Randy Newman - I Think It's Going to Rain Today

[Momphert]

There are covers, there are other versions. But Randy Newman has this curious ability to pull you close to him, as if he says: come here you, LISTEN! I am still deeply moved by this version as I was 40 years ago.

[Kellims313]

This was in The Wonder Years:) Pretty song.

[forestears]

the string arrangement in this is just sublime. i mean like perfect.

[qyzuf]

the magic is that eventhough he has very little voice, somehow the personality, his connection to the song, the minimialistic and very accurate accompaniment - make it magical

[trekcannondale11]

Cool song. I like Neil Diamonds cover of it also.

[manorcraft64]

WOW 

[aknowneemus]

this is one of those songs that i passed up the first hundred times i heard the album. Now it's my favorite. It always happens that way

[sifusocky]

this song breaks my fucking heart and i don't know why :(

[Regginyaga]

it didn't rain that day

[ixis99]

I love how the applause after the song finishes sounds just like rain.

[kevinqa]

@ixis99 u were smoking weed werent u

[madahpesojnothgual]

Can't believe how great this song is. In the album it's placed as the second to last song and it's so quiet that I didn't notice it after quite a few listens. So beautiful.

[DarrellTron]

5 people didn't bring an umbrella

[bapyou]

2:13 " . . . help the needy and show them the way."

Not Ronald Reagan's favorite song.

[vaarixx]

...Goosebumps pure

[SleepyMcdougle]

I like how he says the word going

[Freakenstine1]

I love how everyone thinks people under 30 ONLY know about him because of Toy Story that's is NOT true I'm 14 and have literally been listening to him since I was 2 my DAD was the one who introduced me to him and Toy Story only me love him

[L4RSLink]

@Freakenstine1 cool story bro.

[aarroninmyhouse]

Really reminds me of Eels. I'd love to hear E cover this.

[lilysgm01]

Saw him last night at the Sydney Opera House - he's still the warm, generous, charming and wonderfully talented musician that I saw 37 years ago in Canada. Thank you Randy for two of the best concerts I've ever attended. Lucky you pandeyes42, you're in for a real treat!

[pandaeyes42]

I have the absolute pleasure of seeing this man live in two weeks performing with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.

This is going to be a very special night.

[sydeshowschwab]

hey funny. im a hipster and i genuinly love randy newman1

[hejafish]

What the bloody hell is a hipster? I keep reading it on youtube.. It seems a hipster is someone who likes music that is in fashion at the time whether it old or new? right? And to reject pop music? But would a hipster call themself a hipster? Anyway... I love music and in my experience other people who claim to love music are twats! Music snobs!! Care more about the knowledge than the actual song!! Music is music.. whatever style... the sooner everyone realises this the better. Happy Easter.amen

[IBG67]

@hejafish a hipster is one of those spoiled assed, shit kicking *newnanreferance*, yuppies, who ebb and flow with counterculture bullshit trends, purely for the sake of being "hip" and trendy, and do so in an effort to be individual and away from the mainstream when in reality there a BILLION other loser kids just like them. I.E. Scene Kids.....You're welcome, sir!

[hejafish]

@IBG67 What the bloody hell is a scene kid!! ha! Thanks for that precise definition of a hipster! - you should send it to the Oxford English Dictionary people!! :¬)

[MJBfromCCC]

@DiamondPlatedJim it's just like Louis Armstrong. He also had a unique voice that fit his music. It's funny though, I watched this video, then I watched another video of him singing later on 40 years or so later, and it sounds EXACTLY the same! I was like "Wait, I thought I switched videos..."

[DiamondPlatedJim]

@MJBfromCCC It does not matter that it sounded the same...if it aint broke, don't fix it. LEGEND.

[DiamondPlatedJim]

To everyone who is posting that Randy can't sing just don't get it. His voice is one of a kind and a fantastic match for his unique song writing. One of the all time greats.

[gordbard]

@Donmasto I agree. It's not so much a performance as his own private musings. Observation. That's what makes a great songwriter. 

[ppaesman]

I saw a few videos here with lists of the 10 saddest songs ever. This one wasn't on any of them. Unforgiveable.

[dvdtrr]

Dude, stick to writing!

[gordbard]

@dvdtrr Give the guy a break. The greatest songwriters can never sing. Check out Sammy Khan's rendition of 3 coins in a fountain. His own song, but not written for him to sing.

[mutater0]

@gordbard  i like his voice..

[zanyzoo6767]

dustys version is the best

[GrantMeSerenity1971]

@zanyzoo6767 I absolutely love Dusty's version but can't find it anywhere!! Can you help me out?

[zanyzoo6767]

@GrantMeSerenity1971 if you google dusty springfield , i think its gonna rain , and then click on videos on the google page, their is a version on there, of her on one of her shows. Also an audio version is on cd, something different, but this is quite hard to get hold of, and as such can be pricey. But they do come up on ebay now and again.

