"She's a Rainbow" is a song by The Rolling Stones and was featured on their 1967 album Their Satanic Majesties Request.
Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, "She's a Rainbow" was recorded on 18 May 1967. Perhaps the bands's "prettiest and most uncharacteristic song," it features rich lyricism, vibrant piano by Nicky Hopkins and Brian Jones' use of the mellotron.
| “ | Have you seen her all in gold, Like a queen in days of old? |
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John Paul Jones, later of Led Zeppelin, arranged the strings of this song during his session days. Backing vocals were provided by the entire band, excluding Charlie Watts.
The lyrics in the chorus share the phrase "she comes in colours" with the song of that title by Love, released in December 1966.
The song is noted to begin with the piano playing an ascending scale on the Phrygian mode. This returns throughout the song as a recurring motif. The song uses other humorous devices such as when the strings play out of tune and off key towards the end of the song. Also, the rest of the Stones are singing their "La La's" like little children. The song ends on an unusual sour electric guitar chord played by Jones. However, on the album version, the song fades out earlier, where the Guitar chord cannot be heard, and the next song is heard.
The song was covered by British indie pop group World of Twist.
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