Ella Fitzgerald - These Foolish Things (Live! -1957)

The absolute best female vocal on this song I've heard, period, and really the best all around, with Johnny Hartman's a close 2nd. Enjoy, and please rate!

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• Jazz

[jalex11]

I don't mean to sound rude but if you think Billie and Ella sing the same way, let alone JOSEPHINE BAKER, you MUST be hard of hearing.

[Cinephile66]

This is a gorgeous rendition!!

I do agree that Ella did sing this best. I especially love her rendition on her "birthday" concert.

Absolute perfection!!

[Billie7827]

This is the most beautiful rendition of the song i have every heard. Ella feels every word she sings. such emotion, just beautiful.

[kathleenb1947]

Her INSTRUMENT and STYLE are unsurpassable.

[cleanpalette]

ELLA FITZGERALD IS THE BEST SINGER TO HAVE EVER GRACED THE EARTH. PERIOD.

[minuet68]

Love Ella, thanks for the post.

[miss30427]

Many, many, many and everlasting gratitude to ther person who uploaded this for us. Ella still the one vocalist I cry openly for from losing her. This upload is a treasure. Thank you. Thank you.

[jdj57]

Ella is a "Study" of the voice. She will always be considered the best or one of the best which is itself correct but, There are many singers who can sing and are great singers. And then you have great singers with Voices. Ella has a "VOICE"!!!

[19ChloeLauren91]

beautiful

[earthquakepills]

@direfranchement As Rosemary Clooney said "There's Ella, and then there's everybody else."

[jhughessings]

@Cinephile66

Agreed! To me her version from "the birthday concert" and Billie Holiday's version for Verve are the definitive. Both those renditions have so much emotion and that's key to this song.

[ocnoreen]

Thank you so much for posting this, one of my very favorite songs. Lyrics are so touching. Ella sang it so beautifully! When I was a young jazz singer, Ella was my role model. I also like Bewitched, Bothereed and Bewildered for the lyric. My fave singers, Sass, Ella, Billie, Carmen, Nat, Johnny Hartman, Mr. "B," David Allyn, Morgana King, Anita, there were so many lovely great singers, and ALL INDIVIDUALS THAT BROUGHT SOMETHING ELSE TO THE MIX.