Welcome to my Blog. My name is Neil and I have been living in Milton Keynes UK since the 4th August 2026.
I lived in the Armenia, Latvia and China.
I am a teacher of Geography and English.
I am married to Lena who is my soulmate and best friend.We also have a son Robert.
As you can tell from the Blog's name I am Scottish although I was born in London.
My Blog will be for sharing my thoughts on anything that takes my fancy. Please feel free to comment.
I have not done a top 10 post for a while and in honour of our latest English lesson video about ways to describe the rain, I started thinking about music that I love about the Rain.
Please feel free to comment on my list and maybe suggest your own songs with "RAIN" in the title.
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The 10 songs below are not in any particular order.
1. The Eurythmics: "Here comes the Rain again."
Annie Lennox' vocals are the highlight of this track from their 1983 album "Touch".
2. Prince: "Purple Rain"
The title track from his movie and album from 1985.
3. Guns n' Roses: "November Rain"
Heartfelt rock ballad. Axel Rose's vocals soar.
4. Travis: "Why does it always rain on me?"
From 1999's "The Man Who" album, this track by the Scottish band is just an amazing tune.
5. Bob Dylan: "A hard rains gonna fall."
Poetic, epic and political commentary with an angry edge. Legendary song.
6. Phil Collins: "I wish it would rain down."
Not everyone's favourite artist but this song is reminiscent of the best Genesis songs.
7. Creedence Clearwater Revival: "Have you ever seen the rain?"
1970's Rock at its very best
8. The Beatles: Rain
Yes, even the Fab 4 get on the list with the B-side to the single "Paperback Writer".
9. Peter Gabriel: Red Rain
1 list 10 songs. 2 former Genesis lead singers. What does that tell you about me.
10. Tina Turner: I can't stand the Rain
A great cover version with a storming vocal performance.
