Happy Rhodes live - "When The Rain Came Down"
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Videotaped May 9, 1996 (2nd show) at the Tin Angel in Philadelphia, PA with a Sony Hi8 camcorder.
Happy Rhodes performing her song "When The Rain Came Down" a bonus track on the the Ecto CD.
Featuring Kevin Bartlett on guitar and Carl Adami on bass. 
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I'm 20 and a huge Happy Rhodes fan and I promise I will spread the word and make sure more people discover her, it's what she deserves!
I hope they do. I'm doing my part as well.
Still listening in 2023 xx timeless, effortless… just wow.
If it weren’t for RUclips a lot of people would miss the wondrous of Rhodes. I remember getting this on cassette in the late 80s and everyone telling me it was a bootleg because it was kate bush and Annie Lennox lol.
That tremendous range is well served by a cache of earworm songs. A true talent!
Cadre!
Hello Vickie. Maybe 30 years since you sent me some stuff from Happy Rhodes. Greetings from France.
This is amazing. This is one of the great things about RUclips- sharing artists with the world.
And here I am, 18 years later from the first time I discovered Happy, and she's still my favourite singer and songwriter!
I had never heard this singer before and was totally enchanted by this song.
it's still a shock to see both amazing 'voices' come out of the same person. happy rhodes is a bit of a hidden treasure, if i discovered her by accident ( i thought it was a kate duet) then i'm a lucky guy. thanks for a beautiful post!
wow... so.. wow!! i never imagined a voice like hers!!
Not the song I was looking for, but WOW ! I've discovered her voice !
What a talent! Amazing sounds... Hard to believe she's not worldwide known. She's a star for me...
Amazing vocal dexterity and very nice texture
I'm very impressed. I wish I could see her live one day.
So - it's April 2017 and this 46 year old is just finding out about this amazing woman! Fantastic stuff!
I love it when I stumble upon greatness :)
i love how she changes the way she sings the word 'rain' throughout the chorus
It's like a male and female duet!!!! Amazing!!!!
I'm shocked that this has over 100,000 Views! And they're not all mine either. In June 2018 Numero Group, a label in Chicago, will release a compilation of songs from Happy's first four (of 11) albums from 1986-1987: Rhodes I, Rhodes II, Rearmament and Ecto. Plus this song, which was a bonus track when the "1st4", previously only available on hand-made cassettes, were re-released on CD in 1992. The compilation is called Ectotrophia and will be available on CD and, a first for Happy, LP. I hope more people discover this wonderful artist.
unreal range!
I've discovered Happy ness on RUclips and it's going on 4:00am...I can't stop listening...she's amazing!! Only wish I'd discovered her years ago!
What a beautiful voice with such a range
that's the DAMNDEST thing!! i could see why people would have listed this as "annie & kate", because her range goes through BOTH of their's, and her style in each range sounds like those ladies when they sing... she's incredible, and this song is beautiful
Unfortunately, Happy has never been able to make a living from her music. She's almost always had a day job. She has a day job now, but at least she gets to work from home (she hand-builds pro audio recording equipment for Dangerous Music, imagine such a brilliant musician making money by building equipment for other musicians, who don't even know whose hands built their equipment).
I certainly agree with you about everything else though. Btw, soon I'll be putting ALL her music on RUclips.
I could imagine if she had stuck to her more beautiful lower registers and not shown off in almost every song that she can also perfectly imitate Kate Bush, there had been more interest and more success!
I've met both Kate and Happy, and can assure you that they are two different people. Happy is taller.
Fantastic voice, her vocal range is incredible. Saw the Space oddity cover first, but I'm so glad that I looked at more of Happys vids!
One of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard.Her beautiful,amazing,hypnotising voice.(sorry about my English)
Yes, which is how I stumbled across Happy Rhodes, believe it or not! I downloaded the song, if for no other reason so as to dispel the myth that Kate & Annie had done a duet... Imagine my surprise to find Happy instead...
Whoa!! She's an amazing singer, she's got a beautiful voice. I will have to get some of Happy Rhodes albums. I just discovered her a few weeks ago.
This song is one of my favs from Happy, and is incredible to see her performing live like this. I think her vocal range was wider in her first albums, but her music is always great.
Magickal on this Supermoon...
I think its amazing she taught herself to do this with her voice
Amazing voice range. Outstanding musician.
This song was once misidentified on the old (good) Napster as a duet between Kate Bush and Annie Lennox.
Sorry to repeat so many comments b4 me. I hadn't read them. I was in Roanoke,VA and visited a record store, and the kind people gave me a cassette by her (1997). Took it back to motel and played it; amazing music. She should be more known than she is. Luvya Happy!
Still listen to her after stumbling upon this song looking for "Happy".
Beautiful voice! Would like to hear more of the lyrics.
I have always loved this one...what a fantastic vocal range :-)
Absolutely Amazing!
wow. just wow.
Amazing vocal, range for days
~*Wowza! She be grace~*
"Rain is grace; rain is the sky condescending to the earth; without rain, there would be no life." ~John Updike
I totally, TOTALLY concur!
Cheers!
