National colours of the United Kingdom National colours of the United Kingdom The national colours of the United Kingdom are usually identified as the combination of red, white and blue in that order. These colours are the same as in the flag of the United Kingdom. The colours of the flag are in turn taken from the flags of England (white and red) and of Scotland (blue and white), which have been combined to form the union flag; to this was later added a red saltire for Ireland. In maps of the 19th and 20th centuries, the territories of the British Empire were usually coloured red
Flowers Are Red Flowers Are Red "Flowers Are Red" is a song written and sung by Harry Chapin, and recorded for his 1978 album "Living Room Suite". It was released a single, and became a top 20 Irish hit. The song is featured in episode 1, season 4 of Jerry Seinfeld's web series "Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee." While driving down the Long Island Expressway (the highway on which Chapin died), guest Sarah Jessica Parker relates that she and her siblings were the (uncredited) studio performers singing the chorus "There are so many colors in the rainbow..." Parker sings the chorus and Chapin's