Live 04 Nov 1976 version
[Spoken intro:] Alright. I love it. I love it, oh shit. Oh. Oh. Here's another one. I did this a while back. I hope you remember it. It's called "Walking In The Rain".
Du du, du du, du du
Du du, du du, du du
I want him, and I need him
And someday someway, whoa whoa whoa, I'll meet him
He'll be kind of shy, real good looking too
And I'll be certain he's my guy by the things oh he'll like to do
Like walking in the rain (like walking in the rain)
And wishing on the stars up above
And being so in love
Oh oh oh, listen
When he's near me, I'll kiss him
And when he leaves me, whoa whoa whoa, I'll miss him
Though sometimes we'll fight, I won't really care
And I'll know it's gonna be alright 'cause we've got so much we share
Like walking in the rain (like walking in the rain)
And wishing on the stars up above
And being so in love
(Johnny), no no he'll never do
(Bobby), no it isn't him too
They would (never), no they'd (never) never ever love
Walking in the rain (like walking in the rain)
And wishing on the stars up above
And being so in love
Oh, oh oh oh oh
Where can he be
Ooh oh oh, oh oh oh
I've been wishing and hoping
Where can he be
WALKING IN THE RAIN is a 1964 song by The Ronettes. See the original The Ronettes version for more details.
The above lyrics are for the live 04 Nov 1976 performance of WALKING IN THE RAIN at Palladium in New York City, NY, during what is known as The Lawsuit Tour. The song featured a guest appearance by Ronnie Spector. She sang vocals and was backed by Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band.
Despite the marvelous reception received by both Born To Run and the tour which followed, the relationship between Bruce Springsteen and his now former manager and producer Mike Appel was deteriorating. In July 1976 the storm broke; Mike Appel wrote to Springsteen saying that he would not allow Jon Landau (Springsteen's friend and co-producer of Born To Run) to produce the next album, citing a particular paragraph from their original agreement. Springsteen replied on 27 Jul 1976 by firing manager Mike Appel and suing him and his management company Laurel Canyon Ltd. in Federal Court in Manhattan, claiming fraud, breach of trust, and undue influence. Appel counter-sued on 29 Jul 1976 in New York State Supreme Court, asking the court to prohibit Springsteen and Jon Landau from working together in studio. Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band were slated to enter the studio that year for the recording of a new album, except that on 15 Sep 1976 the judge in the lawsuits case ruled that Springsteen was enjoined from any further recording with Columbia Records until Appel's suit was resolved. This would drag for about a year. Meanwhile, Springsteen continued gigging, and in the process broke his self-imposed rule of not playing the larger arenas. This was basically because he was not able to put a record out, and it was the only way his fans would be able to hear him at all. The tour became known as "The Lawsuit Tour" (62 know dates, August 1976 to March 1977).
WALKING IN THE RAIN is known to have been performed at least twice during what is known as The Lawsuit Tour (62 know dates, August 1976 to March 1977). Some of that period's setlists are incomplete or unknown, and therefore, the song may have been played on some more dates during the Lawsuit Tour. Both time, the song featured Ronnie Spector on vocals.
WALKING IN THE RAIN was performed off-tour on 12 May 1977 and 13 May 1977 (early and late shows) at Monmouth Arts Center in Red Bank, NJ, with The Asbury Park All-Star Revue. The song featured Ronnie Spector on vocals.
List of available versions of WALKING IN THE RAIN on this website:
WALKING IN THE RAIN [Live 04 Nov 1976 version]
