"Blame It on the Rain" is a song recorded by Milli Vanilli
and written by hitmaker Diane Warren. It was their last
Billboard Hot 100 number one hit (25 November & December 2,
1989) before their scandal broke out. The club mix version of
the song was included on the "All or Nothing (U.S. Remix
Album)" and included scratches and samples from other "rain"
themed songs such as "Walking in the Rain" and "Raindrops Keep
Falling On My Head". The extended version of the club mix
featured the rap from "It's Your Thing", which was an album
track. The single version of "Blame It On The Rain" did not
appear on any Milli Vanilli albums until the 2006 "Greatest
Hits" release.
This was one of the two songs performed by Milli Vanilli
themselves when they were a special guest on
The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3(The other was
"Girl You Know It's True"). The plot involved Bowser's attempt
to kidnap the duo. However, after the scandal broke, the two
songs were replaced with generic instrumentals in the
episode.
The song was re recorded by Sam Moore & Fantasia in
August 2006 for Moore's star studded compilation album entitled
Overnight Sensational. The remake was produced by Randy
Jackson and released on Rhino Records.
In an episode of Full House, D.J. Tanner and Kimmy Gibbler
are doing homework, and they sing this song. Michelle Tanner
then sings "Rain, rain, go away...".
In their song "Blame it on Me," the Barenaked Ladies sing,
"Milli Vanilli told you to blame it on the rain, but if you
blame it on the rain tell me what can we gain, if all else
fails, you can blame it on me."
On May 15, 2008, contestant Diana Drake sang "Blame It on
the Rain" on
Don't Forget the Lyrics!for the $1,000,000 prize. She
missed, and dropped down to $100,000.
On June 20, 2008, The Fenway Park video board and NESN
debuted a spoof of the song lip synced by Manny Delcarmen and
Jonathan Papelbon of the Boston Red Sox during a rain delay
that preceded Boston's game against the St. Louis
Cardinals.