Neil Sedaka - Laughter in the Rain (1974)
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- Опубликовано: 12 апр 2011
- MUSIC: Neil Sedaka / LYRICS: Phil Cody
Released in the U.S. in the Fall of 1974, "Laughter in the Rain" reached #1 on the Billboard Top 100 chart on February 1, 1975. It was Sedaka's comeback hit in America (after a string of hit singles in the early 1960s), and the first of several 70s hits for him. The song had previously been a hit in England, where it was first released.
Audio: The 1974 single version
Video: Neil's live performances on "Sedaka in Concert", and a 1983 BBC broadcast 
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Whose listening in 2024
I'm at work and this song came into my head 🤔 Funny thing memory
Here here !
😘Me too🎧🎼🎤
from Japan
i am
February 10th 2012 I was diagnosed with lymphoma cancer I was also given a 10% chance that I would survive! 4 days into my hospital stay it had rained outside and I remember asking God, you get me out of this sane and alive and I will never take for granted another rainy day. Well I survived cancer and I'm coming up on my 10-year anniversary and with keeping my promise when it's storming outside I still find laughter in the rain! Still listening January 29th 2022 ❤️🎶❤️
FANTASTIC!!! CONGRATULATIONS. GOD's powers of healing at awesome! Enjoy your gift of life.
thank God and be happy always.
God bless
Music is fantastic but Science rules !
Sarah Gilbert ♥️ - Vaxxer - happened to attend the same school.
Had invasive breast cancer in 2014 - still here !
@@siliconesal Hi Sally, you are the true warrior princess and a shining example of what it means to be a groovy human being! 😎
On Friday, December 7,1974 I went out on my first date with my wife to the North Forty in Ithaca. I took her home at about 2:00am. Went home and couldn’t sleep. At about8:00am I missed her so much I went over to her apartment woke her up, she got dressed and we took a nice long walk through the streets of Cortland,NY in a slow steady drizzle. We were so in love and this song had just come out and we to this day feel like it was written for that day! Got married on August 9, 1975! Thank you Neil Sedaka!
Got married August 16, 1975....that s close....lol
I love to hear that!!! Congratilations!!!
Bonito 🥰🥰
Sweet! I grew up in Sterling, NY, on Lake Ontario in the 80s, and there was this little bar and grill called the South Forty.
Thanks for sharing that beautiful memory. We need more memories and music like this in this day and age. So many songs from that era were filled with goodness and positivity. We lived through very beautiful times.
In no decade before or since has the music been as good as the 70's. NONE!!!!!
You are so right!!!
Amén
Agree
One million thumbs up 👍
80's had best music...but this is a GREAT SONG by a GREAT ARTIST
I grew up in public housing on the southside of Chicago, aka "Hell on earth". But my dad always had WLS on the radio in the morning before he went to work. Music like this helped this black kid get through the madness of growing up in the projects in the 70's with a level head. So much great music in that decade, both black and white.
From Joliet, that's one of best things I've ever heard.
Music can shelter, cure, and educate a mind. It can also do the opposite if we let it. Your father injected the good into you.
Bro....black n white music was a different thing years ago. We can get there again....but it really hurts :( America was made great by Motown and real music like that. Very crazy whats happened since, its just going to take people to bring it back to those 70's songs.
@@RasCricketSmallAxe Yes, and as you say; "back to the roots", in the case of the 70s, then we know that there is something called age! Well, it used to be better, because we're still the ones who get it! A special spirit, traits, drive and visions. We just have to get it again! 😇
I grew up NW burbs of Chicago in the 70’s as well. I used to watch my dad shave while WLS was on the bathroom radio. But after he left I turned on WBMX for some soul and dance music. I never saw color in music in the 60,70,80,90’s. Which is why we all lived peacefully and with respect. Unlike today’s so called music. We are divided and unfortunately today’s music isn’t bringing us together.
We need Marvin more today than ever before.
Thank God for the 70's .... anyone who didn't experience life back then missed one of the best times in history.
I think sweet honesty perfume from Avon. There was a tee shirt you could buy with it. And my 14 yr old boyfriend meeting me on the porch. Swear it's true. Just young mutual admiration, with an exciting 'love'.
