Albert Hammond - It Never Rains in Southern California (Audio)
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- Опубліковано 31 бер 2016
- Music video by Albert Hammond performing It Never Rains in Southern California (audio). (C) 2016 Epic Records, a divsion of Sony Music Entertainment
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I'm listening to this as it is raining in Southern California 😌
I have been cheated and lied to...
What part?
@@watchandpray8918 well when I first left the comment it was in orange county 🍊
@@frankiefrazer2988 I lived in OC for many years. I miss it but I won't return to Commiefornia.
Me too! 😁
Today, 3/1/24 is my mom's birthday. She would be 52 years old, but she passed 36 days ago on 1/25/24. To celebrate her, I drove up the CA coast and stopped at El Matador Beach to write a happy bday message to her in the sand. It started sprinkling and there was a gentlemen playing this song nearby. I had never heard it before this moment.
So sorry for your loss, but what a beautiful way to celebrate your mom and so cool that this was being played in that moment (and that it was the first time you heard it!). I live in Chicago, but lived in LA for a short time years ago and El Matador was my favorite beach and this song was always on heavy rotation. :)
SEmper Fi, sorry for your loss.
My condolences to you, and your family.
My heart is with you i know your pain ive lost my daughter and son love from miles and miles away coventry england xx❤
My condoléance to u,I love this song,I ❤California, the very best music 🎶 on the world,Donald Fagen, Bill labunti,doobies brothers,mac Maccanaly, jakson brown, Bruce springsteen, Jim capaldi, Elvis costello, Marc cohn,Rony milsepp, Benjamin horr, Steve winwood, Steely dan,Bob Dylan,Dan halley ex Eagles,Darly hall and john Oates ,JJKale,James Taylor, toto,...😢from Tunisia 🇹🇳
We had a teacher when we were in juniors who would bring his guitar 🎸 in on a Friday and sing with us he was a lovely singer this was his favourite song 🎵.
Sadly he lost his life in a car accident years later I listen to this and remember a young man that left a lasting impression on me .
That's a beautiful but heartbreaking story. Hang on to those wonderful memories.
An actual teacher. A very rare thing.
Just found out one of my childhood teachers passed away earlier this year. Great guy...
IF YOU LIKE THIS SONG, YOU WILL REALLY LIKE SANFRANCISCO .
@@lindamonsour4375 That's considered Northern California though, and I imagine not as balmy as the southern part?
I'm in High school again listening to this on the radio. Through some kind of time warp I am in 2024. Please God take me back.
Wished more people from my generation appreciated classics like this.
We do! This song was a hit 14 years before I was born...and now at 30 who's UA-cam searching what?! ;)
Its all good.....we have a broad choice of music to look back to & try....I listen out of my era too
I'm 14 and no kid I know would ever listen to this.. lol
I'm 22 and I love this song!!
Yeah, same here. I am currently 2 years old and this is my jam, all my stupid friends all like this song called “Twinkle twinkle little star”. If you ask me that song is garbage.
Some people take this song literally, but "rain" in this song is figurative, meaning problems or troubles. The lyrics are based on an old saying that was still common when this song came out - "When it rains, it pours", meaning problems seem to come in bunches. When things go wrong, they seem to REALLY go wrong. The hopeful singer had heard nothing but good things about music career opportunities in California (it never rains), but when he got there he couldn't find work and was broke (out of "bread", meaning money), hungry, embarrassed, and humiliated at his predicament. He warns people trying to break into the music business that it doesn't just rain, it pours.
There have been several songs with similarly cynical lyrics which warn that show business is different than what it seems from a distance, such as "Don't Mean Nothin'" by Richard Marx, "The Stroke" by Billy Squier, and "Don't Call Us, We'll Call You" by Sugarloaf.
U autistic?
Great explanation of the lyrics.
Two more bottles of wine-Emmylou Harris
Well Said .
Great analysis of the hidden symbolism and true meaning to these songs!
It is currently HEAVILY raining in southern cali but this song is hitting the spot!
It's one of those songs I sing all day when it rains. Cuz when it rains "it pours, man, it pours"!
