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"These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)" is a standard with lyrics by Eric Maschwitz, writing under the pseudonym Holt Marvell, [1] and music by Jack Strachey, both Englishmen. Harry Link, an American, sometimes appears as a co-writer; his input was probably limited to an alternative "middle eight" (bridge) which many performers prefer. [2]
As a lyricist, Maschwitz wrote, often credited to his pseudonym "Holt Marvell", the screenplays of several successful films in the 1930s and 1940s, but is perhaps best remembered for his lyrics to 1940s popular songs such as "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" (music by Manning Sherwin) and "These Foolish Things" (music by Jack Strachey ...
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Billy Ward (born Robert L. Williams, September 19, 1921, Savannah, Georgia, died February 16, 2002, Inglewood, California [2]) grew up in Philadelphia, the second of three sons of Charles Williams and Cora Bates Williams, and was a child musical prodigy, winning an award for a piano composition at the age of 14. [3]
Many 1930s standards were popularized by jazz singer Billie Holiday's recordings, including "These Foolish Things", "Embraceable You" and "Yesterdays". "Begin the Beguine" is a show tune from Cole Porter's Broadway musical Jubilee, first recorded by Xavier Cugat and His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra and popularized by Artie Shaw's recording in 1938.
Jack Strachey (25 September 1894 – 27 May 1972) was an English composer and songwriter.. Born John Francis Strachey in London on 25 September 1894, he began writing songs in the 1920s for the theatre and the music hall, scoring his first success with songs he had written for Frith Shephard's long-running musical revue Lady Luck which opened at The Carlton Theatre in April 1927 where it ran ...
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When the Feeling Hits You! is a 1965 studio album by Sammy Davis Jr., ... "These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)" (Harry Link, Holt Marvell, Jack Strachey) – 3:59