"She Comes in Colors" is a song written by Arthur Lee and released by the band Love as a single in 1966 and on their 1966 album Da Capo.
Inspiration for "She Comes in Colors" came from the clothing worn by Love fan Annette Bonan (later Ferrell), who was also a friend of Arthur Lee.
[4] Love guitarist Johnny Echols recalls that the song "was about this girl named Annette who would come to all our shows wearing these outrageous gypsy clothes.
"[6] The single release of "She Comes in Colors" received heavy airplay in several localities, including Los Angeles, but failed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100.
"[4][8][17][18] Lee himself agreed that "She Comes in Colors" influenced "She's a Rainbow," believing that The Rolling Stones heard the song when Love played at the Whisky a Go Go.
[3][4] According to Da Capo engineer Bruce Botnick, Lee was bothered by the line he believed The Rolling Stones had stolen.
[4] Others, such as USA Today's Ken Barnes, have suggested that the chorus, riff, instrumentation and structure of Madonna's song "Beautiful Stranger," from the soundtrack of Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, were based on "She Comes in Colors.
[23] The Age critic Paul Speelman noted that the keyboard playing on The Hooters' version of the song "will take many listeners back to the Doors.