"Fool's Gold"

Today, I looked to my favorite music blog Music Ninja for some new tunes, and found an amazing song named "Fool's Gold" by the Abramson Singers. 

Which you can download for free here.Playlist Indie Dojo 2012 
When I listened to this song, besides obviously loving it. It came to my mind that like this one I have listened to a few with the same title. So here are a few other tunes about fool's gold. But more than that it's interesting how this subject has fascinated many music artists and how many times we do feel like we have found something which we thought was one thing but it ended up being something else. 

Before I confuse you anymore let's look at the definition and it's history; 

Definition of 'Fool's Gold'

Also known as iron pyrite, fool's gold is a gold-colored mineral that is often mistaken for real gold. 

Fool's gold is also a common term used to describe any item which has been believed to be valuable to the owner, only to end up being not so. 

Investments in hot stocks that seemed too good to be true, only to crash and burn, can be referred to as investing in fool's gold. 

During historical periods of gold rushes, many less-than-knowledgeable miners would frequently believe that they hit the mother load upon finding a cache of fool's gold. 

Unfortunately, unlike the real thing, fool's gold is relatively worthless.

So here's a little playlist of fool's gold. And know that if you have recently found some 'fool's gold' that hey, you're definitely not the only one and that there is real gold too. 

Just make sure you are looking for it in the right place, that the right map is guiding you.

The Stone Roses

"Fool's Gold"

The gold road's sure a long road 
Winds on through the hills for fifteen days 
The pack on my back is aching 
The straps seem to cut me like a knife 
The gold road's sure a long road 
Winds on through the hills for fifteen days 
The pack on my back is aching 
The straps seem to cut me like a knife...

I'm standing alone 
I'm watching you all 
I'm seeing you sinking 
I'm standing alone 
You're weighing the gold 
I'm watching you sinking 
Fool's gold... 

Amy Winehouse

"Fool's Gold"

So take the gold you find

And for your own sake hold it in your hand

Now make sure you bite down

And watch your tooth don't break on that wedding band

For me it ain't real, it's fools gold

There too many fools sold, not an excuse, oh, oh

For me it ain't real, yes it's fools gold

Fools gold, fools gold

Lhasa de Sela

"Fool's Gold"

Now use your silver tongue once more

There's one thing that I'd like to know

Did you ever believe the lies that you told?

Did you earn the fool's gold that you gave me?

Did you ever believe the lies that you told?

Did you earn the fool's gold that you gave me?

The Abramson Singers

"Fool's Gold"

Fool's gold, fool's gold 
You can't be a pearl if you don't fit the mold
So you're gonna be shucked and you're gonna be sold Fool's gold, fool's gold 
Pearls light and cold, pearls.  

False love, false love 
Oh don't tell a crow that he's really a dove 
He's still blue-black when he looks in the mirror 
False love, white tears False love, white tears, white.

Black gold, black gold 
You drill from the top and you pump from below 
Then you buy all the pearls in the neighborhood store With black gold, black gold 
Pearls young and old, pearls.  

Gold teeth, gold smile 
You gotta be true and you gotta be mild 
You've got long hair and the depth of a child 
Gold locks, gold eyes 
Long life, hard times, hard.    

Fool's Gold, fool's gold 
If you can't have love you'll sleep all alone 
So you might die an old maid withered and prone False love, false gold 
Good pearls die old fools.  

Tired bones, tired bones 
You can't go to heaven if you don't go alone 
But until you stroll to the alabaster throne 
Tired bones, tired bones 
Pearls turned to stones 
Fool's gold can still fool.

Hope you enjoyed...