Taco Cover Version
| "Puttin' on the Ritz" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Taco | ||||
| from the album After Eight | ||||
| B-side | "Livin' in My Dream World" | |||
| Released | 1983 | |||
| Format | 7", 12" | |||
| Genre | New Wave, synthpop, electropop | |||
| Length | 4:41 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Writer(s) | Irving Berlin | |||
| Producer | Taco | |||
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A synthpop version by Taco peaked at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in September It was released from his LP After Eight. It includes a tap dance solo in the middle to honor Astaire. Also included in the recording are parts of "Always", "White Christmas", "Alexander's Ragtime Band", "There's No Business Like Show Business" (all written by Irving Berlin), and "Gotta Dance" from Singin' in the Rain. This version of the song was ranked #53 in VH1's 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders of the 80s special.
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