Covered in Rain
February 1, 2008 11:47 AM Subscribe
I want to Listen to the Rhythm of the Falling Rain. Or more accurately, make a CD mix of rain songs.
Steve Earle: And the Rain Came Down, Cowboy Mouth: God Sends the Rain, Vanilli Milli: Blame It On The Rain, Phil Collins: I Wish It Would Rain Down, Kenny Burrell: I Think It's Going to Rain Today, theBJ Thomas tune, Beetles Rain Lyrics, are some of the ones I have.
Not just a mere reference to rain, but more of rain as a motif, or as the subject itself.
Neil Young: Be The Rain, Gene Kelly: Singin' in the Rain, Tay Zonday's Chocolate Rain, Grateful Dead: Cold Rain and Snow, GNR: November Rain ... while I enjoy these artists, these type songs, are not so much what I'm seeking. Lyrics are important, so while much Jazz is evocitive of rain, if it has no vocal, it misses the point. Emo, Thrash, Rap and Opera are the only genres I have very little interest in.
Steve Earle: And the Rain Came Down, Cowboy Mouth: God Sends the Rain, Vanilli Milli: Blame It On The Rain, Phil Collins: I Wish It Would Rain Down, Kenny Burrell: I Think It's Going to Rain Today, the
Not just a mere reference to rain, but more of rain as a motif, or as the subject itself.
Neil Young: Be The Rain, Gene Kelly: Singin' in the Rain, Tay Zonday's Chocolate Rain, Grateful Dead: Cold Rain and Snow, GNR: November Rain ... while I enjoy these artists, these type songs, are not so much what I'm seeking. Lyrics are important, so while much Jazz is evocitive of rain, if it has no vocal, it misses the point. Emo, Thrash, Rap and Opera are the only genres I have very little interest in.
"The Rain in Spain" from My Fair Lady.
posted by cosmicbandito at 11:54 AM on February 1, 2008
posted by cosmicbandito at 11:54 AM on February 1, 2008
Creedence Clearwater Revival: Who'll Stop the Rain
"Grease," Original Broadway Cast: It's Raining on Prom Night
"Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day" Soundtrack: The Rain Rain Rain Came Down Down Down
posted by Faint of Butt at 11:54 AM on February 1, 2008
"Grease," Original Broadway Cast: It's Raining on Prom Night
"Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day" Soundtrack: The Rain Rain Rain Came Down Down Down
posted by Faint of Butt at 11:54 AM on February 1, 2008
No Rain - Blind Melon
Singin' in the Rain
Have You Ever Seen the Rain? - Credence Clearwater Revival
posted by yogurtisgenocide at 11:56 AM on February 1, 2008
Singin' in the Rain
Have You Ever Seen the Rain? - Credence Clearwater Revival
posted by yogurtisgenocide at 11:56 AM on February 1, 2008
Best answer: I Wish It Would Rain -- Temptations.
posted by JanetLand at 12:01 PM on February 1, 2008
posted by JanetLand at 12:01 PM on February 1, 2008
She'd Rather Have the Rain -- The Partridge Family.
posted by JanetLand at 12:01 PM on February 1, 2008
posted by JanetLand at 12:01 PM on February 1, 2008
Best answer: while you're putting this together, it might help to have this page from orisinal open in another window.
Also - blue eyes crying in the rain by willie nelson is as maybe not exactly what you're looking for, but still.
posted by Acari at 12:03 PM on February 1, 2008
Also - blue eyes crying in the rain by willie nelson is as maybe not exactly what you're looking for, but still.
posted by Acari at 12:03 PM on February 1, 2008
"The Rain Song" - Led Zeppelin
posted by Daily Alice at 12:07 PM on February 1, 2008
posted by Daily Alice at 12:07 PM on February 1, 2008
Best answer: Umbrella Man - Utopia
Rain Down Rain - Big Maybelle
Rainy Day Blues - Lighnin' Hopkins
Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall - The Ink Spots
Mining in the Rain - Colleen
Mostly sad songs, but it's raining here and I'm feeling pretty gloomy so they seem right to me.
