Puttin’ on the ritz Leningrad Cowboys

"Puttin’ on the Ritz" by Leningrad Cowboys is a #Rock cover of the classic song, released in 1989. It combines humor and irony, celebrating extravagant lifestyles while critiquing superficiality. The unique blend of rock and traditional elements, along with the band's quirky style, has made it a cult favorite, influencing pop culture and film.

If you're blue
And you don't know where to go to
Why don't you go where
Fashion sits
Puttin' on the ritz
Different types
Who wear a day coat, pants with stripes
And cutaway coat, perfect fits
Puttin' on the ritz
Dressed up like
A million dollar trouper
Trying hard to look like Gary Cooper
(super duper)
Come let's mix where Rockefellers
Walk with sticksor "umberellas"
In their mitts
Puttin' on the ritz
Have you seen
The well-to-do up and down Park Avenue
On that famous thoroughfare
With their noses in the air
High hats and Arrow collars
White spats and lots of dollars
Spending every dime for a wonderful time
If you're blue
And you don't know where to go to
Why don't you go where
Fashion sits
Puttin' on the ritz
Puttin' on the ritz
Puttin' on the ritz

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