That was his reason for objecting to having this song in the movie. They were making an artistic statement, but to us it was a great western, not necessarily an art film. The only instruments used on the film were on “Raindrops.” The entire film’s score was done vocally. (Robert) Redford… they were doing an art film, and the score was very different. The way I remember reading about it was that the execs at 20th Century Fox didn’t even want to use this song (in the movie).īT: Yeah, they didn’t. I was selling records at that time: “Hooked on a Feeling.” They gave me a shot, and it just was a beautiful experience.īH: That song beat a lot of odds. He said, “B.J., I had been trying to get a Kristofferson song for so long and I finally got it and it was coming out.” So what he did was basically the right thing. I always tell him that I don’t know how he could have done it. Thomas.īT: When I see Ray, I always thank him for passing me that song. I think he had recorded “Sunday Morning Coming Down,” and I think Ray regretted (not recording “Raindrops”), but this is just not the same song without B.J.
I loved him, and I still admire him so much.īH: I’m friends with Ray Stevens. He told me in subsequent years that I had done the best of anyone who had recorded it as a cover. He went on with the ending, and he didn’t naturally love it, but he did eventually go for it. Bacharach heard it, he was directing and stopped and looked at me for what felt like about ten minutes. When I did it, everyone in the control room went nuts. The third time we went through, (I thought), “I am just going to do something on the end,” and I just let it come to me. I had to sing with the programmers as tight as I could.
It was just an awesome thing to be part of. We had like one hundred people in there, and of course Bacharach was directing and everything. That little nuance was something magic.īT: It was a little something.
He said, “B.J., after you do the song precisely how I’ve written it, if you have room to do something, you can do it.” So, it didn’t really happen until the “meeeee” at the end.īH: By the way, I think that made a difference in the song. Bacharach if I could do my thing on the song. I guess I am a little bit of a writer.īH: Well, Burt Bacharach and Hal David wrote the song, but whoever the powers-that- be (were, they) wanted Ray Stevens to record it first.īT: They did! By the way, I didn’t mess with their script. I always felt like I was composing a little bit. I’ve always felt like I was a composer because I felt like I brought a little something to the song that the writer didn’t think of. And I wouldn’t drastically change any melodies, but I would do a little something which just came by way of emotion. Over the years, I’ve always felt I haven’t done the writing I should have done and that is something I am working very hard on now.
First, thanks very much for those remarks. That was not the original plan, right?īJ Thomas: It wasn’t. I don’t believe “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head” is the same song without you. This is the second time in 250 episodes that we’re interviewing the artist. We only interview the songwriters (for this series). īart Herbison: I just have to tell you B.J., you are one of my favorite artists of all time…When you hold the microphone, there’s just some magic, and I just want to thank you for all the years of music from all the fans. In a conversation with Bart Herbison of Nashville Songwriters Association International, Thomas talked about the creative chances he took when recording the song, how he connected to its emotion, and the famous singer-songwriter who first turned it down.
RAINDROPS FALLIN ON MY HEAD LYRICS MOVIE
The singer recorded the Burt Bacharach/Hal David composition for the classic 1969 film “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,” making movie and pop music history in one fell swoop. Thomas didn’t write “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head.” He did, however, define it. Note: When you embed the widget in your site, it will match your site's styles (CSS).B.J. Thomas - The Look of Love: The Burt Bacharach Collection Album Lyrics1.Everybody’s Out of Town2.Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head3.Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My HeadB.J.
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