The Story
Color is a large, broad topic, yet color is a human perspective.
Color is a large, broad topic, yet color is a human perspective.
We see because cones on the eye’s retina detects a specified range of colors in light, transforms the light messages into nerve impulses to be sent to the brain for interpretation and translation into sight. If it wasn’t for the cones on the retina we wouldn’t see the range of colors that we do … but we could still see without cones.
Colors are a range in the visible light spectrum that correspond to some guy named Roy G Biv. We categorize colors into different levels as primary, secondary, and intermediate. involve tints, shades, and hues with neutrals, pastels, warm/cool, and complementary/contrast … yet designers and artists organize usable colors into a palate.
While a color space organizes colors, a color model serves as a mathematical interpretation … yet 216 colors have been identified as safe for web pages – each with an identify code – each with its own mixture of RGB (red, green, blue), HSL (hue, saturation, lightness and HSB (hue, saturation, brightness).
Cultures adapt color for various symbolisms. The same color can mean excitement, purity, danger, success, and more … yet colors are associated with personality, psychology, meditation, philosophy, and marketing.
No matter the perception, scheme, physics, theory, psychology, or culture, this experience is Colors: The Musical.
PROGRAM
Act 1: Black
Act 2: Red
Act 3: Orange and Yellow
Act 4: Green
Act 5: Blue
Act 6: Purple, Indigo, & Violet
Act 7: Brown
Act 8: Shades
Act 1: Black
Act 2: Red
Act 3: Orange and Yellow
Act 4: Green
Act 5: Blue
Act 6: Purple, Indigo, & Violet
Act 7: Brown
Act 8: Shades
Act 9: White
White – signifying purity, innocence, a new beginning, serenity, wholeness, perfection, and cleanliness
White – a common color in nature – as in ice, clouds, snow, milk, chalk, limestone, doves, white swans, the arctic fox, beluga whale, a snow leopard, light, and white pearls
White – prisms transform white light so we can see the color spectrum that comprises white light
White – depending on the culture, the color for baptism, first communion, Easter, weddings, funerals, reincarnation, Hajj, Yom Kippur, and Niwa
White – used in idioms and expressions as white knight, white noise, whitewash, white collar, white lie, white paper, white as a ghost, raise the white flag, white elephant, and many more
White – fitting for the last act of Colors: The Musical – has equal amounts and equal intensities of other colors
Guidelines
Songs must have White in the title
Songs must have White in the title
Cautions
- No forms of white (as whitish, whiter, whitest, etc)
- No shades of white (as cream, ivory, eggshell, etc)
- No compound words as (whitewater, whitecaps, whitewash, etc)
- No duplicates songs regardless of artists
Production Note
To prevent browsers crashing from loading too many videos, please 1) include the song title and artist in your text, and 2) paste the URL as part of your last line (not a new line). The latter will provide a link, thus not embed the actual video … but I don’t mind unembedding, so apologies are not necessary.
Announcement
Closing Night is always a sad night – and Colors: The Musical has been a success. But the final act also means a new theme is near. Because white symbolizes a new beginning, we’ve invited a rocker with the appropriate song title to start tonight act. Let’s stand up and start clapping to welcome Billy Idol with White Wedding.
Closing Night is always a sad night – and Colors: The Musical has been a success. But the final act also means a new theme is near. Because white symbolizes a new beginning, we’ve invited a rocker with the appropriate song title to start tonight act. Let’s stand up and start clapping to welcome Billy Idol with White Wedding.
Nice one by Billy Idol, Frank. Here’s a song which I absolutely loved when I was a kid. I just adored the story of the ‘Little White Bull’. It was a big hit for Tommy Steele in 1959. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFhqLCLTQ-w I do love happy endings. 🙂
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I never heard this song before. It’s quite humorous. 😎
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If you were anywhere near a radio in the early 2000’s you’ve probably heard this one already, but this is THE white song for me. This is Dido, and “White Flag”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-fWDrZSiZs
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Classic song … I liked this when it was released. 😎
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Big Bill Broonzy with some social and political commentary in Black, Brown, and White. https://youtu.be/k0c1c0ZsTLA
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And, to make up for a past week I missed, here is Marty Robbins with A White Sport Coat and a Pink Carnation. https://youtu.be/zD8MnvyAi6I
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Dang! I was gonna give that one!
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This song was played at a graduation dance I attended with a friend.
There were a lot of pink carnations. 😎
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Classic Cream, Frank: White Room. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKyGn_uxkPU
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I’m surprised no one pounced on this one yet, Frank: Jefferson Airplane’s White Rabbit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XR8LFNUr3vw
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Love this song. It was my original choice for the Act. Good choice … 😎
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’tain’t the season but still… how can we resist a li’l White Christmas? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDMxGl6bktY but my favourite of all is from Holiday Inn… so that’s the one I submit…
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OMG … I read your choice and had a bit of anxiety. I love Christmas but the thought
of it being celebrated now sends panic. I almost went out to get the tree out in the garage
so I could begin decorating. LOLOL
Of course, Bing was christmas. Cheer, Dale. 🍷
Isadora 😎
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LOL! Is adorable, you kill me!!
I admit I hesitated but then decided to heck with it. It is so bloody hot and muggy in Montreal, we could use a dash of cool… NO ONE sings White Christmas like Bing…
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Definitely the Holiday Inn version! 🙂
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I can’t believe how quickly the songs are scooped up. I missed White Ravvit by one post.
Well, here’s another great song …. The Moody Blues – Nights in White Satin https://youtu.be/7rkgm1yGgbM/
The original video wasn’t as interesting to look at. Hope you enjoy my choice, Mr. Producer.
Cheers … 🍷
Isadora 😎
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I’m having trouble with the sound on my computer tonight, Frank, so I hope this has good sound for you. The song is “Little White Church,” sung by Little Big Town. Enjoy!
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Sorry, Frank. I was so focused on the “no sound” aspect that I forgot to give you the video. Here goes! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B077Dw_zDe0
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Okay, this post was informative and fun to read. I’m whining with the intimacy of colors. Plus, I loved the song haha. 😀
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Hi Frank! Happy to see a few of my choices already in [Idol’s gave me the laughs – I did enjoy his catchy tunes back then! 😉 ] so here’s one from an old time favorite band of mine, Genesis “White Mountain” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4SeEHSKZL8 from their brilliant album “Trespass”. Happy Wednesday, my friend! 🙂
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Here’s “Little White Lies” done by Ella Fitzgerald live at the Savoy Ballroom in 1939. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yq_1obJu8Sg
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Another wonderful Post Frank, and coloured too by Marina’s magnificent artwork.. I am on a fly by visit this morning Frank so I have no video choice in White.. But I see there have been plenty of takers and great ones too..
Have a great week
Hugs Sue xx
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Hope I’m doing this right and it’s not taken: Whiter Shade of Pale by Procol Harem. Awesome song.
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Oops did it wrong. Sorry Frank. :(.
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HOw about George Jones, White Lightening? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WE5pM1HXxlI
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Because the advertising has taught me they are a girls best friend, I suggest Alela Diane’s White as Diamonds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-_-l_NaDcw
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And in the interest of not having the culture police interfere, a little Canadian content: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcy7qeWdSDA. Neil Young w/Crazy Horse and their friend the White Line.
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Wow love this Frank!!
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I can’t play, but I can look and enjoy. I also can’t wait till you put the entire song list together for this one Frank.
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White Limo by Foo Fighters https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebJ2brErERQ ⭐
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A real white out today! Cool stuff. (reading to catch up. Chilling in real white last week – snow in the Rockies)
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