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Do you have a favorite weather song about weather you don't like?



(inspired by a great already-posted question but I won't ruin by telling)


'I Can See Clearly Now"              Johnny Nash


" I can see clearly now the rain is gone . . . gone are the dark clouds that had me blind . . ."


   I much prefer cloudy, rainy weather







Posted - June 7, 2021
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  • 1952
    It never rains in Southern California by Albert Hammond.
      June 8, 2021 9:37 AM MDT
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  • 23641
    Thanks for stopping in Echooos.  :)


    And I also love Hammond's "I'm a Train"

    :)

      June 8, 2021 4:44 PM MDT
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  • 313
    rain rain go away
      June 11, 2021 4:02 PM MDT
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  • 23641
    I always wondered why Little Sally just didn't go outside and play in the rain -- I always did!
    :)

    I lost count of the amount of songs here.    As it says, definitely a "medley." :)
      June 21, 2021 4:00 PM MDT
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  • 13277
    amount number of songs. Randy's asleep on the job again.
      January 11, 2022 7:59 AM MST
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  • 23641
    I guess I never thought of my error  that way but that makes sense. I'll leave it for fun.  :)
      January 12, 2022 8:21 PM MST
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  • 11151
    Yeah It's Raining Men by the Weather Girls.  A heavy down pour of men can clog up the eve trofs pretty qwick. Cheers and happy weekend!
      June 11, 2021 4:32 PM MDT
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  • 23641
    I like that song, too!
      June 21, 2021 4:08 PM MDT
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  • 53524

    “Same Auld Lang Syne” by Dan Fogelberg, 1981.



     


    LYRICS:

    Met my old lover in the grocery store
    The snow was falling Christmas Eve
    I stole behind her in the frozen foods
    And I touched her on the sleeve
    She didn't recognize the face at first
    But then her eyes flew open wide
    She went to hug me and she spilled her purse
    And we laughed until we cried
    We took her groceries to the checkout stand
    The food was totaled up and bagged
    We stood there lost in our embarrassment
    As the conversation dragged
    Went to have ourselves a drink or two
    But couldn't find an open bar
    We bought a six-pack at the liquor store
    And we drank it in her car
    We drank a toast to innocence
    We drank a toast to now
    And tried to reach beyond the emptiness
    But neither one knew how
    She said she'd married her an architect
    Who kept her warm and safe and dry
    She would have liked to say she loved the man
    But she didn't like to lie
    I said the years had been a friend to her
    And that her eyes were still as blue
    But in those eyes I wasn't sure if I
    Saw doubt or gratitude
    She said she saw me in the record stores
    And that I must be doing well
    I said the audience was heavenly
    But the traveling was hell
    We drank a toast to innocence
    We drank a toast to now
    And tried to reach beyond the emptiness
    But neither one knew how
    We drank a toast to innocence
    We drank a toast to time
    Reliving in our eloquence
    Another 'auld lang syne'
    The beer was empty and our tongues were tired
    And running out of things to say
    She gave a kiss to me as I got out
    And I watched her drive away
    Just for a moment I was back at school
    And felt that old familiar pain
    And as I turned to make my way back home
    The snow turned into rain


    ~

      June 21, 2021 7:46 AM MDT
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  • 23641
    I love that song!

    After listening to entire song, that last line often gives me literal chills.
    :)
      June 21, 2021 4:02 PM MDT
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  • 44649
    Great song.
      June 21, 2021 4:07 PM MDT
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  • 5451
    I like that song too!

    Short Stop Food Mart
    1302 E Frye Ave
    Peoria IL
    (the grocery store he’s talking about in the song)
      January 10, 2022 12:48 AM MST
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  • 23641
    Really? That's fascinating to me.
      January 10, 2022 7:29 PM MST
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  • 44649
    Probably the greatest music video of all time. A must see and hear.

      June 21, 2021 4:10 PM MDT
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  • 23641
    I can be strangely emotional at times -- and the first 30 seconds of the video looked pretty heavy for me at the moment. And I see its a nine-minute song - - I'm thinking it may get heavier. Looks like I might like it, though. Offhand, I don't know if I know the song by its title but I know a lot of Guns N'Roses.  Maybe I'll know it when I listen.
      June 21, 2021 4:54 PM MDT
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  • 23641
    I ended up watching the entire video and song.
    I did not know this song nor video
    With those first images of the music video -- I accurately predicted how it would progress.

    I liked the song and music video but (to the song's and video's credits) I admit I did not enjoy either.

    November
    Rain

    My favorite month and my favorite kind of weather. How could I not like it?
      June 21, 2021 5:08 PM MDT
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  • 53524

      Wait, what?


    “I liked the song and music video but I admit I did not enjoy either.”



    ___

      June 21, 2021 5:12 PM MDT
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  • 23641
    I know, ha. But it makes total sense to me.  :)

    I respect the song and video. I like the quality of the song/music/music video -- but, for me, I didn't enjoy because of the emotions the music and video created in me when I watched and listened. 

    It's very much like the movie "The Shawshank Redemption." I know countless people who watch that movie over and over and over again. They love it so.
    I, too, admire, like and respect the movie's qualities - - but I don't enjoy watching the movie at all because it's emotionally overwhelming for me. I've seen the movie a total of three times (including one time for research-only reasons).




    This post was edited by WelbyQuentin at January 11, 2022 7:57 AM MST
      June 21, 2021 5:18 PM MDT
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  • 53524

     

      Our lovable Welby. Don’t ever change, Pal!
    ~

      January 10, 2022 5:46 AM MST
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  • 23641
    :)   Thanks, Randy D. Was here a bit earlier but forgot to sign out, doing other things. I came back to officially sign out and saw your reply here.  I appreciate your kindness about what I thought was sort of weird about me that I wrote up there, thanks.  I sort of shake my head at myself sometimes, ha.  :)
      January 10, 2022 6:12 AM MST
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  • 16826
      June 21, 2021 5:20 PM MDT
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  • 23641
    "I'll be back." Have been here on site for quite a while. Getting tired and want to be fresh to listen.
      June 21, 2021 5:55 PM MDT
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  • 23641
    Over six months later - - related to my other reply - - geez, it surely took me a long time to get fresh, ha. Sorry.

    I don't think I've heard this song until now. I like it. I really like the last ten seconds of the video, too (the image freeze and the rain sounds  - my favorite kind of weather).
      January 9, 2022 7:42 PM MST
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  • 16826
    New Zealand band, contemporaries of Split Enz. They had some great sounds across the ditch in the 80s.
      January 13, 2022 6:57 PM MST
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