I'd go back to the 70s and even redo my 4 yrs in the United States Marine Corps, just to stay in the 70s,...1973-1977.
Not only.. thank .. 50s..60s.. for paving the road...
Don’t forget the 60s.
Born in 1973!
AH,THE 70'S. A DECADE OF BEAUTIFUL MUSIC, DANCING AND FASHION, UNLIKE ANYTHING THAT WE HAVE TODAY. WHO AGREES?
the ultimate male. what's that about?
@@kel-in5gi JUST LIKE I SAID. 70'S MUSIC WAS GREAT.
the 70s was when music was real music
The best!! Ditto! ❤
The 70s was the greatest sra of music.
Now this is real music. If someone sang this to me, I would be theirs forever (it’s 2024)
Same😂 I'm 66 yrs & still waiting for love
Hopefully you’re a woman?😅
My grandfather passed in 1979. I would give anything to spend even a rainy day with him. I miss him every day. Love you grandpa.
My father has also passed away in 1979, with a massive heart attack, till today very few days passes by without thinking of him & shedding tears & this eternal tune brings so many memories on him. my father my Hero.
You have my deepest sympathy and prayers. That is how my grandfather passed. Heart attack.
God knows our lost dreams. He will give them to you with your Grandfather someday. This life? It's just a preparation for our Eternity
I agree
Thanks so much for posting.
I was born in 70! The greast era for music! Neil, abba, carpenters, john denver, bread! These were true singers,artists! They could play instruments and single simple songs with a message., they made you want to listen!
We will never see a decade like that again. It was the golden age.
Feb 1970. Those old cassettes my parents had such as Carpenters, Stylistics etc much the same as yourself, I listened to throughout my childhood and still I go back to those artists even today. It all takes me back to a much more innocent period of my life. Justin Beiber and co just don’t quite cut it for me…..
@@barfmeister8509Same here. I was born in 1970. I love those old songs.
Sedaka and Carole King- people simply have no idea how they created so much of sounds of the 60s and 70s that we adore.
They definitely have created time stamps and as we are all getting older, I sure hope they know that.
Exactly, and with a career spanning six decades, Neil Sedaka both a gifted songwriter and top-selling artist, was never inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame which is a travesty in comparison to the lack of talent today who can't sing even with auto-tune or know what a chord is.
I'm completely awed when I remember the entire eclectic beautiful music contributed by the assorted variety of musicians from the many different genres. The 1970's are one of the greatest eras of music in my experience.
Yes, quite a partnership.
@@robertlehmann6281 as a baby boomer I can't take today's music seriously, given the quality of music being released as I was growing up.
One of the greatest hooks ever. You hear this song once, you're singing it for days.
They more i listen to ir the more I love it
That's why Sedaka is a genius songwriter. He knew music inside out.No BS .a Julliard Graduate.
Timeless classic,so simple but still singing it still in 2022
@@douglasj.arcuri1370 & a Brooklyn guy cheers
Oooooooh, I hear laughter in the rain. Yup, one of the greatest pop vocal hooks ever.
Anyone wish to go back to 74 if there's a time machine! ????
Kok Wah,count me in!!😍so fed up with the actual Bieber-so-call- music 😒
Save me a seat!
We'll need to ask the Pentagon in the USA or Parliament in the UK (They both secretly have one apiece)...@@apfelprincess45
In a heartbeat !
I want to go, without hesitation
Shame on the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame for not inducting Mr. Sedeka yet.
shame on the great mr sedaka if he ever even thinks of allowing them to stain his good name by adding it to their list.
Yes honor him while he is still with us.
@@chiefdonald9554 that would be a tremendous dishonour to the great man. Neil Sedaka is as far beyond the rock and roll Hall of so-called fame that the mere mention of it is laughable.
Chris R 👍
They are lame!! Neil Is deserving no doubt!
IM 50. I LOVE THIS SONG! IT NEVER GETS OLD! ❤
It’s from 1974. It’s as old as you 🎉
Aaaahhhhh yes... the sunny, serene, sublime 70s... Born in 67, was there a better era to be a kid?
