"In Heaven There Is No Beer" is a song about the

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pleasures of

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drinking. The title of the song states a reason for drinking beer while you are still alive. The song in German is "Im Himmel gibt's kein Bier", in Spanish, "En El Cielo No Hay Cerveza". It was originally composed as a movie score for the film ''Die Fischerin vom Bodensee'', 1956, by

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and Ralph Maria Siegel. The English lyrics are credited to Art Walunas.

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recorded a version as well as Clean Living. The song was the inspiration for the title of the 1984 film and 1985

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winner, ''

In Heaven There Is No Beer? ''In Heaven There Is No Beer?'' is a 1984 American documentary film by Les Blank about the life, culture and food surrounding devotees of polkas. Accolades It won a special jury award at the 1985 Sundance Film Festival, as well as the Grand Prix ...

'', which also featured the song "

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". A version of the song by the

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, band Clean Living became a hit in 1972 (US ''Billboard'' #49, ''Cash Box'' #34; Canada #51).

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