Cheek to Cheek 3227408 221326782 2008-06-24T01:12:20Z Camilorojas 2511094 /* References in present pop culture */ "'''Cheek to Cheek'''" is a song written by [[Irving Berlin]], and first performed by [[Fred Astaire]] in the movie ''[[Top Hat]]'' (1935). His 1935 recording with the Leo Reisman Orchestra was inducted into the [[Grammy Hall of Fame]] in [[2000]]. The song is probably most famous for its opening lines, "Heaven, I'm in heaven, and my heart beats so that I can hardly speak..." and quickly became a standard of the [[Great American Songbook]]. The song, as sung by Astaire, and separately by Fitzgerald, is featured in the movie ''[[The English Patient (film)|The English Patient]]''. It is sung by [[Kenneth Branagh]] in ''[[Love's Labour's Lost (2000 movie)|Love's Labour's Lost]]''. The original Astaire version is also featured in ''[[The Green Mile (film)|The Green Mile]]'', ''[[Rain Man]]'' and ''[[The Purple Rose of Cairo]]'' when ''Top Hat'' is being viewed. ==Recorded versions== {{col-begin}} {{col-break}} *[[Larry Adler]] *[[Ambrose]] *[[Julie Andrews]] *[[Ray Anthony]] *[[Louis Armstrong]] *[[Fred Astaire]] (1935 #1 hit) *[[Chet Atkins]] *[[Count Basie]] *[[Tony Bennett]] - ''[[Bennett/Berlin]]'' (1987) *[[Polly Bergen]] *[[Irving Berlin]] *[[Stanley Black]] *[[Pat Boone]] *[[Boswell Sisters]] *[[Connee Boswell]] *[[Sam Browne]] *[[Charlie Byrd]] *[[Carmen Cavallaro]] *[[Eva Cassidy]] *[[June Christy]] *[[Rosemary Clooney]] *[[Alma Cogan]] *[[Ken Collyer]] *[[Desi Arnaz]] *[[Ray Conniff]] *[[Taco Ockerse|Taco]] *[[Bing Crosby]] {{col-break}} *[[Vic Damone]] *[[Sammy Davis Jr.]] *[[Doris Day]] *[[Buddy DeFranco]] *[[Tommy Dorsey]] *[[Roy Eldridge]] *[[Ziggy Elman]] *[[Eddie Fisher (singer)|Eddie Fisher]] *[[Ella Fitzgerald]] *[[Erroll Garner]] *[[Sara Gazarek]] *[[Carroll Gibbons]] *[[Benny Goodman]] *[[Stephane Grappelli]] *[[Buddy Greco]] *[[Roy Hamilton]] *[[Dick Haymes]] *[[Billie Holiday]] *[[Marilyn Horne]] *[[Harry James]] *[[Joni James]] *[[Al Jolson]] *[[Shirley Jones]] *[[Steve Lawrence]] *[[Peggy Lee]] *[[Guy Lombardo]] {{col-break}} *[[Sanjaya Malakar]] *[[Billy May]] *[[Susannah McCorkle]] *[[Sir]] [[Yehudi Menuhin]] *[[Glenn Miller]] *[[Jane Monheit]] *[[Matt Monro]] *[[Sara Montiel]] *[[Red Norvo]] *[[otmarmusik st. gallen]] *[[Pasadena Roof Orchestra]] *[[Joe Pass]] *[[Donald Peers]] *[[Oscar Peterson]] *[[Louis Prima]] *[[Regine]] *[[Rosie Ribbons]] *[[Buddy Rich]] *[[Ginger Rogers]] *[[George Shearing]] *[[Frank Sinatra]] *[[Lew Stone]] *[[Mel Tormé]] *[[Sarah Vaughan]] *[[Teddy Wilson]] {{col-end}} "Cheek to Cheek" is also the name of a different song recorded in 2007 by the Swedish rock band [[Sahara Hotnights]] and another released in 2002 by the band [[The Starting Line]]. ==References in present pop culture== * In an episode of ''[[Arthur (TV series)|Arthur]]'', Arthur's puppy, Pal day-dreams of eating bacon and sings a parody of the song, imagining eating the bacon, "cheek-to-cheek". *In [[Family Guy]]'s "[[The Tan Aquatic with Steve Zissou]]", Brian and Stewie dance to this song. [[Category:1935 songs]] [[Category:Songs by Irving Berlin]] [[Category:Fred Astaire songs]] [[Category:Ella Fitzgerald songs]] {{pop-standard-stub}} [[pl:Cheek to Cheek]]