In the 1990’s which Scottish group asked “Why Does It Always Rain on Me”?
"album's critical standing had improved dramatically. ""Select"" named ""The Man Who"" the best album of 1999, and the album also placed on the year-end lists of publications such as ""Melody Maker"", ""Mojo"", and former detractors ""NME"" and ""Q"". ""The Man Who"" won the award for Best Album at the 2000 Brit Awards, with Travis being named Best British Group. At the Ivor Novello Awards, Travis frontman Fran Healy won the awards for Best Songwriter(s) and Best Contemporary Song for ""Why Does It Always Rain on Me?"". ""The Man Who"" received a belated American release in early 2000, and the same"
"album slipped as far as No. 19, it stopped. Word of mouth and increasing radio play of the single ""Why Does It Always Rain on Me?"" increased awareness of the band and the album began to rise back up the chart. Then, when Travis took the stage to perform this song at the 1999 Glastonbury Festival, after being dry for several hours, it began to rain as soon as the first line was sung. The following day the story was all over the papers and television, and with word of mouth and increased radio play of this and the album's"
"other hand, felt that even without much musical innovation or a defining statement, the album showcases the band as ""ordinary chaps making extraordinarily pretty music"" and ""good songwriters not trying too hard"". While ""The Man Who"" initially looked as though it would mirror the success of ""Good Feeling"", entering the UK Albums Chart at number five, it quickly slipped down the charts with little radio play of its singles, in addition to its mixed critical reception. However, the success of the album's third single ""Why Does It Always Rain on Me?"" increased awareness of the band and the album began"
"Everytime It Rains Originally written for Annie Lennox, ""Everytime It Rains"" was the fourth single released from Ace of Base's album ""Flowers"" in the UK, featured on a re-release of the album. The song was written by Rick Nowels, Billy Steinberg and Maria Vidal. A radio edit of the ballad was released to radios on April 5, 1999. It was also remixed for American audiences and promotionally released as a lead single for their ""Greatest Hits"" record in April 2000. The single was not released commercially in the United States. Clive Davis of Arista Records, who had suggested the band"
"mainly taken from their album. Ten belters and a slow one ,2016 Rain (British band) Rain were an alternative rock band from Liverpool, England, who had a minor hit in 1991 with ""Lemonstone Desired"". The band was formed at the Merseyside Trade Union Community and Unemployed Resource Centre in Huyton, Liverpool, in 1988 with a line-up of Ned Murphy (vocals, guitar), Colin Clarke (vocals, guitar), Martyn Campbell (bass guitar, vocals), and Tony McGuigan (drums). They were signed by Columbia Records in late 1989, and began recording with Nick Lowe producing. Unhappy with the results, they did not release any material"
"The Rain (Basingstoke band) The Rain were an indie pop band from Basingstoke, England, active between 1986 and the early 1990s. They later changed their name to Clark Springs. The band was formed by singer/guitarist Clive Stubbings, bassist Nigel Rivers later to be replaced by Tony Duckworth (ex-Junk Factory)and drummer Chris Morrell. Their first single, ""Tom Paine"" was self-released, but caught the ear of Medium Cool Records, who signed them up. They contributed two tracks, ""Dry The Rain"" and ""Seven Red Apples"" to Medium Cool's ""Edge of The Road"" compilation album, but their first single for the label, ""First Of"
"to ""Pray for Rain"" after a line from a poem. In 1992, the band released ""Pray for Rain"", and gained some attention with the song ""Do You Want to Know Love"". Shortly after releasing the first album, an existing band (an instrumental group who did soundtrack work) known as Pray for Rain threatened a lawsuit, leading the band to settle on the name PFR. The first album was reissued with a slightly modified cover to reflect the change. In 1993, PFR released their second album, ""Goldie's Last Day"", whose title track was inspired by the passing of Patrick Andrew's pet"
"It's Raining Again ""It's Raining Again"" is a song recorded by British progressive rock band Supertramp and released as a single from their 1982 album ""…Famous Last Words…"" with credits given to Rick Davies and Roger Hodgson, although as indicated on the album sleeve, it is a Hodgson composition. The end of the song incorporates the old nursery rhyme ""It's Raining, It's Pouring"". All of the voices on the studio version of the track are Hodgson's. In live versions on the accompanying ""Famous Last Words"" tour, John Helliwell and Scott Page sang the lower harmonies on stage while Hodgson sang"
"Rain (The Cult song) ""Rain"" is a song by The Cult from their Love album. It was briefly known as ""Sad Rain"" during its recording, and the lyrics were reportedly inspired by a Hopi rain dance. Ultimately it was the second single released from that album following ""She Sells Sanctuary"". It peaked at #17 on the UK singles chart, and has always been a live favourite, being performed at almost every gig since its release. Despite the song's popularity, after performing it live in November 1989 at Wembley, singer Ian Astbury said, ""So you like that one?"" and after the"
