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     Welcome to the music section of my Musical Dice website! For you music trivia enthusiasts, and those who love to learn about the stories behind the music, you've come to the right place! I love sharing my knowledge of music trivia, so that's why I created this section.

     Sometimes, the most colorful and memorable songs are those that have colors in the song title. This article is devoted to those songs with colors in the song title, that were top ten hits in the rock era. If you feel like I've missed some songs under this category, email me at musicaldice323@gmail.com.


Song Titles With Colors In The Titles

  • "Yellow Rose Of Texas" -- Mitch Miller with his Orchestra & Chorus (1955, #1 for 6 weeks)

  • "Learning The Blues" -- Frank Sinatra (1955, #1 for 2 weeks)

  • "Band Of Gold" -- Don Cherry (1955, #4)

  • "White Christmas" -- Bing Crosby (#7 in 1955, #1 prior to the Rock Era)

  • "The Purple People Eater" -- Sheb Wooley (1957, #1 for 6 weeks)

  • "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini" -- Brian Hyland (1960, #1 for 1 week)

  • "Blue Angel" -- Roy Orbison (1960, #9)

  • "Blue Moon" -- The Marcels (1961, #1 for 3 weeks)

  • "Roses Are Red (My Love)" -- Bobby Vinton (1962, #1 for 4 weeks)

  • "Venus In Blue Jeans" -- Jimmy Clanton (1962, #7)

  • "Green Onions" -- Booker T. & the M.G.'s' (1962, #3)

  • "Blue Velvet" -- Bobby Vinton (1963, #1 for 3 weeks)

  • "Mean Woman Blues" -- Roy Orbison (1963, #5)

  • "Deep Purple" -- Nino Tempo/April Stevens (1963, #1 for 1 week)

  • "Goldfinger" -- Shirley Bassey (1965, #8)

  • "The Jolly Green Giant" -- The Kingsmen (1965, #4)

  • "Ballad Of The Green Berets" -- Ssgt. Barry Sadler (1966, #1 for 5 weeks)

  • "Mellow Yellow" -- Donovan (1966, #2 for 3 weeks)

  • "Red Rubber Ball" -- The Cyrkle (1966, #2 for 1 week)

  • "Little Red Riding Hood" -- Sam The Sham & the Pharoahs (1966, #2 for 2 weeks)

  • "Black Is Black" -- Los Bravos (1966, #4)

  • "Paint It Black" -- The Rolling Stones (1966, #1 for 2 weeks)

  • "Yellow Submarine" -- The Beatles (1966, #2 for 1 week)

  • "Devil With A Blue Dress On/Good Golly Miss Molly" -- Mitch Ryder & Detroit Wheels (1966, #4)

  • "Snoopy vs. The Red Baron" -- The Royal Guardsmen (1967, #2 for 4 weeks)

  • "Brown-Eyed Girl" -- Van Morrison (1967, #10)

  • "White Rabbit" -- Jefferson Airplane (1967, #8)

  • "A Whiter Shade Of Pale" -- Procol Harum (1967, #5)

  • "Love Is Blue" -- Paul Mauriat (1968, #1 for 5 weeks)

  • "Green Tambourine" -- The Lemon Pipers (1968, #1 for 1 week)

  • "Little Green Apples" -- O.C. Smith (1968, #2 for 1 week)

  • "White Room" -- Cream (1968, #6)

  • "1, 2, 3 Red Light" -- The 1910 Fruitgum Company (1968, #5)

  • "Say It Loud - I'm Black And I'm Proud" -- James Brown (1968, #10)

  • "Crimson And Clover" -- Tommy James & the Shondells (1969, #1 for 2 weeks)

  • "Crystal Blue Persuasion" -- Tommy James & the Shondells (1969, #2 for 3 weeks)

  • "Green River" -- Creedence Clearwater Revival (1969, #2 for 1 week)

  • "Wedding Bell Blues" -- The Fifth Dimension (1969, #1 for 3 weeks)

  • "Band Of Gold" -- Freda Payne (1970, #3)

  • "Green-Eyed Lady" -- Sugarloaf (1970, #3)

  • "Black Magic Woman" -- Santana (1970, #4)

