A song that mentions a color in the lyrics but not in the title.
Gimme Three Steps by Lynyrd Skynyrd (He said, ‘Hey there fellow with the hair colored yellow…’)
California Dreaming by The Mamas and the Papas (All the leaves are brown, and the sky is gray.)
What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong (I see trees of green, red roses too)
Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds by The Beatles (Cellophane flowers of yellow and green)
E.T.I. (Extraterrestrial Intelligence) by Blue Öyster Cult (Three men in black said, “Don’t report this.”)
Orinoco Flow by Enya (…far beyond the Yellow Sea.)
Over the Rainbow by Judy Garland (Somewhere over the rainbow skies are blue)
Things Have Changed by Bob Dylan ("…There’s a woman on my lap and she’s drinking champagne / Got white skin, got assassin’s eyes…")
Have a Cigar by Pink Floyd (“Oh by the way, which one’s Pink?”)
Wear Your Love Like Heaven by Donovan (Prussian blue, scarlet, alizarin crimson, havana lake, rose carmethene)
Coward Of The County by Kenny Rogers (His mama named him Tommy, but folks just called him yellow)
Barbara Allan (And from his grave there grew a rose, and from hers a green briar)
She’s a Rainbow by the Rolling Stones (Have you seen her dressed in blue? Have you seen her all in gold?)
Childhood pranks that you were privy to
Putting a gag speaker under the toilet to scare my poor aunt-after it said “Hey lady I’m working down here!” when she sat down in there, she walked back out, white as a sheet.
Putting a gag speaker under the toilet to scare my poor aunt-after it said “Hey lady I’m working down here!” when she sat down in there, she walked back out, white as a sheet.
Hiding my sister’s dessert when she briefly got up from the table, pretending to have eaten it just to see her get mad when she came back
Putting a gag speaker under the toilet to scare my poor aunt-after it said “Hey lady I’m working down here!” when she sat down in there, she walked back out, white as a sheet.
Hiding my sister’s dessert when she briefly got up from the table, pretending to have eaten it just to see her get mad when she came back
On Groundhog’s Day, every kid in class made a paper bag groundhog mask, and put it on when the teacher’s back was to us. (Another teacher told us to do it.)
Putting a gag speaker under the toilet to scare my poor aunt-after it said “Hey lady I’m working down here!” when she sat down in there, she walked back out, white as a sheet.
Hiding my sister’s dessert when she briefly got up from the table, pretending to have eaten it just to see her get mad when she came back
On Groundhog’s Day, every kid in class made a paper bag groundhog mask, and put it on when the teacher’s back was to us. (Another teacher told us to do it.)
Gaining access to two lockers and swapping their contents between classes.
Putting a gag speaker under the toilet to scare my poor aunt-after it said “Hey lady I’m working down here!” when she sat down in there, she walked back out, white as a sheet.
Hiding my sister’s dessert when she briefly got up from the table, pretending to have eaten it just to see her get mad when she came back
On Groundhog’s Day, every kid in class made a paper bag groundhog mask, and put it on when the teacher’s back was to us. (Another teacher told us to do it.)
Gaining access to two lockers and swapping their contents between classes.
At high school graduation, everyone gave the principal a marble when we shook her hand.
Putting a gag speaker under the toilet to scare my poor aunt-after it said “Hey lady I’m working down here!” when she sat down in there, she walked back out, white as a sheet.
Hiding my sister’s dessert when she briefly got up from the table, pretending to have eaten it just to see her get mad when she came back
On Groundhog’s Day, every kid in class made a paper bag groundhog mask, and put it on when the teacher’s back was to us. (Another teacher told us to do it.)
Gaining access to two lockers and swapping their contents between classes.
At high school graduation, everyone gave the principal a marble when we shook her hand.
Having the crap scared out of me while trick-or-treating by a neighbor who sat on his porch and pretended to be a decoration until approached.
Putting a gag speaker under the toilet to scare my poor aunt-after it said “Hey lady I’m working down here!” when she sat down in there, she walked back out, white as a sheet.
Hiding my sister’s dessert when she briefly got up from the table, pretending to have eaten it just to see her get mad when she came back
On Groundhog’s Day, every kid in class made a paper bag groundhog mask, and put it on when the teacher’s back was to us. (Another teacher told us to do it.)
Gaining access to two lockers and swapping their contents between classes.
At high school graduation, everyone gave the principal a marble when we shook her hand.
Having the crap scared out of me while trick-or-treating by a neighbor who sat on his porch and pretended to be a decoration until approached.
