# The Feud: the Color of Music \[Game Over\]

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-the-color-of-music-game-over/580480>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [May 2, 2011, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-the-color-of-music-game-over/580480 "2011-05-02T15:25:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 4

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**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2011, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-the-color-of-music-game-over/580480/61 "2011-05-03T19:37:56Z")

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You made it… the game needs just one more entrant…

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**Author:** ![AppallingGael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9bd4f/32.png) [@AppallingGael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AppallingGael)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2011, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-the-color-of-music-game-over/580480/62 "2011-05-04T07:56:11Z")

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1. 99 Red Balloons
2. Blue Velvet
3. White Christmas
4. It’s Not Easy Being Green
5. Paint It Black
6. Silver and Gold
7. Pink Cadillac
8. Silver and Gold
9. Shades of Gray
10. Bad Bad Leroy Brown

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**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2011, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-the-color-of-music-game-over/580480/63 "2011-05-04T13:51:29Z")

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Name a song with the following colors in either the title or the lyrics:

1. Red, Red, Wine
2. Blue Moon
3. White Wedding
4. Green Tambourine
5. Back in Black
6. Silver Bells
7. Pink Cadillac
8. Heart of Gold
9. Touch of Grey
10. Brown-Eyed Girl

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**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2011, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-the-color-of-music-game-over/580480/64 "2011-05-04T13:55:54Z")

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So I was curious and counted, and it came to 19 Paint it, 15 Back in (plus one “Back to Black” plus one “Black is Black”).

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**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2011, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-the-color-of-music-game-over/580480/65 "2011-05-04T14:45:47Z")

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1. Red Rubber Ball
2. Blue Eyes Cryin’ in the Rain
3. Black and White
4. The Green Green Grass of Home
5. Black and White
6. Silver Bells
7. Theme from the Pink Panther
8. Golddigger
9. Gray Skies are Gonna Clear Up
10. Brown Sugar

Yes, I know that #9 is actually “Put On a Happy Face”.

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**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2011, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-the-color-of-music-game-over/580480/66 "2011-05-04T22:10:16Z")

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**AppallingGael** is #50.

I’ll try to score this tonight. Notifying mods to close this one.

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**Author:** ![Avarie537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/48db29/32.png) [@Avarie537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avarie537)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2011, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-the-color-of-music-game-over/580480/67 "2011-05-04T22:18:13Z")

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1. Lady in Red
2. Blue Moon
3. Knights in White Satin
4. Greensleeves
5. Black Hold Sun
6. Maxwell’s Silver Hammer
7. Pink Moon
8. Fields of Gold
9. Touch of Gray
10. Brown-Eyed Girl

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**Author:** ![Avarie537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/48db29/32.png) [@Avarie537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avarie537)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2011, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-the-color-of-music-game-over/580480/68 "2011-05-04T22:20:21Z")

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> [@Rebo](#):
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> **AppallingGael** is #50.
> 
> I’ll try to score this tonight. Notifying mods to close this one.

ARGH!

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**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2011, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-the-color-of-music-game-over/580480/69 "2011-05-06T00:10:37Z")

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Sorry, I fell asleep last night, and work was crazy. Working on it now.

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**Author:** ![Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a183cd/32.png) [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barkis_is_Willin)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2011, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-the-color-of-music-game-over/580480/70 "2011-05-06T02:06:57Z")

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> [@Rebo](#):
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> Sorry, I fell asleep last night, and work was crazy. Working on it now.

You have another job besides The Feud?!

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**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2011, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-the-color-of-music-game-over/580480/71 "2011-05-06T02:31:34Z")

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**1. Red Red Wine 16**

1. 99 Red Balloons 11
2. Little Red Corvette 6
3. Lady in Red 3
4. Red Roses for a Blue Lady 3
5. Courtesy of the Red, White, and Blue 1
6. Fortunate Son 1
7. Murder in the Red Barn 1
8. Red Barchetta 1
9. Red Headed Woman 1
10. Red House 1
11. Red Rain 1
12. Red Rubber Ball 1
13. Red-Headed Stranger 1
14. Roses are red 1
15. Rudolf the Red-nosed reindeer 1

**2. Blue Moon 16**  
2. Blue Suede Shoes 12  
2. Blue Bayou 5  
2. Blue Velvet 3  
2. Love is Blue 2  
2. Am I Blue? 1  
2. Blue 1  
2. Blue Christmas 1  
2. Blue Hawaii 1  
2. Blue Monday 1  
2. Blue Morning, Blue Day 1  
2. Blue Skies 1  
2. Fortunate Son 1  
2. I’ve got a right to sing the blues 1  
2. Mr. Blue Sky 1  
2. Subterranean Homesick Blues 1  
2. True Blue 1

**3. White Christmas 25**  
3. Nights in White Satin 8  
3. White Wedding 6  
3. White Room 4  
3. Black or White 1  
3. Fortunate Son 1  
3. White Flag 1  
3. White Lines 1  
3. White Man 1  
3. White Sport Coat 1  
3. Whiter Shade of Pale 1

**4. It’s Not Easy Being Green 13**  
4. Green Green Grass of Home 10  
4. Greensleeves 10  
4. Green Eyed Lady 6  
4. Ballad of the Green Berets 3  
4. Green River 2  
4. Green Tambourine 2  
4. Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine 1  
4. Green Acres theme 1  
4. Green Eyes 1  
4. Green Grass and High Tides 1

