Here's part 2 of 7 in my latest series of music posts. Songs with colors in their titles is the theme, and this morning's colors are "Purple," "Brown," and "Pink." Oh yeah, and my song-by-song commentary is back. (At least for this post.) Ready, set, go! ~ JH
1) The Jimi Hendrix Experience ~ "Purple Haze" (You knew this classic would be here, right?)
2) Ray Stevens ~ "Jeremiah Peabody's Polyunsaturated Quick-Dissolving Fast-Acting Pleasant-Tasting Green And Purple Pills" (In case you were wondering, this song holds the record for second-longest song title ever.)
3) Seasick Steve ~ "Purple Shadows" (Despite his unusual moniker, this guy has some real talent. Old-school talent that the music industry is missing these days.)
4) Sheb Wooley ~ "The Purple People Eater" (It would appear that purple is the color of choice when it comes to silly novelty songs.)
5) Etta James ~ "Purple Rain" (Prince doesn't put his music on YouTube [nor does he allow anyone else to], but I found a cover version of his classic song by the inimitable Etta James – and it's pretty awesome!)
6) Brandon Heath ~ "Paul Brown Petty" (Okay, so "Brown" here is a name and not a color, per se. So sue me!)
7) Van Morrison ~ "Brown Eyed Girl" (For some reason, finding a live version of this song that doesn't royally suck is difficult. But this one was better than most.)
8) The Stranglers ~ "Golden Brown" (I find this song and video creepy on so many levels. In other words, I sorta like it.)
9) India.Arie ~ "Brown Skin" (She knows what she wants, and she's not afraid to say it!)
10) Billie Holiday ~ "Miss Brown To You" (I only wish I could have found an actual video of Billie singing this song. She's one of the all-time greats!)
11) The Psychedelic Furs ~ "Pretty In Pink" (Isn't she, though?)
12) Red Hot Chili Peppers ~ "Pink As Floyd" (RHCP is one of those bands whose music sounds really good on vinyl. Which is why I chose this particular video to include for this song. Incidentally, the song has little or nothing to do with Pink Floyd, the band.)
13) Nick Drake ~ "Pink Moon" (A hauntingly beautiful song by a guy who died shortly after releasing it.)
14) John Cougar Mellencamp ~ "Pink Houses" (Ain't that America? No, that's John Cougar Mellencamp. Close enough, I suppose.)
15) Henry Mancini ~ "The Pink Panther Theme" (Now this tune is going to be stuck in your head for the rest of the day. You're welcome!)