Yep
@@DEWAGE83 exactly!!
OMG I didn't know that they had all these mudslides, in Beverly Hills!
😯🤔😬😪
Grew up in the beaches of Southern California Manhattan Hermosa Redondo. Late hubby was firefighter paramedic for Hermosa Beach in the 89s early 90s til his passing in 93. Currently in Illinois outside Chicago
Had never heard this song before until today, was walking my dogs and this was blasting out of someones home. Thank you sir who ever you are for introducing me to this.
Good on you! For walking your dog in the rainy muddy mess that is CA. NYC salutes you!
It was me...you're welcome.
Haha thats a cool story!
I appreciate with all my heart ❤❤❤ i am 70 years old and I consider myself a very lucky man. Wow the music was fantastic and it still is for me ❤❤❤
I am with You, almost the same age and I believe that we have had the best music in our hay days!
I' m listening today with a pleasure in Russia . From Russia with love to american people .
Here from growing up with parents with good musical taste.
The early to mid 1970’s were the happiest years of my life and this was one of my favourite songs from those years.
I was born in 1960 and loved the 70s. I actually spent my teenage years in Thousand Oaks CA. It was an amazing place to be as a teenager.
My buddy used to say my genre was late 1972 to early 1973... He wasn't far wrong.
was born in 1960 --- understand completely
This song is one of my all-time favorite 70s songs. It is the perfect example of the songs from that era where even the sad songs are somehow upbeat. You cannot really explain it. 70s songs just capture life experiences in total. The good, the bad, the mundane, and everything else.
Amlistening right now and TRUST ME IS NOT RAINING IN SEATTLE ( As usual,around this time ) IS FREEZING!
BUT I ALWAYS ENJOY THID 🎵 SONG
When I first heard the song- I like th song because the Music was Catchy and the Refrain of It never rains in Southern California was also catchy. But when you actually listen to the song- it is a Sad song about Broken dreams. It is a song about someone moving to Calfornia with Big Dreams to probably be a either a Musician or an ACtor and those dreams not happening. A very sad song. Although, it is very different musically- in terms of theme it is similar to Simon and Garfunkle's = The Boxer which is about someone moving to New York with big Dreams that don't get realized.
Not to mention catchy toon
Yes the 70s sure had some good songs back in the day's.
The problem is people in this generation don't know what living is like
I'll be playing this song for a few days , it's raining right now , got to play it .😅
This wasn’t suggested. You searched for it
And you sure nailed it!
Yup
This song teleports you back into the early 1970s. 😌💭
This reminds me of when my brother left for the Navy. He lives in Hawaii ,that was 1973..we still in touch but his song tugs at my heart.
😢
In 1972 I was 16 years old that song sit in my memory all time
@Eugene Funayama thats cool bro recommend me some songs because I just discovered this man
GO NAVY !!! ABH3 USS ENTERPRISE CVN-65 98’
It sounds like your brother was stationed in Hawaii when he was in the Navy and stayed there. Right?
I woke up this morning humming this song. I hadn't heard it in years. So of course I had to look it up. Great song
February 5, 2024 brought me here.....
2024 March 14
The lyrics to this song are a true testament to all of the struggles and hardships that the majority of practicing Musicians who are trying to earn a living by playing music have to endure.
That is true for the majority of people attempting to go in an entertainment field whether it be as a musician, actor, dancer or singer just to name a few. Everyone going into those fields spend hours each day and years working on their craft and yet the vast majority never get a lucky break and be struggling to get by.
I'm always playing this amazing song especially when I was in San Francisco 🏴🇺🇸
If i can -- ill go there . Gotta get it together -- im tired of being sad
Grew up with this album as a kid. It plays in my head often 47 years later. One of the iconic California songs, of course with Hotel California. Thank you Albert Sr
Don't forget about California dreamin and California love!
@@radiobell920 What about "California Girls!"?
