Talk:Puttin' On the Ritz

message: I think that it would be worthwhile to add a section commenting on the covers of this song by various artists throughout time, of which there have been many. Frank Sinatra and They Might Be Giants are two examples...there are more, i am certain.
:The one that people alledge is by They Might Be Giants is, in fact, not. That version of the song is by Taco Ockerse, which the article already mentions. Tell your friends.
::TMBG did a cover of Istanbul (Not Constantinople) which was originally based on the music in Puttin' on the Ritz.
Is it appropriate to include the "internet phenomena" of Puttin' on the Ritz being synced to the video of Japanese surrender on USS Missouri in the covers section? It is not a new performance of the song and should now qualify as a cover. Further I haven't been able to find any copies of this "internet phenomena" online.--Eladamry (talk) 19:57, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Covers 

message: Falco also had big success with this song. He shold be named in the article!
: As far as I can tell, Falco made no such recording. I believe that many people are incorrectly remembering Taco as Falco. If it's not mentioned on Falco's own Wiki page, it should not be on here.
::Has anybody done a version and passed it off as done by Falco?   Dexter Nextnumber (talk) 02:22, 27 April 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Falco 

message: I rather disagree with User:ShaunMacPherson's edit with the comment "people do not know/ care?/remember who origionally did it, their experience with this song is from the more recent versions".  My thoughts are that since this is an encyclopedia (or aspires to be one), it is aimed at informing those who wish to find out such things. Furthermore, I don't necessarily agree that everyone will necessarily encounter first/only the "more recent" (you mean the 1982 one?) versions; they may first hear the number on some film they see on television, which could date anywhere from the 1930s to the 1970s. I tend to prefer to have information in chronological order unless there is a pressing reason not to. Cheers, -- Infrogmation 16:50, 23 Oct 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: My God, Wikipedia has advanced since then. The horrifying thing is that this user is still contributing to the site, and appears to have a position of authority; that disturbs me, it takes more than six years to live down that kind of edit. -Ashley Pomeroy (talk) 17:07, 26 June 2010 (UTC)

text: It hasn't advanced that much. Gareth E Kegg (talk) 18:32, 26 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Other 

message: I've heard time-and-again, especially on Casey Kasem's radio show, that Berlin had a hit in at least 5 decades with this song. If it can be verified, then that should be mentioned in the article. Jimcripps 03:06, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Number of appearances at the top of the chart 

message: Really?.  Google doesn't show anything.  Youtube has a total of one video and that is just some retard showing A SINGLE picture then dancing around in his room.  Doesn't something need to be on the internet to be "an internet phenomenon"?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.185.6.18 (talk) 12:26, 12 September 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  The song is used in an internet phenomenon, where, if synched to a clip collection of the surrender of Japan on the USS Missouri  

message: The vocal melody song has a clever, tricksy rhythm that seems to dance around the words. Is this notably unusual, or is it just a case of odd phrasing? The article doesn't talk much about the musical construction of the song. -Ashley Pomeroy (talk) 11:42, 1 October 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Good point. Musical analysis added. D7240 (talk) 19:07, 1 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Rhythm 

message: Didn't Ritz Crackers use this song in their advertising for a while back in the early days?  I know they are of similar vintage - the crackers were first sold just 5 years after the song was written.  I seem to recall seeing some old vintage ads where they played a (modified lyrics) version of this song advertising the crackers.  Lurlock (talk) 04:18, 20 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Crackers 

message: I heard that Taco charting it made Irving Berlin (then still alive) the oldest person to ever chart so high... not sure that can be turned into an encyclopedic fact but there it is.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.175.101.2 (talk) 01:18, 14 December 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Taco put an old man's song on the charts 

message: The Jeeves and Wooster page says that the show's theme was an original composition by Anne Dudley, and her web site suggests the same -- http://www.annedudley.co.uk/Default.aspx?page=29&node=42 - so I'm not sure what the source is for the claim that it's "Puttin' on the Ritz". trystero11 (talk) 23:04, 11 January 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I was thinking the same thing myself after seeing J&W listed in the entry. So I've decided to be BOLD and remove it. If someone can provide a source that the Jeeves & Wooster theme is a reworking of Puttin' on the Ritz it can go back in. ~ Brother William (talk) 01:15, 20 February 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Jeeves and Wooster theme? 

message: Can anybody tell me if this song was banned in WWII by Nazi Germany?   Dexter Nextnumber (talk) 02:26, 27 April 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: If it wasn't banned, it was compulsory. Kid Bugs (talk) 01:56, 20 May 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Banned in Nazi Germany? 

message: This article doesn't mention the mention of Gary Cooper, and his article doesn't mention the song. Since he's mentioned fairly prominently in the chorus, it might make sense to at least make a note of it. —Gordon P. Hemsley→✉ 14:08, 5 May 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  The Super Duper Gary Cooper 

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message: No mention whatsoever of the song's use in "Young Frankenstein"?!?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 162.2.133.105 (talk) 19:54, 1 February 2019 (UTC)
thread_title: Young Frankenstein?