It was covered by Martha Wash (of The Weather Girls) as a duet with RuPaul in 1997, Geri Halliwell in 2001 and by Young Divas in 2006. The song is hailed as a camp classic and more recently as a dance anthem, and as a classic female anthem.
The Weather Girls' version went number one on the US Disco Chart, debuting in October 1982. It made number 34 on the US R&B chart and number 46 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was released from their album Success. This version also made it to number two in the UK Singles Chart, #2 in Australia, and #1 on the Euro Hot 100.
RuPaul and Martha Wash duetted on "It's Raining Men... The Sequel", which was included on the 1998 Rhino Records compilation CD RuPaul's Go-Go Box Classics.
It's Raining Men
The Weather Girls Lyrics
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Ah-huh
And have we got news for you
You better listen
Get ready, all you lonely girls
And leave those umbrellas at home
Alright
According to all sources (what sources now?), the street's the place to go (we better hurry up)
'Cause tonight for the first time (first time)
Just about half-past ten (half past ten)
For the first time in history
It's gonna start raining men (start raining men)
It's raining men, hallelujah, it's raining men, amen
I'm gonna go out to run and let myself get
Absolutely soaking wet
It's raining men, hallelujah
It's raining men, every specimen
Tall, blonde, dark and lean
Rough and tough and strong and mean
God bless mother nature, she's a single woman too
She took off to heaven and she did what she had to do
She taught every angel, she rearranged the sky
So that each and every woman could find her perfect guy
Oh, it's raining men, yeah
Humidity is rising (humidity is rising, yeah yeah)
Barometer's getting low (it's getting low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low)
According to all sources (according to all sources)
The street's the place to go
'Cause tonight for the first time
Just about half past ten
For the first time in history
It's gonna start raining man (start raining men)
It's raining men, hallelujah
It's raining men, amen
It's raining men, hallelujah
It's raining men, amen
It's raining men, hallelujah
It's raining men, amen
It's raining men, hallelujah
Oh oh oh oh
It's raining men
Tall, blonde, dark and lean
Rough and tough and strong and mean
Hallelujah it's raining men, amen
The Weather Girls' hit song "It's Raining Men" is a celebration of men falling from the sky, representing great opportunities for women. The song starts with the Weather Girls announcing themselves as weather broadcasters and tells the listener that they have news for them. They ask lonely women to leave their umbrellas at home and get ready for the exciting news. "It's Raining Men" announces that tonight is the first time in history that men will fall from the sky. The joyous announcement is accompanied by some upbeat music.
The following verse talks about the exciting rain storm, with the humidity rising, and the barometer getting low. They want to make sure that everyone knows that the streets are the place to be as they don't want women to miss out on the historic occasion. As half-past ten approaches, the sky finally opens up and men start to fall from the sky. The chorus repeats that it's raining men and features a lot of hallelujahs and amens.
In the final verse, the song pays tribute to Mother Nature, who is also single and had to take matters into her own hands. She arranged for the angels to cast men from the sky, giving single women across the world the chance to find their perfect guy. The song's humorous and sarcastic tone is well suited to the joyous party atmosphere it creates.
Line by Line Meaning
Hi, hi we're your weather girls
We are the ones who provide information about the weather
And have we got news for you
We have something exciting to share with you
You better listen
You should pay attention to what we are about to say
Get ready, all you lonely girls
Be prepared, all you single women
And leave those umbrellas at home
You won't be needing your umbrellas because what's about to happen is worth getting wet for
Humidity is rising (uh rising), barometer's getting low (how low girl?)
The air is getting more humid and the atmospheric pressure is dropping, possibly indicating an approaching storm
According to all sources (what sources now?), the street's the place to go (we better hurry up)
We have received reliable information that something significant is about to happen, and we should go outside to see it
'Cause tonight for the first time (first time)
Something unprecedented is about to happen
Just about half-past ten (half past ten)
It's happening soon, possibly around 10:30 PM
For the first time in history
This has never happened before
It's gonna start raining men (start raining men)
There will be an abundance of attractive men available
It's raining men, hallelujah, it's raining men, amen
We are thrilled and grateful for this rare event
I'm gonna go out to run and let myself get
I am so excited that I can't contain myself and want to go out and enjoy this phenomenon
Absolutely soaking wet
I don't care how wet I get, because what's happening is worth it
It's raining men, hallelujah
We are still overwhelmed with excitement and gratitude
It's raining men, every specimen
There are men of all types and varieties available
Tall, blonde, dark and lean
There are handsome men with various physical appearances
Rough and tough and strong and mean
There are men with different personality traits, some being rugged and strong
God bless mother nature, she's a single woman too
We are grateful to mother nature for creating this wonderful event and understand that she is also a single entity
She took off to heaven and she did what she had to do
Mother nature has fulfilled her role by creating a perfect environment for this event to occur
She taught every angel, she rearranged the sky
Mother nature has imparted knowledge to all of the heavenly beings and has changed the atmosphere to make this event possible
So that each and every woman could find her perfect guy
This event has been created to allow women to meet their ideal partner
Oh, it's raining men, yeah
We are still ecstatic about the abundance of men falling from the sky
Humidity is rising (humidity is rising, yeah yeah)
The atmosphere continues to get more humid, possibly due to the presence of the men
Barometer's getting low (it's getting low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low)
The atmospheric pressure is dropping, due to the pressure of so many men in the air
According to all sources (according to all sources)
Our information is still reliable
The street's the place to go
We should stay outside to continue enjoying this event
'Cause tonight for the first time
This event continues to be unprecedented
Just about half past ten
It is still happening around 10:30 PM
For the first time in history
This event is still something that has never happened before
It's gonna start raining man (start raining men)
The abundance of men continues to fall from the sky
It's raining men, hallelujah
Our gratitude and excitement continues
It's raining men, amen
We are truly blessed by this event
It's raining men, hallelujah
Our celebration and gratitude continues
It's raining men, amen
We are still in awe of this wonderful event
It's raining men, hallelujah
Our happiness and gratitude are unending
Oh oh oh oh
We are still excited and overwhelmed
It's raining men
The abundance of men continues to fall from the sky
Tall, blonde, dark and lean
Men of various appearances are still available
Rough and tough and strong and mean
Men of various personality types are still available
Hallelujah it's raining men, amen
We continue to celebrate this wonderful event
Lyrics © TuneCore Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Shemaroo Entertainment Limited, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Paul Shaffer, Paul Jabara
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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I swear the bad green screen makes this so much better
@Marcel_Audubon
it was blue screen back then
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It makes perfect.
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Marcel Audubon That video was made in the 80’s , this was high tech then.
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2:43 is the best special effect in the history of cinematography
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