@@incog99skd11 OH yeah I don't even know how I missed them they're unforgettable!
unless of course you meant the beach boys version in which case I'm extremely embarrassed lol
Going to California by Led Zeppelin
It's about to rain like hell in southern California. This great Albert Hammond song is the usual reality for socal. Stay safe my friends from this tropical system that's moving in. Keep listening to The Carpenter's & don't let Rainy days & Monday's get you down. 🙏❤🙏
That's what made me find my way back here too
It’s raining like hell here in southern New York
Hope you're doing ok. ✋
It just rained like hell here in North Texas. With large hail, hurricane-force winds, and s few tornados thrown in.
I'm from Thailand ❤ I like this song
I can listen to this song, back to back to back, all day long 🥰❤
This was my very first single record in 197? … Love it!!! ❤
Love this song!
Great song for the teens of 1973!
Miss the old days when people used to listen to this song just for fun not because of a tv series. People lost the identity. What’s a shame. Just saying. I’m from the old school
Found this song in my grandpas records. This song is so beautiful
A classic radio hit! Those were the days for some of us Gen X
This was my first time 'kknowingly' hearing this song. I must say, not olny does it have great composition that can stand the test of time. It also has an amazing lyrical journey that transports your mind into the writers mind allowing you to see what they felt.
Great piece of work!
My friend Rodger moved to Mexico because it never rained in Southern California. We’ve never forgotten you Rodger.
Just returned from my first visit to Southern California, and baby, it’s beautiful out there.
Just have to listen to this again after the heavy downpour in SoCal for almost a week now.
SoCal sounds like some kind of diet aid or artificial sweetener! 😅
His son’s music is just as good
Beautiful. Brings back such good memories of my teenage years (🌍🇿🇦)
Euphoric.
I SEE WHAT U DID THERE
How did you know
definitely had some kinda beta access lol
I’m a 17 year old girl who day dreams of spending her life in california, looking out the window of my high school as it pours rain wishing i was laid up under the california sun. It may not rain in california but no rain from my small town will wash away my dreams 🧘♀️🧘♀️🧘♀️🧘♀️🐬🐬🐬🐬🍀🍀🍀
May all your dreams come true!!
May all your dreams come true and don’t accept no as an answer lol as a former stage tech best advice I can give you is just show up ready to work and don’t be afraid to go after your dreams. 25 years ago I was the same way and those day dreams feel so much better when they come true just never sell your soul “meaning don’t do anything you’d be ashamed of yourself later doing”
As someone who grew up in Southern California, you’re spot on with your dream! It is a wonderful place to live, absolutely stunning scenery and weather year round!!
That’s right! Grab life by those horns! 🔥❤️🔥🔥❤️🔥 I might guess you have a fascination with dolphins? 🐬🐬🐬🐬 besides being into meditation? 🧘♀️🧘♀️🧘♀️🧘♀️ Good way to help curb stress and get yourself centred.
I actually like to view old TV commercials on my phone straight out of nowhere, like check this one on G; Alpha-Getti commercial from 1989! Ask yourself just how much of what drugs the creator was on to produce all that. 😆😆
That’s right! Grab life by those horns! 🔥❤️🔥🔥❤️🔥 I might guess you have a fascination with dolphins? 🐬🐬🐬🐬 besides being into meditation? 🧘♀️🧘♀️🧘♀️🧘♀️ Good way to help curb stress and get yourself centred.
I actually like to view old TV commercials on my phone straight out of nowhere, like check this one on G; Alpha-Getti commercial from 1989! Ask yourself just how much of what drugs the creator was on to produce all that. 😆😆
Did you actually type this in class while it was in session? Phone just under your desk to avoid getting caught by the teacher. 😁
Perfection
Got on board a westbound 747
Didn't think before deciding what to do
Oh, that talk of opportunities, TV breaks and movies
Rang true, sure rang true
Seems it never rains in southern California
Seems I've often heard that kind of talk before
It never rains in California
But girl, don't they warn ya?
It pours, man, it pours
Out of work, I'm out of my head
Out of self respect, I'm out of bread
I'm underloved, I'm underfed
I wanna go home
It never rains in California
But girl, don't they warn ya?
It pours, man, it pours
Will you tell the folks back home I nearly made it?
