It looks like it might be a rainy couple of weeks here in Toronto, Ontario. Rain can take on a quite a few meanings for our clients. For children, it may mean the pure joy of catching raindrops in a bucket or splashing in puddles, for older adults living in senior care, it may mean they don't get the chance to get out for fresh air on the very rainy days. For others it may take on symbolic meanings such as rebirth, the washing away of the old, better things to come, or it may feel like a reflection of one's inner world.
We hope you enjoy these 10 rainy day songs to add to your music therapy repertoire!
Standing in the Rain - Al Green
Lyric: Write this down if you can
I'm a cold hard working man
See this guitar in my hand
I'm standing out here in the rain, hey
2. Singing in the Rain - Gene Kelly
Lyric: Let the stormy clouds chase
Everyone from the place
Come on with the rain
I have a smile on my face
3. Fire and Rain - James Taylor
Lyric: I've seen fire and I've seen rain
I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end
I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend
But I always thought that I'd see you again
4. Come Rain or Come Shine - Ray Charles
Lyric: I'm gonna love you, like no one loves you
Come rain or come shine
High as a mountain, deep as a river
Come rain or come shine
5. Falling Like Rain - Tina Turner
Lyric: I'm falling like rain
Oh I, I love ya, love ya, love ya
Falling like rain
Oh I, I'm coming down around ya
I will always think about you
6. No Rain - Blind Melon
Lyric: All I can say is that my life is pretty plain
I like watching the puddles gather rain
And all I can do
Is just pour some tea for two
And speak my point of view
But it's not sane
7. Have You Ever Seen the Rain - Creedance Clearwater Revival
Lyric: Someone told me long ago There's a calm before the storm I know It's been comin' for some time When it's over, so they say It'll rain a sunny day I know Shinin' down like water
8. Rain on Me - Lady Gaga, Arianna Grande
Lyric: It's coming down on me Water like misery It's coming down on me I'm ready, rain on me
9. Why Does it Always Rain on Me - Travis
Lyric: Why does it always rain on me?
Is it because I lied when I was seventeen?
Why does it always rain on me?
Even when the sun is shinning I can't avoid the lightning
10. Rainy Days and Mondays - The Carpenters
Lyric: What I've got they used to call the blues
Nothin' is really wrong
Feelin' like I don't belong
Walkin' around
Some kind of lonely clown
Rainy days and Mondays always get me down