Lyr Req: Colors / Colours (Donovan)

Subject: Lyr Req: colors donovan
From: GUEST,bj bear
Date: 21 Oct 02 - 06:27 PM

hi! folks can anyone help with words to donovan song "colors"
thanks

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: colors donovan
From: GUEST,curmudgeon
Date: 21 Oct 02 - 07:08 PM

From the dimmest recesses of my brain, bt not necissarily in this order:

Yellow is the colour of my true love's hair,
In the morning, when we rise,
In the morning, when we rise.
That's the time, that's the time
That I love best.

Blue is the colour of my true love's eyes
etc.

Green is the colour of the sparkling corn,
etc.

Mindless and vapid unless you're awfully young and romantic -- Tom

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: colors donovan
From: GUEST,Sorcha
Date: 21 Oct 02 - 07:09 PM

I know it's posted somewhere, but with Shorty down, the search is not working.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: colors donovan
From: Sorcha
Date: 21 Oct 02 - 08:12 PM

Search is back, Colors in the DT. Click back there.....

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: colors donovan
From: 53
Date: 21 Oct 02 - 08:28 PM

This is a good song. Thanks for the blue clicky and for the lyrics.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: colors donovan
From: GUEST,Purple Hair Running through the Brain
Date: 10 Jan 05 - 01:53 AM

Hi!

The above title are lyrics from a song in the 60's but although I don't remember the title of the song, nor the composer, it sounded like Donovan. If anyone knows the title of this song, please let me know.

Some of the lyrics are:

Purple hair, runnin' through the brain...don't seem the same...my misery. Whatever it is she put a spell on me.

Thats all that I remember. Thanks!

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Subject: RE: Lyr Req: colors donovan
From: Susanne (skw)
Date: 10 Jan 05 - 06:57 PM

Guest, it might be worth starting a new thread for this, with the beginning of the lyrics as its subject. Under the present subject, not many people will realise what you're really looking for. Otherwise, I can't help. Good hunting!

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: colors donovan
From: GUEST
Date: 10 Jan 05 - 07:03 PM

Sounds like 'Purple Haze', by James Hendrix

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: colors donovan
From: TheBigPinkLad
Date: 11 Jan 05 - 12:12 PM

That's it, GUEST

Purple haze, all in my brain
Lately things just don't seem the same.
Am I happy, or in misery?
Whatever it is, that girl put a spell on me.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Colors (Donovan)
From: Joe Offer
Date: 08 Aug 16 - 02:10 AM

Here are the lyrics we have in the Digital Tradition. Any corrections, other than that we should probably spell the title "Colours"?



COLORS
(Donovan?)

Yellow is the color of my true love's hair
In the mornin', when we rise
In the mornin', when we rise
That's the time, that's the time, I love the best

Blue is the color of the sky
In the mornin', when we rise
In the mornin', when we rise
That's the time, that's the time, I love the best

Green is the color of the sparklin' corn
In the mornin', when we rise
In the mornin', when we rise
That's the time, that's the time, I love the best

Mellow is the feeling that I get
When I see her -- um-hmm
When I see her -- uh-huh
That's the time, that's the time, I love the best

Freedom is a word I rarely use
Without thinkin' -- um-hmm
Without thinkin' -- uh-huh
Of the time, yes the time, when I been low

@love @color
filename[ COLOROF
TUNE FILE: COLOROF
CLICK TO PLAY
JY

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Colors / Colours (Donovan)
From: michaelr
Date: 08 Aug 16 - 03:23 PM

That's just as recorded, Joe.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Colors / Colours (Donovan)
From: BrooklynJay
Date: 08 Aug 16 - 10:23 PM

Joe,

The lyrics you have posted are from Donovan's original recording. In later versions, he sometimes inverted the order of verses two and three (or omitted the "green" verse entirely), and/or repeated the first verse at the end. These can all be found on YouTube.

But, for a truly bizarre lyric change, listen to this version done live in 1972.

Don't think I'll be doing that version any time soon!


Jay

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Colors / Colours (Donovan)
From: Mrrzy
Date: 09 Aug 16 - 02:18 PM

Ooh, don't use the term Freedom without thinking, now that's some good advice for today, eh!