Rain – A Playlist

To amuse myself, I make iTunes playlists. Below the fold is a playlist honoring the rain. I tried to remove all the “train” songs, and “brain” songs, and “Lorraine” songs, and so on, but maybe a few linger despite my best intentions. On the other hand, I left “rainbow”, and “raincoat” because, you know, that’s close enough. Stay dry! or stay wet!

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parenthetical note: my Applescript¹ only allowed me to select 100 songs at a time, so I broke my massive playlist into 4 sections.

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Did I miss any?²

Do Just What You Used To Do

I sort this playlist in different ways, depending. For syncing to my iOS devices, I usually limit to 25 songs, “last played not in the last 31 days”, but for this list, I sorted by time, with longest songs at the top. If you want to borrow anything, let me know.

1. George Winston – Rain
   Winter Into Spring
2. Howlin Rain– The Firing Of The Midnight Rain
   Howlin Rain
3. Shearwater– The Rainbow [Bonus Track]
   Rook
4. Young, Neil– Be The Rain
   Greendale
5. Anat Cohen– After The Rain (Album Version)
   Notes From The Village
6. Dylan, Bob– A Hard Rain’s Gonna Fall
   BobDylan.com Performances – Vol. 3
7. Led Zeppelin– The Rain Song
   Conspiracy Theory
8. Guns N’ Roses– November Rain
   Use Your Illusion I
9. Galaxie 500– Rain/Don’t Let Our Youth Go To Waste
   Uncollected
10. Prince– Purple Rain
    Purple Rain
11. Led Zeppelin– Rain Song
    The Song Remains The Same
12. R.E.M.– Time After Time Etc. (Live Medley: Time After Time/Red Rain/So. Central Rain)
    R.E.M. In The Attic
13. Dylan, Bob– Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall (Carnegie Hall)
    Bootleg Series, Vol. 7 No Direction Home (Disc 1)
14. Grateful Dead– Looks Like Rain
    Without a Net (2 of 2)
15. Talk Talk– The Rainbow
    Spirit of Eden
16. Sonic Youth– Rain On Tin
    Murray Street
17. Traffic– Rainmaker
    The Low Spark Of High-Heeled Boys
18. Led Zeppelin– The Rain Song (live)
    Long Beach March 11 1975
19. Dylan, Bob– A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall
    Live 1964
20. Mould, Bob– Black Sheets Of Rain
    Black Sheets Of Rain
21. Led Zeppelin– The Rain Song
    Houses of the Holy
22. Page & Plant– The Rain Song
    No Quarter: Jimmy Page & Robert Plant Unledded
23. Rainbow– Rainbow Eyes
    Long Live Rock ‘n’ Roll
24. Lee “Scratch” Perry– I Wish It Would Rain Peace
    Lee “Scratch” Perry At The Jazz Cafe
25. Billy Mystic (Mystic Revealers)– A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall
    Is It Rolling Bob?
26. Bob Dylan– A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall
    The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan (2010 Mono Version)
27. Dylan, Bob– A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall
    The Witmark Demos: 1962-1964 (The Bootleg Series Vol. 9)
28. Dylan, Bob– A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall
    The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan
29. ZZ Top– Sure Got Cold After The Rain Fell
    Rio Grande Mud
30. Massive Attack– Pray For Rain
    Heligoland
31. Rainbow– Catch The Rainbow
    Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow
32. The Unknown– A Hard Rain’s A Gonna Fall Dub
    Is It Rolling Bob?
33. Stars Like Fleas– Let Cedar Rain
    Sun Lights Down on the Fence
34. Amos, Tori– Raining Blood
    Strange Little Girls
35. Flaming Lips– Five Stop Mother Superior Rain
    The Day They Shot A Hole In The Jesus Egg
36. Grateful Dead– Cold Rain and Snow
    Dick’s Picks, Volume 14 (disc 3)
37. Led Zeppelin– Fool In The Rain
    In Through The Out Door
38. Cure, The– Prayers For Rain
    Disintegration
39. Flaming Lips– Five Stop Mother Superior Rain (acoustic)
    Mushroom Tapes
40. Beta Band– Dry the Rain
    The Three E.P.’s
41. Raekwon– Rainy Dayz
    Only Built 4 Cuban Linx
42. Astrud Gilberto– The Gentle Rain (RJD2 Remix)
    Verve Remixed, Vol. 3
43. Mercury Rev– Runaway Raindrop
    Snowflake Midnight
44. Morrison, Van– Raincheck
    Days Like This
45. Otis Taylor– Rain So Hard
    Clovis People, Vol. 3
46. Petty, Tom– Louisiana Rain
    Damn The Torpedoes
47. R.E.M.– I’ll Take The Rain
    Reveal
48. Ginger Baker– Rain and the Rhinoceros
    Unseen Rain
49. Cracker– Another Song About The Rain
    Cracker
50. Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers– Come Rain Or Come Shine
    Moanin’
51. Fryderyk Chopin – The 99 Most Essential Chopin Masterpieces
    Préludes, Op. 28: No. 15 in D-Flat Major, “Raindrops”- Ketevan Badridze
52. Pogues– Rainy Night In Soho (Oboe Version)
    Just Look Them Straight In The Eye And Say Pogue Mahone!
53. Bongwater– Rain
    Double Bummer
54. Thurston Moore– In Silver Rain With A Paper Key
    Demolished Thoughts
55. Peter Gabriel– Red Rain
    So
56. Fleetwood Mac– Morning Rain
    Future Games
57. Amos, Tori– Famous Blue Raincoat
    Tower of Song: The Songs of Leonard Cohen
58. Pogues– Rainy Night in Soho
    Rum, Sodomy & The Lash
59. Peter Gabriel– Red Rain
    Shaking the Tree: Sixteen Golden Greats
60. MacGowan, Shane & The Popes– A Rainy Night In Soho
    Across the Broad Atlantic
61. Nelson, Willie– Rainy Day Blues
    Songbird
62. Helium– Oh The Wind And Rain
    The Dirt Of Luck
63. The Velvet Underground– Hey Mr. Rain (Version II)
    Another View
64. Phil Collins– I Wish It Would Rain
    Billboard Hot 100 Singles 1990
65. Robbie Robertson– Sign Of The Rainbow
    Storyville
66. Madonna– Rain
    Erotica
67. Etta James– Cry Like A Rainy Day
    Love’s Been Rough on Me
68. Ellison– Strawberry Rain
    Forge Your Own Chains: Heavy Psychedelic Ballads and Dirges 1968-1974
69. Ozzy Osbourne– Crazy Train
    Randy Rhoads Tribute
70. Grateful Dead– Box of Rain
    American Beauty
71. Zevon, Warren– Fistful of Rain
    Life’ll Kill Ya
72. Dylan, Bob– A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall
    Live 1975 – The Rolling Thunder Revue (Bootleg Series Vol. 5)
73. Journey– It’s Just The Rain
    Trial By Fire
74. Cohen, Leonard– Famous Blue Raincoat
    Songs Of Love And Hate
75. Fishbone– Pouring Rain
    Truth And Soul
76. The dB’s– She Won’t Drive In the Rain Anymore
    Falling Off the Sky
77. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers– Louisana Rain [Live]
    The Live Anthology [Disc 3]
78. Echo & The Bunnymen– Ocean Rain
    Ocean Rain
79. Cohen, Leonard– Famous Blue Raincoat
    The Best Of Leonard Cohen
80. The Clash– (In The) Pouring Rain
    The Future Is Unwritten
81. Tori Amos– Purple Rain
    Tori Stories (disc 3)
82. Eurythmics– Here Comes The Rain Again
    Billboard Hot 100 Singles 1984
83. Police– Shadows In The Rain
    Zenyatta Mondatta
84. Rod Stewart– I Wish It Would Rain
    Faces / Coast To Coast Overture And Beginners (Live)
85. Young, Neil– See The Sky About To Rain
    On The Beach
86. Bruce Hornsby– Mandolin Rain
    Billboard Hot 100 Singles 1987
87. Joe Walsh– Ashes, The Rain & I
    Look What I Did! Anthology
88. Jimi Hendrix– Crying Blue Rain
    Valleys Of Neptune
89. James Gang– Ashes, The Rain & I
    Hearing Is Believing: the Jack Nitzsche Story 1962-1979
90. Eurythmics– Here Comes The Rain Again
    Touch
91. Rolling Stones– Rain Fall Down
    A Bigger Bang
92. Taylor, James– Fire And Rain
    One Man Band
93. Hiatt, John– Feels Like Rain
    Slow Turning
94. Danny Schmidt– Buckets Of Rain
    Uncut 2011-06: Happy Birthday Bob
95. Cowboy Junkies– Southern Rain
    Black Eyed Man
96. Leon Russell– A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall
    Leon Russell And The Shelter People [Bonus Tracks]
97. French Frith Kaiser Thompson– To The Rain
    Invisible Means
98. Pogues– Rainy Night In Soho
    Hell’s Ditch
99. Stereolab– Rainbo Conversation
    Dots And Loops
100. Faces– I Wish It Would Rain (Live)
     Five Guys Walk Into a Bar

Full Of Noise and Laughter

part 2

1. The Velvet Underground– Hey Mr. Rain (Version I)
   Another View
2. Urge Overkill– View Of The Rain
   Exit The Dragon
3. The Velvet Underground– Hey Mr. Rain (Version One)
   Peel Slowly And See [Disc 3]
4. Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band– Oh, The Wind And Rain
   Almost Acoustic
5. Sonic Youth– Rain King
   Daydream Nation
6. Dylan, Bob– Rainy Day Women #12 & 35
   Blonde on Blonde
7. Status Quo– Rain
   Pictures – 40 Years Of Hits
8. Cougars, The– I Wish It Would Rain
   Jamaica To Toronto: Soul Funk & Reggae 1967-1974
9. X– When It Rains
   See How We Are
10. Bob Dylan– Rainy Day Women #12 & 35
    Blonde On Blonde [2010 Mono version]
11. Willie Nelson– Rainbow Connection
    Rainbow Connection
12. Flaming Lips– Rainin’ Babies
    The Day They Shot A Hole In The Jesus Egg
13. Jimi Hendrix Experience– Still Raining, Still Dreaming
    Electric Ladyland
14. Red Hot Chili Peppers– Naked In The Rain
    Blood Sugar Sex Magik
15. Uriah Heep– Rainbow Demon
    Demons and Wizards
16. Barry Manilow– I Made It Through The Rain
    Billboard Hot 100 Singles 1981
17. Ryan Adams– Dirty Rain
    Ashes & Fire
18. Meat Puppets– Look At The Rain
    Huevos
19. Meat Puppets– Look At The Rain
    No Strings Attached
20. Flatlanders, The– Wishing For A Rainbow
    Hills And Valleys
21. Javier Escovedo– The Rain Won’t Help You When It’s Over
    Por Vida: A Tribute to the Songs of Alejandro Escovedo
22. Milli Vanilli– Blame It On The Rain
    Billboard Hot 100 Singles 1990
23. Grace Jones– Walking In The Rain
    Nightclubbing
24. Thom Yorke– And It Rained All Night
    The Eraser
25. Elvis Costello– Jimmie Standing In The Rain
    National Ransom
26. Keb’ Mo’– Rainmaker
    Slow Down
27. Dio– Rainbow in the Dark
    Holy Diver
28. Slayer– Raining Blood
    Grand Theft Auto: Vice City V-Rock
29. Leon & Mary Russell– Rainbow In Your Eyes
    Wedding Album
30. Coltrane, John– After The Rain
    Impressions
31. Prine, John– Great Rain
    The Missing Years
32. Lenny Kravitz– Rainy Day Women # 12 & 35
    Chimes of Freedom: The Songs of Bob Dylan Honoring 50 Years of Amnesty International [Disc 2]
33. Turin Brakes– Rain City
    Ether Song
34. Muzsikás– Azt Gondoltam, Esô Esik (I Thought It Was Raining)
    The Prisoner’s Song
35. Young, Neil– See The Sky About To Rain
    Live At Massey Hall 1971
36. Whiskeytown– Sit & Listen To The Rain
    Pneumonia
37. CAN– She Brings The Rain
    Soundtracks
38. Mary Gauthier– It Ain’t The Wind, It’s The Rain
    Mercy Now
39. Escovedo, Alejandro– San Antonio Rain
    Big Station
40. Cocker, Joe– I Think It’s Going To Rain
    Joe Cocker’s Greatest Hits
41. Israel Nash Gripka– Pray For Rain
    Uncut – Rip This Joint
42. Pogues– Rain Street
    Hell’s Ditch
43. Waits, Tom– Make It Rain [Live]
    Glitter And Doom Live
44. A Tribe Called Quest– Go Ahead In The Rain
    People’s Instinctive Travels And Paths Of Rhythm
45. Thompson, Richard– The End Of The Rainbow
    I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight
46. Nelson, Willie– Come Rain Or Come Shine
    American Classic
47. Wailers– Stop That Train (Live) Peter Tosh
    Burnin’ Live at Leeds
48. Parker, Ken– Rainy Night In Georgia
    Fire Down Below: Scorchers From Studio One
49. Arrested Development– Raining Revolution
    3 Years, 5 Months And 2 Days In The Life Of …
50. Marley, Bob & The Wailers– Stop That Train
    Catch A Fire
