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malthaussen

(17,065 posts)
Thu Mar 19, 2015, 10:55 AM Mar 2015

Post a favorite song about rain...

There are probably a few dozen contenders, but I'll content myself with this one, just four kids in their twenties singing about rain...



(I use this video despite the interruption because it is so... Beatles.)

Please feel free to post your own choices...

-- Mal
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Post a favorite song about rain... (Original Post) malthaussen Mar 2015 OP
Here Comes the Rain Again... Tom_Foolery Mar 2015 #1
Rainy Night in Georgia ~ Brook Benton In_The_Wind Mar 2015 #2
Sometimes, I think it's raining all over the world. n/t malthaussen Mar 2015 #3
I'll be happy when the rain has washed away all this snow. In_The_Wind Mar 2015 #15
It's not their only song about rain OriginalGeek Mar 2015 #4
The Rain Song cyberswede Mar 2015 #27
I love "Fool in the Rain" - here is Plant singing it with Pearl Jam LynneSin Apr 2015 #106
Some more... Tom_Foolery Mar 2015 #5
You're cheating! malthaussen Mar 2015 #9
Sorry, I couldn't stop at one drop... Tom_Foolery Mar 2015 #39
I have to start with my girl Madonna Coventina Mar 2015 #6
I'm not a country music fan, but this is my favorite Willie Nelson song Coventina Mar 2015 #7
Garbage- Only Happy When it Rains demmiblue Mar 2015 #8
New one on me. malthaussen Mar 2015 #14
Oh I forgot about this great song! n/t nadine_mn Mar 2015 #48
One of my favorite REM songs from one of their best albums: Coventina Mar 2015 #10
Yes! Arugula Latte Mar 2015 #68
Supertramp, Roger Hodgson Dont call me Shirley Mar 2015 #11
Nice horn work malthaussen Mar 2015 #19
Roger is so upbeat. Dont call me Shirley Mar 2015 #23
You Never Even Call Me By My Name Ptah Mar 2015 #12
Reminds me of "Why Don't We Get Drunk"... malthaussen Mar 2015 #25
They Might Be Giants Coventina Mar 2015 #13
Yay! Pencil Rain was the first song I thought of. nt. My Good Babushka Apr 2015 #100
Title track from Echo & the Bunnymen's BEST album Coventina Mar 2015 #16
Hell yeah, Coventina! Arugula Latte Mar 2015 #69
That's the one. Tom Ripley Mar 2015 #87
The Weather Girls- It's Raining Men demmiblue Mar 2015 #17
lol KMOD Mar 2015 #53
One of Jesus and Mary Chain's best: Coventina Mar 2015 #18
Oh, and I truly do love a warm rainy night! In_The_Wind Mar 2015 #20
Saw him live in the 6 Flags over Texas parking lot OriginalGeek Mar 2015 #63
One of my favorite break up songs: Coventina Mar 2015 #21
Of course, the Cure needs to be represented here: Coventina Mar 2015 #22
No music thread is complete without the Go-Go's: Coventina Mar 2015 #24
I Hear the Rain cyberswede Mar 2015 #26
Looks Like Rain cyberswede Mar 2015 #28
A Hard Rains a Gonna Fall cyberswede Mar 2015 #29
Rainmaker cyberswede Mar 2015 #30
OH! Songs about Raine! oh wait… I have my fave about rain: Raine1967 Mar 2015 #31
lol KMOD Mar 2015 #55
ROFL! Raine1967 Mar 2015 #57
Tom Jones - 24 Hours Xipe Totec Apr 2015 #107
The Shaggs - I Love Brother Buzz Mar 2015 #32
a mint condition Shaggs album is worth a fortune olddots Mar 2015 #76
I don't think they pressed more than a thousand copies.... Brother Buzz Mar 2015 #77
So I chose pipi_k Mar 2015 #33
S'okay, it's raining on the record.:) n/t malthaussen Mar 2015 #34
here's one... Callmecrazy Mar 2015 #35
One reason I like DU... malthaussen Mar 2015 #36
The Temptations - I Wish It Would Rain Number9Dream Mar 2015 #37
You have to be an old timer to appreciate this: Paper Roses Mar 2015 #38
Well, an old-timer perhaps to remember... malthaussen Mar 2015 #43
Love the guitar work in this. opiate69 Mar 2015 #40
Ah, if you love good guitar work... malthaussen Mar 2015 #45
