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(I've Got) Beginner's Luck

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{{Infobox song

| name = (I've Got) Beginner's Luck

| cover =

| alt =

| type =

| published = by Gershwin Publishing Corp., New York

| artist = Fred Astaire

| album =

| B-side = They Can't Take That Away from Me

| released = April 1937

| recorded =

| studio = Los Angeles, California

| venue =

| genre = Jazz, Pop Vocal

| length =

| label = Brunswick 7855

| writer =

| composer = George Gershwin

| lyricist = Ira Gershwin

| producer =

| prev_title = Never Gonna Dance

| prev_year = 1936

| next_title = They All Laughed

| next_year = 1937

}}

"'(I've Got) Beginner's Luck'" is a song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin, written for the 1937 film 'Shall We Dance', it was introduced by Fred Astaire. It's a brief comic tap solo with cane where Astaire's rehearsing to a record of the number is cut short when the record gets stuck.

Astaire's commercial recording for Brunswick (No. 7855) was very popular in 1937.

Other notable recordings



*Ella Fitzgerald - 'Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Songbook' (1959)

References



Category:Songs about luck

Category:Songs with music by George Gershwin

Category:Songs with lyrics by Ira Gershwin

Category:Fred Astaire songs

Category:1937 songs

Category:Songs written for films


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