Posted by Jonathan Adler:
Sunday Song Lyric:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2007_09_09-2007_09_15.shtml#1189387655
Speaking of the Dave Brubeck Quartet, they are one of the many acts to
record the classic song "These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)"
(lyrics by Holt Marvell, music by Harry Link and Jack Strachey).
[1]Here, for instance, is Brubeck performing the song in 1959. "These
Foolish Things" was a hit for artists ranging from Benny Goodman and
Billie Holiday to Bing Crosby and Bryan Ferry, the latter of which
used the song as the title track for his [2]1973 album of covers.
Here's a taste of Holt Marvell's lyrics begin:
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
It's worth noting that different artists performed slightly different
versions of the song, so there is more than one version of the lyrics.
References
1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiWaylf4uXw
2. http://www.amazon.com/These-Foolish-Things-Bryan-Ferry/dp/B00002DEB8
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