Throwing back to the week of February 1, 1975, we find Neil Sedaka at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 with ‘Laughter in the Rain.’ The song spent one week at #1 before dropping to #8 the following week, and then out of the top ten.
This was Sedaka’s second #1 hit, following the 1962 doo-wop hit ‘Breaking Up is Hard to Do.’ He would reach the top spot again later in 1975 with ‘Bad Blood’ (which might just show up on a future Throwback Weekend).
I’m always intrigued by artists who peak in one decade, fade away, and then have a resurgence in another decade. Sedaka proved adept at writing songs — with different collaborators — that fit the sound of both the 60s and 70s.
Strolling along country roads with my baby
It starts to rain, it begins to pour
Without an umbrella, we’re soaked to the skin
I feel a shiver run up my spine
I feel the warmth of her hand in mine
[Chorus]
Oh, I hear laughter in the rain
Walking hand in hand with the one I love
Oh, how I love the rainy days
And the happy way I feel inside
[Verse 2]
After a while we run under a tree (After a while)
I turn to her and she kisses me
There with the beat of the rain on the leaves (There with the beat)
Softly she breathes and I close my eyes
Sharing our love under stormy skies
[Chorus]
Oh, I hear laughter in the rain
Walking hand in hand with the one I love
Oh, how I love the rainy days
And the happy way I feel inside
[Bridge]
I feel the warmth of her hand in mine
[Chorus Outro]
Oh, I hear laughter in the rain
Walking hand in hand with the one I love
Oh, how I love the rainy days
And the happy way I feel inside
Oh, I hear laughter in the rain
Walking hand in hand with the one I love
Oh, how I love the rainy days
And the happy way I feel inside
Meet Me In Montauk 
Such a quintessentially 70s song!