Dolce stil novo
"Yellow is the color of my true love's hair
In the morning, when we rise"
- "Colours", Donovan, 1965
This tune, like most of Donovan's catalog from the 60s, is a good soundtrack for a gentle weekend spent indoors, escaping from below-zero cold. It's ideal on road trips, too: neither age nor custom stale the "sweet new style" of the music.
Pete Seeger picks out "Colours" as his favorite Donovan song. After listening to this clip, who wouldn't concur? The performance in this video clip improves on the original recording because Seeger graces it, plucking banjo and singing along:
