[Rain Songs] Songs to listen to on a rainy day. A special feature on rain-themed tracks.
Do you like rainy days?
Some people dislike them because you get wet and can’t go out, while others love the sound of the rain or the calm atmosphere—there are all kinds of opinions.
For many, rain also ties in with a slightly bittersweet feeling, and there are plenty of songs that use rain as a theme to sing about that sense of poignancy.
In this article, we’ll introduce lots of popular songs that are perfect for listening to on a rainy day!
While many of them are melancholy, there are also songs that sing about hope—like how the rain will stop someday—so be sure to listen to plenty of them!
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[Rain Songs] Songs to listen to on rainy days. Rain song special (31–40)
Rain MelodyKinKi Kids
If you want to ignite a fiery passion on a rainy day, KinKi Kids’ “Ame no Melody” is highly recommended! Released in 1999 as KinKi Kids’ eighth single, the song debuted at No.
1 on the Oricon weekly chart.
The tones of brass instruments and acoustic guitar create a subtly Latin atmosphere, resulting in a sound that makes you want to move your body.
Why not spend a rainy day feeling the burning passion of Latin music?
Warm RainTomita Rabo
If you want to spend a rainy day in style, I recommend Tomita Lab’s “Atatakai Ame” (“Warm Rain”)! Tomita Lab is a music producer and composer-arranger, best known for producing MISIA’s “Everything.” “Atatakai Ame” was created with Mamalaid Rag’s Hirokuni Tanaka as a guest.
True to Tomita’s influences from Steely Dan and David Foster, it’s a sophisticated and stylish track.
Try listening to it in the rain with a glass of wine in hand!
A midsummer passing showerUtada Hikaru
This is Hikaru Utada’s fifth digital-only single.
It was released simultaneously with “Hanataba wo Kimi ni.” It was chosen as the theme song for NTV’s NEWS ZERO.
It’s the kind of song you’ll want to listen to when you feel like soaking in the gentle, wistful mood of a rainy day.
SquallMatsumoto Eiko
It’s a love song written by Masaharu Fukuyama.
It sings about the joy a woman in love feels and how she is in his room.
You can almost picture a scene from a drama, like maybe she ended up staying over at the house of the guy she likes because a heavy rain suddenly started pouring.
Red Sweet PeaMatsuda Seiko
When you’re feeling down because of the rain, I’d love for you to listen to Seiko Matsuda’s “Akai Sweet Pea.” The lyrics have a fresh, innocent feel, so I’m sure it will lift your spirits.
Released in 1982 as her eighth single, it’s one of the most popular songs in Matsuda’s repertoire.
The composer, Yumi Matsutoya, went on to provide many songs to Matsuda starting with this track.
You can almost picture the two of them sitting on a station bench in the rain!
[Rain Songs] Songs to listen to on a rainy day. Special feature on rain songs (41–50)
cactusPorunogurafiti
A Porno Graffitti number that depicts a couple’s relationship gradually falling apart.
In fact, it’s said that the title and lyrics were changed multiple times before release.
The two sadly reach the end without noticing the signs the lover shows here and there.
Even so, in the end the narrator realizes those feelings and their own oversights, and wishes they could start over.
The imagery in the lyrics is like rain that keeps falling, followed by the sun breaking through.
It’s not just bittersweet—it’s a song that also conveys a sense of hope.
Rain of jewelsPerfume
A coupling track from the 2017 single “TOKYO GIRL.” It was used as the commercial song for the “Ora2 × Perfume Mouth Beauty Project.” Perfume is a three-member music unit from Hiroshima Prefecture that debuted in 2002.
The song features an uptempo, evolving rhythm and a signature style with techno sounds pushed to the forefront.
I think the vocals’ impassive, almost emotion-suppressed tone matches the sound perfectly.