Recommendation: Songs about rain

The (2008) members of Blackhawk, Michael Randall, Henry Paul, and Dave Robbins

It’s raining again today in southern Ohio, and it has been for the better part of a week now.  A couple days ago, during a particularly torrential downpour, I was sitting here listening to music and decided to search the word ‘rain’ in my media library.  And I have to say I was surprised at just how many songs I had with rain in the title.  I didn’t count songs like Alan Jackson’s ‘Chasin’ That Neon Rainbow’ or Merle Haggard’s ‘Rainbow Stew’, and I still have 27 songs with ‘rain’, ‘raining’, or some variation of the word as part of their song title.

Here’s what I have:

1. Blackhawk – ‘I Sure Can Smell The Rain’ 
2. Clint Black – Like The Rain’
3. Conway Twitty with Sam Moore – ‘Rainy Night In Georgia’
4. Dolly Parton – ‘Steady As The Rain’
5. Eddie Rabbit – ‘I Love A Rainy Night’
6. Garth Brooks – ‘Everytime That It Rains’
7. Gary Allan – ‘Songs About Rain’
8. Gary Allan – Yesterday’s Rain
9. Gretchen Wilson – ‘Raining On Me’
10. Gretchen Wilson – ‘When It Rains (I Pour)’
11. Jo Dee Messina – ‘Bring On The Rain’
12. The Judds – ‘Rockin’ With The Rhythm Of The Rain’
13. Julie Roberts – ‘Rain On A Tin Roof’
14. Keith Urban – ‘Raining On Sunday’
15. Keith Whitley – ‘I’m No Stranger To The Rain’
16. Reba McEntire – ‘It Always Rains On Saturday’
17. Rodney Crowell – ‘I Wish It Would Rain’
18. Ronnie Milsap – Smoky Mountain Rain’
19. Shania Twain – ‘Raining On Our Love’
20. Shelby Lynne – ‘The Rain Might Wash Your Love Away’
21. Tammy Wynette – ‘Crying In The Rain’
22. Tanya Tucker – ‘Lovin’ Somebody On A Rainy Night’
23. Trisha Yearwood – ‘Georgia Rain’
24. Trisha Yearwood – ‘Come Back When It Ain’t Rainin’
25. Vern Gosdin – ‘Is It Raining At Your House’
26. Vince Gill – ‘Rhythm Of The Pouring Rain’
27. Willie Nelson – ‘Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain’

Rainy day songs have long been a staple of country music, as much as the singing cowboy, train songs, and drinking songs.  And whether the rain is used as a metaphor for heartbreak (‘I’m No Stranger To The Rain’) or setting a romantic mood (‘I Love A Rainy Night’, ‘Raining On Sunday’) or just for a reason to party (‘Rockin’ With The Rhythm Of The Rain’, ‘When It Rains’), precipitation and country music have collaborated nicely.

So what are your favorite rain songs?  And what can you think of to add to my list?

Listen to Blackhawk – ‘I Sure Can Smell The Rain’.

Listen to Keith Whitley – ‘I’m No Stranger To The Rain’.

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