Name a song with a color in the title

[red dog 1]

List as many as you want.


My co-favorites are:
- Paint It Black by The Rolling Stones
- Mr Blue by The Fleetwoods

[ChickenGuru]

1. Blue Skies

by Willie Nelson

[LonePirate]

2. "Blue Monday" by New Order

[Sanity Claws]

3. Blue Bayou

A Whiter Shade of Pale
Black Velvet Band (If you don't know this song, that means you don't go to Irish bars.)
Four Green Fields (You have to go to Irish Bars!!)
Mellow Yellow
Yellow Submarine

[CanSocDem]

4. An old favorite:

[CanSocDem]

5. I can't stop myself...

[Glorfindel]

6. Red Rubber Ball

[Arkansas Granny]

7. "Blue Velvet" - Bobby Vinton

"Green Tambourine" - Lemon Pipers
"Mellow Yellow" - Donovan
"Raspberry Beret" - Prince
"Silver Thread & Golden Needles" - The Springfields
"Green, Green Grass of Home" - Tom Jones
"Blue on Blue" - Bobby Vinton
"Little Green Apples" - Roger Miller

[CanSocDem]

8. OK This is the last one:

Edited for a better version...

[Glorfindel]

9. Yellow Is the Colour....

[Glorfindel]

10. A White Sport Coat (and a Pink Carnation)

[mahatmakanejeeves]

11. Song Sung Blue, everybody knows one.

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There'll be a whole lotta blue in this thread.

Neil Diamond is just so great:

He wore tan shoes and pink shoelaces:

(Yes, Dodie Stevens was at DU Lounge a few weeks ago for another song

Finally, what could be the best pop tune ever:

[malthaussen]

34. How does "Mairzy Doats" qualify as a song with a color?

Pretty sure neither "Mairzy" nor "Doats" is a color, but I'm always happy to learn.

-- Mal

[femmocrat]

37. It means...

"Mares eat oats", doesn't it?

[LWolf]

39. Mares eat oats

and does eat oats

and little lambs eat ivy.

[malthaussen]

40. So I have always understood.

And some of the later lyrics had an especially funky meaning for a lady friend who went by "Ivy."

-- Mal

[mahatmakanejeeves]

47. It doesn't. I should take that out.

The reason I put that there is that Dodie Stevens performed it, and I linked to that same video a few weeks ago.

Best wishes.

[SixString]

12. Mr Blue Sky

[mahatmakanejeeves]

28. "Blue" and ELO? Try this:

[Xipe Totec]

13. Verde (Green)

Green, how I want you green.
Green wind. Green branches.
The ship out on the sea
and the horse on the mountain.
With the shade around her waist
she dreams on her balcony,
green flesh, her hair green,
with eyes of cold silver.
Green, how I want you green.
Under the gypsy moon,
all things are watching her
and she cannot see them.

[lillypaddle]

14. Bobby Vinton's

She Wore Blue Velvet
and
Blue on Blue

Guess blue was his favorite color.

AND Lady in Red - Chris De Burgh

On Edit: Damn, Arkansas Granny already named the Vinton songs. Bet we are close to the same age. I should have read the responses first.

[Xipe Totec]

15. Red and Black

[Xipe Totec]

16. Angelitos Negros (Little Black Angels)

[Xipe Totec]

17. Nights in White Satin

[lame54]

18. Black Sheep Of The Family...

[pinboy3niner]

19. Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini

[malthaussen]

43. I've always wondered...

... if it was the polka dots or the base color that was yellow.

-- Mal

[pinboy3niner]

20. The Coasters - Idol With The Golden Head

[raccoon]

21. Green River by Creedence Clearwater Revival. Flying Purple People Eater by Sheb Wooley.

White Christmas. Blue Christmas.

[pinboy3niner]

22. The Byrds - Chestnut Mare

[Laffy Kat]

23. "Mellow Yellow" was it Donovan? nt

[malthaussen]

35. Yes.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

24. To make this more challenging, you should exclude the colors found in a Crayola eight-pack.

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People would have to think of songs about mauve, taupe, ecru, fuchsia, and chartreuse.

What are the colors in a basic EIGHT pack of crayons?

I know there is red, green, yellow, purple, blue and orange. But what are the other two colors?

Best Answer: 8 ct. Crayola Crayons are the classic kids' art tool. They are the colors generations have grown up with - includes red, yellow, green, blue, brown, black, orange and purple! Crayola Crayons are designed with a focus on true color, smoothness and durability.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

25. What if the "color" is actually a plant, which itself symbolizes something else?

Ooh, all this and a figure of speech too.

All the Bob Wills videos were murky.

ETA: found one:

I never would have associated Merle Haggard with this song, but it works really well:

[Behind the Aegis]

26. "Black Velvet" - Alannah Myles

"En Rouge et Noir" -- Jeanne Mas

"99 Red Balloons" -- Nina

"It Ain't Easy Being Green" -- Kermit the Frog

[SeattleVet]

27. The Black Page - Frank Zappa

[mahatmakanejeeves]

29. "Orange Blossom Special" - Roy Clark and a 12-year-old banjo prodigy on "Hee Haw" in 1976.

