# RIP B.J. Thomas at Age 78 from Lung Cancer **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** celebrity-death\ **Created:** [May 30, 2021, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-b-j-thomas-at-age-78-from-lung-cancer/943202 "2021-05-30T02:50:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2021, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-b-j-thomas-at-age-78-from-lung-cancer/943202/1 "2021-05-30T02:50:20Z")
> **[B.J. Thomas, 'Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head' singer, dies at age 78 | CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/29/entertainment/singer-bj-thomas-death/index.html)** > > B.J. Thomas, whose smooth voice made him a country and pop crossover success, died Saturday of complications from lung cancer, his publicist said. He was 78. He had some nice songs such as: Hooked on a Feeling: [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Wqt_iZBvtCo/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AH-BIAC4AOKAgwIABABGGUgZShlMA8=&rs=AOn4CLCtBuky1JhZcawElaKIthctWmzShg "B. J. Thomas: Hooked on a Feeling (James, 1968) - Lyrics") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wqt_iZBvtCo) Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head: [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/hziG9Nr6KHU/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AG-AoAC8AGKAgwIABABGDwgXShlMA8=&rs=AOn4CLAQS9FpzsZCoL7oaSeMPzV8qUjkqw "B.J.Thomas - Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hziG9Nr6KHU) ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2021, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-b-j-thomas-at-age-78-from-lung-cancer/943202/2 "2021-05-30T02:53:11Z")
The theme song to Growing Pains! “Show me that smile again, don’t waste another minute on your cryin’…” ---
**Author:** ![Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulf_the_Unwashed)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2021, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-b-j-thomas-at-age-78-from-lung-cancer/943202/3 "2021-05-30T03:02:41Z")
Was he the “Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song” guy? I loved that song back in the day. ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2021, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-b-j-thomas-at-age-78-from-lung-cancer/943202/4 "2021-05-30T04:01:14Z")
Yes: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/QyrRYIrhLL0/maxresdefault.jpg "B.J Thomas ANOTHER SOMEBODY DONE SOMEBODY WRONG") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyrRYIrhLL0) ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2021, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-b-j-thomas-at-age-78-from-lung-cancer/943202/5 "2021-05-30T17:37:15Z")
I was surprised to learn that Burt Bacharach, who co-wrote _Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head_, is still alive at 93. ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2021, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-b-j-thomas-at-age-78-from-lung-cancer/943202/6 "2021-05-30T22:41:42Z")
B.J. Thomas sang some schlocky songs, but man he had a great voice.