Ah, yeah.. Rory was something else.... opiate69 Mar 2015 #49
That particular video is 1978... malthaussen Mar 2015 #52
Since I don't care for Clapton, I will post this version... Tom Ripley Mar 2015 #88
Rainy Day People, Gordon Lightfoot sarge43 Mar 2015 #41
and of course... opiate69 Mar 2015 #42
Simon & Garfunkel - Kathy's Song pinboy3niner Mar 2015 #44
Yep, I've always loved that one. malthaussen Mar 2015 #46
Shadows in the rain azurnoir Mar 2015 #47
And... the Asian continent checking in: opiate69 Mar 2015 #50
Hey, Kyu Sakamoto sang about rain a long time ago... malthaussen Mar 2015 #56
The Cult - Rain IcyPeas Mar 2015 #51
The Doors, Riders on the Storm (although I like a lot of the suggestions here!) riderinthestorm Mar 2015 #54
"I Can't Stand the Rain" (against my window) Ann Peebles kwassa Mar 2015 #58
'Bout time we had a song about hating it. malthaussen Mar 2015 #59
Someone left a cake out in the rain...(MacArthur Park) :) pinboy3niner Mar 2015 #60
I was expecting some evil dude/ette to post that... malthaussen Mar 2015 #61
The Alarm- Rain in the Summertime (plus 68 guns) demmiblue Mar 2015 #62
Loved this ever since I was a young lad back in the 1960s hifiguy Mar 2015 #64
The Cascades - Rhythm of the Falling Rain BarbaRosa Mar 2015 #65
I remember hearing that when I was in high school. In_The_Wind Mar 2015 #66
"I Think it's Going To Rain Today" greendog Mar 2015 #67
Red Rain -- Peter Gabriel Arugula Latte Mar 2015 #70
Box of Rain -- Grateful Dead Arugula Latte Mar 2015 #71
After the Rain -- Comsat Angels Arugula Latte Mar 2015 #72
Comsat Angels !!! IcyPeas Mar 2015 #82
That's cool you still have the 45s. Arugula Latte Mar 2015 #90
Rain on the Roof - Lovin' Spoonful pinboy3niner Mar 2015 #73
Cheating ... this is one of my favorites by a "rain" group, Rain Parade Arugula Latte Mar 2015 #74
This thread needs Bee Girl... No Rain -- Blind Melon Arugula Latte Mar 2015 #75
Jimi Hendrix - Rainy Day, Dream Away Throd Mar 2015 #78
Ronettes - Walking in the Rain LiberalElite Mar 2015 #79
"Fool in the Rain" shenmue Mar 2015 #80
I Love a Rainy Night -- Eddie Rabbitt madamesilverspurs Mar 2015 #81
I once spent an entire Trans-Atlantic flight listening to this song on repeat, to calm me. WinkyDink Mar 2015 #92
Can't Stand The Rain - Scottish Falsetto Socks in Edinburgh IcyPeas Mar 2015 #83
Don't Rain on My Parade - Barbra Streisand tblue Mar 2015 #84
Albert Hammond - It Never Rains In Southern California pinboy3niner Mar 2015 #85
Kind of surprised no one has mentioned this... malthaussen Mar 2015 #86
How could I forget this grunge classic? opiate69 Mar 2015 #89
Didn't it Rain BeyondGeography Mar 2015 #91
I was drunk... the day my Momma, got outta prison... cherokeeprogressive Mar 2015 #93
Two by the late and great Johnny Ray aint_no_life_nowhere Mar 2015 #94
Poco pintobean Mar 2015 #95
OMG...this far down and no one mentions "Rainy Days and Mondays" by the Carpenters? PassingFair Mar 2015 #96
It Feels Like Raindrops frogmarch Mar 2015 #97
Summer Rain by Johnny Rivers ailsagirl Apr 2015 #98
Cracker OxQQme Apr 2015 #99
All Night Rain - Atlanta Rythym Section. If this has been posted, I didn't see it. Arkansas Granny Apr 2015 #101
This message was self-deleted by its author Hula Popper Apr 2015 #102
I'm not sure if this is listed but I'll do it anyway ailsagirl Apr 2015 #103
You and me and rain on the roof ashling Apr 2015 #104
Let it Rain - Eric Clapton seveneyes Apr 2015 #105
I'll do one better - an entire album side dedicated to rain: Concerto for a Rainy Day LynneSin Apr 2015 #108
Creedence. Courtesy Flush Apr 2015 #109
Ella Fitzgerald with Joe Pass -- Rain tishaLA Apr 2015 #110
Love, Reign o'er Me bluedigger Apr 2015 #111

