Blue Is the Colour (song) became a hit in Australia. In 1978, the song was re-recorded as "White Is The Colour" for the Vancouver Whitecaps FC and became a local hit. The Scottish rock duo The Proclaimers re-recorded "White Is The Colour" for the Whitecaps' 2002 season, and performed it live during half-time of a game. Since the club's move to the MLS in 2011, it has been the entrance song for every home game at BC Place. The song has been modified into Danish by Flemming Anthony into the title "Rød-hvide farver" (Red and white colours). The song was the official supporter's song for
What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July? that slavery could be eliminated with the support of the church, and also with the reexamination of what the Bible was actually saying. You profess to believe, "that, of one blood, God made all nations of men to dwell on the face of all the earth," and hath commanded all men everywhere to love one another; yet you notoriously hate (and glory in your hatred) all men whose skins are not colored like your own. Douglass wants his audience to realize that they are not living up to their proclaimed beliefs. He talks about how they, being Americans, are proud