Songs about rain

[FlyYourKite]

Amanda Marshall - Let It Rain.

I love this song.

 

[carrieluvv]

" another song about the rain" - CRACKER

 

[carrieluvv]

" cold rain and snow" - Grateful Dead
" Looks Like Rain" Grateful Dead
"Early Morning Rain" Grateful Dead
"Mission in the Rain" - Grateful Dead
And
" Rain" By You Gussed it The Grateful Dead

 

[Nate Dogg]

"Kiss The Rain " by Billie Myers? (from 5 or six years ago...top 40)

"It's Just The Rain" Journey (from 'Trial By Fire')

"Rain Must Fall" (weak Queen song off 'The Miracle')

"Fool In The Rain" Led Zeppelin

 

[MrBrau1]

Rain Fall Down : The Rolling Stones
I Wish It Would Rain : The Temptations
The Seething Rain Weeps For You(Uda Pruda) : MEW
Summer Rain : U2
No rain : Blind Melon
Naked In The Rain : Red Hot Chili Peppers
A Hard Rains Gonna Fall : Edie Brickell & The New Bohemians
Who'll Stop The Rain : Creedence Clearwater Revival
Have You Ever Seen The Rain? : Creedence Clearwater Revival
Let It Rain : Eric Clapton
Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 : Bob Dylan
Be The Rain : Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head : Manic Street Preachers
Red Rain : Peter Gabriel
The Rain Song : Led Zeppelin
Fool In The Rain : Led Zeppelin
November Rain : Guns N' Roses
Europe After The Rain : The Tears
Southern Rain : The Tears
Raindrops + Sunshowers : Smashing Pumpkins
Come Rain Or Come Shine : Frank Sinatra
Rain : The Beatles
So. Central Rain : R.E.M.
Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain : Willie Nelson
Red Rain : Peter Gabriel
Early Morning Rain : Paul Weller
Take the Rain : Kevin Finn
Blue Eyes Crying in The Rain : Willie Nelson
Why Does It Always Rain On Me? : Travis
Dry The Rain : The Beta Band
She's A Rainbow : The Rolling Stones
Rain : Rusted Root
Shadows In The Rain : The Police

 

[Blue Room]

When The Rain Comes Down - Andy Taylor (The Duranies here will know this one most likely.)
I Wish It Would Rain Down - Phil Collins

 

[Jack In The Box]

"Didn't It Rain" by Songs: Ohia
"Still Rain Fell" by Hood

both fantastic songs

 

[BonosSaint]

See the Sky About to Rain -- Neil Young
Texas Flood--Stevie Ray Vaughan

 

[yertle-the-turtle]

Beth Orton - 'I Wish I Never Saw The Sunshine'

 

[girlhappy]

Awesome song.

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

Definitely!Also:Happy when it rains(my HYMN these days)-Jesus and Mary Chain, Only happy when it rains -Garbage, Elvis Presley and America,,you know who,Kentucky rain-Elvis Presley,i know there is more...

 

[Berto87]

Too Much Rain-Paul McCartney, also I believe that Ernest sung an awesome song about rain in the movie "ernest Goes To Camp"

 

[Sad_Girl]

I've been very busy with downloading music and gathering old CD's and borrowing and buying new CD's!

There are some songs which were suggested here which I had never heard, and I am SO glad to have them now

So far, this is what I have compiled (some were not mentioned here, I thought I would post this with those songs too, for anyone who might be interested in a collection of their own )


Rain is falling – ELO

The Beauty of the rain - Dar Williams

can't rain all the time - Jane Siberry

Rain in the summertime - The Alarm

Purple Rain – Prince

red rain - Peter Gabriel

Summer and lightning – ELO

Summer rain – U2

Electrical Storm - U2

Lightning Crashes – Live

Let it rain - Keri Noble

Bring on the rain - Jo Dee Messina

Fire and Rain - James Taylor

Songs about rain - Gary Allen

Kentucky Rain - Elvis Presley

Who'll stop the rain – CCR

Have you ever seen the rain – CCR

November rain – Gunsnroses

Ocean Rain - Echo and the Bunnymen

Rain - The Beatles

Feels like rain - John Hiat

Rain - Patty Griffin

Let It Rain - Amanda Marshall

Kiss The Rain - Billie Myers

Early Morning Rain - Eva Cassidy

Rainy Night in Georgia - Ray Charles

Early Morning Rain - Gordon Lightfoot

Mandolin Rain - Bruce Hornsby

Rain Down On Me - Blue Rodeo

After the Rain Has Fallen – Sting

Diamonds On My Windshield - Tom Waits

Buckets Of Rain - Bob Dylan

Listen To The Rain – Evanescence

Plainsong - The Cure

Walking in Memphis - Marc Cohn

January rain - David Grey

Rain - Breaking Benjamin

Fool in the Rain - Led Zepplin

Blue eyes cryin in the rain - Willie Nelson



I'm still working on finding nearly as many songs as I already have

I'm certain that I'll end up with at least 2 CD's out of this. Thank you all so much for your helpful suggestions

I'll post a final playlist(s) when I have had time to gather the songs and arrange them

 

[BonosSaint]

Taxi--Harry Chapin.