posted by bink at 12:07 PM on February 1, 2008
Rain Down Rain - Big Maybelle
Rainy Day Blues - Lighnin' Hopkins
Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall - The Ink Spots
Mining in the Rain - Colleen
Mostly sad songs, but it's raining here and I'm feeling pretty gloomy so they seem right to me.
posted by bink at 12:07 PM on February 1, 2008
Best answer: Early Morning Rain--Gordon Lightfoot
posted by hurdy gurdy girl at 12:22 PM on February 1, 2008
posted by hurdy gurdy girl at 12:22 PM on February 1, 2008
Walking in the Rain - Grace Jones
Pennies from Heaven -
I Love the Rain - The Real Tuesday Weld
posted by nnk at 12:30 PM on February 1, 2008
Pennies from Heaven -
I Love the Rain - The Real Tuesday Weld
posted by nnk at 12:30 PM on February 1, 2008
Best answer: Annie Lennox - Here Comes the Rain Again
posted by stupidsexyFlanders at 12:31 PM on February 1, 2008
posted by stupidsexyFlanders at 12:31 PM on February 1, 2008
I Can't Stand The Rain - Anne Peebles
Just Walking In The Rain - The Prisonaires
Spring Rain - The Go-betweens
posted by little apollo at 12:37 PM on February 1, 2008
Just Walking In The Rain - The Prisonaires
Spring Rain - The Go-betweens
posted by little apollo at 12:37 PM on February 1, 2008
Also, Rain Songs A la Carte: A Virtual Flood of Songs About Rain
posted by stupidsexyFlanders at 12:38 PM on February 1, 2008
posted by stupidsexyFlanders at 12:38 PM on February 1, 2008
Carole King - It Might as Well Rain Until September
also by Helen Shapiro
posted by fearfulsymmetry at 12:38 PM on February 1, 2008
also by Helen Shapiro
posted by fearfulsymmetry at 12:38 PM on February 1, 2008
The Doors' Riders On The Storm includes the sound of rainfall in the mix.
posted by Neiltupper at 12:43 PM on February 1, 2008
posted by Neiltupper at 12:43 PM on February 1, 2008
Best answer: In a slightly different vein, I made a mix tape when I first moved to Seattle called "The Trees Are Magnificent/But the Rain Never Stops" and I'm trying to find the playlist. More moody than rain-specific, though.
On topic, Travis, "Why Does It Always Rain on Me?"
posted by herbaliser at 12:45 PM on February 1, 2008
On topic, Travis, "Why Does It Always Rain on Me?"
posted by herbaliser at 12:45 PM on February 1, 2008
That 'Raindrops' song in Bambi
posted by fearfulsymmetry at 12:46 PM on February 1, 2008
posted by fearfulsymmetry at 12:46 PM on February 1, 2008
Beatles "Rain"
Eddie Rabbitt "I Love A Rainy Night"
posted by rhizome at 12:48 PM on February 1, 2008
Eddie Rabbitt "I Love A Rainy Night"
posted by rhizome at 12:48 PM on February 1, 2008
Not that it goes well with anything else here, but Cyan from Monolake's Hongkong (not from the single) has a fantastically rainy opening. I can't find any full track previews, but here's the transition from the rainy soundscape intro to the minimal dub techno of the full song.
Looking for legit previews I found lots of torrents
posted by aubilenon at 1:08 PM on February 1, 2008
Looking for legit previews I found lots of torrents
posted by aubilenon at 1:08 PM on February 1, 2008
shebear meant to say "I'm only happy when it rains" by garbage
posted by BuddhaInABucket at 1:13 PM on February 1, 2008
posted by BuddhaInABucket at 1:13 PM on February 1, 2008
Chococat has "In the Rain" over in HiFi. Maybe there are some other songs there that you would like.
posted by sambosambo at 1:31 PM on February 1, 2008
posted by sambosambo at 1:31 PM on February 1, 2008
Best answer: Van Morrison, "It Stoned Me" (lyrics)
The Clarks, "Rain" (lyrics)
I've written a song called Rainstorm, but it's not recorded, so that doesn't help you very much.
posted by bassjump at 1:36 PM on February 1, 2008
The Clarks, "Rain" (lyrics)
I've written a song called Rainstorm, but it's not recorded, so that doesn't help you very much.
posted by bassjump at 1:36 PM on February 1, 2008
Best answer: Love Unlimited :Walking in the Rain with the One I Love
Dusty Springfield : I Think it's Going to Rain Today
The Cult : Rain
"Here comes the rain, Here comes the rain, Here she comes again
Here comes the rain, I love the rain, I love the rain
Here she comes again, Here comes the rain
Oh, rain, Rain,Rain, Oh, here comes the rain
I love the rain, Well, I love the rain
Here she comes again
I love the rain
Rain, Rain."
Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you rain as a motif.
posted by Dr.Pill at 1:40 PM on February 1, 2008
Dusty Springfield : I Think it's Going to Rain Today
The Cult : Rain
"Here comes the rain, Here comes the rain, Here she comes again
Here comes the rain, I love the rain, I love the rain
Here she comes again, Here comes the rain
Oh, rain, Rain,Rain, Oh, here comes the rain
I love the rain, Well, I love the rain
Here she comes again
I love the rain
Rain, Rain."
Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you rain as a motif.
posted by Dr.Pill at 1:40 PM on February 1, 2008
Best answer: I was going to say I've Had Enough by the Who but was shocked to discover that the lyric is not "Love, rain on me" but "Love, reign o'er me."
Nearly all other songs that mention rain fail to actually evoke the concept of rain for me.
posted by Slarty Bartfast at 1:41 PM on February 1, 2008 [1 favorite]
Nearly all other songs that mention rain fail to actually evoke the concept of rain for me.
posted by Slarty Bartfast at 1:41 PM on February 1, 2008 [1 favorite]
Best answer: "Let It Rain", Amanda Marshall
"The Beauty of the Rain", Dar Williams
"Mandolin Rain", Bruce Hornsby
posted by jferg at 2:15 PM on February 1, 2008
"The Beauty of the Rain", Dar Williams
"Mandolin Rain", Bruce Hornsby
posted by jferg at 2:15 PM on February 1, 2008
Best answer: Oh, and I don't know how I could have forgotten this one:
"Raining In Baltimore", Counting Crows
posted by jferg at 2:38 PM on February 1, 2008
"Raining In Baltimore", Counting Crows
posted by jferg at 2:38 PM on February 1, 2008
Best answer: "It's Been Raining" by Kimya Dawson just about breaks my heart, but I love it.
"A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall" by Lucinda Williams
"Rain and Snow" by The Be Good Tanyas
"Rain" by Nick Drake
"Rainy Night in Georgia," performed by a number of people, including Brook Benton, Ray Charles, and Hank Williams, Jr. Take your pick.
I'm sure you've thought of it, but Gillian Welch's version of "Dreadful Wind and Rain" is my favorite.
posted by runningwithscissors at 3:00 PM on February 1, 2008
"A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall" by Lucinda Williams
"Rain and Snow" by The Be Good Tanyas
"Rain" by Nick Drake
"Rainy Night in Georgia," performed by a number of people, including Brook Benton, Ray Charles, and Hank Williams, Jr. Take your pick.
I'm sure you've thought of it, but Gillian Welch's version of "Dreadful Wind and Rain" is my favorite.
posted by runningwithscissors at 3:00 PM on February 1, 2008
Ha! Thanks BuddhaInABucket - weird mental warp happened there...kind of like when my sister thought the song was "Just the toothbrush/we can make it if we try..."
posted by Shebear at 3:37 PM on February 1, 2008
posted by Shebear at 3:37 PM on February 1, 2008
Rain - Colors
posted by clarkstonian at 3:44 PM on February 1, 2008
posted by clarkstonian at 3:44 PM on February 1, 2008
Best answer: Also, "Happy When It Rains" and "Nine Million Rainy Days" by the Jesus & Mary Chain, "Prayers for Rain" by the Cure (along with, I guess, the track that follows it, "The Same Deep Water as You", which opens with the sound of a thunderclap and a rainstorm), "I'll Take the Rain" by R.E.M....
posted by punchdrunkhistory at 3:51 PM on February 1, 2008
posted by punchdrunkhistory at 3:51 PM on February 1, 2008
Best answer: Louisiana Rain, Anders Osborne, which I think I've mentioned here somewhere before.
Somebody upthread mentioned Early Morning Rain. Eva Cassidy also did a pretty version of that song.
posted by diamondsky at 3:52 PM on February 1, 2008
Somebody upthread mentioned Early Morning Rain. Eva Cassidy also did a pretty version of that song.
posted by diamondsky at 3:52 PM on February 1, 2008
Best answer: Buckets of Rain - Bob Dylan
Watch the Rain - Madeline
Early Mornin' Rain - Peter, Paul & Mary
Sit and Listen to the Rain - Whiskeytown
Seasons by Terence Trent D'Arby doesn't mention rain anywhere though I coulda sworn it did. It's very evocative; a rainy day inside empty house kind of song. And it uses a some kind of sound that sounds a lot like rain (but isn't).
posted by wemayfreeze at 3:55 PM on February 1, 2008
Watch the Rain - Madeline
Early Mornin' Rain - Peter, Paul & Mary
Sit and Listen to the Rain - Whiskeytown
Seasons by Terence Trent D'Arby doesn't mention rain anywhere though I coulda sworn it did. It's very evocative; a rainy day inside empty house kind of song. And it uses a some kind of sound that sounds a lot like rain (but isn't).
posted by wemayfreeze at 3:55 PM on February 1, 2008
Plenty of country songs:
Keith Urban - Raining on Sunday *
Tim McGraw - 40 Days and 40 Nights
Tim McGraw - She's My Kind of Rain *
Tim McGraw - Tears in the Rain
Garth Brooks - The Thunder Rolled (it's more about thunder, but it's got actual rain noises)
Jo Dee Messina - Bring on the Rain *
Buddy Jewell - Help Poor Out the Rain (Lacey's Song)
(Not country)
Jack McMahon - The Rain Came Down
And, a song about songs about rain:
Gary Allan - Songs About Rain
(this is also a good source in itself)
* = the songs I like the most. I'd also be tempted to use the Gary Allan song, if only for the sheer meta-ness. There's a ton more, but those are off the top of my head (and my iPod).
posted by natabat at 4:04 PM on February 1, 2008
Keith Urban - Raining on Sunday *
Tim McGraw - 40 Days and 40 Nights
Tim McGraw - She's My Kind of Rain *
Tim McGraw - Tears in the Rain
Garth Brooks - The Thunder Rolled (it's more about thunder, but it's got actual rain noises)
Jo Dee Messina - Bring on the Rain *
Buddy Jewell - Help Poor Out the Rain (Lacey's Song)
(Not country)
Jack McMahon - The Rain Came Down
And, a song about songs about rain:
Gary Allan - Songs About Rain
(this is also a good source in itself)
* = the songs I like the most. I'd also be tempted to use the Gary Allan song, if only for the sheer meta-ness. There's a ton more, but those are off the top of my head (and my iPod).
posted by natabat at 4:04 PM on February 1, 2008
Best answer: I always try to make a Violent Femmes song fit these sorts of threads, this time I get to pick two.
