By medusa9e (66.73.9.217) on Monday, May 12, 2003 - 09:00 am:

Ok, here's an easy one!
How about naming songs that mention colors.
A color of a car, boat, bikini, eyes etc.
I will start with a few, is that OK?
I wont name a lot and not leave enough 4 anyone else.
soo here goes~~~~~~~~
Misty BLUE ~Dorothy Moore
Fine BROWN Frame ~Ruth Brown
I can sing a RAINBOW ~Dells
BLUE Velvet ~Bobby Venton
WHITER Shade Of PALE ~???(can't recall artist)
GREEN, GREEN Grass of HOme ~Tom Jones

By John Lester (62.49.61.57) on Monday, May 12, 2003 - 09:37 am:

A Whiter Shade Of Pale....ummm, now I know Steph knows the answer to that one!! And may I just mention that it was at number one in the UK chart for what seemed like an eternity.

However, here is one of my absolute favourites

Pink Shoelaces....

and my mum's all time favourite

Dusty singing My Colouring Book

By Eli (141.152.253.240) on Monday, May 12, 2003 - 10:56 am:

Little red corvette...Prince
Blue on blue...Bobby Vinton
Blue Holiday...Shirells
Blue Hawaii..Elvis
Red sails in the sunset.Tommy Dorsey...
Black is black...Los Bravos
Brown eyed girl...Van Morrison
Love is blue...Dells

By john dixon (68.58.226.28) on Monday, May 12, 2003 - 11:53 am:

Whiter Shade of Pale-Procol Harum
She's a Rainbow- Rolling Stones
Paint It Black-Rolling Stones
Purple Haze-Jimi Hendrix
Red House-Jimi Hendrix
Blue Monday-Fats Domino
White Room-Cream
Green Tamborine-Lemon Pipers
Raspberry Beret-Prince
Blue Skies-Allman Brothers
Yellow Man-Randy Newman
Red Rubber Ball-the Cyrcle
Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue-Crystal Gayle
Black Dog-Led Zeppelin
Green Eyes-Ravens(?)
Silver Wings-Merle Haggard
Gold Dust Woman-Fleetwood Mac
Blue Hotel-Chris Isaac
Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini-Bryan Hyland

By douglasm (68.113.13.31) on Monday, May 12, 2003 - 12:10 pm:

A WHITE Sportcoat (and a PINK Carnation)--Ferlin Huskey (?)
RED Roses for a BLUE Lady--Bert Kempert (sp)
GREEN Eyed Lady--ask Steph....
RED RED Wine--Neil what's his name--UB40
RAINBOW--Cranberries?
GREEN GREEN--New Christy Minstrals
RED Is The Colour (Of My True Love's Hair)--every old folkie in exsistance....
BLACK Is The Colour (Of My Love's True Hair)--Smothers Bros.

By R&B (138.238.41.118) on Monday, May 12, 2003 - 12:15 pm:

PURPLE RAIN,PRINCE..TIE A YELLOW RIBBON,TONY OLANDO..LITTLE BOY BLUE,THE IMPRESSIONS..AM I BLUE,GENE CHANDLER.

By STUBASS (205.188.209.109) on Monday, May 12, 2003 - 12:53 pm:

"I'M GONNA *COLOR* HIM FATHER"...BY THE WINSTON'S...SOUND GOOD LIKE A SINGING GROUP SHOULD!!!...
BONUS PICK!!!..."DON'T IT MAKE YOUR BROWN EYES BLUE"(A DOUBLE HEADER)!!!...STU

By KevGo (64.115.26.80) on Monday, May 12, 2003 - 12:58 pm:

Stubass:
Ditto on the Winstons - gave step-dads a whole new image...
I'm Blue - Ikettes
White Christmas - Drifters
Yellow River - Christie
Colour My World - Chicago
Pink Cadillac - Bruce Springsteen (also recorded by Natalie Cole)
My Colouring Book - Dusty Springfield
Black Is Black - Los Bravos
Black Is The Color of My True Love's Hair - Nina Simone

Kevin Goins - KevGo

By Randy Russi (169.139.180.100) on Monday, May 12, 2003 - 01:15 pm:

Little Green Apples--O.C. Smith (I think?)
Green Grass Starts To Grow-Dionne Warwick
Red Hot-Mary Wilson
Green Door--Jim Lowe (I think?)
Mr. Blue--Fleetwoods
Blue Moon--Marcells
Blue Monday--Fats Domino
Snow, White Dove-- ?

