A list of so many songs about rainbows and what's on the other side that aren't "The Rainbow Connection"

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1. "Somewhere Over The Rainbow", Judy Garland.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Friday, 28 January 2005 20:22 (twenty years ago)

2. Stereolab -- Rainbo Conversation ?

― MindInRewind (Barry Bruner), Friday, 28 January 2005 20:24 (twenty years ago)

3. Rolling stones - "She's a Rainbow"

― o. nate (onate), Friday, 28 January 2005 20:25 (twenty years ago)

4. madonna, "dear jessie"

― fact checking cuz (fcc), Friday, 28 January 2005 20:27 (twenty years ago)

5. Ronnie Spector - "She Talks to Rainbows"

― mcd (mcd), Friday, 28 January 2005 20:29 (twenty years ago)

Maybe something from ...?
http://www.fredastaire.net/posters/finiansrainbow.gif

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 28 January 2005 20:32 (twenty years ago)

"Homo Rainbow" - Ween

― latebloomer (latebloomer), Friday, 28 January 2005 20:32 (twenty years ago)

5. Bad Brains - "She's A Rainbow"

― m0stly clean (m0stly clean), Friday, 28 January 2005 20:38 (twenty years ago)

7 (or 8). Merle Haggard - "Rainbow Stew"

― o. nate (onate), Friday, 28 January 2005 20:38 (twenty years ago)

yeah, mine shoulda been 7.

― m0stly clean (m0stly clean), Friday, 28 January 2005 20:40 (twenty years ago)

This doesn't sound like the "so many" that Kermit referred to.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Friday, 28 January 2005 21:13 (twenty years ago)

9. Marmalade, "Rainbow"

10. Rainbow, "Rainbow in the Dark"

― Joseph McCombs (Joseph McCombs), Friday, 28 January 2005 22:28 (twenty years ago)

As usual that Kermit is so full of shit. Actually the brilliantly twisted song logic of Paul Williams is to blame. Ya gotta love Paul Williams.

― walter kranz (walterkranz), Friday, 28 January 2005 23:05 (twenty years ago)

"Rainbow in the Dark" by Dio

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 28 January 2005 23:11 (twenty years ago)

Leslie Gore, "Sunshine, Lollipops & Rainbows"

― polyphonic (polyphonic), Friday, 28 January 2005 23:12 (twenty years ago)

Neon Rainbow - Box Tops
Rainbows - Kevin Borich Express

― Bretty (Bretty), Friday, 28 January 2005 23:13 (twenty years ago)

Lightning Bolt - Wonderful Rainbow

― autovac (autovac), Friday, 28 January 2005 23:23 (twenty years ago)

Cream - SWLABR
Arthur Alexander - Rainbow Road

― Ken L (Ken L), Friday, 28 January 2005 23:29 (twenty years ago)

pooh sticks, "riding the rainbow"

― fact checking cuz (fcc), Friday, 28 January 2005 23:31 (twenty years ago)

Rainbows All Over Your Blues - John Sebastian

― jim wentworth (wench), Saturday, 29 January 2005 04:16 (twenty years ago)

erasure covered "judy garland's "over the rainbow then wrote an original called"over the rainbow".

― the assembly, Saturday, 29 January 2005 08:11 (twenty years ago)

22. Modern English - "Rainbow's End"

Is it about the theme park Rainbow's End outside of Auckland? I think they toured New Zealand before they recorded Ricochet Days.

― Ian Riese-Moraine (Eastern Mantra), Sunday, 30 January 2005 02:20 (twenty years ago)

mort garson - i have been over the rainbow

― charltonlido (gareth), Sunday, 30 January 2005 13:19 (twenty years ago)

"There's a rainbow 'round my shoulder" by Bobby Darin

― Monik, Sunday, 30 January 2005 19:48 (twenty years ago)

25. Kitchens of Distinction - "Quick as Rainbows"

― Ian Riese-Moraine (Eastern Mantra), Sunday, 30 January 2005 20:10 (twenty years ago)

26. Slapp Happy - "Mr. Rainbow"

― o. nate (onate), Wednesday, 2 February 2005 16:22 (twenty years ago)

27. Carol of Harvest - "Somewhere at the End of the Rainbow" (killer)

― echoinggrove (echoinggrove), Wednesday, 2 February 2005 21:34 (twenty years ago)

28. Richard & Linda Thompson - The End of the Rainbow

― retort pouch (retort pouch), Wednesday, 2 February 2005 23:05 (twenty years ago)

As usual that Kermit is so full of shit. Actually the brilliantly twisted song logic of Paul Williams is to blame. Ya gotta love Paul Williams.
-- walter kranz (kranz_walte...), January 28th, 2005.
wouldn't kermit be full of foam ?
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22. Modern English - "Rainbow's End"

Is it about the theme park Rainbow's End outside of Auckland? I think they toured New Zealand before they recorded Ricochet Days.

and did fleetwood mac sing about this nz place too ?
"Seven Wonders"

― nevie sticks, Thursday, 3 February 2005 09:36 (twenty years ago)

four months pass...

