246. These Foolish Things (1936)
lyrics by Eric Maschwitz
music by Jack Strachey & Harry Link & Holt Marvell
| rec date | type | # | discography | tk | rec time |
| 1936 | MT | 19 | Complete on Columbia v.1 | 19 | 3’16” |
A cigarette that bears a lipstick’s traces
An airline ticket to romantic places
Still my heart has wings
These foolish things remind me of youA tinkling piano in the next apartment
Those stumbling words
That told you what my heart meant
A fairground’s painted swings
These foolish things remind me of you.You came you saw
You conquered me
When you did that to me
I knew somehow this had to beThe winds of March
That make my heart a dancer
A telephone that rings
But who’s to answer
Oh, how the ghost of you clings
These foolish things remind me of you
2nd version
| rec date | type | # | discography | tk | rec time |
| 1952 | MT | 224 | Complete on Verve v.1 | 23 | 3’34” |
A cigarette that bears a lipstick’s traces
An airline ticket to romantic places
And still my heart has wings
These foolish things remind me of youA tinkling piano in the next apartment
Those stumbling words
That told you what my heart meant
A fairground’s painted swings
These foolish things remind me of you.You came you saw
You conquered me
When you did that to me
I knew somehow this had to beThe winds of March
That make my heart a dancer
A telephone that rings
But who’s to answer
Oh, how the ghost of you clings
These foolish things remind me of youHow strange, how sweet
To find you still
These things are dear to me
They seem to bring you near to me
The scent of smoldering leaves
The wail of steamers
Two lovers on the street
Who walk like dreamers
Oh, how the ghost of you clings
These foolish things
Remind me of you
Notes |
From the show Spread It Around