I was driving home tonight in a pretty heavy rain on Rt. 50 and heard the emergency signal on the radio. "Oh, it's a good idea to test that right about now. Smart." Only it wasn't a test.
Some heavy rain passed through the area today. It put me in mind of some rain songs.
I like this version of Dylan's classic.
They used to play this around 2:00 AM in this German bar where I used to get just obliterated. I liked it the first time I heard it. Then I hated it for a very long time. Then I liked it because it put me in mind of all the friends I used to get hammered with in that bar. I figured out there that Germans are incredibly sentimental. It tends to be hidden under about 10 cubic yards of granite, and a thick loden coat. But it's in there. Germans seem to love this song. On the merits. Which is weird.
And this is one I kind of liked before I figured out John Cougar Mellencamp was insufferably smug.
And this is just nice.
Yeah man. Everybody in music has to do a Rain song. It's the Rules.
Everybody.
Everybody.
And I guess some bands are just rain-themed.
Have fun this weekend. Ride strong.
2 comments:
I just love Singing in the rain! Thanks for sharing the video
Phew. Had to check. I was looking at including the ultraviolent Singing in the Rain scene from Clockwork Orange and couldn't remember which I'd finally put into the post. I'm relieved it's the Fred Astaire version and not the Stanley Kubrick version that you're so enthusiastic about.
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