Saturday, March 22, 2008

TWQ: Songs With A Colour

This week, TWQ (The Weekend Question) asks you to select certain songs.

How many songs can you name that have a colour in them? The more obscure the better. You don't have to try and remember the artist (many are covered anyway). List as many as you wish.

My answers are:

Black Pudding Bertha - The Goodies

White Light/White Heat - Lou Reed (also by David Bowie)

Yellow River -Christie

Blue Christmas - Elvis Presley

and the very obscure..

The Green Manalishi (With The Twin Pronged Crown) - Fleetwood Mac

Now it's over to you...

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Jon, Intergalactic Gladiator sent me this doodle below. It looks like Riker has been trying to sit in the Captain's chair again!

28 comments:

Pat said...

Looks like we are the only folk in town!

1 Nut Brown Maiden(old folk song)
2 Blue moon. (fifties?)
3Red Sails in the Sunset(forties)
5 When the Deep Purple falls)thirties /forties)
6 Wear a yellow ribbon.
7 Tangerine - she is all they say(Forties)
Here from Michele's. Any prize:)?

Anonymous said...

1. Green Earrings - Steely Dan
2. 99 Red Balloons - but I don't know who did that!
3. Silver Machine - Hawkwind
4. It was an itsy bitsy teeny weeny yellow polka dot bikini - don't know who did that one either!
5. Lilly the Pink! - The Scaffold
6. White Flag - Dido
7. A coral room - Kate Bush
8. The red shoes - Kate Bush
9. Black Night - Deep Purple
10. Rhapsody in Blue - Gershwin

Susan Helene Gottfried said...

OMG, Green Manalishi!! What a classic, Jean Luc!

All I can think of is White Rabbit. Isn't that the Jefferson Airplane song that Sanctuary covered?

I'm totally drawing a blank. Me, the music lover.

Well, Michele sent me this time, so if I think of any more, I'll come back on my own and report in.

The Mistress of the Dark said...

Lavender - Marillion
Blue World - The Moody Blues
Blue Guitar - Justin Hayward and John Lodge
The Angels Want To Wear My Red Shoes - Elvis Costello
Black Roses Red - Alana Davis
Kiss Me Red - Cheap Trick
Mr. Blue Sky - ELO

I could go on..but I'll save some for everyone else :)

Anonymous said...

I recall two bands with colour in their names.

Deep Purple
Whitesnake

Among songs, only one as of now:

Yellow Submarine by Beatles


Michele sent me here for this!

Anonymous said...

Ernie sent me over here to tell you about the following:
1) The Saga of the Blue Beaver by Beaver and Krause
2)White and Nerdy by "Weird Al" Yankovic

Lahdeedah said...

Blue Suede Shoes -- Elivs?

Lady in Red

Black Velvet - Allannah Myles

White Wedding

Okay so they aren't obscure...

Bob Johnson said...

Goodbye Yellowbrick Road, Elton John.

Silence is Golden, The Tremeloes, 60s.

Black Dog, Led Zeppelin.

Paint it Black, Stones.

Empress Bee (of the high sea) said...

blue suede shoes
green green grass of home
white christmas
purple people eater
little brown jug
red roses for a blue lady
band of gold

that's all i've got!

smiles, bee
happy easter!!!

Anonymous said...

Blue Monday - New Order
Goldfinger - Shirley Bassey
Bein' Green - Kermit the Frog
Purple Haze - Jimi Hendrix
A Long Strong Black Pudding - The Scaffold
Greensleeves - Henry the VIIIth I think!
Yellow Pearl - Phil Lynott
Ride a White Swan - T-Rex
Orange County Suite - The Doors
Theme From The Pink Panther - Henry Mancini
Caribbean Blue - Enya
Goldeneye - Tina Turner
The Man With the Golden Gun - Lulu
Red, Red Wine - UB40
White Lines - Grandmaster Flash
Black Or White - Michael Jackson

Nenette Alejandria Mayor said...

White Rabbit
Little Green Bag
White Wedding
Red, Red Wine
99 Red Balloons
Blue Monday
Red Roses for a Blue Lady
White Flag
Blue Danube
Blue Moon

Linda said...

