Grab a nice cup of tea, coffee or what you like and join me for the next ninety minutes with popular songs reminding us about those rainy days.
| Title | Artist | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| So. Central Rain (I’m Sorry) | R.E.M. | Written by R.E.M., American alternative rock band known for poetic lyrics and jangly guitars and inspired by themes of miscommunication and emotional distance. It expresses regret and longing for reconciliation. |
| Why Does It Always Rain On Me | Travis | Written by Fran Healy, this song explores themes of depression and feeling cursed, inspired by bad luck during a trip to Israel. Travis is a Scottish rock band with melodic, melancholic sound. |
| Only Happy When It Rains | Garbage | Written by Garbage as a satirical take on angst-filled alt-rock. The song embraces emotional complexity and irony. Garbage is an American-Scottish rock band known for dark, layered production. |
| Standing In The Rain | John Paul Young | Written by Australians Harry Vanda and George Young. The song is about resilience and devotion despite adversity. “Standing in the Rain” was initially the B-side of “Keep on Smilin'” in 1977 which German disc jockeys preferred and flipped the single. John Paul Young (born John Inglis Young in Bridgeton, Glasgow, Scotland) emigrated with his parents to Australia. |
| Walking In The Rain | Flash And The Pan | Written by Harry Vanda and George Young; inspired by romantic melancholy. Flash And The Pan is an Australian new wave group formed by ex-Easybeats members. The song is a moody, narrative walk through lost love. |
| Rhythm Of The Rain | The Cascades | The song, written by John Claude Gummoe after a breakup, uses rain as a metaphor for heartbreak. The Cascades was an American vocal group from San Diego. |
| Rain | José Feliciano | Written by Puerto Rican guitarist and singer known for virtuosic guitar skills, José Feliciano and influenced by folk and Latin roots, Rain is a symbol of sorrow and reflection. |
| Rainy Night In Georgia | Tony Joe White | Written by White about loneliness and the American South. Tony Joe White, nicknamed the Swamp Fox, was an American singer-songwriter of swamp rock and southern soul. |
| Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head | B.J. Thomas | “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head”, about staying optimistic despite life’s troubles, was written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David for the 1969 film Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Billy Joe Thomas was an American pop/country singer with crossover appeal, widely known for his country, contemporary Christian, and pop hits of the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. |
| Laughter In The Rain | Neil Sedaka | “Laughter in the Rain” is a song composed and recorded by Neil Sedaka, with lyrics by Phil Cody. It includes a 20-second saxophone solo by Jim Horn. The opening chord of the chorus, described as “drop-dead chord” by Sedaka, was based on that used by John in “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road”. |
| Walking In The Rain | Love Unlimited | Walkin’ in the Rain with the One I Love was an R&B single in 1972 for the soul trio Love Unlimited, a studio group created by singer/producer Barry White. The main female singers were, his future wife, Glodean James, , her sister, Linda James, and their cousin Diane Taylor. |
| Rain On Your Parade | Duffy | This post-breakup tone song was co-written by Duffy, about empowerment after betrayal. Aimée Anne Duffy (born 23 June 1984), known mononymously as Duffy, is a Welsh singer and actress. |
| Rain | Terence Trent D’Arby | This spiritually influenced song about emotional cleansing was written by the soulful pop American artist Terence Trent D’Arby (born Terence Trent Howard on March 15, 1962). |
| Rainy Dayz (ft. Ja Rule) | Mary J. Blige | “Rainy Dayz” is a song by American Queen of Hip-Hop Soul Mary J. Blige featuring additional vocals from rapper Ja Rule who wrote “Rainy Dayz” in response to the September 11 attacks in his home city of New York. |
| Here Comes the Rain | Ida Sand | Ida Sand is aSwedish jazz/soul singer. The song is a cover of The Eurythmics (named after a mime performed by Emile Jacques-Dalcrose), written by the duo Annie Lennox and David Allan Stewart. |
| Rider In The Rain | Randy Newman | The desolate cowboy reflection ‘Rider in the Rain’ is a lovely little country and western ditty by Randy Newman with backing vocals by Eagles band members Don Henley, Glenn Frey and J.D. Souther. |
| I Think It’s Gonna Rain Today | Neil Diamond | “I Think It’s Gonna Rain Today”) is a bleak view of human nature American singer-songwriter Randy Newman wrote the song around 1963 or 1964. While it is one of his most covered songs, Newman stated that he had signed away the publishing rights on his first album and as a result, does not see any money from people doing covers of it. Neil Diamond covered it on his 1971 album Stones. |
| Crying In The Rain | The Everly Brothers | “Crying in the Rain” is a song by the Everly Brothers, released in December 1961 composed by Carole King and Howard Greenfield, marking a notable collaboration between the two songwriters. On a whim, two Aldon songwriting partnerships decided to switch partners for a day; King’s regular lyricist and then-husband Gerry Goffin partnered with Greenfield’s frequent collaborator Jack Keller, leaving King and Greenfield to pair up. |
| Rain And Tears | Aphrodite’s Child | This song is an adaptation of “Canon & Gigue in D” by Johann Pachelbel, arranged by Vangelis with lyrics by Boris Bergman, first performed by Aphrodite’s Child |
| I Can’t Stand The Rain | Tina Turner | “I Can’t Stand the Rain” written by Peebles, Don Bryant, and Bernard “Bernie” Miller, is a song originally recorded by Ann Peebles in 1973. The “Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll”, Tina Turner covered the song in 1984. |
| Come Rain Or Come Shine | Sofie | Written by Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer, this pledge of romantic devotion made its debut as a duet in the 1946 stage musical St. Louis Woman, where it was introduced by Ruby Hill and Harold Nicholas. Belgian singer Sofie (born Sofie Verbruggen on May 8, 1956 in Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium) covered it in 1989 on her album ‘When Morning Comes’. |
| Stormy Weather (ft. Oleta Adams) | Toots Thielemans | This pop standard was written in 1933 by Harold Arlen with lyrics by Ted Koehler. It was first sung by Ethel Waters under the title of “Stormy Weather (Keeps Rainin’ All The Time)” at the Cotton Club in Harlem. Belgian jazz harmonica legend Toots Thielemans, with the voice of American singer Oleta Adams, covered it in 2006 on his album ‘One More For The Road’ |
| It’s Raining Outside | The Platters | This song by pioneering doo-wop group The Platters was written by American songwriter Buck Ram and Brazilian singer and composer Tito Maddi known as “the king of the samba-canção” style. |
| I Wish It Would Rain | The Temptations | Penned by Motown staff writer Roger Penzabene who had learnt that his wife was cheating on him. Tragically the distraught Penzabene committed suicide barely a week after the single’s release. |
| Set Fire to the Rain | Adele | This song about turbulent love was co-written by Adele. British soul singer Adele got the idea when she was trying to light a cigarette in the rain outside a restaurant.. |
Sources
The information sources of the song facts include, but are not limited to, Wikipedia, songfacts.com, discogs.com, secondhandsongs.com, YouTube and artists’ related websites.
