Five Great Rain Songs

If you live in the deep south right now, chances are you’re in the middle of a torrential downpour.  It’s been raining for days and it doesn’t look like it’s going to stop.  Another week of it, probably.  This makes some folks complain…but I love it.  Rain is peaceful.  It also makes people slow down a bit, and there’s nothing wrong with that.

Here’s five wonderful songs with “rain” in the title, in honor of our sudden onslaught.

• Creedence Clearwater Revival- Who’ll Stop The Rain
• Travis- Why Does It Always Rain On Me?
• R.E.M.- So. Central Rain
• Bob Dylan- A Hard Rain’s Gonna Fall
• Blind Melon- No Rain

Notes: The Beatles- Rain is probably the greatest song ever written with “Rain” in the title, but for the sake of the list, I decided to give it a rest.  McCartney’s bass playing in that song will forever put it at the top.  Also, “Who’ll Stop The Rain” is a better tune than “Have You Ever Seen The Rain”.  Just my opinion.  And is that R.E.M. video not hilarious?  Letterman slagging on Athens never gets old.  Everyone knows Dylan, but that song’s been in my head so it was included.  “No Rain” is a wonderful song, very underrated, if you ask me.  Plus, it makes our Mississippi friends happy.

And just for kicks and giggles…click here.

EDIT: Because we love R. Kelly here at the Dinah, here’s the remix.

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