<P> A remake of the song by British band Blue Haze, formed by Johnny Arthey and Phil Swern, Penny McLean, of the West German band Silver Convention, released a solo version in 1975 on her album Lady Bump; her version reached No. 6 on the Billboard Disco Singles chart . </P> <P> In 1994, the Ralph Dunnegan All Stars with the Adam Mansell Orchestra recorded the song . That version appears on 70 Years of Broadway, Vol. 1: 1924--1935 . </P> <P> Kurt Elling covered the song on his 2000 live album Live in Chicago; the album was nominated for a Grammy the following year for Best Vocal Jazz Album . </P> <P> "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" was translated to Lithuanian by Vytautas Bložė around 2003; in Lithuanian the song is "Žiedų Pūga". Alison Jiear recorded a version of the song with orchestral arrangements by Mychael Danna in 2004 for the film Being Julia . </P>

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