Happy Monday everyone…if any Monday can be happy.
Raining In My Heart is a beautiful title of a song. This is not a rocking Buddy tune…but a gorgeous ballad. John Fogerty once said that a title of a song is the most important part. If you find a great title for a song you are inspired to work with it.
It was originally recorded by Buddy Holly with the orchestral backing by Dick Jacobs. On the single, it was credited to Buddy Holly and the Crickets, but an Orchestra took the Crickets place. The music and lyrics were written by Felice Bryant and Boudleaux Bryant. It was recorded at the Pythian Temple on West 70th Street in New York City
Raining In My Heart was released as a single on Coral Records in 1959. It peaked at #88 on the Billboard charts as the B-side of “It Doesn’t Matter Anymore”. This song has been covered by artists such as P.J. Proby, Ray Price, Anne Murray, Hank Marvin, Tommy Roe, Skeeter David, and many more.
Buddy Holly was among the first group of inductees to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986. In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked Holly #13 among “The 100 Greatest Artists of All Time”.
Gregory Porter sang a duet with Buddy in 2018…with the backing track of course. He teamed up with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. I really like this one a lot.
Raining In My Heart
The sun is out, the sky is blue
There’s not a cloud to spoil the view
But it’s raining, raining in my heart
The weather man says clear today
He doesn’t know you’ve gone away
And it’s raining, raining in my heart
Oh, misery, misery
What’s gonna become of me?
I tell my blues they mustn’t show
But soon these tears are bound to flow
‘Cause it’s raining, raining in my heart
But it’s raining, raining in my heart
And it’s raining, raining in my heart
Oh, misery, misery
What’s gonna become of me?
I tell my blues they mustn’t show
But soon these tears are bound to flow
‘Cause it’s raining, raining in my heart
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This is really a great song, as it has sad lyrics that are accompanied with joyous music.
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I like the contrast of it.
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I remember this one. It’s tender and brings back how wonderful Buddy was and is.
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A lovely song.
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Very nice! I wouldn’t have guesssed it was Buddy Holly. It sounds like some other song (mind you, one which came later I’m sure) but I can’t quite peg which one down. Sounds like it would be gold for a good pop band to cover.
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I did like the duet…that is pretty cool when people do that.
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Beautiful tune, Max. I had not known it. Every time I listen to Buddy Holly, I keep thinking about how much amazing music he recorded during his short career. I also love the duet with Gregory Porter. His voice is great and nicely goes with Buddy’s – really cool what you can do with modern recording technology!
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The duet really won me over…they sounded really well and yea they completed each other.
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Felice and Boudleaux Bryant were master songwriters. They wrote primarily for The Everly Brothers, but many others recorded their songs, in this case Buddy Holly. It’s too late now, but I would have liked to hear Don and Phil do this one…
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Oh that would have been great.
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Great song. I loved his ballads most of all and this was one of his best. Leo Sayer had a hit in the 80s with it, a decent version but Buddys is still the best version
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Thanks….yes I like what he did here. It’s hard to find a bad song by him.
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This one’s great. Love how it switches gear in the first verse from happy to sad.
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