[Rain Songs] A selection of Western music to listen to on rainy days – rainy songs

You Are The Only OneEmily Osment

Emily Osment – You Are The Only One

This is a song from Emily Osment’s album “All The Right Wrongs.” The music video, which seems to depict rainy emotions of the heart, is perfect for June, and Emily’s voice singing about a woman’s bittersweet feelings matches the rock-style sound very well.

If you listen to this song and let your heart’s rain flow freely, you might be able to accept that painful romantic experiences are just one page of life and move forward.

Here Comes The Rain AgainEurythmics

Eurythmics, Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart – Here Comes The Rain Again (Remastered)

A duo who rose to global fame with the smash hit “Sweet Dreams.” In the ’80s they scored another hit—reaching No.

4 on the Billboard chart—with a song themed around rain.

Many fans were captivated by vocalist Annie’s androgynous look and alluring voice.

In this track, too, pay attention to Annie’s singing, which stirs deep, aching emotions!

Only Happy When It RainsGarbage

Only Happy When It Rains

This is the song Only Happy When It Rains by Garbage, featuring Nirvana’s former producer as both drummer and producer.

It’s a very twisted song about being happy only when it rains! Apparently, the lyrics were written as a satire of the gloomy mood that became popular during the grunge boom centered in Seattle.

It’s a track that received very high praise from fellow musicians—so much so that even the legendary band Metallica covered it.

Rainy DaysGeneral Public

General Public – Rainy Days (Radio Edit)

The cheerful sounds and rhythms of reggae ring out, giving the impression of a lively, playful rain.

It’s not like the quiet patter of raindrops; even if a rainy day might make you feel blue, it carries a vibe of getting through it cheerfully.

It’s rhythmic music that somehow makes you feel upbeat just by listening—full of a “things will work out” energy and power, like “some days are like this, so let’s smile.”

Please Don’t Stop The RainJames Morrison

James Morrison – Please Don’t Stop The Rain

This song by James Morrison uses rainy weather as a metaphor for the ups and downs of love.

Songs that picture love through rain are often pessimistic and emphasize sadness.

In that context, while this track follows the common pattern of equating romantic highs and lows with the weather, it feels relatively matter-of-fact because it frames the rain with a forward-looking, predictive mindset—thinking ahead.

Love involves many events and isn’t always happy and sweet.

Just as rain inevitably falls, sad things happen when you’re in love.

In a sense, it’s a sage-like, enlightened metaphor, which makes the song feel refreshingly straightforward to listen to.

Raining On SundayKeith Urban

Keith Urban – Raining On Sunday (Official Music Video)

This song is by Australian singer Keith Urban.

It’s included on his 2002 album Golden Road.

The original was by country musician Radney Foster, featured on his 1999 album See What You Want to See, and this version is a cover.

It’s a rock ballad with a powerful yet warm vocal that’s truly captivating.

The lyrics offer a profound message about love that draws you in.

I recommend listening to it with someone special.

Feel Like RainMotion City Soundtrack

Motion City Soundtrack – Feel Like Rain

This song has the feel of bright, upbeat rock, like the Manic Street Preachers.

They sing “like rain” many times throughout the track.

It seems to belong to the category of fairly positive songs, but the lyrics are quite complex.

It’s the kind of lyric that could tip into darkness with a single misstep; at first listen it sounds bright, but the words being sung aren’t actually cheerful.