Had offers but don't know which one to take
Please don't tell 'em how you found me
Don't tell 'em how you found me
Gimme a break, give me a break
Seems it never rains in southern California
Seems I've often heard that kind of talk before
It never rains in California
But girl, don't they warn ya?
It pours, man, it pours
this music is beautiful, I grew up listening to it with my late father & best friend I ever had. God he died too young, I sure miss him.
Officer ufo1 so sad
uh when did he die?
Know how you feel my dad collapsed in my arms and passed when I was 24
SORRY.🙏
Nothing is worse than losing Good Parents ! 😢😢
A classic among classics. I was in kindergarten in 1972 and I remember this song. Always loved it . Man we had great tunes from everywhere and every style.
Yes, we did. It was a wonderful time to be alive. It was a beautiful confluence of love and kindness and of course, wonderful music from all genres.
Folks got along so much better, then. Be well ❤
@@hamdelsun68 You also my friend ! Lord bless !
A #5 hit for Albert Hammond in December of 1972. It hit #2 on the Adult Contemporary charts and in Canada and on the Cash Box charts. It charted well in other countries, too, hitting #1 in Japan. We say goodbye to 1972. What will the music scene be like in 1973? Stay tuned.
I'm listening 20.05.2024
Currently 23 and I will listen to music like this anytime of the day then todays modern music.
Same boat as you, fam.
I’m 23 also and I love this classic 70’s music! This music makes me feel young.
@@mattyian1208 24 now! Yikes and lol we are still young, we just carry old Souls.
Born in 1995 , but this is my Music ❤😅
@@CosmoVlog I’m 24 now also and I love this music. This song is timeless. I was born in December 8, 1998.
Very underrated song writer
Prayers for California.. storms bring change 😞💔
May the double rainbow show its face! 🌈🌈
I'm 15 and this is downright my favorite song!
Same, I have 17 now, you too i think
I'm 23 and when I was your age (14-15) I was listening to Julio Iglesias' song Moonlight Lady, which quotes this song at the end. That's another beautiful song!
16
I'm 77!
14, but 15 in a couple weeks:D
Well... It is raining like hell in California now (Dec 2022 / Jan 2023)... Floods... Powerline down... Trees downs... Mudslides.... But of course, this song is one of the greatest during the 1970s
It never rains in Southern California…
Hurricane Hilary: Hold my beer 🍺
One of the best songs ever written
LOVE MY SEVENTIES MUSIC !!
i grew up on
"It pours. Man, it pours."
As atmospheric rivers are flooding the streets... 😟
Sitting up here in chilly, rainy San Francisco. Loving this new chapter in my life and appreciating this song like I never have in the 40 years I've heard it.
Evocative. Takes me right back into the moment nearly fifty years ago. Anyone listening to AM Top 40 radio back then could possibly have heard this song twenty or thirty times a day when "It Never Rains in Southern California" was at its zenith.
And having the cassette ready with the mic near the radio to record this and other songs when they came on.
15 años buscándote..nunca perdí la esperanzas por volverte a escuchar..alguien me regaló un CD sin títulos..pero bueno al fin te tengo..gracias
Como esta otras maravillas perdidas en la inmensidad
Got on board a westbound seven forty seven
Didn't think before deciding what to do
Ooh, that talk of opportunities, TV breaks and movies
Rang true, sure rang true
Seems it never rains in southern California
Seems I've often heard that kind of talk before
It never rains in California, but girl don't they warn ya
It pours, man it pours
Will you tell the folks back home I nearly made it
Had offers but don't know which one to take
Please don't tell 'em how you found me
Don't tell 'em how you found me
Gimme a break, give me a break
Seems it never rains in southern California
Seems I've often heard that kind of talk before
It never rains in California, but girl don't they warn ya
It pours, man it pours
Out of work, I'm out of my head
Out of self respect, I'm out of bread
I'm underloved, I'm underfed, I wanna go home
It never rains in California, but girl don't they warn ya
It pours, man it pours
Seems it never rains in southern California
Seems I've often heard that kind of talk before
It never rains in California, but girl don't they warn ya
It pours, man it pours
I just love reading comments here. Feels nostalgic. Reading it in the middle of the night😁 born in year 2000 but i love old songs🥰
I’m 44 and always did my own thing growing up. I’m in the Autism Spectrum and INFJ - so I didn’t really fit in with my peer group, I feel that’s allowed me to be myself about the most faithfully.