"Rain (British band) Rain were an alternative rock band from Liverpool, England, who had a minor hit in 1991 with ""Lemonstone Desired"". The band was formed at the Merseyside Trade Union Community and Unemployed Resource Centre in Huyton, Liverpool, in 1988 with a line-up of Ned Murphy (vocals, guitar), Colin Clarke (vocals, guitar), Martyn Campbell (bass guitar, vocals), and Tony McGuigan (drums). They were signed by Columbia Records in late 1989, and began recording with Nick Lowe producing. Unhappy with the results, they did not release any material until their 1991 debut single ""Lemonstone Desired"", which reached number 95 in"
"Why Do I Always Get It Wrong ""Why Do I Always Get it Wrong?"", written and composed by Brian Hodgson and John Beeby, was the United Kingdom's entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1989, performed by the sextet Live Report, led by Ray Caruana. Live Report won the right to perform at Lausanne by winning the UK national final, ""A Song for Europe"", where they were the sixth act to perform. For the second of four consecutive years, Live Report was picked via a nationwide telephone vote, receiving more than twice as many votes as the second-place finisher. At Lausanne,"
"particularly on the unremarkable 'Why Does It Always Rain On Me?' which was in danger of becoming their musical albatross. It seems as they have never been away but the follow-up release signifies their intention to become known as an albums band. The singles thus far, 'Sing' and 'Side', both feature hypnotic tunes courtesy mainly of Andy Dunlop's fine guitar work; the former is hopeful and joyous whilst the latter is steeped in melancholy. Further exposure to the album unveils a remarkably consistent level of songwriting with the unassuming-looking Dunlop always able to turn guitar and even banjo into memorable"
"Before the Rain (album) Before the Rain is the third album by the British R&B vocal group Eternal, released in March 1997. The album includes the single ""I Wanna Be the Only One"" (a duet with BeBe Winans) which became Eternal's first and only number one hit in the United Kingdom. The album features lead vocals from Vernie Bennett (""Think About Me"") and Kéllé Bryan (""I'm Still Crying"", ""All My Love""), and is their last to feature Bryan. A commercial success, the album went Gold in its first week, debuting with sales of 100,000 copies before being certified Platinum. According"
"1982 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100, becoming the highest debut on that chart for all of 1982, and peaked at No. 11. The record was a big success on the European charts, reaching the top 10 in Austria, the Netherlands, Germany, Norway, and Switzerland. This was the group's last top 40 hit on the United Kingdom singles chart. The song plays on Fox Networks NASCAR coverage in the USA whenever the rain interrupts activities. It's Raining Again ""It's Raining Again"" is a song recorded by British progressive rock band Supertramp and released as a single from their 1982 album ""…Famous"
"and Beatles covers. Founding members were Mark Lewis, Eddie Lineberry, Bill Connearney, Grant Belotti, Chuck Coffey, and Steve Wight. (Connearney, Belotti, Lineberry, and Alan Hawley had been members of a prior band known as Lucky Dogs.) The name of the band, ""Reign/Rain,"" is a reference to the 1966 Beatles single ""Rain,"" the B-side of ""Paperback Writer."" Co-founder and keyboardist Mark Lewis managed the band, became its lead arranger, and found Rain a regular weekly gig doing Beatles covers at the Mine Shaft in Calabasas, California, Before long Rain had a following of Beatles fans around the Los Angeles/Orange County area,"
"in 1996 as did Fairport Convention, featuring Dan Ar Braz, at the Cropredy Festival in 1997. Todd Rundgren has also covered the song, as has the late Dan Fogelberg, who reprised it as part of his own cover of ""Rhythm of the Rain"". The Grateful Dead played it twenty times throughout the early 1990s. The Beatles tribute act derives its name from the song. In 2016 Aloe Blacc sings it as Boris the Frog in the eponymous Beat Bugs episode 3b. Rain (Beatles song) ""Rain"" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles that was first released in"
"on their album ""What the World Needs Now"". During 1983, Pigott and Hunter wrote Dragon's come back hit single ""Rain"". Pigott remembers, ""I went from a little underground band to finding myself up the back of the Entertainment Centre hearing 10,000 people sing the chorus of my song."" The song reached No. 2 but was blocked by Austen Tayshus' No. 1 hit ""Australiana"". Pigott sang ""Rain"" with Rockmelons on their album ""Form 1 Planet"" (1992) with Hunter (and Rockmelons' Bryon Jones) providing backing vocals. Hunter and Pigott co-wrote other Dragon songs including ""Cry"" and Pigott was a session musician on"
"sound"" of the band Eurythmics, particularly their 1983 song ""Here Comes the Rain Again"", as an influence on ""Say It Right"" and other tracks on ""Loose"". ""I'm not 100 percent sure what [""Here Comes the Rain Again"" is] about, but it always takes me away to another place, and I love it"", she said. In fact the song deals with mystic or transcendental experiences as she explains in an interview in 2007. ""It is a kind of a magical song. It has a mystery to it, that I have not quite figured out. It has a haunting twist to it."""
