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May 6, 2010 6:36 AM

Electric Day-Glo Acid Music? Looking for songs that invoke a feeling of hot pink and neon fantasia that isn't largely electronic (analog synth is oky. Moody is okay but upbeat preferred. Bonus points for songs that reference color in the lyrics.
posted by The Whelk to Media & Arts (31 answers total) 3 users marked this as a favorite
Boy. This immediately calls to mind eschatfische's question for me, but I'm not sure you and I have the same mental image of "electric day-glo acid music."
posted by mykescipark at 6:38 AM on May 6, 2010


Status Quo, Pictures of Matchstick Men. "When I look up to the sky / I see your eyes a funny kind of yellow"
posted by robocop is bleeding at 6:40 AM on May 6, 2010


Phil Cordell, Red Lady

Can, I'm So Green
posted by neroli at 6:49 AM on May 6, 2010


Strawberry Alarm Clock, Incense of Peppermint mentions "color of thyme." Plus, Peppermint is sort of a color, as is Strawberry.
posted by rainbaby at 7:02 AM on May 6, 2010


teddybear stockholm - yours to keep
posted by freddymetz at 7:10 AM on May 6, 2010


The Move, I Can Hear the Grass Grow.
posted by marxchivist at 7:14 AM on May 6, 2010


My White Bicycle by Tomorrow.
posted by Kattullus at 7:21 AM on May 6, 2010




Dukes of Stratosphear - What in the World
posted by googly at 7:27 AM on May 6, 2010


Apples in Stereo I'd start with New Magnetic Wonder album, of which Same Old Drag is maybe the most poppy single, but there's lots of non-electronic psychedelica. But AiS's Her Wallpaper Reverie is perhaps the most "day-glo."
posted by reverend cuttle at 7:28 AM on May 6, 2010


Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds. Are You Experienced. Within You Without You. White Rabbit. The End. The HAIR original cast recording. TOMMY. JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR.

There was, you know, a whole psychedelic period in pop music, c. 1966-1968.
posted by musofire at 7:41 AM on May 6, 2010


Danny Hutton, Roses and Rainbows.
posted by Danf at 7:44 AM on May 6, 2010


Caribou - Melody Day
posted by kables at 7:45 AM on May 6, 2010


Continuing my theme. . .
posted by Danf at 7:51 AM on May 6, 2010


Can't believe no one's mentioned this yet - Purple Haze.

Also, seconding Incense and Peppermints. and White Rabbit.
posted by MexicanYenta at 7:56 AM on May 6, 2010


You might give The Pinker Tones a listen, particularly Sonido Total, Karma Hunters, or pretty much anything from The Million Colour Revolution. A few songs might be a little electronic-y(Maybe Next Saturday comes to mind, still a fantastic song, though), but I think most of it would fit the bill.

I haven't heard any of their newer stuff, but the next album they put out was titled More Colours! so it might be more of what you're looking for?
posted by owtytrof at 7:59 AM on May 6, 2010


Oh, and I hartily recommend the album Jesus Hits Like the Atom Bomb by Tripping Daisy. It's best heard straight through.
posted by owtytrof at 8:03 AM on May 6, 2010


Well, since analog synth seems to be okay... allow me to be (shockingly) the first to suggest Black Moth Super Rainbow.

All analog synths, mellotron, trippy delay, some good crunchy bass played through an Orange amp...and a vocoder.
posted by kaseijin at 8:12 AM on May 6, 2010


Blondie: Pretty Baby is upbeat, & its lyrics include 'you look so heavenly / a neon nebula'; and Fade Away and Radiate, while not upbeat, has mention of a 'blue blue neon glow.'
posted by misteraitch at 8:13 AM on May 6, 2010


As much as I hate to recommend the rippin' Joe Satriani guitar solo music of the electronic dance music world - try any decent psytrance or goa trance.

I'm not a fan of the noodly synth lines that are all too contrived - yet still obviously self-referential and telegraphing - but on a big sound system that stuff will reach in through your ears and mess around with your head.
posted by loquacious at 8:16 AM on May 6, 2010


Oh, and here's a BMSR track that references the color pink: The Afternoon Turns Pink
posted by kaseijin at 8:18 AM on May 6, 2010


Argh, didn't read all of the question - please ignore my worst possible answer.
posted by loquacious at 8:19 AM on May 6, 2010


Donovan - Colours
posted by hydrophonic at 8:40 AM on May 6, 2010


Crimson and Clover
posted by Sys Rq at 9:51 AM on May 6, 2010


ZOLAR-X
posted by jtron at 9:59 AM on May 6, 2010


Pink Floyd. You could lose yourself for a couple entire acid trips with their entire catalog. That band and that drug were on the exact same color wavelength.
posted by bukvich at 11:33 AM on May 6, 2010


The Emperor Tomato Ketchup record by Stereolab, especially Metronomic Underground (the actual recorded track--the live youtube videos don't do the song justice).
posted by umbú at 12:07 PM on May 6, 2010


Googly's right about the Dukes of Stratosphear. I'd say most of their songs would fit the bill.
posted by umbú at 12:09 PM on May 6, 2010


Uh, wow. Sounds like (and looks like) FM CAMPERS to me.
posted by Espoo2 at 12:12 PM on May 6, 2010




How about a little Nina Simone?
posted by hermitosis at 9:01 PM on May 6, 2010


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