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I can see all obstacles in my way
Gone are the dark clouds that had me blind
It's gonna be a bright, bright sun-shining day
It's gonna be a bright, bright sun-shining day
I think I can make it now, the pain has gone
All of the bad feelings have disappeared
Here is that rainbow I've been praying for
It's gonna be a bright, bright sun-shining day
Look all around, there's nothing but blue sky
Look straight ahead, nothing but blue sky
I can see clearly now, the rain has gone
I can see all obstacles in my way
Gone're the dark clouds that had me blind
It's gonna be a bright, bright sun-shining day
It's gonna be a bright, bright sun-shining day
Gonna be a bright, bright sun-shining day
Gonna be a bright, bright, bright sun-shining day
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A guy with a girlfriend, named Lorraine, had tried many times to break up with her. Finally, after all his failed attempts, he invited her to a bridge to look out at the spectacular view. When Lorraine leaned over the railing for a better look, he gave her a shove.
Then he began to sing, "I can see clearly, now Lorraine is gone."
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I was introduced to this song by a friend singing "I can see Deidre now Lorraine is gone" and it took quite a while for me to hear it any other way. I'm glad I can now because this recording is gorgeous.
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Memories like this make it so worthwhile.
I remember helping a cover band in the Philippines transcribe these lyrics, listening to the jukebox - then back to the war.
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Great story!
I had a similar experience when I was in my late teens. My friends call me in the middle of the night because their car broke down in a neighboring city. They had been out drinking. I know; dumb teens drinking and driving. Anyway, I go to pick them up and take each friend to his home, three in total. They surprise me with a case of Miller or some other such crappy beer. It was the eighties. We put it in the trunk.
On the way to the first home, we pass through the thickest fog of the year - zero visibility. I slow the car down to a crawl, but it's impossible to see more than a few feet in front of us and we end up encountering a hairpin curve. It's too late to correct and we dip one tire into the ditch. Then, as if in slow motion, the car flips over completely into the ditch. There we are, the four of us, strapped into the seatbelts, hanging upside down in shock. And what's rolling on the cassette player? Genesis - "There must be some misunderstanding. There must be some kind of mistake."
tks for sharing! LOL?
My first real job was working in a dry cleaning store in my NJ hometown.
It was a wintry day. I was driving the delivery van.
The top of the hill was coated with black ice. This song was on the radio — the theme music as the van spun lazily out of my control and careened slowly but fast enough, on the decline, to really fuck up the cars it was inevitably going to smash into.
I can see clearly, still, as I howled as the van smacked into that parked Dodge Charger.
Larry didn't fire me. He saw my post-accident distress. He laughed. Said his f'in insurance broker could have the heartburn.
Larry was terrific.
I hear this song and am transported back to February 1974.
Great story!
I had a similar experience when I was in my late teens. My friends call me in the middle of the night because their car broke down in a neighboring city. They had been out drinking. I know; dumb teens drinking and driving. Anyway, I go to pick them up and take each friend to his home, three in total. They surprise me with a case of Miller or some other such crappy beer. It was the eighties. We put it in the trunk.
On the way to the first home, we pass through the thickest fog of the year - zero visibility. I slow the car down to a crawl, but it's impossible to see more than a few feet in front of us and we end up encountering a hairpin curve. It's too late to correct and we dip one tire into the ditch. Then, as if in slow motion, the car flips over completely into the ditch. There we are, the four of us, strapped into the seatbelts, hanging upside down in shock. And what's rolling on the cassette player? Genesis - "There must be some misunderstanding. There must be some kind of mistake."
A guy with a girlfriend, named Lorraine, had tried many times to break up with her. Finally, after all his failed attempts, he invited her to a bridge to look out at the spectacular view. When Lorraine leaned over the railing for a better look, he gave her a shove.
Then he began to sing, "I can see clearly, now Lorraine is gone."
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Nash wrote this song himself and recorded it in London with members of The Average White Band
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That's better. Thanks friend.
