These Foolish Things

Rock · 1973 · 12 tracks

These Foolish Things

A high-fashion reimagining of the Great American Songbook. Ferry trades Roxy Music's chaos for a tuxedo, delivering velvet-draped covers with a sharp, art-rock edge.

It's like a 1970s glam star hijacked a 1940s radio station and made everything sound more expensive.

A sophisticated blend of high-fashion detachment and sincere, nostalgic longing.

These Foolish Things · vs · Bryan Ferry

Playful+4.0σ

Playful saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks

02

River of Salt

1:49

03

Don’t Ever Change

2:16

04

Piece of My Heart

3:06

05

Baby I Don’t Care

1:50

06

It’s My Party

2:01

07

Don’t Worry Baby

4:13

08

Sympathy for the Devil

5:50

09

The Tracks of My Tears

3:05

10

You Won’t See Me

2:32

11

I Love How You Love Me

3:02

12

Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever

3:06

13

These Foolish Things

5:41

Moments Worth Waiting For

the jarring transition of Sympathy for the Devil into a frantic, high-gloss glam stomp

the title track's closing five minutes where the piano and Ferry's vibrato dissolve into pure nostalgia

the surprising soul-revival backing vocals that elevate the cover of The Tracks of My Tears

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