“Fred Upstairs and Ginger Snappers” is a lighthearted glamorization of 1930’s pop culture, specifically dance musicals, which were a dominant genre of film at the time.
The title of the song is a reference to iconic dancing duo Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers.
[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
I got me tails and top hat
Black shiny shoes and silver cane
A 1930 Bentley
A butler with the dumb name
A plot as trite as "Moon June"
A band a tight as Mancini
A show with ten toe-tappers
A girl like Ginger Snappers
[Chorus]
I don't wanna be no rock star
Knock out the heavyweight champ
I just wanna find me a pretty partner and dance (Bada bada)
I wanna dance on solid gold tables
Slide thirty feet on my pants
I gotta find a girl like Betty Grable and dance (Bada bada)
[Verse 2]
Well, got me tails and top hat
Black shiny shoes and silver cane
A 1930 Bentley
A butler with the dumb name
A plot as trite as "Moon June"
A band a tight as Mancini
A show with ten toe-tappers
A girl like Ginger Snappers
[Verse 3]
Bada bada
Bada bada
[Chorus]
Don't wanna be no rock star
Knock out the heavyweight champ
Just wanna find me a pretty partner and
Dance, dance, dance, dance, dance
Dance, dance, dance, dance, dance
[Verse 4]
Bada bada
[Outro]
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Fred Upstairs and Ginger Snappers was written by Peppi Marchello.
Fred Upstairs and Ginger Snappers was produced by Stephan Galfas.