Let the Sunshine In

Let the Sunshine, Aquarius - Hair
Grupo Talía

It hasn't rained here for a week, so it seems like summer is actually here. You would think that after spending 30 years here I would be used to rain, rain, rain, but I really enjoy the sunshine. The performers here are Grupo Talia from Madrid, Spain, not the Morman Tabernacle Choir that some people, like Jack, seem to think.

The original was recorded by The 5th Dimension in 1967. The song is listed at number 66 on Billboard's "Greatest Songs of All Time". I don't understand why some people prefer big orchestral productions over small groups. Perhaps there is something in the sound, or maybe they just like big productions. It is kind of cool to see a big group all working together on the same tune. In some cases it might be because the originals are no longer available and any other individual singers would just not sound right. You get a hundred voices all together and that distinction disappears.