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A Fool Such As I

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"A Fool such as I" is a song written by Bill Trader and released by Hank Snow in November 1952. Six years later, the song would become an Elvis hit around the world. Years later, The Residents recorded it for the 1989 album The King & Eye, and performed it on the "Baby King" portion of their Cube-E stage show, a total of 75 times between September 21st 1989 and November 23rd 1990.

Background

The recording by Elvis Presley was a platinum record. Initially released as B-side to "I Need Your Love Tonight", it reached number one in the UK as an A-side single and was his first number one in Australia.

The Residents' version

When developing their Cube-E project The Residents decided this song would be a perfect fit due to its popularity and association as Elvis. As stated earlier it was performed for the entity of the Cube-E tour but is noticeably absent from "Cube-E Holland" but not "Cube-E Dynasone 3EZ". It was also revisited in 2004 for "The King & Eye: RMX" but does not have much more notable history. As with all songs on "The King & Eye" a demo does exist for this song on the Cube-E pREServed box set.

Lyrics

Now and then there's a fool such as I
Pardon me, if I'm sentimental
When we say goodbye
Don't be angry with me should I cry
When you're gone, yet I'll dream
A little dream as years go by

Now and then there's a fool such as I (fool such as I)
Now and then there's a fool such as I am over you

You taught me how to love
And now you say that we are through
I'm a fool, but I'll love you dear
Until the day I die

Now and then there's a fool such as I

Now and then there's a fool such as I
Now and then there's a fool such as I am over you
You taught me how to love
And now you say that we are through
I'm a fool, but I'll love you dear
Until the day I die
Now and then there's a fool such as I (fool such as I)
Now and then there's a fool such as I
Now and then there's a fool such as I

Now and then there's a fool such as I

Releases

Versions

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 The King & Eye album version (2:33)
  2. ↑ RMX version by Paralyzer (3:33)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Cube-E performance; Amsterdam, March 1990 (2:59)
  4. ↑ Dynasone remaster (2:36)
  5. ↑ Cube-E performance, San Francisco, September 1989
  6. ↑ Demo version (2:35)
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