Rick Lee James sings "Rainbow Connection" on a toy guitar to his son Alexander. He opens by reflecting on why rainbows appear in so many songs, then performs the classic tune in a casual bedtime style, emphasizing themes of hope and magic.
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Alright, I'm going to sing Alexander a song we sing to him almost every night on his toy guitar here. I'm going to try it out today. Why are so many songs about rainbows? What's on the other side? Rainbows of visions, only illusions. Rainbows have nothing to hide. So we've been told, and some choose to believe it. I know they're wrong with seeing it. Someday we'll find it, rainbow connection, lovers, dreamers, and you. Well, who said that every wish could be heard and answered? Pushed on. On the morning star. Somebody thought that, someone believed it, and look what it's done so far. What's so amazing that keeps us star-gazing? And what do we think we might see? Someday I'll be finding the rainbow connection. The lovers, the dreamers, and me, all of us under its spell. We know it's probably magic. Have you been half asleep? And have you heard voices. I've heard them calling my name. Is this the sweet sound that calls the young singers? The voice might be one and the same. I've heard it too many times to ignore it. It's something I'm supposed