Ginger Rogers, Jimmy Dorsey Orch. "LET YOURSELF GO" (1936)

"LET YOURSELF GO"
Sung by Ginger Rogers
Accompanied by Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
Words and Music by Irving Berlin
Recorded April 3, 1936

This is a studio recording of Ginger singing "Let Yourself Go" which was recorded after the film "Follow the Fleet" was released in January of 1936.

"As you listen to the band don't you get a bubble?
As you listen to them play don't you get a glow?
If you step out on the floor
You'll forget your trouble
If you go into your dance
You'll forget your woe
So:

"Come
Get together
Let the dance floor feel your leather
Step as lightly as a feather
Let yourself go"

"Come
Hit the timber
Loosen up and start to limber
Can't you hear that hot marimba?
Let yourself go"

"Let yourself go
Relax
And let yourself go
Relax
You've got yourself tied up in a knot
The night is cold but the music's hot
So"

"Come
Cuddle closer
Don't you dare to answer 'No, sir!'
Butcher, banker, clerk and grocer
Let yourself go"

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• Ginger
• Rogers
• Jimmy
• Dorsey
• Let
• Yourself
• Go
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• Fleet
• 1936
• Dance
• Musical
• 78rpm
• Irving
• Berlin
• sentimental
• nostalgia

[ALensman]

When I was looking for LETS FACE THE MUSIC AND DANCE, all I could find was the video part with Nat King Cole or some other singing Fred's part. I could not find one piece that had Fred's voice anywhere. While I do love Nat King Cole, I felt shortchanged because Fred's singing is the originaaal, but was nowhere I could find it.

[bsgs98]

Check out the channel for user CONN1974. It has the 1935 version of "Let's Face the Music and Dance" by Fred Astaire.

[ALensman]

I looked but could not find it.  Alas.

[bsgs98]

Youtube won't let me post a direct link to it but you can get there if you copy and paste the following ID number into the search box:

pmBKeuFf7tQ

[bsgs98]

Thank you, Rosiey!

[gregoryagogo]

Awesome! Loving Jimmy's sax section!

[inthebigbag]

This is beautiful. Thank you very much

[Shabannie]

I love Fred Astaire and Ginger. Thank you for your recommendations!

-------Ellen

[ALensman]

Well, that's the music. Many thanks. However, is there a posting that has both the music and the dancing, or is that somehow politically incorrect?

[KerrieGrant]

What a neat bunch of pictures to go with this song. Great idea; very well done. I enjoy Ginger's singing -- can't believe they dubbed her in Professional Sweetheart.

[keleigh97]

Thanks. Ginger has a beautiful singing voice. This is one of the few numbers she was allowed to perform in her movies with Fred solo and did a wonderful job. The following dance, of which, you showed clips of was magnificent.