Asbury Park, New Jersey. By Michael Goldfinger © Left click to enlarge. Special to Blogfinger.
Michael Goldfinger is a former Grover who was a photojournalist with the Asbury Park Press c. 1995.
MAROON FIVE. From the Valentine’s Day–original motion picture soundtrack. But the first time it was heard was in the movie “Swing Time.” In that 1936 film, Fred Astaire sang it to Ginger Rogers. It won the Academy Award.
“Just the Way You Look Tonight” was written by Jerome Kern (music) and Dorothy Fields (lyrics). Dorothy Fields later said, “The first time Jerry played that melody for me I went out and started to cry. The release absolutely killed me. I couldn’t stop, it was so beautiful.” And so it is. So many performers have covered this song.
Maroon 5 is a pop rock band from Los Angeles, but they do very well with a variety of music including old standards like this one as well as doo wop favorites.
My own experience with this song was in the 1960’s when my band was playing a beauty pageant for high school girls. They paraded around in evening gowns on the arms of their fathers. I chose this song for that part, and I could barely keep from choking up—the music and the visuals were just perfect. This song is one of my all-time favorites. —-Paul Goldfinger Editor Blogfinger.net