Bomb scare to avoid a test. (Didn’t work and I learned of it right before the culprit was ratted-out. This was pre-9/11, so, while highly frowned upon, didn’t garner national news coverage.)
Putting a gag speaker under the toilet to scare my poor aunt-after it said “Hey lady I’m working down here!” when she sat down in there, she walked back out, white as a sheet.
Hiding my sister’s dessert when she briefly got up from the table, pretending to have eaten it just to see her get mad when she came back
On Groundhog’s Day, every kid in class made a paper bag groundhog mask, and put it on when the teacher’s back was to us. (Another teacher told us to do it.)
Gaining access to two lockers and swapping their contents between classes.
At high school graduation, everyone gave the principal a marble when we shook her hand.
Having the crap scared out of me while trick-or-treating by a neighbor who sat on his porch and pretended to be a decoration until approached.
Bomb scare to avoid a test. (Didn’t work and I learned of it right before the culprit was ratted-out. This was pre-9/11, so, while highly frowned upon, didn’t garner national news coverage.)
Calling a little old lady, telling her you’re with the phone company and will be working on her line. Asking her not to pick up her phone until further notice. Then calling back every ten minutes or so until she forgets and, when she picks up the phone, screaming into the line as if you’re being electrocuted.
Not that I ever did this, mind you. I just heard about it…
Putting a gag speaker under the toilet to scare my poor aunt-after it said “Hey lady I’m working down here!” when she sat down in there, she walked back out, white as a sheet.
Hiding my sister’s dessert when she briefly got up from the table, pretending to have eaten it just to see her get mad when she came back
On Groundhog’s Day, every kid in class made a paper bag groundhog mask, and put it on when the teacher’s back was to us. (Another teacher told us to do it.)
Gaining access to two lockers and swapping their contents between classes.
At high school graduation, everyone gave the principal a marble when we shook her hand.
Having the crap scared out of me while trick-or-treating by a neighbor who sat on his porch and pretended to be a decoration until approached.
Bomb scare to avoid a test. (Didn’t work and I learned of it right before the culprit was ratted-out. This was pre-9/11, so, while highly frowned upon, didn’t garner national news coverage.)
Calling a little old lady, telling her you’re with the phone company and will be working on her line. Asking her not to pick up her phone until further notice. Then calling back every ten minutes or so until she forgets and, when she picks up the phone, screaming into the line as if you’re being electrocuted.
Stuffing the baseball All-Star ballot with thousands of write-in votes for (huh huh huh) Peter LaCock (a real player, albeit one with an implausible name; his Dad was Peter Marshall, host of “Hollywood Squares”).
Putting a gag speaker under the toilet to scare my poor aunt-after it said “Hey lady I’m working down here!” when she sat down in there, she walked back out, white as a sheet.
Hiding my sister’s dessert when she briefly got up from the table, pretending to have eaten it just to see her get mad when she came back
On Groundhog’s Day, every kid in class made a paper bag groundhog mask, and put it on when the teacher’s back was to us. (Another teacher told us to do it.)
Gaining access to two lockers and swapping their contents between classes.
At high school graduation, everyone gave the principal a marble when we shook her hand.
Having the crap scared out of me while trick-or-treating by a neighbor who sat on his porch and pretended to be a decoration until approached.
Bomb scare to avoid a test. (Didn’t work and I learned of it right before the culprit was ratted-out. This was pre-9/11, so, while highly frowned upon, didn’t garner national news coverage.)
Calling a little old lady, telling her you’re with the phone company and will be working on her line. Asking her not to pick up her phone until further notice. Then calling back every ten minutes or so until she forgets and, when she picks up the phone, screaming into the line as if you’re being electrocuted.
Stuffing the baseball All-Star ballot with thousands of write-in votes for (huh huh huh) Peter LaCock (a real player, albeit one with an implausible name; his Dad was Peter Marshall, host of “Hollywood Squares”).
toilet papering Sam’s house and leaving a flashlight with Steve’s name on it.
Putting a gag speaker under the toilet to scare my poor aunt-after it said “Hey lady I’m working down here!” when she sat down in there, she walked back out, white as a sheet.
Hiding my sister’s dessert when she briefly got up from the table, pretending to have eaten it just to see her get mad when she came back
On Groundhog’s Day, every kid in class made a paper bag groundhog mask, and put it on when the teacher’s back was to us. (Another teacher told us to do it.)
Gaining access to two lockers and swapping their contents between classes.
At high school graduation, everyone gave the principal a marble when we shook her hand.
