4 Comments on “Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head: B.J. Thomas”

1. hedley Says:

   
   January 24, 2011 at 2:26 pm

   Whenever I hear this song I immediately think of the great Eric Morecambe.
   There had been a hit cover version of “raindrops keep falling on my head” by Sacha Distel and Eric insisted on calling him Slasher Distillery
2. katry Says:

   
   January 24, 2011 at 8:17 pm

   My Dear Hedley,
   I didn’t know Sacha Distel so I went looking and found the Wikipedia entry then I went to my music site and there were plenty of albums but none contained Raindrops. Now I can hardly wait to hear him.
3. sblake Says:

   
   January 25, 2011 at 2:32 am

   Burt Bacharach and Hal David wrote this for the film Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid, starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford. It was the first million-seller for the legendary songwriters.
   Thomas was recording for Scepter Records, which was also home of Dionne Warwick, who recorded many Bacharach/David hits like “Don’t Make Me Over” and “I Say A Little Prayer.” She took a copy of Thomas’ song “Hooked On A Feeling” to Bacharach, who was working on a score for the film. She convinced him to consider Thomas, and although he was reluctant at first, Burt asked Thomas to sing the main theme – “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head.” What he didn’t tell Thomas was that the song had already been turned down by Bob Dylan and Ray Stevens.Thomas was getting over laryngitis when he recorded this. It gave the song a raspy quality that the producers of the movie liked. A few weeks later, Thomas recorded another version that was released as a single in October 1969. By January, 1970 it was a #1 hit.
   Thomas: “I was in the right place at the right time, and probably got their best song ever.”
   • katry Says:

     
     January 25, 2011 at 11:41 am

     sblake,
     I was in Ghana when the movie was released and didn’t see it until far later. It was actually the song which led me to the movie.

     I happen to hear Raindrops playing on the radio, and as I really liked B.J. Thomas, I went hunting and also found the movie.

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