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The song had two periods of great popularity: in 1929 and in 1952. [4] In 1929, the biggest hit versions were by Gene Austin, by John McCormack, and by George Olsen's orchestra with a vocal by Fran Frey. All three versions were released by Victor Records. [4] [5] In 1952 the most popular version was recorded by The Four Aces.
The original soundtrack to the 1952 film Singin' in the Rain was released by MGM Records in the same year in three formats: as a set of four 10-inch 78-rpm shellac records, as a set of four 7-inch EPs, and as a 10-inch long-play record. [2] [3] It contained songs performed by Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor and Debbie Reynolds. [2]
"In the Rain" is a 1972 soul single by American vocal group The Dramatics, from their first album, Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get. It was written by Tony Hester [ 1 ] and released in February 1972. The track is notable for its use of sounds of rain and thunder, first heard before the song's introduction, then throughout the instrumental and chorus ...
A thousandth of an inch is a derived unit of length in a system of units using inches. Equal to 1 ⁄ 1000 of an inch, a thousandth is commonly called a thou / ˈ θ aʊ / (used for both singular and plural) or, particularly in North America, a mil (plural mils). The words are shortened forms of the English and Latin words for "thousand" (mille ...
The Wanderer's Storm Song [3] He whom thou ne'er leavest, Genius, Feels no dread within his heart At the tempest or the rain. He whom thou ne'er leavest, Genius, Will to the rain-clouds, Will to the hailstorm, Sing in reply As the lark sings, Oh thou on high! Him whom thou ne'er leavest, Genius, Thou wilt raise above the mud-track With thy ...
Reynolds composed the song in 1962, first entitled "Rain Song", as part of the campaign and Reynolds performed the song in marches. The lyrics talk of grass and a little boy in the rain, both of whom disappear after years of such rain. [1] Although the song is about radioactive fallout, later the song also became identified with acid rain. [1] [2]
Westron Wynde is an early 16th-century song whose tune was used as the basis (cantus firmus) of Masses by English composers John Taverner, Christopher Tye and John Sheppard. The tune first appears with words in a partbook of around 1530, catalogued by the British Library as Royal Appendix MS 58. [ 1 ]
Rain song refers to: Rain Song, Arabic poetry collection and the title poem by Iraqi poet al-Sayyab, 1960 "The Rain Song", a song by the rock band Led Zeppelin "Rain Song" (Taiji song), a 2000 song by Japanese musician Taiji; RainSong, a US-based acoustic guitar manufacturer; Rain dancing, a ceremony to ensure seasonal rains vital to the harvest