Perhaps you had a bad experience when it was playing, when you were young. I think even the angels in heaven would love this song, if they exist. ;)
EDIT
...2 minutes and one Google / wiki search later...
It is a common misconception<by whom?> that the song was written and/or previously performed by Bob Marley, possibly based on the fact that The Wailers were the backing band on Nash's original recording. Marley wrote Nash's next single, "Stir It Up". Nash wrote this song himself and recorded it in London with members of The Average White Band
Small correction: the backing band was the Fabulous Five Inc., not the Average White Band, which did not form until a couple years after Nash produced this track.
Not a cover. The original and still the best.
from Wiki:
Writing and recording[edit]After Nash wrote and composed the original version, he recorded it in London with members of the Fabulous Five Inc.,[1] and produced it himself. Its arrangements and style are both heavily laced with reggae influences. Nash had collaborated with Bob Marley in the past,[2] and his approach drew strongly from Marley's reggae style.
To be fair, the song HAS been used to shill eyeglasses. 'Crizal', I think.
That's why we're here. Different strokes...
c.
UHH, I think the fool was referring to the cheesy album "cover" ; >
Marvelous and Iconic song, though!
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Not a cover. The original and still the best.
from Wiki:
Writing and recording[edit]
After Nash wrote and composed the original version, he recorded it in London with members of the Fabulous Five Inc.,[1] and produced it himself. Its arrangements and style are both heavily laced with reggae influences. Nash had collaborated with Bob Marley in the past,[2] and his approach drew strongly from Marley's reggae style.
To be fair, the song HAS been used to shill eyeglasses. 'Crizal', I think.
That's why we're here. Different strokes...
c.
By the bucket load!
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It was a wintry day. I was driving the delivery van.
The top of the hill was coated with black ice. This song was on the radio — the theme music as the van spun lazily out of my control and careened slowly but fast enough, on the decline, to really fuck up the cars it was inevitably going to smash into.
I can see clearly, still, as I howled as the van smacked into that parked Dodge Charger.
Larry didn't fire me. He saw my post-accident distress. He laughed. Said his f'in insurance broker could have the heartburn.
Larry was terrific.
I hear this song and am transported back to February 1974.
Great story!
This is a big part of why I like music so much: it can take you back to moments that happened decades ago in a heart beat.
Thank you for sharing this memory!
hayduke2 wrote:
hmm, so love this Johnny Nash song (I just had the same feelings for this song as I had almost 4 years ago : )
He is great in the 1959 film Take a Giant Step
It was a wintry day. I was driving the delivery van.
The top of the hill was coated with black ice. This song was on the radio — the theme music as the van spun lazily out of my control and careened slowly but fast enough, on the decline, to really fuck up the cars it was inevitably going to smash into.
I can see clearly, still, as I howled as the van smacked into that parked Dodge Charger.
Larry didn't fire me. He saw my post-accident distress. He laughed. Said his f'in insurance broker could have the heartburn.
Larry was terrific.
I hear this song and am transported back to February 1974.
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Agreed.
Wasn't that Desmond Dekker?
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But regardless, I love the "Man in Black"!! Burning Ring of Fire, Walk the Line, San Quentin...Yea, he was amazing! I mean...oh wait, Johnny Nash?, not Johnny Cash...okay, never mind.
Wow: double-mind blow. Instantly recognized the song..and then deep memory kicked in and woke up memories of Saturday morning cartoons with Hercules. Haven't seen that in decades. Not a bad cartoon. Loved the evil Daedalus:
![Daedalus from the cartoon Daedalus from the cartoon](https://www.toontracker.com/hercules/hercules4.jpg)
YES! One of my favorite cartoons from my childhood. Hercules, Newton, Helena, Daedalus....good times!
As for this song, I'm pretty sure when I was a kid that I thought this song was sung by a woman.
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Can somebody do something about this spring's weather? Please?
Must think about bumping this to a 10 imho.
I'd like to hear some oldies, not a lot. The problem is the old stuff that gets played on RP is too stuffy for me. I like this one though. Point taken though, it's valid.
Oldies? What does that make me?
