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Pop Stand: Stormy Warning
Songs for an adult-movie actress’s day in court
My musical based on Donald Trump’s New York fraud trial is still a work in progress, but today’s appearance in court by the porn star to whom he paid hush money could be an act — not to say sex act — in itself.
I’m sure you can think of more songs about bad weather, so please add to the list.
Today’s edition of Pop Stand goes out to Donnie and the “Weather girl.”
Stormy — The Classics Four
Don’t Let the Rain Come Down — The Serendipity Singers
Stormy Weather — Lena Horne
Riders on the Storm — The Doors
Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 — Bob Dylan
Thunder and Lightning — Chi Coltrane
Rain — The Beatles
The Thunder Rolled — Garth Brooks
Storm Front — Billy Joel
Buckets of Rain — Bob Dylan
Here Comes the Rain Again — Eurythmics
Stormy Monday — Bobby “Blue” Bland
“…by Tuesday’s twice as bad…”