“I’d love to say Walking on Sunshine relates to a
significant event in my life, like walking out of my front door, seeing a comet
and being inspired. But it’s just a piece of simple fun, an optimistic song.” –
Kimberly Rew
Rew wrote
Walking on Sunshine
for his band Katrina and the Waves. Sung
by Katrina Leskanich, it was a massive 1985 hit song that has remained one of
the all-time best-sellers – re-recorded by dozens of singers, featured over and
over in commercials and movies, and making millions for the band members, who
wisely chose to keep the rights. Besides
Rew and Leskanich, the other members are Vince de la Cruz and Alex Cooper. 
“The song changed my life,” said Leskanich,
who first thought it wasn’t that great and they might be wasting their time
recording it. “I’ve ended up adoring
it. People are always coming up to me
and saying: ‘We played it at our wedding.’”
It wasn’t yet around for OUR
wedding, but it did roll up the charts in June 1985, and reached its high point
right around this date – June 20 – which happens to be our anniversary. I
liked it then as our anniversary song, and still do. So, happy anniversary to my wife Susan (our
48th) as we continue “walking on sunshine.” And here’s the song. Enjoy!
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