Ella Fitzgerald: Puttin' On The Ritz (Berlin, 1929) - Lyrics

[juliolazzagonzalez]

23/2/1850 Nace el hotelero César Ritz

[thelioness5]

You know, while everyone in class is singing Kesha and Eminiem or whatever, I'll stand up on a desk and sing this.

[1959oldies]

Irvin Berlin (melody & text) created this song around 1929-1930, when it was also first published and recorded by Harry Richman for the movie Putting on the Ritz.

Clark Gable covered it in 1939 for the movie Idiot´s delight. Fred Astaire, of course, in the movie Blue Skies (1945); Taco in 1983. Yes, Ella did it 1958......

[PastMilleniumMan]

Those texts in your description - they are in three different languages and tell about different things. Why?

[PastMilleniumMan]

Those texts in your description - they are in three different languages and tell about different things. Why?

[jewishnewyorker]

Ella was 12 years old in 1929! This was performed much later!!

[17bouh]

This version is more around the forties with the name of Gary Cooper in it !

[longbeachjake1]

@17bouh I believe the lyrics were rewritten for the Fred Astaire film in 1945, this version is not the original lyrics but the rewritten 1945 lyrics

[yetitracker]

the best was by Gene Wilder and the Monster!

[Poppenhuis]

This song always manages to make me feel better!

Every Day from Buddy Holly is a close second :)

[kallemick]

@dantonium okay?

[kallemick]

i believe that this is the best version of the song

[essiehcS]

whoa! there's actualy time to pronounce the lyrics properly :) as good as the other versions

[odysseetheater]

hallo jonas, das orchester ist .... unglaublich, aber ihre version ist für meinen begriff eher mittelmaß. das sag ich sowas von ungern ... es ist aber so. das hat für meinem begriff wirklich am besten fred astarie hingekriegt. würd mich interessieren, ob sie das gern gemacht hat oder ob man ihr das irgendwie aufgedrängt hat..ich vermisse etwas die gewissen lockerheit und den spaß am song.. aber alles kann auch nicht umwerfend sein ..... lg eva

[classicvinylbiz]

@odysseetheater I just did a little research and found that Ella is accompanied by the Paul Weston Orchestra. John Best, Pete Candoli, Harry "Sweets" Edison, Don Fagerquist, Manny Klein (trumpet); Ed Kusby, Dick Noel, William Schaefer (trombone); Juan Tizol (valve trombone); Chuck Gentry, Matty Matlock, Ted Nash, Babe Russin, Fred Stulce (woodwinds); Paul Smith (piano); Barney Kessel (guitar); Joe Mondragon (bass); Alvin Stoller (drums); Weston (arranger, conductor). Recorded March 17, 1958.

[glenw89]

id like to see lady gaga do a version of this :)

[odysseetheater]

@glenw89 .. no thank you -(

[kallemick]

@glenw89 it would suck more then the version by "the you know who"

[Chrisy299]

What a version of that. Amazing Ella and orchestra!