Occasionally I’ll remember a singer and realize that I only know one song of theirs, and go out looking for more. Such is the case with Rupert Holmes, whose 1979 song “Escape (The Piña Colada Song)” was a #1 hit for him in 1979. Somehow I missed his followup to that song, 1980’s “Him.” It reached #6 on the Hot 100 and #4 on the Adult Contemporary chart, and as much fun as “Escape” was, this, to me, provokes a more emotional response.
I don’t know this song at all. It’s ok but nothing special..for me that is😁
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It was better than his first, for me, that is… 😉
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I think I vaguely remember this one. Perhaps not the “happy ending” of Escape is it?
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That’s true. But then, sometimes you need the other side.
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My sister had this single and the other of course…I haven’t heard it since probably…back then.
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It never made the Top 40 in Chicago and I never heard it on any of the “lite rawk!” stations there, either. Or maybe I missed it.
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My sister was a top 40 person and usually bad top 40 but this one I liked. Like I said I probably haven’t heard it since then.
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This is a good song and new to me.
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I actually like this much better than “Escape.” The harmony is more complex and the lyrics have much more emotion.
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