As a follow up to my "10 Songs to Cruise To" Post I have decided to come up with another list of 10 rainy day songs.
This one should be really popular amongst all my fellow citizens of Vancouver.
The Cure - Plainsong (from Disintegration)
Garbage - I'm Only Happy When It Rains (from Garbage)
REM - I'll Take The Rain (from Reveal)
The Carpenters - Rainy Days and Mondays
Leonard Cohen - Famous Blue Raincoat (from Best Of)
Esthero - Superheroes (from Breath From Another)
Blue Rodeo - Rain Down On Me
Cowboy Junkies - Souther Rain (from Black Eyed Man)
The Doors - Riders on the Storm
U2 - Love Comes Tumbling
Enjoy... and please comment. It's often rainy out here in Lotus Land
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Article comments
1 - Phillip Winn
What, no Eurhythmics? Here comes the rain again...
2 - Matt
Damn straight, nothing says driving in Vancouver like Cowboy Junkies
3 - Brewer
I love this list. I've been working on one for about 10 years and reordering it. I don't know why, but I've never considered the Cure, and a lot of their music is perfect. A couple of other groups to consider: Wilco (Anything from Summerteeth), The Postal Service (particularly Umbrella) and a good portion of The Suburbs catalogue are always worthy contenders. And, of course, Rain by the Beatles.
4 - rachel
I love it!! I'm using some of these songs in a care package to my friend as a "mix tape"... I couldn't ever find the Cowboy Junkies tune... but I much approve of this list! :)
5 - yuyka
what about Guster´s Rainy day?
6 - Sylvz
I'm making my own "Rainy Days" list.
I too had Famous Blue Raincoat, and another one of The Cure's songs - To wish impossible things. A beautiful tune, but I do love Plainsong also. :) I may have to reconsider!
7 - Caramelfrapp
Got to love Paramore- When it Rains, great song. And anything by REM is perfect.
8 - Jason | GetYourOJ
Here's an updated list from the year 2008 for those of you that are interested in check it out
9 - Dog_Face_Gremlin
The Blue Nile - Tinseltown in the Rain This is an over looked rainy day song.
10 - Do_Face_Gremlin
The Who - Love Reign O'er Me
11 - Dog_Face_Gremlin
The Doors - Riders of the Storm
12 - revaz
My rainy day mixtape/podcast has been posted. Enjoy!
13 - Shannyn
Jack Johnson - Banana Pancakes
Mika - Rain
14 - Hannef
come on! where's madonna's rain?
15 - Joe
Jolene-The Weepies
16 - ruben
Flowers in the rain - The Move
Rainy day in June - The Kinks
Rain - The Beatles
Rainy Day - The (Young) Rascals
I see the Rain - Marmalade
The Rain, the park and other Things - The cowsills
Bus Stop - The Hollies
17 - jason | getyouroj.com
This weekend I will be updating this list for 2010!
18 - Dave
XTC-Ballet for a Rainy Day
Jimi Hendrix-Rainy Day
19 - larry
Great list. My only recommendation is that you don't have to have the word rain in your song to be a good rainy day song. If I could add one it would be Moonlight Mile by The Rolling Stones(off Sticky Fingers)
20 - treetoad111
It started to Rain - amos lee (yeah! shouldn't need to have "rain" in the title though this one does!)
Elevator Beat - Vanilla Sky soundtrack
21 - Phillip
Rod Stewart performing Have You Ever Seen The Rain
22 - Vlaxo
Yup, it was a rainy day today! Let's revive this thread!
My suggestions:
Enya - Only Time
Aha - I'm crying when it rains
Chris Isaak - Blue Moon
James - Sometimes
Enjoy :)
23 - Jason Meltzer Patterson
Wow I wrote this article many years ago in Vancouver and I'm pleased the thread lives on.
Here's to rainy days ;-)
Jason Meltzer Patterson
Toronto
24 - Riff gig
Happy when it rains - the Jesus and mary chain.