list of favorites keeps growing (your song sketch choice, for example!)!

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  4. This is wonderful! Thank you for letting me feature your song on my blog today, too :D

    My favorite Fred Astaire song is, hands down, I'm Old Fashioned. I just love that song so much it's incomprehensible!

    Also on the list, though, are Not My Girl, Things Are Looking Up, We Saw the Sea, I'm Putting All My Eggs in one Basket, The Way You Look Tonight, Cheek to Cheek and Putting on the Ritz :-)

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  5. That is a wonderful version - please send a copy!

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  6. Congrats on the feature!

    Love Grace.

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  7. Oh wow, congrats on ur feature, Emma! So well deserved:) One of my favorites is definitely Cheek to Cheek:)

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  8. I love your piano version of this song! Btw. I decided to publish all my posts in English and German again, I am just too much of a language freak, haha

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  9. I LOVE Fred Astaire and how exciting you were featured! What an awesome moment!!

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  10. Love Astaire - couldn't choose which one's my favorite!

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  11. I still need to get your cd lovely lady, but would love a copy of this ;) jenstokes.is@gmail.com

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  12. Hi Emma! I have been a fan for a few years, and I just started checking your blog again. It's great to see that you're still making lovely music :) Could I have a copy of this song, please? blackelfrider16@aol.com

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  13. What a wonderful piece! I would love a copy. jsaqricha@triad.rr.com

    Thank you so much!

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