malthaussen

(17,065 posts)
9. You're cheating!
Thu Mar 19, 2015, 11:34 AM
Mar 2015

I said *a* favorite song about rain. And if you're going to post CCR, you have to wonder who's going to stop that rain, too.

-- Mal

malthaussen

(17,065 posts)
19. Nice horn work
Thu Mar 19, 2015, 11:58 AM
Mar 2015

The video doesn't say who the sax man is.

Live music is always best, especially when the performers are obviously having fun.

-- Mal

Ptah

(32,983 posts)
12. You Never Even Call Me By My Name
Thu Mar 19, 2015, 11:39 AM
Mar 2015
Well I was drunk the day my mom got out of prison
And I went to pick her up in the rain
But before I could get to the station in the pick-up truck
She got runned over by a damned old train




malthaussen

(17,065 posts)
25. Reminds me of "Why Don't We Get Drunk"...
Thu Mar 19, 2015, 12:12 PM
Mar 2015

... but I guess all country-influenced songs start to sound like that after a few...

If you read Jim Bouton's Ball Four, he has the lyrics to "The perfect country song" already set. I'm surprised no one ever recorded it.

-- Mal

OriginalGeek

(12,132 posts)
63. Saw him live in the 6 Flags over Texas parking lot
Thu Mar 19, 2015, 06:16 PM
Mar 2015

working at 6 Flags had a few perks.

Also saw Air Supply, Joan Jett, Rupert Holmes (Escape: The Piña Colada Song), Rossington Collins band (basically Lynyrd Skynyrd but they played their own songs), Wall of Voodoo and probably others but I Was pretty high a lot back then. lol

NB: I don't consider ALL of those as "perks". lol

Raine1967

(11,589 posts)
31. OH! Songs about Raine! oh wait… I have my fave about rain:
Thu Mar 19, 2015, 12:34 PM
Mar 2015


I kid! This was the song I danced with my dad to at my first wedding… It was funny and appropriate…



He knew he would never stop me by complaining… I love my dad, but we have always had a contentious relationship. We and are two sides of a coin.

 

olddots

(10,237 posts)
76. a mint condition Shaggs album is worth a fortune
Thu Mar 19, 2015, 08:09 PM
Mar 2015

but I like the Randy Newman version of I Think Its Going To Rain Today covered by many artists .


Now back to the Shaggs....

Brother Buzz

(36,212 posts)
77. I don't think they pressed more than a thousand copies....
Thu Mar 19, 2015, 08:21 PM
Mar 2015

and I understand their greatest fan, Frank Zappa, bought most of them.

My Pal Foot Foot was light years ahead of everything else

Number9Dream

(1,558 posts)
37. The Temptations - I Wish It Would Rain
Thu Mar 19, 2015, 01:36 PM
Mar 2015


"Cause the raindrops will hide my teardrops..."

No autotune for this real music.

Paper Roses

(7,468 posts)
38. You have to be an old timer to appreciate this:
Thu Mar 19, 2015, 01:37 PM
Mar 2015

Johnny Ray: Just walking in the rain.



Been one of my favorites for about 60 years. Johnny Ray was fantastic!

Remember: CRY ? Fantastic song.
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opiate69

(10,129 posts)
49. Ah, yeah.. Rory was something else....
Thu Mar 19, 2015, 02:32 PM
Mar 2015

I'm not too sure when that video was recorded, but I'm thinking his tapping technique in it pre-dates Eddie VH by a fair bit. (Though he was using his pick, and not his finger like EVH, Vai et al do/did). Great stuff.

malthaussen

(17,065 posts)
52. That particular video is 1978...
Thu Mar 19, 2015, 02:43 PM
Mar 2015

... but I'm pretty sure Rory was tapping earlier than that. It's a tecnique that dates back to at least the 50s.

I love Rory's combination of virtuosity, enthusiasm, and pure showmanship. There's never much question that he's loving his work.

-- Mal

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)
44. Simon & Garfunkel - Kathy's Song
Thu Mar 19, 2015, 02:11 PM
Mar 2015
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

...


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






50 years on, the British girl who inspired Paul Simon: Woman immortalised in Kathy's Song now lives in quiet Welsh village
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2620266/50-years-British-girl-inspired-Paul-Simon-Woman-immortalised-Kathys-Song-lives-quiet-Welsh-village.html

malthaussen

(17,065 posts)
46. Yep, I've always loved that one.
Thu Mar 19, 2015, 02:26 PM
Mar 2015

The last line is killer.

On the other hand, the lines in "America," "Kathy I'm lost, I said, though I knew she was sleeping/I'm empty and aching and I don't know why" invariably has me suggesting politely to the speakers that if he'd talk to her when she was awake he might have better luck.

