Is it raining them?! The Weather Girls’ smash hit ’80s classic has been reimagined to make it more inclusive for the awakened generation
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For the first time in history, it’s going to stop raining men… The Weather Girls’ 1982 disco hit has been given a wake-up call to use ‘more inclusive’ pronouns.
With the blessing of the song’s writer Paul Schaefer, it has been updated to change ‘men’ to ‘them’.
Released to mark World Pride Month, the rewrite aims to make everyone feel included and celebrate the non-binary transgender artist’s.
That means the chorus for the karaoke favorite will become: ‘It’s raining! Hallelujah! It’s raining them! so be it!’
And the classic lines ‘Tall, Blonde, Dark & Lean/ Rough & Tough & Strong & Mean’ have been replaced with ‘Cool, Bold, Strong & Keen/ Pride & Loud & Here & Seen’. The reference to ‘Mother Nature’ being ‘the only woman’ has been changed to ‘She is a single person’.
The line ‘so that every woman may find her ideal man’ would be sung ‘so that each man may find his ideal type’.
The new version, released today, is of Mila Jaime, an American transgender singer and gay rights activist, who said: ‘It’s an honor to be performing for them’
The new version, released today, is from Mila Jaime, an American transgender singer and gay rights activist, who said: ‘It’s an honor to be performing.
To all artists in the LGBTQ+ community, I believe the future is ours, it is now and we must shine.
‘We haven’t always been in this situation, so I think it’s important that we tell our stories and make something good out of it.
‘I really hope this record helps more of my siblings join in. We have always been here, we are not going anywhere and we must keep on dancing.’
To make sure the new songs are completely inclusive, the producers of It’s Raining Them worked with a gender intelligence charity that raises awareness of gender identity and aims to improve the quality of life of trans people .
Streaming service Deezer, which produced the new track, will donate all of its streaming revenue from the song to charity for a year.
Jay Stewart, Chief Executive of Gendered Intelligence, said: ‘Gendered Intelligence is thrilled to be working with Deezer and Mila Jaime on It’s Raining Them.
‘Raising awareness of non-binary identities is very important. More and more people are recognizing how important it is to respect other people’s pronouns, including those who use ‘they/them’.
He continued: ‘It is vital that pop culture continually evolves to include gender diversity and works hard to make everyone feel included and seen. We are proud to be associated with this anthemic track and look forward to non-binary and other trans people playing it loud and proud with everyone.’
For those who wish to get completely soaked with the new version, the track is available to stream on Deezer starting today along with a music video on YouTube.
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