A-Z of Primary Colours in film and song

[Lindum]

Titles of films or songs featuring either Red, Yellow or Blue.


A – The Blue Angel. 1930 German musical comedy drama starring Marlene Dietrich and featuring her signature song; 'Falling In Love Again (Can't Help It)'.

 

[RufcMileyfanCraig]

B- Blue. Song by Bebe Rexha. One of my favourites !

 

[Lindum]

C - The Clouded Yellow. 1950 British thriller starring Jean Simmons and Trevor Howard.

 

[herringthorpe]

D DON'T It Make My Brown Eyes Blue - Crystal Gale song with two colours in the title!

 

[Lindum]

D DON'T It Make My Brown Eyes Blue - Crystal Gale song with two colours in the title!

Yes, Caz but only one primary colour!

 

[Lindum]

E - Red Eye. 2005 psychological thriller starring Rachel McAdams, Cillian Murphy and Brian Cox.

 

[herringthorpe]

Yes, Caz but only one primary colour!

Ahh yes, forgot that bit!

 

[herringthorpe]

F FAR From Home - The Adventures of a Yellow Dog - film about a boy who finds a golden retriever and calls it yellow (though I'm sure there's more to it than that!)

 

[Lindum]

G - Song and film. The Blue Gardenia. 1953 American film noir starring Anne Baxter, Richard Conte and Raymond Burr. The title song is sung by Nat King Cole.

 

[herringthorpe]

H HOW Big, HOW Blue, HOW Beautiful - song by Florence and the Machine

 

[Lindum]

I - I Saw Red. Hit single from 1990 by glam rock band Warrant. Videos on YouTube!

 

[herringthorpe]

J JACK Of Red Hearts - film from a few years ago that was set round an orphanage and a runaway.

 

[Lindum]

K - Red Kingdom. 2019 hip-hop single by Tech N9ne. Video on YouTube.

 

[herringthorpe]

L LIL Red Riding Hood - song by Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs from the mid-sixties

 

[Lindum]

M - Mellow Yellow. 1960s song by Donovan.

 

[herringthorpe]

N NAVY Blue - sixties song by Diane Renay

 

[Lindum]

O - The Hunt For Red October. 1990 film based on Tom Clancy novel starring Sean Connery, Scott Glenn and Alec Baldwin.

 

[herringthorpe]

P PERFECT Blue Buildings - Counting Crows song about being on the road

 

[Lindum]

Q - The Red Queen. 2024 film about AI starring Lucas Hogan, Edwina Rai and Erigerta Deda.

 

[herringthorpe]

R (The) RED Balloon - or la ballon rouge) - French film about a boy who finds a helium balloon and realises it follows him wherever he goes. Film the the mid-50's and, if I remember rightly, it was silent (but not sure about that).