Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear to Tread)
- Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear to Tread)
"Fools Rush In" (1940) is a popular song. The lyrics were written by Johnny Mercer with music by Rube Bloom. [cite book
first= Phillip.Glenn MIller also did a version of this song
last= Furia
authorlink=
coauthors=
year= 1990
title= The Poets of Tin Pan Alley
edition=
publisher= Oxford University Press
location= New York, Oxford
pages= p. 270
ISBN 0-19-507473-4 ]
The major hits at the time of introduction were Glenn Miller with Ray Eberle and Tommy Dorsey with Frank Sinatra. The song proved popular with 1960's pop and rhythm and blues artists, resulting in charted remakes in 1960-61 (Brook Benton), 1962 (Etta James),and Rick Nelson (1963).Fact|date=August 2008 The Rick Nelson version was a notable hit, reaching #12 in the Billboard pop charts. It was also recorded by Doris Day and André Previn in their 1962 album 'Duet'.Fact|date=October 2008
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fools rush in where angels fear to tread — unwise people are often reckless and imprudent … English contemporary dictionary
fools rush in where angels fear to tread — proverb people without good sense or judgment will have no hesitation in tackling a situation that even the wisest would avoid … Useful english dictionary
Where Angels Fear to Tread — Infobox Book name = Where Angels Fear to Tread title orig = translator = image caption = author = E. M. Forster illustrator = cover artist = country = United Kingdom language = English series = genre = Novel publisher = William Blackwood and Sons … Wikipedia
