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Fact #76338

When:

Short story:

B.J. Thomas releases a new single, Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head, in the USA, taken from the soundtrack to the film Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid.

Full article:

Hal David (lyric writer) : We wrote the song with Paul Newman in mind. Not for him to sing but (inspired by) the character of Butch Cassidy. You don't write for the singer who's going to be singing over the scene. You should write for the character and what the scene has to say. And that's exactly how and why the song was written.

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