Those hormonal harmonies held fast on Christie’s next record, “Rhapsody in the Rain,” which, this time featured the narrator and his sweetie ducking into a car to dodge the raindrops.

Singer Lou Christie, known for his 60s hits "Lightnin' Strikes" and "Rhapsody in the Rain," has died. Christie passed away at home in Pittsburgh after a brief illness, his wife Francesca told The ...

That same year, Christie released the follow-up single, "Rhapsody in the Rain," a moody, orchestral follow-up that included the lyric, "We were makin’ out in the rain / And in this car, our love ...

A few years later, he made a name for himself when "Rhapsody in the Rain" was banned by radio stations for what was deemed suggestive lyrics. Then in 1988, more than a decade after Christie ...

When he was discharged he signed with MGM Records and released two of his biggest hits, 'Lightnin' Strikes" and “Rhapsody in the Rain,” which went to No. 16. "Rhapsody in the Rain" was considered racy ...

He also drew controversy with 1966’s “Rhapsody in the Rain,” one of pop’s first sexually suggestive hits Lou Christie, the 1960s pop star known for his unmistakable falsetto and chart ...

The singer-songwriter reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1966 with his hit single “Lightnin’ Strikes.” His song, “Rhapsody in the Rain” also made the top 20 later that year.

“LOU was more than just your average teen idol. He was one of the decades first singer-songwriters,” the biography on his website says, adding he co-wrote nearly all his songs. The singer-songwriter ...