It has been a rainy beginning to the summer, here in Southeast Texas. Someone requested Rihanna's song "Umbrella", saying how appropriate it was for the weather.

That got me to thinking about what other good songs about rain. there was. I could come up with a few like "Singing in the Rain", Blame it on the Rain", "Raindrops Keep Falling on my Head".

Do you know of any others? I bet there could be enough to make a CD out of them all.

"It's Raining Men" ???? does that count?

I am and always will be an Ace of Base fan- "Everytime it Rains"

Madonna's song simply titled "Rain" which makes me cry because a very special friend of mine who has passed loved that song and its meaning in his life.

I'm gonna love you like nobodys loved you "Come Rain or Come Shine" A classic and one of my personal favorites.

Harold Arlen / Johnny Mercer

Im gonna love you like nobodys loved you come rain or come shine
High as a mountain and deep as a river come rain or come shine
I guess when you met me it was just one of those things
But dont ever bet me cause Im gonna be true if you let me

Youre gonna love me like nobodys loved me come rain or come shine
Happy together unhappy together and wont it be fine?
Days may be cloudy or sunny
Were in or were out of the money

But Im with you always, Im with you rain or shine

Im gonna love you like nobodys loved you come rain or come shine
High as a mountain deep as a river come rain or come shine
I guess when you met me it was just one of those things
But dont ever bet me cause Im gonna be true if you let me

Youre gonna love me like nobodys loved me come rain or come shine
Happy together unhappy together and wont it be fine?
Days may be cloudy or sunny
Were in or were out of the money.

But Ill love you always, Im with you rain or shine

Rain or shine.

There's also "Come In From The Rain" "I Can't Stand the Rain"

Ozzy Osbourne's "Black Rain" - great protest song...
The Temptations ""I Wish It Would Rain" - the ultimate sad song
Anastacia's - "Who's Gonna Stop The Rain"
Ronnie Milsap's - "Smoky Mountain Rain"
Elvis - "Kentucky Rain" and "Blue Eyes Cryin in the Rain"
CCR- "Who'll StopThe Rain" John Fogerty's protest of the Vietnam War from the B-side to "Travelin' Band."

or my all time favorite...
CCR - "Have You Ever Seen the Rain"

"Someone told me long ago theres a calm before the storm,
I know; its been comin for some time.
When its over, so they say, itll rain a sunny day,
I know; shinin down like water.

Chorus:
I want to know, have you ever seen the rain?
I want to know, have you ever seen the rain
Comin down on a sunny day?

Yesterday, and days before, sun is cold and rain is hard,
I know; been that way for all my time.
til forever, on it goes through the circle, fast and slow,
I know; it cant stop, I wonder.

Chorus..."


R

SWV- Rain

Tamia- Rain On Me

Ashanti- Rain on Me

Oh and I just love Rihanna's song "Umbrella". Its been tearing up the Billboard Charts. I know its hit #1.

Here Comes The Rain Again - Eurythmics

How could I have forgotten that one? D'OH!

Best rain song ever.

OK, adding to the list, fresh from my ipod:

Country Style:

"Come Some Rainy Day" - Wynonna
"She's y Kind of Rain" - Tim McGraw
"Here Comes the Rain" -The Mavericks
"I Love A Rainy Night" - Eddie Rabbit
"Like the Rain" - Clint Black
"Let It Rain" - Chris Young

Pop style:
"Save It For a Rainy Day" - The Jayhawks
"Save it for a rainy day" - Stephen
"Summer Rain" - Belinda Carlisle
"Who Let In The Rain" - Cyndi Lauper
"Funeral In The Rain" - Chris Issak
"Laughter in The Rain" - Neil Sedaka

New age rain:
"A Day Without Rain" - Enya
"Rain" - Darrin Issacs

Disco Rain:
"Spring Rain" - Silvetti

And, of course, sappy pop style:
"Come in form the Rain" - the Captain & Tennille
"Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling" - The Fortunes
"I Made it through the Rain" - Barry Manilow

And finally,

"Rainy Days and Mondays" - The Carpenters

Because they always get me down...not really.

We already have about 40 rainy songs, more than enough for a CD, but here's a few more I thought of for you, which I don't think have been mentioned yet:

November Rain (Guns & Roses)
Rainy Day Woman (Bob Dylan)
Rainy Day People (Gordon Lightfoot)
Rainy Night in Georgia (Brook Benton)

And here's one where the word "rain" is not in the title but certainly in the lyrics: God Save the Queen. I remember it well because we had to sing it daily in elementary school, as it was our national anthem back then. (O Canada did not officially replace it until 1980, even though Britain had granted us independence more than a hundred years earlier). Anyway, for the purpose of context, here are the last few lines:

"Send her victorious
Happy and glorious,
Long to rain over us
God save the Queen!"