Me too born in 1967! Love this song
Same. Lived through some fantastic music.
There's only one problem with this song--it's too short!
Play it again Sam
I see no problem with it. Just right.
Something about the piano intro makes me want to put it in a loop and keep playing it over and over again. Very well done. His vocals are top notch on it. He doesn't reach to try and get some notes and keeps everything in range as a true professional should.
I do agree
That’s way I like to ❤️
One of the greatest songs of all time.
And you sure you aren't gay?
@@seanhayes6097 I am, and this is one of the all time greats ❤
Why isn't he in the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame????? Great singer and song writer.
Because this is not Rock & Roll. It's not necessary. We all know how good he is
@@ElvarMasson Willie Nelson just got inducted, he's not rock and roll, but it's not always about the music, but the entertainment that someone gave.
Why care keep listening my favorite oh carol I was in the third grade she had a twin sister they were both beautiful she won my heart I’m 75 but still remember the song married to a different lady now for 48 years love her so much and we both love carol king wow what a life we have gotten to live through
@JoeNicks389 Then, the people in charge should change the name of the awards. If it's not Rock & Roll, it's not Rock & Roll. Just call it Music Hall of Fame. Country music has no relevance to Rock & Roll. Similar to Jazz vs. Rock & Roll, Disco vs. Rock & Roll, etc. They're different genres = not the same. Anyone can say, "Well, it's music," but if people want to honour someone by inducting her or him to Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, it better be a Rock & Roll musician. If he or she isn't a Rock & Roll musician, then it's obvious (to people who don't need a reality check) that the person involved doesn't belong there. Simple
@@ElvarMasson I agree, but at least he's in the songwriters HOF.
I came back from Clark AB in 1974, and a friend picked me up in his new car…. The first song I hear was Laughter in the Rain. It’s on the top of my favorite songs.
This song makes me wish I were back in time when everything was fun and easy. Music was incredible, no social media..people talking to each other...😥
AMEN to that!! I think those thoughts Daily!
EXACTLY! I THINKED THE SAME WHEN I HEARD THIS SONG!
@@fabicosta1747 Sad isn't it? ❤
@@ukmedicfrcs my boyfriend died less than a month ago. I've been listening to this song and it calms me down.
@@fabicosta1747 Omg I am so sorry. 😢 hugs to you...I am very sorry.
My little brother loved that song. We always played it, when we drove to the hospitals in Austria, while he was sick of cancer. So when I hear that song I always think of him. I love you little brother and I miss you! Rest in peace.
May your brother RIP and I know he's enjoying this song in Heaven.
I AM VERY SORRY ABOUT YOUR LITTLE BROTHER. BUT HE IS STILL LISTENING TO HIS SONG FROM SOMEWHERE IN THE SKY. 🌹... RIP
David Cozmo Stendevad Kjær so sorry for your loss this is always been one of my favorite songs also bless you always and happy New Year!
This reminds me of when I was the so happy. With my my brother Walkman. Enjoy. X
May he rest in peace, you will see him again, he's waiting for you in heaven. God bless you and your loved ones.
My beautiful Mum and she really was beautiful...! Just passed away from cancer. My brother said every time the suns out he thinks of Mum..that’s Mum..sunshine. A lot of people thought that of her. This is my song for her ❤️ Thank you Mum
🕊️🌹I’m very sorry
I was 15 years old in High School when this song was released in 1974, an incredible time to be young. ☔
I was 12❤
If you were 15 in 1974,you wouldn’t be a ww ll veteran.
@@robertmichalscheck3072 That's my father, he died in 1984. ✌️
@@1921RCP oh okay,sorry for your loss,I recently lost my mother.
@@robertmichalscheck3072 My condolences to you as well. 💐 🌹
How could anyone not love Neil Sedaka? He's given us so much.
If you watch any interviews with him, it’s clear that he’s a beautiful, caring human being.
I was the lead singer of Pete moss and the fertilizers dude
He, Paul Anka, and Burt Bacahrach have written some amazing songs.
