Episode 188 - The FAB 15 Songs About Rain

In this episode, your Papa Dave and Uncle Derek are picking out Fab 15 Songs About Rain! It's sort of an Autumnal episode and it's a lot of fun. Check it out!

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Time Index:

• 0:00 - Intro, including discussion of list-making, rules for this list, links, and the last time Dave rode a horse.
• 12:15 - The List Begins
  • 12:15 - #15 - "I Love a Rainy Night" by Eddie Rabbit / "Africa" by Toto
  • 15:41 - #14 - "Rainy Day Sun" by Spinal Tap / "MacArthur Park" by Richard Harris
  • 21:14 - #13 - "It's Raining Men" by the Weather Girls / "Another Rainy Night" by Queensryche
  • 25:56 - #12 - "Set Fire to the Rain" by Adele / "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head" by BJ Thomas
  • 31:40 - #11 - "Only Happy When It Rains" by Garbage / "November Rain" by Guns 'N' Roses
  • 36:38 - #10 - "Here Comes the Rain Again" by Eurythmics / "Dry the Rain" by The Beta Band
  • 42:37 - #9 - "Singing in the Rain" by Gene Kelly (EXACT MATCH!)
  • 44:37 - #8 - "Laughter in the Rain" by Neil Sedaka / "Tornadoes" by Drive-By Truckers
  • 51:01 - #7 - "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain" by Willie Nelson / "Love Ain't for Keeping" by The Who
  • 56:14 - #6 - "It's Raining Again" by Supertramp / "Have You Ever Seen the Rain" by CCR
  • 1:03:29 - #5 - "Rain" by The Beatles / "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain" by Willie Nelson
  • 1:06:22 - #4 - "Fool in the Rain" by Led Zeppelin / "Rain" by the Beatles
  • 1:09:22 - #3 - "Another Rainy Night" by Queensryche / "Purple Rain" by Prince
  • 1:12:16 - #2 - "Who'll Stop the Rain" by CCR / "Rainy Night in Soho" by the Pogues
  • 1:16:54 - #1 - "Purple Rain" by Prince / "The Rain Song" by Led Zeppelin
• 1:22:18 - Honorable Mentions
• 1:39:08 - The Final 15
• 1:43:26 - Picking #1
• 1:45:57 - Confirmed Final List and outro
• "Purple Rain" is our agreed #1. The following 14 are in no particular order.
• Another Rainy Night
• Singing in the Rain
• Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain
• Rain
• Who'll Stop the Rain
• Rainy Day Sun
• Set Fire to the Rain
• Here Comes the Rain Again
• Laughter in the Rain
• Rainy Night in Soho
• Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head
• November Rain
• The Rain Song
• It's Raining Men

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