What song is this???

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I'm desperately trying to track down a song, and can't figure out who it is by or what it is called. I'm planning on quoting it in an article I'm writing, and have not had any luck with the various lyrics websites, so I'm resorting to issuing a plea for help.

The song goes: "they'll tell you the sun's shining when it's dark outside," or "they'll tell you the sun's shining when it's raining," or something like that. I can't remember if the song is specifically about the Man's corruption (e.g. - CCR's "Fortunate Son"), or one of those songs that's mostly about the singer's girlfriend, groupies, and/or rocking out, with some political commentary thrown in for good measure (like the MC5's "Ramblin' Rose" or "Kick Out the Jams").

I have a hunch it is from the mid-to-late 60's . . . either by a British invasion band like the Kinks or the Beatles, or someone more roots-rocky, like CCR or the Band . . . but it really could be anyone from any genre, even some crappy radio hit of the last couple years that seeped into my brain at some point.

If anyone has ANY idea, please email me.

Thad
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― Thad Anderson, Thursday, 27 May 2004 19:54 (twenty-two years ago)

this probably isn't it, but are you sure it's not "Rainy Day Women" by Bob Dylan?

― King Kobra (King Kobra), Thursday, 27 May 2004 20:31 (twenty-two years ago)

"Have you ever seen the Rain" by CCR?

― King Kobra (King Kobra), Thursday, 27 May 2004 21:52 (twenty-two years ago)

could it be:

BACKSTREET BOYS LYRICS
"That's What She Said"

There are people that say what you wanna hear
Even on a raining day they'll tell you the sky is clear
When you really really love someone
Am I right when I say that you want them near?
And if you can't even tell them things that they wanna hear

.. I haven't heard the song, so I don't know if it fits the 60s folk song sound .. but the lyrics are close, eh?

― dave225 (Dave225), Friday, 28 May 2004 11:13 (twenty-two years ago)

eleven years pass...

can anyone help me identify this track?
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B001GBR0J6?ie=UTF8&*Version*=1&*entries*=0

i mean what is the original for the melody

is it debussy?

― niels, Thursday, 12 May 2016 08:58 (ten years ago)

sounds semi-familiar, but not sure i place it. reminds me of pagan poetry by bjork

― TARANTINO! (dog latin), Thursday, 12 May 2016 09:04 (ten years ago)

I think the melody is normally played a fair bit faster

― niels, Thursday, 12 May 2016 09:12 (ten years ago)

It has some vague similarities with the melody of the famous Adagio from Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez for guitar and orchestra, esp. the final phrase. But that's a stretch. I'd say this was just a bit of noodling using an arabic scale.

― Jeff W, Thursday, 12 May 2016 11:35 (ten years ago)

clip is from the soundtrack to a movie I saw yesterday, definitely recognize the melody from somewhere else though... wish I could write down the notes and search for them

― niels, Thursday, 12 May 2016 11:50 (ten years ago)

aaarh now I remember, I know it from a Danish jazz trio covering it - unguessable... thanks for input though!

https://soundcloud.com/spacelabmusic/jamil
^^great stuff! "starts" around 1:15

― niels, Thursday, 12 May 2016 11:52 (ten years ago)

eight years pass...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDkP8AKljrM

― Bob Six, Sunday, 6 October 2024 09:13 (one year ago)

^^ what song is this in the background?

― Bob Six, Sunday, 6 October 2024 09:14 (one year ago)

(Shazam is not supplying an answer)

― Bob Six, Sunday, 6 October 2024 09:48 (one year ago)

eight months pass...

The answer months later via reddit is that it's Edible Norris - The Way I Freestyle

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uh0yeSP7yRM

― Bob Six, Sunday, 8 June 2025 10:22 (one year ago)

Wonder if Thad ever found out what the song was.

― Dan Worsley, Sunday, 8 June 2025 10:53 (one year ago)

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