Rain songs...

robeiae · Jul 19, 2007

Rain. It's a great theme for a song, no? So many great songs incorporate it; many use it as a principal theme and even in their title.

Why is that? What about this mundane, everyday occurence makes it such a great theme for great songs?

What are your favorite rain songs?

PattiTheWicked · Jul 19, 2007

Other: Rain, beautiful Rain, by Ladysmith Black Mombazo

poetinahat · Jul 19, 2007

How can one vote against "Singin' in the Rain" -- especially having seen the film?

Zeppelin's "Rain Song" must rate a podium position, even though I don't recall it being much about rain.

I'd tack on "Rain" by Tones On Tail (Bauhaus spin-off), recognising that it's somewhat obscure. But it does sound very dank, drippy and moist.

robeiae · Jul 19, 2007

poetinahat said:
Zeppelin's "Rain Song" is hard to go past, even though I don't recall it being much about rain.

I'd tack on "Rain" by Tones On Tail (Bauhaus spin-off), recognising that it's somewhat obscure. But it does sound very dank, drippy and moist.

Feel free to tack on anything you so desire, Supra Moderatus...

poetinahat · Jul 19, 2007

Poor word choice on my part, O Whiggly one. I meant in no way to impugn your wide-ranging and comprehensive selection.

RLB · Jul 19, 2007

What about-

Kathy's Song
Paul Simon, 1965

I hear the drizzle of the rain
Like a memory it falls
Soft and warm continuing
Tapping on my roof and walls

And from the shelter of my mind
Through the window of my eyes
I gaze beyond the rain-drenched streets
To England where my heart lies

My mind's distracted and diffused
My thoughts are many miles away
They lie with you when you're alseep
And kiss you when you start your day

And a song I was writing is left undone
I don't know why I spend my time
Writing songs I can't believe
With words that tear and strain to rhyme

And so you see I have come to doubt
All that I once held as true
I stand alone without beliefs
The only truth I know is you

And as I watch the drops of rain
Weave their weary paths and die
I know that I am like the rain
There but for the grace of you go I

(I also love the eva cassidy remake)

robeiae · Jul 19, 2007

poetinahat said:
Poor word choice on my part, O Whiggly one. I meant in no way to impugn your wide-ranging and comprehensive selection.

No, no. I'm not complaining or being snappy. I'm saying that you can add to the poll, if you want to. I'm happy for there to be more choices and I don't suffer from poll-envy.

rugcat · Jul 19, 2007

Rain. The Beatles.

Devil Ledbetter · Jul 19, 2007

Prayers for Rain - The Cure Disintegration.

you fracture me
your hands on me
a touch so plain
so stale it kills
you strangle me
entangle me
in hopelessness and
prayers for rain

Perks · Jul 19, 2007

Not necessarily my favorite, but the first thing that came to mind was Here Comes The Rain Again, by The Eurythmics

rugcat · Jul 19, 2007

I Wish It Would Rain. The Temptations.

TrainofThought · Jul 19, 2007

“Rain, Rain, Go Away, Come Back Another Day”

Silver King · Jul 19, 2007

The Doors' Riders on the Storm, equipped with thunder and rain effects.

Patricia · Jul 19, 2007

Other: Who'll Stop the Rain? Creedence Clearwater

Gozzy · Jul 20, 2007

Two tracks from Electric Ladyland (Jimi Hendrix Experience), Rainy Day, Dream Away and Stll Raining, Still Dreaming.

"Lay back and groove on a rainy day."

Beautiful music for the rainy season here.

cletus · Jul 20, 2007

Acid Rain by Liquid Tension Experiment - From one of my "writing music" CDs.

Raining Blood by Slayer and Euope After the Rain by Kreator - Two for those that like their rain heavy.

I Love a Rainy Night by Eddie Rabbit - Sorry, forgot this was meant to be for favourite rain song.

Love Reign O'er Me by The Who - It might be "Reign" in the title and the chorus, but throughout the verses there is a lot of "rain". And it's a great song.

III · Jul 20, 2007

cletus said:
Acid Rain by Liquid Tension Experiment - From one of my "writing music" CDs.

I gotta rep you for bringing up LTE, Cletus. How about Phil Collins I Wish It Would Rain Down? (I can't believe I beat Chunky C to a Phil Collins reference!)

Silver King · Jul 20, 2007

Ooo, I thought of another: Peter Gabriel's Red Rain.

aadams73 · Jul 20, 2007

*humph* Where is "Come Rain or Come Shine"?

billythrilly7th · Jul 20, 2007

Rainy Night in Soho by the Pogues.

Brilliant.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=eLffHEzfqac&mode=related&search=

And Rainy Days and Mondays obviously should have been in the poll.

My-Immortal · Jul 20, 2007

"Rain Forever" Track 5 of The Crow movie soundtrack.
"Tracking the Prey" Track 7 of The Crow movie soundtrack - includes the in-movie song "It Can't Rain All the Time".

ChunkyC · Jul 20, 2007

The Who: Love Reign O'er Me from Quadrophenia. First lines are "Only love can make it rain"

The Guess Who: Rain Dance

CATastrophe · Jul 20, 2007

Raining in Baltimore - Counting Crows

robeiae · Jul 20, 2007

robeiae said:
Why is that? What about this mundane, everyday occurence makes it such a great theme for great songs?

Thanks for all the answers to my other questions, guys.

*sigh*

ChunkyC · Jul 20, 2007

Why? Dunno.

Maybe because sadness, next to love, is one of the most powerful emotions and rain seems to evoke that?

Rain songs...

What's your favorite rain song?

Let it Rain

Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head

Have You Ever Seen the Rain?

The Rain Song

Purple Rain

No Rain

November Rain

Rainy Night in Georgia

Singin’ in the Rain

Rhythm of the Falling Rain

Other (please list)

Touch and go

Unleashing Hell.

Numbers are beautiful

Touch and go

Numbers are beautiful

bundled

Touch and go

Lost in the Fog

Come on you stranger, you legend,

delicate #!&@*#! flower

Lost in the Fog

A flowering bud of bitchiness

Megalops Erectus

California Dreaming

I'm a king bee

rockin the suburbs

Megalops Erectus

A Work in Progress

Mr. Invisible

It's hard being green

Touch and go

It's hard being green