Twelve? Too old. Try this:

Let's shift to blue:

I win the thread.

[femmocrat]

38. Those are great old songs!

I agree, you win.

[Brother Buzz]

30. Pink Burrito

The correct title is 'Get A Load Of This', but back in the day, it was most often called 'The Pink Burrito song'. 'Get a Load Of This' is actually a cover (with updated lyrics) of 'Keep It Clean' (1930) by Charley Jordan.

[In_The_Wind]

31. Blue eyes crying in the rain

[mahatmakanejeeves]

32. Needs more brown. Okay, it's a proper name.

Most videos are murky.

[MowCowWhoHow III]

33. Muzzy - Timberwolf

Muzzy - Timberwolf

{ http://colors.findthedata.com/l/524/Timberwolf }

[malthaussen]

36. Blue is too easy. There's a whole genre of blues, after all.

So I won't cite Joni Mitchell's "Blue," but a different color from the same album:

And one of my all-time favorites, in the unbowdlerized version:

And this one may not technically have the colors in the title, but it's worth listening to, anyway:

-- Mal

[sakabatou]

116. Green Bird

Blue:

Piano Black

White Dove:

Deja Blue:

Blue Eyes:

Black Escaflowne:

Blue Funk:

Yellow Alert:

[femmocrat]

41. Two colors: "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue" by Crystal Gayle

[Doc_Technical]

42. OK

Silver, Blue and Gold

Green Grass and High Tides

[malthaussen]

44. I surprised no one has mentioned Sheb Wooley yet...

-- Mal

[DFW]

101. Someone did

See raccoon's post 21

[Donkees]

45. Brown Sugar

[ornotna]

46. Red Bats With Teeth

Red Bats With Teeth -- Angelo Badalamenti
Composed by Angelo Badalamenti for the soundtrack of David Lynch's film "Lost Highway."

[mahatmakanejeeves]

50. I'll see your "Red Bats With Teeth" and raise you one: White Punks on Dope.

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Continuing with the theme of {color used as an adjective}{noun modified by that adjective}{preposition}{noun that is object of that preposition}.... This also includes "Blue Moon of Kentucky," but I've put a video of that in another post.

This will take a while. I have a really slow connection.

Now THAT'S family values.

[ornotna]

62. Alright. There's more where that came from. Three colors! Count 'em

Blue Öyster Cult - The Red and the Black

[mahatmakanejeeves]

77. {color as adjective}{noun modified by that adjective}{preposition}{noun, object of that preposition}

The White Cliffs of Dover, aka (There'll be Bluebirds Over) the White Cliffs of Dover:

[femmocrat]

48. "Little Green Apples: -- Bobby Goldsboro

[mahatmakanejeeves]

57. George Baker, Little Green Bag

[Avalux]

49. Yellow Submarine - The Beatles

[Avalux]

51. Green Arrow - Yo La Tengo

[mia]

52. Lady in Red

[pinboy3niner]

53. New Riders of the Purple Sage - Panama Red

A color in both band name and song title--double whammy! Where are my bonus points?

[mia]

54. Rhapsody in Blue

[mia]

55. Green Door

[mia]

56. Purple Rain

[IcyPeas]

58. Golden Brown by The Stranglers

[RandySF]

59. "Blue Flower" by Mazzy Star

[IcyPeas]

60. Amy Winehouse - Back to Black

[IcyPeas]

61. Sugarloaf - Green Eyed Lady

[IcyPeas]

63. Ruby Tuesday - Rolling Stones (Ed Sullivan show)

[RandySF]

64. "White Riot" by the Clash

[RandySF]

65. "Fiddler's Green" by the Tragically Hip

[sl8]

66. Black and White

I didn't know, until today, that the song was inspired by the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision. I didn't know of the verse with "Their robes were black, Their heads were white, The schoolhouse doors were closed so tight...".

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_and_White_(Three_Dog_Night_song)

Oh, the ink is black, the page is white
Together we learn to read and write
To read and write
And now a child can understand
This is the law of all the land
All the land

Chorus with child's voice:
Oh, the ink is black, the page is white
Together we learn to read and write
To read and write

Their robes were black, their heads were white
The schoolroom doors were closed so tight
Were closed up tight

Nine judges all, set down their names
To end the years and years of shame
Years of shame

Chorus with child's voice:
Their robes were black, their heads were white
(whistling the tune)

Oh, the slate is black, the chalk is white
The words stand out so clear and bright
So clear and bright

And now at last, we plainly see
The alphabet of liberty
Liberty

Chorus with child's voice:
Oh, the slate is black, the chalk is white
Together we learn to read and write
To read and write

Oh, a child is black, or a child is white
The whole world looks upon the sight
What a beautiful sight

For very well, the whole world knows
That this is the way that freedom grows
Freedom grows

Chorus with child's voice:
Oh, a child is black, or a child is white
(whistling the tune)

Oh, the world is black, and the world is white
It turns by day and turns by night
It turns by night

It turns so each and every one
Can make his station in the sun
In the sun

Chorus with child's voice:
Oh, the ink is black, the page is white
Together we learn to read and write
To read and write
And now a child can understand
That this is the love of all the land
All the land

