My 100 Favorite Charted Pop Songs: Rainy Day People

Tweet

Oh, no, this charted on the country charts as well. It’s not an intentional “two-for-one country song” day. I don’t remember it getting airplay on country stations. Oh, well. Linda? Listen with caution. Here’s today’s song from the Hot 100 list. Rainy Day People - Gordon Lightfoot Yep, Gord’s back. And you most likely don’t remember this song. Let’s face it, since the song that came out after this, this doesn’t get any airplay. (The single after this one? “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.”) Yes, it has a country feel to it. A number of Lightfoot’s songs did. I’ve mentioned that my introduction to his music came from people like Waylon Jennings, Bill Anderson, and George Hamilton IV recording his songs and having country hits with them. With a line like “High stepping strutters who land in the gutters,” how could I keep it off the list? Even with the steel guitar that makes it sound more country than most of the songs on this side of the list. Rainy Day People Written by Gordon Lightfoot Recorded by Gordon Lightfoot From Cold on the Shoulder, 1975 Peak chart position: #26 (also charted #47 country) Today’s country song: “Rednecks, White Socks, and Blue Ribbon Beer” They just pass it on: