Fanmix for Autumn!
Autumn is for Walking in the Rain
Walking in the Rain - Johnnie Ray 1956
Starts of with whistling--you can just picture him strolling along with hands in pocket.
"Just walking in the rain Getting soaking wet Torturing my heart By trying to forget"
Walking in the Rain - The Ronettes 1964
Thunder effects, soaring voices, wall of sound, awesome.
"Like walking in the rain, and wishing on the stars above..."
Walking in the Rain - Love Unlimited 1972
“Walking in the rain with the one I love, on my mind”
70s soul and harmonies.
Walking in the Rain - Flash and the Pan 1978
"Walking, walkin, in the rain"
Alternative sound, would we call it new wave at this point? Kinda spooky.
Walking in the Rain - Modern Romance 1983
"Today I saw you walking in the rain, I could feel the sadness in your eyes
Somehow I just had to know your name, 'Cause I've been lonely"
Hahah classic early 80s.
(Walking in) The Rain - Oran “Juice” Jones 1986
Feather-light 80s RnB
"I saw you and him walking in the rain; You were holding hands and I'll never be the same"
(I Saw You) Walking in the Rain - Samira 1996
90s dance version of the above.
Walking in the Rain - Erasure 2003
This is a cover of The Ronettes but with a very twee sound.
"Woah, where can he be? Woah, I'm still waiting Woah, where can he be? Woah"