Even here in the normally sunny Southwest, the rain has been falling in recent days. And so at the request of Rebekah, here's a damp but intermittently lovely playlist for all those rainy days in our lives. Please remember these words by John Updike: "Rain is grace; rain is the sky descending to the earth; without rain, there would be no life."
HERE'S THAT RAINY DAY - Frank Sinatra
HERE COMES THE RAIN AGAIN - The Eurythmics
SONGS ABOUT RAIN - Gary Allan
BUCKETS OF RAIN - Bob Dylan
RAIN KING - Counting Crows
BUY FOR ME THE RAIN - The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
BROKEN HEADLIGHTS - Joey Ryan featuring Sarah Bareilles
WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN - Creedence Clearwater Revival
I CAN'T STAND THE RAIN - Ann Peebles
WALK BETWEEN THE RAINDROPS - Donald Fagen
RAIN ON MY PARADE - Bobby Darin
LADY RAIN - Daryl Hall and John Oates
BOX OF RAIN - Grateful Dead
I THINK IT'S GOING TO RAIN TODAY - Randy Newman
MY OLD RAINCOAT - E
LITTLE BIT OF RAIN - Amos Lee
IN THE RAIN - The Dramatics
FLOWERS IN THE RAIN - The Move
RAINMAKER - Harry Nilsson
HERE COMES THAT RAINY DAY FEELING - The Fortunes
IT'S RAINING AGAIN - Supertramp
THINK OF RAIN - Margo Guryan
TOO MUCH RAIN - Paul McCartney
ONLY HAPPY WHEN IT RAINS - Garbage
PURPLE RAIN - Prince
FOOL IN THE RAIN - Led Zeppelin
EARLY MORNING RAIN - Gordon Lightfoot
COME IN WITH THE RAIN - Taylor Swift
RIGHT AS RAIN - The Band
RAIN - The Beatles
NOVEMBER RAIN - Guns N' Roses
RAIN - The Wreckers
MANDOLIN RAIN - Rickey Scaggs and Bruce Hornsby
IT NEVER RAINS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA - Albert Hammond
RAINY DAYS AND MONDAYS - The Carpenters
CRYING IN THE RAIN - The Everly Brothers
THE RAIN, THE PARK AND OTHER THINGS - The Cowsills
RAINDROPS KEEP FALLIN' ON MY HEAD - B.J. Thomas
Dry off and add your own songs to this watery playlist please.