By KevGo (64.115.26.80) on Monday, May 12, 2003 - 01:22 pm:

Randy:
Wow...Dionne's "Green Grass Starts To Grow" is one of my most favorite early 1970s Scepter/Wand singles. Great album, too ("Very Dionne" - 1970).
Right on re: Little Green Apples - It was the late Ocie/O.C. Smith. Gene Chandler & the late Barbara Acklin also recorded a version of L.G.A.
Kevin Goins - KevGo

By Randy Russi (169.139.180.100) on Monday, May 12, 2003 - 01:33 pm:

Deep Purple--April Stevens & Nino Tempo (and
Donnie & Marie)
Sweet Georgia Brown-- ?
One Eyed One Horned Flying Purple People Eater-- ?
Black Pearl--Sonny Charles & Checkmates LTD
Is It Because I'm Black?--Syl Johnson
Black & White--Three Dog Night
We People Darker Than The Deepest Shade Of Blue--
Curtis Mayfield
Black Coffee--Ike & Tina Turner
Silver Bells-- ?
Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer-- ?
Blue Christmas-- ?

By MEL&THEN SOME (217.14.178.35) on Monday, May 12, 2003 - 01:35 pm:

I Can sing a rainbow
cant recall the artist(hee,hee).
mel

By douglasm (68.113.13.31) on Monday, May 12, 2003 - 01:38 pm:

Stu's list of angels....
Little RED Book--Love

By Randy Russi (169.139.180.100) on Monday, May 12, 2003 - 01:45 pm:

Little Red Rooster--Sam Cooke
Brown Eyed Handsome Man--Chuck Berry
Red, Red Robin-- ?
Little Girl Blue--Marvelettes
Little Girl Blue--Diana Ross (different song)
Brown Baby-Diana Ross
Brown Sugar--Rolling Stones
I Dream Of Jeannie With The Long Brown Hair-- ?

By john dixon (64.12.97.7) on Monday, May 12, 2003 - 04:37 pm:

Randy R,
Purple People Eater was by Sheb Wooley
On The Wings Of A Dove(snow white dove)-Ferlin Husky
doug,
"White Sport Coat(with a pink carnation)" was Marty Robbins

yee-hi yall!

By ErikT.O. (64.228.108.153) on Monday, May 12, 2003 - 05:07 pm:

Whiter Shade Of Pale- By King Curtis!!! (Keeping it soulful at soulfuldetroit)
Be Black Baby- Grady Tate
Devil With A Blue Dress-Shorty Long
Red Red Wine -Tony Tribe (later popularized by UB40)
Black & White- Greyhound, as a Trojan reggae single, can't remember if t'was 3 Dog Night who made it famous?
What's Behind The Green Door- Dang, I forgot who sings this! A loungy song about after hours joints?
Black Limosine (sp?)- Rolling Stones
Red Hot Mama-P-Funk
Coffee (Is The Colour)-Roy Ayers
Red Black & Gold-same
2000 Black -same, with Fela Kuti, I believe...
Pretty Brown Skin- same
(Still wandering about those Roy Ayers tour dates from some other thread here!)
Honourable Mention- Ray Barretto, Deeper Shade Of Soul!

By bob (166.70.26.214) on Monday, May 12, 2003 - 05:11 pm:

don't let the GREEN grass fool you, by
mr.wicked pickett

By stephanie (66.54.1.38) on Monday, May 12, 2003 - 05:21 pm:

Color My World - Chicago
Color My World Blue - The Supremes
Black is Black - Los Bravos
Little Green Apples - OC Smith
Devil with a Blue Dress - Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels
Pink Cadillac - Natalie Cole and Bruce Springsteen
Little Red Rooster - The Rolling Stones
Blue Velvet - The Polish Prince - Bobby Vinton
White on White - Danny Williams
Stephanie

By Soul Sister (65.43.153.219) on Monday, May 12, 2003 - 06:55 pm:

Mel; That was the Dells. I had some on this morning must of got zapped, I see other people covered some of them so I'll just name the one's I don;t see: Lavendar Blue-Sammy Turner, Red Sails In The Sunset-Dinah Washington, The Four Tops & others, before Bobby Vinton Blue Velvet was done by a doo-wop group just drawing a blank now, Chocolate Girl-The Whispers, Ebony Eyes-Rick James & Smokey, Blue Skies & Mood Indigo-Jimmy Scott. Rainbow 66-Gene Chandler. Little Girl Blue-Gloria Lynn. When Sonny Gets Blue-Johnny Mathis. Over The Rainbow-Jimmy Scott and many others.These last three many people covered.

