Toque In the Napoleonic era, the French first empire replaced the coronets of traditional ("royal") heraldry with a rigorously standardized system (as other respects of "Napoleonic" coats of arms) of toques, reflecting the rank of the bearer. Thus a Napoleonic duke used a toque with seven ostrich feathers and three lambrequins, a count a toque with five feathers and two lambrequins, a baron three feathers and one lambrequin, a knight only one ostrich feather (see Nobility of the First French Empire). Toque is also used for a hard-type hat or helmet, worn for riding, especially in equestrian sports, often black and
What Kind of Fool Am I? on his 1963 album "Just Turn Me Loose!" Perry Como covered the song on his 1963 release "The Songs I Love". "What Kind of Fool Am I?" is also known as the signature song of Regine Velasquez. Done in a power ballad style and with powerful vocals, the song reached platinum status on its 1994 CD-release and is included on her multiplatinum international album "Listen Without Prejudice". It achieved at least 2x platinum per Asian country in the cited year. Tony Hancock is reputed to have played this song continuously after his career began to falter during the early 1960s.