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

existential Existentialism ( ) is a form of philosophical inquiry that explores the problem of human existence and centers on human thinking, feeling, and acting. Existentialist thinkers frequently explore issues related to the meaning, purpose, and valu ...

pleasures of

beer Beer is one of the oldest and the most widely consumed type of alcoholic drink in the world, and the third most popular drink overall after water and tea. It is produced by the brewing and fermentation of starches, mainly derived from ce ...

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 Ernst Neubach and Ralph Maria Siegel. The English lyrics are credited to Art Walunas. Atongo Zimba recorded a version as well as Clean Living. The song was the inspiration for the title of the 1984 film and 1985 Sundance Film Festival 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 "

Who Stole the Kishka? Who Stole the Kishka?, originally spelled "Who Stole the Keeshka?" is a polka Polka is a dance and genre of dance music originating in nineteenth-century Bohemia, now part of the Czech Republic. Though associated with Czech culture, polka i ...

". A version of the song by the Amherst, Massachusetts, band Clean Living became a hit in 1972 (US ''Billboard'' #49, ''Cash Box'' #34; Canada #51).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:In Heaven There Is No Beer Drinking songs Polkas 1956 songs German songs American college songs Songs about alcohol Works about beer