The First Acadmey Awarded Song
American lyricist
Credited with Con Conrad
for winning the first Acadamy Award Song
(7 January, 1906 - 2 January, 1986)
Fred and Ginger, et al (1934)
The Continental (Conrad & Magidson)
The Continental
Film: The Gay Divorcée (1934)
Music: Con Conrad
Lyrics: Herb Magidson
Ginger Roger:
Beautiful music
Fredd Astaire (whistled)
Dangerous rhythm
Fredd Astaire (whistled)
It's something daring, The Continental
A way of dancing that's really entre nous
It's very subtle, The Continental
Because it does what you want it to do
It has a passion, The Continental
An invitation to moonlight and romance
It's quite the fashion, The Continental
Because you tell of your love while you dance
Your lips whisper so tenderly
Her eyes answer your song
Two bodies swaying, The Continental
And you are saying just what you're dreaming of
So keep on dancing, The Continental
For it's a song of romance and of love
You kiss while you're dancing.
Fredd Astaire: Not a bad idea
The Continental, woohoooo. It's continental
You sing while you're dancing
Your voice is gentle and sentimental
You stroll together arm in arm
You nonchalantly glide along with grace and charm
You will find while you're dancing
That there's a rhythm in your heart and soul
A certain rhythm that you can't control
And you will do The Continental all the time
[Concluding with first long segment of music and dance)
(Second music segment)
Eric Rhodes:
Beautiful music
Dangerous rhythm
Something daring, The Continental
A way of dancing that's really entre nous
It's very subtle, The Continental
Because it does what you want it to do
It has a passion, The Continental
An invitation to moonlight and romance
It's quite the fashion, The Continental
Because you tell of your love while you dance
Your lips whisper so tenderly
Her eyes answer your song
Two bodies swaying, The Continental
And you are saying just what you're thinking of
So keep on dancing, The Continental
For it's a song of romance and of love
You kiss while you're dancing
Continental, Continental
You sing while you're dancing
Your voice is gentle, so sentimental
You know before this dance is through
That you're in love with she and she's in love with you
You will find while you're dancing
There's a rhythm in your heart and soul
A certain rhythm that you can't control
You will do The Continental all the time
Lillian Miles:
Dukes and lords of noble station
Love the new sophistication of The Continental
In a Belgian hallroom
In a Monte Carlo ballroom, you will see The Continental
In the Paris bistros crowded with Apache
You will see The Continental in the best French fashion
Spain and Italy, Transylvania
Norway, Sweden and Rumania do The Continental
On the dike of ZuiderZee
The wooden shoes have found the key to The Continental
It's like a fever
It's like a plague
It's swept all Europe
From Moscow to The Hague
You kiss while you're dancing.
The Continental, the rhythm is driving you wild
The Continental, a meter that isn't so mild
You sing while you're dancing
His voice is gentle
It thrills you, the touch of his hand
The Continental, a meter that you understand
You know before this dance is through
That you're in love with her and she's in love with you
You will find while you're dancing
That there's a rhythm in your heart and soul
A certain rhythm that you can't control
The Continental
The Continental
The Continental
(Concludes the second and final music and dance segment)
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