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Flash and the Pan — Walking In The Rain
Album: Flash and the Pan
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Released: 1976
Length: 3:19
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Walking down the street
Kicking cans
Looking at the billboard
Also ran
Summing up the people
Checking out the race
Doing what I'm doing
Feeling out of place

Walking, walking in the rain

Feeling like a woman
Looking like a man
Sounding like a no-no
Make it when I can
Whistling in the darkness
Shining in the light
Coming to conclusion
Right is might is tight

Walking, walking in the rain

Come in all you jesters
Enter all you fools
Sit down no-no
Ogre, ghouls
Trip the light fantastic
Dance the swivel hips
Coming to conclusion
Button up your lips

Walking, walking in the rain
Walking, walking in the rain
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why would you even to cover this? Grace Jones nailed it. You have nothing more to add. FAFS.
Posted 8 months ago by charles.kent    [ Reply ]
Wow I love it when I hear a random song like this I have never heard before...it will now grace my favorites list! ;)
Posted 11 months ago by amyarnelle    [ Reply ]
If "meh" was a song, this it it.
Posted 1 year ago by George_Tirebiter    [ Reply ]
This really shouldn't be such an awesome song. Monotonous music, spoken vocal, odd lyrics but .. it's such a cool piece. 8 -> 9.
Posted 1 year ago by talexb    [ Reply ]
Sorry, I got bored waiting for something to happen.  PSD.
Posted 2 years ago by Edweirdo    [ Reply ]
Didn't Grace Jones cover this on Nightclubbing?
Posted 2 years ago by thewiseking    [ Reply ]
What's rain?  We haven't seen any in forever...
Posted 2 years ago by jef    [ Reply ]
No shit??! I only ever heard Grace Jones' version!  I would never have expected this from them.
Posted 2 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
Interesting Hardly remember this version. Still prefer Grace’s version
Posted 2 years ago by Montreal_Mort    [ Reply ]
Another new one for me at a young age of 48.  Thanks!! Easy 8 - love the vibe.

Posted 2 years ago by petvan    [ Reply ]
 Relayer wrote:

This does not sound like a song from 1976.  I would place this as a 1990s song, so I guess you can say this song was way ahead of its time. 



Hard agree! I will definitely be exploring more by this group. Love old-new-wave.
Posted 2 years ago by TLynneHenry    [ Reply ]
Fantastic to hear Flash and the Pan on RP - right on, Bill!!
Posted 2 years ago by tomperth1    [ Reply ]
A bit James Bond-y, innit
Posted 2 years ago by CCSandman    [ Reply ]
Only a nobody walks in the rain. 
Posted 2 years ago by Grammarcop    [ Reply ]
 bseib wrote:



This image of Harry Vanda and George Young is from Flash in the Pan's 1976 video for "Hey St. Peter".

I had no idea of the family connection with AC/DC (George & Angus Young)

It seems the shorts + hat + guitar image I so strongly associate with AC/DC's Angus Young came from his older brother George Young.




Interesting.
Posted 2 years ago by sfyi2001    [ Reply ]
Love that this song has been put into "heavy rotation" over the last few months. I've heard it a few times and remember being fascinated by the album cover back when I was a young record buyer. Now I need to find an old copy of this for my collection!
Posted 3 years ago by middle-aged-hipster    [ Reply ]
I remember "Waiting for a train", and I liked it better...
Posted 3 years ago by PinkSo    [ Reply ]
 Spalted wrote:

I'm not sure if this qualifies as being music. It's basically someone reciting poetry to a background of simple, somewhat repetitive, music. 



But look, you just did call it music!

"THERE! I've run rings around you logically"
Monty Python, 1971?
Posted 3 years ago by birdiestobehad    [ Reply ]
 wolverine wrote:
Should have this as a double shot with MC 900 ft Jesus song The City Sleeps, they have the same vibe.


Great point - big fan of that MC900 Ft song -Bill?!
Posted 3 years ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
I'm not sure if this qualifies as being music. It's basically someone reciting poetry to a background of simple, somewhat repetitive, music. 
Posted 3 years ago by Spalted    [ Reply ]
 acolt wrote:
Cake before Cake was Cake.
 
But after Lou Reed invented Lou Reed.
Posted 3 years ago by Ok_Sobriquet    [ Reply ]
Still lookin' for "Media Man."
Posted 3 years ago by Foot    [ Reply ]
Cake before Cake was Cake.
Posted 4 years ago by acolt    [ Reply ]
This does not sound like a song from 1976.  I would place this as a 1990s song, so I guess you can say this song was way ahead of its time. 
Posted 4 years ago by Relayer    [ Reply ]
 nelamvr6 wrote:
If you look up "One trick pony" in the dictionary there's a photo of this band.

