Colors

October 24th. Theme: colors. 12:00 EST.

Part 1: Colors

I Used to Be Colorblind - Anita O’Day
Pick Yourself Up With Anita O’Day, 1957

Ain’t love grand?

Green - Ken Nordine
Colors, 1966

I hate stupid green.

Bein’ Green - Kermit the Frog
Sesame Street: Platinum All-Time Favorites, Recorded 1970

It gets better.

Crimson - Ken Nordine

Sick in the head? That seems harsh.

Red, Red, Red - Fiona Apple
Extraordinary Machine, 2005

A gloomy but beautiful track.

Chartreuse - Ken Nordine

Parrots, parakeets, rhubarb and katydids.

(You Dyed Your Hair) Chartreuse - Louis Jordan
B side of Lemonade. Released1950

Who’s Charlotte Russe?

Lavender Blue - Burl Ives
Released 1949

Nominated for an Oscar!

Lavender - Ken Nordine

Lavender is an old, old, old, old lady.

Your Heart is as Black as the Night - Melody Gardot
My One and Only Thrill, 2009

A nice jazzy number.

Black - Ken Nordine

Black, black, black.

Black is the Color of My True Love’s Hair - The High-Lo’s
The Hi-Lo’s Happen to Folk Songs, 1961

An amazing vocal!

She Didn’t Color Daddy - Tammy Wynette
Tears of Fire, 1994

I can’t stop crying.

Pink - DJ Flip

I gave it a shot, anyway.

Pink Thing - XTC
Oranges and Lemons, year

Somewhat naughty.

Blue - Ken Nordine

Good news for blue.

The Blues Are Still Blue - Belle & Sebastian
The Life Pursuit, 2006

Good song.

Flesh - Ken Nordine

Astute social commentary.

Coffy is the Color - Roy Ayers & Carl Clay
Coffy (Soundtrack), 1973

Funkalicious.

True Colors - Cindi Lauper
True Colors, 1986

Requested by Professor Charity Hudlely

We also heard bits and pieces of Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Reservoir Dogs, Valley of the Dolls, The Matrix, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Steel Magnolias, The Devil Wears Prada, and The Producers.

Part 2: Newish Music

Get Around Town - Revolver

Leave Me Alone - Revolver

Pretty Babies - Karen Elson

Oh! Centra - Javelin

The River - Audra Mae

You Won’t Let Me Down Again - Isobel Campbell and Mark Lannegan
Hawk

Snake Song - Isobele Campbell and Mark Lannegan
Hawk

Time to Dance - Tricky

City With No Children - Arcade Fire
The Suburbs

The Suburbs - Arcade Fire
The Suburbs

I Want the World to Stop - Belle & Sebastian
Write About Love

Jackie - Scott Walker
Scott 2, 1968