For our brothers and sisters on the East Coast, in the path of the storm they call "Sandy," I've put together a little music for you to help pass the time. Sending you prayers of protection, peace, and grace (and, I hope, more than a bit of musical joy and solace) from the shores of the Pacific here in California at the SoJo West office.
With love,
Cathleen
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- "Riders on the Storm" by the Doors
- "Storm" by Lifehouse
- "Eye of the Hurricane" by David Wilcox
- "Stormy Weather" by Echo and the Bunnymen
- "Ocean" by John Butler
- "Like a Hurricane" by Neil Young
- "Shelter from the Storm" by Bob Dylan
- "Gimme Shelter" by Playing for Change (Various Artists)
- "Riding the Storm Out" by REO Speedwagon
- "Weather With You" by Crowded House
- "Over the Rainbow" by Eva Cassidy
- "Who'll Stop the Rain" by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
- "It's Raining Again" by Moby
- "Bridge Over Troubled Water" by Annie Lennox
- "I Will Wait" by Mumford & Sons
- "Higher Ground" by The Purple Hulls
- "Rainy Days and Mondays" by The Carpenters
- "I'm Only Happy When It Rains" by Garbage
- "Here Comes the Sun" by George Harrison (from The Concert for Bangladesh)
- "The Rain Song" by Led Zeppelin
- "Cloudbusting" by Kate Bush
- "Dry the Rain" by The Beta Band
- "Feels Like Rain" by Buddy Guy and John Mayer
- "Electrical Storm" by U2
- "Rainy Night House" by Joni Mitchell
- "Box of Rain" by The Grateful Dead
- "Set Fire to the Rain" by Adele
- "Lightning Crashes" by LIVE (with Adam Duritz)
- "Stormy Monday" by T-Bone Walker
- "No Storms Come" by The Innocence Mission
And here's a late entry, with thanks to my friend Betty Aberlin:
31. BONUS: "Didn't It Rain" by Mahalia Jackson
Cathleen Falsani is Web Editor and Director of New Media for Sojourners. A native of New England who grew up on the shores of the Atlantic, she lives in a seaside village in Southern California with her husband and son. Follow Cathleen on Twitter @godgrrl.
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