<Tr> <Th> Budget </Th> <Td> $2,655,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $5,803,000 </Td> </Tr> <P> Easter Parade is a 1948 American musical film starring Judy Garland, Fred Astaire and Peter Lawford, featuring music by Irving Berlin, including some of Astaire and Garland's best - known songs, such as "Easter Parade", "Steppin' Out with My Baby", and "We're a Couple of Swells". The story bears certain similarities to Pygmalion . </P> <P> It was the most financially successful picture for both Garland and Astaire as well as the highest - grossing musical of the year . </P>

Who sang we're a couple of swells