Well, with the rain storm that we are expecting in Southwestern Ontario tonight, I thought it was worth a second post so I am sharing my favourite rain lyrics:
Why does it always rain on me?
Even when the sun is shining
I can't avoid the lightning
Why does it Always Rain on Me? by Travis
Many's the time I ran with you down
The rainy roads of our old town
Bedshaped by Keane
Sunday afternoon
Running down the avenue
Young and free, stealing town
Then the rain came pouring down
Rain, how we’ll always have the rain
We'll Always Have the Rain by Roz Bell
All pleasure's the same: it just keeps me from trouble.
It's more than just words: it's just tears and rain.
Tears and Rain by James Blunt
Feel the rain on your skin
No one else can feel it for you
Only you can let it in
Unwritten by Natasha Bedingfield
(the whole song is so much better than just the small bit we hear on the commercial)
A little bit of rain I think is fair
But when it starts to thunder they all stare
Goodnight Goodnight by Hot Hot Heat
Under this national rain cloud
I'm getting soaked to the skin
Trying to find my umbrella
But I don't know where to begin
And it's simply irrational weather
I can't even hear myself think
Constantly bailing out water
But still feel like I'm gonna sink
Under The Weather KT Tunstall
I can't believe how many songs have rain lyrics in them. I left a lot of them out there (with these being my favourite lyrics or my favourite artists). Did I omit (or forget) one of your favourites?
Rain by The Cult
ReplyDeleteRaintown by Deacon Blue
Raindrops Keep Falling on my Head - I've always loved this "modern" song in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.
Sorry, can't find the lyrics, just the titles for now !
Manic Street Preachers do Raindrops keep falling on my head on the Help! album (charity album for the children of Bosnia) - great version (maybe should have been on my post on cover songs)
ReplyDeleteI've always had a soft spot for James Taylor, and this is (some of) one of my faves, "Fire and Rain":
ReplyDeleteJust yesterday morning they let me know you were gone
Susanne the plans they made put an end to you
I walked out this morning and I wrote down this song
I just can't remember who to send it to
I've seen fire and I've seen rain
I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end
I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend
But I always thought that I'd see you again
Best incorporation of a rainstorm IN a song....Riders of the Storm by The Doors, I love that intro..
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Love the James Taylor note by Carolyn - one of my favs. When I think of rain lyrics, I've got to include "Who Will Stop The Rain" and "Have You Ever Seen The Rain" - oddly, both by CCR.
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