The color white song
songs about the colour white — Song Bar
By philipphilip99
“Even though white is often associated with things, that are pleasant and pure, there is a peculiar emptiness about the color white. It is the emptiness of the white that is more disturbing, than even the bloodiness of red.”
― Herman Melville, Moby-Dick, or, the Whale
The A is for Alabaster White A-list Playlist:Marty Robbins – White Sport Coat (and a Pink Carnation)
Legend has it that Marty wrote this after he stopped his car to let some kids cross the road in their glad rags as they headed for their high school Prom, then spotted the downcast fellow in the eye-catching sport coat walking in the opposite direction.
Jacky – White Horses
In the 1960s, singer Jacky and friends were asked to come up with a theme song for a Yugoslavian TV show that the BBC were dubbing into English. All they had to go on was the show’s title, The White Horses, so they kept the lyric vague and tried to make it sound like something from the pop charts.![]()
Though not really a good fit for the show, the song took on a life of its own and became an unexpected hit. Oddly, the song sounds like it’s metaphorically describing a drug high or even a darker kind of escape, which probably explains the number of twisted cover versions.
If you’re of a certain age, and unfortunately I am, this song really pushes the nostalgia buttons.
It’s A Beautiful Day – White Bird
The songwriters were describing themselves. Like the white bird that is trapped in its cage, they were stuck in an attic in Seattle and going nowhere, but they then began to take flight because of the white bird’s song. The epic jam session versions of this were popular with dove loving peaceniks and potheads, a group that had much overlap with the kids being sent to Vietnam, which gives this song added poignancy.
Jane Siberry – The White Tent, The Raft
This song is oblique and tries to capture something that’s resistant to capture.
My best guess is that the singer is aboard a raft from a Huckleberry Finn childhood, floats along the river of life to adulthood, and gets there via a failed romantic relationship.
It’s wilfully pretentious, leaves no tangent unexplored, and was made in the face of warnings that commercial radio wouldn’t be interested – and you can only love her for it.
The dB’s – White Train
A foot tapping and country infused song that seems to be about a classic subject – the glory train. But the notorious train named here is the one used during the Cold War to transport the USA’s nuclear arsenal. So, the song is drenched with an acidic irony – the white train can’t give you a ride to Kingdom Come but might well get you blown to it.
The Mutton Birds – White Valiant
The Chrysler Valiant, a car produced in Australia from 1962 to 1981, was a favourite of New Zealand petrolheads, especially the Charger version that came with a V8 engine, gleaming white paintwork, and an all-white interior.
In this cinematic song, a vulnerable someone is being led to a white Valiant by the song’s narrator, who might well be of evil intent, which makes the car’s colour and its grandiloquent name chillingly ironic. It doesn’t take much of a leap of imagination to see that white interior splattered with blood.
Super Furry Animals – White Socks/Flip-Flops
Ffantastig.
Chilly Gonzales – White Keys
An instrumental played on a piano’s white keys only, which means no sharps or flats, and that self-imposed loss of contrast could kill a composition – but not for Chilly.
Public Service Broadcasting – White Star Liner
Celebratory song about the launch of the ill-fated Titanic that’s played live in the video at the site of the shipyard where the cruise liner was built. Though you do get a tingle of hindsight, there’s no sense of hubris in the song because, as they like to say in Belfast, she was fine when she left here.
Day One – White City
In art and fictions of all kinds, all that’s good and right about civilisation is often symbolised as a gleaming white city that aspires to be its own heaven for all its citizens. And if that city must have walls, it also has doors that stand open for those with the will, heart and need to enter.
The B is for Brilliant White B-List Playlist:
The Big Bopper – White Lightnin’
The rock and roll pioneer doing what he did best.
Vampire Weekend – Unbearably White
I assume the band have taken a barb aimed at them and used it to write a song.
Cat Stevens/Yusuf – Into White
Reaching for Nirvana via domesticity, nature and song.
SIX60 – White Lines
Rest easy, New Zealand isn’t all dodgy geezers in white Valiants.
The Tubes – White Punks on Dope
One of those songs that’s truly great on the first listen but quickly pales because of all the messing about.
Belly – White Belly
Only in LA could goths get their bellies out.
Ken Nordine – White
Can’t have a colour week without Ken.
The Cult – White
Oo-oo-ooh, wh-h-h-h-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-te-ah! Ah, yeah-yay-ah!
Laid Back – White Horse
Another white horse and with a white pony as a bonus, but this song is really about rejecting smack in favour of the devil’s dandruff – a message only half endorsed by the ‘just say no’ movement.
