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| The Bawdy Manual Know Your Tunes Singing in the Rain |
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| Interesting Stuff | Original Lyrics |
Movie (and Hash) Music The song "Singing in the Rain" premiered in the all-star feature film "The Hollywood Revue of 1929". It is best known however, from the 1952 MGM musical of the same name starring Gene Kelly. According to Tim “Magic” Hughes, this well known hash song Zuppata (also known as The Chiangmai Prayer or simply Singing in the Rain) was composed by a group of Zimbabwe tobacco managers visiting Chiangmai, Thailand in the early 1980s. It was first performed in the Mae Sae Valley at Bangkok Hash #200 on May 1, 1981. Although comparatively modern, Zuppata has quickly become a hash standard. The song is most commonly performed today during inclement weather hashes, where everyone temporarily ignores their miserable wet condition, and enjoys some singing while splashing in the puddles of rain water. Although tremendously fun to sing in this manner, such is a far cry from the song's original intent. Ian Cumming, founder of the Singapore H3 in 1962, and who currently calls the New York H3 his home, explains the tradition of the song: “Zuppata is a glorious and ingenious parody. I doubt if one Harrier in fifty understands the point. It is only really workable if at least one newcomer is there, and participates. Using alcohol as bait, and all the cunning of your own drunken stupor, they must be persuaded to lead the Hash in song (say it's a tradition for new boots.} They will of course insist that they don't know any songs, and you helpfully suggest Singin' in the Rain. The joy with which they find the entire Hash joining in, trying to improve it is a true sucker play. Here is where it always gets screwed up, and the Leader of the Hash Lieder must instill discipline to get the right effect. The song is not open house for any asshole to add some stupid antic like mooning, standing on one leg, or sticking their tongue out. The actions are designed for one purpose, and one purpose only: to get every one in the room, including the poor sucker who started the song, into the classic farting position.” No matter how performed, traditionally as Ian Cumming suggests, or in defiance of Mother Nature, the song is easy and lots of fun. The
Music The
Song |
Singing in the Rain I'm singing
in the rain I'm laughing
at clouds Let the
stormy clouds chase I'll walk
down the lane |
