{"id":62334,"date":"2015-01-11T21:35:50","date_gmt":"2015-01-12T01:35:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/agrowingobsession.com\/?p=62334"},"modified":"2015-01-11T21:35:50","modified_gmt":"2015-01-12T01:35:50","slug":"occasional-daily-weather-report-11115-the-rainy-day-song","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/agrowingobsession.com\/?p=62334","title":{"rendered":"Occasional Daily Weather Report 1\/11\/15 (the rainy day song)"},"content":{"rendered":"


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We all know that<\/em> famous paean to a rainy day. But there’s another rainy day tribute, done by Sesame Street in the 1980s, that is every bit as much an earworm.
\nDecades later, everyone at our house still knows it by heart. So consider yourself warned and listen to the dated and grainy video at the end at your peril.
\n(It has softly rained nonstop for nearly two days now, casually, matter-of-factly, just the way I remember winter rain, pre-drought.) <\/p>\n

It’s a rainy day;
\nIt’s a rainy day.
\nIt’s raining outside,
\nAnd I can’t go out and play.
\nWhy do we need the rain anyway?<\/p>\n

Rain falls everywhere,
\nFills the rivers and streams,
\nFlows into the reservoirs
\nPurified and clean.
\nWater to do the wash,
\nWater to drink,
\nWater is flowing
\nThrough the pipes into our sink.<\/p>\n

It’s a rainy day;
\nIt’s a rainy day.
\nIt’s raining outside,
\nAnd I can’t go out and play.
\nI guess I’ll stay at home today.<\/p>\n

Every living thing needs water;
\nEvery living thing needs the rain.
\nEvery living thing needs water;
\nI guess I really can’t complain.<\/p>\n

It’s a rainy day;
\nIt’s a rainy day.
\nIt’s raining outside,
\nAnd I can’t go out and play.
\nWhy do we need the rain anyway?<\/p>\n

Water to do the dishes,
\nWater to brush your teeth,
\nWater to take a shower,
\nWater to wash the street.<\/p>\n

Water for the forest,
\nMillions of thirsty roots;
\nWater for the garden,
\nFlowers, vegetables, and fruits.<\/p>\n

It’s a rainy day;
\nIt’s a rainy day.
\nIt’s raining outside,
\nAnd I can’t go out and play.
\nDon’t you know I love the rain anyway?!<\/em><\/p>\n

Written by Benjamin Goldstein, Michael Karp
\nPublisher Filmus Inc.
\nMichael Karp Music Inc.
\nSesame Street Inc.
\nEKA Episode 1740<\/p>\n