I’m a Fool to Want You
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"I’m a Fool to Want You" is a classic torch song, famously associated with Billie Holiday and Frank Sinatra, that has been widely covered in jazz and pop music.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| I'm a Fool to Want You | 0 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Billie Holiday
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Frank Sinatra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedEra | mid-20th century popular music ⓘ |
| associatedVocalStyle | torch singing ⓘ |
| composer |
Frank Sinatra
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Jack Wolf NERFINISHED ⓘ Joel Herron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| famousVersionBy |
Billie Holiday
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Frank Sinatra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstRecordingArtist | Frank Sinatra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
jazz standard
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torch song ⓘ traditional pop ⓘ |
| hasForm | popular song ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
emotional longing
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heartbreak ⓘ romantic obsession ⓘ unrequited love ⓘ |
| isWidelyCoveredIn |
jazz
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pop music ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist |
Frank Sinatra
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Jack Wolf NERFINISHED ⓘ Joel Herron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableGenreContext | Great American Songbook NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePerformer |
Bill Evans
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Billie Holiday NERFINISHED ⓘ Billie Holiday with Ray Ellis and his Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ Carmen McRae NERFINISHED ⓘ Chet Baker NERFINISHED ⓘ Dexter Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ Dinah Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ Elvis Costello NERFINISHED ⓘ Frank Sinatra NERFINISHED ⓘ Helen Merrill NERFINISHED ⓘ Linda Ronstadt NERFINISHED ⓘ Shirley Horn NERFINISHED ⓘ Sinéad O'Connor NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Bennett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalPerformanceContext |
jazz ballad repertoire
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torch song repertoire ⓘ |
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