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.