So much
Him and Jerry Lewis were like Cards and Cubies
2020 I'm still enjoying with all Neil sedaka songs
YOU SEE LOVE is IS FOREVER JUST JUST LAUGHING in THE RAIN FRIENDS 🤔🤨😘🤗🍎😍🕺💃🍓🍒🤳
Oh God, me too!!
Fithra Ramadhan this reminds me of days gone by. What a simpler time. I would go back in a heartbeat
Hi i am
wise up man chew on a carrot or
I saw Neil several years ago in concert. Hit after hit after hit. So authentic without silly fireworks or distractions. Pure talent!
This was my first wifes and my favorite song got to see him in Atl many years ago we got divorced after 13 years but stayed great friends sadly she got cancer passed away March 31 2013 I spoke at her memorial been gone 10 years always think about her im 70 now , she told me we would see each other again 😢
The 70s was a special decade. Back in the days when people play instrument "No Auto tunes"
but new york very dirty and decadent those days
Martinho Castro so what?! It’s full of Covid 19 now, I’ll take the 70s over the now thanks.
Oh yes I hear you.
Back then these singers had to have real talent. Nothing else to rely on.
True Fact
all my friends LAUGH at me because i love this song i was born in 1969 i remember my parents playing this as i grew up on long drives with the 8 track in the car this music today is pure garbage i rather listen to this eric carmen, rita Coolidge, England dan, mary McGregor....and iam a black guy☺☺...good music does not have a race
Thanks for sharing your memory! I am also a fan for the same reason! I was 7 in 1974 and it was a great age. I still had both parents and life was good! Neil Sedaka is a very talented singer, songwriter and musician and this song brings back 40 years ago in a moment!
THIS IS WHAT I CALL MUSIC.
I am from Puerto Rico, and I love this music! DECCA records, R&B, Gilbert O'Sullivan, Swing Out Sister, 60, 70, 80' music. Yep, I guess we are a "little bit strange". But you are not alone!
h m, your friends obviously have no taste in music!
born in 68 & as I hear the nearly greed driven talentless attempts today at music I have to laugh
I loved recording with Neil and this is one of my favorite tracks we did.
I have been looking for this song since I was 16. I rediscovered it yesterday at 21 and I’m still in shock.
One of the most beautiful songs ever recorded. A true classic...a masterpiece.
And you probably have, believe it or not, Sir Elton John for it. Back in the early 70's, Neil's career wasn't going very far due to the music climate at the time and Elton was like a major Neil Sedaka fan. They happened to bump into each other at a party or a convention or someplace like that and Elton had, at the time, his Rocket Records (his vanity label like Apple was for the Beatles, Grunt Records was for the Jefferson Starship, etc) and when Elton found out Neil didn't have a record contract said come over and record for me. He did and the first song released from those sessions was Bad Blood which Elton did background vocals on (which is kind of obvious if you pay attention during the chorus) and I believe it hit #1. Not long, Laughter in the Rain came out and was a major #1 hit. I almost want to say Elton did background vocals on that song to and I think I MIGHT hear them but not 100% sure. I am sure he didn't but still would not be surprised if he did and the vocals are just kind of buried deep in the mix as I am sure Elton might not have even wanted Neil to have two hits in a row with his (Elton's) background vocals on it being obvious with the way I heard Elton's ego was at least at the time. Kind of like, love ya mate but not at the risk of my OWN career!! lol Personally, I like both songs but think Laughter is a WAY better song than Bad Blood was and will listen to that song 10 times in a row before I listen to Bad Blood once. That's my story and I am sticking to it. :)
@@Looking1231 Laughter in the Rain was #1 in '74. Bad Blood hit #1 in '75.
@@hesterpie1 Thank you! I had thought Bad Blood came out first. Now I know.
@@Looking1231 I just saw an interview with Neil Sedaka earlier today. In 1974, Neil was listening to the radio and heard someone else's version of this song playing. He had already recorded the song but it hadn't been scheduled for release yet. He called Elton and asked him to release his version within 5 days and Elton did that. Neil's version quickly overtook the other one and ended up hitting #1 on the Feb. 1, 1975 Billboard Hot 100 chart.
yes you are right there.