 

[pattip2000]

Very cool idea SG. What other themes do you have?

 

[Sad_Girl]

Very cool idea SG. What other themes do you have?

Once I'm done with this one, I think I'll be posting other themes, since everyone here was so helpful with this one

I'll probably even re-do the ones I've already done once before

But I think I'll just try to focus on one at a time - otherwise I'll be overwhelmed and never finish

 

[typhoon]

I love this thread.

 

[girlhappy]

Some might say Oasis....rainy song i"d day

 

[Aygo]

Why does it always rain on me? - Travis

 

[TheQuiet1]

Oasis- Live Forever ("And did you ever feel the pain in the morning rain as it soaks you to the bone?")

 

[elevation2u]

my personal pick:

Bob Dylan - A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall/ Visions of Johana/ Desolation Row
CCR- Who'll Stop The Rain
Bruce Springsteen - Thunder Road/Jungeland/The Hitter
Bright Eyes - Bowl of Oranges
Radiohead - Paranoid Android
WHite Stripes - REd Rain
Beta Band - Dry the Rain
Travis - WHy Does It Always Rain On Me
Echo & The Bunnymen - Ocean Rain
The Police - Shadows in The Rain/ KIng of Pain
Ryan Adams - City Rain, City Streets/ Carolina Rain
REM - So. Central Rain
The Beatles - Rain

 

[DeadMansParty]

Agent Orange ' fire in the rain"

 

[VintagePunk]

Can't believe it took me so long to think of this one! Probably on my list of my 40 favourite songs ever!

Chris Cornell - Sunshower

 

[Chizip]

moby - raining again

 

[joyfulgirl]

English Summer Rain - Placebo
Raining Blood - Tori Amos (weird Slayer cover)

 

[Carek1230]

It Never Rains in Southern California - Albert Hammond

 

[AtomicBono]

Extreme - When Will It Rain

There's a band called Extreme? That's pretty fuckin intense, man. WOOOOOOO!!

elevation2u - bowl of oranges! "First Day of my Life" has a similar feeling, and also contains the word "rain"

The Velvet Underground - Hey Mr. Rain
Finding Mercury - Rain Down
Coldplay - Moses
Dredg - Same Ol' Road (okay, just the line "in the richest soil that is drenched with the freshest rain," but it's a fantastic song)
Alien Ant Farm - S.S. Recognize (it's a song about a boat )

yeah...I could go on and on listing songs that have the word "rain" in them, but you seem to have a pretty good list already

 

[girlhappy]

Waterfront - Simple minds

 

[UnforgettableLemon]

English Summer Rain - Placebo

Also, if you want a good version of "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head," go for the Ben Folds Five version.

 

[MsMofoGone]

Originally posted by Nate Dogg
"It's Just The Rain" Journey (from 'Trial By Fire')

I especially love the added bonus at the end of that song ... (the thunderstorm)


Another song I'd pick would be ... Heather Nova's "London Rain" (Nothing Heals Me Like You Do)

 

[Sad_Girl]

I'm going to be hunting down "Rain' songs forever but I love it

There are some really great songs I wouldn't have listened to if it weren't for your suggestions, so thanks y'all!

I ended up with two CDs

the first one I named the 'Make it rain' mix

1. ELO – Rain is falling
2. Amanda Marshall – Let it rain
3. Bob Dylan – A Hard rain’s a gonna fall
4. Carl Thomas – Summer Rain
5. Credence Clearwater Revival – Who’ll stop the rain
6. Yaz – Midnight
7. Elvis Presley – Kentucky Rain
8. Keri Noble – Let it rain
9. Live – Lightning Crashes
10. Tom Waits – Make it Rain
11. Mary J Blige & Ja Rule – Rainy Days
12. Rolling Stones – Rain Fall Down
13. Marc Cohn – Walking in Memphis
14. Smashing Pumpkins – Raindrops and Sunshowers
15. The Alarm – Rain in the summertime
16. Travis – City in the rain
17. U2 – Summer Rain


and the 'Rainy night' mix

1. Billie Myers – Kiss the rain
2. Blue Rodeo – After the rain
3. Breaking Benjamin – Rain
4. Bruce Hornsby – Mandolin Rain
5. Dar Williams – The Beauty of the Rain
6. Gary Allen – Songs About Rain
7. Gordon Lightfoot – Early Morning Rain
8. Guns N Roses – November rain
9. Dusty Springfield – I think it’s gonna rain today
10. Jo Dee Messina – Bring on the rain
11. Patty Griffin – Rain
12. Ray Charles – Rainy night in Georgia
13. James Blunt – Tears and Rain
14. Jane Siberry – Can’t rain all the time
15. Prince – Purple Rain