Actually, I think I know the name of the song: "People In The Rain"; however, I'd like to know more about it and my web searches have come up empty.

Here is what I can recollect (filtered through the dusty rose lenses of four decades).

The song is from the late sixties/early seventies, and performed by a male singer, probably in the "lounge act" genre (Perry Como, Ingelbert Humperdink, etc).

The first lines are not entirely unlike:

"It's one of my favorite kind of days, rain all around me.
People lost into the haze down from the trees."

and the refrain goes something like:

"And if you don't know yet
Why I'm happy when it's wet,
Take a look at the people in the rain...
(that should explain)."

Anybody recall this song?

I have never heard of it but I did find a song by that name which is very pretty.
People In The Rain

Best guess I can come up with is Noel Harrison (Windmills of your Mind) from his album Collage: http://www.thewindmillsofyourmind.com/collage

but I can't find any lyrics and the sample on Amazon doesn't include any of the lyrics you've quoted: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004 ... 381&sr=8-6

Kevin

That's the one! I even remember the album cover (I have a photographic photographic memory, just don't ask your name).

I was thinking the song was on a "sampler album" because I recalled it being on the same album as Leonard Cohen's "Suzanne"; but now I see that Mr Harrison was covering that song.

Thank you very much Mr Payne.

If you'd care to double down, how about any info on a Hawaiian song containing the following lyrics?

If you like ukelele lady
Ukelele lady like you
If you like to linger where it's shady
Ukelele lady linger too

Googling those lyrics turned up quite a long list, including a Youtube offering:


and a Wikipedia page for the song:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukulele_Lady

I have to admit, I didn't use google today -- though I did do a rather extensive web search a few years back (a friend was teaching me the song but didn't have all the lyrics) and found zilch. I guess I failed in not realizing how quickly the amount of information available on the Web is growing.

Once again, thanks.