Color by Song Quiz | Color Songs

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1. There hasn't been rain in a while, but the lad over there is seducing with his voice and his grin, smooth and dark. The sun is going down slowly, as his voice moves me. What color am I singing about in this chart topping song from the 1980's?

Answer: Black

"Black Velvet" was released in 1989 by Alannah Myles made it to Number One on the US charts. The song was a tribute to Elvis Presley, as can be identified by some of the lyrics in the song, eg "Love me tender leaves 'em cryin' in the aisle", "Love Me Tender" refering to the 1956 Elvis hit.

"Mississippi in the middle of a dry spell
Jimmy Rogers on the Victrola up high
Mama's dancin' with baby on her shoulder
The sun is settin' like molasses in the sky
The boy could sing, knew how to move, everything
Always wanting more, he'd leave you longing for
The boy could sing, knew how to move, everything
Always wanting more, he'd leave you longing for
Black velvet and that little boy's smile
Black velvet and that slow southern style
A new religion that'll bring ya to your knees
Black velvet if you please"

2. It's pouring outside and we are off to our usual spot where we can run around and have fun with a game we have never played before. The sun is coming up and I can feel our hearts beating. When you look at me, what optical color do you see according to this song?

Answer: Brown

Van Morrison 1967 Hit "Brown Eyed-Girl" made it to the Number Ten spot on the US charts. One of the lines, "Making love in the green grass." was banned from many radio stations at the time and changed to say "Laughin' and a-runnin'" to be more pc.

"Hey where did we go, days when the rains came
Down in the hollow playin' a new game
Laughin' and a-runnin' hey hey, skippin' and a-jumpin'
In the misty nornin' fog with our hearts a-thumpin' on and you
My brown-eyed girl
You my-----brown-eyed girl"

3. The girl looked so grown up, yet still so young, her grin so full of innocence and her arms full of sin, but she was destined to leave when the season changed. So in this song, I am going to toast her and the man she is in the arms of this evening. What color describes this woman of contradictions in this well wishing country song?

Answer: Blue

"Baby Blue" was a huge selling success for George Strait. Originally released in 1988, it has since been on several other albums.
"If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin')" [Universal] (1988),
"Strait Out of the Box" [MCA] (1995) Disc 3,
"20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best Of George Strait" (2002),
"Ten Strait Hits" [MCA] (1991),
"Very Best Of Strait, Vol. 2: 1988-1993" [MCA Nashville] (1998),
"50 Number Ones" [MCA Nashville] (2004),
"Love Collection" [Madacy] (2005),
"Greatest Collection" [Platinum Disc] (2004) Disc 3
George Strait has won CMA's "Top Male Vocalist" five times. His other hits include, "Check Yes or No" "Ace in the Hole" "Write This Down." and several others.

"She looked so much like a lady
But she was so much like a child
A devil when she held me close
An angel when she smiled"
She always held it deep inside
But somehow I always knew
She'd go away when the grass turned green
And the sky turned baby blue

(Chorus)
Baby blue was the color of her eyes
Baby blue like the Colorado skies
Like a breath of spring she came and left
And I still don't know why so
Here's to you and whoever holds my Baby Blue tonight"

4. This is all new, her image is blowing me away. I am looking at her by moonlight, every male wanting his turn on the dance floor with her. Now its my turn and this will be a memory I will always keep. What color, according to this 1980's songs set up, has me stunned?

Answer: Red

Chris De Burgh hit the pop charts and launched "Lady in Red" to #3 in 1986. "Lady in Red" made a splash international as well, making it to #1 in more than a dozen other countries, including the U.K.

"I've never seen you looking so lovely as you did tonight.I've never seen you shine so bright. I've never seen so many men ask you if you wanted to dance.
They're looking for a little romance, given half a chance. And I've never seen that dress you're wearing or that highlights in your hair that catch your eyes. I have been blind.

The lady in red is dancing with me cheek to cheek. There's nobody here it's just you and me. It's where I wanna be. But I hardly know this beauty by my side. I'll never forget the way you look tonight"

5. You watched me in my lonliness, without a hope of love. You heard my wish for a special someone. But you already were aware of the longing I had. What color is shining down on me in this 1950's musical situation?

