# Are there many songs about rainbows? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [November 23, 2023, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-many-songs-about-rainbows/993589 "2023-11-23T16:54:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Peanuthead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peanuthead/32/360_2.png) [@Peanuthead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peanuthead)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2023, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-many-songs-about-rainbows/993589/21 "2023-11-24T22:12:13Z")
From Chicago blues man McKinley Mitchell, **[The End of the Rainbow.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqEc9Mg4uso)** ---
**Author:** ![gre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d78d45/32.png) [@gre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gre)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2023, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-many-songs-about-rainbows/993589/22 "2023-11-25T02:37:38Z")
[The Tear Garden — You and Me and Rainbows](https://youtube.com/watch?v=PwMkSvKoeUo) ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2023, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-many-songs-about-rainbows/993589/23 "2023-11-25T05:20:29Z")
Rainbow Stew - Merle Haggard ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2023, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-many-songs-about-rainbows/993589/24 "2023-11-25T05:27:48Z")
Ween sang about the [Homo Rainbow](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LcIUTzKLfc&ab_channel=Ween-Topic). ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2023, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-many-songs-about-rainbows/993589/25 "2023-11-25T05:48:49Z")
Make Me Some Rainbows - Ella Fitzgerald ---
**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2023, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-many-songs-about-rainbows/993589/26 "2023-11-25T14:37:54Z")
Silver, Blue and Gold by Bad Company sings about the fact that his rainbow is overdue. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2023, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-many-songs-about-rainbows/993589/27 "2023-11-25T18:16:28Z")
**Robbie Robertson** - _Sign of the Rainbow_ ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2023, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-many-songs-about-rainbows/993589/28 "2023-11-25T19:15:00Z")
Good rainbow memory. I love that Bad Company song. They were my first concert. They were the headliners with two other groups. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2023, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-many-songs-about-rainbows/993589/29 "2023-11-25T19:36:45Z")
Seems to be many more songs about rainbows than about unicorns. And definitely more than songs featuring humpty-backed camels. ---
**Author:** ![furryman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/furryman/32/99_2.png) [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2023, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-many-songs-about-rainbows/993589/30 "2023-11-25T20:07:13Z")
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRC4Vk6kisY](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRC4Vk6kisY) Pink Fluffy Unicorns Dancing on Rainbows ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2023, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-many-songs-about-rainbows/993589/31 "2023-11-25T20:36:52Z")
Rainbow In Your Eyes - Al Jarreau ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2023, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-many-songs-about-rainbows/993589/32 "2023-11-27T20:27:05Z")
BTW, when looking for a video for the OP, I discovered that Kenny Loggins did a cover of _Rainbow Connection_. Words don’t exist to express how bad it is. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/NrQ9sH_x28k/maxresdefault.jpg "Kenny Loggins - Rainbow Connection (Official Audio)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrQ9sH_x28k) ---
**Author:** ![Newtosite](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/newtosite/32/8623_2.png) [@Newtosite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Newtosite)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2023, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-many-songs-about-rainbows/993589/33 "2023-11-28T04:43:54Z")
Danny Hutton’s Roses and Rainbows from 1965. One of my favorites as a kid. ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBAzTx8G4XQ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBAzTx8G4XQ)) ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2023, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-many-songs-about-rainbows/993589/34 "2023-11-28T04:52:44Z")
The Rainbow - Gene Autry ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2023, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-many-songs-about-rainbows/993589/35 "2023-11-28T04:57:20Z")
I’m surprised this has not made the list yet: # 🌈 Israel Kamakawiwo’ole ➖ ‘Over The Rainbow’ & ‘What A Wonderful World’ Medley ➖ 1993 🌈 [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Z26BvHOD_sg/hqdefault.jpg "🌈 Israel Kamakawiwo'ole ➖ 'Over The Rainbow' & 'What A Wonderful World' Medley ➖ 1993 🌈") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z26BvHOD_sg) ---
**Author:** ![Ponderoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponderoid/32/19221_2.png) [@Ponderoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponderoid)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2023, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-many-songs-about-rainbows/993589/36 "2023-11-28T06:33:34Z")
The OP’s question has been very well answered, but I can’t help but think all songs post-1979 should not be counted for the purpose of this thread. Kermit/Paul Williams was referring to songs about rainbows that already existed. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2023, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-many-songs-about-rainbows/993589/37 "2023-11-28T14:51:48Z")
“Love is Blue” (1967) contains the phrase, “When we met, the bright sun shone/Then love died, now the rainbow is gone.” ---
**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2023, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-many-songs-about-rainbows/993589/38 "2023-11-28T21:02:46Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > Words don’t exist to express how bad it is. With that cover art, words don’t need to say a thing. ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2023, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-many-songs-about-rainbows/993589/39 "2023-11-29T02:05:55Z")
Just so you two cynics know, the album _Return To Pooh Corner_ was described (in the link) as, “…music for parents and children to enjoy together.” > **[Return to Pooh Corner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Return_to_Pooh_Corner)** > > Return to Pooh Corner is the eighth studio and first children's album by American singer-songwriter Kenny Loggins. The title is a reference to A.A. Milne's 1928 book The House at Pooh Corner. Released in 1994, it features songs written by John Lennon, Rickie Lee Jones, Paul Simon and Jimmy Webb, along with several other traditional children's songs. The songs are described as "music for parents and children to enjoy together". It was a successful album for Loggins, selling over 500,000 copies, an... There are some very famous contributors to the album. Also from the link, “It was a successful album for Loggins, selling over 500,000 copies, and was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Musical Album for Children.” ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2023, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-many-songs-about-rainbows/993589/40 "2023-11-29T02:14:37Z")
> [@Ponderoid](#): > > The OP’s question has been very well answered, but I can’t help but think all songs post-1979 should not be counted for the purpose of this thread. Kermit/Paul Williams was referring to songs about rainbows that already existed. 😛 Yeah, I thought about that myself, after the bell was rung. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-many-songs-about-rainbows/993589.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-many-songs-about-rainbows/993589.md?page=3)