ROCKOLLECTIONS: APRIL SHOWERS- LET IT RAIN PT.2

[Mike Pell]

I was thinking during the break about that somewhat lame Rain sound effect I used in the first half.

That got me to thinking about songs that have the Sound Of Rain in them.

And what was the first one I remember hearing?

I should have done this during the Academy Awards, lol!
So in this episode I will present, and it's just my opinion, the Award For Best Song That Contains Rain Sound Effects!

A sort of Golden Pell!

What would be your favorite, or do you agree with me?

Have a listen and find out.

 

Here's the dry link to the wet second half of the show, at WLSO.FM:

 

http://wlso.fm/wordpress/archives/2243

 

 

Mike

[Jon]

That is good soundin' rain on the Doors tune. But is it the best? Hmm.....

Liked this show as good as the first one, Joe Jackson needs some dues, underrated in my book. And no, not the Twilight or Hunger Games books.

 

And the bestest thing was...NO BLIND MELON! Yayyyyyyy!

[Scott]

Rainy season a bit messed up this year, March was the rain shower month and now April feels like full blown summer (except for those two cold days last week) - Weird year!

Nice pick on the Doors tune!  Like that one!

 

Golden Pell goes to Joe Jackson easily!  Although I really enjoyed the flasbacks from Johnny Rivers and Dee Clark a lot!  This track was really nice.

 

And nice closer!  Its been a ton of years since Ive heard that one!

 

Nice series Mike!!

[Mike Pell]

RJ,

Nice pick, you nailed it!

Hard for me to choose between those first two songs, but the Raindrops one was already an oldie when I heard it.

I LOVE that Johnny Rivers song- you should have the Realization album by him in your collection!

Mentions frequently that GREAT album with the BEST cover from just a few months earlier, lol!

Let's face it, Neil Sedaka is effeminate- that's just the way he is.

He has always been able to write very catchy tunes, and I have liked many of them over the years.

Hell, he goes back to the 50's I think!
Man, I haven't even thought of Bad Blood in ages...can't even remember what it sounds like, lol!

You got it, ELO rose out of the ashes of The Move.

And The Move have always been an unfairly neglected group.

I'd give the Golden Pell to them myself!

And bring back Joe Jackson.

Much more to come...maybe annoyingly so, lol!

Thanks for listening, writing, and the great show compliment,

Mike

[RJhog (Admin)]

Oh yeah, I liked this show. 

 

Those first two songs are certainly familiar to me, and though I think both are good songs, I'd say I like The Cascades tune better.

 

That Johnny Rivers song is so classic and awesome.  I love that song.  And who wouldn't love a song that mentions a great album with an awful cover by a great band?  This was definitely my favorite song that you played, but of course, the Golden Pell cannot be give to a song that I know.  More on that later.

 

I got it right!  Riders On The Storm is always the first song I would think about if we were discussing songs with the rain sound effect.  For some reason, it seems like there is an ELO song with actual rainfall (not a sound effect) in it, maybe from the Out Of The Blue album.  I'll have to check on that.

 

I think the Neil Sedadka song is certainly okay, but he definitely sounds like a woman singing.  No offense meant, it just sounds that way, and you get a little wake me up when he mentions "her or she".  Anyway, doesn't he sing Bad Blood?  That's my favorite song by him.  I bet you didn't know I knew a song by him, did you?

 

The Golden Pell will go to either of the two songs you played that I haven't heard before.  Those are the Joe Jackson song and the song by The Move.  Isn't that another ELO connection?  I'm going with The Move, although I think both songs are pretty cool.  And this is about the 4th or 5th time recently that I've taken note of Joe Jackson being mentioned around here or on other sites.

 

Great show Mike.

[RJhog (Admin)]

Getting ready to listen, my first thought would be Riders On The Storm...