Songs about rain

[Sad_Girl]

So, I've developed this somewhat annoying habit lately of creating playlists and/or Mix CD's with themes. For example, I have the 'Blue eyes' theme, consisting of song with 'blue eyes' in the title or which mention Blue Eyes as a significant part of the song.

Right now I'm working on one with 'Rain' as the theme.

I thought maybe you all could help suggest some songs which I might otherwise have not thought of.
The songs can be of any genre, any era, any artist as I have a very broad spectrum of music which I listen to and enjoy.

Any Suggestions would be appreciated! Thanks!

 

[indra]

Peter Gabrial -- Red Rain

 

[impy13]

The rain drops
The rain drops
The rain drops
The rain drops
The rain drops
The rain drops
The rain drops
The rain drops
The rain drops
The rain drops
The rain drops
The rain drops
The rain drops
The rain drops
The rain drops
The rain drops
The rain drops
The rain drops
The rain drops

 

[LarryMullen's POPAngel]

Does "rain" automatically have to be in the title?

Electrical Storm

 

[phanan]

Peter Gabrial -- Red Rain

Awesome song.

I'd also suggest The Alarm's Rain In The Summertime. Makes me think of warm, rainy nights...

 

[UberBeaver]

The Rain Song by Led Zeppelin.
Plainsong by The Cure (I think it's Plainsong. The line is, "And it looks like rain you said, the wind was blowing like it's the end of the world you said, and it's so cold, like the cold if you were dead, and then you smile for a second"......Goddamn if that's not one the greatest songs of all time.)

 

[GibsonGirl]

The rain drops
The rain drops
The rain drops
The rain drops
The rain drops
The rain drops
The rain drops
The rain drops
The rain drops
The rain drops
The rain drops
The rain drops
The rain drops
The rain drops
The rain drops
The rain drops
The rain drops
The rain drops
The rain drops

 

[UberBeaver]

Rain When I Die by Alice in Chains is a good one too.

 

[Tilli]

Purple Rain - Prince

This should take up a good proportion of the CD as it is so long too

 

[LarryMullen's POPAngel]

Awesome song.

I'd also suggest The Alarm's Rain In The Summertime. Makes me think of warm, rainy nights...

 

[Anu]

"Rain" by the Cult

I know there's a zillion more.

As a mix-making madman, I am very interested in your mix tape/ playlist project, would love to see a mix tape trading movement emerge from this forum.

Anu

 

[UberBeaver]

Purple Rain - Prince

This should take up a good proportion of the CC as it is so long too

Yes. Yes. Yes.

 

[LarryMullen's POPAngel]

Rain - Madonna

 

[Sad_Girl]

Does "rain" automatically have to be in the title?

Electrical Storm

Not at all, some songs which are most fitting to the theme(s) don't have the key word(s) in the title

"Rain" by the Cult

I know there's a zillion more.

As a mix-making madman, I am very interested in your mix tape/ playlist project, would love to see a mix tape trading movement emerge from this forum.

Anu

Great Idea



Keep the suggestions coming, I'm loving this. I knew I could count on you guys here to help me find new songs and remember ones I might've forgotten.

Purple Rain

 

[IWasBored]

the pogues - a rainy night in soho
the beatles - rain
chris cornell - steel rain
REM - i'll take the rain or so. central rain
CCR - who'll stop the rain or have you ever seen the rain


and i know you won't use it, but i can't not mention far from finished - lost in the rain

 

[phanan]

I'd say Purple Rain should be your closing song.

Derek & The Dominoes - Let It Rain

And if you want a beautiful instrumental...

Moby - The Rain Falls and the Sky Shudders

 

[phanan]

Rain - Madonna

Hey, I like that song.

 

[macphister]

fire and rain - james taylor
november rain - guns n' roses
no rain - blind melon

 

[LMP]

Rain Fall Down by The Rolling Stones

It's Raining Men by The Weather Girls

Rainy Monday by Shiny Toy Guns

After the Rain Has Fallen by Sting

Summer Rain by U2

So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry) by REM

Here Comes the Rain Again by The Eurythmics

Ocean Rain by Echo & the Bunnymen

 

[LarryMullen's POPAngel]

Hey, I like that song.

Oh, I do, too.


Blue Rodeo - Rain Down On Me
John Mellencamp - Rain On The Scarecrow
Rainy Day Women - Bob Dylan
Raining In Baltimore - Counting Crows

 

[phanan]

Summer Rain by U2

How the hell did I forget that one?

 

[macphister]

rain king - counting crows

 

[macphister]

naked in the rain - red hot chili peppers

 

[nminor]

hmmm, well how about:

Fool in the Rain - Led Zeppelin

Tangled up in Blue - Bob Dylan, if only for the line 'i was standing on the side of the road/rain falling on my shoes'

ooh, a must:

The Raindrop Prelude - Frederic Chopin

And if you don't have 'Singin' in the Rain' on your disc, i will just shake my head i mean, come on, it is the rain song

 

[UberBeaver]

Blame it on the Rain - Milli Vanilli.

 

[redkat]

Rain is Falling -ELO
Prayers for Rain-The Cure
I Can't stand the Rain-The Commitments
Come Rain or Come Shine-Don Henly
A Day without Rain-Enya
Only Happy When it Rains-Garbage
It's Just the Rain-Journey
Another Rainy Day in New York-Chicago

 

[phanan]

Rain is Falling -ELO

This is a little known yet really good song.

 

[yertle-the-turtle]

'Protection' by Masive Attack (with Tracey from Everything But The Girl singing), not quite about rain but it samples some rain effects at the end and evokes loads of images of rain.

Tom McRae's 'Sao Paulo Rain' is a wonderful song.

And of course (and I'm not being sarcastic here) 'Rainy Days and Mondays' is lovely, if a little cheesy 70s pop.

 

[Lila64]

It's Raining Men (The Weather Girls)








The Doors - Riders On The Storm

found this website with a list
http://www.sixdifferentways.com/archives/009627.html

 

[Sad_Girl]

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Very cool, thanks !