It Ain’t Easy Being Green — Kermit T. Frog
Charlie Brown — The Coasters
Blue Eyes — Elton John
OK:
Already ninja’ed by Northern Lights I see…
Nightwish - Not Unlike the Waves:
Aurora swims in the ether
Emerald fire scars the night sky
Solstafir!!!
Amber streams from Sol
Are not unlike the waves of the sea
Nor the endless horizon of ice
Rolling Stones - She’s a Rainbow
Teardrop Explodes - Colours Fly Away
Echo and the Bunnymen - All My Colours
A definite great entry for a thread “bands with colours in their name who have song with colours in their name”
Buried away on a soundtrack album “More”; Gilmour was in his “write songs like Paul McCartney” phase.
Two by Neil Young & Crazy Horse:
Rainbow Colors
Green Is Blue
Grateful Dead:
Touch of Grey
Red…Taylor Swift
The Rainbow Connection — Kermit again
Green Tambourine
Red Rubber Ball — The Cyrkle
Black Is Black — Los Bravos
A funny one: The Blues Are Still Blue - Belle And Sebastian
Blue Moon — The Marcels
Blue, Red And Grey - The Who
Red roses for a blue Lady…?? Seems like it was Dean Martin, tho’.
99 Red Balloons by Nena
Somewhat arguable since the original German version “Neunundneunzig Luftballons” doesn’t mention a color. “Red” was added to the English translation to make the lyrics scan.
Black Mountain Side — Led Zeppelin
Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue - Crystal Gayle
Guess That’s Why They Call It the Blues - Elton John
Somewhere that’s Green…Ellen Greene
(From: Little Shop of Horrors)
at 2:02:
I’ll leave the Rivera
to the fools who want a fancy palace.
Give me an igloo
and the Aurora Borealis.
Tie A Yellow Ribbon ‘Round The Old Oak Tree— Tony Orlando and Dawn
Around Her Neck She Wore A Yellow Ribbon — Mitch Miller(?)
Long Black Veil…Johnny Cash and many others.
May the Bluebird of Happiness fly up your nose…Little Jimmy Dickens