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Sitting in the Rain

The Underdogs , Music Video – 1967

from the EP Sitting in the Rain (1968)

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Sitting in the Rain is a New Zealand pop landmark. One of the earliest music promo clips, filmed for television in 1967 by the NZBC, it is a cover version by a local band that became better known than the original (by UK blues stalwart John Mayall). The Underdogs were a powerful electric blues combo, but with 'Sitting in the Rain' they knew that less is more; the film clip, used to fill TV scheduling gaps, is similarly unfussy. Like a surly, underground Monkees, the anarchic Underdogs don't hide the fact that the performance is mimed.

Key Cast & Crew

Christopher Bourn

Director, Producer

Murray Grindlay

Performer

Peter Janes

Camera Assistant

Stephan Dean

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Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision - TVNZ Collection

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