Dance in the Rain (Breaking Down)

"I like to dance in the rain, wash away my pain"

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Dance in the Rain (Breaking Down)[feat. Tanzmob2000, illi, spinningmerkaba]
from ccMixter
 

Dance in the rain

We sent our sweet cat Charlie to heaven last week - he was only 10 months old and a very positive source of energy for our family. He was extra close to my heart.

I started working on my secret mixter track a day after he passed, and that night it was pouring rain in the dark night. I stood outside in the rain, just as this song describes, my tears blending with the raindrops. Suddenly I started dancing! Somehow it helped heal me, and this song was born.

Thanks to Tanzmob2000 for an amazing track to build this song around, and to illi for providing such great samples. A big thanks to spinningmerkaba for playing bass and trumpet too!  I played harmonium, piano, synth strings & horns and 10 vocal tracks. For more about the song and source, visit my ccMixter page.

I would love to have Shirley Martin and the Martin Dance Company in Los Angeles choreograph a dance to this track (especially the end). Imagine it first, right? Here are the lyrics:

I like to dance in the rain, head back, arms out
I like to dance in the rain, wash away my pain
Breaking down, make no sound
I’m gonna pray for the rain, give back this drought
I gotta dance in the rain, tonight that keeps me sane
To the ground, make no sound
And there’s a whisper riding on the wind singing slow down, slow down
Staying here when the eye draws near saying slow down, slow down
Rain, rain, rain
Like to dance, I like to dance. like to dance, I like to dance
I like to dance in the rain, clear off my doubt
I love to laugh in the rain, shed what I can live without
And there’s a whisper riding on the wind it's singing slow down, slow down
Staying here when the Is draw near saying slow down, slow down
Breaking down, breaking down. to the ground, make no sound
Dance in the rain, dance in the rain (repeat)
Breaking down, breaking down, breaking down, make no sound

Thanks for your love and support. Peace.

The beautiful photo is by photoleto.

 
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