A lead-off home run is a home run hit by the first batter of a team, the leadoff hitter of the first inning of the game. In MLB, Rickey Henderson holds the record with 81 lead-off home runs. Craig Biggio holds the National League record with 53, second overall to Henderson.
Puttin' On the Ritz has also been recorded by Robbie Williams, using the original 1929 lyrics, on his 2013 Swing/Pop album Swings Both Ways. Herb Alpert recorded the song in 2013 and Pomplamoose made their version in 2014. JiÅi JiÅÃ­ korn did his own. version
Puttin%27 On the Ritz by Taco Songfacts. 1  This was originally written in 1929 by legendary composer Irving Berlin (God Bless America). Harry Richman introduced it in the 1930 movie musical Puttin' on the Ritz and had a #1 hit. 2  The expression Puttin' On The Ritz means to dress fashionably. The saying comes from the upscale Ritz-Carlton hotel company. Born in Jakarta, Indonesia to Dutch parents on July 21, 1955, Taco Ockerse (yes, it's his real name) was raised in Germany, where he studied dance and theater.