Double Rainbow Mix

It’s been a month since I first laid eyes on the Double Rainbow video, and by now I hope you have all seen it as well. But just in case, let me break it down for you. Double Rainbow is, in my humble opinion, the greatest thing to come out of the internet this year so far. It consists of an unseen dude, in the Lebowski sense of the word, marveling at the wonders of a Full On Double Rainbow All The Way. My words can’t really do it justice, and you should just watch it.

When I started seeing links all over Facebook and Twitter referring to the above piece of gold, I resisted clicking through. But it was really Nathan Fillion’s obsession with infecting our lexicon with double rainbow that made me give in. According to him, to say something is “double rainbow” is to say it is of an awesomeness unmatched anywhere else in life at that moment. The tweet that finally got me to watch the video? “Ok, I’m recommending that the new “in” phrase be: Double Rainbow. Usage example: That pizza was so Double Rainbow. Oh my god.”

As with many great viral things on the internet, the virus dies. And a month out, I’m not quite ready to let go. So here is a double rainbow mix, for your listening pleasure.*

Lady in Red – Chris Deburgh
Red Right Ankle – The Decemberists
Orange Sky – Alexei Murdoch
Orange Crush – R.E.M.
Big Yellow Taxi – Joni Mitchell
Yellow Ledbetter – Pearl Jam
Green Gloves – The National
The Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine – Simon & Garfunkel
All Blues – Miles Davis
Blue Eyes – Cary Brothers
Purple Rain – Martin Sexton
The Purple People Eater – Sheb Wooley

*Disclaimer: I know of course there were a bajillion color-titled songs I could have used for this mix, but it’s my mix and I pretty much stick by my choices. Feel free to leave your ideal double rainbow songs in the comments.