![]() I remember waking up one morning wondering, how long would it be before I outgrow my bed? Days? Weeks? Years? Being in third grade, this concept was a great concern. Then came this earnest voice, as if talking in a sing-song internal monologue, he begins his damned plight, “Raindrops keep fallin’ on my head”.įollowed by, “And just like the guy whose feet are too big for his bed, nothin’ seems to fit”.Īssuming that one can relate to being that guy who’s growing larger, the listener choses to accept this ill-fate or deny it. She placed the needle on the 45, and the crackle of vinyl was released through the primitive grade school industrial speakers, followed by the strum of a solo ukelele (as opposed to an orchestra or two ukeleles, or two orchestras), representing a meditative solitary moment. Miss McEldowney, probably Irish and in her 20s, I would not have known nor cared back then, said something like this, “Class, today we’re going to listen to my favorite song, perhaps it will be your favorite song too.” How were all these lyrics going to come together in song? More importantly, now that my paper was drying, how was I going to get another snort of ink scent? As Miss McEldowney jury rigged the stereo components, I looked around the classroom, my fellow students had their ditto pressed up against their faces making obscene sniffing sounds. I remember the paper being warm too, but after some research, realized that my memory is false. Why do all good scents end up being toxic?Īfter huffing the paper scent, I looked at the lyrics printed on the still moist paper. The reason this technology no longer exists is because the ink was toxic. I took the sheet of paper begrudgingly, and took a deep whiff of the bluish purple print. I used to be the golden boy, so you might understand my animosity towards him, Lloyd, dick. Lloyd was Indian, not Native American Indian, but from India Indian, and he was the new golden boy. She handed Lloyd, that brown nosing teacher’s pet, a stack of freshly printed dittos, and asked him to pass them out. The record player was in a hinged box, and when lifted, looked something like this:Ī bunch of wires hung out of the back of the player leading to a pair of speakers, maybe just one, on the lower shelves of the cart. Earlier in the school year, she brought in the 45 RPM, “Up, Up And Away” by the 5th Dimension. Miss McEldowney wheeled in a squeaky rumbling cart carrying some crazy contraption on top. I was 7 years old, unaware that my musical life was about to be seriously 7 Year Bitch Slapped. It was the spring of 1970, I was in 3rd grade. And why not? It is the perfect melody for a montage. It was used effectively in Spider-Man 2, and Forrest Gump. Thomas of the ’80s) with music written by Burt Bacharach and lyrics by Hal David, “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head” has held a very special place in my soul.Īpparently, I’m not the only person who had such strong feelings for this catchy little ditty. Thomas (not to be confused with porn actress, B.J. It was used as the centerpiece of George Roy Hill’s Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford. It remained at the top spot for three weeks. One member proposes "Cornflakes Keep Falling on My Head.“Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head” was released in October of 1969, and marched on up to reach the number one position of the music charts in January of 1970. In Episode 3906 of Sesame Street, the Porridge Lover's Club suggests a porridge-themed song to sing.(the weatherman finishes) "keep fallin' on my head, they keep fallin'." Operating on their patient without a roof over their heads, Nurse Piggy says she just felt some raindrops. One line from the song is sung by the Singing Weatherman in the Veterinarian's Hospital sketch from episode 516 of The Muppet Show.An instrumental of the tune is used in Sesame Street Episode 1215 at Chez Oscar as Maria and David are sprayed with water.The song also features in the movies Forrest Gump, Spider-Man 2, and Clerks II, as well as episodes of Grey's Anatomy, The Simpsons, and Arrested Development. The song has been covered by Engelbert Humperdinck, Johnny Mathis, Perry Como, The Four Tops, Andy Williams, and performed by Phyllis George as part of her Miss America competition. " Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" is the Academy Award-winning song from the 1969 film Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid where it was performed by B.J.
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