  • "Brown Sugar" -- The Rolling Stones (1971, #1 for 2 weeks)

  • "Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)" -- Marvin Gaye (1971, #9)

  • "Nights In White Satin" -- The Moody Blues (1972, #2 for 2 weeks)

  • "Heart Of Gold" -- Neil Young (1972, #1 for 1 week)

  • "Song Sung Blue" -- Neil Diamond (1972, #1 for 1 week)

  • "Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress)" -- The Hollies (1972, #2 for 2 weeks)

  • "Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues" -- Danny O'Keefe (1972, #9)

  • "Black And White" -- Three Dog Night (1972, #1 for 1 week)

  • "Tie A Yellow Ribbon 'Round The Ole Oak Tree" -- Dawn feat. Tony Orlando (1973, #1 for 4 weeks)

  • "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" -- Elton John (1973, #2 for 3 weeks)

  • "Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress)" -- Helen Reddy (1973, #3)

  • "Black Water" -- The Doobie Brothers (1975, #1 for 1 week)

  • "Jackie Blue" -- The Ozark Mountain Daredevils (1975, #3)

  • "Sister Golden Hair" -- America (1975, #1 for 1 week)

  • "Midnight Blue" -- Melissa Manchester (1975, #6)

  • "Golden Years" -- David Bowie (1976, #10)

  • "Misty Blue" -- Dorothy Moore (1976, #3)

  • "Evergreen" -- Barbra Streisand (1977, #1 for 3 weeks)

  • "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue" -- Crystal Gayle (1977, #2 for 3 weeks)

  • "Blue Bayou" -- Linda Ronstadt (1977, #3)

  • "Gold" -- John Stewart (1979, #5)

  • "Theme From Hill Street Blues" -- Mike Post (1981, #10)

  • "Ebony And Ivory" -- Paul McCartney/Stevie Wonder (1982, #1 for 7 weeks)

  • "Crimson And Clover" -- Joan Jett & the Blackhearts (1982, #7)

  • "Little Red Corvette" -- Prince (1983, #6)

  • "I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues" -- Elton John (1984, #4)

  • "Pink Houses" -- John Cougar Mellencamp (1984, #8)

  • "99 Luftballoons" [English version is "99 Red Balloons"] -- Nena (1984, #2 for 1 week)

  • "Blue Jean" -- David Bowie (1984, #8)

  • "Purple Rain" -- Prince (1984, #2 for 2 weeks)

  • "Raspberry Beret" -- Prince (1985, #2 for 1 week)

  • "True Blue" -- Madonna (1986, #3)

  • "The Lady In Red" -- Chris DeBurgh (1987, #3)

  • "Touch Of Grey" -- The Grateful Dead (1987, #9)

  • "Midnight Blue" -- Lou Gramm (1987, #5)

  • "Out Of The Blue" -- Debbie Gibson (1988, #3)

  • "Pink Cadillac" -- Natalie Cole (1988, #5)

  • "Electric Blue" -- Icehouse (1988, #7)

  • "Red Red Wine" -- UB40 (1988, #1 for 1 week)

  • "Black Velvet" -- Alannah Myles (1990, #1 for 2 weeks)

  • "Black Cat" -- Janet Jackson (1990, #1 for 1 week)

  • "I Saw Red" -- Warrant (1991, #10)

  • "Black Or White" -- Michael Jackson (1991, #1 for 7 weeks)

  • "Breakin' My Heart (Pretty Brown Eyes)" -- Mint Condition (1992, #4)

  • "Red Light Special" -- TLC (1995, #2 for 3 weeks)


     SPECIAL NOTES: I didn't include songs like "Mrs. Brown You've Got A Lovely Daughter" because the color name is actually a person's last name, not a color. Of course, there are some colored song titles that didn't hit the top ten that are worth mentioning. Those include "Back In Black" by AC/DC (#37 in 1981), "Green Green Grass Of Home" by Tom Jones (#11 in 1967), "Big Yellow Taxi" by Joni Mitchell (#24 in 1971), "White Flag" by Dido (#18 in 2004), and "Black Horse And The Cherry Tree" by KT Tunstall (#20 in 2006). Again, if there are any songs that I missed, let me know at musicaldice323@gmail.com.