Songs about rain

Plankton · 09-27-2012, 09:19 AM

Uriah Heep - Rain (Live) - YouTube

**Frownland** · 09-27-2012, 09:25 AM

Fairly obvious one to start

Another

vktr · 09-27-2012, 05:44 PM

Sonic Youth - Rain on Tin

Zaqarbal · 09-27-2012, 06:29 PM

Belinda Carlisle: Summer Rain (1990).

Rock N' Roll Clown · 09-27-2012, 06:36 PM

Whether it is a Purple, a November, or a Kentucky one, rain always makes a good song.

vktr · 09-27-2012, 06:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trollheart

Also, see my journal where "Variations on a theme" did just this, back in August of last year: http://www.musicbanter.com/members-j...ml#post1098906

In your blog you wrote:

Quote:

They can end up being all from one genre or right across the spectrum, which may make it a little more interesting

Exactly! It's the repeating that a band is great in the company of your likes is boring

Go cross style

Placebo - English Summer Rain

ribbons · 09-27-2012, 08:39 PM

Good going on the rain theme in your journal, TH.

Trollheart · 09-28-2012, 04:20 AM

Hey thanks ribbons!

That was only the first one: we did animals, eyes, colours, trains, family, spooky things (Halloween special), sunshine and numbers. Not sure what the next one will be. Open to suggestions...

Lisnaholic · 09-28-2012, 11:17 PM

Interesting theme which reminds me again that I should look at Trollheart`s much-praised journal !

It`s Raining In My Heart by Buddy Holly uses rain as a metaphor for sadness;a bit of a cliché these days, but quite effective nonetheless.

In A Rainy Day In June by The Kinks, the rain is the principal topic, creating a sense of menace in which "cherished things are perishing". It`s a great track.

In this song, Gordon Lightfoot uses rain as a kind of mood-enhancing detail to bring home the dreary experience of being the one left behind :-

Zaqarbal · 09-29-2012, 08:16 PM

* Supertramp: It's Raining Again (1982).

* Fleetwood Mac: Dreams (1977).

Rain as a metaphor:

♫ "Thunder only happens when it's raining.
Players only love you when they're playing.
They say, women, they will come and they will go.
When the rain washes you clean, you'll know." ♫

09-27-2012, 09:19 AM	#11 (permalink)
Plankton Just Keep Swimming... Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: See signature... Posts: 7,766	Uriah Heep - Rain (Live) - YouTube __________________ See location...

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Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,548	Fairly obvious one to start Another __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

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Zaqarbal Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Spain Posts: 824	Belinda Carlisle: Summer Rain (1990). __________________ "Lullabies for adults / crossed by the years / carry the flower of disappointment / tattooed in their gloomy melodies."

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Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,970	Hey thanks ribbons! That was only the first one: we did animals, eyes, colours, trains, family, spooky things (Halloween special), sunshine and numbers. Not sure what the next one will be. Open to suggestions... __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

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Lisnaholic ...here to hear... Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: He lives on Love Street Posts: 4,444	Interesting theme which reminds me again that I should look at Trollheart`s much-praised journal ! It`s Raining In My Heart by Buddy Holly uses rain as a metaphor for sadness;a bit of a cliché these days, but quite effective nonetheless. In A Rainy Day In June by The Kinks, the rain is the principal topic, creating a sense of menace in which "cherished things are perishing". It`s a great track. In this song, Gordon Lightfoot uses rain as a kind of mood-enhancing detail to bring home the dreary experience of being the one left behind :- __________________ "Am I enjoying this moment? I know of it and perhaps that is enough." - Sybille Bedford, 1953

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vktr Music Addict Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Burlington, Canada Posts: 173	Sonic Youth - Rain on Tin

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Rock N' Roll Clown Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Bulgaria Posts: 169	Whether it is a Purple, a November, or a Kentucky one, rain always makes a good song.

09-27-2012, 08:39 PM	#17 (permalink)
ribbons Music Addict Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,265	Good going on the rain theme in your journal, TH.

09-29-2012, 08:16 PM	#20 (permalink)
Zaqarbal Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Spain Posts: 824	* Supertramp: It's Raining Again (1982). * Fleetwood Mac: Dreams (1977). Rain as a metaphor: ♫ "Thunder only happens when it's raining. Players only love you when they're playing. They say, women, they will come and they will go. When the rain washes you clean, you'll know." ♫ __________________ "Lullabies for adults / crossed by the years / carry the flower of disappointment / tattooed in their gloomy melodies."