Sheet music arrangements for "Pick Yourself Up"

Film & TV Musical Theatre Jazz & Blues

Song description

Written by Jerome Kern and Dorothy Fields for the 1936 film Swing Time, “Pick Yourself Up” was introduced by Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. Its buoyant melody and determined lyric turned a dance-floor pep talk into an enduring jazz standard of resilience.

Featured in

Swing Time (Film, 1936, Astaire and Rogers version)
The Johnny Carson Show (TV series, 1955, opening theme)
Fresh Fields (TV series, 1984, Menuhin & Grappelli instrumental)

Original song details

Artist / Composer

Diana Krall / JEROME KERN, DOROTHY FIELDS

Lyrics by

Diana Krall

Genre / Style

Film & TV Musical Theatre Jazz & Blues

Release / Era

1936 (1930s)

ISWC

T0701657375

Artist / album imagery

Music Story SAS

Mood

Bright Epic

Themes

Personal Aspiration & Dreams Struggle & Conflict

Lyrics summary

The singer urges someone who slips or falls to pick themselves up, dust themselves off, and start again. They say hard work can win the day's battle and point to famous men who rose after falling.