1982 - #1 Dance Song today was The Weather Girls and "It's Raining Men"
David Letterman's musical director Paul Shaffer was a co-writer. The song was intended for Donna Summer who was in her born-again time period and thought it was blasphemous. It was then offered to Diana Ross, Cher, and even Barbra Streisand.
Two Tons member Martha Wash said "We thought it was a crazy song — in fact, too crazy to record. I kept saying, 'It's raining men? Really? Are you kidding me?'... I just did not think people would buy it... That's why I kept saying no."
They changed their name to lessen the confusion (they say Hey..we're your weather girls in the song..meant reporters...but you know..)
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