# Songs about Rainbows **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [February 15, 2020, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-rainbows/847994 "2020-02-15T22:48:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![RioRico](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f04885/32.png) [@RioRico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RioRico)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2020, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-rainbows/847994/21 "2020-02-16T04:01:52Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > That should be Uriah Heep, obviously. Better than Yucaipa Heap. (Spoiler: “Kipe” was L.A. talk for swipe or steal. Credit machines labeled SWIPE CARD confuse me because as a kid I was told not to swipe or kipe stuff.) ---
**Author:** ![NAF1138](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naf1138/32/3245_2.png) [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2020, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-rainbows/847994/22 "2020-02-16T04:11:59Z")
Cream - [SWLABR](https://youtu.be/ngIxuGOVGeQ) (She Walks Like a Bearded Rainbow) ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2020, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-rainbows/847994/23 "2020-02-16T07:39:06Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > Rainbow in the Dark - Dio Not to be confused with “[Rainbows in the Dark](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZCZRTcY3uA)” by Tilly & the Wall Searching for which also gave me “[Rainbow in the Dark](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUbPHHFWP-A)” by Nem. ---
**Author:** ![Crossbreed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a4c791/32.png) [@Crossbreed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crossbreed)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2020, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-rainbows/847994/24 "2020-02-16T13:42:52Z")
Give Them All to Jesus, Evie Tornquist Karlsson ---
**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:** [February 16, 2020, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-rainbows/847994/25 "2020-02-16T17:24:46Z")
**Ween** has a song. I’m not posting the title. Don’t need another warning. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2020, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-rainbows/847994/26 "2020-02-16T17:34:17Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > **Ween** has a song. I’m not posting the title. Don’t need another warning. Why would you get a warning posting the name of a song? Anyhow, it’s [Homo Rainbow](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hyy3eGJyNXo) as featured in [the South Park “Chef Aid” episode](https://youtu.be/ovm0cUjPFuY?t=119). ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2020, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-rainbows/847994/27 "2020-02-16T19:08:08Z")
> [@NAF1138](#): > > Cream - [SWLABR](https://youtu.be/ngIxuGOVGeQ) (She Walks Like a Bearded Rainbow) I had no idea that’s what that meant. How did you discover that? ---
**Author:** ![NAF1138](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naf1138/32/3245_2.png) [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2020, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-rainbows/847994/28 "2020-02-16T20:27:13Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > I had no idea that’s what that meant. How did you discover that? Honestly, no idea. I’ve been a Cream fan since I first knew enough about music to be a fan. It was probably listed out on one of the compilations I had. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2020, 9:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-rainbows/847994/29 "2020-02-17T09:19:18Z")
> [@Guest-starring\_Id](#): > > Richie Blackmore’s? If that flies, then [L’Arc~en~Ciel](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgwX50182Q0) ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2020, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-rainbows/847994/30 "2020-02-17T12:40:12Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > I had no idea that’s what that meant. How did you discover that? [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SWLABR) for one thing. Even if you won’t accept the acronym, “but the rainbow has a beard” is part of the chorus. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2020, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-rainbows/847994/31 "2020-02-17T17:36:29Z")
> [@RealityChuck](#): > > [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SWLABR) for one thing. > > Even if you won’t accept the acronym, “but the rainbow has a beard” is part of the chorus. Yes. I’m quite familiar with the song, thank you. ---
**Author:** ![ZonexandScout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zonexandscout/32/544_2.png) [@ZonexandScout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZonexandScout)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2020, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-rainbows/847994/32 "2020-02-17T18:01:55Z")
> [@EinsteinsHund](#): > > For a real downer, try Richard Thompson’s [The End Of The Rainbow](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRwc_1sILkQ). Ninjaed. This is the song that immediately came to mind. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2020, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-rainbows/847994/33 "2020-02-17T18:03:20Z")
[Chasing Rainbows](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1LgGfhVVjg) - Shed Seven I rather like that one. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2020, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-rainbows/847994/34 "2020-02-17T18:26:24Z")
For songs with Rainbow in the title but not about rainbows, there’s Evita’s Rainbow High and Rainbow Tour ---
**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:** [February 18, 2020, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-rainbows/847994/35 "2020-02-18T19:01:01Z")
Pink Fluffy Unicorn Dancing on Rainbows: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/qRC4Vk6kisY/maxresdefault.jpg "FPMV: "PFUDOR"") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRC4Vk6kisY) Warning: My Little Pony related. ---
**Author:** ![Junior\_Spaceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Junior\_Spaceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Junior_Spaceman)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2020, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-rainbows/847994/36 "2020-02-18T21:54:39Z")
The best rainbow song that not many people have heard - Beckett’s [Rainbow’s Gold](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yn9JcVGpFik), which Iron Maiden covered for a b-side. ---
**Author:** ![skdo23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@skdo23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/skdo23)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2020, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-rainbows/847994/37 "2020-02-18T23:56:50Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > That should be Uriah Heep, obviously. An ‘umble car salesman would actually be a welcome change. ---
**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:** [February 19, 2020, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-rainbows/847994/38 "2020-02-19T19:32:28Z")
I know it was already mentioned but I just had to post a link. Rainbow Connection by Kermit [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/WS3Lkc6Gzlk/maxresdefault.jpg "Rainbow Connection by Kermit the Frog from The Muppet Movie") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WS3Lkc6Gzlk) ---
**Author:** ![Toxylon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f05b48/32.png) [@Toxylon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toxylon)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2020, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-rainbows/847994/39 "2020-02-21T01:01:26Z")
[Rainbow in the Dark](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcWKZTI9OC4) by Dio. ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2020, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-rainbows/847994/40 "2020-02-21T04:13:12Z")
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