The Continental
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The Continental by Ginger Rogers
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The winner of the first-ever Oscar for Best Original Song, this appears in the 1934 musical The Gay Divorcee, as Mimi (Ginger Rogers) sings to Guy Holden (Fred Astaire) about the new dance craze that he’s just learning about.
The Continental Lyrics
Beautiful music
Dangerous rhythm
It's something daring, the Continental
A way of dancing that's really new
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 romancе and of love
You kiss while you're dancing
Thе Continental, 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
The Continental Q&A
Who wrote The Continental's ?
The Continental was written by Con Conrad & Herbert Magidson.