B.J. Thomas – Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head

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“Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head”.  Single by B. J. Thomas, from the album Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head, released in October 1969. From the motion picture, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head” is written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David.

The song was recorded by B. J. Thomas in seven takes, after Bacharach expressed dissatisfaction with the first six. In the film version of the song, Thomas had been recovering from laryngitis, which made his voice sound huskier than in the 7-inch release. The film version featured a separate vaudeville-style instrumental break in double time while Paul Newman performed bicycle stunts.

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This won the Oscar for Best Song From A Motion Picture at the 1970 awards, where Thomas performed it. Bacharach also won for Best Score.

The single version of this song was edited together from three different studio takes of the song.

The “B.J.” in B.J. Thomas stands for “Billy Joe.” Thomas started singing with a church choir in Houston when he was 14. Some of his other hits include: “Everybody’s Out of Town,” “I Just Can’t Help Believing,” “Most of All” and “Rock And Roll Lullaby.” He had some legal trouble with this and his other Scepter Records recordings, and had to sue for the royalties he was owed on these tracks.

“Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head” este un cântec compus de Hal David și Burt Bacharach pentru filmul Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969). A câștigat un Academy Award (Oscar) pentru “Best Original Song”.
În film este o parte instrumentală pe care Paul Newman face câteva cascadorii cu bicicletă. Melodia a stat patru săptămîni pe locul 1 la Billboard 100, în Ianuarie 1970.

În rolurile principale din film au jucat Paul Newman, Robert Redford și Katharine Ross.

B.J.Thomas - Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head
B.J.Thomas - Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head

B.J.Thomas - Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head

 

Lyrics:

Raindrops are falling on my head
And just like the guy whose feet are too big for his bed
Nothing seems to fit
Those raindrops are falling on my head, they keep falling

So I just did me some talking to the sun
And I said I didn’t like the way he got things done
He’s sleeping on the job
Those raindrops are falling on my head, they keep fallin’

But there’s one thing I know
The blues they send 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 turning red
Crying’s not for me
‘Cause, I’m never gonna stop the rain by complaining

Because I’m free
Nothing’s worrying 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 turning red
Crying’s not for me, ’cause,
I’m never gonna stop the rain by complaining

Because I’m free
Nothing’s worrying me

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Robert Redford and Paul Newman

 

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