- Timeline This song has been recorded in 1991
Related sessions
This song has been recorded during the following studio sessions
Get Back sessions - January 8, 1969 - Day 5
Jan 08, 1969
Get Back sessions - January 21, 1969 - Day 10
Jan 21, 1969
May 08, 1979
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Song facts
From Wikipedia:
“The Fool” is a song written by Naomi Ford and Lee Hazlewood and performed by Sanford Clark. It reached #5 on the U.S. R&B chart, #7 on the U.S. pop chart, and #14 on the U.S. country chart in 1956.[…]
The song was ranked #42 on Billboard magazine’s Top 50 singles of 1956.
Paul McCartney played this song during his 1991 “Unplugged” concert, but it didn’t make it on the released album.
Last updated on June 22, 2019
Lyrics
Gather round me buddies
Hold your glasses high
And drink to a fool, a crazy fool who told his baby goodbye
Too late he found out he loves her
So much he wants to die
But drink to a fool, a crazy fool who told his baby goodbye
He needs her, he needs her so
He wonders why he let her go-oo-oo
She's found a new love, buddy
He's a lucky guy
So drink to the fool, 'cause I'm that fool who told his baby goodbye
He needs her, he needs her so
He wonders why he let her go-oo-oo
She's found a new love, buddy
He's a lucky guy
So drink to the fool, 'cause I'm that fool who told my baby goodbye
My baby goodbye
Who told my baby, who told my baby...
Bootlegs
Unofficial live • Released in 1992
4:04 • Live • L1
- Paul McCartney :
- Acoustic guitar, Producer, Vocals
- Linda McCartney :
- Percussion (?)
- Robbie McIntosh :
- Acoustic guitar
- Hamish Stuart :
- Acoustic bass, Vocal harmonies
- Paul Wickens :
- Piano (?)
- Blair Cunningham :
- Drums
- Geoff Emerick :
- Mixing engineer, Recording engineer
- Eddie Klein :
- Assistant engineer
- Gary Stewart :
- Assistant engineer
- Peter Craigie :
- Assistant engineer
- Gary Bradshaw :
- Monitor engineer
Concert From "MTV Unplugged" in Wembley, United Kingdom on Jan 25, 1991
Unofficial album • Released in 2004
2:37 • Studio rehearsal
- Recording :
- May 1979
- Studio :
- Lympne Castle
A/B Road Complete Get Back Sessions - Jan 8th, 1969 - 3 & 4
Unofficial album • Released in 2004
0:24 • Rehearsal • Jan.08 - D3-16 - The Fool 8.86
- Session Recording:
- Jan 08, 1969
- Studio :
- Twickenham Film Studios, London, UK
Live performances
“The Fool” has been played in 1 concerts and 2 soundchecks.
Latest concerts where The Fool has been played
Jan 25, 1991 • United Kingdom • Wembley • Limehouse Television Studios • TV show
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