La Dusseldorf – White Overalls
I’ve got a mate who went through a ridiculous phase of wearing white overalls. Annoyingly, he always looked great.
Guru’s Wildcard Pick:
Laurie Anderson – One White Whale
A hunt for Moby-Dick that hauntingly mimics whale song.
These playlists were inspired by readers' song nominations from last week's topic: Blanc expression: songs about the colour white.
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I LOVE RED
Tune: “Three Blind Mice”
I love red, I love red.
That’s what I said, that’s what I said.
Fireturcks, wagons and strawberries piled high.
Stop signs, hearts and pizza pies.
Roses, tomatoes and apples, oh my.
I love red.
That’s what I said.
Jean Warren
FOUR RED APPLES
Four red apples high on the tree,
One fell down next to me.
I gave it to mother and this is what she said,
“I live apples, juicy and red”.
Three red apples high on the tree,
One fell down next to me.
I gave it to Father and this is what he said,
“I love apples, juicy and red”.
Two red apples high on the tree,
One fell down next to me.
I gave it to Sister and this is what she said,
“I love apples, juicy and red”.
One red apple high on the tree,
One fell down next to me.
I gobbled it up and this is what I said,
“No more apples, juicy and red!”
Jean Warren
RED VALENTINE Here’s a great big heart
Red as red can be.
It is a special Valentine
Made for you, from me!
Jean Warren
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WE LOVE BLUE
Tune: “Three Blind Mice”
We love blue. We love blue.
Yes, we do. Yes, we do.
We love the ocean and sky so blue.
We love blue ribbons and blue jeans, too.
We love blueberries, so good for you.
We love blue, yes we do.
Liz Ryerson
IF YOU’RE WEARING SOMETHING BLUE
Tune: “If You’re Happy And You Know It”
If you’re wearing something blue, clap your hands.
If you’re wearing something blue, clap your hands.
If you’re wearing something blue, then stomp your feet, too.
If you’re wearing something blue, cap your hands.
Adapted Traditional
BLUE BERRY PANCAKES
Let’s make pancakes, yum, yum, yum.
And drop on blueberries, one by one.
Turn the pancakes, now their done.
Blueberry pancakes, let’s have some!
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GREEN SONGS
THERE’S A COLOR WE ALL KNOW
Tune: “OLD MAC DONALD HAD A FARM”
There’s a color we all know,
G-R-E-E-N.
It’s the color that means “Go!”
G-R-E-E-N.
Oh, grass is green and lettuce is green,
Leaves and spinach and peas are green.
There’s a color we all know,
G-R-E-E-N.
TURNING GREEN
The blues were unhappy,
The yellows were, too.
They wanted to be the same
What could they do?
They each took a partner
And twirled ‘round and ‘round.
Soon they turned green
And fell on the ground!
Jean Warren
(Have your children act out the poem)
THERE’S A COLOR WE ALL KNOW
Tune: “Old MacDonald Had a Farm”
There’s a color we all know,
G-R-E-E-N.
It’s the color that means “Go!”
G-R-E-E-N.
Oh, grass is green and lettuce is green,
Leaves and spinach and peas are green,
There’s a color we all know,
G-R-E-E-N
Elizabeth Scofield
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GREEN, GREEN, GREEN
Tune: “Three Blind Mice”Green, green, green.
Green, green, green.
I love you!
I love you!
You’re the color of the grass.
Shamrocks, leaves and trees that last.
You’re the color of lettuce and beans
I love green!
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That I have never seen.
He looks just like the leaves and grass
For he is colored green!
(Make up a green bug game for your child to play.
Cut out a green paper bug and hide it outside in the grass.
See if your child can find the bug. Next, let him hide the bug for you to find.
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IF YOU SEE SOMETHING YELLOW
Tune: “If You’re Happy and You Know It”
If you see something yellow, wiggle, jiggle.
If you see something yellow, wiggle, jiggle.
If you see something yellow
Wiggle, jiggle just like Jell-O.
If you see something yellow, wiggle, jiggle.
Liz Ryerson
(At the end of song, have children name the yellow things they see.)
DAFFY-DOWN-DILLY
Daffy-down-dilly
Has come to town,
In a yellow petticoat
And a green gown.
Traditional
(Show your children pictures of daffodils when you teach them this fun rhyme.)
BRIGHT YELLOW SUN
Tune: “Row, Row, Row Your Boat”
Bright sun shining down,
Shining on the ground.
What a lovely face you have,
Yellow, big and round.