51. Jayhawks– Stand Out In The Rain
    Mockingbird Time
52. Thompson, Richard– The End of the Rainbow
    The Life and Music of Richard Thompson (Disc 1)
53. Soulsavers– Kingdoms Of Rain
    The Playlist – May 2007
54. White Stripes– Red Rain
    Get Behind Me Satan
55. Waits, Tom– More Than Rain
    Franks Wild Years
56. Duran Duran– Hold Back The Rain
    Rio
57. Pentangle, The– Rain and Snow
    A Maid That’s Deep in Love
58. Buffalo Springfield– The Hour of Not Quite Rain
    Last Time Around
59. The Marmalade– I See The Rain
    Nuggets II: Original Artyfacts From The British Empire And Beyond
60. Iron Maiden– Rainmaker
    Dance Of Death
61. Husker Du– Standing In The Rain
    Warehouse: Songs and Stories
62. Adams, Ryan– City Rain, City Streets
    Love Is Hell Part 2
63. Judy Garland– Come Rain or Come Shine (w/Bob Dylan intro)
    Bob Dylan – Theme Time 1 Weather
64. Robert Forster– If It Rains
    The Evangelist
65. Pentangle– Rain And Snow
    The Time Has Come 1967-1973 (Disc 4: Live, TV and Film)
66. Clash, The– Train In Vain [Live]
    Live At Shea Stadium
67. Jimi Hendrix Experience– One Rainy Wish
    Axis: Bold As Love
68. Ronnie Spector– She Talks to Rainbows
    Mojo 5-2011 1-2-3-4!—The Roots of the Ramones
69. The Bothy Band– The Navvy on the Line/The Rainy Day
    The Bothy Band 1975: The First Album
70. Timbuk3– Acid Rain
    Some Of The Best Of Timbuk3
71. Manu Chao– Rainin In Paradize
    La Radiolina
72. Jimi Hendrix Experience– Rainy Day, Dream Away
    Electric Ladyland
73. Morphine– You Look Like Rain
    Good
74. Waits, Tom– Make It Rain
    Real Gone
75. Flaming Lips– Trains, Brains, & Rain
    Hear It Is The Flaming Lips
76. Jethro Tull– Rainbow Blues
    M.U. The Best Of Jethro Tull
77. Flying Burrito Brothers– Four Days of Rain
    Hot Burrito Anthology # 2
78. Bessie Smith– Rainy Weather Blues
    The Complete Recordings Volume 2
79. Los Lobos– Wicked Rain (Live)
    Just Another Band From East L.A.
80. Band, The– Rainy Day Women #12 & 35
    A Musical History
81. Waits, Tom– Rain Dogs
    Big Time
82. Jesus and Mary Chain– Happy When It Rains
    Darklands
83. Ella Fitzgerald– Come Rain Or Come Shine
    Twelve Nights In Hollywood
84. Fairport Convention– Eastern Rain
    What We Did On Our Holidays
85. Bennett, Richard– The Rain Pours Down
    Walking Down The Line
86. Sarah Vaughan– September in the Rain
    Sarah Vaughan at Mister Kelly’s (Live 1957)
87. Houndog– I Brought The Rain
    Houndog
88. Dylan, Bob– Early Mornin’ Rain
    Self Portrait
89. Astrud Gilberto– Here’s That Rainy Day (Koop Remix)
    Verve Remixed 2
90. Dylan, Bob– Rainy Day Women #12 & 35
    MTV Unplugged
91. Nicolas Jaar– Too Many Kids Finding Rain In The Dust
    Uncut 2011.09 2011 The Best Of The Year – So Far
92. Igor Stravinsky – Stravinsky – Oedipus Rex, The Flood
    The covenant of the rainbow- Robert Craft: Columbia Symphony Orchestra and Chorus; Performers
93. Mahal, Taj– Rain From The Sky
    Shoutin’ In Key
94. Dylan, Bob & The Band– Rainy Day Woman #12 & 35
    Before The Flood
95. Taylor, James– Fire And Rain
    Best Of James Taylor
96. Yardbirds– The Train Kept A-Rollin
    Having A Rave Up With the Yardbirds
97. Pavement– Rain Ammunition
    Slanted & Enchanted: Luxe & Reduxe
98. Mitchell, Joni– Rainy Night House
    Ladies Of The Canyon
99. Dylan, Bob– Buckets of Rain
    Hard Rain
100. Dylan, Bob– Buckets Of Rain
     Blood On The Tracks New York Sessions

