These Foolish Things

original show tune composed by Jack Strachey with Harry Link, lyrics by Eric Maschwitz; from the 1936 musical revue "Spread It Abroad"
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q780019
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These Foolish Things is a visual artwork of the genre sentimental ballad. As a sentimental ballad, it likely evokes emotions in its audience. The genre of sentimental ballad is a key aspect of These Foolish Things. It is classified as a sentimental ballad.

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 (218 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].

Body

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[28]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[29]. 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 (218 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'fi', 'fr', 'id', 'it', 'ja', 'ko', 'nn', 'no', 'pl', '
    Gnd id → 1235853330
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  2. 23w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Performer → Dorothy Dickson, Turner Layton, Frank Sinatra +19
    Form of creative work → song
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P1827]]: T9001630428, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P1827]]"
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