"Cobwebs and Rainbows" is a song created by Dick Walter. It is covered in Fallout: New Vegas by Joshua Sawyer as Green Clouds and Dust Whirls, with modified lyrics to match the wasteland setting.
It is sung by Bruce Isaac in the Aces Theater at The Tops casino in Fallout: New Vegas. He must first be recruited for the theater; see the quest Talent Pool for more information.
Background
J.E. Sawyer, the lead designer and project director of Fallout: New Vegas sang and wrote the modified lyrics as a cover of the 1993 song of the same name. "Cobwebs and Rainbows" is the only song performed by Sawyer in the game that is not based on an established folk tune. Sawyer later elaborated on the recording process for the Talent Pool quest:
The original lyrics and music were composed by Dick Walter in 1993. Unlike the other songs Sawyer recorded for the game, the backing track was not recorded for the game by Melilli and Chapman, but was commercially pre-recorded from the KPM production music CD Pure Big Band Part 2 as track 20 "Cobwebs and Rainbows (c) (Alternative version for cocktail lounge and rhythm section)".[1]
The CD also features alternative lusher arrangements with male and female vocal versions of the song performed by Danny Street and Claire Martin. The session personnel also included Derek Watkins (trumpet), John Barclay (trumpet), Steve Sidwell (trumpet), Guy Barker (trumpet), Pete Beachill (trombone), Mark Nightingale (trombone), Richard Edwards (trombone), Kenny Hamilton (bass trombone), Dave Stewart (bass trombone), Andy Mackintosh (alto sax), Nigel Hitchcock (alto sax), Jamie Talbot (tenor sax), Andy Panayi (tenor sax), Iain Dixon (tenor sax), Phil Todd (baritone sax), Iain Dixon (clarinet), Phil Lee (guitar), Nick Weldon (piano), Chris Laurence (double bass), Ralph Salmins (drums).[2]
Lyrics
In-game
Dust whirls on the plain
Making patterns as we walk down lovers lane
Seems that each new step is somehow preordained
I've not traveled this way before
Green clouds in the sky
Seem forever but we know by-and-by
That they fade just like caravans passing by
Love seemed like that before
Since I found you there's no doubt left in my heart
I've cleared all the raiders away
I see it clearly so we don't need any chart
No prospectors, no mercs
No brahmin-baron jerks
The Tops lights in the night
Shining down upon our love as it takes flight
It just seems that with some passing luck
We might find all that we've had before
And, some more
Now those green clouds and dust whirls
Lights in the sky all real because
It's not been like this before
Original
Cobwebs in the rain
Making patterns as we walk down lovers lane
Seems that each new step is somehow preordained
I've not traveled this way before
Rainbows in the sky
Seem forever but we know by-and-by
That they fade just like some dreams passing by
Love seemed like that before
Since I found you there's no doubt left in my heart
I've cleared all the cobwebs away
I see it clearly so we don't need any chart
No tarot cards, no dice
No crystal set in ice
Starlight in the night
Shining down upon our love as it takes flight
It just seems that with some passing luck
We might find all that we've had before
And, some more
Now those cobwebs and rainbows
Stars in the sky all real because
It's not been like this before
Notes
- In the credits, it is listed as one of the songs on Radio New Vegas but in fact it is not played on any radio station.
Video
Cobwebs and Rainbows [1]
References
- ↑ KPM 228-Pure Big Band - Part 2 / Vocals
- ↑ Pure Big Band - Part 2 / Vocals liner notes