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Man in the Rain
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Wikipedia article
"'Man in the Rain'" is a pop rock song written and performed by English multi-instrumentalist Mike Oldfield. It was included on the album 'Tubular Bells III' and released as a single on 5 October 1998 by Warner Music. The vocals were performed by Irish folk singer Cara Dillon.
History
"Man in the Rain" is similar in style to Oldfield's 1983 hit, "Moonlight Shadow", from which "Man in the Rain" borrows sampled drums. An early version of "Man in the Rain" was also written shortly after "Moonlight Shadow".
Another early demo version of "Man in the Rain" was recorded for Oldfield's 'Islands' album, with vocals by Barry Palmer; this version later turned into the song "Heaven's Open". "Man in the Rain" was also the working title for the album 'Heaven's Open'.
Although Cara Dillon performs on the album, she was not present at the 'Tubular Bells III' premire concert at Horse Guards Parade in London. For this performance and subsequent live dates, she was replaced by Pepsi DeMacque. During the premiere performance of "Man in the Rain" some of the stage lights unexpectedly cut out.
One of the B-sides, "The Inner Child", featured Luar na Lubre vocalist Rosa Cedrn.
Track listing
All songs by Mike Oldfield.
# "Man in the Rain" 4:01
# "Serpent Dream" (live at Horse Guards Parade 04/09/98) 3:00
# "The Inner Child" (live at Horse Guards Parade 04/09/98) 4:43
Charts
References
Category:1998 singles
Category:1998 songs
Category:Mike Oldfield songs
Category:Songs written by Mike Oldfield
Category:Warner Music Group singles
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