"The Continental" is a dance to a song written byCon Conrad withlyrics byHerb Magidson,^[1] and was introduced byGinger Rogers andFred Astaire in the 1934filmThe Gay Divorcee. "The Continental" was the first song to win theAcademy Award for Best Original Song. In the film it was sung by Ginger Rogers,Erik Rhodes andLillian Miles.^[1][2]

• Lud Gluskin,Jolly Coburn, andLeo Reisman had major hit records withThe Continental at the time of introduction.
• Frank Sinatra recorded it, first in 1950, and again on hisSinatra Sings Days of Wine and Roses, Moon River, and Other Academy Award Winners in 1964.
• Blossom Dearie recorded a piano version in 1955. It appears on her first albumJazz-Sweet on the [[Barclay (record label)]^[3]
• Harry James released a recording on the albumHollywood's Best (Columbia B-319 and CL-6224) withRosemary Clooney on vocals in 1952.
• Maureen McGovern recorded a version that reached number 16 on theUK Singles Chart in 1976.^[4]
• Steve Howe andGraham Preskett recorded it as a duet onThe Steve Howe Album in 1979.

• The Gay Divorcee full film inYouTube

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