Posted by Jo on August 07, 2000 at 23:53:42:
In Reply to: Re: to The King: Raindrops falling on my head? posted by TGAT ... on August 07, 2000 at 21:06:08:
: : Hi King Richfed!
: : You're about my age, aren't you, sir? I am right in the middle of doing the final touches of The Scorpion Child, the story dateline is 1985, and she is in the kitchen, top floor, rainy day, overlooking the ellipse of Central Park... but my old notes are lost.... can not find the words to Raindrops Falling on my head... something like that... my God, the tune is playing in my memory, now, and originally, when I was writing this novel, during this scene, Raindrops was playing right next to me on the tape recorder....
: : Oh help, will ya, ye King?
: : You were a musician, right? Age of Aquarius and all that?
: : Come, please, come through for old Auntie Vita!!!
: : post the words and who was the singer?/ ye gods! he was so good looking, so sincere... in the 70s...
: : OK, am awaiting your help!
: ****
: I'm sooooooooooooo much younger than the Aquarius crowd but my art teacher sang this over & over & over - I guess he liked it.
: ~~~
: B.J. Thomas -
: Raindrops keep falling on my head
: And just like the guy whose feet are too big for his bed
: Nothin' seems to fit
: Those raindrops are falling on my head, they keep falling
: So I just did me some talkin' to the sun
: And I said I didn't like the way he' got things done
: Sleepin' on the job
: Those raindrops are falling on my, head they keep falling
: But there's one thing I know
: The blues he sends to meet me won't defeat me
: It won't be long till happiness steps up to greet me
: Raindrops keep falling on my head
: But that doesn't mean my eyes will soon be turnin' red
: Crying's not for me
: Cause I'm never gonna stop the rain by complainin'
: Because I'm free
: Nothing's worrying me.
______
A side note; the guy (BJ Thomas - great initials for a first and middle name, I might add.....); when singing this song at the Oscars Award that evening, he almost forgot the lyrics....old TGAT should have been there to help him.....
And how does this fit in??? Well, the priceless line: "skip down, skip down....."
Jo