Puttin' on the Ritz

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"Puttin' on the Ritz" is a popular 1929 American song, best known for its catchy melody and witty lyrics about fashionable high-society life.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf jazz standard
popular song
song
composer Irving Berlin
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
describedAs American song
firstRecordedInDecade 1920s
genre jazz
popular music
show tune
hasCulturalPeriod pre-World War II American popular music
hasInfluenceOn later popular music interpretations of high society themes
hasLyricsCharacteristic witty lyrics
hasMelodyCharacteristic catchy melody
hasNotableFeature memorable refrain
syncopated rhythm
hasPerformanceContext film
nightclub acts
stage
hasSubject urban sophistication
wealth and glamour
isPartOf American popular song repertoire
language English
lyricist Irving Berlin
lyricsTheme fashionable high-society life
style and fashion
notableFor being a standard of the Great American Songbook
publicationDate 1929
titleLanguage English
writer Irving Berlin
yearOfSong 1929

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Irving Berlin notableWork Puttin' on the Ritz
Irving Berlin wroteSong Puttin' on the Ritz
Blue Skies featuresSong Puttin' on the Ritz
Blue Skies hasDanceNumber Puttin' on the Ritz
this entity surface form: Puttin' on the Ritz sequence
Israel Beilin notableWork Puttin' on the Ritz
this entity surface form: Puttin' On the Ritz
Israel Baline notableWork Puttin' on the Ritz
Izzy Baline notableWork Puttin' on the Ritz
this entity surface form: Puttin' On the Ritz
Irving Berlin Music Corporation hasNotableWorkInCatalog Puttin' on the Ritz
this entity surface form: Puttin’ On the Ritz
Liquid Spirit hasTrack Puttin' on the Ritz
this entity surface form: Puttinʼ on the Ritz (bonus track on some editions)