Fool's Paradise may refer to:
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Films
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''Fool's Paradise'' (1921 film), a film by Cecil B DeMille
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* ''Fool's Paradise'', a 1997 film with
Karen Duffy
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''Fool's Paradise'' (2023 film), a film by Charlie Day
Music
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''Fool's Paradise'' (opera), a 1994 opera by Ofer Ben-Amots, based on a story by Isaac Bashevis Singer
Albums
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''Fool's Paradise'' (Monday Morning album), 2005
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''Fool's Paradise'' (The Head Cat album), 2006
* ''Fool's Paradise'' (Cold Specks album), a 2017 album by the band
Cold Specks
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* ''
A Fool's Paradise'', a 1973 album by the American band Lazarus
Songs
* "Fool's Paradise", a 1955 song first recorded by
Johnny Fuller and covered by:
**
Charles Brown (musician)
Tony Russell "Charles" Brown (September 13, 1922 – January 21, 1999) was an American singer and pianist whose soft-toned, slow-paced nightclub style influenced West Coast blues in the 1940s and 1950s. Between 1949 and 1952, Brown had seven To ...
, 1955
**
Sam Cooke
Samuel Cooke (; January 22, 1931 – December 11, 1964) was an American singer and songwriter. Considered one of the most influential soul music, soul artists of all time, Cooke is commonly referred to as the "King of Soul" for his distin ...
, on the 1963 album ''
Night Beat''
**
Mose Allison
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, on the 1965 album ''
Mose Alive!''
* "Fool's Paradise", a 1956 song by
Eddie Cochran
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and
Hank Cochran
Garland Perry "Hank" Cochran (August 2, 1935 – July 15, 2010) was an American country music singer and songwriter. Starting during the 1960s, Cochran was a prolific songwriter in the genre, including major hits by Patsy Cline, Ray Price, Eddy ...
with
Jerry Capehart
Jerry Neil Capehart (August 22, 1928 – June 7, 1998) was an American songwriter and music manager. Capehart co-wrote the songs "Summertime Blues" and " C'mon Everybody" with Eddie Cochran, whom he also managed. One of his most-recorded so ...
* "Fool's Paradise", a 1958 song recorded by
Buddy Holly
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and
The Crickets
The Crickets were an American rock and roll band from Lubbock, Texas, formed by singer-songwriter Buddy Holly in January 1957. Their first hit record, "That'll Be the Day", released in May 1957, peaked at number three on the ''Billboard'' Top ...
** Covered in 1973 by
Don McLean
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* "Fool's Paradise", a 1972 song by
The Sylvers
The Sylvers were an American R&B family vocal group from Watts, Los Angeles, California. They were active during the 1970s, recording the singles "Fool's Paradise", " Boogie Fever", and " Hot Line". Prior to becoming the Sylvers, the four eldes ...
* "Fool's Paradise", a 1985 song by
Oingo Boingo
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on the album
Dead Man's Party
* "Fool's Paradise", a 1986 song by
Meli'sa Morgan
* "Fool's Paradise", a 1996 song by Welsh singer
Donna Lewis
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* "A Fool's Paradise", a song by Symphony X from the 2000 album
''V: The New Mythology Suite''
Other uses
* "Fool's Paradise", a short story by Isaac Bashevis Singer included in his collection ''
Zlateh the Goat and Other Stories''
* "
Fool's Paradise (Evil Con Carne)", an episode of ''Evil Con Carne''
* "Fool's Paradise", an episode of ''
The Loud House
''The Loud House'' is an American animated sitcom created by Chris Savino that premiered on Nickelodeon on May 2, 2016. The series revolves around the chaotic everyday life of a boy named Lincoln Loud, who is the middle child and only son in a ...
''
* "
Viddikalude Swargam" (), a Malayalam-language short story by Indian writer Vaikom Muhammad Bahseer
See also
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Paradise of Fools
In religion and folklore, paradise is a place of everlasting happiness, delight, and bliss. Paradisiacal notions are often laden with pastoral imagery, and may be cosmogonical, eschatological, or both, often contrasted with the miseries of huma ...
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