...as does this tune, also sung by Johnny Nash:
Wow: double-mind blow. Instantly recognized the song..and then deep memory kicked in and woke up memories of Saturday morning cartoons with Hercules. Haven't seen that in decades. Not a bad cartoon. Loved the evil Daedalus:
...as does this tune, also sung by Johnny Nash:
No need to feel sorry for me. I'm just tired of this song. They play it 3x/wk on our oldies station.
I'd like to hear some oldies, not a lot. The problem is the old stuff that gets played on RP is too stuffy for me. I like this one though. Point taken though, it's valid.
I just want to google a random photo of any anonymous guy named Norm and post it here.
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Maybe George Wendt or whatever his name was.
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^ Yes, yes, yes! Same here, except I was 7. I taught a little girl down the street, who was even younger than me, to sing this song during the summer. It brings back great memories of the simple joys of childhood!
I was 10 as well....living down at fripp island
Perfect !
I second that emotion.
I don't. Seems to be more "classic MOR" on this station lately, much to my chagrin. I'd like to hear more off the beaten track stuff, and less of what I could hear on innumerable FM radio stations, North America wide.
No it can't, and it can't refer to a single item (i. e. : one song), and even if it did mean what you say it means, this song would still be eclectic.
I just want to google a random photo of any anonymous guy named Norm and post it here.
Maybe George Wendt or whatever his name was.
:-P
I have a minor in English. Eclectic can also mean "different from the norm." What's your point?
No it can't, and it can't refer to a single item (i.e.: one song), and even if it did mean what you say it means, this song would still be eclectic.
Always make me think of the opening scene from "Grosse Point Blank". Great surreal scene with this playing in the background.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-230v_ecAcM
"Don't tease me. You know what I do for a living"
I second that emotion.
vandal wrote:
I have a minor in English. Eclectic can also mean "different from the norm." What's your point?
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I know I'm kind of a broken record about this, but would you please look up the definition of the word "eclectic?"
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Sorry that you feel that way. This song is joyful, and unique in its time.
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EDIT
...2 minutes and one Google / wiki search later...
It is a common misconception<by whom?> that the song was written and/or previously performed by Bob Marley, possibly based on the fact that The Wailers were the backing band on Nash's original recording. Marley wrote Nash's next single, "Stir It Up". Nash wrote this song himself and recorded it in London with members of The Average White Band
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This is the original.
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This song is soooo good for the ears...
You can't stop him....you can only hope to contain him.
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Mmm, yes, I was 11 when this went Gold on the
top 40 on November 17, 1972, what a great tune
to bang into an 11 year old's head *7*
Same for me, I heard it once by chance when visiting family in Germany in 72. My cousins used to listen to a German radio station (Sud-West something) who used to keep space for American speakers for two (or three?) hours of music in the evening. It was such a great tune compared to the poor french disco of that time... We loved this one.
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Mmm, yes, I was 11 when this went Gold on the
top 40 on November 17, 1972, what a great tune
to bang into an 11 year old's head *7*
SI !! Great positive sound !!
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Especially not Johnny Nash. Fake reggae — bleh.
Besides "I Can See Clearly Now," Nash recorded several hits in Jamaica, where he travelled in early 1968, as his girlfriend had family links with local TV and radio host and novel writer Neville Willoughby. Nash planned to try breaking the local rocksteady sound in the USA. Willoughby introduced him to a local struggling vocal group, The Wailers. Members Bob Marley, Rita Marley and Peter Tosh introduced him to the local scene. Nash signed all three to an exclusive publishing and recording contract with his JAD label and financed some of their recordings, some with Byron Lee's Dragonaires and some with other local musicians such as Jackie Jackson and Lynn Taitt.
The "I Can See Clearly Now" album includes four original Marley compositions published by JAD: « Guava Jelly », « Comma Comma » « You Poured Sugar On Me » and the follow-up hit « Stir It Up ». « There Are More Questions Than Answers » was a third hit single taken from the album." ~ Wikipedia
And the rest, as they say, is history...
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