Benny Goodman - These Foolish Things Lyrics
These Foolish Things (Remind Me Of You) Tony Bennett Words by Holt Marvell Music by Jack Strachey and Harry Link This version did not chart but In 1936, five versions did: Benny Goodman (# 1), Teddy Wilson with Billie Holiday (# 5), Nat Brandywynne (# 6), Carroll Gibbons (# 8), and Joe Sanders (# 17) Then in 1947 Red Ingles, who perfected his novelty vocals with Spike Jones, charted a humorous version, "Them Durn Fool Things" at # 26. 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 you A tinkling piano in the next apartment Those stumblin' words that told you what my heart meant A fairground's faded swings These foolish things remind me of you You came, you saw, you conquered me When you did that to me I knew somehow that this had to be The 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 How strange, how sweet, to find you still These things are dear to me They seem to bring you near to me The sigh of midnight trains in empty stations Silk stockings thrown aside, dance invitations Oh, how the ghost of you clings These foolish things remind me of you --------- Other Version These Foolish Things Benny Goodman (Marvell/Strachey/Link) (Brian Ferry, 1973) oh will you never let me be oh will you never set me free the ties that bound us are still around us there's no escape that I can see and still those little things remain that bring me happiness or pain a cigarette that bears a lipsticks traces an airline ticket to romantic places and still my heart has wings these foolish things remind me of you a tinkling piano in the next apartment those stumbling words that told you what my heart meant a fairgrounds painted swings these foolish things remind me of you you came you saw you conquered me when you did that to me I somehow knew that this had to be the 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 gardenia perfume lingering on a pillow wild strawberries only 7 francs a kilo and still my heart has wings these foolish things remind me of you I know that this was bound to be these things have haunted me for you=B9ve entirely enchanted me the sigh of midnight trains in empty stations silk stockings thrown aside and sin-vitations oh how the ghost of you clings these foolish things remind me of you the smile of Garbo and the scent of roses the waiters whistling as the last bar closes the song that Crosby sings these foolish things remind me of you how strange how sweet to find you still these things are dear to me that seem to bring you so near to me the scent of smoking 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 just you