I think Prince did one too.

Marc,
Go to your room!

One of my all time favorite songs that doesn't have rain in the title but is related to rain is:

Riders on the Storm, The Doors

Is there a Red Rain song or am I confused about the lyrics I remember- perhaps by Peter Gabriel or someone like him.

You forgot Garbage.

Only Happy When It Rains

Guns & Roses - November Rain

Theme CD's are fun. I once made my own mellow White album. (All of the songs had white in the title.) I'll have to go see if I can find it.

I've always liked "Songs About Rain" by Gary Allan. A song about songs about rain. Does that count?


Artist : Gary Allan

Song : Songs About Rain

Well this town has closed down way too early,
And there’s nothing to do,
So I’m driving around in circles,
And I’m thinking about you,
Today I heard you got a new last name,
Sure didn’t know it was gonna hit me this way,
And the radio just keeps on playing all these songs about rain
Now there’s all kind of songs about babies and love that goes right,
But for some unknown reason nobody wants to play them tonight,
Hey I hope it’s sunny wherever you are,
But that’s sure not the picture tonight in my car,
And it sure ain’t easing my pain all these songs like,

Rainy Night In Georgia,
and Kentucky Rain,
Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again,
Blue Eyes Crying In The early morning Rain,
They go on and on,
And there’s no two the same,
Oh it would be easy to blame all these songs about rain,

Well I thought I was over you but I guess maybe I’m not,
Cause when I let you go looks like lonely is all that I got,
Guess I’ll never know what could have been,
Sure ain’t helping this mood that I’m in,
If their gonna keep on playing me songs like,

Rainy Night In Georgia,
and Kentucky Rain,
Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again,
Blue Eyes Crying In The early morning Rain,
They go on and on,
And there’s no two the same,

Oh how I wish I could blame all these songs about rain,
All these songs about rain,
Songs about rain.......

Does MacArthur Park count?

Singing in the Rain
Here Comes that Rainy Day Feeling Again
Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head
Come Rain or Come Shine
And, just for its camp value, It's Raining on Prom Night. (Sample lyric, if I remember correctly): "It's raining rain from the skies/It's raining tears from my eyes.")

And please, don't include "MacArthur Park" in a list of the best "rain songs" I heard it for the first time on the radio a month or so ago and concluded it was one of the worst, if not THE worst, song ever written.

I'm sorry but I STRONGLY disagree with you!

Cry Like a Rainstorm-Linda Ronstadt
Summer Rain-Belinda Carlisle

Wow! So serious about MacArthur Park!! LOL

It is one of those songs where you really aren't supposed to be so serious about it. Just enjoy the diva singing it and have fun, dammit.

Ironic we brough up rain yesterday- we had gone a long time without here in Michigan and now we are getting some!! LoL

Actually Donna Summer was not the original singer.There is a much older version performed by the late actor Richard Harris.I do prefer Donna's version,however.

What Do They Do on a Rainy Night in Rio? (Rosemary Clooney)


Ok, I'm so gay!

TRL

No, you're right on the money, WChip! The opening track on Peter Gabriel's So is "Red rain." And I've always been partisal to The Go-Betweens' "Spring rain"...

...but how come no-one's mention the Beatles' "Rain" yet?!

Walking in the Rain, Grace Jones

Here's a website w/ hundred's of songs although I'm baffled by some entries. Also, I couldn't pull up the links for the lyrics.

I've always been partial to the old standard "Stormy Weather."

Don't know why/ There's no sun up in the sky/
Stormy weather/Since my man and I ain't together/Keeps raining all the time.


As for "MacArthur Park", I'm sorry if I offended any fans of the song, but I stand by my opinion. (Of course, I've only heard the Richard Harris version, not the Donna Summer one.)

The Richard Harris version is cheesy but kind of fun. The Donna Summer version is classic DISCO!

There's a great song by Quasi called "It's Raining" - the drummer for Quasi is Janet Weiss, also the drummer for Sleater-Kinney. The lead singer for Quasi is the guy from Built to Spill, he and Ms. Weiss were married but divorced, they still record together.

Also: "Rain Down Rain" by Holly Golightly

The White Stripes have a pretty nifty song called "Red Rain" on Get Behind Me Satan - but I think all the Stripes stuff is pretty nifty

"Who Loves the Sun" by the Velvet Underground mentions rain without ever saying the word, except the few times they actually say the word "rain," which they do - they mention showers, which implies rain. But they definitely say rain! Can anyone back me up on this? Anyone?

