# 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:** 4
**Author:** ![peccavi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peccavi/32/388_2.png) [@peccavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peccavi)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2024, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-rain/1000868/61 "2024-04-29T03:12:45Z")
A couple more: I Wanna Go Outside In The Rain – The Dramatics [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/m6GlTrkT-Pg/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AG-AoAC8AGKAgwIABABGH8gYCgTMA8=&rs=AOn4CLCXgrsNRSikg4hA-e5MnOjlmGAoLA "I WANNA GO OUTSIDE IN THE RAIN - THE DRAMATICS") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6GlTrkT-Pg) Обнимая бурю (“Hugging the storm”) – ГРАЙ (Grai) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/LWoNp29IMwc/maxresdefault.jpg "ГРАЙ - Обнимая бурю ("Hugging the storm", live in Moscow, 22.10.2021)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWoNp29IMwc) ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2024, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-rain/1000868/62 "2024-04-29T03:41:01Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/BdtdHqwBBhE/maxresdefault.jpg "Cowboy Junkies - Southern Rain (Official Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdtdHqwBBhE) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/-SRzms0v2aA/maxresdefault.jpg "Rain Roll In") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SRzms0v2aA) ---
**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 29, 2024, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-rain/1000868/63 "2024-04-29T04:06:28Z")
**Don’t Let the Rain Come Down** —The Serendipity Singers > [https://youtu.be/lDnDVlTtP6Y](https://youtu.be/lDnDVlTtP6Y) ---
**Author:** ![Dag\_Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@Dag\_Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dag_Otto)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2024, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-rain/1000868/64 "2024-04-29T05:47:45Z")
Wow, no one yet with Rodney Crowell and ‘I Wish It Would Rain’? Damn near a perfect song. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ASn-xT90rh8/maxresdefault.jpg "I Wish It Would Rain") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASn-xT90rh8) ---
**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 29, 2024, 9:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-rain/1000868/65 "2024-04-29T09:54:16Z")
[**Bus Stop** - The Hollies](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=It75wQ0JypA) [**Umbrella** - Rihanna](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvBfHwUxHIk) [**Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again** - The Fortunes](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aO1LbkuPfqo) Also want to mention **Rainy Day Women 12 & 35** by Bob Dylan, which has absolutely nothing to do with rain beyond the title. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2024, 10:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-rain/1000868/66 "2024-04-29T10:06:20Z")
[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/lC2Fu20X_KY/hqdefault.jpg "The Casades Listen to the Rhythm of the Falling Rain") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lC2Fu20X_KY) ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2024, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-rain/1000868/67 "2024-04-29T10:52:34Z")
There a zillion recordings of that song but I think you chose the best one. I’ll add _Shadows in the Rain_ by The Police. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/_SsVY_1jy-o/maxresdefault.jpg "Shadows In The Rain") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SsVY_1jy-o) ---
**Author:** ![2\_More\_Bits](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/2_more_bits/32/4148_2.png) [@2\_More\_Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_More_Bits)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2024, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-rain/1000868/68 "2024-04-29T10:55:59Z")
[The rain, the park and other things](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uC9tALmALh0) by the Cowsills. [Ballet for a Rainy Day](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDBagulyzWI) by XTC [Buckets of Rain](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGsOmKZXDvo) by Bob Dylan [I See the Rain](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdkY76scqvk) by The Marmalade ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2024, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-rain/1000868/69 "2024-04-29T12:44:21Z")
Jeff Tweedy (of Wilco) - “Let’s Go Rain” [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/C7y6DVzv3uQ/maxresdefault.jpg "Jeff Tweedy Performs 'Let's Go Rain'") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7y6DVzv3uQ) ---
**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 29, 2024, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-rain/1000868/70 "2024-04-29T12:54:35Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Sa0wrR_czLU/maxresdefault.jpg "An' Another Thing") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sa0wrR_czLU) ---
**Author:** ![PatrickLondon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/patricklondon/32/4422_2.png) [@PatrickLondon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickLondon)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2024, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-rain/1000868/71 "2024-04-29T14:09:40Z")
**Butterflies In The Rain** - Henry Hall Orchestra [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/hXV5TliJWB0/maxresdefault.jpg "Butterflies In the Rain") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXV5TliJWB0) **Rendevous Sous La Pluie** - Jean Sablon [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/8TgpMNcqp1A/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AH-BIAC4AOKAgwIABABGF0gXShdMA8=&rs=AOn4CLBMYqzmw60p-_LElQUxwGFIfb27Yw "Jean Sablon & Django Reinhardt - Rendez-vous sous la pluie") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TgpMNcqp1A) ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2024, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-rain/1000868/72 "2024-04-29T14:15:41Z")
71 posts and no one has yet posted “[When the Levee Breaks](https://youtu.be/swhEa8vuP6U)”?!? That’s the original. Some British band also covered it in the early 70s-- a decent but excessively drum-heavy version. (I kid- that and ‘The Immigrant Song’ are my 2 favorite Zep jams) ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2024, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-rain/1000868/73 "2024-04-29T17:08:01Z")
> [@2\_More\_Bits](#): > > [I See the Rain](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdkY76scqvk) by The Marmalade Gorgeously covered by Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/7bgJxhlvdoI/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AHeA4AC4AOKAgwIABABGHIgaigpMA8=&rs=AOn4CLApmdLzPdrVDrq1WjI-ehM4ivM3uA "Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs - I See The Rain") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bgJxhlvdoI) ---
**Author:** ![zimaane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a3d4f5/32.png) [@zimaane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zimaane)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2024, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-rain/1000868/74 "2024-04-29T17:10:47Z")
Gotas de Lluvia - Grupo Niche [Gotas de Lluvia (youtube.com)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pE6HUa6Q3b8) ---
**Author:** ![peccavi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peccavi/32/388_2.png) [@peccavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peccavi)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2024, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-rain/1000868/75 "2024-04-29T17:41:35Z")
Rains of Castamere – Game of Thrones [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/tlkgbwmN9mQ/maxresdefault.jpg "Game of Thrones S8 Official Soundtrack | The Rains of Castamere - Ramin Djawadi | WaterTower") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlkgbwmN9mQ) ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2024, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-rain/1000868/76 "2024-04-29T17:43:43Z")
[Raindrops - Dee Clark](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAUk1rGMWxg) [Raining In My Heart - Buddy Holly](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2UVg8-Jtps) [Rhapsody In The Rain - Lou Christie](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnFU-bMDICE) [Texas Flood - SRV](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnFU-bMDICE) [Hurricane Weather - Trombone Shorty (a favorite of mine, but instrumental)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zc88ovnl2N8) ---
**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 29, 2024, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-rain/1000868/77 "2024-04-29T18:17:06Z")
**Summer Rain** —Belinda Carlisle [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/JOlybsZqNlE/maxresdefault.jpg "Belinda Carlisle - Summer Rain (Official HD Music Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOlybsZqNlE) ---
**Author:** ![batsto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b2d939/32.png) [@batsto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/batsto)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2024, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-rain/1000868/78 "2024-04-29T20:15:16Z")
[Alice Cooper - It Rained All Night](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMcAHVS80_8) ---
**Author:** ![Boudicca90](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boudicca90/32/16818_2.png) [@Boudicca90](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boudicca90)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2024, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-rain/1000868/79 "2024-04-29T20:20:33Z")
[Chocolate Rain - Tay Zonday](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwTZ2xpQwpA) ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Q](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/898d66/32.png) [@Johnny\_Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Q)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2024, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-rain/1000868/80 "2024-04-29T23:28:22Z")
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