演唱"Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head"的歌星B.J. Thomas，78歲高齡去世
出生於奧克拉荷馬州而於德州成長的Thomas 第一首暢銷曲是1966年翻唱Hank Williams的"I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry"(#8)，1968年他有一首top five hit排行榜前五名暢銷曲"Hooked on a Feeling"(#5)，1970年他以"Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head"登上排行榜冠軍寶座。因為著名的詞曲搭檔Burt Bacharach 與 Hal David的青睞，這首他們替電影Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid「虎豹小霸王」所寫的主題曲，也贏得the Oscar for Best Original Song.奧斯卡原創電影插曲金像獎。
Thomas在他的歌唱生涯中賣了七千萬張唱片，其中有25首top 10 singles排行榜前10名單曲，包括"I Just Can't Help Believing"(#9)、"(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song"(#1)與"Rock and Roll Lullaby"(AC#1)
Thomas替電視劇Growing Pains唱的主題曲"As Long as We've Got Each Other"是一首令人懷念的歌 。 他於2014年獲選進入Grammy獎名人堂。
Thomas和妻子Gloria在一起53年，有三個女兒，四個孫兒。
"Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head"這首歌於1969年底推出，後來獲得連續四週排行榜冠軍，由保羅紐曼和羅伯瑞福二位巨星所主演的電影「虎豹小霸王」是那個年代的經典之作，令人永難忘懷。
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VyA2f6hGW4
Songwriters: Burt Bacharach / Hal David /
Burt F. Bacharach
Raindrops are falling on my head
And just like the guy whose feet are too
big for his bed
Nothing seems to fit
Those raindrops are falling on my head,
they keep falling
So I just did me some talking to the sun
And I said I didn't like the way he got
things done
Sleeping on the job
Those raindrops are falling on my head,
they keep falling
But there's one thing I know
The blues they send to meet me
Won't defeat me, it won't be long
Till happiness steps up to greet me
Raindrops keep falling on my head
But that doesn't mean my eyes will soon be
turning red
Crying's not for me
'Cause I'm never gonna stop the rain by
complaining
Because I'm free
Nothing's worrying me
It won't be long till happiness steps up to
greet me
Raindrops keep falling on my head
But that doesn't mean my eyes will soon be
turning red
Crying's not for me
'Cause I'm never gonna stop the rain by
complaining
Because I'm free
Nothing's worrying me
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