Rain Songs Help needed
DJ_WubWub
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I do a regular show on Bay Fm Byron Bay and we have had a lot of rain recently (gig cancelled last night bewcause of Flooding) and I was going to play a few rain themed songs (soul,funk,jazz etc) but so far my list is pretty limited. Please to suggest some more (MP3's would be even better)So far I haveI cant stand the Rain -Ann PeeblesWalking in the Rain- Grace JonesPurple Rain- PrinceHere comes the rain Again- Eurythmics and cant think of any more
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Here are some:
-"Come in Out of the Rain"-Parliament.
-"I Wish it Would Rain"-The Temptations.
-"Rainmaker"-The Fifth Dimension.
-"It's Gonna Rain"-The Sensational Nightingales.
-"In the Rain"-The Dramatics.
-"Rainy Night in Georgia"-Brook Benton.
-"Date with the Rain"-Eddie Kendricks.
-"I've Been in the Storm too Long"-The Mighty Clouds of Joy (peripherally related to rain).
-"Stormy Weather"-Sarah Vaughn.
-"Rain Dance"-Herbie Hancock.
-"Mind Rain"-Joe Chambers.
-"Rain, Rain Go Away"-Bob Azzam.
-"Rainy Day, Dream Away"-Jimi Hendrix.
-"Who'll Stop the Rain"-Creedence Clearwater Revival.
-"Rain"-The Beatles
Peace,
Big Stacks from Kakalak
"Kentucky Rain" by Elvis
"Rainy Days and Mondays" by the Carpenters
"Love a Rainy Night" by Eddie Rabbit
"Smokey Mountain Rain" by Ronnie Milsap
"Laughter in the Rain" by Paul Anka
... if you really want to show no shame.
Linda Perhacs - Chimacum Rain
Love Unlimited - Walking In The Rain (With The One I Love)
The Unrelated Segments - It's Gonna Rain
Lee Dorsey - Rain Rain Go Away
Dando Shaft - Rain
The Turner Brothers - Running In The Rain
Can - She Brings The Rain
David Crosby - Traction In The Rain
Penny Goodwin - Rain Sometimes
Neil Young - (See The Sky) About To Rain
James Carr - These Ain't Raindrops
Fats Domino - It Keeps Raining
Irma Thomas - It's Raining
Larry and Myra - Rain In The Air
Luis Bonf?? - The Gentle Rain
Gary Bartz NTU Troop - Du (Rain)
Minnie Riperton - Rainy Day In Centerville
King Solomon - Didn't It Rain
Dave Van Ronk - Didn't It Rain
Fern Jones - Didn't It Rain
The Roberta Martin Singers of Chicago - Didn't It Rain
The Famous Blue Jay Singers - Oh, My Lord, Didn't It Rain
Karin Krog - Raindrops, Raindrops
The Velvet Underground - Hey Mr. Rain
The Mandrake Memorial - Rainy May
The Prisonaires - Walkin' In The Rain
Billy Emerson - When It Rains It Pours
Brooklyn Sounds - Rain
Raekwon - Rainy Dayz
Billy Wooten - In The Rain (no seafood here)
The Isley Brothers - Fire And Rain
Bobby Womack - Fire And Rain
James Taylor - Fire And Rain
The Deep - When Rain Is Black
Marj Snyder - Rain
Eddie Hazel - Until It Rains
The Meters - Stormy
Gene Chandler - Rainbow '65 (live & studio)
Little Bob and The Lollipops - Rainbow '69
Loleatta Holloway - Rainbow '71
Tom Waits - A Little Rain
Susan Christie - Rainy Day
Faust - It's A Rainy Day, Sunshine Girl
John Coltrane - After The Rain
Karen Dalton - Little Bit Of Rain
Vashti Bunyan - Come Wind, Come Rain
The Ambassadors - Storm Warning
The Left Banke - There's Gonna Be A Storm
and, uh...
Bob Dylan - A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall
= "do my work for me"
When The Levee Breaks
*close enuff
but seriously it is hard to think of rain songs off the top of my head and gives you guys the ability to flex your rain song knowledge
I went through about half my Lps and just looked at the song titles till i found some more
Terence trent darby -Rain
Shirley Bassey -Yesterday i heard the Rain
AWB -Stop the rain
Jose Feliciano- Rain
Undisputed Truth- Save my love for a rainy day
The Tymes- If it rains on you it rains on me
and Stormy since the show is on Monday
Stormy monday blues- Isaac hayes
Call it stormy Monday- Marlena Shaw
Dry the Rain by Beta Band.
Blossom Dearie - I Like London In the Rain
Les Baxter - Rain Forest
DR Hooker - Weather Girl
graham central Station-i cant stand the rain
rainy night in georgia-freddie north
bobby womack-i wish it would rain
Intense-let the rain come down (garage/house track)
vik vaughn change the beat
Dude y'all triflin'!
Peter Gabriel - Red Rain
Slim Harpo "Raining In My Heart"
Slayer "Raining Blood"
Brooklyn Sounds "Rain"
Bobby Valentin "Fire and Rain"
KAK "Rain"
Let her cry, for she's a lady
Let her dream. for she's a child
Let the rain fall down upon her
She's a free and gentle flower growing wild
Prince & The Revolution-17 Days
let the rain come down
let the rain come down
let the rain come down, down
Jill Scott-Love Rain
Will Smith featuring Jill Scott-The Rain
Led Zeppelin-Since I've Been Loving You
New Edition-Can You Stand The Rain
Fishbone-Pouring Rain
Ol' Dirty Bastard-Brooklyn Zoo
Jimi Hendrix Experience-Rainy Day, Dream Away/Still Raining, Still Dreaming
Chicago-Another Rainy Day In New York City
Sunday Manoa-A Hawaiian Lullaby
Mokenstef-Sex In The Rain
Does anybody bother to read previous posts anymore? Got all these cats biting Big Stacks and I.
http://djeleven.com/mixtapes.html
click on the "Winter Sadness" mix
Also, The B.U.M.S. did a song called Rain with Saafir that was pretty dope too. And no one has mentioned Riders On The Storm???
Yeah, the first response
Zactly.