23. Acid Mothers Temple - She is a Rainbow in Curved Air

― THE JAMES DEAN OF THE OLD TESTAMENT (ex machina), Friday, 1 July 2005 18:56 (twenty years ago)

24. "A Kiss at the End of the Rainbow" -- Mitch & Mickey

― Hillary Brown (Hillary Brown), Friday, 1 July 2005 19:10 (twenty years ago)

Finley Quaye - "Sun is Shining"

― ken taylrr (ken taylrr), Friday, 1 July 2005 19:14 (twenty years ago)

"Rainbow Colors" - 3 6 Mafia

well, they are seeing what's on the other side

― Brian Miller (Brian Miller), Friday, 1 July 2005 19:14 (twenty years ago)

not about rainbows per se, but should count for something:

26. Board of Canada - "Roy G Biv"

― jonviachicago, Friday, 1 July 2005 19:51 (twenty years ago)

27. Talk Talk "Rainbow"

― Jeremy (Jeremy), Friday, 1 July 2005 20:40 (twenty years ago)

28. My Bloody Valentine - "Paint a Rainbow" (though sadly, once again not about what's at the other end as such)

― Nag! Nag! Nag! (Nag! Nag! Nag!), Friday, 1 July 2005 22:55 (twenty years ago)

nirvana (u.k.) - rainbow chaser?

― mason r butler, Saturday, 2 July 2005 04:52 (twenty years ago)

mariah carey "rainbow"
http://www.lyricsdepot.com/russ-hamilton/rainbow.html

― cariah marey, Saturday, 2 July 2005 06:59 (twenty years ago)

Wot was the title of that song on the first Lp by (R'Blackmoh's) Rainbow - "Catch the Rainbow"? The mellow slo one?

― t\'\'t (t\'\'t), Saturday, 2 July 2005 08:34 (twenty years ago)

32. Saint Etienne, "No rainbows for me"

And arguably, the song from which they swiped the line:

33. Tammy St John, "Dark shadows and empty hallways"

― brittle-lemon, Saturday, 2 July 2005 10:29 (twenty years ago)

34. Cornelius - 'Perfect Rainbow'

― Negativa, True Believer (Sheryl Crow in a Britney costume) (Barima), Saturday, 2 July 2005 10:49 (twenty years ago)

fifteen years pass...

35. Carpenters / Paul Williams - "I Won't Last A Day Without You"

― Paul, Monday, 5 April 2021 13:42 (four years ago)

(maybe he was pushing his own catalogue)

― Paul, Monday, 5 April 2021 13:44 (four years ago)

36. Genesis, "Silver Rainbow"
37. Robert Plant, "Rainbow"
38. Richard and Linda Thompson, "The End of the Rainbow"

― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 5 April 2021 13:46 (four years ago)

xpost lol I like the idea of him writing songs and everything he comes up with is about rainbows, and he's all, goddamit, why are there so many songs about rainbows!?!?

― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 5 April 2021 13:47 (four years ago)

Bold As Love

And probably 15 other Jimi Hendrix songs.

Sorry for double posting lol

― billstevejim, Monday, 5 April 2021 15:08 (four years ago)

Finley Quaye - "Sun is Shining"

The Bob Marley version had that y2k era house remix so there's 2 more.

― billstevejim, Monday, 5 April 2021 15:12 (four years ago)

Dune - Rainbow To The Stars

― Siegbran, Monday, 5 April 2021 15:28 (four years ago)

Paul Elstak • Rainbow In The Sky

― Blick, Bils & Blinky • Let's Skip The Shaker Intros (breastcrawl), Monday, 5 April 2021 15:55 (four years ago)

that’s *DJ* Paul Elstak to you, breastcrawl!

― Blick, Bils & Blinky • Let's Skip The Shaker Intros (breastcrawl), Monday, 5 April 2021 15:57 (four years ago)

41. Lee Hazlewood - Rainbow Woman

― henry s, Monday, 5 April 2021 16:03 (four years ago)

42. Rema • Rainbow

― Blick, Bils & Blinky • Let's Skip The Shaker Intros (breastcrawl), Monday, 5 April 2021 17:22 (four years ago)

43. The Bartlebees - Someday I'll Send You a Rainbow
44. Television Personalities - Where the Rainbow Ends
45. East River Pipe - My Little Rainbow

― Adoration of the Mogwai (Deflatormouse), Monday, 5 April 2021 18:23 (four years ago)

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