The vocal effect is really the only thing that is different, and they use it on EVERY song.

Hard pass, this song gets a 1 from me.
 
Look up Harry Vanda and George Young and see how wrong you are.
Posted 4 years ago by NoisyMiner    [ Reply ]
I like this! I never heard the original version, it feels like Grace Jones took it up a level still
Posted 4 years ago by cdavies442    [ Reply ]



This image of Harry Vanda and George Young is from Flash in the Pan's 1976 video for "Hey St. Peter".

I had no idea of the family connection with AC/DC (George & Angus Young)

It seems the shorts + hat + guitar image I so strongly associate with AC/DC's Angus Young came from his older brother George Young.


Posted 4 years ago by bseib    [ Reply ]
way ahead of its time
Posted 4 years ago by LaurieinTucson    [ Reply ]
Mind blown.  Only knew the Grace Jones vershun
Posted 4 years ago by obankenobi    [ Reply ]
this is a very useful song for us walkers here in Galway (53N, -9W) where the fecking stuff is never far off. 8
Posted 5 years ago by jkforde    [ Reply ]
Wiki says he is the older brother and he also produced early AC/DC work.
Posted 5 years ago by DEWBKEY    [ Reply ]
If you look up "One trick pony" in the dictionary there's a photo of this band.

The vocal effect is really the only thing that is different, and they use it on EVERY song.

Hard pass, this song gets a 1 from me.
Posted 5 years ago by nelamvr6    [ Reply ]
 wolverine wrote:
Should have this as a double shot with MC 900 ft Jesus song The City Sleeps, they have the same vibe.
 
I was thinking the same thing. They are quite different - but.....
Posted 5 years ago by stevesaw    [ Reply ]
Such an interesting song.  Almost the polar opposite of the AC/DC that George Young had a big hand in forming while working on this stuff.  You could say these guys were creating hard rock and new wave at the same time.  This band seems way underrated to me.
Posted 5 years ago by cely    [ Reply ]
Great tune, but Grace Jones does it better.
Posted 5 years ago by laverdakeith    [ Reply ]
Released: 1976

Wow. Amazing.
Posted 5 years ago by Donar    [ Reply ]
Should have this as a double shot with MC 900 ft Jesus song The City Sleeps, they have the same vibe.
Posted 5 years ago by wolverine    [ Reply ]
Wow, I just replied to a 6 year old post where this song was referenced and here it is! RP never fails to surprise!

re. 

Song: The Dustlands
Artist: The Walkabouts



"xhjema wrote:
Similar feel as "Walking in the rain" by Flash in the pan"
 Reaching out to six years ago and I hear that as well. Although, "Flash and the Pan".         Cheers!
Posted 5 years ago by lbaltz    [ Reply ]
 Proclivities wrote:

Harry Vanda and George Young, who formed this band, were previously members of The Easybeats.  George Young is the older brother of Angus and Malcolm Young of AC/DC.

 
Well, he was their older brother. George died in 2017.
Posted 5 years ago by nutrod42    [ Reply ]
Posted 5 years ago by sunflowerbee    [ Reply ]
 hamer12string wrote:
I can't find anything to confirm this on-line at the moment, but I recall that one of "Flash in the Pan" is the older brother of Angus and Malcolm Young from AC/DC.
 
Harry Vanda and George Young, who formed this band, were previously members of The Easybeats.  George Young is the older brother of Angus and Malcolm Young of AC/DC.
Posted 5 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
Bought this record at Cheap Thrills in New Brunswick NJ.   My Vinyl is all gone now.... but hey!  RP and TIDAL
Posted 5 years ago by Bobert_ParkCity    [ Reply ]
a 9 if Grace Jones nice cover
Posted 5 years ago by bicyclesonmain    [ Reply ]
 dave3ld wrote:
I'm ashamed to admit that I forgot about this tune. 40 years old and still solid. 
 
Right there with ya...oh my, didn't realize it is that "young" :0
Posted 6 years ago by Spots_Stew    [ Reply ]
My jury is still out on this... waaaaay out... like in the cornfield. But then, that is why we listen to RP.
Posted 6 years ago by sunybuny    [ Reply ]
FRISBEES!
Posted 6 years ago by dischuckin    [ Reply ]
 Zep wrote:
I always thought this song was by Grace Jones ... now I see she covered it. While this one by Flash is haunting and plodding (and not in a bad way), the vocal range on Jones's cover is much better
 
