Let's Face the Music & Dance is a wonderful way to introduce the vocal talents of Fred Astaire to those who've never heard his performances It contains many of the songs that we immediately associate with Fred Astaire, such as "Cheek to Cheek," "A Foggy Day," and "Change Partners" songs he introduced in his musical filmsA Fred Astaire album is a terrible oxymoron Though he sings on the entire album, Let's Face the Music lacks the skills that made Fred Astaire a star His music is a paradox he was a famous singer who was a worldwide smash because he happened to sing while he dances Astaire could have popularized anything if he had done it while dancingLet's face the music and dance affrontiamo la musica e balliamo Before the fiddlers have fled, Prima che i violinisti se ne siano andati, Before they ask us to pay the bill, Prima che ci chiedano di pagare il conto And while we still have the chance, E mentre possiamo ancora farlo, Let's
