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Count Your Blessings 🥂
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"Cheek to Cheek" is a song written by #IrvingBerlin in 1934–35, specifically for #FredAstaire, the star of his new musical, #TopHat, co-starring #GingerRogers. In the movie, Astaire sings the song to Rogers as they dance. The song was nominated for the Best Song #Oscar for 1936, which it lost to "Lullaby of Broadway". The song spent five weeks at #1 on #YourHitParade and was named the #1 song of 1935.
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"A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody" is a #popularSong written by #IrvingBerlin in 1919 which became the theme song of the #ZiegfeldFollies. The first verse and refrain are considered part of the #GreatAmericanSongbook and are often covered as a #jazzStandard.
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Putting on the Ritz
Original 1930 Movie SequenceThis was the first song in film to be sung by an interracial ensemble.
#irvingberlin #harryrichmond #jazzage #flappersandshieks #cinema #film