definitely agree with that. Although this version was first, it feels like they're playing the vocals and synth track of the Grace Jones version.
Posted 6 years ago by fredtampa    [ Reply ]
I'm ashamed to admit that I forgot about this tune. 40 years old and still solid. 
Posted 6 years ago by dave3ld    [ Reply ]
Kinda grabs ya.
Posted 6 years ago by khardog145    [ Reply ]
I always thought this song was by Grace Jones ... now I see she covered it. While this one by Flash is haunting and plodding (and not in a bad way), the vocal range on Jones's cover is much better
Posted 6 years ago by Zep    [ Reply ]
A deep cut from a one hit wonder band!  Love it.
Posted 6 years ago by Hey_Porter    [ Reply ]
This is definitely not a six for anyone who heard it when it was released. Opened my mind just a little.
Posted 6 years ago by murrayn    [ Reply ]
 hamer12string wrote:
I can't find anything to confirm this on-line at the moment, but I recall that one of "Flash in the Pan" is the older brother of Angus and Malcolm Young from AC/DC.
 
I think there was some connection to the Easybeats who did "Friday on My Mind" in the 60s.
Posted 6 years ago by Dave_Mack    [ Reply ]
Wow, powerful, unexpected blast from the past!  I recognized that voice, and recall their song "Hey St. Peter" being all over the radio in the summer of '79, along with the Boomtown Rats' "I Don't Like Mondays," and Sniff and the Tears' "Driver's Seat," The Cars' "Night Spots," April Wine's "I Like to Rock," and other priceless moments of Radio Time... I think that the lyrics are good, the style unique.

Posted 13 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
Burned the groove off this song, 30+ years ago in college radio!!! Nice to here it again!
Posted 13 years ago by pdjpirate    [ Reply ]
 hamer12string wrote:
I can't find anything to confirm this on-line at the moment, but I recall that one of "Flash in the Pan" is the older brother of Angus and Malcolm Young from AC/DC.
 
That would be SO cool... Check back if you find confirmation, please?  Thank you! 

Posted 13 years ago by Cynaera    [ Reply ]
 cocobob wrote:
A classic remake done in the 70's. Hearing it today was excellent. Thanks
 

Actually, this is the original. version. If I recall correctly, Grace Jones did a cover version.

This album and the followup ("Lights in the Night") are packed with catchy, almost danceable songs (this is one of the slow songs), but there is a moody, end-of-the-world vibe to both albums (hence, the mushroom cloud on this cover).

Out of nostalgia, I bought the two CDs in a combo pack that included singles from their later efforts. I still like this band, but the spoken-word delivery is a bit dated. Speaking of cover versions, the Hives recently did a raucous version of  F&P's "Early Morning Wakeup Call."


Posted 13 years ago by olivertwist    [ Reply ]
A classic remake done in the 70's. Hearing it today was excellent. Thanks
Posted 13 years ago by cocobob    [ Reply ]
Haven't heard this in ages... thanks!!
Posted 13 years ago by Mort_Q    [ Reply ]
I can't find anything to confirm this on-line at the moment, but I recall that one of "Flash in the Pan" is the older brother of Angus and Malcolm Young from AC/DC.
Posted 18 years ago by hamer12string    [ Reply ]
On a rainy Tuesday in Atlanta, this has been a lovely set.
Posted 18 years ago by BGGA    [ Reply ]
This is godawful drivel... get it off now!
Posted 18 years ago by VV    [ Reply ]
W. T. F. No.
Posted 18 years ago by physicsgenius    [ Reply ]
Well.....
Posted 18 years ago by Bazooka    [ Reply ]
grace jones' version blows this one away.
Posted 18 years ago by snesbitt    [ Reply ]
I've got this on vinyl somewhere! Good one, I think is well worth occassional listens...
Posted 18 years ago by coding_to_music    [ Reply ]
I haven't heard this in YEARS!
Posted 18 years ago by Leslie    [ Reply ]
the_om wrote:
I like F&P but this song...not so much. How about "Down Among the Dead Men" instead...
"...Dead Men" is another good one from this still enjoyable album. I recall "Man in the Middle" being catchy as well.
Posted 20 years ago by mperry    [ Reply ]
Comin' to a conclusion -- this bites.
Posted 21 years ago by Mot    [ Reply ]
I like F&P but this song...not so much. How about "Down Among the Dead Men" instead...
Posted 21 years ago by the_om    [ Reply ]
Wow, I completely forgot about this one. Fun to here it after all these years ... not sure if it would stand up to repeated listening. (No that's not a dare.) <--- imagining FATP used some sort of old microphone to get that sound ... Randy
Posted 21 years ago by randyman8    [ Reply ]
This song was marginally interesting when it first came out, but I sure got sick of hearing it. Time has not been kind to it. I am getting a complex, because songs I think are much better, and have submitted, are not added to the playlist. Oh well, I'll still send in my MONTHLY CONTRIBUTION
Posted 21 years ago by tdawg    [ Reply ]