[GrantMeSerenity1971]

@zanyzoo6767 Thanks so much!

[DYLANTHOMASthePOET]

Musical Poet

[ianguard]

Randy Newman is one of America's all time greatest artist. His writing, his delivery, his music is pure genius. What a gift!

[oleole52]

Randy Newman writes 3 minute works of art.

[MrBlackmore123]

prefiero a COCKER

[sockcucker23]

this sucks, you got a frieendd in meeee

[GrantMeSerenity1971]

I first discovered this song on an old record at home as a kid. But it was the Dusty Springfield version. Never forgot that moment.

[4taylorsnana]

God has surley Blessed this wonderful human being.

[tteu123]

@4taylorsnana God has nothing to do with this. As far as you're concerned, you don't even have proof that your petty god does exist. Randy Newman is fantastic all by himself - no strings involved.

On a lighter note, I get the gist of what you're saying. He really is a wonderful human being.

[ClubPikey]

@tteu123 well i can see this song has had no impact on the atheist douchebaggery of the world

[lubermanl]

@ClubPikey

Some might consider saying that he was shit before being enchanted by a magic alien living outside the universe. Instead of acknowledging the hard work and practice it takes to get to that level, a douchebag call.

[jygattozzi]

@tteu123 actually there are strings involved in this piece of genius

[electricrunner2]

Great song, performed better by Norah Jones

[nwopropaganda]

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[BeachBoysGuy1]

@nwopropaganda you were sleeping lol no wonder you didn't like it !

[fireblossom2u]

Randy is a songwriter and composer. Judge him on the songs...judge him on the arrangements. Stop telling me what others say.

[grnmonsta1]

SPEECHLESS !!!!  NO, THANK YOU RANDY !!! ;-)

[Jaibones]

Newman has made up a dialect so perverted you almost can't understand him, like a mixture of Cajun, New York Jewish and baby talk, heavy on the baby talk.

[Smokocaster]

The man is a genius. Not a plaudit I hand out lightly.

[Gooseberry51]

One of the best songs ever!!!

[AndranikAzizbekyan]

very nice song...bravo Randy!

[sifusocky]

Best friggin' song ever. Doesn't matter what mood I'm in when I listen to it, it always takes me somewhere else. And not always to the same 'somewhere else'. There ain't many songs I can say that about.

[thallassocracy]

Randy Newman writes songs which are still going long after they've finished.

[AndranikAzizbekyan]

@thallassocracy such as Joe Cocker's You Can Leave Your Hat On...

[1980Grafik]

Scarecrows dressed in the latest styles, with frozen smiles to chase love away...

Incredible lyric.

[tjmcgx]

astonishing....

[ibwilliamsi]

A National Treasure.

[ChynaRider]

Indeed, one of the best songs written, ever. And this is a lovley version.

[merrittfan]

I love this song so much. Randy's voice is so harshly juxtaposed with these really sensitive lyrics, I really don't think any other voice can do it justice. Yeah, yeah, I love Peter Gabriel and Judy Collins, but this is Mr. Newman's song through and through. So, so beautiful.

[Sshelly34213]

@merrittfan Neil Diamond does a kickass version and does it some justice. You should also check out Harry Nilsson's cover of his first album.

[qyzuf]

less is more, less is more, less is so very much

[wistaria2010]

This definitely is one of his best performances of this beautiful song.

[wistaria2010]

I love this man's music and style.

[pim1790]

"With Frozen smiles to chase the love away". 1st class poet and musician!

[ChubbyBe]

the first time i hurt this song it gave me feeling that i cant explain

[Ozzwooz]

You wanted to rape, pillage and plunder?

[imunchbutts]

@ChubbyBe Heard*

[magicmatt96]

@ChubbyBe The first time I heard this song, it gave me feeling that hurt like I can't explain.



[problem49]

One of the best songs ever written.

[GiantsSB2010]

Randy Newmans version was in an episode of The Wonder Years. Thats where I first heard it

[DemonDrake117]

Yes Randy is always thought of as the writer of "cutesy" music since Toy Story, but he has had a lot to offer over the years and the simple fact that so many artists have recorded this particular song is a great tribute to him as a professional artist.  He has heart - this is definitely one of the best versions.

[Sshelly34213]

@DemonDrake117 But it's not really "cutesy," Toy Story 2 was a darkish film. The song, "When she Loved me" was pretty decent.

He's a strange song writer, there's not really any way to categorize him and I think cinema was the best direction for him. A lot of his relatives came from and are in cinema. He's also a natural score writer, he just has a knack for it. (I'm talking about orchestration) I don't know where I'd be if I had never heard his scores for Ragtime, Pleasantville & A bug's life

[f1tevaldo]

He is incredible, however i think katie melua absolutely nails this song, she is genius! Only my opinion don't shit yourselves remember i like this guy as well!!

