It could have been jolly, for instance, if Bellos had done a bit of shoe-leather reporting and, say, infiltrated La Société des Amis de Victor Hugo, France's leading association for all things pertaining to the author of "Les Misérables". What are the burning points of contention among Misérablists?
Meanwhile, the song's beat drives the images like a kind of pulse, its rhythm adapting to nearly every scene: a teenage rock band rehearsing; twin boys riding a scooter on a treadmill; a teenage girl practicing her hip-hop moves on top of a pavement drawing of Botticelli's "Venus"; a young woman doing a bit of soft shoe in a subway tunnel for an audience of one young man.
"Ronnie O'Sullivan has been having a bit of new shoe trouble at the Crucible.
There's not a schedule yet, but we can only pray he books Virginia senator Tim Kaine and his wife to shred the harmonica and perform a bit of soft shoe.
Hadrian's Wall may seem a bit of a shoe-in when it comes to Britain's best views, but the monument is much more than the often - and understandably - repeated views of Cuddy's Crags and Sewingshields on the crest of that wonderful escarpment, the Whin Sill.
Danced to rollicking bluegrass music by Bela Fleck and Joe McCracken, this 1999 group piece gives its 15 dancers, all in their teens and younger, the chance to shine in choreography that adroitly mixes classical ballet steps and poses with American folk dancing and even a bit of soft-shoe.
We came straight from university, where you're living on a bit of a shoe-string anyway, so we probably sacrificed but not realised, because we've not been enjoying the extra income we've had since graduating.
Songs like Shaggy's "It Wasn't Me," becomes a swinging Tom Jones-style piece; Meghan Trainor's "All About That Bass" becomes a sexy, slinky jazz tune; Tears for Fears' "Mad World" suddenly offers an opportunity for a bit of soft-shoe.
