# Songs about Rain

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-rain/1000868>\
**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:** 7\
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**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:** [May 3, 2024, 9:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-rain/1000868/101 "2024-05-03T09:26:13Z")

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[**Protest Song** - Neil Innes](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfTlGMCeuDE)

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**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:** [May 3, 2024, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-rain/1000868/102 "2024-05-03T12:54:10Z")

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Eric Clapton - [Let It Rain](https://youtu.be/1VKpMI5Msa4?si=jeI4_vJP-v5Xfmj4)

And a couple from Slim Harpo:

[Rainin’ In My Heart](https://youtu.be/h6jXKs8LNog?si=kxzqMJY1RVAJUHYU)

[Still Rainin’ In My Heart](https://youtu.be/Ghp7cUG1Kjo?si=f8iRku3h4g6cEE6G)

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**Author:** ![fedman1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e495f1/32.png) [@fedman1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fedman1)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2024, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-rain/1000868/103 "2024-05-04T16:16:07Z")

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"A rainy day in Georgia: Brook Benton  
“walking in the rain” Barry White

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**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2024, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-rain/1000868/104 "2024-05-07T15:05:35Z")

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This that was “Rainy Night in Georgia”. (Which brings to mind “I Love a Rainy Night” by Eddie Rabbit.

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**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:** [May 8, 2024, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-rain/1000868/105 "2024-05-08T12:47:04Z")

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There’s a bazillion versions of “[**Pennies From Heaven**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xa-YV_ZjEzY)”, so might as well have Frank Sinatra.

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**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:** [May 8, 2024, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-rain/1000868/106 "2024-05-08T19:36:29Z")

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[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/DS0hSP-3U14/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AH-BIAC4AOKAgwIABABGGUgWChAMA8=&rs=AOn4CLD4Z1idLkgIqy06vH01tggorQl_gw "The Beta Band - Dry The Rain ( High Audio Quality )") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DS0hSP-3U14)

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**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2024, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-rain/1000868/107 "2024-05-08T20:05:53Z")

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Current 93: [When the May Rain Comes](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=n_Uusk_Uix8&pp=ygUiY3VycmVudCA5MyB3aGVuIHRoZSBtYXkgcmFpbiBjb21lcw%3D%3D)

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