Susan A. Miller
YELLOW, YELLOW HAPPY FELLOW
Yellow, yellow happy fellow.
Running through the town.
Yellow, yellow happy fellow
Jumping up and down.
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THREE YELLOW DUCKS
Tune: “Little White Duck” We’re three yellow ducks,
Swimming in the water.
Three yellow ducks
Doing what we oughta. We swim all day around the lake,
Then go home when it gets real late.
Oh, we’re three yellow ducks,
Swimming in the water.
Quack, quack, quack.
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YELLOW SUN
Yellow sun, oh what fun.
Now we all can play.
I will wear my yellow suit
And swim out in the bay.Yellow sun, in the sky
Shinning down on me.
I will play out in the sun,
Then rest beneath a tree.
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A YELLOW BASKET A tisket, a tasket, I found a yellow basket.
Filled it up with yellow things
And ‘round the room I passed it.
(Hand a yellow basket to a child and have him/her fill it with yellow items. Then have him/her pass the basket around at circle time for each child to take a yellow item. )
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WE LOVE ORANGE
Tune: “Three Blind Mice”
We love orange, we love orange.
Yes we do, yes we do—
Crunchy carrots so good to eat,
Juicy oranges, oh so sweet,
Pumpkins ready for trick-or-treat.
Yes, we love orange.
Heather McPhail
I’M A LITTLE PUMPKIN
Tune: “I’m A Little Teapot”
I’m a little pumpkin,
Orange and round.
When I’m sad,
My face wears a frown.
But when I’m happy,
All aglow,
Watch my smile
Just grow and grow.
Barbara Hasson
ORANGE TREATS
Orange treats, orange treats, yum, yum, yum.
Which will I choose, oh what fun.
Will it be a carrot, crunchy and sweet?
Will it be orange sections, juicy and sweet?
Will it be orange sherbet, icy and sweet?
What will I choose for my afternoon treat?
Jean Warren
MAKING ORANGE PAINT
Tune: “Down By The Station”
Down at the paint store
Early in the morning.
See the little paint cans
Standing in a row.
See the paint worker
Mix yellow paint, in red.
Stir, stir, stir, stir
Now it’s orange paint - instead!
Jean Warren
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WE LOVE PURPLE
Tune: “Three Blind Mice” We love purple, we love purple.
Yes, we do. Yes, we do.
Purple grapes and eggplant,
Purple plums and grape juice,
Just for me, just for you.
Heather McPhail I NEVER SAW A PURPLE COW I never saw a Purple Cow.
I never hope to see one.
But I can tell you, anyhow,
I’d rather see than be one!
Traditional
(Have your children make up a story about a purple cow.) Little Jack Horner, sat in the corner.
Eating his Purple Plum pie.
He stuck in his thumb, and pulled out a plum
And said, “What a good boy am I”. Little Jack Horner, sat in the corner
And ate and ate and ate.
And when he was done, Jack was the one
Who was purple and that was no lie!
Adapted Traditional
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PINK SONGS I’M A LITTLE PIGGY
Tune: “I’m a Little Teapot” I’m a little piggy
With a round pig nose.
I’m all pink
From my head to my toes. Here’s my piggy tail,
As you can see,
It’s pink and curly
As it can be.
Elizabeth Scofield LET’S MAKE THE COLOR PINK
Tune: “The Farmer in the Dell” Let’s make the color pink.
Let’s make the color pink.
Mixing red and white, I think,
We’ll make the color pink.
Elizabeth Scofield
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ROUND, ROUND WE GO FOR BROWN
Tune: “ The Farmer in the Dell” Oh, toast is colored brown.
Oh, toast is colored brown.
Round, round we go for brown.
Oh toast is colored brown. Oh, seeds are colored brown.
Oh, seeds are colored brown.
Round, round we go for brown.
Oh, seeds are colored brown.
Liz Ryerson
(Hold hands with your children and circle round while singing.
Continue with more versed about other brown items.) LITTLE BROWN LEAF Little brown leaf, falling to the ground.
Little brown leaf, twirling around.
Little brown leaf, landing in a pile.
Little brown leaf, with a great big smile.
Jean Warren
(Let your children pretend they are a little brown leaf falling down.) THREE BROWN BEARS
Tune: “Three Blind Mice” Three brown bears, three brown bears.
See all their beds, see all their chairs.
The mommy cooked in a big brown pot.
The daddy’s porridge was much too hot.
The baby bear always cried a lot.
Three brown bears.
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LITTLE BLACK TRAIN Little black train, chugging down the track.
First it goes down, then it comes back.
