These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)

"These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)" is a song that Frank Sinatra recorded for his debut album, The Voice of Frank Sinatra. It was later rerecorded and featured in the 1962 Capitol album Point of No Return.

History
"These Foolish Things" was written in 1936 by Eric Maschwitz, Jack Strachey. Due to Keith Prowse, Maschwitz's agent refusing to publish the song because of it being "unsuccessful" in its early days, "These Foolish Things" wasn't released under licensing until 1957. Leslie Hutchinson, although unreleased, was the first person to record the song in 1936.

Releases

 * Studio recordings
 * The Voice of Frank Sinatra (1947)
 * Point of No Return (1962)
 * Reissues
 * Concepts (1992)
 * The Columbia Years 1943–1952: The Complete Recordings (1993)
 * Portrait of Sinatra: Columbia Classics (1997)
 * The Best of the Columbia Years: 1943–1952 (1998)
 * The Capitol Years (1998)

Lyrics
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 stumbling 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

The smile of Turner 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