33 Songs About The Rain

Posted on April 12, 2017

by Tim P

April showers are back! Here are some great songs to listen to while sitting on your porch and watching your street flood in West Toledo! No doubling up performers (Sorry, The Rain Song!) (Also, it was going to be 34 songs, but we don’t own Jimi Hendrix’s “ Axis: Bold As Love”, for some reason, so I couldn’t put One Rainy Wish on here. Check it out on Youtube. It’s a humdinger!)

  1. “The Rain” by Oran Juice Jones
  2. “Here Comes The Rain Again” by The Eurythmics
  3. “Standing In The Rain” by Husker Du
  4. “Fool In The Rain” by Led Zeppelin
  5. “Raining Blood” by Slayer
  6. “Love Reign O’er Me” by The Who
  7. “I Love A Rainy Night” by Eddie Rabbitt
  8. “A Hard Rain’s Gonna Fall” by Bob Dylan
  9. “Purple Rain” by Prince
  10. “Can’t Stand The Rain” by Ann Peeples
  11. “It’s Raining Men” by The Weather Girls
  12. “Laughter In The Rain” by Neil Sedaka
  13. “Singin’ In The Rain” by Gene Kelly
  14. “Walking In The Rain With The One I Love” by Love Unlimited
  15. “Blame It On The Rain” by Milli Vanilli (yeah, yeah, I know)
  16. “It’s Raining Again” by Supertramp
  17. “I Think It’s Going To Rain Today” by Nina Simone
  18. “Have You Ever Seen The Rain” by Creedence Clearwater Revival
  19. “Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain” by Willie Nelson
  20. “Only Happy When It Rains” by Garbage
  21. “No Rain” by Blind Melon (even though it’s about not having rain)
  22. “Rain” by The Beatles
  23. “Rainy Days And Mondays” by The Carpenters
  24. “Fire And Rain” by James Taylor (He’s seen both!)
  25. “Why Does It Always Rain On Me” by Travis
  26. “Box Of Rain” by The Grateful Dead
  27. “Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head” – BJ Thomas
  28. “Rainy Night In Soho” The Pogues
  29. “It Never Rains In Southern California” by Albert Hammond (it pours, man, it pours)
  30. “The Rain, The Park, And Other Things” by The Cowsills
  31. “Ocean Rain” by Echo And The Bunnymen
  32. “Rhythm Of The Rain” by The Cascades
  33. “But Not Tonight” by Depeche Mode (No rain in the title, but I’m not complaining)

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