Want to buy some illusions, Slightly used, second hand? They were lovely illusions, Reaching high, built on sand. They had a touch of paradise, A spell you can't explain: For in this crazy paradise, You are in love with pain. Want to buy some illusions, Slightly used, just like new? Such romantic illusions - And they're all about you. I sell them all for a penny, They make pretty souvenirs. Take my lovely illusions - Some for laughs, some for tears They had a touch of paradise, A spell you can't explain: For in this crazy paradise, You are in love with pain. Want to buy some illusions, Slightly used, just like new? Such romantic illusions - And they're all about you. I sell them all for a penny, They make pretty souvenirs. Take my lovely illusions - Some for laughs, some for tears
This overlooked Song, sung by M.D., from the overlooked Billy-Wilder-Film "Foreign Affair" (1948) is written by the overlooked Cabaret-Composer/Poet Friedrich Hollaender. He wrote Marlenes best Songs - but I never heard she said this in a record or concert.
