It's a little hard to believe it's taken us THIS LONG to post The Bee Gees, arguably the most underrated group in history. Because of the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack that they put together, and largely because of this song, the group is remembered for their dated disco work. However, they were producers and hitmakers long BEFORE and long AFTER this song.
Unfortunately, they also did that ill-advised Sgt. Pepper movie, which probably hasn't helped with their reputation.
Back to this song, though. It set the mood for the whole movie and, really, the entire disco era. It's now remembered fondly, although Barry Gibb's extreme falsetto was frequently ridiculed in the years immediately following the death of disco. Now, I wish I had his voice.
The song is so awesome, they did a 2nd video for it, in a pre-MTV era where a video wasn't a foregone conclusion.
14 June 2018
13 June 2018
13 June 2018 - B.J. Thomas - Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head
If you've seen Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid, you know this song comes as a jarring and unexpected but pleasant surprise in that movie. If you haven't, you might be surprised to learn that this song was written for a movie, by the famed songwriting team Burt Bacharach and Hal David. It would be the first of many Number 1 hits for B.J. Thomas as well.
It's justifiably considered one of the greatest movie songs of all time, even winning the Academy Award for Best Song in 1970.
It's justifiably considered one of the greatest movie songs of all time, even winning the Academy Award for Best Song in 1970.
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