Answer: Blue

While the song was used in several movies, including, East Side, West Side (1950) and With A Song In My Heart (1952), as well as being recorded by Elvis Presley for Sun Records in 1954. It wasn't until 1961 that The Marcels took "Blue Moon" all the way to #1 on the US charts.

"Blue Moon, you saw me standing alone
Without a dream in my heart
Without a love of my own
Blue Moon, you knew just what I was there for
You heard me saying a prayer for
Someone I really could care for"

6. Here come the cement trucks to cover up Eden, guess it should be expected, cause it is happening over and over. At least now there is a place to sleep, a place to shop and a place to get a manicure. Too bad everyone now wants Eden back. I should have learned from that, but she's leaving me, riding off in the back of that car. I guess I am losing my Eden. What color represents this lost and wishing for the past song plot?

Answer: Yellow

"Big Yellow Taxi" was originally released by Joni Mitchell in 1970, and it did fairly well, making it to #67 on the US charts. It wasn't until Counting Crows remade the classic thirty years later, that it became an even bigger smash hit.
"They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
With a pink hotel, a boutique, and a swinging hot spot
Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you've got till it's gone
They paved paradise and put up a parking lot
Shoo-bop-bop-bop-bop, shoo-bop-bop-bop"

7. I can't forget, the past is stuck in my brain. No matter how long it has been, I still remember it all. Maybe a little more will fog the thoughts. What color beverage am I sipping to make it all go away?

Answer: Red

"Red, Red Wine" was written and first recorded by Neil Diamond, but it was UB40 that took it to #1 on the US charts.
"Red, red wine
Go to my head
Makes me forget that I
Still need her so

Red, red wine
It's up to you
All I can do, I've done
Memories won't go
Memories won't go

I'd have sworn
That with time
Thoughts of you
Would leave my head
I was wrong
Now I find
Just one thing makes me forget "

8. Searching for the perfect outfit to make a man take notice, looking for something to show I am better than his ex, looking for the perfect forever outfit, looking for something for our child to wear. In this time spanning shopping spree song, I find all sorts of colorful outfits. Which color of outfit *don't* I buy in this country song?

Answer: Black

Lorrie Morgan's "Something in Red" was voted one of the top 100 country songs of all time. It is a classic that speaks to many generations of women and men. Black is not a color mentioned in the song, but red, green, white, and blue are all mentioned. "I'm looking for something in red, something real tiny to turn a man's head....I'm looking for something in green, something to soutdo an ex high school queen...I'm looking for something in white, something that shimmers in soft candle light...I am looking for something in blue, something real tiny the baby's brand new....I'm lookin for something in red."

9. No frowns are found here, the room is lit by flames, and birds would find out spot a nice home. The trio of us couldn't be happier. My wife, my child, and I love this warm and cozy place beyond the pearly gates. According to this 1950's song, what color might I find myself in?

Answer: Blue

While it was written in 1927 by Walter Donaldson and George Whiting, Fats Domino was the one to take "My Blue Heaven" to #17 on the US charts in 1956.

"You'll see a
Smiling face
A fireplace
A cozy room
A little nest
That nestles where
The roses bloom

Just Molly and me
And baby makes three
We're happy in
My Blue Heaven"

10. I might have been away a while, but my debt is paid. I hope you got the mail I sent you. I want to pick up where we left off, but I am not too sure you feel the same. If you do, just remember the signal. What color can be found in the lyrics of this 1970's "symbolic" song?

Answer: Yellow

Levine and Brown got the idea for "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Around the Ole Oak Tree" in a 1971 article they read in The New York Post. While the article talked about tying a white handkerchief around a tree, they decided to tweak the imagery in order to allow the song to flow smoother. However, yellow ribbon or white handkerchief, the song made it to #1 on the US charts in 1973, marking a landslide hit for Tony Orlando and Dawn.

"I'm coming home. I've done my time.
Now I've got to know what is and isn't mine.
If you received my letter telling you I'd soon be free,
Then you'll know just what to do if you still want me,

If you still want me,
Oh, tie a yellow ribbon 'round the old oak tree."

Source: Author sestovall

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Color by Song Trivia Quiz

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