1. Purple Haze, Jimi Hendrix
2. Purple Rain, Prince
3. Whiter Shade of Pale, Procol Harum
4. Back in Black, AC/DC
5. Mellow Yellow, Donovan
Honorable mention: Blue Suede Shoes, Carl Perkins; Green-Eyed Lady, Sugarloaf (with one of the tastiest organ solos in the extended version); Blue, Joni Mitchell; Yellow Submarine, Beatles; Blue Money, Van Morrison; Green Tambourine, Lemon Pipers (a guilty one-shot wonder pleasure, with a color in their group name, too!); Cherry, Cherry, Neil Diamond (ok, a girl’s name…still…)
"Panama Red" by New Riders of the Purple Sage.
Posted by: MG | July 02, 2009 at 08:53 AM