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Heat Wave (Irving Berlin song)
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Wikipedia article
"'Heat Wave'" is a popular song written by Irving Berlin for the 1933 musical 'As Thousands Cheer', and introduced in the show by Ethel Waters.
Film appearances
*1938: The song was featured in the film 'Alexander's Ragtime Band', where it was performed by Ethel Merman.
*1946: It was also featured in the film 'Blue Skies', where it was performed by Olga San Juan.
*1954: 'There's No Business Like Show Business', where it was performed by Marilyn Monroe. (Note: based on the lyrics alone, the Marilyn song is different, and within the film's narrative, Monroe's version is a sexier variant of the original that's "stolen" from Ethel Merman's character).
*1954: A snippet of the song can be heard in a medley in the film 'White Christmas', sung by Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye.
*1981: Miss Piggy sings it in The Muppets Go to the Movies.
*1993: A snippet of the song can be heard in the film 'Grumpy Old Men', sung by Ella Fitzgerald.
Notable recordings
There were three chart hits in 1933 by:
*Ethel Waters
*Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orchestra vocal by Mildred Bailey
*Meyer Davis vocal by Charlotte Murray.
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Other versions
=*1952: Lee Wiley on the album 'Lee Wiley Sings Irving Berlin'.
*1955: Margaret Whiting for Capitol Records CL14242.
*1956: Bing Crosby also recorded the song on his album 'Bing Sings Whilst Bregman Swings'.
*1958: Ella Fitzgerald sang the song on her album 'Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Irving Berlin Songbook'.
*1961: Enoch Light gave a symphonic treatment of the song, which can be found on the album 'Stereo 35-MM'.
*1975: Bing Crosby on his 1975 album 'At My Time of Life'.
*1979: James White and the Blacks on the 1979 album 'Off White'.
*1995: Patti LuPone and the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra on the album 'Heatwave: Patti LuPone Sings Irving Berlin'.
References
Category:Songs written by Irving Berlin
Category:Songs from As Thousands Cheer
Category:1933 songs
Category:Marilyn Monroe songs
Category:Mildred Bailey songs
Category:Ethel Waters songs
Category:Songs about weather
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