walking the streets at night

Part 3

1. Jayhawks– Pouring Rain At Dawn
   Mockingbird Time
2. Dylan, Bob– Buckets Of Rain
   Blood On The Tracks
3. R.E.M.– So. Central Rain (I’m Sorry) (Live ’84)
   Live At The Aragon Ballroom, Chicago 1984
4. Big Bill Broonzy– Falling Rain
   All The Classic Sides 1928 – 1937
5. Austin Lounge Lizards– Acid Rain
   The Highway Cafe of the Damned
6. Grateful Dead– Early Morning Rain
   1965-11-03
7. Mahal, Taj– Light Rain Blues
   Giant Step & De Ole Folks At Home
8. Johnson, Blind Willie– The Rain Don’t Fall On Me
   The Complete Blind Willie Johnson
9. Guided By Voices– Everybody Thinks I’m a Raincloud (When I’m Not Looking)
   Half Smiles Of The Decomposed
10. Waits, Tom– Rains On Me
    Orphans: Brawlers
11. Alejandro Escovedo– Shelling Rain
    Street Songs Of Love
12. Band, The– Didn’t It Rain
    A Musical History
13. Blue Mountain– Rainy Day
    Midnight In Mississippi
14. Madness– The sun and the rain
    Divine Madness
15. Brightblack Morning Light– Come Another Rain Down
    Brightblack Morning Light
16. R.E.M.– So. Central Rain
    Reckoning
17. Madness– The sun and the rain
    Divine Madness
18. R.E.M.– So. Central Rain
    Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage, 1982 – 2011
19. A.A. Bondy– Black Rain, Black Rain
    American Hearts
20. Fistful Of Mercy– Buckets Of Rain
    Chimes Of Freedom: The Songs Of Bob Dylan Honoring 50 Years Of Amnesty International [Disc 3]
21. Waits, Tom– Rainbirds
    Swordfishtrombones
22. Castanets– Cathedral 2 (Your Feet On The Floor Sounding Like The Rain)
    Cathedral
23. Fairport Convention– Eastern Rain
    Live At The BBC
24. Lee Hazlewood– Rainbow Woman
    Where The Action Is!: Los Angeles Nuggets 1965-1968 [Disc 3]
25. Little Willies, The– Easy As The Rain
    The Little Willies
26. Billy “The Kid” Emerson– When It Rains It Pours
    Sun Records – 25 Blues Classics
27. Kinks– Rainy Day In June
    Face To Face
28. Jayhawks– Save It For A Rainy Day
    Music From The North Country: The Jayhawks Anthology
29. Tatum, Art– Over The Rainbow
    20th Century Piano Genius
30. Irma Thomas– It’s Raining
    Soul Queen Of New Orleans
31. Al Green– Standing In The Rain
    Lay It Down
32. Jayhawks– Save it for a Rainy Day
    Walnut Creek
33. Patton, Charley– Devil Sent The Rain
    Founder Of The Delta Blues
34. Eddie Rabbitt– I Love A Rainy Night
    Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – K Rose
35. Jayhawks– Save It For A Rainy Day
    Rainy Day Music
36. Michael Martin Murphey– Rainbow Man
    Geronimo’s Cadillac
37. – Bob Dylan – Theme Time 5 Coffee
    Raindrops in my Coffee (w/Bob Dylan intro)- Sexsmith and Kerr
38. Flaming Lips– Five Stop Mother Superior Rain
    Mushroom Tapes
39. Los Lobos– Wicked Rain
    Kiko
40. Beatles– Rain
    Past Masters, Vol. 2
41. The Waterboys– It’s Gonna Rain
    Book Of Lightning
42. Carter Family, The– God Gave Noah The Rainbow Sign
    The Carter Family
43. Jayhawks– Settled Down Like Rain
    Music From The North Country: The Jayhawks Anthology
44. Alex Delivery– Rainbows
    The Playlist – May 2007
45. Harpo, Slim– Still Rainin’ In My Heart
    The Best Of Slim Harpo
46. Randy Newman– I Think It’s Going To Rain Today
    Creates something new under the sun
47. Jayhawks– Settled Down Like Rain
    Hollywood Town Hall
48. Waits, Tom– A Little Rain
    Bone Machine
49. Band, The– (I Want to Be) The Rainmaker (Song Sketch)
    A Musical History
50. Kokomo Arnold– Rainy Night Blues
