The Furkids first heard “Dancing Cheek to Cheek” when their Auntie Marti played it for them – it’s one of her favourites. Also, their recently adopted Uncle Wayne Ritch expressed a love for songs of the 1930s and 40s, and this one fits purrfectly in that era, with a release date of August 1935.
Next thing I know, they’re insisting that I move our entire schedule forward a week to fit it in! I am but a humble servant of the Furkids team, so the schedule was duly amended and a blank spot cleared for Sunday, August 16th.
I found a copy of the song for our jukebox, but then we had a bit of a problem: Fred Astaire only sings for the first half of the song — what was I to do with the second half of the recording? It’s entirely instrumental (it being rather too difficult for Fred to sing while twirling Ginger around the floor).
But the team had a solution, bless them. They’d write their own version of the lyrics for the instrumental half of the song. There followed quite a lot of noisy collaboration – I left them to it until they were ready to present me with their final ideas. Some lyrical suggestions did not make the final cut; for example, “My lub fur yu is never bleak; I lubs ya coz you’re such a freak” was lost to posterity.
They are very excited for you to hear their creative efforts and brought me Gibraltar coins for the jukebox. (Apparently, they were “acquired” by the Barbary macaques as “tips from the tourists” visiting the Rock of Gibraltar.) Just press play, then scroll down through the illustrated lyrics and sing along!
Furkids love the frothy milkshakes at ko-fi.com/furkids. They want you to know they love licking up their frothy moustaches! You can treat them to their favourite frothies for $3/€3/£3. All proceeds go towards the new second-hand desk fund. The new computer is up and running – yay! Our heartfelt thanks to all contributors, with a very special kitty cuddle for their Aunt Suzanne for her generosity. 
