Sunny Songs: Are You Getting Any Sunshine
By Four Walls
@FourWalls (76239)
United States
July 2, 2025 10:46am CST
Ahhhh. The humidity is way, way down. It’s a beautiful summer day! I’ll get out and enjoy the sun after lunch, but first I have to give you a little sunshine in the form of another song with “sun” in the title. (Oh, quick aside: no “Sunday” songs, even though the day is named after the sun. 
) Here’s today’s song.
Are You Getting Any Sunshine - Lou Christie
Lou Christie died last month. 
He was 82, making him the third 82-year-old singer in a row to pass away in a week during June. (The other two were Hall of Famers Sly Stone and Brian Wilson.) I never was so happy to see Paul McCartney turn 83!
Christie had five top 40 hits, the biggest being “Lightning Strikes.” His last top 40 single was “I’m Gonna Make You Mine.” This song was the follow-up single to that top ten hit, but it only managed to get to #73 on the Billboard chart.
His name faded with time (you probably don’t know the name, but if you hear “Lightning Strikes” with that signature falsetto voice of his you’ll go, “Oh, yeah, I know that”), but the music will always remain.
Are You Getting Any Sunshine
Written by Lou Christie and Twyla Herbert
Recorded by Lou Christie
From I’m Gonna Make You Mine, 1969
In and out of it:
) Here’s today’s song.
Are You Getting Any Sunshine - Lou Christie
Lou Christie died last month. He was 82, making him the third 82-year-old singer in a row to pass away in a week during June. (The other two were Hall of Famers Sly Stone and Brian Wilson.) I never was so happy to see Paul McCartney turn 83!
Christie had five top 40 hits, the biggest being “Lightning Strikes.” His last top 40 single was “I’m Gonna Make You Mine.” This song was the follow-up single to that top ten hit, but it only managed to get to #73 on the Billboard chart.
His name faded with time (you probably don’t know the name, but if you hear “Lightning Strikes” with that signature falsetto voice of his you’ll go, “Oh, yeah, I know that”), but the music will always remain.
Are You Getting Any Sunshine
Written by Lou Christie and Twyla Herbert
Recorded by Lou Christie
From I’m Gonna Make You Mine, 1969
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@Orson_Kart (7498)
• United Kingdom
20h
@FourWalls He’s also a British former athlete who’s held the world record for the triple jump since 1995. 18.29m. That’s 60 feet. How incredible is that? I don’t know if he can sing, but I am singing his praises. 
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@FourWalls (76239)
• United States
2 Jul
I don’t usually get music requests for an 18th century Congregationalist preacher, but I’ll see what I can do….
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@FourWalls (76239)
• United States
2 Jul
Don’t you have some cinnamon rolls to cook to drown out the smell of Mr. McSmokey outside???? 
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@NJChicaa (123459)
• United States
2 Jul
@FourWalls don't even get me started. Where is the sun?!?!?!?!
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@RasmaSandra (86562)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
2 Jul
I ws so sad when he passed away just recently, Loved his singing style. Even wrote an article on him.
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@FourWalls (76239)
• United States
23h
Great “bubblegum” sound, which was pretty common for Buddah Records at the time.
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@LindaOHio (193203)
• United States
2 Jul
I don't know the song but I recognize the name of Lou Christie...and I definitely know Lightning Strikes.
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@FourWalls (76239)
• United States
23h
This bombed, especially after “I’m Gonna Make You Mine” was a hit.
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@Ineeddentures (7921)
•
2 Jul
Eh
Yet another gap in music knowledge
I had never heard of this Lou until I read your post
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@FourWalls (76239)
• United States
2 Jul
This is the song he’s best remembered for.
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@Ineeddentures (7921)
•
2 Jul
@FourWalls I shall have a listen later on
Internet strangled just now and YouTube is not good
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@snowy22315 (192087)
• United States
2 Jul
Sun just came out about 20 minutes ago. It looks like it really stormed while I was good.
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@FourWalls (76239)
• United States
2 Jul
See, all I had to do was show up with a sun song.
Have a great day!
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