Playlist Challenge I: Colours

So after last week's post and after a conversation at the weekend, I've been tempted to start a new theme of a playlist challenge. I enjoy trying to come up with songs linked around a similar theme and a common link. My challenge is to be to try and present a convincing playlist of at least five songs while trying not to 'repeat' on links - forcing myself to at least be original.

The opening theme I randomly selected was colours. Playlist as follows:

New Order - Blue Monday
Jimi Hendrix - Purple Haze
AC/DC - Back in Black
The Beatles - Yellow Submarine
The Clash - (White Man) In Hammersmith Palais
Nena - 99 Red Balloons (a narrow winner over UB40's Red Red Wine which was a strong contender for the repetition alone)
Dropkick Murphys - Green Fields of France

For bands you can have Green Day or if you want to be poppy about it, you can also include Pink. The obvious album choice to conclude the theme is Foo Fighter's The Colour And The Shape.

It was fun trying to restrict myself to a certain theme and still try and come up with a collection of good songs to include. I may try and make this a regular event!