About The Song
Rainy Days and Mondays is a song from the Carpenters’ self-titled third album, featuring instrumental backing by the Wrecking Crew. The lyrics were penned by Paul Williams, and the music was composed by Roger Nichols. Notably, this duo had previously collaborated on another hit for the Carpenters, “We’ve Only Just Begun”. The song reflects feelings of melancholy and loneliness, with lines like “Talkin’ to myself and feelin’ old” and “Rainy days and Mondays always get me down”. “Rainy Days and Mondays” entered Billboard’s Hot Top 100 chart in 1971, reaching #2 for two weeks and spending a total of 12 weeks on the chart.