It's been raining all day, even before I woke up, making the already problematic feat of getting out of bed doubly difficult. The gray weather is making my brain cloudy and I'm having a hard time focusing on anything other than the soothing pitter-patter of drops on the Creative Loafing office's metal roof. (If it was raining harder, it'd be near impossible for me to even think.)
Anyway, here's a list of my top 10 personal favorite songs about rain. I know there are plenty I left out, but there are so many goddamn songs about rain. Makes a person wonder how many songs there are about the sun.
1. "Rain Song," Led Zeppelin, Houses of the Holy, 1973
2. "Here Comes the Rain Again," The Eurythmics, Touch, 1984
3. "Why Does It Always Rain on Me?" Travis, The Man Who, 1999
4. "Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head," written by Burt Bacharach for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, 1969
5. "Dry the Rain," The Beta Band, The Three EPs, 1998
6. "November Rain," Guns n' Roses, Use Your Illusion I, 1992
This article appears in Apr 8-14, 2009.