Having the crap scared out of me while trick-or-treating by a neighbor who sat on his porch and pretended to be a decoration until approached.
Bomb scare to avoid a test. (Didn’t work and I learned of it right before the culprit was ratted-out. This was pre-9/11, so, while highly frowned upon, didn’t garner national news coverage.)
Calling a little old lady, telling her you’re with the phone company and will be working on her line. Asking her not to pick up her phone until further notice. Then calling back every ten minutes or so until she forgets and, when she picks up the phone, screaming into the line as if you’re being electrocuted.
Stuffing the baseball All-Star ballot with thousands of write-in votes for (huh huh huh) Peter LaCock (a real player, albeit one with an implausible name; his Dad was Peter Marshall, host of “Hollywood Squares”).
toilet papering Sam’s house and leaving a flashlight with Steve’s name on it.
Sending in dozens of postage-paid marketing reply cards with victim’s name and address resulting in a months-long deluge of junk mail.
Putting a gag speaker under the toilet to scare my poor aunt-after it said “Hey lady I’m working down here!” when she sat down in there, she walked back out, white as a sheet.
Hiding my sister’s dessert when she briefly got up from the table, pretending to have eaten it just to see her get mad when she came back
On Groundhog’s Day, every kid in class made a paper bag groundhog mask, and put it on when the teacher’s back was to us. (Another teacher told us to do it.)
Gaining access to two lockers and swapping their contents between classes.
At high school graduation, everyone gave the principal a marble when we shook her hand.
Having the crap scared out of me while trick-or-treating by a neighbor who sat on his porch and pretended to be a decoration until approached.
Bomb scare to avoid a test. (Didn’t work and I learned of it right before the culprit was ratted-out. This was pre-9/11, so, while highly frowned upon, didn’t garner national news coverage.)
Calling a little old lady, telling her you’re with the phone company and will be working on her line. Asking her not to pick up her phone until further notice. Then calling back every ten minutes or so until she forgets and, when she picks up the phone, screaming into the line as if you’re being electrocuted.
Stuffing the baseball All-Star ballot with thousands of write-in votes for (huh huh huh) Peter LaCock (a real player, albeit one with an implausible name; his Dad was Peter Marshall, host of “Hollywood Squares”).
toilet papering Sam’s house and leaving a flashlight with Steve’s name on it.
Sending in dozens of postage-paid marketing reply cards with victim’s name and address resulting in a months-long deluge of junk mail.
At a family BBQ, My uncle asked my sister and me to get him a cold beer from fridge. My sister and I drank the beer and refilled the bottle with Grape Kool Aid. My uncle spewed the beer all over the back yard.
Putting a gag speaker under the toilet to scare my poor aunt-after it said “Hey lady I’m working down here!” when she sat down in there, she walked back out, white as a sheet.
Hiding my sister’s dessert when she briefly got up from the table, pretending to have eaten it just to see her get mad when she came back
On Groundhog’s Day, every kid in class made a paper bag groundhog mask, and put it on when the teacher’s back was to us. (Another teacher told us to do it.)
Gaining access to two lockers and swapping their contents between classes.
At high school graduation, everyone gave the principal a marble when we shook her hand.
Having the crap scared out of me while trick-or-treating by a neighbor who sat on his porch and pretended to be a decoration until approached.
Bomb scare to avoid a test. (Didn’t work and I learned of it right before the culprit was ratted-out. This was pre-9/11, so, while highly frowned upon, didn’t garner national news coverage.)
Calling a little old lady, telling her you’re with the phone company and will be working on her line. Asking her not to pick up her phone until further notice. Then calling back every ten minutes or so until she forgets and, when she picks up the phone, screaming into the line as if you’re being electrocuted.
Stuffing the baseball All-Star ballot with thousands of write-in votes for (huh huh huh) Peter LaCock (a real player, albeit one with an implausible name; his Dad was Peter Marshall, host of “Hollywood Squares”).
toilet papering Sam’s house and leaving a flashlight with Steve’s name on it.
Sending in dozens of postage-paid marketing reply cards with victim’s name and address resulting in a months-long deluge of junk mail.
At a family BBQ, My uncle asked my sister and me to get him a cold beer from fridge. My sister and I drank the beer and refilled the bottle with Grape Kool Aid. My uncle spewed the beer all over the back yard.
Found a big vanity mirror someone was throwing out. Played with re-directing the sun’s reflection on a sunny day. Caused the mailman to stumble and fall by shining it in his eyes from 4 houses away.
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Songs or Movies with an animal in the title; the actual titled animal has nothing to do with the contents of the song or the plot of the movie.