“Ship of Fools“ (subtitled “Save Me from Tomorrow“ is a rock song performed by World Party. It was written and produced by singer and multi-instrumentalist Karl Wallinger, formerly of The Waterboys. Wallinger is the sole member of World Party.
“Ship of Fools“ was the first single released by World Party and was included on the 1987 debut album ’Private Revolution’. It was World Party’s sole Billboard Top 40 single, debuting on that chart on April 4, 1987 and peaking at number 27. It also reached no. 42 on the UK singles chart, no. 5 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart, and no. 4 on the Australian Music Report chart. It reached to no. 5 in the Dutch Top 40 on May 23, 1987.
The song has also been included on over a dozen compilations, including Greenpeace’s Rainbow Warriors compilation. A version of the song by Noah Hawley and Jeff Russo was used in season 3 (episode 5) of the TV series Fargo.
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Broadcast date: 24 March 1987
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TopPop was the first regular dedicated pop music TV show in the Dutch language area. Dutch broadcaster AVRO aired the programme weekly, from 1970 to 1988. Presenter Ad Visser hosted the show for its first fifteen years.
World famous music artists performed on TopPop: ABBA, 10CC, Bee Gees, The Jacksons with Michael Jackson, David Bowie, Earth & Fire, Queen, Golden Earring, Boney M, KC & The Sunshine Band, Chic, Donna Summer and many many more.
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