By the count (65.60.201.174) on Monday, May 12, 2003 - 07:06 pm:

Black and Blue--gigolos
Green Bow Ties--5ive Invictas
Green Snow Flakes--Ventures
The Green Door--Jim Lowe
Run Red Run--Coasters
Ebony Eyes--Everly Brothers
Red Rose Tea---The Chips
Blue By You---Big Daddy
Candy Apple Red Vette--De-Fenders
Blue Suwede Shoes---Carl Perkins
Green Onions----Booker T& MG's

By STUBASS (152.163.252.68) on Monday, May 12, 2003 - 07:13 pm:

"BLUE BAYOU"...LINDA RONSTADT!!!...
ALSO THE NOLAN RYAN VERSION..."BLEW BY YOU"!!!...STUBASS

By STUBASS (152.163.252.68) on Monday, May 12, 2003 - 07:15 pm:

"ITSY BITSY TEENY WEENIE YELLOW POLKADOT BIKINI!!!
"PURPLE PEOPLE EATERS"!!!...STUBASS

By medusa9e (65.43.80.113) on Monday, May 12, 2003 - 08:25 pm:

ok, now I can continue~
yellow submarine ~Beatles
Crystal Blue Persuation ~Tommy James & Shondells
Brown Skin ~India Arie.
Auqua Boogie ~Parlimen/Funkadelic
Purple Rain ~Prince or (The Artist Known As...Prince)hahaha
Didn't Jimmy Hendrix perform a song called "Purple Haze"?? or not?
Golden Lady ~Stevie Wonder
Gold Finger ~Shirley Bassey
Blue Xmas ~Elvis Presley
Brown Sugar ~D'Angelo
Black Brother/Stronge Brother ~Angie Stone
Blue Eyes, Baby's Got Blue Eyes ~Eddie Rabbit
Tan Shoes & Pink Shoelaces ~~???
Blue Angel ~Al Jarreau
Black Butterfly ~Denise Williams
Silver & Gold ~Johnny Mathis
Raspberry Beret(?) ~Prince
Bluebery Hill(?) Fats Domino
ok, what about the theme song for "Green Mile" naaaah, ok, if I think of anymore, I'll B back.

By medusa (65.43.80.113) on Monday, May 12, 2003 - 08:32 pm:

I can't 4get this one:
Paint The White House Black ~Parliment/Funkadelic

By medusa9e (65.43.80.113) on Monday, May 12, 2003 - 08:43 pm:

By the way, some of the songs were recorded by other artists, (but I'm sure U know that already) 4 Nstance:
Black is Black-was recorded by Gene Pitney
Blue Skies - (The Late)Dinah Washington
Blue Sued Shoes -Elvis Presley
..and Randy the song is I Dreamed Of Jeanie With The "Light" Brown Hair -Stephen Foster

By MEL&THEN SOME9 (212.159.53.161) on Tuesday, May 13, 2003 - 12:13 am:

Thanks Soulsister.
mel.

By Randy Russi (169.139.180.100) on Tuesday, May 13, 2003 - 08:24 am:

Thanks everyone who corrected any errors I may
have made in my posts.

Blue On Blue--Bobby Vinton
And Black Is Beautiful-- ? (Can't remember his
name, but it was on the Dade label)

By medusa9e (66.73.9.55) on Tuesday, May 13, 2003 - 08:57 am:

...previously, what I meant was some of the songs that were mentioned, were songs with same titles, but they were actually different songs.
H-ll, I can;t remember all the artists either. LOL. Everyones' doing a great job!

By Soul Sister (65.43.153.219) on Tuesday, May 13, 2003 - 03:15 pm:

Didn't Bill Medley do "Brown-eyed Girl"too?

