Artist- Fred Astaire
Song of the day- No Strings
My roommate was shocked to find me jamming to some Fred Astaire on vinyl in my room. And though not my usual genre of constant musical rotation, I like to play the soundtrack to "top hat" when I want to feel fancy. It was an impulse buy one day at Amoeba Records bargain bin and perhaps still the best $3 I spent on vinyl. I didn't grow up on Astaire and Ginger Rogers but really should have since I tend to be obsessed with dancer boys. But I especially enjoy today's number not just because I attempt to dance around my room in a much clumsier fashion and prefer to end any word with an -ancy that i can, but also I'd like to live my life fancy free and free for anything fancy. If you feel the same, or dancy, or romancy, this one's for you.
I wake up every morning with a smile on my face
Everything in it's place as it should be
I start out every morning just as free as the breeze
My cares upon the shelf
Because I find myself with
No strings and no connections
No ties to my affections
I'm fancy free and free for anything fancy
No dates that can't be broken
No words that can't be spoken
Especially when I am feeling romancy
Like a robin upon a tree
Like a sailor that goes to sea
Like an unwritten melody
I'm free, that's me
So
Bring on the big attraction
My decks are cleared for action
I'm fancy free and free for anything fancy
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