"Black Planet" by Sisters of Mercy
"The Edge of the Deep Green Sea" by The Cure
Buffista Music III: The Search for Bach
There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.
“Baby Blue” by Badfinger
Examples for most of the colors came to me right away, but I was surprised there weren't more obvious green songs (aside from "Bein' Green" that is) given the metaphorical uses of green.
I think I'm out of color songs.
You'd be surprised. I thought of a bunch and then later realized I had forgotten things like "Pretty in Pink" and "Yellow Submarine".
There's always "Knights in White Satin," I suppose.
There's always "Knights in White Satin," I suppose.
See? Another obvious one that completely escaped me.
Brown Girl in the Ring by Boney M.
Uniform Grey by Sarah Harmer
My Life is White by Big Star
Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots by The Flaming Lips
Green?
"Green Grass" -- Gary Lewis & the Playboys
"Green Green Grass of Home" -- Tom Jones, et al.
"Green Green" -- New Christy Minstrels
"Green Eyes" -- Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra
"Greenfields" -- Brothers Four
"Green Leaves of Summer" -- Brothers Four
And of course, that old standard, "Greensleeves."
"It's Not Easy Being Green" - Lorne (Andy Hallett)
juliana beat me to "Tall Green Grass." Lots of color references in that one - "Lemon yellow ribbons and bleached blonde hair, blending in the sun 'till you're barely there."
Other random selections from my iTunes: "Purple Pills" - D-12. Heh.
"My Moves are White (White Hot)" - Cobra Starship
"Red Flag" - Billy Talent
"Bowl of Oranges" - Bright Eyes
Coffee and donuts:
And for completeness, you could include "A Lack of Color" by Death Cab for Cutie.