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94. McArthur Park by Richard Harris

Thu May 22, 2025, 04:59 PM

May 22

MacArthur's Park is melting in the dark
All the sweet, green icing flowing down
Someone left the cake out in the rain
I don't think that I can take it
'Cause it took so long to bake it
And I'll never have that recipe again, oh no

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Name a song with rain in the title or lyrics. [View all] debm55 May 21 OP

Let It Rain no_hypocrisy May 21 #1

I really liked that song. Thank you no_hypocrisy. debm55 May 21 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author LearnedHand May 21 #46

I Wish It Would Rain - The Temptations Eugene May 21 #2

Thank you very much Eugene. debm55 May 21 #4

Kentucky Rain - Elvis BOSSHOG May 21 #5

Love it. Thank you BOSSHOG debm55 May 21 #6

"Raindrops Keep Falling on my Head" by BJ Thomas Ritabert May 21 #7

Thank you very much Ritabert. debm55 May 21 #9

The Rain Song BigMin28 May 21 #8

Yes. great song. Thank you very much BigMin28 debm55 May 21 #10

Phil Collins: How I Wish It Would Rain Down hlthe2b May 21 #11

Thank you so much hlthe2b. debm55 May 21 #12

Rainy Days and Mondays by.the Carpenters SheltieLover May 21 #13

Thank you SheltieLover. I loved Karen's voice. debm55 May 21 #14

I loved her voice, too Deb SheltieLover May 21 #17

Rain. That's it. Just Rain. EYESORE 9001 May 21 #15

Great song. Thank you so much EYESORE9001 debm55 May 21 #28

Rain's been one of my favorites since it came out the summer of 1966 as the B-side of "Paperback Writer." George McGovern May 22 #96

Isn't it a Lovely Day to be Caught in the Rain SheltieLover May 21 #16

Love those two. Thank you SheltieLover. debm55 May 21 #26

Rainy Day, Dream Away displacedvermoter May 21 #18

Thank you very much displacedvermoter. debm55 May 21 #25

I Can't Stand the Rain - Ann Peebles Lars39 May 21 #19

Thank you very much Lars39, Great song. debm55 May 21 #24

Fabulous song! EuterpeThelo May 21 #34

Somehow missed the Humble Pie version growing up! Lars39 May 21 #56

Purple Rain k_buddy762 May 21 #20

Agree. Thank you very much k-buddy. debm55 May 21 #22

Rhythm of the Rain BarbaRosa May 21 #21

Yes , a song of my youth. Thank you BarbaRosa. debm55 May 21 #23

The Cascades - Rhythm of the Rain (1963) Thank You BarbaRosa! Wonderful timeless tune! George McGovern May 22 #98

A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall Jim__ May 21 #27

Thank you Jim__ and have a great day. debm55 May 21 #31

Good morning, Deb! (Creedence) "Have You Ever Seen the Rain" KitFox May 21 #29

Good morning to you too, KitFox. Two great rain songs. debm55 May 21 #32

Joy is Like the Rain- by the Medical Mission Sisters Quakerfriend May 21 #30

Thank you very much, Quakerfriend. debm55 May 21 #33

I Love a Rainy Night nt doc03 May 21 #35

Thank you very much doc03 debm55 May 21 #40

Thank you very much, doc03 debm55 May 21 #41

Yesterday's Rain EuterpeThelo May 21 #36

Thank you very much. EuterpeThelo. I agree. debm55 May 21 #38

Purple Rain - Prince LoisB May 21 #37

Very much so, Thank you LoisB. debm55 May 21 #39

Camel & Lowell George (Little Feat) & Nils Lofgren justaprogressive May 21 #42

Thank you so much for your selections, justaprogressive. debm55 May 21 #44

Brook Benton - Rainy Night in Georgia Doc_Technical May 21 #43

Thank you Doc_Technical. I remember that song from my younger days. debm55 May 21 #45

It Will Follow the Rain CanonRay May 21 #47

Prayers for Rain, The Cure LearnedHand May 21 #48

Thank you very much, LearnedHand. debm55 May 21 #58

Red Rain - Peter Gabriel WestMichRad May 21 #49

Thank you WestMichRad. Peter is one of my favorite singers. debm55 May 21 #59

Bus Stop by the Hollies nocoincidences May 21 #50

Thank You nocoincidences for Bus Stop! Here areThe Hollies Live at the BBC. George McGovern May 22 #112

That medley is wonderful. It showcases how nocoincidences May 24 #124

Rain on the Scarecrow, John Mellancamp Cloudhopper May 21 #51

Looks Like Rain, Grateful Dead belpejic May 21 #52

It's Raining Men. The Weather Girls. AloeVera May 21 #53

Love this!!! Ninga May 22 #105

1968 Fever Tree "Come With Me" (Rain Song) nonaa May 21 #54

Crying in the Rain - Everly Brothers Stargleamer May 21 #55

Thank You Stargleamer! Here are The Everly Brothers "Crying In The Rain" on The Ed Sullivan Show, February 18, 1962. George McGovern May 22 #116

