We wore that album out, LOL!
Posted on 07/30/2015 5:43:07 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin
Ping-Worthy? ;)
“The group has developed a database of the songs and is looking for any additions it may have missed.”
Here’s one I bet they don’t have and I’ll probably think of a few more before the day is through...
“My Head Is My Only House Unless It Rains” by Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band.
It seems that when humans find themselves in a position where they must interact with others, and they really have nothing to say, they talk about the weather. I am convinced it is a condition caused by globull warming. If I just had a few million in grant money I could prove it.
Del Shannon is in there. Two of his biggest hits, “Runaway” (I’m a Walkin’ in the Rain) and “Keep Searchin’ (We’ll Follow the Sun)”.
My favortie song in the weather genre is “Kentucky Rain”. Elvis wakes up one morning, finds his wife has run off, and starts off on foot in the rain to find her, as she apparently fled on foot. Between the two of them, they lived in rural Kentucky, and didn’t have a vehicle between them?!
Maybe a good time to revisit this one. Lot of good ones here.
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Captain Beefheart? That is pretty esoteric. Van Vliet would be proud. Is he still among the living?
*BUMP*
We wore that album out, LOL!
So there were a couple of minor pop hits from that summer that remind me of those hot days.
"Hot Summer Nights" by Night. This song sounds great blasting through the car speakers on a hot summer night, as you are cruising the beach strip. Makes me want to order a box of fried clams.
"Walking in the Rain" by Flash And The Pan. There was a lot of thunderstorm activity during the hot summer of 1979. I used to like to walk outside that summer, especially at night, for hours, as the "heat lightning" flashed on the horizon. Sometimes, the storm would move in and I'd be surrounded by wind, heavy rain and lots of thunder. This song reminds me of those walks. "Midnight Wind" by John Stewart (also from 1979) also brings back memories of those long walks.
Also a favorite of mine! This is a pretty video of, ‘Kentucky Rain:’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4l4ZQXu7kQo
The Temptations. I Wish it Would Rain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-es4Q8AJaU
Mayer Hawthorn. I Wish It Would Rain. Not the same song, but SO sweet. Loves me some Mayer whenever I feel sad. :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYHYAwvdHzY
I liked Joplin’s version of Summertime.
I thought it was influenced by drugs.
What do I care how much it may storm? I’ve got my love to keep me warm!
I’ve gotta go home.
But baby, it’s cold outside!
Dashing thru the snow in a one-horse open shay?
“Between the two of them, they lived in rural Kentucky, and didn’t have a vehicle between them?!”
That probably explains why she left him...
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