Songs in the key of YELLOW.

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My daughter, who is turning four, is very into the fact that her favorite color is yellow (seems to be a very popular color for kids). I'd like to make her a mix CD of "yellow" songs. Any suggestions?

There are the obvious:
- yellow submarine
- mellow yellow
- don't you eat the yellow snow

and she loves "pictures of matchstick men" where it starts:
When I look up to the sky
I see your eyes, a funny kind of yellow

what else?
thanks so much.

― nick ring (nick ring), Friday, 24 December 2004 20:32 (twenty-one years ago)

Coldplay -- Yellow
anything by Yello (what four-year old wouldn't love "The Race"?)

― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Friday, 24 December 2004 20:35 (twenty-one years ago)

Donovan -- Colours ("Yellow is the color of my true love's hair...)

― Hurting (Hurting), Friday, 24 December 2004 21:30 (twenty-one years ago)

What about "Yellow Rose of Texas" or "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Around the Old Oak Tree"?

― Pangolino again, Friday, 24 December 2004 23:02 (twenty-one years ago)

I don't know how much a 4-year old would like it, but Ken Nordine's Colors contains the songs 'Yellow', 'Amber' and 'Gold'

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Friday, 24 December 2004 23:26 (twenty-one years ago)

Kenny Rogers: Coward Of The Country

(his friends called him "Yellow")

― Geir Hongro, Friday, 24 December 2004 23:34 (twenty-one years ago)

It's weird, when I was quite young I used to hear a song on the radio that I always thought of as "the yellow song" (though I think the association may have been essentially wordless). I wish I remembered now what it was, but I know I used to see yellow when I heard it.

I also used to associate the days of the week and the numbers 1-10 or so with colors, but I've lost all those associations, sadly.

― philip sherburne (philip sherburne), Saturday, 25 December 2004 00:00 (twenty-one years ago)

yellow magic orchestra?

― jake b. (cerybut), Saturday, 25 December 2004 00:10 (twenty-one years ago)

I forgot to mention the coldplay song--she's been digging the video for "the scientist" which whe have on free video on demand.

I don't know if I'm down with the yellow rose of texas or tie a yellow ribbon... but I haven't heard them in a long time.

Yello and YMO are both good suggestions, but I think to cerebral for her. Somewhere she can hear the word.

I don't know why I didn't think of the Donovan--been on a bit of a Donovan kick for a while.

I thought of the Ken Nordine record, but I don't really know it--would it be too freaky(not so much weird as spooky) for her?

Well, there is Blue Monday....

thanks much, all. Any other ideas?

― nick ring (nick ring), Saturday, 25 December 2004 08:59 (twenty-one years ago)

innocence mission "Bright as Yellow"

(doesn't allmusic have a feature where you can search for title by keyword?)

― teeny (teeny), Saturday, 25 December 2004 16:29 (twenty-one years ago)

yeah, it's still there, so you might try that. I don't see "Big Yellow Taxi" on there though!

Neville bros "Yellow Moon" is another favorite.

― teeny (teeny), Saturday, 25 December 2004 16:32 (twenty-one years ago)

synaesthetes to thread...

― you will be shot (you will be shot), Saturday, 25 December 2004 17:58 (twenty-one years ago)

Yellowcard - "Ocean Avenue"

― The Good Dr. Bill (The Good Dr. Bill), Saturday, 25 December 2004 19:58 (twenty-one years ago)

Lionel Richie - "Yellow (is it me you're looking for?)"

*sorry*

― CharlieNo4 (Charlie), Saturday, 25 December 2004 20:28 (twenty-one years ago)

The Doors - "Yellow, I Love You"

― The Good Dr. Bill (The Good Dr. Bill), Saturday, 25 December 2004 20:37 (twenty-one years ago)

Throwing Muses - "Bright Yellow Gun" (I think that's the name of it...)

― Ian Moraine (Eastern Mantra), Saturday, 25 December 2004 20:54 (twenty-one years ago)

Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini - Bryan Hyland
Yellow River - Jeff Christie

Fun tunes, both.

― jim wentworth (wench), Sunday, 26 December 2004 05:37 (twenty-one years ago)

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

And for the musically adventurous young person:

http://www.cultzone.net/music/1998/yemcultcd981111.jpg

Or, maybe not.

― weather1ngda1eson (Brian), Sunday, 26 December 2004 06:35 (twenty-one years ago)

sonic youth - pattern recognition
silver jews - night society
silver jews - people

― rssgnol, Sunday, 26 December 2004 08:01 (twenty-one years ago)

Llama Farmers - Yellow

― Ben Dot (1977), Tuesday, 28 December 2004 03:31 (twenty-one years ago)

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