**5. Paint it Black 19**  
5. Back in Black 15  
5. Black Velvet 5  
5. Black Magic 2  
5. That Old Black Magic 2  
5. Back to Black 1  
5. Black (Pearl Jam) 1  
5. Black Betty 1  
5. Black is black 1  
5. Black Magic Woman 1  
5. Black or White 1  
5. Man in Black 1

**6. Silver Bells 26**  
6. Maxwell’s Silver Hammer 14  
6. Silver and Gold 5  
6. Silver Threads and Golden Needles 3  
6. Silver Dagger 1  
6. Silver Wings 1

**7. Pink Cadillac 29**  
7. Pink Houses 5  
7. Pretty in Pink 5  
7. Pink 4  
7. Lily the Pink 2  
7. A White Sport Coat and a Pink Carnation 1  
7. Geek in the Pink 1  
7. Have a Cigar 1  
7. Pink Moon 1  
7. Pink Panther 1

**8. Heart of Gold 20**  
8. Goldfinger 6  
8. Silver and Gold 6  
8. Fields of Gold 4  
8. Gold Digger 4  
8. Band of Gold 2  
8. Gold Dust Woman 2  
8. After the Gold Rush 1  
8. Golden Lady 1  
8. Silence is Golden 1  
8. Silver Threads and Golden Needles 1  
8. Sister Golden Hair 1  
8. Solid Gold 1

**9. Touch of Gray 23**  
9. The Old Gray Mare 14  
9. Shades of Gray 4  
9. Grey Street 2  
9. And the sky is Gray 1  
9. Fade to Grey 1  
9. Gray 1  
9. Gray Summer Day 1  
9. Grey Seal 1  
9. pass 1  
9. You are my Sunshine 1

**10. Brown Eyed Girl 25**  
10. Bad, Bad, Leroy Brown 9  
10. Brown Sugar 8  
10. Don’t it Make My Brown Eyes Blue 2  
10. All the leaves are Brown 1  
10. Brown Chicken Brown Cow 1  
10. Browneyed Handsome Man 1  
10. Little Brown Jug 1  
10. Mrs. Brown, You’ve Got a Lovely Daughter 1  
10. Sweet Georgia Brown 1

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**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2011, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-the-color-of-music-game-over/580480/72 "2011-05-06T02:34:11Z")

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Sorry for the no formatting - I’m so tired! But I don’t want to keep you waiting… congrats, Swampbear!

1. swampbear 382.00
2. tumbleddown 372.00
3. The Other Jeffrey Lebowski 358.00
4. Sigmagirl 354.00
5. Labtrash 350.00
6. gonzomax 350.00
7. Tengu 348.00
8. Leaffan 346.00
9. 42fish 338.00
10. Tom Scud 332.00
11. ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness 326.00
12. Thudlow Boink 320.00
13. Little Nemo 318.00
14. BomTek 312.00
15. Sternvogel 308.00
16. Sateryn76 306.00
17. Barkis is Willin’ 302.00
18. JohnT 298.00
19. Gangster Octopus 292.00
20. Simmerdown 290.00
21. cmkeller 290.00
22. notfrommensa 284.00
23. GuiriEnEspaña 282.00
24. Freudian Slit 280.00
25. FrancisCastle 280.00
26. Wheelz 278.00
27. zamboniracer 268.00
28. silenus 266.00
29. kevja 264.00
30. AppallingGael 248.00
31. Chronos 240.00
32. astorian 234.00
33. anyrose 226.00
34. NDP 222.00
35. bibliophage 210.00
36. Mustardseed 202.00
37. septimus 202.00
38. brujaja 198.00
39. tarragon918 198.00
40. Ulf the Unwashed 192.00
41. kenobi 65 182.00
42. KennerTheGreat 182.00
43. RachelChristine 178.00
44. Le Ministre de l’au-delà 170.00
45. tdn 156.00
46. Fretful Porpentine 154.00
47. AuntiePam 144.00
48. Maus Magill 124.00
49. grimpixie 124.00
50. MissTake 118.00

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**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2011, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-the-color-of-music-game-over/580480/73 "2011-05-06T02:41:48Z")

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Dolores, **never** apologize for how you do this stuff. We’re just grateful that you do it at all.

Thanks again, you’re one in a million.

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**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2011, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-the-color-of-music-game-over/580480/74 "2011-05-06T02:52:54Z")

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Thanks, **Rebo**! I liked that one a lot, even though I completely stunk in it. How I didn’t finish in 50th, I have no idea.

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**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2011, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-the-color-of-music-game-over/580480/75 "2011-05-06T06:12:35Z")

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7th place! Whoo!

… Darn Heart of Gold…would have placed higher if not for you!!!

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**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2011, 9:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-the-color-of-music-game-over/580480/76 "2011-05-06T09:36:10Z")

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33! waaaaaay better than I thought I’d do 🙂

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**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2011, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-the-color-of-music-game-over/580480/77 "2011-05-06T13:02:31Z")

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Hey! High fourties! That’s more like it.

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**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2011, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-the-color-of-music-game-over/580480/78 "2011-05-06T13:39:09Z")

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Woo! Top 10! Would have been top 5 if I’d gone with Silver Bells, which was my first instinct. Guess the Beatles weren’t bigger than Jesus after all.

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**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2011, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-the-color-of-music-game-over/580480/79 "2011-05-06T13:52:02Z")

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Boo yeah! In your face, **Fretful Porpentine** , **AuntiePam** , **Maus Magill** , **grimpixie** , and **MissTake**!

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**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:** [May 6, 2011, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-the-color-of-music-game-over/580480/80 "2011-05-06T15:10:47Z")

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8th!

My best showing ever.

Maybe I’m starting to get the hang of these things!

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