Mike Wildes "Singing in the Rain" Gene Kelly classic
Heres the oh so cool Mike Wildes a "Geordie" that means he originates from the Newcastle north east England area of the UK. Mike has a penchant for playing ballads not usualy performed to a solo guitar backing.He is a sort of virtuosic guitar playing Geordie Sinatra/Robbie Williams with his smooth vocals tinged with the rich tones of Tyneside. Here Mike performs surely one of the most famous songs of alltime "Singing in the Rain"made famous in the 1952 movie of the same name by Gene Kelly like your never likely to hear them sung again in his unique inimitable Geordie jazz style.Heres what the excellent Wikipedia says about this great song...Singin' in the Rain (song)From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaGene Kelly performing in Singin' in the RainFor other meanings, see Singin' in the Rain. "Singin' in the Rain" is a song with lyrics by Arthur Freed and music by Nacio Herb Brown, published in 1929. However, it is unclear exactly when the song was written with some claiming that the song was performed as early as 1927.The song became a hit and was recorded by a number of artists, notably Cliff Edwards, who also performed the number in the early musical sound film The Hollywood Revue of 1929. It was also performed on film by Jimmy Durante and Judy Garland.The song is probably best known today as the centerpiece of the 1952 musical film Singin' in the Rain, in which Gene Kelly memorably danced to the song while splashing through puddles during a rainstorm.In the 80's, German Pop singer Taco scored a hit with it. Though it failed to crack the US Top 100 or the UK Top 40, it reached #46 in the Canadian Charts on August 27, 1983The song was also remixed by Mint Royale, released on 22nd August 2005 after a smaller version featured in the new Volkswagen Golf GTI advert.In the movie Robots, Fender (the voice of Robin Williams) sang a parody called "Singin' in the Oil".The song was listed as Number 3 on AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs.Regards.Jim ClarkAll rights are reserved on this video/sound recording copyright Jim Clark 1997 ( more )