AMAZING SINGER
That fucking vocal range.. Dayuuum son dayuuuum...
This song is normally listed as a duet between Kate Bush & Annie Lennox or Joan Armatrading. It's unbelievable that it's only one woman singing! Thanks so much for sharing!!!
@SemperFido She did once, in June 2001, at the Kuumbwa Jazz Center in Santa Cruz. It's the only time she's ever played a show in California. Actually, it's the only time she's ever played a show west of Chicago. That was the day she cut her hand and later had to have surgery, though she did perform, what a trouper! It was touch and go as to whether or she she'd ever be able to play guitar again. Search for Happy Rhodes Left Hand Demos for more info.
i just hurd the song and i love it i only herd the funny farm one but this one is awesome im in love the two different voices are great
Magic!!!!
People toss around terms like "4 octave vocal range" too freely - Happy actually has a 4 octave range - A2 to G-Sharp6. I've measured and verified her highest and lowest notes.
Hard to believe that talent like hers is overlooked by the public at large, and the likes of Pussycat Dolls and Jonas Brothers are revered. It's a sad comment on our society.
@regenadau She lives on a farm in central upstate New York, she's been making music for over 25 years, she has 11 brilliant albums, all of which can be heard free via streaming audio (Google Rhodesongs) or via audio-only RUclips videos (look for username happyrhodesalbums). What else would you like to know? I can answer pretty much any question.
How did you discover her?
dream that happy could soon sing in Paris ! incredible voice, very delicate musicians
Amazing thank you ! What a discovery via an early genesis Midnight Special video comment from beyond the grave
@dirkson Well, used to, anyway. Her last album was written/recorded in 2000 and 2001, but not released until Sept. 2007. Not a peep out of her since about new music. Maybe someday. Maybe not. In any case, we have 11 brilliant albums, yeah? They're timeless and will be listened-to by lucky people for many generations to come. Part of the reason I put them up on RUclips and streaming (with HTR's blessings of course) is so they can always be heard. As long as I pay the web bill anyway :)
Got to see her with the Security Group. Magic - Sheer Magic
What an incredibly beautiful piece of music! Overwhelming! To think that I only stumbled across her by a friend who sent me the link to her cover version of Yes' "Soon". Happy, come to Germany! I could arrange for a top class backup band and some wonderful venues to play at. Or bring the whole band, if you prefer. Accomodation can also be easily arranged :-)
Now I gotta go back to listening to your music, so don't anybody dare disturb me!
wow what a fantastic voice and sound
Such an Astounding Artist !!!
WoW ! Five big 'ol thumbs up and fav'd.
Holy Cow !!!
You are awesome, K8fan for uploading this. Like you I don't understand why she is not more well-known.
@gormarx Actually she gigged fairly regularly in the 90s and went on tour in the early 2000s, and had fairly disappointing turn-outs in some locations other than Philly (where she can always sell a venue out). All that was before RUclips, MySpace and Facebook entered the public consciousness. I'm convinced that she could build a very solid fan-base and play to 200+ people every night if she wanted to based on the response to these videos and net/promotion and have told her so.
Happy's 11th album, Find Me, her first since 1998's Many Worlds Are Born Tonight, is finished and now available at CD Baby!
❤
Amazing range...amazing voice. Not eveyone whats world fame--I wish I could see her perform live.
To clarify, the album "Ecto" (her 4th album) was originally released in 1987 on cassette only. In 1992 she re-released her first 4 cassette-only albums on CD. All 4 of the CDs had extra bonus tracks. This song, "When The Rain Came Down," was a bonus track on the Ecto CD.
Someone, I don't know who, put it up on Napster misidentified as being a duet between Kate Bush and Annie Lennox and confusion has reigned ever since then. PaulStryper24, did you think it was a Kate/Annie song?
I have no doubt she is an inspiration for Weyes Blood. Love both of them
beautiful!!!
Happy has an authentic 4 octave range - a term that is tossed around a lot but rarely true. Check her Wikipedia entry to see proof.
hammer hammer cool
je découvre cette artiste sur la radio delicious agony j aime bien entre joni michel et kate bush
Very very very good vocal. Bonkers range!
BRILLIANT
This first time I heard this song I was 100% positive it was Kate Bush singing the chorus. Amazing.
Happy Rhodes!
Yep. Her husband Bob Muller owns the company. He used to own Dangerous Music Recording Studio in NYC, but not anymore.
There are audio magazines that review and like Dangerous Music equipment, but never have they noticed (or cared, probably) that when it says "hand built" on the website, those hands building the components belong to a brilliant singer/songwriter/musician. Too bad. I think it'd make for a great article.
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I found her on Pandora listed under artists similar to Kate Bush. When I heard the song Tragic I knew Happy was something special!
When the rain came down, I was older than the earth
I could die right now, and plan another birth
Anytime I choose
I am in peace, in love, in harmony when the rain comes
When the rain came down, I was standing in the green
My soul was touched by every tree that my eyes could see
I am in peace, in love, in harmony when the rain comes down
When the rain came down, melded with my tears
When the rain came down, float away they fears
When the rain came down, bigger than the sea
When the rain came down, then came me
When the rain came down, there was no one else around
I could feel my feet being swallowed by the ground
Every step I take, I am life, I am life
When the rain came down, melded with my tears
When the rain came down, float away they fears
When the rain came down, bigger than the sea
When the rain came down, then came me
Wow!
