Revisiting the classics: "Summer Rain"

An Australian website recently compiled a list entitled "The 50 Gayest Songs of All Time". Of course, the usual suspects showed up: Madonna's "Vogue", Diana Ross "I'm Coming Out", and the number-one song, "Dancing Queen" by ABBA. But one of the surprises on the list was Belinda Carlisle's 1989 minor hit "Summer Rain", coming in at 34. I say "minor" because the song was not a big hit in North America (peaking at #30 on the U.S. Billboard 100), although it was a bigger hit in Australia.

The third single from Belinda Carlisle's third album "Runaway Horses", "Summer Rain" is one of her loveliest songs, and perhaps her most underrated. The song continued in the style of Carlisle's summery, feel-good pop music she did so well in the late '80s on hits like "Mad About You", "Heaven Is A Place on Earth" and "Circle in the Sand". "Summer Rain" is one of my favourites of Carlisle's, and it seems to be a favourite of many others, as it has become one of her enduring singles. Check it out!