# Songs about Rain **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [April 28, 2024, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-rain/1000868 "2024-04-28T17:34:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2024, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-rain/1000868/21 "2024-04-28T19:07:22Z")
Going way back… [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/TPgnj5upihQ/hqdefault.jpg "Lena Horne - Stormy Weather [1943]") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPgnj5upihQ) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/3NFywQdeKSo/hqdefault.jpg "Sister Rosetta Tharpe - Didn't it rain, children") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NFywQdeKSo) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/hXn9ZKPx6CY/hqdefault.jpg "Bob Dylan A Hard Rain's A Gonna Fall") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXn9ZKPx6CY) ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2024, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-rain/1000868/22 "2024-04-28T19:14:08Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > [**Crying In The Rain** - The Everly Brothers](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_6qQEyCSv8) > > [**Laughter In The Rain** - Neil Sedaka](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtIibcNDQ6o) **[September in the Rain](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xYfnan9N8KE)** ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2024, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-rain/1000868/23 "2024-04-28T19:16:04Z")
> [@SuntanLotion](#): > > Purple Rain [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/FkLTwX0duY4/maxresdefault.jpg "Peter Gabriel - Red Rain") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkLTwX0duY4) ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2024, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-rain/1000868/24 "2024-04-28T19:18:55Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/1ojdB_aGKcY/maxresdefault.jpg "The Rain in Spain") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ojdB_aGKcY) ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2024, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-rain/1000868/25 "2024-04-28T19:20:45Z")
This counts, right? [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/npjF032TDDQ/maxresdefault.jpg "Raining Tacos - Parry Gripp & BooneBum") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npjF032TDDQ) ---
**Author:** ![Disinfectus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/disinfectus/32/11085_2.png) [@Disinfectus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Disinfectus)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2024, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-rain/1000868/26 "2024-04-28T19:22:59Z")
Looks Like Rain Cold Rain and Snow Mission in the Rain Box of Rain - All by the Grateful Dead ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2024, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-rain/1000868/27 "2024-04-28T19:34:57Z")
**The Year of the Cat** —Al Stewart “Like a watercolor in the rain.” > [https://youtu.be/neqfWdiKt8g](https://youtu.be/neqfWdiKt8g) ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2024, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-rain/1000868/28 "2024-04-28T19:35:50Z")
Elvis Presley: Kentucky Rain > **[Elvis Presley - Kentucky Rain (Lyrics HD)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23yPrQFBjnM%2F)** > > Listen to "Kentucky Rain" by Elvis Presley, and sing along wit the simple HD lyrics on screen! Remember! I DO NOT own this song or the background image! ALL ... **Gyrate** already posted Dylan’s “A Hard Rain’s Gonna Fall”. I also like Edie Brickell’s cover > **[Edie Brickell - A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6QnaCGJUdA%2F)** > > from "Born on the Fourth of July" ST & "Edie Brickell & New Bohemians Ultimate Collection"- complete lyrics from Dylan's original - Oh, where have you been, ... ---
**Author:** ![ZamboniAce1000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/f19dbf/32.png) [@ZamboniAce1000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZamboniAce1000)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2024, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-rain/1000868/29 "2024-04-28T19:41:54Z")
“I Love a Rainy Night” ~ Eddie Rabbit [Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MG0e8_foDmU) ---
**Author:** ![bodangus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c37758/32.png) [@bodangus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bodangus)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2024, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-rain/1000868/30 "2024-04-28T19:51:11Z")
[James Gang Rides Again - Ashes The Rain And I](https://youtu.be/yUr1wVf29b8) Sometimes I sit and I stare at the rain Isn’t rain filled with sorrow? Wonder if I’ll see my home again? Will it be dry tomorrow? Time passes softly and I’m a day older, but still I live in days gone by. Ashes to ashes, the rain’s turning colder. Finding tomorrow the ashes the rain and I. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2024, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-rain/1000868/31 "2024-04-28T19:53:41Z")
**Rain, Rain, Go Away** —Bobby Vinton > [https://youtu.be/6273nDLhT-8](https://youtu.be/6273nDLhT-8) ---
**Author:** ![ZamboniAce1000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/f19dbf/32.png) [@ZamboniAce1000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZamboniAce1000)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2024, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-rain/1000868/32 "2024-04-28T19:55:52Z")
Singing in the Rain - Gene Kelly [Link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swloMVFALXw) ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2024, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-rain/1000868/33 "2024-04-28T20:06:50Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/SmGig_b2QLI/maxresdefault.jpg "Ann Peebles - I Can't Stand the Rain (Official Audio)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmGig_b2QLI) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/EbD7lfrsY2s/maxresdefault.jpg "James Taylor - Fire and Rain (Official Audio)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbD7lfrsY2s) ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2024, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-rain/1000868/34 "2024-04-28T20:08:57Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Ky2Z_wfIJNw/hqdefault.jpg "The Rain Rain Rain Came Down Down Down (English)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ky2Z_wfIJNw) ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2024, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-rain/1000868/35 "2024-04-28T20:21:45Z")
Toto - Africa > **[Toto - Africa (Official HD Video)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTQbiNvZqaY%2F)** > > Official HD Video for "Africa" by TotoListen to Toto: https://Toto.lnk.to/listenYDWatch more Toto videos: https://Toto.lnk.to/listenYD/youtubeSubscribe to th... Brian ---
**Author:** ![epbrown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e47774/32.png) [@epbrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/epbrown)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2024, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-rain/1000868/36 "2024-04-28T20:31:32Z")
As a precipitaphile (not a real word), you guys got pretty much everything on my playlist. I’m impressed someone remembered “Kentucky Rain” and disappointed no one remembered the Eurythmics’ “Here Comes The Rain Again.” ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2024, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-rain/1000868/37 "2024-04-28T20:34:57Z")
Rain Song – The Youngbloods [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2JFeCiwTSY](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2JFeCiwTSY) ---
**Author:** ![Kron](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kron/32/12444_2.png) [@Kron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kron)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2024, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-rain/1000868/38 "2024-04-28T20:41:48Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/iEkQGa_O5tU/maxresdefault.jpg "Gary Allan - Songs About Rain (Official Music Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEkQGa_O5tU) ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2024, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-rain/1000868/39 "2024-04-28T20:45:42Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/lV1oafB3grM/maxresdefault.jpg "MacArthur Park Donna Summer") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lV1oafB3grM) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/b0cAWgTPiwM/maxresdefault.jpg "Johnny Nash - I Can See Clearly Now (Official Audio)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0cAWgTPiwM) ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2024, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-rain/1000868/40 "2024-04-28T21:07:26Z")
**A Day without Rain** —Enya > [https://youtu.be/81gfs4sd76E](https://youtu.be/81gfs4sd76E) **It’s in the Rain** —Enya > [https://youtu.be/\_\_aCeZSxSmA](https://youtu.be/__aCeZSxSmA) **Echoes in the Rain** —Enya > [https://youtu.be/8DDHulO485k](https://youtu.be/8DDHulO485k) **Storms in Africa** —Enya > [https://youtu.be/UJNDjvW9PXk](https://youtu.be/UJNDjvW9PXk) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-rain/1000868.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-rain/1000868.md?page=3)