Colorama is an alternative pop group formed by Welsh singer-songwriter, music producer and multi-instrumentalist, Carwyn Ellis.
The line-up varies frequently, both in the studio and on stage.
Colorama released their Japan only debut album, Cookie Zoo on Noise McCartney Records in April 2008, and released their debut single, Sound via Redbricks Recordings in UK.
The band started playing together in early July 2008 and have since played Glastonbury Festival, Latitude Festival, Home Game, The Sŵn Festival, Port Eliot Festival, Truck Festival, The Apple Cart Festival, National Eisteddfodau, Cloudspotting Festival, Festival N°6, Green Man Festival and more.
In the summer of 2009, the tragic news was announced that their double bass player, Ellis's best friend David Fletcher had died on 29 June, from a heart attack suffered in his sleep, just days after Colorama’s appearance at Glastonbury Festival.
Magic Lantern Show, featuring songs in Welsh and English was released in September 2009 with Dere Mewn becoming a modern classic in Wales and garnering rave reviews and lots of airplay on both sides of the border.
Tell me tell me that
Tell me tell me that
Tell me tell me that
Can I look into your eyes? Hey hey hey
Can't ya hear me say
Tell me tell me that
Can I dance between your thighs
Hey hey hey. Can't ya hear me say
No no no no. Tell me yeah, yeah, yeah
No no no no. Tell me yeah, yeah, yeah
Tell me tell me that
Tell me tell me that
Tell me tell me that
Can I twist and pull your hair
Hey hey hey. Can't ya hear me say
Tell me tell me that
Can I carry you upstairs? Hey hey hey
Can't ya hear me say
I know I ain't no Romeo
I know you got no place to go
I need your love - I want my share
Well uh huh and a no no no
Uh huh and a yeah yeah yeah
No no no no tell me yeah yeah yeah
No no no no tell me yeah yeah yeah
Shhhh - Be very very quiet
It's woman season - I'm woman hunting
Every time I go woman hunting
It always seems to blow up in my face
I never really get the things I want
I'm not expecting a pity party or nothing
Any girl'd be nice every now and then
I'm a nice guy - I bathe
Sure I got blue arms - So what?
It doesn't make me a bad person
One example - Just last night I had it all ready
The girl that walked out on me on New years Eve
Well she came back last night
And she said, "I don't have to go home tonight."
I said, "All right."
So - I bought again a case of cold, cold Heiniken
And then - I had it in the van
A big bottle of Jack Daniels
Not the little one, the big one
And I always carry a stash, cause you never know
I had two left, two ludes, for the girl of my dreams
Now,again, she drinks my beer
She drinks my whiskey
She does my Qualudes
5 o'clock comes
"Oh I feel sick - I gotta go home now."
And she threw up all over the floor
I said, "Freeze, freeze - go outside and do that!"
I said, "The hell with this. I don't need this."
"I'll go to the geisha house where it's free."
So I said, "Quit, quit throwing up"
"Don't tell me no, tell me yeah yeah yeah"
Don't tell me no tell me yeah yeah yeah
And she threw up again
Tell me tell me that
Tell me tell me that
Tell me tell me that
Can I lubricate your lips
Hey hey hey
Can't ya hear me say
Tell me tell me that
Can I steal your battleship
Hey hey hey, can't ya hear me say
I know I ain't no Romeo
I know you got no place to go
I need your love
I want my share
Well uh huh and a no no no
There goes an uh huh and a yeah yeah yeah
Yeah yeah yeah
Yeah yeah yeah
Yeah yeah yeah
Yeah yeah
No no no no - Tell me yeah yeah yeah
No no no no - Tell me yeah yeah yeah
No no no no - Tell me yeah yeah yeah
No no no no - Tell me yeah yeah yeah
Trust me
Ooooo