We at Balcony Radio know who the ultimate heartbreaker is: Mother Nature. She always comes out on top. In Lesson 160 of the 101 Series, we take a look at songs about natural disasters, bad weather, and situations beyond (y)our control. Dig in, the best course is to ride it out while blasting this show.
PLAYLIST:
HERE COMES THE RAIN AGAIN: EURYTHMICS (TOUCH)
STORMY WEATHER: THE PIXIES (BOSSANOVA)
THE APOCALYPSE SONG: ST. VINCENT (MARRY ME)
NEW WORLD WATER: MOS DEF (BLACK ON BOTH SIDES)
FAULT LINE: DEEP PURPLE (DEEP PURPLE)
EARTHQUAKE: 13TH FLOOR ELEVATORS (EASTER EVERYWHERE)
4 DEGREES: ANOHNI (HOPELESSNESS)
THE BLIZZARD: JIM REEVES (THE ESSENTIAL JIM REEVES)
EARTHQUAKE WEATHER: BECK (GUERO)
THE EARTHQUAKE SONG: THE LITTLE GIRLS (POSH BOY RECORDS PRESENTS AT THE WHISKEY)
HURRICANE: PLAINS (I WALKED WITH YOU AWAYS)
HERE COMES THE FLOOD: PETER GABRIEL (1: CAR)
MONSOON: THE BOMBORAS (SAVAGE ISLAND)
WILD IS THE WIND: JOHNNY MATHIS (GREATEST HITS)
THIS TORNADO LOVES YOU: NEKO CASE (MIDDLE CYCLONE)
RIDERS ON THE STORM: THE DOORS (L.A. WOMAN)
DOWN IN THE FLOOD: BOB DYLAN (GREATEST HITS VOL. 2)
TORNADOS: DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS (THE DIRTY SOUTH)
DANCING ON THE LIP OF A VOLCANO: THE NEW YOR DOLLS (ONE DAY IT WILL PLEASE US EVEN TO REMEMBER THIS)
VOLCANO: JIMMY BUFFETT (SONGS YOU KNOW BY HEART)
WASN’T THAT A MIGHTY STORM: NANCI GRIFFITH (OTHER VOICES TOO-A TRIP BACK TO BOUNTIFUL)