Purple Rain - Prince
Yellow Submarine - The Beatles
A Pink Sportscoat and a White Crustracean - Jimmy Buffet
Lady in Red - Chris DeBurgh
Big Yellow Taxi - Joni Mitchell
Orange Crush - R.E.M.
Black Hole Sun - Soundgarden
White Wedding - Billy Idol
Little Red Corvette - Prince
Behind Blue Eyes - Limp Bizkit
Mr. Blue Sky - Electric Light Orchestra

Ellee Seymour said...

Everyone has said mine too, so how about: "I'm dreaming of a White Christmas," but say "White Easter" instead.

I wanted to chill out over Easter, but not to this extreme.

Bilbo said...

"Red Rubber Ball," by The Cyrkle.
"Electric Blue," by Icehouse.
"Eyes of Misty Blue," by Cristy Lane.

The singer who did "99 Red Balloons" was Nena.

Jean-Luc Picard said...

I was just going to remind everybody that it was Nina who sang '99 Red Balloons' but Bilbo beat me to it.

You all are really going through the rainbow with these songs!

Pat said...

Did anyone say 'Back to Black?' Can't believe I got anything that wasn't an oldie. Popped over from Michele's to see how ya doin'

Amanda said...

I thought I only knew 'Yellow Submarine' but now that I've read all the other comments....I realize I do know plenty but had just forgotten them.

Panthergirl said...

OK, "Red Rubber Ball" gets extra points in my book! Nicely done!

I'll give this one a try (I'm going to make my list and then check back through to see if they're already mentioned!):

White Room
I'm Black (from "Hair")
Green Tambourine
Little Green Apples
Purple People-Eater
Mellow Yellow
Green River
Green Green
Black Moses
Almost Blue
Raspberry Beret
Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue
Yellow Bird
Aqualung

jsdaughter said...

Blue Bayou (1977)-LINDA RONSTADT
Michele sent me today...

Anonymous said...

http://www.amazon.com/gp/music/wma-pop-up/B0000027KE001010/ref=mu_sam_wma_001_010
colors by the cover girls

Nepharia said...

Black Betty
Tie a Yellow Ribbon
Back in Black
Lady in Red
Red Roses for a Blue Lady
Yellow Rose of Texas
Yellow Submarine
Blue Moon
Paint It Black (Rolling Stones)
Am I Blue
The Black Parade (My Chemical Romance)

Anonymous said...

Thanks it was me who did not remember who did 99 Red Balloons!

"Green Onions" spring to mind too, now who did that one?

Anonymous said...

OK, now I've read all these suggestions, I am thinking of really obscure ones:

Blue is the colour - Chelsea Football Club
Green grow the rushes-o - old traditional song
Red, red robin - Charlton Athletic
Black Tie:White Noise - David Bowie
Fergus sings the Blues - Deacon BLue (does that count?)
Forever eyes of Blue - Runrig
Forever in Blue Jeans - David Dundas (?)

belle

Unknown said...

Bobby Vinton: Roses are Red My Love (Violets are Blue).
Chicago: Colour My World.
Wayne Newton: Red Roses for a Blue Lady.
Bobby Vinton: Blue on Blue.
Roy Orbison: Blue Bayou.
Dennis Wilson: Pacific Ocean Blue.
Jimi Hendrix: Purple Haze.

sgreerpitt said...

Nights in White Satin -- Moody Blues
The Walls of Red Wing -- Bob Dylan
Purple Rain -- Prince
Ittsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini -- ??
Suite - Judy Blue Eyes -- Crosby, Stills and Nash
Black and Blue -- Mike and the Mechanics
Blue Boy -- Joni Mitchell

eastcoastlife said...

I drew a blank when I first read the title of your post! Then when I read all the comments, I realised I do know quite a few songs!
*does a little dance*

Fab said...

From the edge of the deep green sea - The Cure
Rood (Red) - Marco Borsato (a Dutch singer)

I'm blank... no ideas, cause many already listed above. Does it count if it has colours in the lyrics eventhough not in the title? Cause then I know quite some...

Anonymous said...

.. eh?