Monday, April 2, 2012

Blind Melon - No Rain

Blind Melon - "No Rain"
From Blind Melon (1992)
Starring Heather DeLoach as the "Bee Girl"

Band members:

Shannon Hoon – vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica
Rogers Stevens – lead guitar, piano/keyboards
Christopher Thorn – rhythm guitar, steel guitar, mandolin, harmonica
Brad Smith – bass, flute, backing vocals
Glen Graham – drums, percussion

Follow the story of the "Bee Girl," a young tap dancer who just wants to find her place in the world and be accepted for who she is. She even inspired Pearl Jam's "Bee Girl." "No Rain" is included on VH1's list of the 100 greatest videos of all time.

6 comments:

MJ said...

Just stopping by from the A to Z Challenge, great post! I like this song, great that the bee girl found her hive! :)

Sherry Gloag said...

I'm off to listen to this.

Jaimee Hunter said...

I have always loved this song. However, this is the first time I have seen the video...breaks my heart then builds me up. You helped me see the song in a diff way. Thanks.

Jennifer said...

I love this video. We used to call it the "Bee Girl" video. I still listen to the song every once in a while.

Anna (herding cats-burning soup) said...

Love this one! It's always been a favorite :)

Anna@ Herding Cats & Burning Soup

jabblog said...

Sadly I can't watch this in UK:-/