Music Monday: Singin' in the Rain

This feature is in sore need of a combo breaker. Looking back, past Music Mondays go a little like this: female vocalist, female vocalist, female vocalist, and, oh! female vocalist. I get it, I like my ladies singing. But there are some men on my playlist, too!

So this week you're getting a track by Jamie Cullum, a British singer-songwriter of the jazz persuasion. This song is his cover of the classic Singin' in the Rain.

Why this song? 'Cause it's what I've been doing all weekend. As a tropical nation, Singapore gets its fair share of rainstorms. Suffice to say it's been a damp weekend. But the dampness is somewhat welcome, as it not only makes the humidity seem a little more natural (and therefore acceptable), but it also cools the air temperature to a much more reasonable 25 degrees or so. Plus, Singaporeans have devised an expansive network of covered walkways throughout the city and on campus, so you never really have to be under the open sky if you don't want to. And believe me, you never really want to. The aforementioned humidity prevents your clothing from becoming dry, making movement a monumental effort once the dampness has set in.

As such, the sunny days are my favourite ones, though the rain provides a little respite from the heat every week or so. I just run to the nearest covered area and appreciate the rain from a distance, is all.