-- Mal

 

opiate69

(10,129 posts)
50. And... the Asian continent checking in:
Thu Mar 19, 2015, 02:38 PM
Mar 2015


Lyrics:
I'm walking in the rain
Yuku ate mo naku kizutsuita karada nurashi
Karamitsuku koori no zawameki
Koroshi tsuzukete samayou itsu made mo
Until I can forget your love

Nemuri wa mayaku tohou ni kureta
Kokoro o shizuka ni tokasu
Mai agaru ai o odorasete
Furueru karada o kioku no bara ni tsutsumu
I keep my love for you to myself

* Endless rain, fall on my heart kokoro no kizu ni
Let me forget all of the hate, all of the sadness

Days of joy, days of sadness slowly pass me by
As I try to hold you, you are vanishing before me
You're just an illusion...
When I'm awaken, my tears have dried in the sand of sleep
I'm a rose blooming in the desert

It's A dream, I'm in love with you
Madoromi dakishimete

[* repeat]

I awake from my dream
I can't find my way without you

[guitar solo]

The dream is over
Koe ni naranai kotoba o kurikaeshite mo
Takasugiru hai iro no kabe wasugi satta hi no
Omoi o yume ni utsusu
Until I can forget your love

[* repeat]

Endless rain, let me stay ever more in your heart
Let my heart take in your tears, take in your memories

* Endless rain, fall on my heart kokoro no kizu ni
Let me forget all of the hate, all of the sadness

malthaussen

(17,065 posts)
56. Hey, Kyu Sakamoto sang about rain a long time ago...
Thu Mar 19, 2015, 02:53 PM
Mar 2015


Raindrops to hide tears is a multicultural conceit.

-- Mal
 

riderinthestorm

(23,272 posts)
54. The Doors, Riders on the Storm (although I like a lot of the suggestions here!)
Thu Mar 19, 2015, 02:48 PM
Mar 2015
https://m.



And of course I'm partial to it since my username's a riff on this song.

malthaussen

(17,065 posts)
59. 'Bout time we had a song about hating it.
Thu Mar 19, 2015, 03:57 PM
Mar 2015

Too many singers claiming to love it.

Damn, look at the size of that mike.

-- Mal

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)
60. Someone left a cake out in the rain...(MacArthur Park) :)
Thu Mar 19, 2015, 04:11 PM
Mar 2015

The second video has amusing commentary and the wiki link below has good background on the song (which was offered first to The Association, who turned it down).

Someone left the cake out in the rain
I don't think that I can take it
'Cause it took so long to bake it
And I'll never have that recipe again
Oh, no!






Interesting background on the song at wiki:
MacArthur Park (song)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacArthur_Park_(song)

malthaussen

(17,065 posts)
61. I was expecting some evil dude/ette to post that...
Thu Mar 19, 2015, 04:16 PM
Mar 2015

I've always had a hard time deciding which is my favorite part of it, Harris's overwrought reading, or his lisp. The combination of the two is hilarious.

-- Mal

 

Arugula Latte

(50,566 posts)
71. Box of Rain -- Grateful Dead
Thu Mar 19, 2015, 07:38 PM
Mar 2015

I'm not a huge Dead fan or anything but I like some of their songs, including this one.

 

cherokeeprogressive

(24,853 posts)
93. I was drunk... the day my Momma, got outta prison...
Fri Mar 20, 2015, 11:39 PM
Mar 2015

and I went... to pick her up... in the rain

but before... she could get
to my pick up truck

She got run'd over by a damned ol' train.

Apologies to David Allen Coe

aint_no_life_nowhere

(21,925 posts)
94. Two by the late and great Johnny Ray
Sat Mar 21, 2015, 12:20 AM
Mar 2015

The Little White Cloud That Cried and Just Walkin' In The Rain. No one could belt out a tune like Johnny Ray. And he was nearly deaf.



PassingFair

(22,434 posts)
96. OMG...this far down and no one mentions "Rainy Days and Mondays" by the Carpenters?
Sat Mar 21, 2015, 10:34 AM
Mar 2015

Also....

My favorite "rain" song:

Into Each Life, Some Rain Must Fall -- The Ink Spots

Response to malthaussen (Original post)

LynneSin

(95,337 posts)
108. I'll do one better - an entire album side dedicated to rain: Concerto for a Rainy Day
Thu Apr 2, 2015, 09:29 PM
Apr 2015

Electric Light Orchestra's masterpiece on side #3 of their 1977 album 'Out of the Blue' - the 4 songs together are considered the 'Concerto for a Rainy Day' because they all had weather themed motives

Standing in the rain:

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Big Wheels
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Summer and Lightening:
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And my personal favorite - Mr Blue Sky

tishaLA

(14,176 posts)
110. Ella Fitzgerald with Joe Pass -- Rain
Thu Apr 2, 2015, 09:53 PM
Apr 2015

who knows the words? Who cares when Ella is scatting?



Judy Garland -- Come Rain or Come Shine



Ella with Count Basie -- Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall

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