"Black" Songs

Here's part 6 of 7 in this seemingly endless series of posts featuring Songs With Colors In The Title. Due to the fact that there are simply more songs to choose from with the word "Black" in their titles, this may be one of the best groupings of songs yet. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Pearl Jam  ~  "Black"

2)  Sam Sparro  ~  "Black And Gold"

3)  Amy Winehouse  ~  "Back To Black"

4)  Soundgarden  ~  "Black Rain"

5)  Biffy Clyro  ~  "Black Chandelier"

6)  Alannah Myles  ~  "Black Velvet"

7)  Goo Goo Dolls  ~  "Black Balloon"

8)  Esperanza Spalding  ~  "Black Gold"

9)  The Rolling Stones  ~  "Paint It Black"

10)  Gin Wigmore  ~  "Black Sheep"

11)  Miike Snow  ~  "Black & Blue"

12)  Angus and Julia Stone  ~  "Black Crow"

13)  Soul Asylum  ~  "Black Gold"

14)  Battle Beast  ~  "Black Ninja"

15)  Squeeze  ~  "Black Coffee In Bed"

"Blue" Songs

This is part 5 of 7 in a series of Songs With Colors In The Titles. There are a good number of songs with "Blue" in the title, but almost two years ago – in my early days of blogging – I did a post of songs with the word "Blue" (just that, no other words) as the title, and I really didn't want to re-post any of those songs. So, here ya go – no repeats! Still some really good ones here. Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Elvis Presley  ~  "Blue Suede Shoes"

2)  UB40  ~  "Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain"

3)  Kylie Minogue  ~  "Into The Blue"

4)  Orgy  ~  "Blue Monday"

5)  Midnight Oil  ~  "Blue Sky Mine"

6)  Delta Goodrem  ~  "Out Of The Blue"

7)  Eric Clapton  ~  "Blue Eyes Blue"

8)  Tommy James & The Shondells  ~  "Crystal Blue Persuasion"

9)  Ladyhawke  ~  "Black White & Blue"

10)  Alan Jackson  ~  "Blue Ridge Mountain Song"

11)  Jack's Mannequin  ~  "Dark Blue"

12)  Tony Bennett ft. k.d. lang  ~  "Blue Velvet"

13)  Roy Orbison  ~  "Blue Bayou"

14)  Paloma Faith  ~  "Black & Blue"

15)  Leonard Cohen  ~  "Famous Blue Raincoat"

"Red" Songs

Here's part 4 of 7 in a series of Songs With Colors In The Title. These songs all contain the word "Red." This might be the most eclectic entry in the bunch, with more not-as-well-known artists than some of the previous posts. That's not to say that there aren't any notable singers/bands here – there are. It's also not to say that the lesser-known artists aren't any good – they are. Anyway, long story short, enjoy them!  ~  JH

1)  Chevelle  ~  "The Red"

2)  Tiësto ft. Michel Zitron  ~  "Red Lights"

3)  Nena  ~  "99 Red Balloons"

4)  Coheed And Cambria  ~  "Blood Red Summer"

5)  Eddie Murphy ft. Snoop Lion  ~  "Red Light"

6)  Serena Ryder  ~  "Little Bit Of Red"

7)  Peter Gabriel  ~  "Red Rain"

8)  Jonny Lang  ~  "Red Light"

9)  The Hush Sound  ~  "Wine Red"

10)  Dan Rodriguez  ~  "Red Flags"

11)  Portugal. The Man  ~  "Purple Yellow Red & Blue"

12)  Pia Mia  ~  "Red Love"

13)  Ronnie Dunn  ~  "Bleed Red"

14)  Thrice  ~  "Red Sky"

15)  Yeasayer  ~  "Madder Red"

"Green" Songs

Here's part 3 of 7 in my Songs With Colors In The Titles series. I had to go way back to find most of these. Hope you enjoy them!  ~  JH

1)  Booker T. & The M.G.'s  ~  "Green Onions"

2)  Ritchie Blackmore  ~  "Greensleeves"

3)  Panic! At The Disco  ~  "That Green Gentleman"

4)  Lemon Pipers  ~  "Green Tambourine"

5)  Sugarloaf  ~  "Green Eyed Lady"

6)  Laura Mvula  ~  "Green Garden"

7)  The Everly Brothers  ~  "Bowling Green"

8)  Creedence Clearwater Revival  ~  "Green River"

9)  Múm  ~  "Green Grass Of Tunnel"

10)  Porter Wagoner  ~  "Green, Green Grass Of Home"

11)  Miles Davis  ~  "On Green Dolphin Street"

12)  Brendan James  ~  "Green"

13)  Gordon Lightfoot  ~  "Bitter Green"

14)  I Am Arrows  ~  "Green Grass"

15)  O. C. Smith  ~  "Little Green Apples"

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"Purple," "Brown," & "Pink" Songs

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!)