Ship of Fools - in Popular Music

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Experimental Irish folk group, Dr. Strangely Strange, recorded a song titled "Ship of Fools" on their debut album Kip of the Serenes (1969).

The Doors, John Cale and Grateful Dead have all had a song called "Ship of Fools" in their respective albums Morrison Hotel (1970), Fear (1974) and From the Mars Hotel (1974). Also, Bob Seger, "Night Moves", 1999.

Van Der Graaf, the late 1970s incarnation of Van Der Graaf Generator, had a song called "Ship of Fools" that was the opening track on the live album Vital and a studio version of the song was the B-side on the final single released by the band.

World Party also released a "Ship of Fools" song, in 1986.

Robert Plant recorded a song by this name in 1987 for his album Now and Zen; in the same year Erasure also released a song called "Ship of Fools".

American heavy metal band Vicious Rumors had a track named "Ship of Fools" on their 1990 self-titled album.

In 1993 the Scorpions released a song called "Ship of Fools" on their 12th Studio album Face the heat.

German doom metal band Mirror Of Deception included a track entitled 'The Ship Of Fools' on their 2004 album release "Foregone".

British black metal band Cradle of filth speaks about the "ship of fools" at the end of the song "Death magick for Adepts" on their album Midian.

Mad Sin released the song "Houdini's Pool" in 2005, which mentions the Ship of Fools multiple times.

Danielle de Picciotto created the visual/acoustic show "Ship Of Fools" in 2008, together with Alexander Hacke, inviting musicians from different countries to participate and create cultural interaction.

Fucked Up released "Ship of Fools" as a free single to their 2011 rock opera David Comes to Life.


Theodore Kaczynski, more commonly known as 'The Unabomber', wrote a play Ship of Fools while in prison, which uses the allegory for the state and advocates violent revolution on environmentalist grounds.

The American instrumentalist band Secret Chiefs 3 included the track "Ship of Fools (Stone of Exile)" on their album "Book M"

The Australian band 'Something For Kate', fronted by Paul Dempsey, included an acoustic cover as a bonus track on their 2012 album 'Leave Your Soul To Science.'

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