Results: This survey is about rain. Not the kind that caused such devastation and loss of life in Texas but rather the kind of rain people sing about.
Published on 07/18/2025
This week our top news story here in Canada has been about the Texas Floods. We heard about what happened but soon after the focus turned to who was to blame for what happened. I hate when that happens. Rain is not always so unwelcome and often it finds its way into popular songs. Here are some songs about rain that fell over several decades. You might like some of them.
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I was watching a video of Stevie Ray Vaughan, live at the El Mocambo in Toronto on July 20, 1983. The legendary late guitarist was born October 3, 1954, in Dallas, Texas and one of the songs from the Toronto gig was Texas Flood (also the title of the album). This is the SRV song that inspired this survey. Do you like the song (it kicks in after a 2 minute intro)?
Yes
30%
633 votes
No
18%
372 votes
Undecided
18%
380 votes
Not Applicable
34%
715 votes
2.
2.
This next one is an oldie and has a bit more sugar added to it. "Rhythm of the Rain" is a song performed by The Cascades, released in November 1962. Do you like this one?
Yes
48%
1002 votes
No
12%
258 votes
Undecided
11%
224 votes
Not Applicable
29%
616 votes
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3.
I sometimes would sing the first few lines from this next one when we had a downpour in Scotland (a frequent event). I never knew who sang it but I imagined it being sung by the likes of Ella Fitzgerald. I was surprised to see the photograph and name Jane Morgan from 1958. Do you remember the song "The Day That The Rains Came Down."?
Yes
24%
508 votes
No
33%
691 votes
Undecided
12%
254 votes
Not Applicable
31%
647 votes
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4.
In a somewhat contrived contribution to 1960s Flower Power, the UK band The Move released the song "Flowers In The Rain". The song was released as the lead single to the band's debut self-titled studio album, Move, in August, 1967, featuring the B-side "(Here We Go Round) the Lemon Tree." The Move eventually morphed into the more successful ELO (Electric Light Orchestra). Do you like "Flowers in The Rain"?
Yes
30%
639 votes
No
20%
414 votes
Undecided
16%
341 votes
Not Applicable
34%
706 votes
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5.
I was surprised to find/remember several more popular songs with raindrops landing on them. It might even snow. Are you interested in a Part 2 of this survey?
Yes
48%
1018 votes
No
14%
287 votes
Undecided
15%
317 votes
Not Applicable
23%
478 votes
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