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True Colors

American Idol Season 6 - The Songs

By Bill Lamb, About.com

This song is a contemporary pop standard. Following its introduction by Cyndi Lauper, "True Colors" has been used in contexts ranging from the Olympic Games to a Kodak television commercial.

Performer

Haley Scarnato - March 27, 2007

Songwriters

Tom Kelly and Billy Steinberg

Notable Recorded Versions

  • Cyndi Lauper #1 Pop (1986)
  • Phil Collins #66 Pop (1998)

Key Lyric Phrase

If this world makes you crazy
And you've taken all you can bear
You call me up
Because you know I'll be there

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