| We've all been in this situation -- in the elevator | | | | these cheery lyrics: "Hey there, Mr. Blue/We're |
| with a stranger, or when first meeting someone | | | | so pleased to be with you/Look around, see what |
| new -- the awkwardness in the air is heavier than | | | | you do/Everybody smiles at you." |
| plutonium, and they turn to you and start talking | | | | "Good Day Sunshine" - The Beatles |
| about....THE WEATHER! Oh, no, no, no -- anything | | | | The Beatles had a knack for writing just about |
| but THAT! Unless you happen to be a | | | | any type of song, including sweet, simple carefree |
| meteorologist, it's a desperate, Hail Mary play, | | | | music and lyrics like "Good Day Sunshine." Paul |
| that's maybe good for a few seconds of | | | | McCartney wrote the song at John Lennon's |
| conversation, and then leads straight back to the | | | | house on a sunny afternoon. Accompanied by a |
| dead-end of awkward silence. Luckily, that's not | | | | bouncy piano part, some of the tune's uplifting |
| true for music and lyrics about the weather. | | | | lyrics are, "I need to laugh/And when the sun is |
| There are many great songs about the weather | | | | out/I've got something I can laugh about/...Good |
| whose music and lyrics have not only lasted for a | | | | day sunshine." |
| few seconds, but for decades. Here are some | | | | 'I Love a Rainy Night" - Eddie Rabbitt |
| weather tunes and lyrics -- or ones that equate | | | | Well, this tune and lyrics by country star Eddie |
| weather with emotions -- that have enjoyed a | | | | Rabbitt should boost rain's self-esteem a bit. Not |
| downpour of success. | | | | only did it chart at #1, but the lyrics are about the |
| "Only Happy When it Rains" - Garbage | | | | magical show that nature presents with nighttime |
| Poor rain. It's associated a heck of a lot with | | | | showers: "I love a rainy night/I love to hear the |
| sadness in song lyrics, and in this dark but catchy | | | | thunder/Watch the lightning/When it lights up the |
| tune by Garbage, it equals depression. But the | | | | sky/You know it makes me feel good." |
| good news -- if you can call it that -- is that rain | | | | Hopefully, he didn't sit under a tree while writing |
| makes the depressed person in the lyrics FEEL | | | | those lyrics! |
| something, anything -- beyond their daily | | | | "Summer Breeze" - Seals & Crofts |
| numbness: "I'm only happy when it rains/I'm only | | | | An oldie but a goodie, this soft-rock ballad's |
| happy when it's complicated/Although I know you | | | | carefree music and lyrics epitomize the feeling of |
| can't appreciate it/I'm only happy when it rains." | | | | a perfect summer day: "Summer breeze, |
| "Mr. Blue Sky" - Electric Light Orchestra | | | | makes me feel fine/Blowing through the jasmine |
| Bright and bouncy, this melody and its lyrics | | | | in my mind." A child's toy piano is played |
| celebrate the joy of seeing blue skies after a long | | | | throughout the song, emphasizing the sweet |
| spell of rain. Literally. Attempting to follow-up | | | | charm of its tune and lyrics. |
| on the band's "New World Record" LP, singer Jeff | | | | So next time someone tries to talk to you about |
| Lynne hunkered down in a Swiss chalet during | | | | the weather, tell them to turn their words into |
| two weeks of dark, dreary weather, and couldn't | | | | lyrics and sing them, instead. Somehow, when |
| think of a thing to write. Finally, the sun broke | | | | information about the weather is set to music, it |
| through, melted Lynne's writer's block, and he | | | | makes it much more bearable -- and even |
| was able to write Mr. Blue Sky, which includes | | | | enjoyable! |