1) Paul Hamilton Wil… Read Full Bio ↴There are multiple artists named Paul Williams;
1) Paul Hamilton Williams Jr. (born September 19, 1940) is an American composer, singer, songwriter and actor. He is known for writing popular songs performed by a number of acts in the 1970s, including Three Dog Night's "An Old Fashioned Love Song" and "Out in the Country," Helen Reddy's "You and Me Against the World," David Bowie's "Fill Your Heart" and the Carpenters' "We've Only Just Begun" and "Rainy Days and Mondays."
Williams is also known for his musical contributions to films, including the Academy Award-nominated song "Rainbow Connection" from The Muppet Movie, and penning the lyrics to the #1 chart-topping song "Evergreen," the love theme from the Barbra Streisand vehicle A Star Is Born, for which he won a Grammy for Song of the Year and an Academy Award for Best Original Song. He wrote the lyrics to the opening theme for the television show The Love Boat, with music previously composed by Charles Fox, which was originally sung by Jack Jones and, later, by Dionne Warwick.
Williams had a variety of high-profile acting roles, such as "Little Enos Burdette" in the action-comedy Smokey and the Bandit (1977) and the villainous Swan in Brian De Palma's Phantom of the Paradise (1974), which Williams also co-scored, receiving an Oscar nomination in the process.
Williams was born in Omaha, Nebraska, the son of Paul Hamilton Williams, an architectural engineer, and his wife, Bertha Mae (née Burnside), a homemaker.
His father died in a car accident in 1953, when Williams was 13 years old, after which Williams grew up living with his aunt. As a result, Williams moved to Long Beach, California with his family and attended Woodrow Wilson Classical High School.
One of his brothers was John J. Williams, a NASA rocket scientist, who participated in the Mercury and Apollo programs and was awarded the NASA Distinguished Service Medal, their highest honor, in 1969. His other brother was Mentor Williams, a songwriter as well who penned Dobie Gray's 1973 hit "Drift Away".
2) Paul Williams (born August 7, 1992 in Nelson, New Zealand) is a musician, singer, rapper and comedian. He has released three albums - Songs About Girls, Jungle River Adventures, and Surf Music. His music videos often feature other members of the New Zealand comedy scene, include Chris Parker, Rose Matafeo and Brynley Stent. Outside of his music, Paul is best known for being the Taskmaster's Assistant in Taskmaster NZ. His musical influences include Kanye West, The Strokes, Drake, Animal Collective, Jay-Z, Lupe Fiasco, Kid Cudi, and MGMT.
3) Paul "Hucklebuck" Williams (July 13, 1915 – September 14, 2002) was an American rhythm and blues bandleader, songwriter and saxophonist. He composed "The Hucklebuck", a twelve-bar blues that also spawned the dance craze of the same name.
4) Paul Williams is a British guitarist and Gospel artist.
5) Paul Williams is a Canadian electronic artist.
Rainy Days and Mondays
Paul Williams Lyrics
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Sometimes I'd like to quit
Nothin' ever seems to fit
Hangin' around
Nothin' to do but frown
Rainy days and Mondays always get me down
What I've got they used to call the blues
Feelin' like I don't belong
Walkin' around
Some kind of lonely clown
Rainy days and Mondays always get me down
Funny, but it seems I always wind up here with you
Nice to know somebody loves me
Funny, but it seems that it's the only thing to do
Run and find the one who loves me (the one who loves me)
What I feel has come and gone before
No need to talk it out
We know what it's all about
Hangin' around
Nothin' to do but frown
Rainy days and Mondays always get me down
Funny, but it seems that it's the only thing to do (only thing to do)
Run and find the one who loves me
What I feel has come and gone before
No need to talk it out
We know what it's all about
Hangin' around
Nothin' to do but frown
Rainy days and Mondays always get me down
Hangin' around (hangin' around)
Nothin' to do but frown
Rainy days and Mondays always get
Me down
The lyrics to Paul Williams's song Rainy Days and Mondays expresses the feelings of loneliness, isolation and depression. The singer seems to be talking to himself, feeling old and sometimes wishing he could quit. He believes that there is nothing that fits and that he is just hanging around and nothing to do but frown. The continuous rain and gloominess of Mondays seem to make everything worse.
The singer then acknowledges that what he has is just the blues and not anything wrong. He feels like he doesn't belong anywhere and just walks around some kind of lonely clown. He comes to the realization that rainy days and Mondays always get him down. However, the irony is that he always ends up with someone who loves him, but he still runs to find this person.
The last verse is a repetition of the feelings of isolation and loneliness, emphasizing that even though the singer knows what's going on, there's nothing anyone can do to change it. Rainy days and Mondays always seem to get him down.
Line by Line Meaning
Talkin' to myself and feelin' old
I'm feeling lonely and talking to myself makes me feel older than I am.
Sometimes I'd like to quit
At times I want to give up due to feeling lonely and down.
Nothin' ever seems to fit
I feel like I don't really belong anywhere and nothing seems to suit me.
Hangin' around
Spending time with nowhere to go and nothing to do.
Nothin' to do but frown
Being so bored and sad that all I can do is frown.
Rainy days and Mondays always get me down
Bad weather and the start of a new week tend to make me feel even more down and blue.
What I've got they used to call the blues
My feeling of sadness used to be referred to as 'the blues'.
Nothin' is really wrong
There might not actually be anything wrong in my life at the moment.
Feelin' like I don't belong
I feel like I don't fit in with anyone or anything - like I'm an outsider looking in.
Walkin' around
Wandering aimlessly with no real purpose.
Some kind of lonely clown
I feel like I'm making a fool of myself by being so sad and alone.
Funny, but it seems I always wind up here with you
It's ironic that I always end up in this same situation talking to you (myself) when feeling down.
Nice to know somebody loves me
It's comforting to know that I have myself and can rely on myself to get through hard times.
Funny, but it seems that it's the only thing to do
It's ironic that the only thing that seems to make me feel better is talking to myself.
Run and find the one who loves me (the one who loves me)
Wishing I could find someone to love me and help me feel less alone.
No need to talk it out
There's no need to talk about my feelings with other people as I already know how I feel.
We know what it's all about
I understand what's causing my sadness and why I feel the way I do.
Hangin' around (hangin' around)
Still lingering around with nothing to do and nowhere to go.
Rainy days and Mondays always get me down
The combination of bad weather and the start of the week always seem to make me feel especially low.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Paul H. Williams, Roger S. Nichols
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