"the Jam, and T.Rex. In the process he forged an obsession with former Beatles singer/songwriter John Lennon; Liam would later sarcastically claim to be Lennon re-incarnated, despite being born eight years prior to Lennon's death. When school friend Paul ""Guigsy"" McGuigan, invited Gallagher to join his band, The Rain, as a vocalist, he agreed. Liam was the band's co-songwriter, along with guitarist Paul ""Bonehead"" Arthurs. Noel Gallagher has since openly mocked this writing partnership, describing them as being ""just awful""; even Liam admits that ""We were shit"". The band only rehearsed once a week and did not get many gigs."
"I Wish It Would Rain Down ""I Wish It Would Rain Down"" is a song by Phil Collins from his 1989 album ""...But Seriously"", featuring lead guitar by Eric Clapton. The song was a significant chart hit in 1990, peaking at No. 3 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 in the United States and No. 1 on the ""RPM"" Top 100 in Canada; in the latter country, it was the highest-selling song of 1990. It also reached No. 7 on the UK Singles Chart. Collins felt that it was as close as he had ever gotten at the time to writing"
"1990, spending six weeks atop the charts, and ranked as the top single of the year on ""RPM""'s year-end charts. Virgin VSCD 1240 (Martin H) I Wish It Would Rain Down ""I Wish It Would Rain Down"" is a song by Phil Collins from his 1989 album ""...But Seriously"", featuring lead guitar by Eric Clapton. The song was a significant chart hit in 1990, peaking at No. 3 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 in the United States and No. 1 on the ""RPM"" Top 100 in Canada; in the latter country, it was the highest-selling song of 1990. It also"
"album, the band released the single ""Spit In the Rain"", which reached No. 21 in the UK. The line-up of Currie, Harvie, Alston, Cummings and McDermott proved to be stable and successful. They stayed together to record the follow-up album ""Change Everything"", which was released in 1992 and became the band's biggest chart success, reaching No. 2 in the UK, being held off top spot only by Lionel Ritchie's best-of collection, Back to Front. The single ""Always the Last to Know"" peaked at No. 13 in the UK, and again provided them with an entry into Top 40 in the"
"Here Comes the Rain Again ""Here Comes the Rain Again"" is a 1983 song by British duo Eurythmics. It was written by group members Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart and produced by Stewart. The song was released on 12 January 1984 as the third single in the UK from the album ""Touch"" and in the United States as the first single. It became Eurythmics' second Top 10 U.S. hit, peaking at number 4 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100. ""Here Comes the Rain Again"" hit number eight in the UK Singles Chart, becoming their fifth consecutive Top 10 single in"
"They Say It's Gonna Rain ""They Say It's Gonna Rain"" is a song co-written (with George Sanders) and sung by British female artist Kerry Delius. She released the song as a single in 1984 and while it failed to chart, it became an underground club hit. The song achieved a bigger popularity when it was covered by Hazell Dean the following year. An African chant is featured in the intro which is repeated throughout the song. British Hi-NRG singer Hazell Dean covered the song and released it as a single in September 1985. Having scored two top 10 singles in"
"Swedish charts, while becoming an airplay hit and club hit in other European countries. They Say It's Gonna Rain ""They Say It's Gonna Rain"" is a song co-written (with George Sanders) and sung by British female artist Kerry Delius. She released the song as a single in 1984 and while it failed to chart, it became an underground club hit. The song achieved a bigger popularity when it was covered by Hazell Dean the following year. An African chant is featured in the intro which is repeated throughout the song. British Hi-NRG singer Hazell Dean covered the song and released"
"Sometimes Always ""Sometimes Always"" is a song by the Scottish alternative rock group The Jesus and Mary Chain and the first single from the group's album ""Stoned & Dethroned"". It is a duet between Jim Reid and Hope Sandoval. It was released by Blanco y Negro Records in July 1994 and reached #22 in the UK single charts. ""Sometimes Always"" peaked at #62 on the Australian ARIA singles chart in August 1994. A poster for the single can be seen in the ""Bottom"" episode ""Terror"". The song was recorded as a duet by Courtney Jaye and Ben Bridwell of Band"
"single to top the chart before their infamous scandal took off. It was preceded at number one on the Hot 100 by Bad English's ""When I See You Smile"" (also penned by Warren) and succeeded by Billy Joel's ""We Didn't Start the Fire"". The song was ranked at number 21 on Billboard's Year-End Singles list for 1989, and number forty-six for 1990. Blame It on the Rain ""Blame It on the Rain"" is a song by German dance-pop group Milli Vanilli. ""Blame It On The Rain"" debuted on the U.S. ""Billboard"" Hot 100 on October 7, 1989, at number sixty-five."
