Saturday music spot - "It might as well rain until September"

The sort of weather we have had this month has inevitably reminded me of this sixties classic written and sung by Carole King.

I gather that she originally wrote this for Bobby Vee, but the demo tape she wrote was Carole King's first big hit and made her a star in her own right.

Bobby Vee had notched up a major hit with Carole King’s and Gerry Goffin’s song "Take Good Care of My Baby" and  "It Might As Well Rain Until September" was intended as a follow-up single for him. Carole recorded a demo version.

Bobby’s people turned down the song and Carole’s demo was released as a single on the Dimension label in 1962 and did very well. Bobby Vee eventually did record the song in 1963 and so did Helen Shapiro in 1964.


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