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"I Can't Stand the Rain" is a song originally recorded by Ann Peebles in 1973, and written by Peebles, Don Bryant, and Bernard "Bernie" Miller. Other notable versions were later recorded by Eruption, Graham Central Station, Tina Turner and Lowell George. The original version is ranked at 197 on Rolling Stone ' s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
The song entered the Canadian Singles Top 100 chart at number 10 [80] the week it was released. In 2016, Justin Timberlake and Anna Kendrick covered the song for the DreamWorks Animation movie Trolls. Their version was certified platinum in Brazil. [81] For BBC Children in Need in 2019, 1,399 children sang the song in unison from nine towns ...
The song's lyrics state that, because of a broken love relationship, the singer wants to go out and stand in the rain so that no one can see him cry. "Once the rain starts falling on my face, You won't see a single trace, Of the tears I'm crying, Because of you I'm crying. Don't want you to see me cry. Let me go, Let me go Let me go!"
The pop group Jay and the Americans released a cover of "Walkin' in the Rain" in 1969 on their album Wax Museum, Vol. 1. Their version of the song reached number 19 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and peaked at number 14 on Cash Box. It also hit number 8 on the Adult Contemporary chart, it was the last top-40 hit for the group.
The song is a power ballad that combines rock, R&B, gospel, and orchestral music. [1] "Purple Rain" reached number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 and stayed there for two weeks, being kept off the top spot by "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" by Wham!. It reached the summit in Belgium and the Netherlands.
The song was released to US radio stations on May 20, 1997, and the Hype Williams-directed video was released to video shows starting June 3, 1997. [2] The song entered the Hot R&B Airplay chart in mid-June, and peaked at number 6 the week of August 9, 1997.
Just Walkin' in the Rain. " Just Walkin' in the Rain " is a popular song. It was written in 1952 by Johnny Bragg and Robert Riley, [1] two prisoners at Tennessee State Prison in Nashville, after a comment made by Bragg as the pair crossed the courtyard while it was raining. Bragg allegedly said, "Here we are just walking in the rain, and ...
Blending the sounds of soul music, R&B and pop, Fisher has created tracks that pay homage to some of the greatest singers of our time, while also managing to infuse his unique personality and ...