"Fall. The Waterboys The Waterboys are a Scottish-Irish folk rock band formed in Edinburgh in 1983 by Scottish musician Mike Scott. The band's membership, past and present, has been composed mainly of musicians from Scotland. Mike Scott has remained as the only constant member throughout the band's career. They have explored a number of different styles, but their music is mainly a mix of folk music with rock and roll. They dissolved in 1993 when Scott departed to pursue a solo career. They reformed in 2000, and continue to release albums and tour worldwide. Scott emphasises a continuity between The"
"as a building contractor, he started a band with his friends, Paul ""Guigsy"" McGuigan (bass), Tony McCarroll (drums) and Chris Hutton (vocals). They called themselves The Rain, after The Beatles' B-side, ""Rain"". When Hutton was sacked, he was replaced by Liam Gallagher. Gallagher and Arthurs teamed up as co-songwriters. However, the band were still unsuccessful until Gallagher encouraged his brother Noel, who had just come back from travelling the world as a roadie for Inspiral Carpets, to join the band. Liam changed the band's name to Oasis, and Noel brought with him a collection of songs that were to make"
"Sometimes It Rains ""Sometimes It Rains"" is a 2006 single by David Charvet, his last release before returning to an acting and television career. The song is co-written by Arnie Roman (who had penned songs for the Pointer Sisters, Celine Dion, Marc Anthony and others) and Ty Lacy (with songs for LeAnn Rimes, Faith Hill, Keith Urban, amongst others). The song appears in Charvet's third and last album ""Se laisser quelque chose"" with Universal Music and his second single from the album, after the initial track ""Je te dédie"". The song released by Mercury Records and distributed by Universal Music"
"still makes music. The story of The Soup Dragons is traced as part of 2017 documentary Teenage Superstars. The Soup Dragons The Soup Dragons were a Scottish alternative rock band of the late 1980s and early 1990s. Named after a character in the 1970s children's television show ""Clangers"", the group is best known for its cover of the Rolling Stones' song ""I'm Free"", which was a top five hit in the United Kingdom in 1990, and ""Divine Thing"", a Top 40 hit in the United States in 1992. The Soup Dragons formed in Bellshill, a town near Motherwell, in 1985."
"1988. Say It's Gonna Rain ""Say It's Gonna Rain"" is a song by American dance-pop group Will to Power. The original version of the song appeared on their 1988 self-titled debut album. The lead vocals on the track were sung by singer-songwriter Suzi Carr. A 12"" single was released to clubs in 1988, and this remix became the first of two number-one songs for the band on the American dance chart. The song spent two weeks at number-one on this chart in August and September 1988. The song also peaked at number 49 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 chart in"
"the first name on the record, which I thought was pretty cool."" The follow-up single ""My Way of Thinking""/""I Think It's Going to Rain Today"" peaked at number 6 on the UK charts in June 1980. Although this was the band's second single before the album was released, ""My Way of Thinking"" was not included on the album, despite gaining far more radio airplay and television exposure than ""I Think It's Going to Rain Today"": however, by the time of the album's release the group had come to dislike ""My Way of Thinking"", with singer Ali Campbell describing the song"