When we were together/Everything was so grand/Now that we’ve parted/There’s just one sound/That I just can’t stand
from I Can't Stand the Rain lyrics by Ann Peebles
Painful recollections of lost love triggered on by the ominous pitter-pattering of rain. Missy Elliott knew the business when she pulled the classic Willie Mitchell beat. But the gold exists well beyond the opening break; into the thick of it were the heartache plays out in oh so sweet fashion.
