Saturday, July 7, 2018
Persistent earworm alert CI
Thanks to "The Logical Song," "Give A Little Bit," "Goodbye Stranger," and "Take The Long Way Home," Supertramp has a permanent place on classic rock stations. There's another hit of theirs, though, that I hadn't thought about in a long time. All those years of not thinking about it are catching up with me, as "It's Raining Again" has been on my mind continuously for several hours. I was surprised to read that it was a bigger hit than I remembered. Then again, its melody is immediately accessible; adults can relate literally to the lyrics, and kids can enjoy its sing-along quality. In late 1982, it would have been a nonthreatening way for parents to introduce their kids to pop music. I've never heard it on KDHX's "Musical Merry-Go-Round," but it wouldn't surprise me if it came up.