Posted on Jul 1, 2020
Bruce Hornsby, The Range - Mandolin Rain (Official Video)
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It has been raining cats and dogs and a whole host of of other matter this afternoon here in the MetroWest area of Boston... and as such I thought that I would include rain as a component of my Music Interludes this PM and the first is tited "Mandolin Rain" and official Music Video by Bruce Hornsby and the Range...
LYRICS:
"Mandolin Rain"
The song came and went
Like the times that we spent
Hiding out from the rain under the carnival tent
I laughed and she'd smile
It would last for awhile
You don't know what you've got till you lose it all again
Listen to the mandolin rain
Listen to the music on the lake
Oh, listen to my heart break every time she runs away
Oh, listen to the banjo wind
A sad song drifting low
Listen to the tears roll
Down my face as she turns to go
A cool evening dance
Listenin' to the bluegrass band takes the chill
From the air until they play the last song
I'll do my time
Oh, keeping you off my mind but there's moments
That I find, I'm not feeling so strong
Listen to the mandolin rain
Listen to the music on the lake
Ah, listen to my heart break every time she runs away
Oh, listen to the banjo wind
A sad song drifting low
Listen to the tears roll
Down my face as she turns to go
Runnin' down by the lakeshore
She did love the sound of a summer storm
It played on the lake like a mandolin
Now it's washing her away once again...whoa, again
The boat's steaming in
Oh, I watch the sidewheel spin
And I think about her when I hear that whistle blow
I can't change my mind
Oh, I knew all the time that she'd go
But that's a choice I made long ago
Listen to the mandolin rain
Listen to the music on the lake
Ah, listen to my heart break every time she runs away
Oh, listen to the banjo wind
A sad song drifting low
Listen to the tears roll
Down my face as she turns to go
As she turns to go
Listen to the...listen to the mandolin rain
Listen to the tears roll
Down my face as she turns to go
Listen to the tears roll
Down my face as she turns to go
Listen to the mandolin rain.
Writer(s): Bruce Hornsby, John Hornsby
Enjoy my Brothers and Sisters!
LYRICS:
"Mandolin Rain"
The song came and went
Like the times that we spent
Hiding out from the rain under the carnival tent
I laughed and she'd smile
It would last for awhile
You don't know what you've got till you lose it all again
Listen to the mandolin rain
Listen to the music on the lake
Oh, listen to my heart break every time she runs away
Oh, listen to the banjo wind
A sad song drifting low
Listen to the tears roll
Down my face as she turns to go
A cool evening dance
Listenin' to the bluegrass band takes the chill
From the air until they play the last song
I'll do my time
Oh, keeping you off my mind but there's moments
That I find, I'm not feeling so strong
Listen to the mandolin rain
Listen to the music on the lake
Ah, listen to my heart break every time she runs away
Oh, listen to the banjo wind
A sad song drifting low
Listen to the tears roll
Down my face as she turns to go
Runnin' down by the lakeshore
She did love the sound of a summer storm
It played on the lake like a mandolin
Now it's washing her away once again...whoa, again
The boat's steaming in
Oh, I watch the sidewheel spin
And I think about her when I hear that whistle blow
I can't change my mind
Oh, I knew all the time that she'd go
But that's a choice I made long ago
Listen to the mandolin rain
Listen to the music on the lake
Ah, listen to my heart break every time she runs away
Oh, listen to the banjo wind
A sad song drifting low
Listen to the tears roll
Down my face as she turns to go
As she turns to go
Listen to the...listen to the mandolin rain
Listen to the tears roll
Down my face as she turns to go
Listen to the tears roll
Down my face as she turns to go
Listen to the mandolin rain.
Writer(s): Bruce Hornsby, John Hornsby
Enjoy my Brothers and Sisters!
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Thank you my friend Sgt (Join to see) for posting the official music video of Bruce Hornsby and the Range performing Mandolin Rain.
Since you posted the lyrics already
Song background from several sources. The song is about a failed southern romance between two people who enjoy the rainfall and spent a lot of intimate time in it, but now that she's gone, the singer mourns her loss and is reminded of her when he hears the rain.
Like most of the songs from The Way it Is, Bruce co-wrote this song with his brother John."
"Mandolin Rain" is the third track from The Way It Is, the debut album for Bruce Hornsby and the Range. The song, released in late 1986, was a #4 Billboard Hot 100 hit single for the band in March 1987, following on the success of their previous single, the #1 hit and title track of their debut album, "The Way It Is". It also reached #1 on the adult contemporary chart for three weeks. and #2 on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart for two weeks, also in early 1987. The song reached the Top 40 on the Country chart, hitting #38.
The song was co-written by Bruce Hornsby and his brother John, and featured Range member David Mansfield on the title instrument. It appears to be partly inspired by the song "You Don't Miss Your Water" by William Bell due to it employing the same hook (heard at the beginning of both songs), and by a similar swing feel (albeit with different chords)
Scott Macintyre performed this song in the eighth season of American Idol, introducing the song to a younger generation.
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Since you posted the lyrics already
Song background from several sources. The song is about a failed southern romance between two people who enjoy the rainfall and spent a lot of intimate time in it, but now that she's gone, the singer mourns her loss and is reminded of her when he hears the rain.
Like most of the songs from The Way it Is, Bruce co-wrote this song with his brother John."
"Mandolin Rain" is the third track from The Way It Is, the debut album for Bruce Hornsby and the Range. The song, released in late 1986, was a #4 Billboard Hot 100 hit single for the band in March 1987, following on the success of their previous single, the #1 hit and title track of their debut album, "The Way It Is". It also reached #1 on the adult contemporary chart for three weeks. and #2 on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart for two weeks, also in early 1987. The song reached the Top 40 on the Country chart, hitting #38.
The song was co-written by Bruce Hornsby and his brother John, and featured Range member David Mansfield on the title instrument. It appears to be partly inspired by the song "You Don't Miss Your Water" by William Bell due to it employing the same hook (heard at the beginning of both songs), and by a similar swing feel (albeit with different chords)
Scott Macintyre performed this song in the eighth season of American Idol, introducing the song to a younger generation.
FYI Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Maj Robert ThorntonCynthia CroftCPT Paul Whitmer Sgt Vance BondsCPL Douglas ChryslerCpl (Join to see) SSG Michael Noll SGT Steve McFarland SPC Woody Bullard COL Mikel J. Burroughs SMSgt Lawrence McCarter CPL Dave Hoover PO1 William "Chip" NagelMSG Andrew White Sgt Vance Bonds SPC Margaret Higgins SFC (Join to see) PO1 Robert George
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