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A SPLASH OF ......... WHAT??????
One of tbe most oifficult tasks i11 begi1111i11g a;9earbook is
oecioing upo11 tbe tbeme ana a great veal of thought was
put into' A Splasb of Colour'. After brainstcrming it was 1
fow11il tbat tbere were infinite yJO»ibilities for i11corporating tbis ioea intc a boo~. After aU, eve~ wbere one loob, tbere'' colour-we live i11 a ver:9 colour comciow, wciet:9. Eve11 our song title bave colouro- 'PHrple Rain', 'Blue Moon', tbe mo,t famoH> group of aU time- Tbe Beatie,- cowlo11't resist writi11g 'YeUow Swbmari11e'. However, rvben it comes tc H>ing 'A Splasb of Colour' as a song title, tbat's a completel:9 oiffere11t stor:9. It ma:9 make a terrific :9earbook tbeme, but seem, to aOilnotbing tc tbe worlo of rock. Diil :-JOH know tbat over 22 songs simpl:9 e11titleo 'Splasb' bave been rvritte11? 'Splasb' was bearD in tbe James Bo11il cla,sic 'Casino Ro:9ale' as weU as 'W~ Do Fools FaU i11 La.ve?' ano 'Re- e11tr:9 a11D SplashDown' i11 'Apollo I3'· 'Tbe Ethiopians' teo~tbis a step furtber witb 'Big Splasb Splasb' a11o 'Big Splish Splasb'. Ask :lJOHr Mom or Dail if tbe:9 remember the worD> tc Bobb:-J Dari11 singing 'Splisb Splasb, I was Taking a Batb'. Tbis wng tben went on to be recorDeo b:-J over 52 otber artist>. Eve11 'Barne:9' coulDn't resist taping 'Splasbi11' i11 tbe Batb'.
However1 rlease 0011't assH»Ie tbat a{( splasb tw11es maDe it to tbe chart,. Some of tbe least rveU k11own songs ana even more obscure groups were 'Tbe Frantic Flintstcnes' recorili119 of 'Cbop cbop splash splash', 'Hot Tuna' singing 'Police Dog Splasboow11 Blues'ano 'Rowno Tbe Town' ooing tbeir renDition cf 'Yow Splash Me ana !'{I Splasb Yow'. Genera( comensw.1 rviU t.jHickl:9 agree tbat banking :-JOHr future career 011 a song tbat :-JOH wrote caUeo ' splashes on M:-J winosbielo' perhaps isn't tbe wisest, but wben it comes tc e11jo:l)i11g tbe tbeme of tbe
2.00I G!car&ei, iVC kitOHJ tbat I A sp[a:;& of colour.! is a winner!
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