The 70s was, in my opinion, the greatest decade of music with incredibly talented musicians who performed for audiences who loved and enjoy their music. God bless the music and artists of the 70s, they were really great musicians with superb songs! My favorite music today in 2021 still is the 70s as well as the 50s, 60s, 80s and 90s……and nothing beyond that. The music today in the 2000 is just for the birds; nothing and no artists of today can be compared to the ones in yesteryears. Long live the 70s and its music, the greatest music ever. 🙏🙏🙏🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌👍👍👍👍👌👌👏👏👏👏♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
👍👍👍
Late,but that's what we're all screaming!
zuzellogan5. Todays ‘singers’ are screechers!😅
@@gailcrowe727 a lot of them can sing,they're just singing the wrong thing.
@@markberryhill2715 It’s like some pianists, they play all the right notes but not necessarily in the right order!
HAPPY 84TH BIRTHDAY
NEIL SEDAKA
(MARCH 13, 2023)
I will ALWAYS love this song!
Me too😅
Yo tambien
I just really miss the 70s song all the time.
Why? It’s not like you don’t have access to them.
The white suit, the pretty happy songs, its the 70s. We need to bring back happy songs.
Droxy Snape Rolling Stones played in Buffalo, NY 6 times. We called Mick ( A ROOSTER ON ACID ) cause of his energy on stage. Its true about Buffalo called Snow Capital of USA, that name was from 1977 Blizzard, we got 19 feet of snow that winter. People were afraid of us like people were afraid of the movie JAWS. Even now we get 10-12 feet from Lake Erie. To make it worse we have to wait till July to enjoy the Lake because the Lake frezzes over every year
Right on! Metoo ! ... I say lets make these songs great again !!
@000 poco777 ????!!!!
@000 poco777 why
@000 poco777 do you believe that too. And if so you were listening to the music and commented. Just asking.
What a beautiful and uplifting song.
Que preciosa epoca de verdaderos musicos que previlejio aver disfrutado de esta bella musica inolvidable gracias a todos
Growing up, I'd hear this song on the radio and it always made me smile, its just a feel good tune. Those were simpler times, the only worry was what I was going to get into that day or the next; going swimming or riding bikes or playing outside til it got dark. As kids we couldn't wait to become adults but now, aged 46, I long for the carefree days of my youth!
I've always told my children to stay children as long as they can ... being an adult isn't all that its cracked up to be ...
From 50 to 80's my friend , what a quality of inmortal music
Anyone have a time machine? I'll pay any price just to go back to the 70s break the darn thing and be stuck there!
thomasparrish429 If you figure it out, please tell me!! I’ll go back!!
Alot of people say the samething,I agree.
70's kid, 80's teen, 90's and 21st Century adult ---- That's who I am. I love the 70's.
Funny Thomas, my kids tell me I am stuck there. So what! Its a great place to be. See ya around bro.
@@kurtdodge6248 Yes it is.
I remember hearing this in 74, cruising in my first car, 66 Impala, windows down, the wind blowing through my then dark hair. Gotta love it, it just makes me smile ear to ear whenever I hear it.
Woo l did the same but in my 69 Chelvy
Oooh a 66 Impala, nice ride James.
Makes me smile too!
Lucky you James!!!!
Well, James, in 74 I had a 64 Opel Rekord. Windows shut to keep the snow out.
Rubbish car, but we do seem to share the love of this song, and immediately the world shrinks. And that is a good thing!
This was a massive massive hit for him. Absolutely gorgeous song! Played non stop on radios!!
❤❤❤❤❤❤
Thank--you mr. Sedaka, for the wealth of beauty you gave us in your songs.
Thank you Neil Sedaka!! Your music is timeless and wonderful, and brings to my mind and heart such amazing memories of a time gone by. Thank you for sharing your life and music with all of us. ❤
Hello Susan, How are you doing?
This and other songs in the 70’s were the soundtrack of my life.