I’ve always been into older music, but to keep the general feeling going, since crossing over 40, I started picking up on 90’s - present day tunes, there’s a few good ones out there, doesn’t seem as much, but I’ll give anything a chance, I like more older tunes by far, I’d go back as far as 1930’s anyway, it’s like time travel!
The rush you get is right when your brain switches from one era and genre to another that is very different, it overwhelms the senses and feels so good it’s practically incapacitating! 😇❤️🔥
one of my ol time fav
I just flew home from 3 days in LA. It rained all 3 days.
I first heard this song in the series finale for Veronica Mars back in 2007. I was 17 years old and have been in love with this song ever since! Such a great song!
I hate it that everybody seems to only hear these great songs on TV shows ! Don't you people listen to oldies radio stations ?
There are TONS of songs like this from the 70s ! And the 60s ! Lotta good stuff from the 50s too !
Moved to SoCal from Wisconsin in November 2022, apparently I brought it with me guys sorry lol
A great song, as a kid every time I heard this song on the radio, I wanted to run away to Southern California and find new adventures. Listening to it now, brings back a lot of good memories.
This was constantly on the radio. It just goes to show for all the glitz in the media, the reality is most people never make it to the top. it is unusual in that sense, and thus touches more people.
It pours. Man it pours 🌧
Lmao, that’s why I’m here. Pouring here in West Hollywood!
Enjoyed this song growing up in the 70s. ❤
It never ceases to amaze me just how many songs from the 70's and 80's I know the words to. I can't remember my phone number sometimes but I know the words to this song still! Lmfao! 😂😂
It's because your memory is tied to emotions. It's perfectly normal. If you feel nothing towards something or you have zero emotional connection to something then it's much harder to remember that specific thing.
I see some knuckleheads other than myself was reminded of this song by the weather! 😂😂
What a GREAT song on multiple levels. Great melody and wonderful lyrics that have a double meaning. The song is both catchy & pretty, but also sad at the same time. You could say the same thing about life which is why everyone can relate to this song. The drums were played by the great studio drummer Hal Blaine. 100 years from now people will still be touched by this amazing piece of work. The song is universal and eternal.
My dad sang this song to me the last time we FaceTimed a month ago after I asked him how he was doing in a nursing home. He came home on Monday July 24th 2023. Passed away on Friday the 28th after a long battle with Cancer. He got to come home like he wanted to. More I listen to it, I hear his wish and his thirst for life and going out on his terms. Love you forever Dad. Take care of Katana.❤
Decided to comment about my Dad on your thread because you capture his essence of good people recognize good people. Thank you and God bless you.
🙏 🇬🇧 !
No conocía esta canción me la recomendaron y ahora está en mi playlist de favoritos
It's raining in Southern California today it's only right I play the original!!!!!
Euphoria brings me here lol. Each soundtrack of Euphoria is really impressed. Love this song.
I remember when this came out. I just loved it!
Always LOVED this HIT CLASSIC SONG!!!!
One of my favourite songs!
I remember watching a the Los Angeles Rams football game back in 1973 during our Sundays on CBS channel and the game was played in Los Angeles and it was raining on that game; this song popped in my mind.
This was the very first song I ever remember hearing on a jukebox. Right when it came out, about 1972-1973. I was 9 or 10 but my dad would sometimes take me with him when he went bar hopping. I would just hang out, put money in the machine, and play this song all the time (along with Turn Turn Turn by the Byrds and He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother by the Hollies). It was at a local tavern in Rivrehead, NY called the Peconic River Inn. Yep, just playing them over and over again with money my dad gave me as I busied myself at that long gaming table. You know....the one where you slide a metal hockey puck-looking thing down the saw-dusted surface like bowling, making sure the "puck" slid over those metal recessed clips that scored points, instead of bowling pins.
I never knew what that game was called....but I remember well the Peconic River Inn.
Shuffle board?
