ORANGE JOY

December 7, 2025

ORANGE JOY, the third single from the long-awaited album PRAIRIE PRINCE COLOURS and PASSIONS, available NOW.

This song is dedicated to the memory of Jesse Gress – long-time partner in music, wonderful guitar player, and ardent lover of Bossa Nova music.

ORANGE JOY credits
Prairie Prince – Vocal, Traps, Quira, Timbales, Bass Drum
Chris von Sneidern – Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar
Michael Cotten – Keys, Samples, Synth
David James – Bass Guitar, Keyboard, Vocals
Ross Valory – Bass Guitar, Vocals
Eric Levy – Keys, Synth
Diana Mangano – Vocals
Charlie Prince – Laughs
Neil Hamburger – Joke (Orange)

The True Story of Orange Joy

Since the beginning of my awareness of colour, I’ve always preferred the colour Orange over Yellow. Not that I don’t have respect for Yellow as a colour (see and hear ‘Yellow Excitement’ track 4 on my up-and-coming album, Prairie Prince’s Colours and Passions). In an early colouring book assignment, my teacher requested a box that held Jack to be coloured Yellow; I filled the square Orange and was reprimanded for not following directions. I’ve had a mental block about the incident ever since. Orange gave me a sense of Joy and warmth that has also never left me in my love for Latin music that evokes the sun’s hues and heat of its rhythms. With this track my intention was to imagine being in a place so serene and lovely, relaxing on a shore in a hammock somewhere under a canopy of fronds, making love to a slow steady Bossa groove. Suddenly accelerating in tempo and building in intensity, with inclusion of a new joyful location such as a theme park, turning the mellow rhythmic passion into rubato time, encouraging mucho hip movement in a burst of joy. The third section of the suite segues into a cranking bateria viva allegro timbale finale and ultimate Joy. The track began by recording vocals and background vocals to my traps and percussion. Michael Cotten joined the project with amazing keyboard and sample contributions. Mike has also created and directed the video for Orange Joy. Next collaborations were Ross Valory from the band Journey, on bass guitar, and Eric Levy from Night Ranger, on keyboards and synthesizers. Ross delivered a vocal tribute to Paul Lynde (Wonderful!) David James of The Beth Custer Ensemble, and Diana Mangano from Jefferson Starship, recorded keyboard, bass, and guitar, along with the choral background vocals in Spanish and joyful laughter. My pop, Charlie Prince, can be heard laughing and expounding with pride and joy on this musical roller-coaster ride. Lastly, Chris von Sneidern plays acoustic guitar throughout the track and ends with a final scorching Santana-esque guitar solo and hit it out of the park! This song is dedicated to the memory of Jesse Gress – long-time partner in music, wonderful guitar player, and ardent lover of Bossa Nova music. — Prairie Prince

ORANGE JOY lyrics

Knock, Knock
Who’s there?
Orange
Orange who?
Orange you glad we have something to drink besides Fanta?
Ha ha, yeah

BE SURE YOU GET THE REAL THING, 100% PURE ORANGE
AAAHHHH
BATARIA NARANJA
BADA DA DA
AAAHH
ORANGE IS THE JOY I FEEL WHEN I GAZE INTO HER EYES
ORANGE IS THE JOY WHEN I LOOK INTO HER EYES
ORANGE IS THE JOY WHEN I LOOK INTO HER EYES

AS SHE LOOKS OUT THRU THE ORANGE SUNRISE
THERE IS A TANGERINE REFLECTION OF ME THERE
AND THRU HER HAIR HER EYES THEY DO TELL ALL
A STRANGEST WAY TO COLOUR HER CARE
ORANGE IS THE COLOUR, THE COLOUR I SEE
AS WE DANCE AND ROMANCE IN THE SUN
OH JOY, OH BOY – BATARIA NARANJA BADA DA DA
BADA DA DA BADA DA DA
ORANGE SKY ENDLESS IN MY EYE
ORANGE JOY AAHH

BEAUTIFUL GIRL, MOTHER OF PEARL, DAUGHTER OF JUNE
JOYFUL IN HER HEART, WALKIN’ IN THE HEAT
SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN, DANCIN‘ ON HER FEET
(REPEAT)
SENSATIONAL, BEAUTIFUL IN HER SONG AND DANCE
TOO BRILLIANT TO BE ELEGANT
WONDERFUL DELIGHT WITH NO END IN SIGHT
HAPPINESS AND JOY BOY OH BOY OH BOY
(REPEAT)
JOYFUL IN HER HEART, WALKIN’ IN THE HEAT
SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN, DANCIN’ ON HER FEET
WONDERFUL DELIGHT WITH NO END IN SIGHT
HAPPINESS AND JOY, BOY, OH BOY, OH BOY
AAHHH

CARROT AND PUMPKIN DANCIN’ THE SAMBA
ORANGINA
SAFFRON RUNAROUND RED AND YELLOW MAMBO
ORANGINA NARANJA, ORANGINA NARANJA
ORANGE STANDS ON ITS OWN BETWEEN YELLOW AND RED
NEON RED BROUGHT NEARER TO HUMANITY BY YELLOW

GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE OF INTERNATIONAL FEEL
A CLOCKWORK ORANGE JUMPSUIT APPEAL
ORANGINA NARANJA

THAT’S MARVELOUS
THAT IS WONDERFUL
(LAUGHS)
DON’T YOU JUST LOVE SHOW BUSINESS?

(LAUGHS)

THAT’S JOY!