The lead actor of the film for which it was intended didn't like the song at all. Neither did the first artist approached to sing it. Radio stations initially balked at the finished product, what with its old-timey sound seeming out of place as the 1960s turned it into the '70s. In the face of all that opposition, "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head," written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David and performed by B.J. Thomas, soared to the top of the charts. And it still stands as one of the memorable songs ever composed for an American motion picture.
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