By ErikT.O. (64.228.108.112) on Wednesday, May 14, 2003 - 05:34 pm:

Allmans! Blue Sky! ...Also, haven't the JB's got a jam called 'Blessed Blackness'? In a more obscure direction, 'Red Eye', by Nicky & Delores? Just a few more I didn't see in this thread yet... also wanna ask (on the sub-topic of covers) if anyone's familiar with Dion's version of 'Purple Haze' on Laurie? Fromagerie, an awful, balladeering take, worthy of William Shatner's Beatles covers!
PS Bobby Brown Goes Down & Brown Shoes Don't Make It- both Frank Zappa, as is Mr Green Genes, Don't Eat The Yellow Snow, Black Napkins, Pink Napkins, Let's Make The Water Run Black... I'll bet there're more from Frank with colours in the title but I'll stop now...

By MEL&THEN SOME (217.14.178.36) on Wednesday, May 14, 2003 - 06:33 pm:

ErikT.O.
have you heard the version of 'Purple Haze'
by
Johnny Jones and the King Casuals
on the
Brunswick Label(no.55389).

Although I must say
that the Hendrix version must be the best(that I have heard anyway).

mel(along the watchtower)

By MEL&THEN SOME (217.14.178.69) on Wednesday, May 14, 2003 - 08:56 pm:

Little Girl Blue-Martha Starr-Charay(no.36).
Paris Blues-Tony Middleton-Mala(no.544).
Blueberry Hill-Holly Maxwell-Star(no.101).
Lady in Green-Magnetics-Bonnie(no.107374).
Blue Jeans-Lonette-M-S(no.211).
Black Clouds-Letha Jones-Anna(no.1113).
The Grass is greener-Andrea Henry-MGM(no.13893).
Grey Clouds-Sandy Golden-Masterpiece(no.201).
Cherry Lips-Four Gents-Oncore(no.83).
Honey-Jesse Fisher-Sojamm(no.106).
Golden days of now-Rita Dacosta-Pandora(no.7050).
Black wings have my Angel-Cotton Hayes-Resist(no.504).
Blue Ash-Herby Brown-?
Mr.Blue-Cody Black-D Town(no.1057).
Silvery Moon-Dusty Wilson-Zebra(no.90040).
Old and Grey-Clara Wood-Imperial(no.66122).
The Blue and the Lonely-Billy Watkins-Era(no.3183).
House of the Blues-Larry Trider-Coral(no.62391).
Black-Eyed Girl-Billy Thompson-Wand(no.1108)&Columbus(no.1043).
Go away Grey Clouds-Elsie Strong-Empire(no.50105).
Black Mother Goose-Sam Nesbit-Amos(no.154).
Orange River-Eddie Burns-Harvey(no.111).
Shake Sherry-Contours-Tamla(G-7012).
Sapphire-Larados-Dial(no.100).
Mr.Blues-Supremes-Hitsville Acetate.
Girl in Red-The Vows-Ran-Dee(no.112).
Rainy Day Blues-Jackie Sonny Wilson-Dee Gee(no.4000).
mel.

By douglasm (68.113.13.31) on Thursday, May 15, 2003 - 08:37 pm:

I didnt see it added.....
....a note to Stu...
Blue Bayou--Roy Orbison
and a couple of Kingsmen songs....
Jolly GREEN Giant
Long GREEN--somebody else undoubtedly did it first.

By Mark Speck (67.73.194.184) on Sunday, May 18, 2003 - 08:10 pm:

"The Grass Is Green"--Masqueraders
"Blue, Blue Day"--Don Gibson
"The Blues"--Righteous Brothers
"Red and Green"--Dave Clark 5
"Shades of Gray"--Monkees
"Pretty in Pink"--Psychedelic Furs
"Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue"--Toby Keith
"Red Skies"--The Fixx
"Red Balloon"--Dave Clark 5
"Rainbows Are Back in Style"--Slim Whitman
"White Room"--Cream
"White Lines"--Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
"I Got the Blues"--Dion and the Belmonts
"Mellow Yellow"--Donovan
"Yellow Balloon"--Yellow Balloon/Jan & Dean
"Colours"--Donovan
"These Kinds of Blues"--Junior Parker
"A Little on the Blue Side"--Spellbinders
"Pink Champagne"--Grasshoppers (Cleveland group with Benjamin Orr, later of the Cars)
"The Red Strokes"--Garth Brooks

Best,

Mark