Stormy Weather

The Northeast corridor is bracing for power outages and life-threatening flash floods. – AccuWeather

Never drive around road barricades – turn around, don’t drown.” – An email from our township weather alert.

It’s a twister! Auntie Em! – Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz

In all seriousness, bad weather is no laughing matter. For those of you living in my neck of the woods, I hope you get home safe and don’t lose power and heat. After listening to the local weather reports and seeing the early closings and cancellations, I know we are in for a rough night.

When I was little, my music-loving parents helped us put together a playlist of songs having to do with the rain. Remember that this was in the 1980s, so the “playlist” consisted of a paper and pencil, not a Spotify Premium account. The songs ranged from easy to hard, and we received extra points for super creative entries. For today’s post, I thought I’d play the game here and see what I can come up with off the top of my head.

Easy songs – Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head (B.J.Thomas), Purple Rain (Prince), Singing in the Rain
(Gene Kelly), I Made It Through the Rain (Barry Manilow), It’s Raining Men (The Weather Girls) 

Harder songs – Here Comes the Rain Again (The Eurythmics), Blame it on the Rain (Milli Vanilli), Rainy Days and Mondays (The Carpenters), Don’t Rain on My Parade (Barbra Streisand), Fire and Rain (James Taylor)    

Creative songs – Umbrella (Rihanna), My Favorite Things (The Sound of Music)

Okay – your turn! What songs should I add to my playlist?

XO,

Elisa