In Honor of Irene: Songs About Hurricanes (and Storms)

Hurricane Irene is bearing down on the east coast this weekend and I hope all my friends are safe! While I'm in Ohio and not really impacted by Irene, I've still got hurricanes on my mind (remember, I've said before that I am a weather junkie... just like Bret Michaels). I decided to create a top 10 hurricane songs play list just for the occasion (it's a bit of dark humor, no offense here people) and these songs are in no order:

10: Rock You Like a Hurricane - Scorpions
09. Like a Hurricane - Roxy Music
08. Riders on the Storm - The Doors
07. Rainy Days and Mondays - The Carpenters (yes, I like the Carpenters. They rule actually)
06. Goodnight Irene - Lead Belly (obviously this song only works for this current hurricane)
05. Ridin' the Storm Out - REO Speedwagon
04. When The Levee Breaks – Led Zeppelin
03. Water's Rising - Lillian Axe
02. Hurricanes and Suns - Tokio Hotel
01. November Rain - Guns n' Roses

So that's my (basically) diverse play list to entertain myself for an hour while I wait for the TV networks to continually refresh and revamp their live hurricane coverage. You've got your metal, your pop, your classic rock and blues. What more do you need?

Comments

[Chessie >^..^<]

Written In The Wind - Winger (hey, had to get my guys in there somewhere) ;)

[JT]

You forgot "The Thunder Rolls" by Garth Brooks! j/k lol

The rock station here in Cincy plays the Doors "Riders" every time it rains. I'm so sick of that song.

[ROCK-IT]

Here is my list:

10.) "Eye Of The Storm" by Smashed Gladys
9.) "Raging Storm" by W.A.S.P.
8.) "Calm Before The Storm" by Arcade
7.) "Dark And Stormy" by Orion The Hunter
6.) "Ridin' The Storm Out" - REO Speedwagon
5.) "Racing The Wind" by Loudness
4.) "The Storm" by Savatage
3.) "Hurricane In My Heart" by Never-Never
2.) "Calm Before The Storm" by Keel
1.) "Messin' With A Hurricane" by Hurricane

[M.]

What, no "Eye of the Hurricane" by Impelliteri? "Hurricane" by Y&T? Same title by King's X? By 30 Seconds to Mars? OK, that last one rocks only slightly harder than the Carpenters, but really, your mix could easily be expanded to a 2-disc set...

[VictoryLane]

I love Tokio Hotel!! But i didn't expect to see them here. But still a great list!!

[Christopher Long]

Interesting topic, Allyson. We just barely dodged the bullet this time down here in Florida.

How about Neil Young's "Like a Hurricane?"

And BTW, you're absolutely right. The Carpenters most certainly do rule!

[Jim]

Hurricane Years by Alice Cooper should be on the list.

[Scott Whitt]

Good call on the Hurricane song, probably too obvious.
The track that came to mind was "4 feet high and rising" by Johnny Cash

[Kenny Ozz]

'Ride The Storm' by Shotgun Messiah!!!

[Metalboy!]

Testing, 1, 2, 3...

[Metalboy!]

Let's not forget "Calm Before The Storm", "Ride Like The Wind" and "When The Lightning Strikes" all from Saxon's overlooked masterpiece, 1987's "Destiny" album.

[Ken]

HELLO? The song "Hurricane" by Hurricane! How much more obvious is that?? And they were hair metal!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqVNYh7jMeY

[Sean]

I really love all of these Allyson except the two I don't & "Ridin' the Storm Out" by REO, just awful.

[Sean]

Should be "I don't know" sorry.

[kariwater]

Water's Rising was written about Hurricane Katrina, from 2005...

[Shadow]

Priest's Ridin on the Wind, Kiss's Come Hell or High Water, aaaaaaaaaaaand Black Rain, Purple Rain and Raining Blood. By Ozzy, Prince and Slayer. Dark Humor indeed. I LOVE IT!!

[Metalboy!]

OTSK! Where ya been, kid? Basking on the French Riviera with Mila Kunis?

[The Sexy Armpit]

Seriously? No one wrote JETBOY - FEEL THE SHAKE? That song kicks ass!