“ I Wish it Would Rain” – Temptations – Jan.Raindrops falling on her…Flowers in her hair, flowers everywhere, I love the flower girl.” “ The Rain, the Park, and the Other Things” – The Cowsills – Dec.“Don’t Let the Rain Come Down on Me” – The Critters – July 1967 – “Don’t let it wash away my memories”.1966 – “Tell it to the rain, and the stars that shine above, that it is me you’re thinking of, and I’m your love.” “Tell it to the Rain” – Four Seasons – Dec.1966 “ Me and you and rain on the roof, caught up in a summer shower, maybe it will last for hours, waiting out the sun” “Rain on the Roof”- Lovin Spoonful – Oct.“Rain” The Beatles – June 1966 “Rain, I don’t mind.“ Flowers Never Bend with the Rainfall” – Simon and Garfunkel – May 1966 “ So I continue to pretend, my life will never end, and flowers never bend with the rainfall”.1966 “Everybody must get stoned” – A “rainy’ song with neither a mention of “rain”, or any part of it’s title in the lyrics. “Rainy Day Woman #12 & 35” – Bob Dylan – Apr.Lou couldn’t get enough of rain songs, as his follow up hit in the spring of 1966 was “Rhapsody in the Rain”. 1965 – “ When I see lips beggin to be kissed, I can’t stop…Lightning striking again”. “Lightin’ Strikes” – Lou Christie – Dec.
1965 “Wherever my heart must lead me, baby I must go”
It’s January in Columbus and as I write this it is been gray or rainy for what seems like the 20th consecutive day.