Has anybody said "Laughter in the Rain" by Neil Sedaka?

Also, Pavement's second album is called Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain, and it's awesome. But that probably doesn't really count, I'm just being showy there.

I Wish It Would Rain Down - Phil Collins


And after the rain:

Somewhere over the Rainbow - Judy Garland

No offense taken.I just thought of another oldie "Lay Down(Candle in the Rain)" by Melanie

This thread seems to have turned into a list of all kinds of rain songs - not necessarily the best. In that vein, here are two more: "Remember (Walking in the Rain)". (I don't know who originally sang it, but the a capella group The Nylons covered it sometime in the '80s.) and Delbert McClinton's "Sitting Here Watching the Rain." (I think that's the title — at any rate, it's part of the lyrics.)

And what about the nursery favorite "Rain, Rain Go Away"? (My computer won't do the smilies properly, so here's an old-fashioned :-). )

"Can You Stop the Rain" by Peabo Bryson "I Want To Go Outside(In The Rain)" originally by The Dramatics
"I Wish It Would Rain" by The Temptations.A little R&B/Motown spin on this thread.

Um...

Who loves the rain
Who cares that it makes flowers
Who cares that it makes showers
Since you broke my heart?



Don't forget Oran "Juice" Jones' "The rain." Or Missy Elliott's "The rain (Supa dupa fly)" which liberally samples Ann Peebles' "I can't stand the rain."





That's actually "Remember (Walking in the sand)" you're thinking of. Originally done by The Shangri-Las.

There was some Phil Spector like song with "Like Walking in the Rain" as the beginning of its refrain- whether that was the title or not I don't know.

Oh! Yes! "Walking in the rain," by The Ronettes! GENIUS.

"Fire and Rain" by James Taylor

Duh, right, I was stuck on the "who loves the sun" idea. To make up for this I'm going to listen to nothing but VU for the next 24 hours...I'll probably through some Lou Reed and Mo Tucker in too, but still...

Yes, thank you for that eddie.

Well,I DO live in Motown!

Since this thread was initiated cuz of rain in TX, just wondering how you're holding up w/ the rains & all Ausmusfan?

With all the rain songs, I'm surprised that no one has thrown in that 90's forgotten classic by Billie Myers, "Kiss the Rain". I loved that song when it came out, and it was perfect for my ex whom I caught cheating eventually.

Can I come out of my room now, Eddie? By the way, I liked Donna Summer's disco version of MacArthur Park too, but still prefer the original by Richard Harris. He just put SO much emotion into it, almost like he was trying to be serious, but if one listens to the lyrics it's hard to take the song seriously at all!

As I'm typing this, it's pouring rain here, so I was inspired to think of a couple more oldies that have not yet been mentioned:

The Rain, the Park and Other Things by the Cowsills, who were from Rhode Island. Even for those who don't remember the song, I think most who hear it will recognize it as late '60s bubble-gum, but IMO it's still a very likeable tune. Historical note: The Cowsills were once considered for the early '70s TV show "The Partridge Family". Four of the original members are now deceased, most recently Billy Cowsill who spent his last years here in Calgary, and his brother who died in Hurricane Katrina.

Rain Dance by the Guess Who, circa 1971. A modest hit for the Winnipeg-based group led by Burton Cummings. I liked a lot of their stuff, although this one wasn't among my favourites.

How about "Listen To The Rhythym Of The Falling Rain"? I always liked the melody...very simple, yet pretty.

Yes,just behave.

Better than those in Central Texas. Marble Falls, alone, received 19 inches of rain. more storms predicted this weekend. hopefully everyone wil have a safe, dry Fourth of July.

That's actually "Remember (Walking in the sand)" you're thinking of. Originally done by The Shangri-Las.
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Thanks for the correction!

The ones that pop immediately to mind for me:

Red Rain, Peter Gabriel
Have You Ever Seen the Rain? CCR (also Who'll Stop the Rain)
Here Comes the Rain Again, Eurythmics
Raining in Baltimore, Counting Crows

Of course, the first three songs are probably not about literal rain at all, and the last is mostly about homesickness.

Certain artists seem to use rain imagery a lot--CCR among them obviously. There's also Here Comes the Flood from Peter Gabriel. And there are tons of rain references in Eurythmics. My personal fave is at the end of The Gift.

And I can almost--I can almost hear the rain falling
Don't you know it feels so good, feels so good
So let's go out into the rain again
Just like we said we always would