Fool

Fool, The Fool, or Fools may refer to:

  • A bouffon, a clown, a harlequin, a jester
  • Fool, The Fool, or Fools may also refer to:

    Theatre

  • Fool (stock character), in literature and folklore
  • Shakespearean fool, an archetypal character in numerous works by Shakespeare
  • Fools Guild, a social club of comedic performers
  • Games and Tarot

  • The Fool (Tarot card), a Tarot card
  • Literature

  • The Fool (Raffi novel), 1880
  • The Fool, by H. C. Bailey 1927
  • Fool (novel), a 2009 novel by Christopher Moore
  • Fools (play), a 1981 play by Neil Simon
  • The Fool (fictional character), a fictional character in The Realm of the Elderlings by Robin Hobb
  • The Fool (play), a 1975 play by the English playwright Edward Bond
  • Food

  • Fruit fool, a dish made with cooked fruit
  • Ful medames (variant spelling)
  • Film

  • Fools (film), a 1970 American film
  • The Fool (1990 film), a 1990 British film
  • Fools (2003 film), a 2003 Indian film directed by Dasari Narayana Rao
  • The Fool (2014 film), a 2014 Russian film
  • Music

  • The Fool (design collective), a Dutch design collective and band influential in the psychedelic style of art in the 1960s
  • Fool (stock character)

    There are several distinct, although overlapping categories of fool as a stock character in creative works (literature, film, etc.) and folklore: simpleton fool, clever fool, and serendipitous fool.

    Silly fool

    A silly, stupid, simpleton, luckless fool is a butt of numerous jokes and tales all over the world.

    Sometimes the foolishness is ascribed to a whole place, as exemplified by the Wise Men of Gotham. The localizing of fools is common to most countries, and there are many other reputed imbecile centres in England besides Gotham. Thus there are the people of Coggeshall, Essex, the "carles" of Austwick, Yorkshire, the "gowks" of Gordon, Berwickshire, and for many centuries the charge of folly has been made against silly Suffolk and Norfolk (Descriptio Norfolciensium about twelfth century, printed in Wright's Early Mysteries and other Latin Poems).

    In Germany there are the "Schildburgers", from the fictitious town of "Schilda"; in the Netherlands, the people of Kampen; in Bohemia, the people of Kocourkov; and in Moravia the people of Šimperk. There are also the Swedish Täljetokar from Södertälje and Kälkborgare from Kälkestad, and the Danish tell tales of the foolish inhabitants of the Molboland. In Latin America, the people of Galicia are the butt of many jokes. In Spain, the people of Lepe, a town in Andalusia, follow a similar fate. Among the ancient Greeks, Boeotia was the home of fools; among the Thracians, Abdera; among the ancient Jews, Nazareth; among modern Jews, Chełm; among the ancient Asiatics, Phrygia.

    Laundry Service

    Laundry Service (Spanish: Servicio de Lavandería) is the fifth studio album by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira, globally released on 13 November 2001 by Epic Records. It is her first album to be primarily recorded in English. After the release of her fourth studio album Dónde Están los Ladrones?, which became a success in Latin America, Shakira was encouraged by American singer Gloria Estefan to record songs in English as she believed the singer had the potential to crossover into the English-language pop market. Shakira was initially hesitant to undertake the project, but later decided to learn English well enough to be able to write songs in the language herself. The title of the album was chosen to reflect Shakira's views on love and music. It was also released as Servicio de Lavandería in Hispanic regions in January 2002. Musically, Laundry Service is primarily a pop rock record but it also experiments with a variety of other musical styles, including Andean music, dance-pop, Middle Eastern music, rock and roll and tango. The lyrical theme of the album is mostly based around love and romance. Every song on the album was written and produced by Shakira.

    Shine

    Shine may refer to:

  • Reflection (physics)
  • Shine (nightclub)
  • LG Shine, a mobile phone, by parent company LG Electronics.
  • Shine (fundraising event), a night-time walking marathon to raise money for research into cancer
  • Shine Wrestling, professional wrestling promotion
  • The pronunciation of the mathematical function sinh
  • Abbreviation for moonshine
  • People

  • Donal Shine (born 1989), Gaelic footballer
  • Pat Shine, American baseball coach
  • Books

  • Shine (novel), a 2011 novel by Lauren Myracle
  • Shine, a 2013 novel by Candy Gourlay
  • Film and TV

  • Shine (film), a 1996 Australian film starring Geoffrey Rush
  • Shine, one of the title characters in Shimmer and Shine
  • Mass-media outlets

  • Shine FM (disambiguation), any of several North American radio stations
  • Shine TV (UK), British television production company
  • Shine TV, Christian television network in New Zealand operated by Rhema Media
  • Shine, a news source for young adult women created by Yahoo!
  • Music

    Bands

  • Shine, a.k.a. Spirit Caravan
  • Shine (band), in France
  • Shine (group), a Hong Kong Cantopop duo
  • Mr. Big (American band)

    Mr. Big is an American hard rock band, formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1988. The band is a quartet composed of Eric Martin (lead vocals), Paul Gilbert (guitar), Billy Sheehan (bass guitar), and Pat Torpey (drums); The band is noted especially for their musicianship, and scored a number of hits. Their songs were often marked by strong vocals and vocal harmonies. Their hits include "To Be with You" (a number one single in 15 countries in 1992) and "Just Take My Heart".

    Mr. Big have remained active and popular for over two decades, despite internal conflicts and changing music trends. They broke up in 2002, but after requests from fans, they reunited in 2009; their first tour was in Japan, in June 2009. To date, Mr. Big has released eight studio albums, the latest being ...The Stories We Could Tell (2014).

    The band takes its name from the song by Free, which was eventually covered by the band on their 1993 album, Bump Ahead.

    Shine (Mike Oldfield song)

    "Shine" is a single by musician Mike Oldfield, released in 1986 (see 1986 in music). "Shine" features Jon Anderson on vocals.

    Music video

    The music video for "Shine" features use of computer graphics, such as a computer generated game of chess. Oldfield plays a Gibson SG guitar in the video. The video is available on the Elements - The Best of Mike Oldfield DVD.

    Track listing

  • "Shine" (Extended version) – 5:08
  • "The Path" – 3:31
  • Charts

    External links

  • Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

  • Podcasts:

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