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Berlin wrote “Puttin’ on the Ritz” in 1927. The song first appeared in the 1930 film Puttin’ on the Ritz (1930). This version features poor but fashionably attired blacks parading on Lenox Ave. in Harlem. Berlin rewrote the lyrics for Blue Skies (1946) to feature affluent whites promenading on Park Ave. I’ve written four take-offs […]

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