Sir Michael Parkinson looks at the weather - and rain in particular - as the inspiration for song writers. Among the lyrics he celebrates are those to 'Come Rain Come Shine', 'Fire and Rain' 'Stormy Weather', 'Here's that Rainy Day' and of course 'Singin in the Rain'.
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Woody Herman
My Favourite Things
- This Is Jazz.
- COLUMBIA/LEGACY.
- CK-65040.
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Frank Sinatra
Come Rain Or Come Shine
- My Way: The Very Best Of Frank Sinatra.
- REPRISE.
- 9362-467122.
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Supertramp
Its Raining Again
- Retrospectable.
- A&M.
- 0602-498869284.
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James Taylor
Fire And Rain
- James Taylor - Classic Songs.
- CBS.
- 241089-2.
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Jamie Cullum
Singing In The Rain
- Twenty Something.
- Universal.
- PROM-O.
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Barbra Streisand
Gentle Rain
- Detour Ahead.
- CANDID.
- CCD-79796.
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Dinah Washington
September In The Rain
- Amoureuse.
- PICKWICK.
- PWKS-539.
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The Singers Unlimited
Soon It's Gonna Rain
- Magic Voices Cd6.
- MPS RECORDS.
- CD6-539 136-2.
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Randy Crawford
Rainy Night In Georgia
- Soul Nights.
- POLYGRAM TV.
- 525-005-2.
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Eurythmics
Here Comes The Rain Again
- Eurythmics / Greatest Hits.
- RCA.
- PD-74856.
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Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Rain, Rain, Beautiful Rain
- One World.
- GLOBAL.
- RADCD-74.
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Randy Newman
Rider In The Rain
- Little Criminals.
- WARNER BROS.
- 256-404.
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Billie Holiday
Stormy Weather
- Once Upon A Summertime.
- VERVE.
- 520-9742.
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Dionne Warwick
Here's That Rainy Day
- Very Dionne.
- RHINO.
- 0349778692.
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B.J. Thomas
Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head
- Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid.
- A&M.
- AMLS-963.
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