Singers on Instagram: "“Puttin’ On the Ritz” is a classic song written by Irving Berlin in May 1927 and published in December 1929. The phrase “puttin’ on the Ritz” refers to dressing fashionably, inspired by the opulent Ritz Hotel in London. The song was introduced by Harry Richman in the 1930 film Puttin’ On the Ritz, marking one of the earliest uses of a song in a film. Richman’s performance helped popularize the tune, which became a hit in the early 1930s. Originally, the lyrics depicted the