04-01-2017, 11:05 PM
"Puttin' On the Ritz," by Irving Berlin, published late in 1929.
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The 1974 version:
From Wikipedia:
Quote:The song is in AABA form, with a verse.[2] According to John Mueller, the central device in the A section is the "use of delayed rhythmic resolution: a staggering, off-balance passage, emphasized by the unorthodox stresses in the lyric, suddenly resolves satisfyingly on a held note, followed by the forceful assertion of the title phrase." The marchlike B section, which is only barely syncopated, acts as a contrast to the previous rhythmic complexities.[2] According to Alec Wilder, in his study of American popular song, for him, the rhythmic pattern in "Puttin' On the Ritz" is "the most complex and provocative I have ever come upon."[2]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puttin%27_On_the_Ritz
The 1974 version: