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malthaussen

(18,622 posts) Thu Mar 19, 2015, 10:55 AM Mar 2015

Post a favorite song about rain... [View all]

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... [View all] 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