#wishitwouldrain

JUNE IS BLACK MUSIC MONTH, #4. The Temptations, Wish It Would Rain. Smokey Robinson produced, last album with “the original lineup” (Marj likes to watch that TV movie about the Temptations when it’s on, which turns out is fairly often, and I catch parts of it). Learned that the writer of the title track later took his life over losing the girl he wrote the song about which makes it even sadder. It’s always interesting to hear these well-known songs in their original album context with “lesser,” non-greatest-hits. Which are still good. #temptations #thetemptations #wishitwouldrain #motown #blackmusicmonth #africanamericanmusicmonth (at Noblesville, Indiana) https://www.instagram.com/p/CB7HqNfAd_c/?igshid=1k7788o8q1x9m

#ThrowbackThursday to my #jukebox/#jukejoint days when I would whoop some butt on the pool table -- brandy & #oldschool music always gave my game a lift! #LOL #TheTemptations #WishItWouldRain (1968) #soul #music #timeless #gem #R&B #TBT #Motown

Lightning out over the ocean that i can see flash through the windows this early am. Radar court. WeatherBug app. #wishitwouldrain (at New Smyrna Beach, Florida)

Record of The Day: The Temptations Wish It Would Rain. Original 1968 Gordy. This is one of those records I bought, spun once and let sit on a shelf for a year. Didn't think much of it at first. Which was a mistake. Most of the songs are great. The rest are pretty good. And then there's the title track. Which is OK. #thetemptations #gordy #1968 #temptations #soul #fantheflame #hewhopicksarose #wishitwouldrain #stereo #vinyl #recordoftheday #nowspinning

Well I wish that it would rain Heavy rain down from the sky Maybe then you wouldn’t see the teardrops in my eyes Well I wish that it would rain It would be a great disguise Maybe then you wouldn’t see the teardrops in my eyes And all of the raindrops that fall down on my face Erase all the memories of you and your embrace I’ll long for the moment that I lose this bitter taste And I don’t want you to see me this way -Mayer Hawthorne