Rain: April 12, 2011

Finishing off our two-part weather series, VOAT went with a theme of Rain this week. Always lots of that in the spring!

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We start just before the rain comes.

Neil Young - "See the Sky About to Rain" - On the Beach (1974)

Mississippi Live and the Dirty Dirty - "Rain Keeper" - Way Down Here (2010)

Now we have a song featuring the words of the infamous Imelda Marcos, former Philippines first lady: "When it's poor, it's like you're naked, and every drop of rain you feel."

David Byrne and Fatboy Slim feat. Candie Payne and St. Vincent - "Every Drop of Rain" - Here Lies Love (2010)

k-os - "The Rain" - Atlantis: Hymns for Disco (2006)

Parliament - "Come in Out of the Rain" - Osmium (2001 reissue)

People can certainly find the rain gets them a bit depressed or angry, and out of that comes some pretty heavy music.

Alice in Chains - "Rain When I Die" - Dirt (1992)

Thom Yorke - "And It Rained All Night" - The Eraser (2006)

At a point, though, you have to stop fighting the rain. There's nothing you can do to change it, so why not embrace it?

Colin Linden - "Might As Well Enjoy the Rain" - Southern Jumbo (2005)

Bob Dylan - "Buckets of Rain" - Blood on the Tracks (1975)

The Jimi Hendrix Experience - "One Rainy Wish" - Axis: Bold As Love (1967)

We leave you with a lovely meditation on the rain. Whenever the rain is getting you down, think back to this song and remember how beautiful the rain really is.

Led Zeppelin - "The Rain Song" - Houses of the Holy (1973)