{HD-Stereo} The Searchers - What Have They Done To The Rain (Feb 23rd,1965)(Stereo Mixed)

personal note: I don't normally like colourized videos but I found the background colours to be vibrant & not much in the way of colour fading in & out.
"What Have They Done to the Rain" is a protest song against above-ground nuclear testing written by Malvina Reynolds. The song has been sung by many singers such as Joan Baez, and a version by the English band The Searchers was released as a single, which charted in the US and UK.
Background

In the late 1950s, concerns began to be raised over above-ground nuclear testing, which produced nuclear fallout that came down to earth in the rain. Such nuclear fallout contained radioactive Strontium-90 that can enter the food chain through the grass eaten by cows and finally into human as food. Marches against nuclear testing were organized by Women for Peace and Women Strike for Peace in the 1960s, and Malvina Reynolds was among those active in the campaign.

Reynolds composed the song in 1962, first entitled "Rain Song", as part of the campaign and Reynolds performed the song in marches. The lyrics talk of grass and a little boy in the rain, both of whom disappear after years of such rain.Although the song is about radioactive fallout, later the song also became identified with acid rain.

Reynolds recorded the song, which was later included in a Smithsonian Folkways compilation album, The Best Of Broadside 1962-1988.[3] Joan Baez recorded the song live for her album Joan Baez in Concert in 1962.[4] Baez introduced the song as "the gentlest protest song I know. It doesn't protest gently, but it sounds gentle."
The Searchers version
The most commercially successful version of the song was recorded by The Searchers. The song, released in 1964, was one of the earliest releases in mainstream pop that addressed issues of societal concern on the environment.It reached number 13 in the UK Singles Chart in 1965.It also reached number 29 on the U.S. Billboard chart, and number two in Canada.
Lyrics
Just a little rain falling all around
The grass lifts its head to the heavenly sound
Just a little rain, just a little rain
What have they done to the rain
Just a little boy standing in the rain
The gentle rain that falls for years
And the grass is gone, the boy disappears
And rain keeps falling like helpless tears
And what have they done to the rain
Just a little breeze out of the sky
The leaves nod their head as the breeze blows by
Just a little breeze with some smoke in its eye
What have they done to the rain
Just a little boy standing in the rain
The gentle rain that falls for years
And the grass is gone, the boy disappears
And rain keeps falling like helpless tears
And what have they done to the rain
What have they done to the rain
Source: LyricFind
Songwriters: Malvina Reynolds

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