Song 383: Rainy, Windy, Sunshine (Rodeo Road)

I know this is a simple country pop song from the 1970s, but the vocals work well. I’ve always liked the first album by The Bellamy Brothers (and I will admit, I have no others). It’s where their biggest hit, Let Your Love Flow, came from as well.

I’m sure I still have the vinyl around the house somewhere. These guys are still touring, too, in their later 70s.

My first stereo was a real cheap one I bought in a garage sale. Once I bought it, I discovered why it was for sale – the turntable tonearm was too light, and lead to skipping no matter how you set the counterweight. I got the bright idea of taping a nickel to the top of the arm holding the stylus, which allowed me to reset the counterweight to a point that it didn’t skip often – although there was a song on the pressing of this album that would do so. It wasn’t this song, though.

This song is definitely a candidate for a redo by an artist today.