The Sun and the Rain
"The Sun and the Rain" is a single by Madness. It was released in 1983 as a stand-alone single and in 1984 it was included on the American version of their album Keep Moving. The single spent 10 weeks on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 5.
"The Sun and the Rain" was the last Madness single written solely by Mike Barson until 2009's "Sugar and Spice". It was also their last top 10 hit before "Lovestruck" in 1999.
Some editions of the song have approximately ten seconds deleted from the ending.
Music video
The music video for the song showed Madness performing in a rainy street. Toward the end they are joined by a number of Madness fans who join in the dancing. There are also scenes showing the band dressed in red with umbrella hats, supposedly wreaking havoc inside Suggs' ear, and shots of Lee Thompson running around with a rocket strapped to his back, a reference to the single's b-side.
Cover Painting
The cover is a detail from the painting 'The Storm' by the French artist Narcisse Virgile Diaz De la Pena. Painted in 1871, it can be seen in the National Gallery in London.
Podcasts:
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by Martin Guerre Soundtrack
The Madness
by: Rich BoyYo niggas gon learn f**k a f**kin d boi squad f**k a f**kin rich boi this is tha gad darn conciter you niggers and all you niggers gotta do is pick this mutha f**kin cotton. Squad.
Ey, im in that phantom askin for that grey pupone look at my arm bitch u see tha charm bitch sweet home alabama yea i love a i still tryda hugger even tho she aint my color now im f**kin wit that butta im tha head chief i would front cha home boi but aint nuttin left its mo to it then that mutha f**kin bling see i got enough heart to march with martin luther king i got them killas right by me and we can have a party if u niggas wanna try me suprise i even got some fire works fo ya pop the trunk get the gift side let me show ya niggas treat that coke like a joke them cokaine sentence like a murder up in coke pinky ring like a buncha snow flakes yea i put that weight down now its real estate boi
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Tell me whatcha no about me boi thats me ima mutha f**kin d boi
Tell me whatcha no about me boi thats me ima mutha f**kin d boi
yea south go d boi yea south go d boi yea south go d boi yea south go d boi
if it aint the truth then my nigga dont write it 9 years from today my uncle main got indited i thank god for the hard times wanna suffer he protect me like amoda nigga now im tuffa cant forget aboutcha poo but i still see ya im at the grave yard every day i cant leave ya i feel ya soul when im write'n wit tha pen f**k what them niggas sayin u my brother till then (nigga) save a spot from the tear god im comin niggas killa for that money but they leave here with nothin if its a game motha f**ker im a win it as far as im concerned aint no competition in it call me the gritty green cause i want alot now im buyin mama better thangs then what she got so bringa getcha shit we gotta new house congratulations cause your son made a million wit is mouf
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