Early Morning Rain. greatauntoftriplets May 21 #57

Give me AnnieLennox, kozar May 21 #60

Thank you kozar. I love that song and Annie"s voice. debm55 May 22 #74

Blue eyes crying in the rain liberal69 May 21 #61

Welcome to DU LetMyPeopleVote May 22 #73

Sunday Rain Sets In Ferrets are Cool May 21 #62

Who'll Stop The Rain by CCR TommieMommy May 21 #63

John Fogerty & Bob Seger - Who'll stop the rain? George McGovern May 22 #99

"Only Happy When It Rains" - Garbage MorbidButterflyTat May 21 #64

Rain flvegan May 21 #65

Smoky Mountain Rain lpbk2713 May 21 #66

Evelyn, A Modified Dog - ("Rain" in lyrics) JoseBalow May 21 #67

Two For You ProfessorGAC May 21 #68

Love, Reign O'er Me - The Who WestMichRad May 21 #69

I Love A Rainy Night by Eddie Rabbitt Niagara May 22 #70

Let It Rain from Journey Niagara May 22 #71

Rainmaker by Bruce Springsteen Niagara May 22 #72

I Can See Clearly Now, The Rain has Gone LeftishBrit May 22 #75

I Can See Clearly Now, The Rain has Gone by Johnny Nash Thanks LeftishBrit for this awe-inspiring meaningful song! George McGovern May 22 #103

It Might as Well Rain Until September LeftishBrit May 22 #76

November Rain. (No, not THAT one) johnp3907 May 22 #77

'Let a smile be your umbrella... on a rainy, rainy day'... Jrose May 22 #78

Who'll Stop the Rain--CCR Dulcinea May 22 #79

One of my favorite songs ever. Thank You for posting this wonderful video Dulcinea! George McGovern May 22 #100

Have You Ever Seen the Rain--CCR Dulcinea May 22 #80

Another Rainy Day In New York City by Chicago Wiz Imp May 22 #81

Fire and Rain by James Taylor Wiz Imp May 22 #82

I Made It Through the Rain by Barry Manilow Wiz Imp May 22 #83

It's Raining Again by Supertramp Wiz Imp May 22 #84

It Never Rains In Southern California by Albert Hammond Wiz Imp May 22 #85

Alabama Rain -- Jim Croce rsdsharp May 22 #86

I think it's going to rain today thucythucy May 22 #87

Dancing in the Rain Emile May 22 #88

Rainmaker by Traffic Ohiya May 22 #89

Jungleland by Bruce Springsteen Wiz Imp May 22 #90

Waitin' on a Sunny Day by Bruce Springsteen Wiz Imp May 22 #91

Mr. Blue Sky By Electric Light Orchestra Wiz Imp May 22 #92

Walking in Memphis by Marc Cohn Wiz Imp May 22 #93

McArthur Park by Richard Harris Wiz Imp May 22 #94

Walking in the Rain With the One I Love Rhiagel May 22 #95

Rain in the Summertime -- The Alarm (1987) IcyPeas May 22 #97

Keith Whitley - I'm No Stranger to the Rain nevertoodressy May 22 #101

Welcome to DU LetMyPeopleVote May 23 #120

Baby the Rain Must Fall Sneederbunk May 22 #102

The Raindrop Prelude, Op. 28, No. 15 by Chopin. Basso8vb May 22 #104

South Central Rain - R.E.M. DinahMoeHum May 22 #106

It Can't Rain All The Time by Jane Siberry Niagara May 22 #107

Red Rain - Peter Gabriel VMA131Marine May 22 #108

Here Comes the Rain Again - Eurythmics VMA131Marine May 22 #109

Listen to the Rhythm of the Falling Rain The Blue Flower May 22 #110

Love, Reign O'er Me - The Who VMA131Marine May 22 #111

Only Happy When it Rains - Garbage VMA131Marine May 22 #113

November Rain - Guns 'n' Roses VMA131Marine May 22 #114

Rain Is Falling - ELO Mad_Dem_X May 22 #115

Yoko Kanno - Rain sakabatou May 22 #117

Laughter in the Rain - Neil Sedaka Eugene May 22 #118

Summer Rain Figarosmom May 23 #119

singing in the rain. gene kelly AllaN01Bear May 23 #121

The Cowsills The Rain, The Park & Other Things (1967) George McGovern May 23 #122

I can't believe no one mentioned Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 Morbius May 23 #123