Neil is still alive and well. He does a free monthly'ish concert on his channel:
ruclips.net/channel/UCw6ncFiOHR5Rbhj1Sbczm8w
They don't make music like this anymore
Bravo!!🙋💯
This is such a beautiful song. The 70's produced a lot of great music.
I miss how life was back then, i remember fun times listening to this , life was good , I'm grateful i lived through those years 🙏
Im so glad i experienced this decade..i get quite emotional when i think of th memories..compare that to todays music, culture and fashion..
Neil Sadaka. That soft voice, mild melody ruled the air waves. The sound that calms.
could'nt have said it better....................
Just makes you feel good.....................
There are songs that just make you happy...this is one of them.Another one is 59th st song by simon and garfunkle
Makes you feel good,nuff said............
And he done blows up real good!!!
March 1 , 2019
Im 60 years old , in 1974 I was 15 years old in High School I would always hear this played on the radio in the Bronx , Ny
Still here and love these songs that bring me back in time
1974, I was 19 years old in the Marine Corps on Okinawa. I was dating a very cute Lady Marine. We loved this song.
@@usmc-veteran73-77 Are you still together
Me too...born June 59. How I will never forget these days.
Amo simplesmente!
What a truly talented man Neil Sedaka is. He can do it all, and so very well!
At the end of the era of AM radio, top 40 hits and pre-disco, this was the signature tune of the mid 70’s, it’s timeless and it’s a classic. Thanks for the memories Neil.
Just one of THOSE songs that when you hear it, you tell yourself "Man I need to listen to this more"
I've been on a 70s kick lately. The vibes from the songs are nothing like anything...before or after. I'm biased of course...haha....born 1970
Unfortunately, I've just spent most of my life not thinking about are remembering this song. I've never heard it on the radio much and I've listened *A LOT*. Whenever I am reminded of it, I just think it's such a shame that I haven't heard any more.
@@HDGuruGuy Nah, this song doesn't have a specific time style. I never knew when it was from until now.
Yes, it is. Absolutely
I've always loved his songs. They are so pure and innocent.
I wouldn't call him innocent. Happy birthday sweet 16 isn't innocent but rather creepy. I like his songs too but some of his songs aren't really innocent.
@@donbrock8948 I doubt it. There's a lot of songs like that. People sometimes complain about them, but I never cared. Into the night is the first one that reminds me of.
So true
@@donbrock8948 sedaka is obviously gay
@@lendrury2771 he may be bi but he’s been married for decades with grown children.
I absolutely love this song! I wish they had made it longer!
One of the most unforgettable songs of all time 😍🤩
Neil looks to be enjoying as he plays this masterpiece
Please lets go back! I don't belong in the now.
Corinne Survivor71 I miss the old days to more settled than now
Corinne Survivor71 I'll go back with you !!
Corinne Survivor71 yes indeed
I'm with you Corinne, I'm 68 and the music and the times were amazing. Most songs told a story and the feeling was wonderful. Most of the stuff today won't be heard in 40/50 years from now. Sad but true. Thanks to U-Tube for keeping it alive and for giving the people of these time the chance to see and hear the best music ever.
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I was born in ‘75, and I listen to my mother’s records.
I was born in 1966, and I remember hearing this song for the first time as a teenager in the early '80s. To me, this has always been an incredibly beautiful song that is also a little bit sad. This song is timeless, it was just as beautiful when first played in 1975 as it is now in 2024.
I had the opportunity to fly Mr. Sedaka from New York to Florida and was one of nicest gentleman I’ve met amongst singers, or actors.
Strolling along country roads with my baby
It starts to rain, it begins to pour
Without an umbrella we're soaked to the skin
I feel a shiver run up my spine
I feel the warmth of her hand in mine
Oh, I hear laughter in the rain,
Walking hand in hand with the one I love
Oh, how I love the rainy days and the happy way I feel inside
After a while we run under a tree
I turn to her and she kisses me
There with the beat of the rain on the leaves
Softly she breathes and I close my eyes
Sharing our love under stormy skies
Oh, I hear laughter in the rain,
Walking hand in hand with the one I love
Oh, how I love the rainy days and the happy way I feel inside
I feel the warmth of her hand in mine
Oh, I hear laughter in the rain,
Walking hand in hand with the one I love
Oh, how I love the rainy days and the happy way I feel inside
Oh, I hear laughter in the rain,
Walking hand in hand with the one I love
Oh, how I love the rainy days and the happy way I feel inside
Emmanuelle Lannes
👍👍👍😎😎😎😎
Let's meet for lunch...