I do hope Happy is able to make a good living from her music, she is so remarkably talented and has created so much good music it makes superstars like Madonna look rubbish.
Happy doesn't deliberately try to sound like Kate, that's just how her high voice sounds. True, she learned to sing high by singing along to Kate's early albums, but she still sounds that way because of her particular vocal cords, not by being a deliberate copycat.
She is wary of being seen as a Kate copycat, but her high voice is so beautiful that it would be a shame if she were to quit using it. On Warpaint she didn't use it much, and it was sorely missed. What's a girl to do?
"This is more than a cover, it's quite a riveting performance. Quality."
"If Kate's original was wiped from the archives, this is the version I'd choose to replace it."
Those are quotes from my posts on Happy's covers of "Space Oddity" and "And Dream of Sheep". So you don't have to defend her against me. But she's confident enough, and witty enough, to impersonate singers she likes - when she wants to. And here she's taken off two of them in one of her own songs. A nice joke that fooled many.
@regenadau Shelives on a farm in central upstate New York, she's been making music for over 25 years, she has 11 brilliant albums, all of which can be heard free via streaming audio (Google Rhodesongs) or via audio-only RUclips videos (look for username happyrhodesalbums). What else would you like to know? I can answer pretty much any question.
How did you discover her?
Wow. To see it is a little different, than just hear it.
The more you listen to Happy's high voice, the more distinct from Kate's voice it will be. After awhile she just sounds like Happy. It's only startling at the beginning.
And in any case, that particular voice is only one of many that Happy uses. She has other high voices that don't sound anything like Kate, and of course her midrange and low voice don't sound Kateish at all.
Don't mean to sound too defensive, but I'd hate for anyone to think that she's deliberately trying copycat Kate.
Yeah I agree with you there. Some talent just goes begging. Apart from Annie Lennox she also reminds me of Chrissy Hynd of The Pretenders.
To me, it sounds like she splits it into 2 notes, and sometimes she sweeps from 1 note to the next.
The timing of the sweep changes the feel of it, as well as her breathing
@xenussister To clarify, it's only the streaming/downloads/rarities sites that would be affected if I didn't pay the bills. If something happened to me they'd disappear, which is exactly why I put the music on RUclips. Her music will be on RUclips as long as RUclips exists (at happyrhodesalbums), Hurray for RUclips!
Part of the problem is getting hold of her stuff, here in England there is nothing of hers in any shops and online they are often very expensive. Surely a record company can see the talent here and promote her? Perhaps it's time for a 'Best of' CD with a lead single?
What a mindfuck.. o__o I really thought this song was an Annie&Kate duet.. Damn!
quel voix
@primohomme Just about all of them! It's hard to find songs where she doesn't use her upper range. She uses it especially on her early albums. For a few specific songs try "Temporary and Eternal" (live and album), "Til The Dawn Breaks," "Summer" (especially the album version), her "Mercy Street" cover, "Ra Is A Busy God," oh so many many many.
She, Kate Bush and Tori Amos are frequently compared with each other... a comparison that happens around the underground circle of real music fans. I love each chanteuse individually. They are unfortunately verrry underrated. Tori Amos has been around near the gates of mainstream music since 90s but the Grammy goes to Taylor Swift.
*puzzled* "Covered this song"? Maybe I'm misunderstanding, but Happy isn't covering the song, Happy wrote it (it was a bonus track on the CD release of her album Ecto). Unless you mean her covering her own song.
But anyway, you've covered it? That's fantastic! Do you have a video or mp3?
@Januszewski1 Your English is just fine. You said it all!
@SashaRose13
It's probably the cynic in me, but I think she's not famous almost exactly /because/ she can sing. It's not the vogue thing to be able to hit a couple notes in a row.
For an excellent example of this, you might try looking up videos of 'Lady Gaga' singing. Woman can actually sing, she just... doesn't.
In current society, you need to invest time and energy to sell yourself to the crowd. Happy, on the other hand, is investing into producing beautiful, skillful music.
You almost hit the mark. IF you want to be really famous in pop music (these days) you have to sell perfume.
interesting, i was just referring to the variations in the chorus (high part). Anywho, good chatting w/you
Actually Carey doesn't tend to sing in her higher register, unlike Minnie Ripperton did. Carey's high end is what is referred to as a "whistle register" - useful for making "ah" noises, but not actually singing words.
Yeah, I noticed that too. Just curious, but how would you describe the difference?
She already has 2 compilation albums. I don't know if she has any interest in doing a 3rd. Good idea though.
As far as record companies go, she's had offers but didn't like their terms. Her one experience with a larger record company (Samson, the one that released Many Worlds) was a nightmare.
I'm working on a project to put all of her music up on RUclips as audio-only tracks. It'll be done in a couple of weeks. Ish.
How did you discover her?
she works for dangerous? crazy!
True, can't really sing anything up there. However, it's not "ah", it's more like "screeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeech". :-)