These Foolish Things Lyrics - The Complete Billie Holiday On Verve, 1945-1959 - Billie Holiday

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 

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A tinkling piano in the next apartment 

Those stumblin' 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 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 

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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 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, dance invitations 

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; yhey seem to bring you so near to me 

the scent of smould'ring 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