Is the rain of terror truly upon us? Or shall we, like the Eensy-Weensy Spider, rise again? If Ma was Rainey, was the Prince of Monaco Rainier? Does The Rain In Spain fall mainly down the drain? Where do the Everlys cry during a drought?

Anyway, after me, the deluge.....

Randy Newman's "Louisiana 1927"

Bessie Smith's "Backwater Blues"

The Dillards' cover of "The Rainmaker" (Harry Nilsson?)

"Galveston Flood", "Mighty Day"

"Mr. Noah" as sung by Dave Van Ronk




Less severe, (the two tier system).....

"And It Stoned Me" by Van Morrison


"Light Rain" by Taj Mahal


"Drip Drop" by The Drifters (Revived nicely by the Persuasions)

"Stormy Weather" by Lena Horne (Or do you prefer Bob Roberts on a folkie site).

"I Wish It Would Rain" by The Temptations








.....Lastly, the hit version of "I can't Stand The Rain" was by Ann Peebles, not Betty Everett.