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  1. "Let's Have Another Cup of Coffee" is a song by #IrvingBerlin appearing in the #musicalComedy #FaceTheMusic, which opened in 1932. On opening night it was sung by #JHaroldMurray and Katherine Carrington. The song, set in a self-service restaurant modeled on the #HornAndHardart #Automat, is sung in the play by a group of once-wealthy citizens who were awaiting better times, as mirrored in the song's opening lyrics: Just around the corner, there's a rainbow in the sky.
    youtube.com/watch?v=K8kGjrjAKt4

  2. "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.
    youtube.com/watch?v=puMBWSt7wng

  3. "Let's Have Another Cup of Coffee" is a song by #IrvingBerlin appearing in the #musicalComedy #FaceTheMusic, which opened in 1932. On opening night it was sung by #JHaroldMurray and Katherine Carrington. The song, set in a self-service restaurant modeled on the #HornAndHardart #Automat, is sung in the play by a group of once-wealthy citizens who were awaiting better times, as mirrored in the song's opening lyrics: Just around the corner, there's a rainbow in the sky.
    youtube.com/watch?v=fT1P46mb_dM