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Films

* ''Fool's Paradise'' (1921 film), a film by Cecil B DeMille * * ''Fool's Paradise'', a 1997 film with Karen Duffy * ''Fool's Paradise'' (2023 film), a film by Charlie Day

Music

* ''Fool's Paradise'' (opera), a 1994 opera by Ofer Ben-Amots, based on a story by Isaac Bashevis Singer

Albums

* ''Fool's Paradise'' (Monday Morning album), 2005 * ''Fool's Paradise'' (The Head Cat album), 2006 * ''Fool's Paradise'' (Cold Specks album), a 2017 album by the band

Cold Specks Cold Specks is the stage name of Somali Canadian singer-songwriter Ladan Hussein, who was previously known as Al Spx. Her music has been described as doom-soul. The name Cold Specks is taken from a line in James Joyce's ''Ulysses'' ("Born all in ...

* '' 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 Mose John Allison Jr. (November 11, 1927 – November 15, 2016) was an American jazz and blues pianist, singer, and songwriter. He became notable for playing a unique mix of blues and modern jazz, both singing and playing piano. After moving to N ...

, on the 1965 album '' Mose Alive!'' * "Fool's Paradise", a 1956 song by

Eddie Cochran Ray Edward Cochran ( ; October 3, 1938 – April 17, 1960) was an American rock and roll musician. His songs, such as " Twenty Flight Rock", " Summertime Blues", " C'mon Everybody" and " Somethin' Else", captured teenage frustration and desire in ...

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 Charles Hardin Holley (September 7, 1936 – February 3, 1959), known as Buddy Holly, was an American singer, songwriter, and musician who was a central and pioneering figure of rock and roll. He was born to a musical family in Lubbock, Texa ...

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 Donald McLean III (born October 2, 1945) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. Known as the "American Troubadour" or "King of the Trail", he is best known for his 1971 hit "American Pie (song), American Pie", an eight-and-a-half-minut ...

* "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 Oingo Boingo () was an American new wave music, new wave band formed by songwriter Danny Elfman in 1979. The band emerged from a Surrealism, surrealist musical theatre troupe, The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo, that Elfman had led and wri ...

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 Donna Lewis is a British singer from Cardiff, Wales. She is best known for the 1996 pop hit single " I Love You Always Forever". Lewis teamed up with Richard Marx on the 1997 adult contemporary hit " At the Beginning" for the ''Anastasia'' so ...

* "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

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Music

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Other uses

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