Thanks for this, Will. In case this has escaped your attention, here's remarkable proof that the song has legs (pun unintended): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgij9irxfKY
I loved the close reading and decoding of the lyric you do in this essay. I am a fan of “Stardust Melodies” and this essay is very much in that same vein. Keep ‘em coming!
Then there's this (NSFW) animation of the first Astaire version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqrODzRriec
Thanks for this, Will. In case this has escaped your attention, here's remarkable proof that the song has legs (pun unintended): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgij9irxfKY
I loved the close reading and decoding of the lyric you do in this essay. I am a fan of “Stardust Melodies” and this essay is very much in that same vein. Keep ‘em coming!