Lavin plays a secretary at the Daily Planet with a crush on Clark Kent and the song describes her hope to change Kent's mild-mannered, square persona[1] ("Let me pry you from your shell... You've got possibilities... you don't even know you've got").
It's a Bird...It's a Plane...It's Superman was not a big hit, but "You've Got Possibilities", generally considered the show's most memorable tune,[2] became something of a cabaret standard.
[3] Peggy Lee recorded the song on her 1966 album Big $pender and released it as the B-side of the single "Come Back to Me".
[1] Matt Monro's version appears on his Here's To My Lady (1966)[8] and The Best of the Capitol Years (1990),[9] Jason Graae released a version on You're Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile (1996),[10] Wendy Coates on Journeys (2001),[11] and Karen Akers on Like It Was (2006).
[13][14] Song composer Charles Strouse himself is heard singing "You've Got Possibilities" on the album Charles Sings Strouse (2006), part of the Songwriter Series produced in conjunction with the Library of Congress.