We either called it shuffle board or shuffle alley. I think that and playing Pac Man were the best things to play at the bar. I was born in '59 and hanging out with my Dad at the bar was pretty cool. He drank with his buddies while I played games. When I turned 21, I hung out with either my brothers or friends at the bar and played Pac Man and other video games. If there was a shuffle alley, we would play that too.
I love that song is really a classic
Newly discovered I love 70s music.
Reminds me of when my brother came home from Vietnam. It was on the radio coming home from the airport
Awesome
Give The Drummer His Flowers Because He's Killing It.
Listening to this song on 1/10/2023 and it’s pouring rain here in Southern California
It rains everywhere on every one. The secret is finding happiness in the rain
My son in law just got back home to Georgia from working in California for the last 3 weeks during the "atmospheric river" of 2023. I've had this song on my mind. I just sent it to him. Too soon?
What I find so great about Albert is his naturally beautiful voice, you can hear that it makes no difference whether you listen to him on the radio or whether you listen to him on stage, it doesn't matter, he is an insane talent
Soy de México y adoro sus artistas oldies está melodía es maravillosa de ensueño te transporta y quieres estar ahí y volver a vivir tu juventud
Love California! No matter where i am i will always miss her and can't wait to be home whether it's body surfing at table rock in Laguna Beach. Or mountain biking on the trails in Dark Canyon backside of the San Bernardinos. Muah!
Just learned this song. Play it on stage with my wife. In "northern california". Love it.
2024 😢👍
I miss SoCa so much. Stuck in Boston freezing my ass off.
Here we go again! HUGE storm coming in tomorrow, 2/4/24. PLEASE EVERYONE, STAY HOME! Unless, of course, you are being evacuated. Stay safe, respect the weather!
California is on fire!🔥
It was 91 here yesterday, I wish we did had rain. Fire season started early this year
man it poured this year!! but it's not exactly about the lack of rain in California but the struggle of getting TO California. i swiped this story from some where on the interwebs because... why not?
Hammond: "It never rains... was written in London, before we (Albert and Michael) came to Los Angeles, and we knew we were coming, and I've been telling Mike the story of me in Spain when I started and how I was asking for money outside of the train stations because I had no money to eat and I didn't want to tell my parents. My cousin was on honeymoon then, and he came out of the train station and saw me, and I didn't even know it was him... I just asked him for some money, too. And he said 'you should be ashamed, I'm gonna tell your father,' and I said 'please, don't tell him, he'll go crazy and stop me doing this!'
And then he took me back into the hotel, I had a bath, he gave me some clean clothes and some money. I moved on, but he did tell my father, you know. All these things like 'will you tell the folks back home I nearly made it' and all that stuff came from that era of my life when I was struggling, trying to make it, trying to get from Morocco to Spain, from Spain to England, from England to America... That struggle you go through, that's It never rains in Southern California, the story of my life."
indeed it's sad what happened to that state. A lot of dreams were broke or came true. now it's like they're just broken. people are fleeing for their lives to escape crime and corruption. Everyone thought California would be destroyed by a massive earthquake... instead it's being destroyed by greedy politicians and the criminally insane.
Remind’s me of my childhood and growing up in the 70’s! I turned 10 year’s old in 1973! Good time’s 👍
I remember the early 70s
The American dollar was VERY strong
(e.g. could truly fly to Europe round/trip for $400 and visit Europe on $10 A day - including food & inexpensive hotel)
And
More important... The draft and the 15 year war in Vietnam was almost over....
I honestly love this song more than I love myself
Same, babe.
This comment made me smile
Your sense of humor alone is a reason to give yourself a huge hug
It's raining here in Phoenix and this song popped into my head. So here I am.😁
I’m 25 years old and I love this song!
I'm not even from California, but I sure do love this Song...🎼💞🤗
Isn't is remarkable how Joe Osborn can conform to the mood of most any song that falls inyo his lap, so effortlessly?
His bass offerings should be payed attention to by ALL bassists. If you listen closely, you'll realize that he doesn't just play but rather conducts…all the while never stepping on any toes. Look up his catalog....and LISTEN to what this man put down on bass.