who sings if you like pina colada and getting caught in the rain
Escape (The Piña Colada Song) "Escape (The Piña Colada Song)" is a song written and recorded by British-born American singer Rupert Holmes for his album Partners in Crime. As the lead single for the album, the pop song was recommended by Billboard for radio broadcasters on September 29, 1979,[2] then added to prominent US radio playlists in October–November.[3] Rising in popularity, the song peaked at the end of December to become the last US number one song of the 1970s.
It Never Rains in Southern California The song concerns the struggles of an actor who moves to California to pursue a career in Hollywood but does not have any success and deteriorates in the process. In the chorus, Hammond sings: "It never rains in California, but girl don't they warn ya. It pours, man, it pours."