[heileman28]

i like katie's version...definitely a surprise

[FunnyHaHaFunnyHaHa]

typos. oops

[FunnyHaHaFunnyHaHa]

everybody well all the hipsters wanna come down on Randy Newman because he's written all lot of acceble stuff for movies. BUT he has written some fantasic songs. He is a great artist.

[eisenmenger14]

@FunnyHaHaFunnyHaHa a man has to make money some how man i hate when people say artists sell out

[Sshelly34213]

@FunnyHaHaFunnyHaHa What's a Hipster?

Someone who appreciates what is non mainstream....since when is Randy Newman mainstream?

So they would be acting against their own nature to not appreciate someone as underrated as Newman. The guy's first album, from which this song originates, made zilch and very few people today know about it.

[FunnyHaHaFunnyHaHa]

@Sshelly34213 I love his first four albums and they were not smash hit recordings but, come on, Randy Newman is mainstream. He is an academy award winner a grammy winner etc, he is not an obsure cult figure struggling to make it.

[Sshelly34213]

@FunnyHaHaFunnyHaHa Yes but to like his non mainstream work would imply that you like the non mainstream....

It's easy to say, "I love a Bug's Life" and hey. I loved the score myself because it's commonly known. It's another to actually go take the time and listen to his obscure albums. A "Hipster" a real one, would actually do so. You don't hear songs like Snow anywhere.

I find the mainstream scene quite dull today and I can understand the hate it gets.

[FunnyHaHaFunnyHaHa]

@Sshelly34213 a hipster is a douchebag hung up with being cool

[Sshelly34213]

@FunnyHaHaFunnyHaHa lol yes that is correct. I've noticed a lot of hipster go for things that are retro and obscure as a way to come off as "cool."

[mussman717word]

@FunnyHaHaFunnyHaHa

You're so right... and films qualify as art, too. Some people are just too braindead to get it.

[talcomx]

@FunnyHaHaFunnyHaHa so do hipsters do whats hip, or make whats unhip cool? kind of hypocritical of them to clown on Mr. Newman if they disagree with any of the pop trash on the radio, cuz Mr. Randy Newman would school their ass teh same way Malcomx would or Martin Luther King Jr.....

And if you dont understand the comparison (all readers) then there is absolutely no hope for you, and you might as well just give up on life. Serioulsy.

Seriously.

[CaptainCrews2]

@FunnyHaHaFunnyHaHa What's "acceble"?

[FunnyHaHaFunnyHaHa]

@CaptainCrews2 it's a typo.

[GotNextVideo]

@FunnyHaHaFunnyHaHa Hipsters aren't really the ones dismissing ol' Randy. They might be the only ones under 30 who know him for anything other than his Pixar stuff.

[abluxy]

This is my favorite version of this song; I just think Newman's voice is perfect for the it.

[SamBlob]

The only version of this song I had heard before watching this video is Neil Diamond's , from his cover album "Rainbow".

As with Leonard Cohen's "Suzanne", the original is better. I should probably try to find the original version of Roger Miller's "Husbands and Wives" too.

[peaceric]

there's a version by Judy Collins that's really great, it catches the power of the song brilliantly

[vaarixx]

Es ist für mich sein schönster Titel, der mich schon durch ein langes Leben begleitet. Danke Randy

[rosesredvioletsblue]

The orchestra is brilliant back-up for this tender song. Magnificent.

thank you.

[rosesredvioletsblue]

fills my eyes wtih tears.

very beautiful.

[brink1000]

A quiet, soul-stirring, devastating song. One of the greats for all time.

[peace4dove]

This is the best version. I like Nora Jones' version as well. Thanks for posting this, it's when his voice was at it's best. Nothing beats the character of Randy Newman's voice for singing his own songs!

[Straussian]

One of the greatest songs of all time, if I may be so bold. RN's original is the best version, and I have a soft spot for the Judy Collins cover. The song was used to great effect in the movie "Cold Turkey."

[boebietoo]

@Straussian

I think to remember he wrote this when Jim Groce, a friend of him, died in an airplanecrash

[fmurphy55]

@boebietoo Well, considering that the album 'Randy Newman' which this song came from was released in 1968 and Jim Croce died in 1973 and Randy Newman wouldn't have known him from Adam's off-ox, I would have to say that your speculations in this regard are incorrect.

[benjybyte]

@fmurphy55 Oddly enough, there WAS a connection between Jim Croce and Randy Newman. I saw Randy in his first big venue performance (Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, summer of 1972) and the opening act was.... Jim Croce, in HIS first big venue appearance as well. But you're entirely correct that this song was written long before the two ever met.