    Kokomo Arnold Vol. 1 (1930 – 1935)
51. Meat Puppets– The Wind And The Rain
    Mirage
52. Randy Newman– I Think It’s Going To Rain Today
    The Best Of Randy Newman
53. Waits, Tom– Rain Dogs
    Rain Dogs
54. Pavement– It’s A Rainy Day, Sunshine Girl
    Brighten The Corners: Nicene Creedence Ed. (Disc 2)
55. Willie Nelson– Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain
    Live From Austin, TX
56. Parliament– Come In Out Of The Rain
    Osmium
57. B.B. King– Rainin’ All The Time
    Lucille
58. Big Joe Turner– Rainy Day Blues
    Big Joe Turner (1938-1941)
59. Gene Vincent– Somewhere Over the Rainbow
    Sun Records
60. Strummer, Joe– Tennessee Rain
    Soundtrack of “Walker”
61. Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band– My Head Is My Only House Unless It Rains
    The Spotlight Kid/Clear Spot
62. Bessie Smith– Standin’ in the Rain Blues
    The Complete Recordings Vol. 4 (Disc 1)
63. Meat Puppets– Dry Rain
    Huevos
64. Kath Bloom With Loren MazzaCane Connors– How It Rains
    1981-1984
65. Luluc– None But the Rain
    More Townes Van Zandt By the Great Unknown
66. Big Bill Broonzy– Barrelhouse When It Rains
    All The Classic Sides 1928 – 1937
67. Gene Chandler– Rainbow
    Beg, Scream & Shout!
68. Neil Sedaka– Laughter In The Rain
    Live At The Royal Festival Hall
69. XTC– Ballet For A Rainy Day
    Skylarking
70. Sister Rosetta Tharpe– Didn’t It Rain
    Bob Dylan – Theme Time 1 Weather
71. Buddy Holly– Raining In My Heart
    Buddy Holly Greatest Hits
72. Temptations– I Wish It Would Rain
    Anthology
73. Fats Domino– It Keeps Rainin’
    Fats Domino – Walking to New Orleans (Disc 4)
74. Lonnie Johnson– Fallin’ Rain Blues
    Uncut 3-2011: Let The Good Times Roll
75. The Temptations– I Wish It Would Rain
    Gold – More Motown Classics (Disc 2)
76. Lowell Fulson– Lady In The Rain
    The Fame Studio Story 1961-1973 Home Of The Muscle Shoals Sound
77. Nelson, Willie– Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain
    Honeysuckle Rose – Music from the Original Soundtrack
78. Reed, Jimmy– Little Rain
    I’m Jimmy Reed
79. Pogues– Rainbow Man
    Hell’s Ditch
80. Bob Dylan– On A Rainy Afternoon
    Genuine Basement Tapes – A Tree With Roots
81. Gene Chandler– Rainbow ’65
    Soul Master
82. Dinosaur Jr– Pierce The Morning Rain
    I Bet On Sky
83. Russ Hamilton– Rainbow
    Billboard Hot 100 Singles 1957
84. Fleetwood Mac– Caught In The Rain
    Penguin
85. Parliament– Come in Out of the Rain
    Rhenium
86. Otis, Shuggie– Rainy Day
    Inspiration Information
87. Otis, Shuggie– Rainy Day
    Inspiration Information
88. They Might Be Giants– Pencil Rain
    Lincoln
89. Prisonaires– Just Walking in the Rain
    Bob Dylan – Theme Time 1 Weather
90. Tatum, Art– Just Like A Butterfly (That’s Caught In The Rain)
    20th Century Piano Genius
91. Tiny Tim– over the rainbow
    Best of
92. Planxty– Cold Blow And The Rainy Night
    Cold Blow And The Rainy Night
93. Traffic– Coloured Rain
    Gold
94. Creedence Clearwater Revival– Have You Ever Seen the Rain?
    Pendulum (40th Anniversary Edition) [Remastered]
95. Dobson, Bonnie– Rainy Windows
    Bonnie Dobson
96. Apples In Stereo– rainbow
    Discovery of a world inside the Moone
97. Woody Guthrie– Raincrow Bill
    My Dusty Road Woody, Cisco AND Sonny
98. Creedence Clearwater Revival– Have You Ever Seen The Rain?
    Creedence Gold
99. Donald Fagen– Walk Between The Raindrops
    The Nightfly
100. Logan, Jack– Rain Me Out
     Monkey Paw