😍🙏🤗😉🍒😘
You look to young to know about this
Yes, it's just soo romantic...
One of the most talented singer song writers of all time ✌🏻
Grew up listening to Neil and other legends of the 60's and 70's .... and I am now 73 years old and still listening continuously to his music ......
74 here, me too...excellent music
59 and counting ❤❤❤ hopefully
Cara eu tinha 5 anos de idade quando sedaka lançou essa canção. mas até hoje essa canção é de atualidade.
aqui no BRASIL não se faz uma canção como está
So did I! I still feel extremely happy when I listen to this song! And I too am 73 !😍😍😍
I love to hear neil singing so much he has a wonderful voice and talent for his writing.
RUclips. The place we come to calm our nerves and remember what it was once like, so long ago, when great true artists ruled the airwaves, like Sedaka. Today's music is garbage compared to the golden era of AM pop and new music makes me ill inside and angry. Thank you RUclips for letting us go back and remember these great pop icons, when humanity was full force.
Bryan Russell I totally agree Bryan
Hard to believe its gone,it seems like it was science fiction.
Your right this is true talent, and the 70s esp early to mid was great caravan hols every year at my auntys van no toilet no shower no tv! but we loved it played on beach with shells climbing cliffs and hot dog off van on way for a coke outside pub on summer nights with parents was a real treat 😊😊
É verdade Bryan! O RUclips é o meu refúgio.
Excellent comment
One of the best chorus entries in pop songwriting history. When it hits that key change going into “ooo...I hear laughter in the rain...”, it takes off like a rocket! And Neil’s voice is perfect for that moment. Brilliant! Thank you Neil and Phil for this great hit! 🎶❤️
Exactly! That key change up a min 3rd lifts the chorus beautifully. A nice discreet shift back into the original key for the next verse allows him to repeat the trick for the subsequent choruses. (big shift up, sneaky shift back) Very clever songwriting going on under the hood in a lot of Mr Sedaka's songs.
Totally agree with you
Its the tempo change with the key change and his skill to layer the music thst made him such a fantastic composer. Absolutely love this song and his head wobble just cracks me up with joy
Oh this takes me back to when I was a kid in the 70's! Never ending summers at the pool... popsicles. Best music ever!! I got my bags packed, let's go back!
Goosebumps . . . This is real talent & what a beautiful voice he had & a genius composer.This is timeless.Thankyou Neal. ❤
My Mom adored Neil Sedaka. She would buy his records and play them over and over while doing housework. Great memories....
Makes me cry missing the great place we were musicly never gets old
Que voz suave
I can literally smell the summer rain and joy! Still enjoying this in 2023 in Singapore
Neil Sadaka has one of those timeless iconic voices. He doesn't need a lot of theatrical special effects. Many singers don't have that.
Forty five years ago...I was working at the donut shop when I first heard this...all of Neil sedakas songs were good
I was born in Japan in 1965 but raised in Seattle during the '70s listening to this song on KJR radio. I am now at mid-50s and still like rainy days because I have beautiful memories of winter in Seattle where rains a lot.
Everyday xxx
listening to this on a rainy seattle day lol
I was ten years old when I first heard this.
2022 now and it;s still wonderful.
What memories as a 9 year old child listening to this song in our family car, the smell of the leather seats as the sun warms them, with the windows rolled down and just a hint of petrol and my dad's cigarette; my mom's gentle perfume and hairspray mixing in! Apologies for being GUSHY but MAN, how music literally takes you back in time! Perhaps Albert Einstein had something there ! 😍🤔😉
We're never going to hear stuff like this ever again...😢
Well, that's funny because I'm hearing it right now.. HAVE YOU GONE DEAF? 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂👽👽🎈🎃🎃🎃
in heaven we will
but you'll be able to fly while listening
By far the greatest "mood" era EVER!
