Heat Wave (song)
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"Heat Wave" is a popular song. It was written by Irving Berlin for the 1933 musical As Thousands Cheer, and introduced in the show by Ethel Waters.
The song was featured in the 1938 movie, Alexander's Ragtime Band, where it was performed by Ethel Merman. It was also featured in the 1954 movie, There's No Business Like Show Business, where it was performed by Marilyn Monroe. A snippet of the song can be heard in the beginning of the 1954 film White Christmas, sung by Bing Crosby & Danny Kaye. Enoch Light gave a symphonic treatment of the song, which can be found on the album Stereo 35-MM (1961).
More recently, covers of the song were performed by Patti LuPone and the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra on the album Heatwave: Patti LuPone Sings Irving Berlin (1995) and Holly Cole on the album Shade (2003).
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