Chugging black smoke as it goes,
The little black train just grows and grows.
Adapted Traditional
(Have your children hook onto each other, one at a time,
creating a long train, as you recite the poem above over and over.
Have them move their arms back and forth like moving trains. ) BAA, BAA BLACK SHEEP Baa, baa black sheep.
Have you any wool?
Yes sir, yes sir,
Three bags full. One for the Master.
One for the Dane.
One for the little boy
Who lives down the lane.
Traditional | TWO LITTLE BLACK BIRDS |
Two little black birds, |
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(Hold up two hands, fingers spread) |
| One named Jack, |
(Flap fingers on one hand) |
One named Jill. |
(Flap fingers on other hand) |
Fly away Jack. |
(Flap fingers on first hand and bring behind back) |
| Fly away Jill. |
(Flap fingers on other hand and bring behind back.) |
| Come back Jack. |
(Jack flies back out,) |
| Come back Jill. |
(Jill flies out) |
Two little black birds, |
(Hold hands out fingers spread) |
| Back on the hill. |
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Happy together. |
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WE KNOW THE COLOR BLACK
Tune: “The Farmer in the Dell” We know the color black.
We know the color black.
Tires and crows and licorice, too.
We know the color black.
Elizabeth Scofield
(Continue singing song, have children help you
name other black items to insert into the song.) BLACK BEAR, BLACK BEAR Black bear, black bear, turn around.
Black bear, black bear, touch the ground.
Black bear, black bear, reach up high.
Black bear, black bear, touch the sky.
Black bear, black bear, bend down low.
Black bear, black bear, touch your toe.
Adapted Traditional
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SING FOR WHITE
Tune: “Jingle Bells” Sing for white, sing for white,
Let’s all sing for white.
Sing for eggs and sing for clouds,
Sing for snow so bright. Sing for milk, sing for chalk,
Sing for cotton, too.
And sing for little polar bears,
That live down at the zoo.
Elizabeth Scofield SNOWFLAKES FALLING DOWN Snowflakes, snowflakes falling down.
Snowflakes, covering up the ground.
Making a blanket, soft and white.
Making a blanket in the night.
Jean Warren BRUSH YOUR TEETH
Tune: “Row, Row, Row Your Boat” Brush, brush, brush your teeth
Till they’re clean and white.
Brush them, brush them,
Brush them, brush them,
Morning, noon and night!
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WHEN I WANT TO MAKE GRAY PAINT
Tune: “Yankee Doodle” When I want to make gray paint.
I take a paper cup.
Then I add some black and white
And stir the paint up. Gray is now the paint I see,
In my little cup.
I think that I will paint today,
A lot of gray stuff!
Jean Warren THREE GRAY MICE
Tune: “Three Blind Mice” Three gray mice,
Three gray mice,
Oh, how nice,
Oh, how nice.
They ran around the house at night.
They found some cheese and had a bite.
The farmer’s wife turned on the light.
As three gray mice,
Ran from sight!
Jean Warren TWO LITTLE PAINT CANS Two little paint cans, sitting on the floor.
They knocked over, when I opened up the door.
As the paint flowed together, I had a big surprise.
The paint turned to gray, right before my eyes!
Jean Warren |
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Polygraph SharikOFF "White Cocoa"
Polygraph SharikOFF "White Cocoa"
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Seryoga / Seryoga
Polygraph SharikOFF is Seryoga's side project, which is strongly different from what he releases under his main name: from sound to song themes. New full-fledged release called "White Cocoa" - 10 songs, some of which, however, the language does not dare to call new, as they have long since been released as separate singles.
If you are repelled by feigned aggression and diss colleagues in the last tracks of Seryoga, then, perhaps, the album of Polygraph Sharikov will have to be soul.
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Lyrics of the song White Cocoa Polygraph SharikOFF translation
Today, in the evening from Sheremetyevo airport.
In clear weather, according to meteo -
I took a scheduled flight.,
This is the beginning of this Saga.
I only brought my passport and my player.,
To route my has passed more cheerfully.
I'm wearing only shorts, Panama and sneakers,
And a t-shirt that sits well on the torso.
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First class, they serve me sparkling wine.
I am met by people in Macau,
I have a kilo of cocoa with me.
White cocoa, white cocoa,
And this is white cocoa.
Cacao white, cacao white.
And this
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And my bright future depends on it.
That's what people told me I was sent.
With a cargo of cocoa in the far distance.
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Me, and a kilo of cocoa entrusted to me.
I thought if I didn't take much -
There's definitely nothing wrong with that.
