Lyrics to Fooled Around And Fell In Love
I must've been through about a million girlsI'd love 'em and I'd leave 'em aloneI didn't care how much they cried, no sirTheir tears left me cold as a stone
But then I fooled around and fell in loveI fooled around and fell in loveI fooled around and fell in loveFooled around and fell in love
It used to be when I'd see a girl that I likedI'd get out my book and write down her nameBut when the grass got a little greener on the other sideI'd just tear out that page
But then I fooled around and fell in loveI fooled around and fell in love, since I met you babyI fooled around and fell in loveI fooled around and fell in love
Free on my own that's the way I used to beBut since I met you baby, love's got a hold on me(Fooled around and fell in love) woo, it's got a hold on me now, yeah(Fooled around and fell in love) I can't let go of you, baby(Fooled around and fell in love) I can't stop loving you now(Fooled around and fell in love) hey, 'cause I fooled around
I fooled around (fooled around)I fooled around (fooled around)I fooled around (fooled around)
Fooled around, fooled around, yes, I did(Fooled around) I fooled around(Fooled around) oh, I fooled
I fooled around, I fell in love(Fooled around) hey-hey(Fool around, fool around)
Fooled Around And Fell In Love
Single
Widely regarded as a master of the cover version, Bryan Ferry’s new interpretations of four classic love songs, The ‘Love Letters’ digital EP was available on streaming and download platforms from 20th May 2022
Recording of ‘Love Letters’ began in Nashville whilst on tour in 2019, with work on the EP continuing in London in 2020. In the US the band included Luke Bullen on drums, Chris Spedding on guitar, Neil Jasonon bass, Fonzi Thornton on backing vocals and Waddy Watchel on guitar. Back in London recording continued with Tom Vanstiphout on guitar, Chloe Smith on keyboards, Tugg (Nathan Curran) on drums, Marina Moore on viola and Lucy Wilkins on violin.
‘Love Letters’, originally written and performed by Ketty Lester in 1961, and in Bryan Ferry’s words “a beautiful haunting ballad with a simple country flavoured piano”. This track was mixed by Catherine Marks in London.
‘I Just Don’t Know What To Do With Myself’ by Burt Bacharach with lyrics by Hal David, popularised by Dusty Springfield. Ferry comments: “I’d always wanted to do one of their well-crafted songs, and this is one of their most famous”.
‘Fooled Around And Fell In Love’ written by Elvin Bishop in the mid 1970s, a US #3 hit which has been used in countless film soundtracks. Ferry’s inspiration came from the original, which he heard when he was living in America. This track was mixed by Tom Elmhirst in New York.
‘The Very Thought Of You’, which in Bryan Ferry’s words “is one of my all-time favourite songs… coming from that great period of song writing.” Written and recorded by Ray Noble in 1934 and recorded by many others including Billie Holiday and Nat King-Cole. This song has a strong link with These Foolish Things which Ferry covered in 1973 on his first album of covers of the same name.
Summing up the ‘Love Letters’ project, Bryan Ferry comments, “I like extending my repertoire by covering songs from different genres and different times. It can be an interesting challenge, finding the best way to interpret them in my own style – whatever that may be.”
Song Musicians
- Bryan Ferry Vocals
- Chris Spedding Guitar
- Luke Bullen Drums
- Neil Jason Bass
- Fonzi Thornton Backing Vocals
- Waddy Wachtel Guitar
- Tom Vanstiphout Guitar
- Lucy Wilkins Violin
- Marina Moore Viola
- Nathen 'Tugg' Curran Drums
- Chloe Beth Smith Keyboards