These Foolish Things

Summary

These Foolish Things is a musical work/composition^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (273 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• These Foolish Things's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition^[3].
• These Foolish Things's composer is recorded as Jack Strachey^[4].
• These Foolish Things's composer is recorded as Harry Link^[5].
• These Foolish Things was published by Boosey & Hawkes^[6].
• These Foolish Things's genre is sentimental ballad^[7].
• These Foolish Things was performed by Dorothy Dickson^[8].
• Among the performers on These Foolish Things was Turner Layton^[9].
• These Foolish Things was performed by Frank Sinatra^[10].
• These Foolish Things was performed by Nat King Cole^[11].
• Among the performers on These Foolish Things was Ella Fitzgerald^[12].
• These Foolish Things was performed by Frank Sinatra^[13].
• Among the performers on These Foolish Things was Bryan Ferry^[14].
• Among the performers on These Foolish Things was Rod Stewart^[15].
• These Foolish Things was performed by Benny Goodman and His Orchestra^[16].
• Among the performers on These Foolish Things was Billie Holiday and her Orchestra^[17].
• These Foolish Things was performed by Leslie Hutchinson^[18].
• Among the performers on These Foolish Things was James Brown^[19].
• Among the performers on These Foolish Things was Bing Crosby^[20].
• These Foolish Things was performed by Frankie Laine^[21].
• Among the performers on These Foolish Things was Sam Cooke^[22].
• Among the performers on These Foolish Things was Sarah Vaughan^[23].
• Among the performers on These Foolish Things was Etta James^[24].
• Among the performers on These Foolish Things was Aaron Neville^[25].
• Among the performers on These Foolish Things was Sammy Davis Jr.^[26].
• Among the performers on These Foolish Things was Yves Montand^[27].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Release type: Song^[28]

• Genre(s): hard bop, jazz, swing^[29]

• Community tags: hard bop, jazz, swing^[30]

• MusicBrainz ID: 6261d6d4-caa9-31f0-8ab4-f977bcd57451^[31]

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Authorship and Creation

These Foolish Things was published by Boosey & Hawkes^[6]. Performers include Dorothy Dickson^[8], Turner Layton^[9], Frank Sinatra^[10], Nat King Cole^[11], Ella Fitzgerald^[12], and Bryan Ferry^[14].

Publication

These Foolish Things was released on 1936^[32]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[33]. Its genre is sentimental ballad^[7].

Why It Matters

These Foolish Things ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (273 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]