They Had Style They Had Grace
Beauty's where you find it...
Greta Garbo, and Monroe, Deitrich
and DiMaggio, Marlon Brando, Jimmy Dean, On the cover of a magazine.
Grace Kelly, Harlow, Jean, Picture of a beauty queen, Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire Ginger Rodgers, dance on air
They had style, they had grace, Rita Hayworth gave good face. Lauren, Katherine, Lana too. Bette Davis, we love you
Ladies with an attitude Fellows that were in
the mood. Don't just stand there,
let's get to it
let's get to it
Strike a pose, there's nothing too it
Madonna's 1990 song Vogue captured what distinguishes the 40's from today's contemporary life
-- in the 40's and 50's they had style and they had grace.
The Golden Age of Hollywood gave us an image of what life could be like. It set a standard and and ideal for manliness and femininity. In the 40's we were emerging form a Great Depression and entering a time of war. It reflected who we were as a nation and who we wanted to be. It told us that even in hard time we could have class, we could have style, we could have grace. Maybe we could learn from the past and bring that to our times today. We could use some style and grace in America today.
The Golden Age of Hollywood gave us an image of what life could be like. It set a standard and and ideal for manliness and femininity. In the 40's we were emerging form a Great Depression and entering a time of war. It reflected who we were as a nation and who we wanted to be. It told us that even in hard time we could have class, we could have style, we could have grace. Maybe we could learn from the past and bring that to our times today. We could use some style and grace in America today. 
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