He is so adorable! Those songs in the 70’s now I get it. They are still playing today meaning these will always be hits that defined soft rock.
Here! Grew up in New York listening to his music. Transports me right back to the era and it feels fantastic.
I love everything about this song.
I agree
Let's meet for lunch.....
I was 10 in 1974 and I loved this song.
We Brits have a habit of calling him Neil Sedarka but in fact it's Sedaka.
Im an American from West Virginia, we really butcher up the English language. A "Hollow" is a road or creek between two mountains. In West Virginia most call it a "Haler" Ha ler. My ancestors came from Great Britain to States early 1700s. Most of my ancestors came from England & Scotland a few from Wales. Stay safe in the UK.
@@usmc-veteran73-77 All the best to you in America from England.
He didn't buy clothes from Men's big and tall stores.
A great artist who wrote and sang his songs
I was 20
November 1977, I saw him sing this song at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. What a great day.
Nobody could sing that song better than neil sedaka that song belongs to him only. My favorite song. I still really enjoy this song today.
Neil’s voice was the sound of happiness.
It's because of this song that's why I love rainy days....first love never dies.
I was in the United States Marine Corps when this was a hit. Memories of missing my cute girlfriend back home when I was deployed to Okinawa. This song would bring tears to my eyes even as a rough and tough Marine. Semper Fi.
At 63yrs old i still love 💘walking in the rain because of this song...
Just walked this guy on tiktok. What a legend. Long live Neil! Beautiful song🤍
I haven't heard that song in , it's gotta be 25 years yet I remember all the words. Aaaaannnd can't remember why I walked into the kitchen.
Listening to this in 2019 from the Sunshine Coast , Queensland , Australia .
Gidday mate got shrimp on the barbie!
taleinz 1 ... there u go ,,, one of my favorite song frm neil sedaka 😋😋😋😘😘😘👍👍👍🍺🍺🍺
From Rome, Italy, Dec 6, 2019
I play solo steel drum gigs in S. Delaware (FB "Sweet Steel"), this is one of my most requested songs. A great tune! And fun to play.
Listening to this in 2019 from Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA!
Neil Sedaka is a one of a kind. Great lyrics, great song, great voice. So proud to be part of the 60's and 70's.
Just a classic song with a classic sound with classic lyrics that defines the feelings we got when we fell in love!
Listening for the first time in 2024
and I have been listening it for 2 hours by looping the song.
It is just carrying me to a unknown rhythm.......
my all time fav. im a black chick from los angeles.. i still love it
And I am an Asian. I love the song!
myeyesinside out - and i’m a black guy, and love da hell out this song
I'm a white dude from Alabama, and I love it too!
I'm a Fantasy Football sports geek..And I love this song..
I loved what you said..........
When I was a teen, I wanted to move forward in time, only to end up where I am where I now want to move back in time, and if I get there, slap myself for wanting to move forward.
Some songs you just can’t put your finger on to explain why they’re so good. Were a modern day young family and we all love this timeless classic 😎
This is one of the most beautiful songs I have ever heard in my life!!!!!!!!!!!
I LOVE THIS SONG! It reminds me of the good old days when music was played with live instruments & REAL vocals! He has a powerful smooth voice that transcends throughout time.
You are SO RIGHT Totteacher. This songs brings back so many positive memories of good times. I am 55 and seek out this song when I want to remember the good times when life was so much simplier. Love the feelings this songs brings to my mind and heart!
Just makes you feel GOOD! Glad we still have Neil....
Totteacher123 CC this is what I call MUSIC
Well said, mate. Couldn't agree more. Modern music sucks, big time
Heavenly song
Essa música é simplesmente linda. Eu estava ouvindo Elton John, e quando terminou, começou a tocar uma sequência de músicas maravilhosas que eu não conhecia, e essa estava entre elas. Fiquei simplesmente maravilhado e criei uma playlist com todas elas imediatamente.
Parabéns 🎉🎉🎉
Alguém ouvindo essa pérola em 2024
I’m 52 and I love my 70s music