Both from Hallowed Ground:
I Hear The Rain
It's Gonna Rain
Check your mefimail for a link to those songs.
posted by davey_darling at 4:12 PM on February 1, 2008
Both from Hallowed Ground:
I Hear The Rain
It's Gonna Rain
Check your mefimail for a link to those songs.
posted by davey_darling at 4:12 PM on February 1, 2008
Trickle Trickle - Manhattan Transfer
posted by clarkstonian at 4:17 PM on February 1, 2008
posted by clarkstonian at 4:17 PM on February 1, 2008
Wow, no Madness yet? The Sun and the Rain is a great song.
posted by oneirodynia at 4:50 PM on February 1, 2008
posted by oneirodynia at 4:50 PM on February 1, 2008
No one's mentioned Purple Rain? People, I am very disappointed in you.
posted by Slarty Bartfast at 5:24 PM on February 1, 2008
posted by Slarty Bartfast at 5:24 PM on February 1, 2008
Response by poster: some good, good, good stuff. lots of what I'm looking for, some of which I'd forgotten and a few I'd never been exposed to. thanks to all, too much excellence to pick faves. keep adding as you wish as actually I'm putting these on the iPod and so can add at any time.
I'll be checking back until the thread closes.
Dêkuji/ Xie xie/Spasibi
posted by dawson at 5:39 PM on February 1, 2008
I'll be checking back until the thread closes.
Dêkuji/ Xie xie/Spasibi
posted by dawson at 5:39 PM on February 1, 2008
The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly) - Missy Elliott
(samples Ann Peebles' 1974 "I Can't Stand the Rain)
posted by splendid animal at 8:26 PM on February 1, 2008
(samples Ann Peebles' 1974 "I Can't Stand the Rain)
posted by splendid animal at 8:26 PM on February 1, 2008
Best answer: Oh, and this is THE classic rainy day song - in my mind, anyway:
It's a Rainy Day - Sesame Street
posted by splendid animal at 8:29 PM on February 1, 2008
It's a Rainy Day - Sesame Street
posted by splendid animal at 8:29 PM on February 1, 2008
The Who's "Love, Reign O'er Me" is about rain: "Only love/can make it rain/like tears from the sky"
Honorable mention: David Allen Coe's "You Never Even Called Me By My Name":
Honorable mention: David Allen Coe's "You Never Even Called Me By My Name":
Welll I was drunk the day my mom got of prisonAlso, The Jam's "That's Entertainment":
And I went to pick her up in the rain
But before I could get to the station in my pickup truck
She got run over by a damned old train
Pissing down with rain on a boring Wednesdayposted by kirkaracha at 10:02 PM on February 1, 2008
Africa by Toto, Laugher in the Rain by Neil Sedaka, Macarthur Park by many, I Can See Clearly Now the Rain is Gone by Johnny Nash.
posted by lockedroomguy at 6:17 AM on February 2, 2008
posted by lockedroomguy at 6:17 AM on February 2, 2008
Response by poster: I'm still picking thru these, thanks!
y'all reminded me also of an old favorite, Save It For A Rainy Day by the Jayhawks
posted by dawson at 1:52 PM on February 2, 2008
y'all reminded me also of an old favorite, Save It For A Rainy Day by the Jayhawks
posted by dawson at 1:52 PM on February 2, 2008
Randy Newman's I Think It's Going To Rain Today
Broken windows and empty hallways
A pale dead moon in the sky streaked with gray
Human kindness is overflowing
And I think it's going to rain today
Scarecrows dressed in the latest styles
With frozen smiles to chase love away
Human kindness is overflowing
And I think it's going to rain today
Lonely, lonely
Tin can at my feet
Think I'll kick it down the street
That's the way to treat a friend
Bright before me the signs implore me
To help the needy and show them the way
Human kindness is overflowing
And I think it's going to rain today
posted by marsha56 at 1:03 AM on February 6, 2008
Broken windows and empty hallways
A pale dead moon in the sky streaked with gray
Human kindness is overflowing
And I think it's going to rain today
Scarecrows dressed in the latest styles
With frozen smiles to chase love away
Human kindness is overflowing
And I think it's going to rain today
Lonely, lonely
Tin can at my feet
Think I'll kick it down the street
That's the way to treat a friend
Bright before me the signs implore me
To help the needy and show them the way
Human kindness is overflowing
And I think it's going to rain today
posted by marsha56 at 1:03 AM on February 6, 2008
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posted by ROTFL at 11:50 AM on February 1, 2008