Chorus continued with child's voice:
Oh, the ink is black, the page is white
Together we learn to read and write
To read and write

Three Dog Night version:

Maytones version:

[RandySF]

67. "Bright As Yellow" by the Innocence Mission

[RandySF]

68. "Nights in White Satin" by the Moody Blues

[RandySF]

69. "Almost Gold" by The Jesus and Mary Chain

[qnr]

70. Almost colors: "White Room" - Cream, "A Whiter Shade of Pale" - Procol Harum n.t

[RandySF]

71. "The Man in Black" by Johnny Cash

[Skittles]

72. Green Manalishi - Judas Priest

[pinboy3niner]

73. The New Christy Minstrels - Green Green

[cemaphonic]

74. Here's a bunch:

White Freightliner Blues (2 colors!) - Townes Van Zandt

Ruby - David Rawlings Machine

Orange Crush - REM

Yellow Ledbetter - Pearl Jam

Green Green Rocky Road - Dave Von Ronk

Black Mountain Rag - Doc Watson

[nuxvomica]

75. La vie en rose by Louis Armstrong

[nuxvomica]

76. Blue Men of the Sahara by Strength in Numbers

[Drum]

78. "Bluer Than Blue," annnd...

A Whiter Shade of Pale

(That's) Why I Sing The Blues

Crimson and Clover

Mood Indigo

Silver and Gold

Back In Black


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To name just a few! Fun post!

[IcyPeas]

79. another Tommy James... Crystal Blue Persuasion

[IcyPeas]

80. Golden Lady - Stevie Wonder

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[senz]

81. Little Red Corvette - Prince

[senz]

82. My Blue Heaven - Fats Domino

[Ahpook]

83. This one has two colors :)

A twofer

[Tikki]

84. "Union City Blue"....BLONDIE

Tikki

[sarge43]

85. A White Sports Coat and a Pink Carnation

Blue Velvet

[Jamaal510]

86. Dem Hoodstarz ft. San Quinn - "Red Light Green Light Go"

[Tom Kitten]

87. Khaki Pants!

[Tom Kitten]

88. Chartreuse - ZZ Top (because this thread needs some different colors!)

[cyberswede]

89. a couple blue suites

[Younemeen]

90. Black and White, Black Widow

MJ, Iggy

[OriginalGeek]

91. Orange Goblin - Red Tide RIsing

just a twofer:

[csziggy]

92. A Whiter Shade Of Pale

[LynneSin]

93. #162 on the Jukebox at the G-Man in Hersey - "Red Red Wine" by UB40

Of course the G-Man no longer exists but in college we would play that song all the time!

[ms liberty]

94. Please Don't Eat the Yellow Snow (Zappa)

Red Rain - Peter Gabriel

[jmowreader]

95. I don't like Christmas songs but some of them are colorful

White Christmas - Bing Crosby

Blue Christmas - Elvis

Silver Bells - Johnny Mathis

Silver and Gold - Burl Ives

Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer

Greensleeves

[ornotna]

96. Blue Shadows On The Trail

Sons of the Pioneers

[Mojorabbit]

97. Black Velvet

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[nuxvomica]

99. Big Yellow Taxi by Joni Mitchell

[IcyPeas]

100. Black Slacks - Robert Gordon

makes ya' cool daddio when I put 'em on I'm raring to go...

and a red bowtie...

[DFW]

102. A brilliant, forgotten piece from Memphis, plus two others from the UK

Blue on Green by Booker T and the MGs

Silver Town by Mark Knopfler, one of my obscure (?) favorites of his

And, the classic from Cream:

[trof]

103. I had an ol' dawg an' his name was Blue...

google it

[Tikki]

104. "Fade to Grey".....Visage (1981)

The early 80's were a trip....so much fun...so bizarre.


Tikki

[Kingofalldems]

105. When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again---Elvis Presley

[Tikki]

106. "Long White Cadillac"......the Blasters

Tikki

[Mosby]

107. Red House

[megahertz]

108. Red Rain - Peter Gabriel

[IcyPeas]

109. Tangled Up in Blue - Bob Dylan

[Rhythm]

110. "Left Hand Black" and "Dirty Black Summer" -- both by DANZIG

[Pisces]

111. Blackbird - Beatles

[Kennah]

112. Blue Suede Shoes

[Kennah]

113. Black Dog

[Kennah]

114. Little Black Backpack

[Kennah]

115. Pink Houses

[OriginalGeek]

117. Another red one

At The Gates - The Red in Sky Is Ours

[IcyPeas]

118. White Wedding - Billy Idol

[IcyPeas]

119. Bullet the Blue Sky - U2

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[IcyPeas]

120. The Pink Panther Theme

[ghostsinthemachine]

121. Grateful Dead

Stella Blue
Little Red Rooster
US Blues
New new Minglewood blues
Big bad blues
It's all over now, baby blue ylan
Viola Lee Blues
Mexicali blues
Black Throated Wind
Cumberland Blues
Big Railroad Blues

Also Garcia had a song titled Rhapsody in Red.