500 West Canal in the Rain

Part 4

1. Klaxons– Gravity’s Rainbow
   Myths Of The Near Future
2. Sonny & Cher– It’s Gonna Rain
   Where The Action Is!: Los Angeles Nuggets 1965-1968 [Disc 1]
3. R.E.M.– Have You Ever Seen The rain (live)
   Live Somewhere
4. Blitzen Trapper– Country Rain
   Field Rexx
5. Harpo, Slim– Rainin’ In My Heart
   The Best Of Slim Harpo
6. Big Joe Turner– Rainy Weather Blues
   Big Joe Turner (1947-1949)
7. Flaming Lips– Rainin’ Babies
   Mushroom Tapes
8. Minutemen– Have You Ever Seen The Rain?
   3-Way Tie (For Last)
9. Creedence Clearwater Revival– Who’ll Stop The Rain
   Cosmo’s Factory
10. Sir Douglas Quintet– The Rains Came
    Live From Austin TX
11. Triffids, The– Raining Pleasure
    Australian Melodrama
12. Mary Lou Lord– Cold Kilburn Rain
    UNCUT – London Pride
13. Justin Townes Earle– Memphis In the Rain
    Nothing’s Gonna Change the Way You Feel About Me Now
14. Sonny Burns– Blue Blue Rain
    Satan’s A Waitin’
15. Townes Van Zandt– None But The Rain
    Rear View Mirror Volume Two
16. Bruce Ruffin– Rain
    Trojan UK Hits Box Set (Disc 2)
17. Move, The– Flowers In The Rain
    The British Invasion
18. Townes Van Zandt– None But The Rain
    Townes Van Zandt
19. Nelson, Willie– Blue eyes crying in the rain
    Super Hits
20. Nelson, Willie– Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain
    Red Headed Stranger
21. Ladysmith Black Mambazo– Rain, Rain, Beautiful Rain
    Shaka Zulu
22. Paul Simon– Flowers Never Bend With the Rainfall [Take #8]
    The Paul Simon Songbook
23. Sir Douglas Quintet– The Rains Came
    Time-Life Classic Rock: Rock Renaissance II
24. The Wedgewoods– September In the Rain
    Mop Top Pop: Beat Beat Beat, Vol. 3
25. Skylab– Rain Rain/The Phone Call
    Offbeat – A Red Hot Sound Trip
26. Neil Young & the Shocking Pinks– Rainin’ In My Heart
    Everybody’s Rockin’
27. Simon & Garfunkel– Flowers Never Bend With the Rainfall
    Old Friends (1 of 3)
28. Adams, Ryan– Damn, Sam (I Love A Woman That Rains)
    Heartbreaker
29. Danny Hutton– Roses And Rainbows
    Where The Action Is!: Los Angeles Nuggets 1965-1968 [Disc 4]
30. Dinah Washington– September in the Rain
    20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Dinah Washington
31. Rockpile– Crying In The Rain
    Seconds Of Pleasure
32. Irma Thomas– It’s Raining
    Bob Dylan – Theme Time 1 Weather
33. Bonnie “Prince” Billy– Raining In Darling
    I See A Darkness
34. Thai Elephant Orchestra– Rainforest
    Thai Elephant Orchestra
35. Watson, Doc And Merle Watson– Rain Crow Bill
    Then And Now/Two Days In November
36. Wilco– Rainbow Connection
    Someone Else’s Songs :: Covers Collection (Disc One)
37. Sam Amidon– Rain And Snow
    I See The Sign
38. Waits, Tom– Bride Of Rain Dog [Instrumental]
    Rain Dogs
39. Boards Of Canada– Into The Rainbow Vein
    The Campfire Headphase

For the record, my favorite songs are probably, in no particular order, Five Stop Mother Superior Rain – Flaming Lips; One Rainy Wish and Rainy Day, Dream Away / Still Raining, Still Dreaming, all by Jimi Hendrix. Willie Nelson’s Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain is second, tied with the Beta Band’s Dry The Rain. Bob Dylan’s Buckets of Rain also a perennial favorite. I’m fond of So. Central Rain by R.E.M., and Planxty’s Cold BLow and the Rainy Night. And for some reason, I love to hear Eddy Rabbitt’s – I Love a Rainy Night, a country-pop classic from my teen years. I could go on, but I’m just going to enjoy listening to the rain instead, mixed with the sound of this playlist shuffled…

Footnotes:

1. originally via Dougscripts, but modified [↩]
2. also curious if Feedburner / Google will able to handle such a long post [↩]