Listening to this week’s collection of songs it seems that a common thread is singers feeling sorry for themselves. The songs reflect disappointment after being dumped, jilted or ignored. Hence everyone feels like a fool. There is a star studded line up this week: Elvis Presley (A Fool Such As I), Ricky Nelson (Poor Little Fool), Aretha Franklin (Chain Of Fools), Andy Williams (A Fool Never Learns) and popular 50s and 60s singer, Connie Francis (Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool). Australia is represented by the brilliant Lana Cantrell (The Fool On The Hill), Ray Brown & The Whispers (Fool Fool Fool) and ex pat, Rick Springfield (What Kind Of Fool Am I?)

PLAYLIST

* A Fool Such As I – Elvis Presley

* What Kind Of Fool Am I? – Rick Springfield

* Fools Like Me – Jerry Lee Lewis

* I’ll Play The Fool – Dr Buzzard’s Savannah Band

* Poor Little Fool – Ricky Nelson

* What A Fool Believes – Doobie Bros

* The Fool On The Hill – Lana Cantrell

* Chain Of Fools  – Aretha Franklin

* Fools Rush In – Brook Benton

* Fool Fool Fool – Ray Brown & The Whispers

* A Fool Never Learns = Andy Williams

* Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool – Connie Francis